Sentences with phrase «including several school board»

A largely supportive crowd of about 75 people, including several school board directors and district administrators, showed up on a snowy evening at the Minneapolis Park Board Headquarters in North Minneapolis.

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He is an active trustee on several not - for - profit boards, including the California Academy of Sciences, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Friends of Mathematics at Harvard University, San Francisco Film Society, and The Hamlin School.

But, Jones said, after he found several examples of peanuts served in his son's cafeteria, including in cereals and granola bars, he appealed to the district school board in January.

WHITE PLAINS — Jurors are now deciding whether or not to convict Richard Brega of charges including mail fraud, bribery, theft, and obstruction of justice after Brega allegedly paid bribes to the Rockland County Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) transportation director and falsified documents that indicated his company had completed repairs on several BOCES school buses.

Several state - level groups, including the Board of Regents and the New York State Association of School Business Officials, have recommended a different approach.

In the waiver application, expected to be accepted on Monday, the mayor emphasized Black's managerial background as Chairman of Hearst Magazines, but also noted her membership to several educational boards including that of the Harlem Village Academies Charter School.

Several groups — including the Buffalo School Board, the Buffalo Parent Teacher Organization and the Buffalo Teacher Federation — have said they plan to file official petitions to the commissioner to have him removed.

Over the past few years, several US states and local school boards have introduced measures that would mean teachers must include the views of those who are sceptical of a human influence on climate change in science lessons.

Three things happened to the TEKS and all - science education standard that called for teaching the strength and weaknesses of theories, which had, back in the last time biology text books were adopted in the mid»90s, had been used as a club to beat publishers over whether or not they included weaknesses of evolution; by which they may enlist creationists and their claims, was taken out by the writing committees and attempted to be put back on several occasions actually by the school board members.

Includes board information, school calendar, financial reports, as well as web pages for several of the individual schools.

It is hard to Includes board information, school calendar, financial reports, as well as web pages for several of the individual schools.

This focus on outcomes has its roots in her experiences in Texas, where during the 1980s and 1990s she was chief lobbyist for the Texas Association of School Boards and worked on several education improvement efforts piloted by business leaders, including a commission headed by billionaire H. Ross Perot.

According to Peterkin, USP alums include 33 superintendents, 22 deputy superintendents, 26 assistant of area superintendents, 15 education directors, numerous principals, several faculty at education schools, one state Board of Education member, and one deputy assistant secretary of education.

He serves on the Boards of Directors for several non-profits, including the National Association of Independent Schools, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Silver Shield Foundation.

This same disconnect between test scores and later life outcomes exists in several rigorously conducted studies of charter schools, including those of the Harlem Promise Academy, KIPP, High Tech High, SEED boarding charter schools, and no excuses charters in Texas.

For example, a routine March 3 announcement of several appointments to the board of the Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching — a program enacted in 1988, years before Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander conceived America 2000 — includes this quote from the Secretary:

In the early 1990s, the superintendent, the school board, the chamber of commerce, and corporate leaders formed an alliance to implement several reform initiatives, including an active, project - based curriculum designed to connect school directly with real - life experiences.

The coalition is more than teachers unions and includes school boards, administrators, PTAs, and noncertified employees represented by several different unions, including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

He later founded a management and technology consulting company, and held several strategic leadership positions with Chicago Public Schools, including serving as its Chief Information Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Area Instructional Officer, and Chief of Staff to the Board of Education.

A veteran of the charter schools movement in California, she serves on several boards and committees, including the Board of the California Charter Schools Association, the Educators of Color (EdLoc) Leadership Committee, and the L.A. County Commission on Local Government Seschools movement in California, she serves on several boards and committees, including the Board of the California Charter Schools Association, the Educators of Color (EdLoc) Leadership Committee, and the L.A. County Commission on Local Government SeSchools Association, the Educators of Color (EdLoc) Leadership Committee, and the L.A. County Commission on Local Government Services.

She serves on several boards, including the Washington Leadership Academy in Washington, DC and the Challenge Charter School in Chandler, AZ..

Fuller continues today to serve as a major spokesperson for school choice and is currently on several boards, including the Milwaukee Region Teach for America.

Mitchell sits on the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board, which is tasked with reviewing charter school applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of SSchool Advisory Board, which is tasked with reviewing charter school applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of Sschool applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of SB 793.

The WCPSS school board will have to make several unpopular choices including putting more than 30 students in fourth and fifth grade, converting non-instructional spaces such as closets and offices into small - group classroom spaces, and adjusting student assignment plans.

