Sentences with phrase «inform parents and the public»

Reformers in those locales have every reason to be disappointed, and will have to work double - time to inform parents and the public of the relative performance of all of their states» schools.

Results from these tests — which most students take online — are used by the commonwealth to identify schools in need of assistance and to inform parents and the public about the progress of schools through the awarding of annual accreditation ratings.

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Neither Baby Fae's parents nor the public were adequately informed of the double - barreled danger of host - graft rejection and organ destruction from medication.

The Pennsylvania Departments of Public Health and Education must develop and post on their websites guidelines and other relevant materials to inform and educate students, parents, and coaches about concussions, the nature and risk of concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI), including the risks of continuing to play or practice after a concussion or TBI.

Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 18 -2-25a (2013) requires the governing authority of each public and nonpublic elementary school, middle school, junior high school and high school, working through guidance approved by the department of health and communicated through the department of education, to do the following: (A) Adopt guidelines and other pertinent information and forms as approved by the department of health to inform and educate coaches, school administrators, youth athletes and their parents or guardians of the nature, risk and symptoms of concussion and head injury, including continuing to play after concussion or head injury; (B) Require annual completion by all coaches, whether the coach is employed or a volunteer, and by school athletic directors of a concussion recognition and head injury safety education course program approved by the department.

But as of now, the parenting practices that are based on Attachment Theory, and the ever - growing body of research informed by it, are not well known by the general public.

By guiding, informing, and coordinating alternative options for parents, educators, health and human service professionals, faith - based counselors, legislators, and the public at - large, CRC is able to help reduce divorce and strengthen families through custody reform; parental mediation and training; conciliation and access; parental financial and educational support systems; legislative revision and court briefs.

Or alternatively, just ensuring public health campaigns and antenatal clinics informing parents of the infection and advising on a private test.

Parents, blogs, forums, and sites informing public about rear facing have all played an important role.

Recognizing the need for parents and caregivers to be fully informed of evidence - based public health risks of intrinsic contamination of powdered infant formula and the potential for introduced contamination, and the need for safe preparation, handling and storage of prepared infant formula;

At 10 a.m., NYC Opt Out, Change the Stakes, and NYS Allies for Public Education hold press conference calling on New York City Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Farina to «inform all parents of their opt out rights,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

5) Procedural Due Process is the principle that students with disabilities and their parents have the right to be informed of changes to their educational plan, to participate in the decisionmaking process surrounding the design and updating of those plans, and to protest any decisions that are adverse to their right to a free, appropriate public education by going to an administrative hearing and then to appeal to a court any adverse judgment.

Companies like K12, Inc. must inform students and parents up front what it's like to learn in a full - time virtual school that requires a significant amount of individual effort, parental support, and persistence before they commit and K12, Inc. receives the associated public funds.

Other projects created during the class include an organization that will provide free public libraries in India; an online platform to help students make more informed decisions when applying to college; an app that gives students fun, game - based content that shows what real scientists are like; a cellphone - hosted service for rural teachers in the Philippines that provides direct training and tips; and a nonprofit that will train and employ parent liaisons to develop stronger bonds between families and middle schools in an effort to improve dropout rates.

As of this month, all California public schools are required to post notices informing students and parents of their rights to clean and safe classrooms and adequate educational materials.

The evidence on these questions available to date comes from small - scale studies of specific school districts, making it difficult to reach general conclusions about the degree to which parents and the public at large are well informed about the performance of local schools.

«Well - meaning but ill - informed expressions of policy, especially without the benefit of formal public comment from affected stakeholders, confuse rather than aid the legal landscape and make the work of schools and parents in ensuring students receive appropriate education needlessly difficult,» said Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., Associate Executive Director and General Counsel, National School Boards Association.

The Oregon bill establishes a pilot program to use trauma - informed practices in schools, utilizing national models and coordinating school - based resources (school health centers, nurses, counselors, and administrators) with the efforts of coordinated - care organizations, public health, nonprofits, the justice system, businesses, and parents.

We support informed parental choice where parents can choose classes, programs, and public schools based on real outcomes.

Forget about the hundreds of hours that children have already spent prepping or the absurd Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test and forget that instead of informing towns that only 10 % of their students need serve as rat labs for this test, Malloy and Pryor decided that ALL Connecticut public school students should be used a guinea pigs — test subjects for a testing that will run from March through June — all without the approval of their parents.

And more importantly, a farce of a forum undermines the rights of the students, teachers, school administrators, parents and citizens who make up Connecticut's public education community and need elected officials who are better informed about the Common Core and Common Core testiAnd more importantly, a farce of a forum undermines the rights of the students, teachers, school administrators, parents and citizens who make up Connecticut's public education community and need elected officials who are better informed about the Common Core and Common Core testiand citizens who make up Connecticut's public education community and need elected officials who are better informed about the Common Core and Common Core testiand need elected officials who are better informed about the Common Core and Common Core testiand Common Core testing.

Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) is about creating «a high quality public education for all children by informing parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) is about creating «a high quality public education for all children by informing parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.»

All HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL schools also will inform parents of the improvements that have been made to school meals and compliance with school meal standards, availability of child nutrition programs and how to apply, and a description of and compliance with Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards.

PURE exists to support and assure a high quality public education for all children by informing parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.

South LA Schools Team Up To Fight Reconstitution The two South LA schools [Dorsey, Crenshaw] joined forces and organized a public meeting tonight to inform Crenshaw parents and students about the district's effort to reform underachieving schools.

* The District of Columbia Public Schools provides institution - level college completion information to parents, principals, and guidance counselors to help graduates make informed decisions (and to help postsecondary institutions make improvements).

Inform parents, communities, lawmakers, business leaders, taxpayers and other stakeholders about inequities in Colorado public schools and the urgent need to improve access to high quality educational opportunities for all Colorado students.

We at the California Charter Schools Association will continue to work with our members to help educate parents and the public about how best to navigate the transition from a command and control system of education to one where parents make well - informed choices between an abundance of quality options.

LAUSD Urges Students, Community Members to Vote Like public school educators throughout the state, L.A. Unified officials and board members are urging students, parents and concerned adults to vote in next month's election and are working to inform them about Propositions 30 and 38.

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaries.

School Administrative Units (SAUs) are required under § 1112 of ESSA to inform parents of their right to know and request professional teacher qualifications for all teachers and paraprofessionals in all public SAU's in the State of Maine.

I mean there's a story... [where] the plan is to close that school, and parents were notified a day before about a public meeting that she was trying to have at the school to inform them.

Create a suite of resources intended to be shared with the parents of children suspected of having a disability to help fully inform them of their rights to a free and appropriate public education, and accompany those resources with a large outreach effort;

With the Common Core testing frenzy about to begin in public schools across Connecticut [SBAC testing takes place between March 15 — June 10, 2016], parents are once again reporting that some school districts are informing them that if their child is opted out of the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Common Core tests they will be required to stay in the testing room and «sit and stare» during the entire testing period.

Although tens of thousands of students participated in last year's Common Core SBAC «Test of the Test,» Governor Malloy's administration has refused to release the test results fearing, no doubt, that by informing parents, teachers, elected officials and the public of the results of the unfair Common Core SBAC test, opposition to these inappropriate standardized tests will grow exponentially.

Are charter schools, online providers, and private and parochial schools all afraid they will not get access to public funds if parents recognize that they too are aimed at neural rewiring «to produce knowledgeable and competent adults able to participate as informed citizens in the democratic process»?

Drawing on two years of work with more than 500 students and 200 parents at five Boston area public middle schools, Give a Summer's work is the most comprehensive, in - depth look to - date at access to summer opportunities in Boston, and can inform the rest of the field.

Annual assessment data is critical to inform parents, teachers, and the public about how students perform.

As this piece says, annual assessment data is critical to inform parents, teachers, and the public about how all students are performing.

Improved financial oversight as outlined in this report and improved financial transparency for the public, including parents, would enable parents to make more informed choices regarding their child's education and make charters more accountable to taxpayers.

He has written numerous letters to the Editor and editorial pieces defending teachers and informing parents and the general public about issues with high stakes testing and parental opt out rights.

Recommendations: Improved financial oversight as outlined in this report and improved financial transparency for the public, including parents, would enable parents to make more informed choices regarding their child's education and make charters more accountable to taxpayers.

Through social media and ill - informed parents, Goldballs becomes the world's biggest celebrity hero and public darling, and every single second of it is wonderful.

Artist Tania Willard and poet Natalie Diaz will have a public discussion about the motivation and struggles behind learning to speak Secwepémcstin (Secwépemculecw / Interior Salish, British Columbia, Canada) and Mojave (Arizona, USA) respectively — learning the languages of their parents as a second language and as a subject that informs their different disciplines.

Implement as soon as possible an evidence - informed public education campaign, targeted at the general population but with an emphasis on youth, parents and vulnerable populations

The letter also informed parents that she school district will be upgrading its real - time surveillance camera systems at all public schools in the county and will continue to conduct code - red, active - shooter training throughout the school year at all schools.

Accomplished in streamlining college counseling processes and creating comprehensive repositories to educate and inform national and international students and their parents of educational opportunities and programs at private and public institutions nationwide.

DAI is developing and implementing an advocacy strategy to inform policymakers and the general public about the critical significance of PAS, as well as mobilizing a grassroots parent / youth network to share their compelling stories of the need for benefits and lack of PAS.

These individuals, along with the local Foster / Adoptive Parent Associations, recruit parents, enlighten and inform the public about the foster care and adoption process in Tennessee.

By guiding, informing, and coordinating alternative options for parents, educators, health and human service professionals, faith - based counselors, legislators, and the public at - large, CRC is able to help reduce divorce and strengthen families through custody reform; parental mediation and training; conciliation and access; parental financial and educational support systems; legislative revision and court briefs.