Sentences with phrase «managed achievement school district»

The controversial gutted - and - amended SB95, which has seen 40 + versions behind closed doors and would create a charter - managed Achievement School District comprising some of North Carolina's lowest performing schools, looks to be on the move for public debate in the waning days of the 2015 legislative session.

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And the topics covered in those pages extend far beyond bread - and - butter questions of salary and benefits; there are dozens of clauses covering a district's ability to evaluate, transfer, terminate, and manage the workload of teachers, all having potentially serious effects on the management of schools and student achievement.

The provision requires local autonomy in managing school administration, budget development, and related operations that support school district responsibilities for student achievement.

and Angus King (I - Maine) on their amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) that would provide strong support for local autonomy in managing school administration, budget development and related operations for school district responsibilities in improving student achievement.

Of the $ 502 million it is seeking, the largest portion — $ 108.8 million — would be invested in struggling schools, including managing the worst in a special «achievement district» run by the commissioner of education.

The provision strengthens support for local autonomy in managing school administration, budget development, and related operations for school district responsibilities — all important to continuous improvement for student achievement.

It is incredibly telling that Stefan Pryor, the co-founder of Achievement First, couldn't find anyone more capable of managing the Malloy administration's ongoing effort to «help» the state's thirty poorest school districts than someone whose only experience was at Achievement First, Inc..

One of this year's National Schools of Character is accomplishing amazing things while still managing to leading the district in closing the achievement gap — or perhaps they have closed the achievement gap because of these relationships.

The economic downturn and the recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act confront many district and school leaders with the confounding paradox of managing both recession - driven budget cuts and new stimulus funding intended to improve the achievement of underserved students.

Attempting to show that even a well - managed school district can't close achievement gaps in student learning, McRae showed Fraisse data from the state Department of Education showing significant differences in test scores between African - American and Latino students and white students in some of the administrator's former school districts.

By 2007,... «despite additional per - pupil resources,» privately managed schools like Edison's «did not produce average increases in student achievement that were any larger than those seen in the rest of the district,» while «district - managed restructured schools outpaced the gains of the rest of the district in math.»

At BayCES, she managed the Small Schools Initiative incubator for the Oakland Unified School District, helping to develop 14 new schools and coach site administrators to improve academic achieSchools Initiative incubator for the Oakland Unified School District, helping to develop 14 new schools and coach site administrators to improve academic achieschools and coach site administrators to improve academic achievement.

A study by the RAND Corporation and Research for Action found that «despite additional per - pupil resources,» privately managed schools like Edison's «did not produce average increases in student achievement that were any larger than those seen in the rest of the district,» while «district - managed restructured schools outpaced the gains of the rest of the district in math.»

(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.

All aspects of this hearing will be managed and monitored by the Achievement School District.

The Tennessee Achievement School District will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 to officially review the application of Frayser Community Schools in its bid to manage Humes Middle School (659 N. Manassas Street, Memphis, TN 38107).

Philadelphia's experience with outsourcing the management of 45 schools showed that even with additional expenditures, student achievement gains were no greater in those managed by outside organizations than in those remaining under district management (Gill, Zimmer, Christman, & Blanc, 2007).

Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen said yesterday that despite a desire to move a struggling Memphis middle school into a proven local turnaround model managed by the district, she is insisting the school be moved into the failing Achievement School District school into a proven local turnaround model managed by the district, she is insisting the school be moved into the failing Achievement School Districdistrict, she is insisting the school be moved into the failing Achievement School District school be moved into the failing Achievement School District School DistrictDistrict (ASD).