Sentences with phrase «independent of public school districts»

Charter schools are run independent of public school districts.

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New York City Department of Education (New York), Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles), Chicago Public Schools (Chicago), Miami - Dade County Public Schools (Miami), Dallas Independent School District (Dallas), Orange County Public Schools (Orlando), Broward County Public Schools (Fort Lauderdale), Clark County Public Schools (Las Vegas), School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia), Baltimore Public Schools (Baltimore), and Boston Public Schools (Boston) will coordinate menus to improve purchasing power from food providers so that costs are kept low.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

The report claimed a 2010 study done by the city Independent Budget Office severely under - counted the full value and liability of pension and retiree health costs of the district public schools.

Organizers including Queens Neighborhoods United, New Queens Democrats, Queens Community Action Group, NY Indivisible and Jackson Heights People for Public Schools plan to discuss the Independent Democratic Caucus, which the senator joined in January, along with the recent budget and the effect of President Donald Trump's plans for the district.

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According to the Portland school board, the real estate trust was «a nonprofit, independent entity created by [Portland Public Schools], which could, at the board's discretion, be given title to property deemed «surplus» to either market or redevelop it on behalf of the school district.»

However, pilot schools, which were started by Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools, which were started by Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theSchools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to the state.

The school already has over a decade's experience opening its campus to public school enrichment camps and initiatives like Growing Girls and Gardens, where they are taking best practices from their venerable independent school for girls, working with the school district, and applying the learning to benefit some of the city's neediest students — walking the walk to offer outstanding education and opportunity for promising girls.

I have not found rigorous national research on this subject, but comparisons of metro Denver salary schedules conducted during the development of ProComp found, according to independent researcher Douglas Rose, that all the public school districts routinely «showed strong hints of incremental decisionmaking.»

«Districts can be so hard to change,» said Dan Challener, president of the Public Education Foundation, an independent, nonprofit, community - based organization that provides training, research, and resources to teachers, principals, and schools in the Hamilton County area of Tennessee.

Dallas — Educators have failed to «put aside blinders» in confronting radical shifts in the demographic makeup of schools and a decline in the proportion of the population that has a direct interest in public education, Superintendent Billy R. Reagan of the Houston Independent School District told a group of educators here late last month.

During the past two decades, charters have grown from three schools educating 160 students to more than 100 independent schools that educate almost 42,000 students, close to half of the District's public school enrollment.

Three years after New Jersey took control of the Paterson public schools, the district has shown substantial progress, though serious problems remain, according to an independent audit.

Confusion abounds among educators and the broader public about the purpose of charter schools and how these independent public schools relate to school district improvement efforts.

Competition, whether it comes from vouchers, independent private schools, public charter schools, or the breaking up of oversize districts, is the tonic to which Hoxby's work most clearly points.

The Supreme Court's recent decision in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, which authorizes educators to supervise the content of official high - school newspapers, is the Court's most significant ruling in a free - speech case involving public - school students since it decided Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District almost 20 yearSchool District v. Kuhlmeier, which authorizes educators to supervise the content of official high - school newspapers, is the Court's most significant ruling in a free - speech case involving public - school students since it decided Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District almost 20 yearschool newspapers, is the Court's most significant ruling in a free - speech case involving public - school students since it decided Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District almost 20 yearschool students since it decided Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District almost 20 yearSchool District almost 20 years ago.

As the executive director and the board chairman of the District of Columbia's independent chartering body, we are often asked whether we favor a «New Orleans» future for D.C., where charter schools eventually serve virtually all public - school students.

Large Urban School Districts: Baltimore, MD, Alexia Lotts - McCain, MEd, Baltimore City Public Schools; Boston, MA, Katia Miller, MPH, Boston Public Schools; Broward County, FL, Sebrina James, EdS, Broward County Public Schools; Cleveland, OH, Deborah Aloshen, MEd, Cleveland Metropolitan School District; DeKalb County, GA, Jessica Grippo, MPH, DeKalb County Board of Health; Detroit, MI, Arlene Richardson, EdD, Detroit Public Schools; District of Columbia, Omotunde Sowole - West, MPH, Office of the State Superintendent of Education; Duval County, FL, Jamie Wells, MSH, Duval County Public Schools; Fort Worth, TX, Edward Patterson, MS, Fort Worth Independent School District; Houston, TX, Felicia Ceasar - White, MS, Houston Independent School District; Los Angeles, CA, Timothy Kordic, MA, Los Angeles Unified School District; Miami, FL, Jonathan Carbone, Miami - Dade County Public Schools; New York City, NY, Lauren Murray, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygi ene; Oakland, CA, Ilsa Bertolini, Oakland Unified School District; Orange County, FL, Brenda Christopher - Muench, Orange County Public Schools; Palm Beach, FL, William Stewart, MPH, School District of Palm Beach County; Philadelphia, PA, Judith Peters, MBA, School District of Philadelphia; San Diego, CA, Rachel Miller, MEd, San Diego Unified School District; San Francisco, CA, Kim Levine, MHA, San Francisco Unified School District.

