Sentences with phrase «including teachers and community members»

Educators for Excellence is proud to receive financial support from a diverse base of nonprofit, corporate, and family foundations as well as individual donors, including teachers and community members, who believe in the power of teacher - led change.

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Our Trustees are a group of up to fourteen voting members including parents, teachers, and outside community members dedicated to the mission and values of Marin Waldorf School.

The school district will engage a committee composed of students, parents, teachers, (including teachers of physical education), administrators, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing district - wide nutrition and physical activity goals.

We welcome submissions from all members of the healthy schools community, including teachers, administrators, health authority staff, health promotion specialists and many more.

• The School Nutrition department partners with the Cherokee County Farm Bureau to foster an engaged farm - to - school community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, and more.

Ideally, your committee's members will include as many representatives from your school community as possible: administrators, teachers (including physical education teachers and sports coaches), parents, students, cafeteria staff, recess supervisors and after - school care providers.

Attracting over 200 people, including members of the Waldorf Institute, Sunbridge College, and Sunbridge Institute communities; Waldorf teachers and other educators; and friends of Waldorf Education, our Weekend Conference offered a program of events presented by leading Waldorf and Waldorf - related educators, anthroposophists, artists, and innovators from around the country, all of whom hold deep connections to Sunbridge from across the decades.

The speakers include PEF President Susan M. Kent, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Civil Service Employees Association President Danny Donahue, New York State AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento, Executive Vice President of the New York State United Teachers Andrew Pallotta, United University Professions President Fred Kowal, NYSCOPBA President Donn Rowe, as well as other labor leaders, members of community groups and members of the New York State Legislature.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

But members of Community Board 1's Youth and Education Committee have expressed skepticism that using teacher's cars as barricades is wise, and the group's vice chairman said any deterrent that includes a tank full of gasoline should be considered less than ideal.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Members of dozens of city and state unions joined the rally Monday, including hardhats from the Building and Trades Council, teachers from the United Federation of Teachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several communityteachers from the United Federation of Teachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several communityTeachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several community groups.

State Senator Ken LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) has asked local superintendents to meet with their school's community members — including parents, students, teachers, and PTAs — to organize their comments and questions relating to Common Core, teacher evaluations, standardized testing and student privacy, and submit them to his office by last Thursday.

The DOE truly listened over the course of several engaged meetings and discussions, taking into account our concerns — including that of over 1,200 parents and community members who signed the I.S. 109Q Parent Teacher Association's effective petition against the proposal.

They interviewed, via a web survey, 602 community members, including teachers and school administrators, leaders of non-profits, business owners and others.

The Center draws its strength from faculty members and students across the University who make up a remarkable intellectual community of scholars, researchers, and teachers of diverse fields including chemistry, earth and planetary sciences, engineering and applied sciences, biology, public health and medicine, government, business, economics, religion, and the law.

On May 22, 2008 Mount Vernon Middle School Career Day Rebecca Mitchell, M.S.N., C.N.S. spoke to approximately 250 students, teachers and community members about various career opportunities available in the genetic research community, including nursing, advanced practice nursing, bioinformatics, genetic counseling and translational research.

On Wednesday night, March 16 at 5 pm, the Napa Valley Film Festival presented the 2015 Jury award winning film Romeo is Bleeding to an audience of roughly 200 Napa Valley community members, including teachers, high school students, and parents.

The main activities implemented in the program by the students, under the coordination of their teacher, are: (1) analysis of the problems of the local Roma community; (2) selection of a problem for in - depth study by the class, a problem that can be solved through local public policies; (3) collecting information about the problem from various sources, including members of the Roma community, public institutions, NGOs, specialists, and analysis of possible solutions; (4) drafting a public policy that could solve the problem; (4) developing an action plan to influence public authorities to adopt the public policy proposed by the students; (5) organizing a showcase at local level in which students present their projects; (6) reflecting on the learning experience.

«Peer Support Australia places an emphasis on working together with members of the school community, including administrators, teachers, students, and parents to develop a culture that is cohesive and supportive,» Greg says.

Additionally, the participants came from all facets of school and community including superintendents, teachers, board members, parents, family engagement coordinators, general staff, and nonprofit organizations.

The management committee includes between 12 and 20 members appointed by the headmaster from among parents, teachers and community leaders.

Some current projects include: Cultures of Computing, an examination of how K - 12 teachers design learning environments to support novice programmers, focusing on teachers» design intentions and how those intentions are enacted; ScratchEd, a model of professional learning for educators who support computational literacy with the Scratch programming language, involving the development of a 25,000 - member online community, a network of in - person events, and curricular materials; and Cultivating Computational Thinking, an investigation of the concepts, practices, and perspectives that young people develop through computational design activities.

The flood of comments was a great way to get everyone on the staff — including teachers, custodians, and paras — to recognize all the special things that happen in their school and the special talents that each staff member brings to the school community, added Beam.

All adult members of the school community, including administrators, teachers, counselors, psychologists, nurses, coaches, paraprofessionals, secretaries, bus drivers, custodians and after - school staff, should participate in the program, because all are in a position to witness acts of bullying.

Jayne John works with students at Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, where decision making includes students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members.

Further, the examination of victimization should involve interactions among all community members, including youth, teachers, school staff, parents and so forth.»

That team should include the principal, two - three teachers, two - three family members, and others in the school or community important to the school's work with families (a counselor, social worker, business partner, and so on, depending on the school context).

«It includes parents, grandparents, community leaders, teachers and other school staff members, high school students from the community service club, honor students from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and student teachers working at the elementary schools.»

