Sentences with phrase «keep teachers in a district»

Provide financial incentives that will keep teachers in the districts that have invested in them

This indicates the PSP is having a strong effect on keeping teachers in the district.

But Mark Jewell of the North Carolina Association of Educators says he doesn't think two - bedroom apartments will keep teachers in a district for the long - haul.

Not exact matches

The independent expenditure committee backed by the New York State United Teachers union is increasing its efforts in the 60th Senate district, bolstering Democrat Amber Small in what is considering a linchpin for Republicans keeping control of the chamber.

REVERE, Mass. (AP)-- Governor Deval Patrick has asked a task force to develop a model plan that Massachusetts school districts can use to keep students, teachers and staff safe in emergency situations.

Notably, in the 2010 - 11 school year, the district kept 88 percent of its top teachers but just 45 percent of its low performers.

«By working together and recognizing their shared responsibility to all Los Angeles public school students, United Teachers Los Angeles and the district were able to keep more than 4,000 teachers in classrooms, preserve early childhood education and prevent class - size increases,» said AFT President Randi WeiTeachers Los Angeles and the district were able to keep more than 4,000 teachers in classrooms, preserve early childhood education and prevent class - size increases,» said AFT President Randi Weiteachers in classrooms, preserve early childhood education and prevent class - size increases,» said AFT President Randi Weingarten.

Teachers in Chester, Pa., who said they would be willing to work without pay to keep classroom disruption to a minimum after their school district reported in early January that its cash reserves had dipped below $ 100,000, scored a small victory on Jan. 10 when a federal judge approved an advance on the district's state school aid pending the outcome of a lawsuit to force the state to provide adequate funding.

The lawsuit, filed in state district court in Carson City last month, seeks to keep both the legislature and Nevada voters from considering the proposed tax, which was sponsored by the Nevada State Education Association, the state teachers» union.

In one - quarter of districts, it takes no more than three post-MA years to break even and a 20 - year teacher gets to keep at least 84 percent of the pay bump.

As we head into 2014, with lots of states and districts rolling out or amping up new teacher evaluation systems, there are at least four points worth keeping in mind.

One district counteracts the problems masked by growing independence and diminished teacher contact with aggressive outreach to keep high school students and families engaged in education.

In contrast, if a district used state and local funds to cover one teacher per 25 students in its non-Title I schools, but only got to that same ratio in its Title I schools through a combination of federal Title I dollars along with state and local funds, the auditor would — in keeping with the letter and spirit of the new law — find the district in violatioIn contrast, if a district used state and local funds to cover one teacher per 25 students in its non-Title I schools, but only got to that same ratio in its Title I schools through a combination of federal Title I dollars along with state and local funds, the auditor would — in keeping with the letter and spirit of the new law — find the district in violatioin its non-Title I schools, but only got to that same ratio in its Title I schools through a combination of federal Title I dollars along with state and local funds, the auditor would — in keeping with the letter and spirit of the new law — find the district in violatioin its Title I schools through a combination of federal Title I dollars along with state and local funds, the auditor would — in keeping with the letter and spirit of the new law — find the district in violatioin keeping with the letter and spirit of the new law — find the district in violatioin violation.

New Teacher Placement, Retention Can Exacerbate Achievement Gaps Education Week, July 18, 2012 «Marty West, an assistant professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, said the results point to the need for districts to take a closer look at who they keep and lose both in individual schools and the district as a whole.

He had effected some improvement in school discipline and in academic tests, «but the district kept on sending him ineffective tenured teachers who were extremely difficult to remove.»

«Given the crisis - level teacher shortage that many districts are already experiencing, we need to provide the support and opportunities necessary to keep this diverse group of individuals in the classroom, teaching effectively.»

While ideally that district would abide by IDEA and keep those children in - district to comply with the «least restrictive environment» mandate, that would require, at the least, a separate classroom, an occupational therapy room, a teacher trained in Applied Behavior Analysis, and an instructional aide.

