Sentences with phrase «into local charter»

I am currently trying to get my kids into a local charter school.

Caputo - Pearl called the $ 20,000 grants a «cheap - as - you - can - get publicity stunt» compared with the many millions poured into local charter - school expansion.

But counting them that way masked the real number of students who opted out of district schools and into local charters.

Not exact matches

The city also has the option of turning the school into a charter under state receivership law, but the administration is highly unlikely to choose that option considering de Blasio's intermittent feud with the local charter sector.

Similarly, the Utah Supreme Court rejected the claim brought by the state school boards association that the statute authorizing the state board of education to approve and supervise charter schools represented an unconstitutional expansion of the state board's authority into the area of local schools.

The best charter leaders are masterful at bringing a breadth of voices from their local communities into the conversation.

YES Prep Public Schools, winner of the 2012 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools, has an enviable academic track record: They've eliminated achievement gaps, achieved a 100 percent graduation rate with all students accepted into 4 - year colleges — plus they partner with local traditional public schools.

Florida's 650 charter schools could see as much as an extra $ 96.3 million coming their way in 2017 - 18, thanks to a controversial provision in a sweeping education bill Gov. Rick Scott signed into law that forces school districts to hand over some of their local tax dollars.

Worse yet, I was personally present with local and national union leadership when they acknowledged that reality and celebrated that much of the money donated by Mark Zuckerberg was going to go into the pockets of their teachers rather than towards a radical expansion of the charter sector — as had been the case, for example, in New Orleans.

With his massive plan to enroll half of all LA Unified's students into charter schools, billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad is threatening major disruptions at LA Unified, cementing his role as Public Enemy No. 1 to many district and local union leaders.

Approving Referendum 55 will allow local communities to convert persistently failing public schools into tuition - free, charter public schools.

The program was part of a controversial education bill signed into law in July by Gov. Rick Scott that also makes local property tax revenue available to charter schools.

It will let local school boards convert persistently low performing public schools into tuition - free, charter public schools.

Beginning in 2018, increases in the charter funding rate will be linked to changes in the local district's average operating expense, averaged over a period of three to five years, excluding the highest and lowest increase years as the formula phases into its final form.

The proposal to create an «achievement school district» that wrests control of low - performing schools away from local school boards and into the hands of charter operators is being developed behind closed doors as the legislative session marches on, with numerous lawmakers and advocates working in tandem on successive drafts of the legislation.

Just two weeks into the school year, Kinston Charter Academy's 230 students were left to scramble for a new school — at either one of the local public schools or at the other local public charter school, which is also having financial prCharter Academy's 230 students were left to scramble for a new school — at either one of the local public schools or at the other local public charter school, which is also having financial prcharter school, which is also having financial problems.

Staying on the subject of charter school facilities, Stockton City Planners green - lighted a plan to convert a historic downtown building into the new home of local TEAM charter school.

The Advocate: CSAL, Madison Prep: Small, offbeat charter school grows into local educational, athletic powerhouse http://bit.ly/1ZYCipr

A charter is the contract that the community group enters into with a local school district.

In 2014, two local school teachers, Sandra Zupetz and Patricia Paddock, applied for and were accepted into the Arizona Charter School Association's Fellowship, a program that incorporated research and charter development, visitations of highly performing charter schools around the country, and guidance and mentoring via successful school leaders from across the Charter School Association's Fellowship, a program that incorporated research and charter development, visitations of highly performing charter schools around the country, and guidance and mentoring via successful school leaders from across the charter development, visitations of highly performing charter schools around the country, and guidance and mentoring via successful school leaders from across the charter schools around the country, and guidance and mentoring via successful school leaders from across the Valley.

Parents can currently petition a local school board to convert a public school into a charter — but under current law, the school board gets to make the final decision.

Meanwhile, the Contra Costa Times published an editorial on the benefits behind the efforts to convert a local school into an independent charter.