A strong advocate of public education, Commissioner Morath graduated from Garland High School in the Garland Independent School District.

The maker movement has seen a large number of makerspaces in independent and charter schools, which is why it's noteworthy that 72 % of the fellows work in or with district - run public schools.

Understanding Student - Weighted Allocation as a Means to Greater School Resource Equity This article by Karen Hawley Miles and Marguerite Roza examines how the shift to student - weighted allocation affected the pattern of resource distribution within 2 districts: the Houston Independent School District and Cincinnati Public Schools.

· Melissa Dodd (View Bio), Chief Information Officer, Boston Public Schools · Sam Farsaii (View Bio), Director of Instructional Technology, Irving Independent School District, Texas · Debbie Karcher (View Bio), Chief Information Officer, Miami - Dade County Public Schools

The MET project, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a collaboration between dozens of independent research teams and nearly 3,000 teacher volunteers from seven U.S. public school districts.

This suit attacking the Texas system of financing public education was initiated by Mexican - American parents whose children attend the elementary and secondary [p5] schools in the Edgewood Independent School District, an urban school district in San Antonio, School District, an urban school district in San AntonioDistrict, an urban school district in San Antonio, school district in San Antoniodistrict in San Antonio, Texas.

Founded more than 25 years ago, they are operated independent of the traditional school district but in addition to the being heldto the same accountability standards as all public schools, charter schools have performance targets that they must meet in order to stay open.

Panelists included Douglas W. Anthony, Executive Director, Office of Talent Development, Prince George's County Public Schools; Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of Great City Schools; Mike Miles, Superintendent of Schools, Dallas Independent School District; and Allison Wagner, Director of Growth, Schools That Can Milwaukee.

The measure would have allowed residents of districts to vote to make them «renewed school districts» in which «nonprofit organizations may operate publicly funded independent public schools with parental choice and revised state regulation.»

Charter schools, which are public schools allowed to operate largely independent of many traditional school district rules, are a major focus of the Obama administration's education plans.

March 5 (New York)-- Educators for Excellence - New York (E4E - New York), a teacher - led organization, welcomed the news that Richard A. Carranza, current superintendent of Houston Independent School District and former San Francisco superintendent, has been named Chancellor of New York City Public Schools.

Some of our recent projects have included seminars with Virginia Beach City Public Schools, North Carolina New Schools Project, Hardin Montana School District, Public Schools of Brookline, Eliot - Pearson Children's School at Tufts University, and the Houston Independent School District.

Leandro Gonzales, a middle school math teacher at Whittier Health Sciences Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District, is the kind of public school teacher who, years from now, will be remembered by students for changing the trajectory of their education and, indeed, their school math teacher at Whittier Health Sciences Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District, is the kind of public school teacher who, years from now, will be remembered by students for changing the trajectory of their education and, indeed, their School District, is the kind of public school teacher who, years from now, will be remembered by students for changing the trajectory of their education and, indeed, their school teacher who, years from now, will be remembered by students for changing the trajectory of their education and, indeed, their lives.

The public school system has mostly failed to provide those urban minority communities with the same quality of educational opportunities as their white peers, and in the early 90s policy leaders of both parties said enough was enough and began to support the charter school concept: public schools that would be independent from school district bureaucracies, free to innovate and more accountable for results.

In this report, we share our vision behind Transcend + NewSchools Collaborative, how we designed and evolved the program, our key results and lessons learned, and the stories of four participating teams (District of Columbia Public Schools, Gestalt Community Schools, Hiawatha Academies, and Spring Branch Independent School District).

Texas: Houston Independent Public Schools joined thousands of schools nationwide and recognized the role parents and grandparents play in the education of the district's nearly 200,000 students at the annual HISD Parent Involvement Day in conjunction with Project Appleseed's 17th Annual National Parental Involvement DaSchools joined thousands of schools nationwide and recognized the role parents and grandparents play in the education of the district's nearly 200,000 students at the annual HISD Parent Involvement Day in conjunction with Project Appleseed's 17th Annual National Parental Involvement Daschools nationwide and recognized the role parents and grandparents play in the education of the district's nearly 200,000 students at the annual HISD Parent Involvement Day in conjunction with Project Appleseed's 17th Annual National Parental Involvement Day 2011.

Although charter schools generally are more independent of their chartering authorities than regular public schools are of their districts, and are exempt from most of the state's regulations, they must participate in state testing and comply with federal laws.

Charter schools are free, autonomous public schools that operate independent of traditional school district policies and many state regulations, giving them the autonomy and flexibility that are the hallmarks of high - performing schools across the country.

KIPP LA Prep is an independent public charter middle school that serves a primarily Latino student body and was one of only two schools from LA Unified to receive the honor, along with Wonderland Elementary, a traditional district school.

Posted on August 15, 2014 · For the last five years, Terry Grier has served as the Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, the seventh largest public school district in the nation, and the largest in School District, the seventh largest public school district in the nation, and the largest iDistrict, the seventh largest public school district in the nation, and the largest in school district in the nation, and the largest idistrict in the nation, and the largest in Texas.