In a new paper, «Stress in Boom Times: Understanding Teachers» Economic Anxiety in a High Cost Urban District,» [3] authors Elise Dizon - Ross, Emily Penner, Jane Rochmes and I, build on an economic survey of Americans conducted by Marketplace Edison Research to better understand the economic anxiety of teachers in San Francisco, as a case for better understanding the impact of fast economic growth on professionals in fields in which salaries do not keep pacIn a new paper, «Stress in Boom Times: Understanding Teachers» Economic Anxiety in a High Cost Urban District,» [3] authors Elise Dizon - Ross, Emily Penner, Jane Rochmes and I, build on an economic survey of Americans conducted by Marketplace Edison Research to better understand the economic anxiety of teachers in San Francisco, as a case for better understanding the impact of fast economic growth on professionals in fields in which salaries do not keep pacin Boom Times: Understanding Teachers» Economic Anxiety in a High Cost Urban District,» [3] authors Elise Dizon - Ross, Emily Penner, Jane Rochmes and I, build on an economic survey of Americans conducted by Marketplace Edison Research to better understand the economic anxiety of teachers in San Francisco, as a case for better understanding the impact of fast economic growth on professionals in fields in which salaries do not keTeachers» Economic Anxiety in a High Cost Urban District,» [3] authors Elise Dizon - Ross, Emily Penner, Jane Rochmes and I, build on an economic survey of Americans conducted by Marketplace Edison Research to better understand the economic anxiety of teachers in San Francisco, as a case for better understanding the impact of fast economic growth on professionals in fields in which salaries do not keep pacin a High Cost Urban District,» [3] authors Elise Dizon - Ross, Emily Penner, Jane Rochmes and I, build on an economic survey of Americans conducted by Marketplace Edison Research to better understand the economic anxiety of teachers in San Francisco, as a case for better understanding the impact of fast economic growth on professionals in fields in which salaries do not keteachers in San Francisco, as a case for better understanding the impact of fast economic growth on professionals in fields in which salaries do not keep pacin San Francisco, as a case for better understanding the impact of fast economic growth on professionals in fields in which salaries do not keep pacin fields in which salaries do not keep pacin which salaries do not keep pace.

In this Education Week webinar, Raegan T. Miller of the Center for American Progress will discuss the implications of teacher absences, the role of the substitute teacher, and the innovative strategies some schools and districts are using to ensure that students keep learning when the teacher's absent.

While we strongly encourage a collaborative approach between teachers and administrators for setting SGOs, districts should keep in mind that a teacher's principal or supervisor does need to approve the particular approach the teacher chooses to take.

To help keep the centers from becoming credit or diploma mills, Perondi encourages the district's best teachers to work in them.

It also includes heroes, of course — Mrs. Henry, Ruby's first grade teacher; the Foremans and Gabrielles, who endured threats and taunts for keeping their children in school; U.S. District Judge J. Skelly Wright, who continuously blocked the efforts of the segregationists; and the neighbors who stood guard over the Bridges» house at night.

Those include introducing and reviewing software, Internet resources, and other appropriate materials, and making the information available to staff; coordinating computer usage in projects and activities within, across, and between curricula and schools; working with classroom teachers, individually and in grade level teams, to plan, organize and implement the use of technology through such activities as demonstration lessons, team teaching, and joint planning; providing both building - based and district - wide staff development at faculty meetings, district professional development days, and after - school and summer workshops; and keeping abreast of current technologies by attending conferences and workshops on a regular basis.

It goes something like this: Step away from federal heavy - handedness around states» accountability and teacher credentialing systems; keep plenty of transparency of results in place, especially test scores disaggregated by racial and other subgroups; offer incentives for embracing promising reforms instead of mandates; and give school districts a lot more flexibility to move their federal dollars around as they see fit.