As evidenced by established school makerspaces, it takes a team of educators including school leaders, teachers, and community members to create and support a space for making.

Notwithstanding the requirements of clause (b) of this subparagraph, members of the professional development team employed in or representing a school under registration review, pursuant to subdivision (p) of this section, including but not limited to teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists and parents, shall not be designated for appointment as prescribed in clause (b) of this subparagraph but shall instead be recommended by the chancellor for appointment by the board of education of the community school district in the case of community school districts, and appointed by the chancellor without being designated by any other party in the case of high school divisions, special education divisions and the chancellor's district.

(iii) Each school district shall establish a comprehensive developmental school counseling / guidance program advisory council to be comprised of representative stakeholders (such as parents, members of the board of education, school building and / or district leaders, community - based service providers, teachers, certified school counselors and other pupil personnel service providers in the district including school social workers and / or school psychologists).

The Secretary specifically invites advice and recommendations from State and local education administrators, parents, teachers and teacher organizations, principals, other school leaders (including charter school leaders), paraprofessionals, members of local boards of education, civil rights and other organizations representing the interests of students (including historically underserved students), representatives of the business community, and other organizations involved with the implementation and operation of title I programs.

Stakeholders include students, teachers, administrators, school board members, parents, law enforcement personnel, after - school and community - based groups, and others.

Volunteers at Stokes» school — Weatherly Elementary School in Huntsville, Alabama — include parents, grandparents, retired teachers, and community members.

The 26 regions into which TFA places corps members include rural communities that struggle to lure enough teachers and urban neighborhoods that often lose their strongest teachers to the surrounding suburbs.

Those suggested outside of a district include: legislators, members of state boards of education, and other policy makers; business and professional leaders; community leaders and members; medical personnel; social psychologists; persons having the responsibility for teacher preparation in general and special education; curriculum and textbook consultants; visionaries and futurists; and theorists and researchers.

Members of that original group included the late Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, Sy Fliefel, director of alternative education for NYC's Community School District 4, Ted Kolderie, Center for Policy Design and Education Evolving, Elaine Salinas, current President & CPO MIGIZI Communications, Joe Nathan, Director Center for School Change, and Ember Reichgott Junge, former Minnesota State Senator, and author of Minnesota's 1991 first - in - the nation charter school law and the memoir Zero Chance of Passage.

Important characteristics of school culture include a caring atmosphere, significant family volunteering, and a supportive environment for teachers «work.158 Widespread trust among participants promotes collaboration within schools and communities.159 Parental involvement benefits students, particularly; it also seems to benefit families, enhancing their attitudes about themselves, their children «s schools, and school staff members.160

Establish a Postsecondary Advisory Council (PAC): Each PAC will set up a dedicated team to lead the college access strategy, including: administrators, counselors, college advisers, teachers and members of community based - organizations.

Members of the coordinated school health teams include an administrator, guidance counselor, school psychologist, social worker, physical education teacher, school nurse, school engineer, food service manager / director, health teacher or other health services provider, student (where age - appropriate), community partner representative, parent / guardian, student support staff, and those who are involved in other Wellness and Prevention Office programs.

In addition to teachers, parents, and the principal, they may include classified staff, community members, students, and business representatives.

Whereas a victory for Seattle teachers would greatly encourage teachers everywhere, including members of the Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association and the New York State United Teachers, to continue in our increasingly stronger efforts to combat damaging and abusive public education reforms in our own communitteachers would greatly encourage teachers everywhere, including members of the Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association and the New York State United Teachers, to continue in our increasingly stronger efforts to combat damaging and abusive public education reforms in our own communitteachers everywhere, including members of the Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association and the New York State United Teachers, to continue in our increasingly stronger efforts to combat damaging and abusive public education reforms in our own communitTeachers Association and the New York State United Teachers, to continue in our increasingly stronger efforts to combat damaging and abusive public education reforms in our own communitTeachers, to continue in our increasingly stronger efforts to combat damaging and abusive public education reforms in our own communities; and

Incidentally, teachers, parents, community members, educators and others in his district together approved a teacher evaluation plan that does not include the use test scores.

The visit allows the accreditation team to meet with various stakeholders, including teacher candidates, faculty, staff, senior college and university administrators, graduates, and members of the P - 12 community.

«School superintendents and school board members have worked deliberately to infuse the voice of myriad stakeholders — including state education leaders, teachers, educators, parents and community members — in our ESSA work to date.

Those who support the Common Core, including some teachers, members of the business community, State Superintendent Dr. June Atkinson as well as Gov. Pat McCrory, among others, say that the Common Core is to be credited for increasing the academic rigor of instructional activities, even though many acknowledge its implementation has been bungled and state budget cuts have hampered schools» ability to properly resource teachers who must shift their curricula to accommodate CCSS.

Coalition Members: The Cincinnati Educational Justice Coalition includes: Parents for Public Schools of Greater Cincinnati, Faith Community Alliance, Cincinnati Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, Interfaith Social Justice, Cincinnati Women's Political Caucus, Solidarity School, Women's City Club, Dominican Sisters of Hope, Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, Cincinnati AFL - CIO Labor Council and Cincinnati Federation of Teachers Retirees Organization.

They then assemble a large committee of interested stakeholders that includes members of the business community, various industries, higher education professionals, teachers, administrators and content area experts to review school - level feedback and propose their own recommendations.

Tools include: a checklist that teachers may complete to determine whether they have the resources and support necessary to meet the standards; information on how to bring grading into alignment with standards; helpful tips for test preparation; a list that can be shared with parents and community members; and, a glossary of terms.