Sentences with phrase «meet state academic standards in»

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Currently, only one in five Black or Hispanic students can read or write at grade level, and more than 200,000 Black and Hispanic students could not meet academic standards on this year's state exams.

The Four Corners states had consistent failings in the eyes of the NACSA raters: None of the states» laws had a renewal standard tied to academic performance or a default closure provision, under which a school would lose its charter «by default» if it did not meet a minimum standard of performance.

«We're providing not only the academic skills — by meeting state standards, and through work in theater education, literacy, and public speaking — but we are also targeting anger management and social skills,» she explains.

Her litany of complaints about the academic results of Klein's «radical restructuring» is somewhat familiar — «inflating» test results and «taking shortcuts» to boost graduation — except for the charge that «the recalibration of the state scores revealed that the achievement gap among children of different races in New York City was virtually unchanged between 2002 and 2010, and the proportion of city students meeting state standards dropped dramatically, almost to the same point as in 2002.»

In September 2005, approximately 18 months after the School Funding Task Force report was released, the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, the Minnesota Rural Education Association, and Schools for Equity in Education contracted the services of APA to «examine the Task Force results and, using widely accepted methodologies, determine the costs necessary to ensure that each public school student is educated to meet the state's academic standards.&raquIn September 2005, approximately 18 months after the School Funding Task Force report was released, the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, the Minnesota Rural Education Association, and Schools for Equity in Education contracted the services of APA to «examine the Task Force results and, using widely accepted methodologies, determine the costs necessary to ensure that each public school student is educated to meet the state's academic standards.&raquin Education contracted the services of APA to «examine the Task Force results and, using widely accepted methodologies, determine the costs necessary to ensure that each public school student is educated to meet the state's academic standards.»

In a targeted assistance school, however, Title I funds may be used to provide services only to those students who are not meeting, or most at risk of not meeting, a state's academic achievement standards.

The program helps students meet state learning standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; provides homework help; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the parents and families of students.

Notably, the Math - in - CTE model was not developed to address rigor or level of mathematics or order of instruction required to meet state academic standards.

Housed at Southside Elementary, Lawrence - Lawson Elementary, Maplewood Elementary, Cataract Elementary and Meadowview Schools, CLCs help students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offer students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offer literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.

VDOE funds, through a competitive process, projects that provide significant expanded learning opportunities for children and youth, and that will assist students to meet or exceed state and local standards in core academic subjects.

Superintendents acknowledge that federal and state standards and accountability systems have created a situation in which district and school personnel can not ignore evidence about students who are struggling or failing to meet mandated standards for academic performance, as reflected in test results and other indicators of student success (e.g., attendance, graduation rates).

The program helps students meet state and local standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics; offers students enrichment activities that complement regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.

This state - administered, federally funded program provides five - year grant funding to establish or expand before - and after - school programs that provide disadvantaged kindergarten through twelfth - grade students (particularly students who attend schools in need of improvement) with academic enrichment opportunities and supportive services to help the students meet state and local standards in core content areas.

Only 2 percent of Texas high schools report that 75 percent their ELL students meet or exceed standards on their state tests in all academic areas, according to IDRA's analysis of the most recent Texas Education Agency data.

Activities also include: the use of new or existing technologies to improve academic achievement; the acquisition of curricula that integrate technology and are designed to meet challenging state academic standards; the use of technology to increase parent involvement in schools; and the use of technology to collect, manage, and analyze data to enhance teaching and school improvement.

A brief in the Wall Street Journal highlights what ESSA means for school testing, noting that under ESSA «states will set academic standards and determine consequences for not meeting them.»

He began by modeling his belief in students» ability to meet high academic standards and by stating that he expected the faculty to believe the same thing.

In 2013, the Texas Charter Schools Association took a strong stand and supported the Texas Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 2, which requires the commissioner of education to close charter schools failing to meet state financial and academic standards for three consecutive years or at the time of charter renewal.

«What you're dealing with is actual numbers versus estimates,» said Luci Willits, deputy director of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, which built a test Wisconsin and 17 other states are using this year to measure how well their students in grades three through eight are meeting the new academic standards the state adopted in 2010.

The primary purpose of Title III is to «help ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet» (Title III, Part A, Sec. 3102).

This primary purpose is similar to the original 1968 Bilingual Education Act, which states that limited - English - proficient (LEP) students will be educated to «meet the same rigorous standards for academic performance expected of all children and youth, including meeting challenging state content standards and challenging state student performance standards in academic areas.»

Further, SB 645 replaces the loose academic equivalency standard with a new standard that requires schools not meeting one of the targets to seek a determination of academic eligibility from the State Board of Education in order to be eligible for renewal.

