Sentences with phrase «increasing school attendance rates»

These teams took on challenges including increasing school attendance rates, building better relationships between teachers and students, and improving the ways students are taught, as well as the kinds of things they are learning.

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The issue of breastfeeding ought to be more of a priority in our country.It covers several major problems all in one.Healthcare, economy, environment, jobs (alot more would be created from an increase in nursing than from formula production) our children's performance in school and the rate of college attendance, obesity, and less unwanted pregnancies (sounds harsh but most of our world problems are connected to an exploding overpopulation and a lack of adequate resources).

Involvement has been shown to increase grades, leads to more consistent homework completion, improve student behavior at school, increase high school graduation rates, reduce school drop - out rates, increase college attendance, and lower rates of experimentation with tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D - Astoria) has announced a federal grant of $ 552,000 for volunteer mentoring and tutoring in an effort to increase attendance and graduation rates in Long Island City schools.

Decreases in the rate of student tardiness due to oversleeping was also reported, as well as an increase in overall attendance rates for some schools.

A major study of 415,000 school students conducted over five years to 2012, «Student Attendance and Educational Outcomes: Every Day Counts», has linked increasing rates of absenteeism with declining scores in national literacy and numeracy tests.

These agreements have been a basis for increasing student enrolments in education and in increasing attendance rates, where both the Indigenous community and the school take actions to achieve improvements and monitor their joint impact over time.

Research shows that when a full - service school works well, student achievement increases, attendance rates go up, suspensions drop, and special education placements decrease (Dryfoos, 1994; Dryfoos & Maguire, 2002).

«The success of the program is measured by the increase in attendance rates, the decrease in behaviour issues, increase in higher results in school reports, and the increase in the number of girls being involved in school sporting teams and nominating for leadership roles in the school.»

There have been less fines for poor school attendance than last year, despite the absence rate in state - funded schools increasing from 1.1 per cent to 1.3 per cent.

Schools and programs that increase test score quite often do not yield higher high school graduation or college attendance rates.

Because the single - year test - score increases raise as many questions as they answer about what is really happening in the schools, the administration is also boasting higher attendance rates in their new small high schools, a sign, they say, that students are more engaged in their schooling.

Brazil introduced an aggressive conditional cash - transfer program (Bolsa Escola) that increased primary and secondary school attendance and reduced dropout rates, while Chile implemented a number of compensatory programs that improved student achievement in the lowest - performing and most - disadvantaged schools.

In his first official day on the job, Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy promised swift, substantial and specific increases in graduation rates, attendance and test scores in the nation's second - largest school system.

Efforts to improve school attendance and reduce dropout rates are part of the larger effort to increase achievement and close performance gaps between student subgroups.

This increase narrowed the gap between attendance rate at Manual and the district wide average almost threefold bringing Manual High much closer to being at par with other schools in the district.

The ultimate goal of the Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan is to promote student success, as measured by increased scores on high school assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning enviroSchool Reform Plan is to promote student success, as measured by increased scores on high school assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning enviroschool assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning environment.

Research shows that teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, increasing high school completion and college attendance rates for these students.

After implementing Learner - Centered Teaching, schools report improved attendance, course completion rates, and GPAs; increased self - management, better relationship skills, and improved decision - making; and stronger academic perseverance.

As implemented in VCUSD, community schools result in increased academic gains, increased attendance, increased parental involvement and reduced suspensions, and reductions in the drop - out rate.

Involvement has been shown to increase grades, leads to more consistent homework completion, improve student behavior at school, increase high school graduation rates, reduce school drop - out rates, increase college attendance, and lower rates of experimentation with tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs.

Franklin's success in dramatically enhancing the learning process in his inner - city (NYC) high school, expanding parental involvement, increasing post-secondary school attendance and significantly lowering the students» dropout rate, has been documented in 25 books, 77 newspaper and magazine articles and five internationally released videos.

Our overall attendance rate increased by 5 %, suspension rate dropped by 50 %, and we earned a Proficient on our latest School Quality Review!

Demonstrated outcomes of Check & Connect include: increased attendance, persistence in school, accrual of credits and school completion rates; and decreased truancy, tardies, behavioral referrals and dropout rates.

Schools have customized our Talent Development Secondary climate program to successfully increase student attendance and decrease tardy rates to meet federal AYP guidelines.

«There is ample research showing that positive school climates will increase several aspects of student success, including school attendance, academic achievement and graduation rates.»

From increasing test scores, to calmer classrooms and better attendance and graduation rates, school meals have proven to have a huge effect on students» abilities to learn.