Well, a charter school by definition is a public school that is independent of a school district through a contract (or charter) with state or local boards.

An independent, tuition - free virtual public charter school operated by the School District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teaschool operated by the School District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teaSchool District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teachers.

Imagine Schools is an organization, comprised mostly of teachers, that operates 39 public charter schools and independent schools in 9 states and the District of CoSchools is an organization, comprised mostly of teachers, that operates 39 public charter schools and independent schools in 9 states and the District of Coschools and independent schools in 9 states and the District of Coschools in 9 states and the District of Columbia.

Under this program the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will award at least $ 3.25 million in grants each school year to school districts, and operators of independent charter schools, to be used for the purpose of providing mental health services to pupils in collaboration with community health agencies.

Montana Street Magnet School Dothan City Schools, AL Academy for Academics and Arts Huntsville City Schools, AL Cleveland Humanities Magnet Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Aero / Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Science at Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet Campus Bridgeport Public Schools, CT Biotechnology Research and Zoological Sciences Bridgeport Public Schools, CT Information Technology & Software Engineering High School Bridgeport Public Schools, CT John C. Daniels Interdistrict Magnet Schools of International Communication New Haven Public Schools, CT Quinnipiac Real World Math STEM School New Haven Public Schools, CT Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury Public Schools, CT New River Middle School Broward County Public Schools, FL South Broward High School Broward County Public Schools, FL Muller Elementary Magnet School Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL Tampa Bay Technical High School Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL BioTECH @ Richmond Heights 9 - 12 High School Miami - Dade County Public Schools, FL Center for International Education: A Cambridge Associate School Miami - Dade County Public Schools, FL Dr. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts Miami - Dade County Public Schools, FL iPrep Academy PK - 12 Miami - Dade County Public Schools, FL Law Enforcement Officers» Memorial High School Miami - Dade County Public Schools, FL Sunset Elementary School Miami - Dade County Public Schools, FL Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts Clayton County Public Schools, GA Baton Rouge Foreign Language Academic Immersion Magnet East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, LA Belfair Montessori Magnet School East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, LA Forest Heights Academy of Excellence East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, LA Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Magnet Academy East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, LA Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, LA Westdale Heights Academic Magnet East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, LA Carroll Leadership in Technology Magnet Middle School Wake County Public School System, NC Kingswood Montessori / STEM Magnet Elementary School Wake County Public School System, NC Ligon GT / AIG Magnet Middle School Wake County Public School System, NC Washington Magnet Elementary School Wake County Public School System, NC Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communication Clark County School District, NV Dent Middle School Richland School District Two, SC Oppe Elementary School Galveston Independent School District, TX

The bill defines a «community school» as a public school that focuses on improving student learning, strengthening families, developing healthier communities, working with community partners to provide additional services to the surrounding community, and providing wrap - around support services to pupils and their families but does not include independent charter schools or charter schools that are not an instrumentality of a school district.

Large Student Population District Category (12,000 students or more - in alphabetical order): Bibb County School District, GA Broward County Public Schools, FL Colorado Springs School District 11, CO DeKalb County School District, GA Flagler County Public Schools, FL Forsyth County Schools, GA Fullerton School District, CA Hampton City Schools, VA Northwest Independent School District, TX The School District of Osceola County, FL Richmond County Schools, GA Roanoke County Public Schools, VA Rock Hill Schools, SC Rowan - Salisbury Schools, NC Township High School District 214, IL Wilson County School District, TN Mid-sized Student Population Districts Category (3,000 - 12,000 students - in alphabetical order): Austin Public Schools # 492, MN Bergenfield Public School District, NJ Center Grove Community School Corporation, IN Charlottesville City Schools, VA City Schools of Decatur, GA Encinitas Union School District, CA Henry County Public Schools, VA Jefferson City Schools, GA Monroe County Schools, GA Oconee County Schools, GA Pickerington Local School District, OH Rome City Schools, GA St. Charles Parish Public Schools, LA Tift County Schools, GA Williamsburg - James City County Public Schools, VA Small Student Population Districts Category (3,000 students or less - in alphabetical order): Cedar Bluffs Public School, NE Chickamauga City School District, GA Coxsackie - Athens Central School District, NY Goochland County Public Schools, VA Greeneville City Schools, TN Juab School District, Utah Laguna Beach Unified School District, CA Lenoir City Schools, TN Lindop School District 92, IL Mannheim School District 83, IL Mineola Union Free School District, NY Pewaukee School District, WI Staunton City Schools, VA West Platte School District, MO

In 2001, at the urging of then Mayor Bart Peterson, Indiana lawmakers enacted legislation making Indianapolis the first U.S. city where the mayor can authorize charter schools, which are public schools that are independent from school districts, allowing them more freedom to make key decisions at the school level.

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The District has made a good faith effort to implement the 2007 law that placed public schools under mayoral control, but there is no evidence that the change in governance has been a factor in improved standardized test scores, according to the first major independent study of D.C. school reform.