In many cases, states also give local boards — which are required to transfer local dollars into charters — the power to open and close charters.

This month, Barnes» group asked federal officials to block state leaders from implementing their policy change, which will be phased into 97 percent of local public school systems and a portion of charters by the end of the 2016 - 2017 school year.

There's been a lot of hubbub about the Wendell Smith Local School Council voting to turn the CPS elementary school into a charter school.

An increasing number of local education agencies are tying to curtail their availability, even though at least 50,000 children remain on waiting lists to get into a quality charter school.

New Jersey Spotlight In what is becoming an annual ritual in towns across New Jersey, another charter school is running into local resistance.

In other words, by far the biggest city feeding the Louisiana voucher program is the one in which the state assumed control of almost all schools just after Hurricane Katrina (2005) and systematically converted them from local - board - controlled community - based schools into splinters of who - knows - charter - management - operated schools in the name of charter school superiority.

A bill to create a statewide system of charter schools whose authorizing board is appointed by Scott Walker and the Fitzgeralds, and which will funnel resources out of local schools and into cheapo online academies.

Innovative school operator may apply to convert the school to a charter school if the local school board elects not to receive the school back into the local district

That means charter schools bring millions of dollars into a community for their own operation, as well as free up millions for local school districts by taking students, but leaving the funds.

«The EAS is going to be the governing body that eventually oversees the conversion of these schools into charters or be granted»em powered school» [status], which are basically charters but keep their public identity,» said Greg Harris, an education policy expert who recently ran Excellent Schools Detroit, a local coalition of education players and fundraisers.

It would also allow charter schools to tap into local property taxes used to pay for capital projects at traditional public schools.

People already are raising concerns that some state officials are too eager to close low - performing schools, expand charters, or intrude into local decision - making — and that schools serving high - poverty communities undoubtedly will feel accountability measures target them for scrutiny.

The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco ruled this week that when the state board of education considers authorizing a statewide benefit charter to open a site in a new area, they must first take into account whether the proposed educational program can be approved at the local level.

We are talking about billionaires and millionaires and the major education reform companies, organizations and foundations dumping tens of millions of dollars into state and local efforts to elect handpicked accomplices or even, where necessary, changing the rules to make it easier to open charter schools and dismantle the core elements of a broad - based public education system.

Xavier University has announced a new program, designed to get more local teachers and teachers of color into charter schools.

After Katrina, the state legislature had wrested control of New Orleans» public schools from the local school board and turned most of the schools into charters.

The state government has authorized a number of charter schools against the wishes of local communities in recent years, some of which have run into financial and legal trouble, like Tri-Valley and Celerity.

As upcoming EdChoice research shows, innovative options like arts - based charter schools may actually attract suburban families to re-invest in urban communities, whether by dining at local restaurants after school functions or even moving back into the city to be nearer to their school of choice.

Critics assert that the creation of charter schools removes resources from local schools and puts students» fate into the hands of external organizations that may have competing interests.

Most of them we want to pull into the charter school movement where they can see what a great public school is that doesn't have the chaos inflicted by the rapid turnover of a local school board.»

After all, the federal, state, and local governments already works with faith - based operations to provide healthcare and other services — including $ 3 billion in federal dollars into Catholic Charities alone — while Centrist Democrat and progressive school reformers are more than happy to back charters, which are operated by nonprofit and even for - profit organizations, and support federal and state student aid (which flows into private and parochial universities).

Applicants should provide evidence that their approaches address environmental circumstances such as local achievement gaps, the brief said, and charter authorizers should factor «equal educational opportunity» concerns into renewal standards.

Georgia's charter school law, passed in the early 1990s, initially gave only local school boards and the state board of education the power to approve the conversion of standard public schools into charter schools, according to the Augusta Chronicle.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

However, through the years some associations have surrendered their charter to merge into another association, with the resulting association creating a community - based chapter that allows the former association to retain a local presence and a measure of local identity.