Sentences with phrase «local districts began»

Even before the statewide research was published, several local districts began using their own data to examine if chronic absence was a problem and to work with partners to find solutions.

Not exact matches

Beginning with the administration of Supt. Forrest Claypool from 1993 to 1998, the district followed the advice of watchdog groups by cutting fat from the central office and putting more emphasis on local programs and upkeep.

But by the late 1980s, local park districts recognized the interest in aquatics and began building on its offerings.

«We have hired local landscape architect Bauer Latoza to design the park, and we expect that the Park District will begin construction in 2003,» Moore said.

The tour on July 19 began with a welcome from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower, who led School Board Chair Kyla Cromer, Vice Chair Patsy Jordan and District 3 Board Member John Harmon, who represents the area; as well as senior staff and local and Atlanta media on the tour.

Between her parents» ailing health and her own need for health insurance, Nancy began working in a local school cafeteria in the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD).

Focusing on local partnerships, Weiss began serving up scratch - cooked, healthy lunches in the district.

Swing Left is targeting 64 House seats and has activated local, self - organized teams across the country to begin canvassing their respective swing districts — including knocking on doors to survey constituents» concerns, registering new voters at farmers markets and recruiting locals to build up volunteer capacity inside the targeted districts.

In recent weeks, as Nixon began her upstart campaign, Cuomo has been talking about a budget proposal that would require school districts within cities with a population of more than 125,000 people — New York City, Buffalo, Syracuse, Yonkers and Rochester — to submit an annual plan detailing the allocation of local, state and federal funds by school building.

Beginning this fall, residents of Torres's district will come together in public meetings to discuss local needs and brainstorm ways to address them.

As she begins her first congressional re-election bid, Rep. Elise Stefanik puts forth a record of long miles logged traveling her far - flung North Country district, close attention to national issues with a local twist — think Fort Drum — and a commanding lead in campaign cash.

Cobb began a tour of the 12 - county 21st Congressional District on Tuesday that will include two local appearances on Thursday.

As she begins her first congressional re-election bid in NY - 21, Rep. Elise Stefanik puts forth a record of long miles logged traveling her far - flung North Country district, close attention to national issues with a local twist — think Fort Drum — and a commanding lead in campaign cash.

Another Success principal in the Bronx has begun advising the local district school principal on instructional practices, the application reads.

News of Miller's retirement first surfaced on Twitter Wednesday after the Congressman reportedly began contacting local elected officials in his district with the news.

However, these upgrades could make it more economically feasible for the County to begin borrowing under its own authority once again like all other local governments and school districts including the City of Buffalo (which has a rating of A + one step below Erie County's new rating).

Hamilton, who served as the district leader in the nearby 43rd Assembly District for nearly a decade, picked up support from the service employees union Local 32BJ and Adams himself, who left the Senate seat at the beginning of tdistrict leader in the nearby 43rd Assembly District for nearly a decade, picked up support from the service employees union Local 32BJ and Adams himself, who left the Senate seat at the beginning of tDistrict for nearly a decade, picked up support from the service employees union Local 32BJ and Adams himself, who left the Senate seat at the beginning of the year.

It follows an Oct. 9 fight outside Baguetteaboudit Bakery on Vanderbilt Avenue, near DeKalb Avenue, where more than 25 youths «began a terrifying brawl while local business leaders tried desperately to intervene,» community advocate and former District Leader Renee Collymore wrote in a flier advertising the event.

The candidate spent the rest of the day in the western and central parts of the district, meeting with voters and canvassing in Canton, Potsdam, Massena, Malone and Lake Placid before returning to Elizabethtown, where supporters began gathering at the Cobble Inn, Woolf's adopted local pub, earlier that afternoon.

On his website, he had cited four main objectives — returning power and choice in education to parents, teachers and local districts; pursuing governmental ethics reform beginning with the Governor's office; making sure communities are safe without abridging Second Amendment Rights; and to stimulate economic growth and bolster middle - class financial security.

And if inflation trends continue, it is possible that some local governments with fiscal years beginning later in 2016, including school districts, could be faced with zero growth in property tax revenue.»

By 2006, 21 other states and several local districts had begun similar programs, both to service homebound or other special - needs students and as an effort to lure home schoolers (and the tax dollars they represent) back into the public education system.

When the Bossier Parish school board began considering new boundaries for its voting districts in 1992, George Price and others in the local NAACP saw a chance to carve out two majority - black districts.

Daunted by the costs of creating schools from the ground up, school districts have begun to explore the idea of sharing facilities with local organizations from museums and zoos to health - care centers and retail outlets.

