Sentences with phrase «local school boards»

A concept that has been in existence in the state since 1997, state charter schools operate independent of local school board control and some state rules.

Seven of the state's 12 school board members are appointed by the governor and the other five are appointed by local school board members.

Under R - 55, charter public schools will be voted on by local school boards who are required to hold public hearings to review applications.

The legislation includes specific support for local school board governance and flexibility.

The bill would impose new disclosure requirements on local school boards as part of the public approval process before the bonds are issued.

All activities should be in compliance with local school board policies and district regulations.

Her proposals would end school board salaries, impose term limits, require appointed superintendents, and promote funding for private schools, and strip charter school authorization authority from local school boards.

The focus on multiple competencies also allows local school boards to prioritize programs and allocate resources as their specific situation dictates.

It's true there is broad agreement that mayoral control is a better governance system for the city's 1,800 schools than the previous system of local school board control.

The new legislation would allow for the creation of charter schools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval).

They have the resources to help finance local school board races, they can invest heavily in candidates for the state legislature, and they heavily fund statewide school superintendent and gubernatorial campaigns.

Provide members with a strong collective voice and support local school board governance through professional development, advocacy and member services.

But they claim that using statewide data allows them to consider the fact that the states, not local school boards, are the ultimate political entities responsible for public education within their boundaries.

Allow for the creation of charter schools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval).

But local school boards who are serious about spending tax dollars more wisely can not sweep the issue under the rug.

Additionally, poor - performing public schools could convert to charter schools, if local school boards approve.

And we have been working to accomplish this by supporting local school board candidates who we believe will make a difference not just for charter school students, but for all students.

The district superintendent, local school board president, and local teacher union or association president must approve the district plan.

The office will have the ability to bypass local school boards and directly authorize new charter schools in districts with more than 25,000 students.

For many local school boards, the Internet has become an essential tool for tapping the concerns of constituents.

«Initially, many local school boards just blew charter schools off as something we don't need to do,» she said.

Local school boards sit at the intersection of policy and implementation of reform initiatives.

Local school boards decide which subjects this education must cover and the grade level in which topics are introduced.

While local school boards have been open to tweaking technical issues in the law, they oppose an overhaul.

Local school boards also allow for community participation in that decision - making process.

Local school boards exist largely to oversee the spending of funds drawn from local property taxes.

The largest cuts to primary and secondary education will be to the grants that local school boards receive to help pay for general and special education and transporting children to school.

Finally, the strong state interest in education means that local school boards tend to have relatively limited powers to initiate policies on their own.

Eight local school board incumbents are up for re-election this year.

The state interest in education affects the powers of local school boards significantly.

In many respects local school boards have been reduced to adopting state mandated policies and many of those policies are not good for children.

Years ago when literacy rates and graduation rates were high and discipline problems in the schools were low, local school boards set the standards for academic achievement and school governance.

It makes no sense that teachers are employed by local school boards instead of charter operators or that they are subject to rules of collective bargaining agreements designed for a different system.

She has participated in extracurricular activities that enhance her classroom learning, such as her attendance to local school board redistricting meetings.

The Firm serves as counsel for several local school boards for K - 12 and local community colleges.

Additionally, states must meaningfully engage with locally elected officials, such as local school board members, to determine how statewide assessment systems can foster student success and growth.

The idea is to encourage experimentation in education; such schools operate under a «charter» or contract with local school boards or state officials.

Supporting alumni to run for local school boards may be the most effective way to advance its agenda.

In local politics the teacher unions are in the astounding position of being able to determine who sits on local school boards, and thus with whom they will be bargaining.

«They're responsible to all of the taxpayers in the district,» she said of local school boards.

These projects have been approved by local school boards and must meet state program eligibility criteria.

Not sure which legislative or local school board candidates to vote for?

The legislation allowed local school boards to make sweeping changes to address looming funding cuts as well as to introduce instructional reform that could improve outcomes across their districts.

Legal and practical issues related to local school board control and how school boards operate.