Retain high - quality teachers: Districts should increase the salaries of highly effective teachers — particularly in high - needs schools — to keep our best teachers in the classroom.

A: Some school districts — especially in rural areas — have trouble hiring and keeping teachers in hard - to - fill fields like technology education.

Even without charter schools, school districts around Washington have plenty of major initiatives to keep them busy, such as preparing for new teacher evaluation systems that must be in place by the fall.

The State Teachers of the Year, representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several US territories, were in attendance and did a wonderful job of representing the educator perspective at the conference, which kept conversations from getting too far into the weeds and away from the students we're all working to support.

In those cases, state law requires school districts to keep those teachers in their unionIn those cases, state law requires school districts to keep those teachers in their unionin their unions.

The SubManager Newsletter is a free resource, sent every other week, that is dedicated to helping school districts keep up with the latest trends and best practices in managing substitute teachers, reducing complaints and increasing fill rates.

Tenure, if used correctly, keeps strong veteran teachers in the classroom in the face of administrative changeover and shifts within the district.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge tentatively approved significant changes to the «last hired, first fired» rules that govern teacher layoffs to keep campuses with young staffs from bearing the brunt of budgetary cutbacks in the nation's second - largest school district.

Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware of the learning goals (communicating), and keep on top of test results (monitoring).41

Especially in urban and rural school districts, low salaries and poor working conditions often contribute to the difficulties of recruiting and keeping teachers, as can the challenges of the work itself.

The state and the unions argued that the laws help school districts attract and retain teachers while the plaintiffs countered that they keep in place ineffective teachers whose instructional skills deny students the promise of a quality public education.

Ellis could easily be talking about infusing the country's anemic Black male teacher pipeline or what's needed to diversify the country's teacher workforce, which in many districts has not kept pace with the growing diversity among students in the classroom.

Maslyk: The best way to keep parents and families in the loop is to employ multiple modes of communication, such as a newsletter, websites (school website, district website, and individual teachers» websites), and forums.

Creating a consistent support system, even in receivership, is a step school districts can take today that will have far - reaching impact on attracting and keeping the best teachers.

Unsurprisingly, most of our schools struggling to develop and keep exceptional teachers are in districts with many students of color, those in poverty, or children in foster care.

In wealthy school districts around the country, parents and teachers talk often about keeping computer use to a minimum.

With lawmakers duking it out over whether or not to eliminate a large number of teacher aides in elementary classrooms, it's hard to imagine that the state and local school districts will be able to keep school turnaround efforts going into the future.

Successful talks would have led to the district keeping $ 250 million in funds for New York City teachers and students.

Many districts that were spending less per student at that time have been locked in at lower per - pupil spending levels, and leaders of such districts have said this has made it difficult to keep up with other districts that can spend more on teachers and programs.

With Kickboard, educational leaders can set school - and district - wide behavior expectations to help teachers keep students engaged in learning.

We will explore how high expectations and concrete goals for districts and schools are vital in keeping teacher morale high and increasing student achievement.

principal when I was job seeking told me that at my age, I would cost a school district money because I would be someone who would stay at the job, get my master's and retire, whereas younger teachers might not stay in the profession and the districts could keep rehiring young teachers at base salary.

School and district leaders can better help teachers use technology as a tool for feedback if they keep in mind some caveats:

The California Supreme Court will decide this summer whether to take up an appeal by nine students in the historic Vergara vs. California case challenging our unusually protective teacher tenure laws, as well as a seniority - based layoff system that often keeps ineffective teachers in district classrooms while letting more talented but less senior teachers go.

... the Feinberg recommendations are still rather weak sauce, especially in light of the fact that it still keeps in place state laws and processes that make it almost impossible for school and district leaders to fire teachers who don't belong in classrooms.

The need for better school leaders is the reason we believe in supporting districts to improve how they recruit, support, and retain those highly effective principals who foster student success and keep our great, highly effective teachers in the classroom.