Sentences with phrase «local school leaders»

We reached out to many local school leaders to join the discussion; most declined.

Many surrounding districts join together to hold this forum and it is well - attended by local school leaders and their area lawmakers.

Why has assessment received comparatively little emphasis in teacher and local school leader training and professional development programs?

's free tool kit, which gives an overview of how to ask local school leaders to consider creating an open use policy for their recreational facilities.

We reached out to many local school leaders to join the discussion; most declined.

They are supported by a headteacher board made up of local school leaders elected by other local headteachers.

Indianapolis — The Mind Trust has selected its first ever class of Indianapolis school leaders for the National Principals and Principal Supervisors Academy Fellowship, a partnership with the Relay Graduate School of Education to help local school leaders excel as educators and managers.

Without state intervention, advocates say none of the options are particularly appealing for many local school leaders who have long complained of underfunding by state leaders in Raleigh.

The Mind Trust has selected its first ever class of Indianapolis school leaders for the National Principals and Principal Supervisors Academy Fellowship, a partnership with the Relay Graduate School of Education to help local school leaders excel as educators and managers.

For local school leaders such as Cartner, regardless of the specifics, they say state leaders like Horn must act.

The mother of Governor Andrew Cuomo met with local school leaders about her state - wide mentorship program as adults are paired with students for weekly one - on - one mentoring meetings.

Responding to Wilshaw's comments, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «In order to guarantee that any improvements are sustainable and felt across the city, local school leaders need to be able to rely on the local authority, the DfE [Department for Education] and the Regional Schools Commissioner to back them up.

Hostile local school leaders, and the teachers unions that help elect them, often seek to protect their turf — read: funding — by blocking competition from quality charter schools.

That's why I swore to myself, years ago, that I would never ask my local funding authority for more money until local school leaders, district staff, and I had truly exhausted all the resources at our disposal.

Duncan said he would not be telling local school leaders when their first bells should ring and said it was up to local leaders to make the decisions on their own.

«We regularly engage with parents, through social media, surveys, newsletters or meetings with our regional schools commissioners (RSCs) who will also seek the views of their communities through their head teacher boards, which are made up of outstanding local school leaders.»

But as they told the lawmakers and local school leaders assembled in the high school's main conference room, the Ben Davis students want state officials to add more complexity to the model.

That's why I'm encouraged by the Louisiana Senate's proposals in SB 432, which is the product of collaboration among local school leaders, parents, stakeholders, advocates and elected officials who have come together to find a lasting solution.

Other local school leaders who spoke to Policy Watch also emphasized the need for much - greater state funding.

Yet Morris, like most local school leaders, couldn't say yet what the capital cost of new class size caps would be over the next four years.

Local school leaders say legislators should restore previously held allowances for districts to shuffle resources as needed at the local level, rather than setting state - mandated guidelines for how dollars are spent.

Rural schools in Arizona have a broad spectrum of needs and the proposal to increase teacher funding by 20 % over three years and restore soft capital funding over five years enables local school leaders to more effectively address the challenges facing our schools.

Held to a higher standard of accountability than traditional public schools, but with the benefit of added autonomy that puts local school leaders and teachers in charge, Tennessee's public charter schools are empowered to create a challenging and focused learning environment for students, while giving parents even more direct and meaningful opportunities to participate in their children's education.

If local school leaders are not successful in stopping parents from utilizing their right to opt their children out of the SBAC testing, the Malloy administration will «withhold» funds from that school district, thereby reducing the amount of money that schools need to provide their students with the education that they deserve, and are entitled to, under the Connecticut Constitution.

Endorsement decisions were based upon the voting records of incumbents, survey responses from new candidates, and the input received from local school leaders.

Both Rep. Michele Presnell and Sen. Jim Davis, the Republican lawmakers serving the district, have responded in the media by deflecting criticism of the state's role, suggesting blame should lie instead with local school leaders.

Choices regarding specific curricula, for example, are made by local school leaders.

If differences exist, what implications do they have for the role of local school leaders and other stakeholders who have legitimate interests in shaping policies and practices that might foster improvement in teaching and learning?

The event focused on helping local school leaders and ethnic and community media to learn more about LCFF and its requirements around participation.

Local school leaders who have complained for years about being hamstrung by Sacramento's restrictions now face, for starters, mindset change.

Lawmakers are heeding research suggesting the positive effects of smaller classes in the early grades, but district leaders complained that, without additional state funding, many local school leaders would be forced to lay off arts and physical education teachers in the early grades to find the cash for more core subject elementary teachers.

The governor is likely to get push back from many in the legislature, who are close to education interests like the teachers unions and local school leaders.

But if the secretary follows the spirit and letter of the law, then state and local school leaders will finally be able to run their schools the way they believe is best, without worrying about the federal government getting in the way.

The American people have a new law placing education authority back in the hands of states and local school leaders.

A period of consultation with all the relevant stakeholders in the community, including meeting with parents and local school leaders, is crucial to marketing the move to academy status.

This is key because while an outside partner may be able to jump - start improvement, local school leaders and teachers need the capacity to sustain it (The Century Foundation, 2015; Kaufman, Grimm, & Miller, 2012).

The decision to become involved in the Whole Schools Initiative is made by local school leaders and staff.

«I can not support limiting the authority of local school leaders, especially at a time when budget cuts have greatly increased class sized and reduced the number of school personnel,» the governor wrote in his veto message.

However, it addresses so many of NSBA's objectives, such as requiring the U.S. Department of Education to collaborate with local school leaders and not simply impose its will on them, eliminating the existing one - size - fits - all approach to school accountability, providing more state and local opportunity to shape workable school improvement plans, and ensuring state control over academic standards, while excluding «portability» (i.e., vouchers).

These local school leaders know they must educate students in order to attract families, or face financial pressures to close the school.

Is my school district in financial trouble because my local school leaders are inefficient with their money?

During that time he's interviewed teachers, students, and local school leaders.

The Council connects business executives with local school leaders to improve performance in public schools.

«We know that the LA and local school leaders are determined to build a resilient community and the Government will work with local school leaders and governors to ensure that children are not put at risk from extremism».

Parents and board members are often forced to ask the same question of their local school leaders.