Sentences with phrase «information parents and the public»

«We have had some progress but we can not have a compromised transparency framework where considerations relating to profit and competition take priority and restrict the information parents and the public get to see.»

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And more than a hundred of those cases show signs of a cover - up by the Boy Scouts to keep the information from the public and parenAnd more than a hundred of those cases show signs of a cover - up by the Boy Scouts to keep the information from the public and parenand parents.

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.

Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: SB189 (2011) requires the governing authority of each public and nonpublic school to provide information to all coaches, officials, volunteers, youth athletes and their parents / guardians about the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, including continuing to play after a concussion or head injury.

It also requires the Department of Education to develop an educational fact sheet about sports - related concussions and other head injuries, and requires public and non-public schools that participate in interscholastic sports to distribute the information annually to parents and guardians of student athletes, along with a signature acknowledging receipt.

The principal / headmaster of each public school must ensure that the information is provided annually to each youth athletes and their parents / guardians and that they annually sign a form acknowledging receipt of the information and return it to the school prior to participation.

The public campaign invites concerned and interested parents to get more information by attending parenting events, discussions, and conferences; offers group - based interventions for parents with specific interests and concerns; and provides in - depth treatment for parents who have children with serious conduct problems or who have serious problems of their own.

In Cincinnati Public Schools, a nutrition app is not only changing how students and parents get meal information, it's used in classrooms for morning announcements and by school nurses to tally carb counts and manage student allergy needs.

In addition to helping parents make the best and most appropriate decision for themselves, the information provided here should also be of use to educators, health professionals, public health officials, the media, sleep researchers, child protective services, coroners, forensic pathologists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and other social scientists, as well as researchers in a variety the developmental fields including human biology.

I have been getting so much useful feedback and information for my book from two surveys I've been circulating: one asking you about the notion of «kid food» and your general thoughts about the role of junk food in your kids» lives, and a second survey just for public school parents, asking your thoughts about school meals, a la carte snacks and on - campus food fundraisers.

It does so through advocacy, public relations, information sharing, product performance certification and business development assistance conducted with appreciation for the needs of parents, children and retailers.

Dr. Dina Kulik is a mother and Pediatrician in Toronto and is one of Canada's leading child health media experts, providing child health information to parents and the public through television, radio and print media and via her thriving blog DrDina.ca.

APPPAH is a public - benefit educational and scientific organization offering information, inspiration, and support to medical professionals, expecting parents, and all persons interested in expanding horizons of birth psychology.

Often, the information and images posted on social media are available to the entire general public (which includes the other parent and his or her attorney).

accompanied by too much information from many sources like producers» advertisements, public criticism and reviews, other parents» comments.

He talked about publishing the salaries of those earning over # 150,000 in the public sector and giving parents, patients etc more information online about the services they are using.

School district shuts down information after Stoneman Douglas shooting Facing significant legal and political exposure over the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the district has tried to keep information from the public and put out untrue and misleading statements, frustrating parents who say this is the time for maximum transparency.

Teacher Evaluations Go Public, Teachers» Rights Protected A new New York law ensuring that parents and the public have access to information involving how the teachers, principals and schools are performing while still respecting the educators» privacy is on the hoPublic, Teachers» Rights Protected A new New York law ensuring that parents and the public have access to information involving how the teachers, principals and schools are performing while still respecting the educators» privacy is on the hopublic have access to information involving how the teachers, principals and schools are performing while still respecting the educators» privacy is on the horizon.

And yet there you stand, arm in arm with union bosses and — quelle horreur — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, all in an effort to hide vital information about teacher performance from parents and the publAnd yet there you stand, arm in arm with union bosses and — quelle horreur — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, all in an effort to hide vital information about teacher performance from parents and the publand — quelle horreur — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, all in an effort to hide vital information about teacher performance from parents and the publand the public.

In 1994, her daughter, Pamela Corley, set up a nonprofit at the family home called the Parents Information Network «to disseminate information to parents and others regarding the inner workings of the New York City public - school system.Parents Information Network «to disseminate information to parents and others regarding the inner workings of the New York City public - school sysInformation Network «to disseminate information to parents and others regarding the inner workings of the New York City public - school sysinformation to parents and others regarding the inner workings of the New York City public - school system.parents and others regarding the inner workings of the New York City public - school system.»

Inspection data from schools was requested via the Freedom of Information Act because it was not posted online for public consumption and parents had no way of knowing the state of cleanliness of where their children eat each day.

Key recommendations for government in the report that won API support were: for play to be embedded within a Whole Child Strategy under the aegis of a Cabinet Minister for Children responsible for cross ‑ departmental roll out and co-ordination; for government to require local authorities to prepare children and young people's plans including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play provision.

There will always be a need for public accountability, if only to lower information costs to parents and students.

«While it is still an offence to share information about a child accused of sex offences with parents or members of the public, it was agreed that stronger measures needed to be put in place to protect all students and restore community confidence that schools are safe,» she said.

