Sentences with phrase «limited number of school districts»

Last year the legislature created this pilot program that allows a limited number of school districts certain freedoms in how they operate.

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Currently, the district offers a limited number of programs at its offices on Ottawa Street in downtown Plainfield and at local schools.

A number of Assembly members who haven't spoken out against efforts to limit charter schools have long waiting lists in their districts of kids wanting to get into those schools.

As school districts face zero inflation and virtually no room under the state's cap on property taxes, the number of school districts seeking overrides of the limit has doubled, according to the New York State School Boards Associschool districts face zero inflation and virtually no room under the state's cap on property taxes, the number of school districts seeking overrides of the limit has doubled, according to the New York State School Boards Associschool districts seeking overrides of the limit has doubled, according to the New York State School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

«Andrew also opposes limiting the number of charter schools that can operate in a school district, the so - called saturation argument.»

Because many districts credit a transferring teacher with only a limited number of years of experience, teachers may have to take a salary cut if they switch school districts.

While BPS staff has expended significant time and political capital in order to make this limited space available to charters, the district's primary concern is a growing number of young students entering Pre-K programs and elementary schools.

During the current academic year, a limited number of districts in five states — Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia — have been permitted to offer students a choice of supplemental educational services a year before having to provide the option of transferring to a higher - performing school.

School districts certainly don't have any incentive to limit the number of students who take the SAT with extended time, since higher scores look good to parents, taxpayers, and real estate agents.

The Colorado Opportunity Contract Pilot Program, enacted in 2003, established a voucher program for a limited number of low - income, low - achieving students who had attended schools in any of 11 poorly performing school districts.

By capping the number of charter schools statewide, limiting the annual growth in the number of schools per district, and providing for input from the local district before approval of charter applications, North Carolina has exercised more control over the establishment of charter schools than some states.

Few jurisdictions have passed significant voucher and tax - credit legislation, and most have hedged charter laws with one or another of a multiplicity of provisos — that charters are limited in number, can only be authorized by school districts (their natural enemies), can not enroll more than a fixed number of students, get less money per pupil than district - run schools, and so on.

That path is a limited replication of No Excuses schools that rely on a very unusual labor pool (young, often work 60 + hours per week, often from top universities); the creation of many more charters that, on average, aren't different in performance from district schools; districts adopting «lite» versions of No Excuses models while pruning small numbers of very low performing teachers; and some amount of shift to online learning.

The two consortia have worked to address concerns expressed by teachers, schools, and district administrators by reducing testing time, shortening the time periods over which tests are administered, limiting the number of units covered, and reducing the number of required testing sessions.

School districts are monopolies that operate within a state regulatory framework that insists that high school students not take any online courses unless they take all courses online at an all - virtual school that can admit only a limited number of stuSchool districts are monopolies that operate within a state regulatory framework that insists that high school students not take any online courses unless they take all courses online at an all - virtual school that can admit only a limited number of stuschool students not take any online courses unless they take all courses online at an all - virtual school that can admit only a limited number of stuschool that can admit only a limited number of students.

As it stands, Massachusetts currently limits both the number of charter schools and the proportion of a district's budget that can be lost due to charter enrollment.

Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education offers a limited number of custom programs for districts, schools, universities, and private and public organizations serving students in PreK - 12 and higher education.

During his eight years in Tallahassee, the governor established a far - reaching accountability system, including limits on social promotion in elementary school; introduced a plethora of school choice initiatives (vouchers for the disabled, vouchers for those in failing schools, tax - credit funded scholarships for the needy, virtual education, and a growing number of charter schools); asked school districts to pay teachers according to merit; promoted a «Just Read» initiative; ensured parental choice among providers of preschool services; and created a highly regarded system for tracking student achievement.

This is how it might work: The state creates a new entity empowered to develop performance contracts with a limited number of schools operated by districts.

School districts will receive an annual adjustment equivalent to the number of resident choice pupils for revenue limit purposes.

Massachusetts currently limits the number of students that charter schools can serve in a single district.

After the 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, which limited the voluntary use of race in school assignment plans, 33 the number of schools and districts using socioeconomic integration policies grew rSchools v. Seattle School District No. 1, which limited the voluntary use of race in school assignment plans, 33 the number of schools and districts using socioeconomic integration policies grew raSchool District No. 1, which limited the voluntary use of race in school assignment plans, 33 the number of schools and districts using socioeconomic integration policies grew raschool assignment plans, 33 the number of schools and districts using socioeconomic integration policies grew rschools and districts using socioeconomic integration policies grew rapidly.

MEF fuels high quality school options that are not limited by districts, giving parents the greatest number of choices available in Memphis.

The state does not limit the number of Horace Mann charter schools in each district, which allows the districts to offer the flexibility of the charter schools on a larger scale.

Many school districts have disproportionately high numbers of children who need additional help such as children with disabilities, children from backgrounds of poverty or children of limited English proficiency.

The total number of charter schools this fall is 276, with 100 of those authorized by public school districts; the state doesn't limit the number of charters districts can open.

Districts purposefully consider both the actions and expectations they request of principals and the degree of support they provide principals to be more effective in their roles — e.g., limiting the number of non-essential, out - of - office engagements they must attend or providing support for some of the schools» administrative data - entry tasks.

LAUSD Salvages Summer School, but Classes Will Be Limited Despite fears that Los Angeles Unified would have to cancel summer school this year, officials say they'll be able to hold a limited number of credit - recovery classes at 16 high school campuses across the sprawling disSchool, but Classes Will Be Limited Despite fears that Los Angeles Unified would have to cancel summer school this year, officials say they'll be able to hold a limited number of credit - recovery classes at 16 high school campuses across the sprawling diLimited Despite fears that Los Angeles Unified would have to cancel summer school this year, officials say they'll be able to hold a limited number of credit - recovery classes at 16 high school campuses across the sprawling disschool this year, officials say they'll be able to hold a limited number of credit - recovery classes at 16 high school campuses across the sprawling dilimited number of credit - recovery classes at 16 high school campuses across the sprawling disschool campuses across the sprawling district.

New charters and enrollment expansions approved under this law would be exempt from existing limits on the number of charter schools, the number of students enrolled in them, and the amount of local school districts» spending allocated to them.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

Pruitt said the Gary district also is committed to educating the largest population of special education students in the area, unlike private and charter schools that enroll, by choice, a limited number of students in need of special services.

Therefore school districts seeking more diverse teaching staffs will see a limited number of minority candidates available for recruitment.

Foreign Exchange Students: The District accepts a limited number of J - 1 Visa Foreign Exchange high school students each year; applications must be submitted in April.

The group said that a number of cities — including Boston, Lowell, and Chelsea — have reached or are nearing their limit for charter school students and called for the cap to be lifted in low - performing school districts.

Fundamental to the Waltons» belief in an unfettered market is opposition to any limits on the number of charter schools allowed in a given state or district.