By 1996 the virtual fire was beginning to blaze: an experimental WebSchool in Orange County, Florida (a precursor to the Florida Online High School), offered online courses to local students; Federal Way School District in Washington State founded the Cyber - School Academy with nearly 50 students (both elementary and secondary); the Concord Virtual High School (later to be called Virtual High School) was awarded a $ 7.5 million federal Technology Innovation Challenge Grant; and the University of Nebraska — Lincoln was awarded a combination of grants to research and develop Internet - based high - school courses (later marketed by a for - profit enterprise called Class.com).

The district, however, has not been able to come close to keeping that pace, and recently the backlog has forced local officials to begin rethinking housing in certain areas.

Beginning in the 2010 - 2011 school year, for each school identified for preliminary registration review pursuant to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, the local school district shall be given the opportunity to present to the commissioner additional assessment data, which may include, but need not be limited to, valid and reliable measures of: the performance of students in grades other than those in which the State tests are administered; the performance of limited English proficient students and / or other students with special needs; and the progress that specific grades have made or that cohorts of students in the school have made towards demonstrating higher student performance.

Recently, Illinois began providing state aid to local school districts using the new school finance system the state adopted during the 2017 legislative session.

In both Seattle and Louisville, the local school districts began with schools that were highly segregated in fact.

Then, Mayor Jackson (who effectively controlled the district) began selling the Cleveland Plan to both politicians and constituents, ultimately securing the support of the governor, state legislators, and influential local charter supporters.

A model one - way desegregation program begun 15 years ago in Hartford, Conn., is being phased out by order of the local school board, which argued that the district can no longer afford to send city students to suburban schools.

In 1965, the federal government began to provide major financial aid for education to states and local school districts.

«I'm excited that we have begun our work with these national leaders and that our local school districts will be able to use their expertise to help build the types of comprehensive evaluation systems that will provide meaningful feedback to teachers while gauging their effectiveness in a fair manner.»

None of this agenda would be easy to implement; but states, the national government and local schools districts have begun reforms in these areas.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

This partnership provides districts all over the state with certified consultants to deliver teacher professional development as well as local support for School Leaders as they begin to implement new systems and processes for growth and evaluation in their buildings.

The LAO's warning also comes as Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders begin negotiations over next year's budget, in which the governor wants to provide more flexibility to local districts on spending decisions.

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.

In the 2011 - 2012 school year, MIBLSI began working with intermediate school districts (ISDs) and local districts to implement district - wide MTSS.

In the meantime, he encouraged local districts «to begin implementation now» of the standards and urged teachers to use the

State funds for driver's education are slated to dry up beginning this fall — and while the House proposed to keep funding this program that is run by local school districts, Senate leaders want to move the responsibility of providing students with driver's education to community colleges by 2016, and they have no plan in place yet to fund the measure.

OHIO — In June 2012, Pickerington Local School District Interim Superintendent Jim Sotlar announced that 2012 - 2013 middle school start times would advance to 8:40 a.m. while elementary school start times would advance to 9:10 a.m. in response to complaints that middle school 9 a.m. and elementary school 9:40 a.m. start times were later than the beginning of most parents» work days.

In the interim, local school districts would run driver's education programs for one more year beginning this fall — and families would have to bear the full cost of driver's ed, an estimated $ 300 plus.

If current law stands and the General Assembly does not fund enhancement teachers or make other changes this January, local school districts will have to begin drawing up plans to comply with the mandate that include the following scenarios, they say: increase class sizes in grades 4 - 12; cut or displace arts, music, PE and special education classes; reassign students to different schools to alleviate crowding; and, in some cases, eliminate or displace Pre-Kindergarten.

Robert Lee, Ph.D., superintendent of Kenston Local School District, has announced that beginning with the 2012 - 2013 school year, middle and high school start times will be delayed 30 minutes to 7:50 a.m. Lee cited improving student achievement and well - being as the basis for the change.

The North Carolina proposal, the most recent version of which Rep. Rob Bryan provided to the Charlotte Observer, would pull five of the state's lowest - performing elementary schools out of their local school districts — possibly beginning in the fall of 2016 — and place them in the separate achievement school district.

Ginger Ostro of Advance Illinois discusses how her state carried out stakeholder engagement; while Opportunity Institute's Molly Mauer writes how states can help school districts begin local conversations needed to draft their own ESSA plans.

Last year, lawmakers put the burden on local districts to fund driver's education beginning July 1, 2015.

Now he begins a slew of community meetings with local district leaders in places like Robeson County, home to five of the schools that made the state's list.

Race to the Top District, or RTT - D, which supports innovation and improvements at the local level, and Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, or RTT - ELC, a grant competition to strengthen early learning, also grew out of ARRA's RTT initiative through congressional appropriations beginning in fiscal year 2011.