And to receive federal dollars, districts must give parents the freedom to use this information to select the school of their choice — traditional public, charter, or private.

He advocated for state databases containing college and career outcome information of public school graduates, so parents can see the life outcomes of former students of their children's current or future schools.

In the first version of its «Public School Choice: Non-Regulatory Guidance,» published in December 2002, the department built on these basic statutory requirements to encourage districts to provide helpful information to parents: «The [local educational agency] should work together with parents to ensure that parents have ample information, time, and opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to choose a different public school for their children.&Public School Choice: Non-Regulatory Guidance,» published in December 2002, the department built on these basic statutory requirements to encourage districts to provide helpful information to parents: «The [local educational agency] should work together with parents to ensure that parents have ample information, time, and opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to choose a different public school for their children.&public school for their children.»

Most of the site's users are teachers, school and public librarians, information technology users, parents, and parents who teach their children at home, according to Skufca.

Over time, as in public schools, the good will separate from the bad, and policy makers and parents will respond to information at hand.

They also agreed to make it easier for parents to enroll their children in charter schools, and promised to make public more information about their track records.

Being able to draw in parents, the public, policymakers, and others who are interested in education, we need something to be able to say, «This particular school is high - performing or not a high - performing school,» and then provide additional information that supports that letter grade.

Another solution is to create a Detroit - based nonprofit organization that has sufficient funding and authority to be the citywide coordinating body for all public school buildings, special services for families, transportation, enrollment, and parent information systems.

School systems need to ensure all information provided to the public, parents, and guardians is accessible.»

The authors hypothesize that if state and local governments empower parents to choose the schools of their choice, a «spontaneous education order» — a state in which parents seek information about schools and in which schools make available the necessary information without public officials» intentional intervention — will arise.

A 2014 Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) survey found that while 55 percent of public school parents participated in choice, nearly one - third of families had some difficulty understanding which schools their children were eligible to attend, a quarter had trouble getting information to choose a school, and one in five reported difficulty in transporting their child to the school of their cPublic Education (CRPE) survey found that while 55 percent of public school parents participated in choice, nearly one - third of families had some difficulty understanding which schools their children were eligible to attend, a quarter had trouble getting information to choose a school, and one in five reported difficulty in transporting their child to the school of their cpublic school parents participated in choice, nearly one - third of families had some difficulty understanding which schools their children were eligible to attend, a quarter had trouble getting information to choose a school, and one in five reported difficulty in transporting their child to the school of their choice.

But where one would hope for plentiful public information to help parents understand the performance of participating schools, Section 12 of the act requires only that the department publish aggregated results, sliced by grades and income levels, and that it conduct a survey of parent satisfaction with the ESA program, not the schools.

Others oppose opt - out, viewing universal standardized testing as an important source of information for educators, students, and parents and a necessary tool for ensuring equity in public education.

Information about local district rankings increases public support for school choice programs, including charter schools, parent trigger mechanisms, and, especially, school vouchers for all students.

For now, I hope that more parents will begin to recognize that standardized tests provide invaluable information that can help us move toward equity in public education and improve the system for everyone.

This is password protected and enables students, staff, parents and carers to access specific information and resources that it would not be appropriate to share in the public forum of a website.

According to the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), most parents did not find the information useful, and only half understood why their children were being weighed.

The Every Student Succeeds Act requires states to give parents and the public a wealth of information on school quality and performance.

The funding is allocated for each financial year, but the information you publish online should refer to the academic year, as this is how parents and the general public understand the school year.

This letter provides information to SEAs, LEAs, and parents about the requirement to provide all children with equal access to public education at the elementary and secondary level.

Such additional information also must be distributed to the parent of each student and must be made widely available through public means, such as posting on the Internet, distribution through the media, and distribution through public agencies.

Perhaps the two most obvious reasons are: 1) public opinion drives political actions in state legislatures, such as repeal efforts and efforts to adopt new assessments outside the Common Core - aligned consortia, and 2) public opinion likely affects schools» implementation, as politically active groups involve themselves in school board meetings, contact teachers directly to express their concerns, and «educate» parents with information or misinformation.

California has launched a new accountability system to provide educators, parents, and the public with important information they can use to evaluate their schools and school districts in an easy - to - understand report card format.

Ed - Data is a partnership of the California Department of Education, EdSource, and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team / California School Information Services (FCMAT / CSIS) designed to offer educators, policy makers, the legislature, parents, and the public quick access to timely and comprehensive data about K - 12 education in California.

The infographic also serves as a promotional tool for LearnDC.org, the site that Collaborative developed for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) as the District of Columbia's parent - friendly source for information and resources about public schools in the DC, including school report cards.

Similarly, taxpayers desire information about the performance of their schools, and neither parents nor the taxpaying public should have to manually sort through data on each individual school (clicking through websites and eye - balling each individual data point) in order to get a sense of their performance.