Sentences with phrase «mandate on class size»

The other possibility would be to eliminate the loophole and require all schools, including charters and other nontraditional programs, to adhere strictly to the 2002 voter mandate on class size.

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Previous waves of reform had focused on inputs, intentions, and regulation: boost the credentials and pay of teachers; increase course requirements for high - school graduation; mandate lower class sizes; etc..

Previous waves of reform had focused on inputs, intentions, and regulation: Boost the credentials and pay of teachers; increase course requirements for high - school graduation; mandate lower class sizes; etc..

First, states and districts can discontinue costly practices that have not been shown to enhance student achievement, including paying educators for out - of - field master's degrees and salary premiums for experience; following «last in, first out» personnel provisions; relying on regular classroom instructional aides; and adhering to mandated limits on class size.

☐ Is overseen by an elected school board ☐ Submits to a financial audit on a regular basis ☐ Follows state class - size mandates ☐ Adheres to health, safety, and civil rights laws ☐ Teaches a curriculum aligned to state standards ☐ Is a brick - and - mortar school (not an online one) ☐ Doesn't teach religion ☐ Is in session at least six hours a day, 180 days a year ☐ Follows state teacher - pay guidelines ☐ Participates in annual assessments ☐ Has at least one librarian, nurse, and counselor ☐ Does not practice selective admissions ☐ Demonstrates at least minimal growth in student achievement ☐ Employs unionized teachers ☐ Keeps student suspensions to a minimal level

Beyond the class - size mandate, we continue to call on education leaders to implement real accountability and transparency in all the new school choice efforts.

North Carolina school districts counting on a January legislative fix to the class size mandate that's having a big impact on schools and families may need a Plan B.

North Carolina public school leaders say a legislative mandate to decrease class sizes in the early grades may have a devastating impact on school systems across the state, forcing districts to spend millions more hiring teachers or cut scores of positions for those teaching «specialty» subjects such as arts, music and physical education.

By Lindsay Wagner North Carolina school districts counting on a January legislative fix to the class size mandate that's having a big impact on schools and families may need a plan B. House lawmakers say they are keenly interested in legislative action next month that...

Meanwhile, Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) is exempt from the class - size mandate until 2020 due to its participation in Project ADVANCE, new skills - based pay model designed to add supplemental pay to teachers» income based on professional development.

RALEIGH (February 8, 2018)-- North Carolina's students, families, teachers and schools badly needed certainty on this K - 3 Class Size Mandate issue, which is why we made it # 1 in our Top 10 Education Issues for 2018.

Rather than acknowledging the fact that next year's class - size requirements remain a $ 300 - million - plus - untold - capital - costs unfunded mandate, and that districts continue to spend all of their classroom teacher money on teachers, General Assembly members are pretending the mandate is fully funded, and sending out inaccuracy - filled emails to constituents.

«This year it's the top issue on our list as school districts across the state are scrambling to meet the General Assembly's mandate to lower class sizes, while at the same time trying to protect thousands of art, music and PE teachers and create hundreds of new classrooms.»

«Forecasting what will be the top education issues in any given year can a tricky business and last year we whiffed on the K - 3 class size mandate because we anticipated a quick resolution,» Poston said.

They are busy managing the uncertainty created by the General Assembly's unfunded class - size mandate, rather than focusing on their core mission of educating North Carolina's children.

In the realm of the mandated grading curve, mere hundredths of a point will differentiate the top dozen or so students (depending on class size).