This study discusses the results of an analysis of longitudinal data collected on schools» rates of daily student attendance and chronic absenteeism and on specific partnership practices that were implemented to help increase or sustain student attendance.

by combining effective whole - school reforms with attendance, behavioral, and extra-help interventions, graduation rates can be substantially increased.

Many schools find their students» academic performance, graduation rate, and attendance increase after implementing the community school model.

After implementing Advisory Plus, schools report improved attendance rates as well as increases in self - and social awareness, self - management, relationship skills, and responsible decision - making.

This innovative approach seeks to increase student academic achievement, attendance and high school graduation rates, and college and career readiness in those schools.

Supt. John Deasy and the board have together brought an unrelenting focus on poor children of color and there has been much progress as a result of his leadership including increased graduation and attendance rates, increases in the numbers of African American and Latino students taking Advanced Placement courses and exams, and reduced suspensions along with an overhaul of the school discipline policy.

Organizations applying for grants will be encouraged to focus on strategies that increase parent and family engagement and student learning time; improve school safety, attendance, and discipline; address students» social, emotional, and health needs; accelerate students» acquisition of reading and mathematics knowledge and skills; and increase graduation and college enrollment rates.

Berry's research suggests that such «teacher - powered» schools decrease discipline issues and safety concerns, and increase graduation rates and college attendance for students.

They saw that attendance was a reliable predictor of graduation (of students with an attendance rate of at least 80 %, all graduated), and so developed a replicable graduation rate on - track measure to inform the way they support students — placing emphasis on engagement to improve attendance and increase the number of students earning a diploma from the school.

The schools are now collaborating in new ways to address challenges and share successes, which include increases in student attendance and graduation rates.

The Magnolia Public Schools (MPS) academic program aims to improve students» performance in reading, writing, and math, reduce dropout rates, achieve high student attendance rates, and increase the number of students who pursue careers in STEAM areas.

«National data shows that high school exit tests increase the dropout rate but not do improve outcomes in terms of college attendance or workforce participation.

Rosenberg, TX «As a direct result, the climate and culture of our schools and our district changed substantially... an increase in student attendance rates and academic test scores for ALL subject areas...»

The affected schools saw the dropout rate decline from 5.5 % to 3.7 %, while college attendance and persistence increased by 13 percentage points.

She has led LAMB to continuous growth in proficiency in third grade reading with an average of 8 % increase in student achievement in mathematics, an overall in - seat attendance rate of 94 %, 1 % out - of - school suspension rate for violence and 0 % expulsion rate.»

At - risk students showed higher rates of graduation and standardized achievement tests and increased school attendance.

Many studies have shown the benefits of later school start times, from increased attendance to better graduation rates and even reduced depression, anxiety, car accidents and suicidal ideation.

We worked intensely with two South Side schools to increase their average attendance rates 3 - 5 percentage points respectively, and extended our reach across the state through an online campaign.

Multiple research studies show that community schools work, including a recent Child Trends meta - analysis that found that community schools support young people's needs, reduce grade retention and dropout rates, and increase attendance, math achievement, and grade - point averages.15

Those elements have contributed to gains being made at the school — enrollment in Advanced Placement classes have doubled, attendance rates are increasing, and they are on track to increase the graduation rate to 90 percent this year, they said.

From the 2009 — 2010 to 2013 — 2014 school years, these community schools increased average attendance by 1.6 percent, compared with a 1.8 percent decrease for noncommunity schools, and decreased chronic absence rates by 4.1 percent, compared with a 3.6 percent increase for noncommunity schools.19 (For more on Baltimore's community school initiative, see «Where Community Schools Are Strong.&schools increased average attendance by 1.6 percent, compared with a 1.8 percent decrease for noncommunity schools, and decreased chronic absence rates by 4.1 percent, compared with a 3.6 percent increase for noncommunity schools.19 (For more on Baltimore's community school initiative, see «Where Community Schools Are Strong.&schools, and decreased chronic absence rates by 4.1 percent, compared with a 3.6 percent increase for noncommunity schools.19 (For more on Baltimore's community school initiative, see «Where Community Schools Are Strong.&schools.19 (For more on Baltimore's community school initiative, see «Where Community Schools Are Strong.&Schools Are Strong.»)

Research has consistently demonstrated vouchers and school choice increase high school graduation rates, college attendance rates, achievement test scores, parental satisfaction, school safety and discipline, tolerance of other cultures, racial integration, and civic engagement.

All of the above can lead to fines, fees, mandatory attendance at a traffic school, and increased insurance rates.