Sentences with phrase «leadership at the district»

It is leadership at the district level, the school level, and the classroom level, even at the student level.

And while school leadership is essential, there also must be consistent, strong leadership at the district level.

But a change of leadership at the district added to the uncertainty.

It is important to keep in mind that while school leadership is essential, consistent, strong leadership at the district level must not be overlooked.

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It has gone from near - barren to bustling under the leadership of supervisor Jim Hobson, the former gang leader - turned - Vietnam War hero who organized this year's banquet just as he did for 11 years at his former park district post, Kiwanis Playground on the Far North Side.

MDAT exclusively recognizes NATA members who have been involved in service and leadership activities at the national and district level.

Under Long's leadership, the district's Seamless Summer Meal Program has grown to serve more than 215,000 during the summer months, helping feed students at 100 - plus sites.

We initiated a recycling program for facilities and parks, developed an integrated pest management program aimed at reducing use of pesticides and herbicides on playing fields and lawns, later banned smoking in District buildings and vehicles before that practice became state law, and continued to protect our natural areas through local leadership.

He had a lot of resources at his disposal and the fact that she did so well and was so well - respected in her district only strengthens her in Albany and in dealing with folks in the Assembly leadership,» said O'Donnell.

At a Republican gathering Sunday evening, City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) criticized the Democratic leadership in the state Assembly for redrawing legislative boundaries in a way that gerrymandered part of one northeast Queens district and minimized the voice of GOP voters.

«I'm asking for the residents of this new district to really take a look at a new leadership that's proposing a new agenda on the table, to turn the page,» he said.

Comstock's position on the issue now puts her at odds with her party's leadership, but it's unlikely to hurt the freshman congresswoman in November 2016 in a swing district where the Metro system plays a central transportation role.

The former comptroller entered talks with the Queens Democratic Party leadership to run against Avella and officially launched his campaign for District 11, which covers northeast Queens, at the beginning of the summer.

While she knows her chances at victory are slim, Vazquez is keeping her name recognition high and campaigning to take a second bite at the apple for state assembly while maintaining her district leadership post.

He scoffed at calls for «new leadership,» warning that letting «outsiders» control the seat would further displacement of low - income residents in the district

The city school District issued a statement saying leadership at the school «alerted police to a rumor» of a gun in the building.

The early decision was to draft a constitution providing for democratic club rule and an extremely anti-patronage policy, with the intention of contesting the party leadership in a race for district leader against incumbant DeSapio — easily the most important Democrat at that time in the state — in the 1957 party primary.

CROWN HEIGHTS — On the same day she lost her job as Brooklyn Community Board 9's district manager, longtime administrator Pearl Miles hit back with a $ 20 million age - discrimination lawsuit aimed at the board's leadership and Borough President Eric Adams.

The other IDC members hailed from districts with a decent Republican population, or at least some conservative inclinations, where relatively few would see propping up a GOP leadership structure as an outrage or apostasy.

It means that teacher leaders like Saldana meet at least monthly with district leadership to discuss concerns that come forth from the teachers representative council of the union (which also meets monthly), so there's a constant flow of information between teacher and the district.

Districts can support teachers and improve retention by, first and foremost, ensuring effective leadership at the school level.

«An ideal situation in five years may be in a leadership role at a large urban school district, charter school network, or nonprofit organization that serves underrepresented students, especially those living in poverty,» she says.

The NSBA selects districts with strong school board leadership and collaboration practices that support extended - day programs and profiles them in its upcoming publications, at the 2005 annual conference, and online.

Two years ago, PELP, a collaborative project between faculty at Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education that focuses on developing effective leadership and management practices to support large - scale organizational change in urban school districts, began the Case Competition where teams of Harvard University students present recommendations for a school district to a panel of faculty judges.

At the same time, participating faculty will conduct research aimed at measuring the effectiveness of the program, identifying the key underlying forces that are shaping educational leadership in urban school systems, and developing a set of powerful ideas to enable district leadership teams to create high performing systemAt the same time, participating faculty will conduct research aimed at measuring the effectiveness of the program, identifying the key underlying forces that are shaping educational leadership in urban school systems, and developing a set of powerful ideas to enable district leadership teams to create high performing systemat measuring the effectiveness of the program, identifying the key underlying forces that are shaping educational leadership in urban school systems, and developing a set of powerful ideas to enable district leadership teams to create high performing systems.

An internship component that focuses on leadership specialization at a school, district, or organization provides relevant work experience for the candidates.