Many will have very tough decisions to make in meeting the requirements and expectations of the new school financing law, implementing multiple new academic standards, preparing for a new state assessment in math and English language arts and balancing the requests of their many stakeholders (parent groups, teacher bargaining units, community and business leaders).

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

Private schools in the state's voucher programs would be required to conduct background checks before hiring staff and would no longer need to meet some academic standards under a bill the Senate approved Wednesday.

Academic Intervention Services (AIS) are provided for students who are in need of additional support in order to meet the state standards in math.

«And since Achieve3000's solutions are customized to meet each state's academic standards and build literacy in the content areas, our teachers can use them in all fifty - two of our regions, across many grade and ability levels, as they work to meet the individual needs of each learner.»

The site team advises the board and the advisory committee about developing the annual budget and creates an instruction and curriculum improvement plan to align curriculum, assessment of student progress, and growth in meeting state and district academic standards and instruction.»

By advocating for implementing higher academic standards such as the Common Core State Standards, students know that by meeting them, they will not need remediation in college.

When Literacy By 3 launched in 2014, only 68 percent of third - grade students met the «satisfactory» passing standard on the reading portion of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results.

DPI officials say the Badger Exam has value in that it is the first to measure how well students are meeting the new academic standards the state adopted in 2010.

The program helps students meet state and local standards in core academic subjects; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities to complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.

Academic Intervention Services (AIS) are provided for students who are in need of additional support, in order to meet the state standards in English language arts.

While they've made academic gains in struggling communities, KIPP and other large charter networks have come under fire recently for high student attrition rates, discipline issues and failing to meet states» standards.

improve educational services for children and youth in local and state institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth so that such children and youth have the opportunity to meet the same challenging state academic content standards and challenging state student academic achievement standards that all children in the state are expected to meet;

No school districts in Wisconsin will be considered eligible for a forced takeover program for schools that don't meet state academic standards, according to a letter the Department of Public Instruction sent Wednesday to the Milwaukee School District.

One emerging theme from these discussions has been the challenges experienced by educators due to the uncertainty of the state's assessments in English language arts (ELA) and math and the impact of administering the existing TCAP exams while meeting the current ELA and math academic standards.

To facilitate this, the governor should appoint a committee to establish metrics which would be used to evaluate the effectiveness of PARCC as an assessment tool in meeting the academic goals established by the common core state standards.

While the field of teacher preparation has made significant advances in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use of newly available data sources, meeting more demanding state approval and national accreditation standards, and developing new models and patterns of preparation — not all of these advances have been universally adopted at the program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal high standards for admission and academic rigor in teacher preparation, states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs must work together to enact key policy changes.

Public charter schools must meet the same state and federal academic standards as traditional public schools, but they are subject to additional rigorous academic, financial, and managerial requirements as specified in their charter contract — and to ongoing monitoring to evaluate their success in improving student outcomes.

Fewer schools in Michigan met federal benchmarks for students» academic progress this year, and state officials blame the slide on higher standards required by the federal government.

-- Restore the nearly $ 1 billion in state funding cuts (made in each of the last two years) over a three year timetable, getting PA back on track to supporting schools based on the level needed to meet state academic standards

Looking again in the «Fast Facts» section to the lower left, if the school's state test results show that the percentage of students who approach, meet, or exceed state standards is less than or equal to 60 %, that school qualifies as a school of academic need.

Or else Malloy's Commissioner and his political appointees of the State Board of Education will cut the funding that school districts are required to use for, «additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low - achieving children master challenging curricula and meet state standards in core academic subjState Board of Education will cut the funding that school districts are required to use for, «additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low - achieving children master challenging curricula and meet state standards in core academic subjstate standards in core academic subjects.

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program provides federal funding for the establishment of community learning centers that provide academic, artistic and cultural enrichment opportunities — during non-school hours — for students, particularly those who attend high poverty and low - performing schools, to meet state and local standards in core academic subjects such as reading, math and science.

The third component was local flexibility in organizing capacity to determine how best to meet the academic expectations.1 This structure of clear goals (standards), measures (assessments), and incentives (accountability) at the state level, combined with implementation autonomy, fit with our historical conceptions of education as a local effort.

Meet a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics; or knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate.

-- Develop a comprehensive plan to guarantee that the students in financially distressed districts have the resources necessary to meet the state's academic standards.

• Only 25 states, a decrease of three states since 1999, require and fund academic intervention programs in at least one subject at one level for students who are struggling to meet the standards.

Charter public schools must meet the same state and federal academic standards as other public schools, but they are subject to additional rigorous academic, financial, and managerial requirements as specified in their charter contract — and to ongoing monitoring to evaluate their success in improving student outcomes.