In the time since, the district has won several awards and recognitions for its work, including the 2014 District of Distinction Award from District Administration magazine and three Magna Awards from the American School Board Journal.

He serves on several boards dedicated to putting the needs of students and families first, including Success Academy Charter Schools, EdBuild, The Partnership for Educational Justice, NACSA and The Parent Coalition for Excellent Education.

The Illinois State Board of Education has launched an investigation into why so many kids in certain districts skipped state exams last year — which may include questioning parents and even students after several hundred schools failed test participation requirements.

The report, issued by a task force led by former NYC Schools Chancellor (and SFNY Board Member) Joel Klein and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, highlighted several concerns, including:

We will have several sessions focused on advocacy tips and techniques including a panel of school board members who will talk about how they advocate for their schools with lawmakers.

The Utah State Board of Education held its monthly meeting today, which included the approval of several new charter schools, the passage of new rules and recommendations and taking positions on a number of bills moving forward in the Utah Capital.

There are a number of local elections taking place across California tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7, including several important elections for the Los Angeles Unified school board.

Several school boards across California, as well as the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, the California State University, and the University of California, have passed resolutions designating their campuses as safe zones and resource centers for students and families threatened by immigration enforcement, including:

An independent board of trustees often meets several times a year to discuss the school's overall health, including finances, reputation, improvement, facilities, and other important aspects of the school's success.

The report recommends several steps for mayors and school boards to work collaboratively to improve student achievement, including:

Last year's elections welcomed new faces to several school district boards of education, including San Diego Unified's.

The Florida Coalition of School Board Members is pleased to see initiatives from several of the bills we supported this session now added to HB 7029 passed through the Senate and House, including:

Several options for bringing Western education to the Indigenous Peoples were tried before federation, including manual - labour schools, day schools, and boarding schools.

In addition to serving as a Local School Council and Local School Council Advisory Board member, Ms. Anselmo is an active member of several community organizations, including the Polish American Museum and the Polish American Congress.

Tallahassee, FL The Florida Coalition of School Board Members is pleased to see initiatives from several of the bills we supported this session now added to HB 7029 passed through the Senate and House and signed into law by Governor Scott including:

After Lewis finished explaining that under the new system, the charter boards will run the schools and the Orleans Parish School Board will set standards for them, he opened the meeting up for questions — including several from a group of more than a dozen parents and children wearing shirts with the «Our Voice / Nuestra Voz» logo.

Dr. Brownlee is honored to serve on several boards including: Single Seed Enrichment School of San Antonio, African American Philanthropy in Action, and the Southwest Education Research Association (SERA).

Several more independent charter school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish SchoolSeveral more independent charter school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish Schoolseveral others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School School Board?

Several task force members said the school board will have to refine dozens of the recommendations, which include having an effective teacher in every classroom by 2016.

She is a National Board Certified Teacher who has worked in several roles in educator, including 7 years as an elementary school and special education teacher in Title 1 schools, the educator - in - residence at the University of Central Florida, a teacherpreneur in a hybrid role with the Center for Teaching Quality, and a visiting instructor in Psychology and Education at Mount Holyoke College.

She serves on several boards including Editorial Projects in Education, which publishes Education Week; Uncommon Schools, a charter school management organization that oversees nearly 50 schools in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts; and the United Nations International School where she chairs the Academic Policy ComSchools, a charter school management organization that oversees nearly 50 schools in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts; and the United Nations International School where she chairs the Academic Policy Commschool management organization that oversees nearly 50 schools in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts; and the United Nations International School where she chairs the Academic Policy Comschools in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts; and the United Nations International School where she chairs the Academic Policy CommSchool where she chairs the Academic Policy Committee.

The property is within walking distance of shops, restaurants, Fraser Downs Race Track & Casino and is just minutes from several businesses including Surrey School Board, Telus and International Paper Industries.

She received her BFA from School of Visual Arts, 1985 and has won several public art commissions including faceted glass design, 233 Street Subway, NYC MTA Arts for Transit, and floatglass painting, PS 228, NYC Board of Education, Percent for Art Commission, and Chinatown In / Flux, (Philadelphia, PA).

He also serves on the board of several organizations including: The Spence School, Teaching Matters, The Starfish Foundation, Room to Read, AHRC New York City Foundation, Jorge Posada Foundation, and the Asia Society.