«Given the inward focus of the program, I was uncertain if there would be an audience for this kind of leadership development, particularly during these tight economic times when school districts, colleges, and universities are all looking very carefully at every dime they spend,» Zolner says.

At HGSE, Payzant will focus his time with students and faculty interested in urban school district reform; leadership; and ways to connect research, policy, and practice in urban school districts.

In 2000 the foundation committed $ 150 million over five years to improving leadership at the school and district level and is now underwriting in 24 states a wide variety of programs: leadership academies, university - school district partnerships, research, changes in what it takes to become certified as a principal, and superintendent training.

Urban school leaders who join me at the program will learn more about their personal leadership style and how they can use it most effectively to improve teaching and learning in their schools and districts.

We anticipate that in the 2015 — 16 school year, all 336 school districts in Iowa will have a local TLC plan that elevates at least 25 percent of the teaching staff in each school to formal leadership roles with additional responsibilities and compensation.

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

In addition, I give them a chance to present at faculty or PTA meetings, encourage them to be mentors, invite them to be on the teacher leadership team, mention things they're doing in my weekly staff memo, and find opportunities for them to be on district committees or present at district events.

Visionary leadership at the national, state and district level have played a major role in ensuring relevance, effectiveness and efficiency in the program.

We are failing to leverage the immense knowledge of our content experts in schools, districts and state initiatives, and at the same time, failing to continuously develop those content experts so they may move into meaningful leadership roles in which they expand the scope of their impact by supporting and developing others.

Two years ago, PELP, a collaborative project between faculty at Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education that focuses on developing effective leadership and management practices to support large - scale organizational change in urban school districts, began the Case Competition where teams of Harvard University students present...

Palo Alto School District Launches Special - Education Review Palo Alto Weekly, 10/7/15 «The school district has brought in Dr. Thomas Hehir, a professor of practice in learning differences, to evaluate its historically embattled special - education department, which is at a point of transition with new leadership and structureDistrict Launches Special - Education Review Palo Alto Weekly, 10/7/15 «The school district has brought in Dr. Thomas Hehir, a professor of practice in learning differences, to evaluate its historically embattled special - education department, which is at a point of transition with new leadership and structuredistrict has brought in Dr. Thomas Hehir, a professor of practice in learning differences, to evaluate its historically embattled special - education department, which is at a point of transition with new leadership and structure.»

Most states still expect principals to possess a traditional administrative certificate, at least for those running district schools, and most of those certificates are still awarded primarily through completion of traditional «ed leadership» programs via graduate degrees in conventional education schools.

The president - elect of the American Association of School Administrators is under scrutiny for spending up to $ 20,000 in local school district funds for promotional materials highlighting himself and his district at a time when he was seeking that leadership position.

Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.

Denisa R. Superville is a reporter at Education Week covering school districts and leadership.

Suzanne Bond, an associate professor in educational leadership at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington, has helped to facilitate the development of mission statements at both the school and district level.

«Research clearly shows that no school improvement effort can succeed without effective leadership, and such leadership is needed at all levels - federal, state, district, and school - in our current systems and in the systems we will create in the future,» said M. Christine DeVita, president of The Wallace Foundation, which provided a $ 10 - million grant to support the effort.

Join literacy curriculum experts Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University, and Shawn Mahoney, Ph.D., chief academic officer at McGraw - Hill Education, to discover proven methods and high - impact solutions to enrich school and district literacy initiatives.

Under her leadership, Utica Community Schools has been at the forefront of implementing educational changes that move the district from serving a manufacturing mind - set to providing students a depth of knowledge for college and career readiness.

District leadership is critical for successful efforts at the school level, since those leaders can ensure college and career readiness is a priority and that advisors are empowered to best serve students.

Counselors and other educational specialists such as academic coaches, CST professionals, librarians / media specialists, paraprofessionals, athletic trainers, health workers and counselors, etc. who do not have a class roster, may set SGOs at the discretion of local district leadership.

Under his progressive leadership, the CTU has been at the forefront Statewide in developing a new Teacher Development and Evaluation System, taking the lead on implementing the new Common Core Standards, collaborating with the district and national partners to implement a strong Social and Emotional Learning curriculum.

At that time, and under his leadership, the school was the only middle school in the district to have earned an A grade and make Adequate Yearly Progress every year since the inception of No Child Left Behind.

Prior to founding the Third Mile Group, she had seven years of research, policy, and leadership experience at Education Commission of the States, focusing on school and district leader effectiveness.