Sentences with phrase «meetings around the district»

I think he might make better use of his time holding a few more high - profile town meetings around the district.

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That said, HISD managed to meet all the HHFKA requirements with an increase in participation, as have many other districts around the country, so it's clearly possible to achieve.

In addition, representatives of the IEPA met with Park District officials earlier this week to review the safety and environmental procedures around the range.

The union and city have been at odds since Mayor Richard Daley pushed a measure through a recent City Council meeting that gives the Chicago Park District and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority the responsibility for traffic control at Bears games and other big events on and around the Museum Campus.

But in the intervening four years, in which I educated myself about the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), started this blog, continued to work closely with my district, and also met school food professionals around the country, I've come to believe that there are few jobs on this planet harder than managing a district's school food program.

«I have met so many people around the district who feel scared, or angry, or frustrated because of what's happening in our country,» she said.

Other finalists met privately with Paterson in December and January, including Gillibrand, then a sophomore member from the old 20th District, which followed the Hudson Valley from Poughkeepsie to Lake Placid but was gerrymandered around Democrat - rich areas in like Albany and Troy.

Governor Cuomo is proposing an increase in school aid of over three - quarters of a billion dollars or around 3 % from last year, but some say that's not enough to meet school districts» rising costs.

BY COLIN MIXSON Locals living in and around the Financial District are cordially invited to attend the Apr. 11 inaugural meeting of the New Downtown Democrats, a political club formed by area civic mavens to harness the relatively newfound voting power of New York's fastest - growing residential community, according to one founding member.

Governor Cuomo is proposing an increase in school aid of over three - quarters of a billion dollars, or around three percent from last year, but some say that's not enough to meet school districts» rising costs.

«I have had literally dozens and dozens and dozens of meetings, either one - on - one or in small groups, with folks around my district, through the 11 counties,» Faso said.

As many school districts around the region struggling with the fight over high - stakes testing, Buffalo School Board members discussed the issue at Wednesday night's lengthy meeting.

Tom is focused on moving around the district, meeting people,» said Kolpien.

He also went door to door in his district, hung around at the local Starbucks talking one on one with voters, staked yard signs at the entrance to residential subdivisions, and attended homeowners» association meetings.

I make sure to go to local community board meetings and others around the district so I can keep my pulse on the concerns of the district.

«We called this meeting to highlight the issues around mass transportation on the East End,» said Ms. Throne - Holst, who is running a Democratic primary against attorney Dave Calone of Babylon for the First Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley).

I look forward to partnering with Senator Gillibrand and President Obama in Washington on behalf of working families all across the 20th District, where I will fight to create jobs, provide middle class tax relief, and offer new ways to meet our most pressing challenges, so we can turn our economy around.»

We are proud to be the largest meeting of physician - scientists trainees from around the world and will hold our plenary sessions at the prestigious Fairmont Hotel, within walking distance to the heart of Chicago's cultural district.

Once I was done, I walked around, took photos while brushing away tears (kidding — kind of), and met my dad and aunt — as well as Uncle Sully, a close family friend — at Del Posto in the Meatpacking District for dinner.

In this article for District Administration, regular Edutopia blogger Suzie Boss tells the story of how schools are meeting the challenge of standardized tests and moving past the «bubble» exam; she also highlights how educators are overcoming fear and anxiety around assessing critical thinking and content.

As districts nationwide struggle to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, the U.S. Department of Education has shifted its focus to turning around the nation's lowest - performing schools.

Last summer, as I was winding down my eight years as president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, I went around the country and met with 30 superintendents, asking them, «What can I do to support your efforts to implement 21st century education in your district?»

In meeting with teachers around the world, she notes that they are most surprised by the depth of research available, and by the fact that most school districts are not taking advantage of the research.

'» He has also convened a series of public meetings around the city to inform the district's strategic plan.

The authors collected results from MET researchers around the country into a volume that will help school districts implement new evaluation systems that will enhance teacher performance and student achievement.

At a March 17, 2005, meeting, for instance, board member Bill Barnett exclaimed, «I think that it's high time for this district and the Board to have an in - depth discussion around the implications and the associated cost of increasing the number of instruction days.»

In school districts around the country, handwritten notes, calls home, and face - to - face meetings are rapidly ceding ground to new technologies that better meet the needs of parents and schools.

The MET project will enroll 3,700 teachers from a number of school districts around the country and will gather a variety of data, including videotaped teacher observations, student surveys, teacher surveys, and supplemental student assessments.

Size matters here, we assumed, because smaller districts, given their limited resources, may be less able to move resources around to meet new requirements.

With the Los Angeles Board of Education poised to consider the expansion of another successful charter school at its March 8 meeting, parents demanding more choice deserve to know what is driving the district's questionable practices around charter review.

Priorities will include developing a community engagement strategy that includes diverse stakeholders and expanding the breadth of participation at SBOE community meetings, forums, and roundtables around the District.

Lastly, I would work with the Charter schools to create a bold new platform for turning around these schools in our districts not meeting expectations.

Teachers and districts need to organize backward around two kinds of standards: those standards that will be met at the unit level and those standards that will be met through a year's worth of work.

In a pre-conference meeting of the District Leaders Network on Family & Community Engagement, district leaders from around the country gathered to increase their capacity for implementing successful systemic strategies by identifying solutions to common challenges and sharing best prDistrict Leaders Network on Family & Community Engagement, district leaders from around the country gathered to increase their capacity for implementing successful systemic strategies by identifying solutions to common challenges and sharing best prdistrict leaders from around the country gathered to increase their capacity for implementing successful systemic strategies by identifying solutions to common challenges and sharing best practices.

The Recovery School District and Orleans Parish School Board have meetings geared around adults, but when will we allow our children to actually talk and voice concerns?

Dozens of parents, students, advocates, and other community members signed up to give comment around Los Angeles Unified School District's proposed budget at the its school board meeting this week.

At a public meeting last week, members of the Parent Committee and community members both questioned West Contra Costa Unified School District officials around their recently - released draft LCAP.

In Leading Change in Your School, distinguished author and researcher Douglas B. Reeves offers lessons learned through his work with educators in thousands of schools around the world and presents real - life examples of leaders who have met the challenge of change head - on — with impressive results for their schools and districts.

In fact, according to Ms. Potter, what separated TURN from other meetings these leaders attended was that «it focused on providing detailed information on a very specific topic» — in this case PAR — and «provided an opportunity for participants to hear directly from other districts around the country about their experiences implementing their own PAR programs.»

These include: · Use of instructional programs and curricula that support state and district standards and of high quality testing systems that accurately measure achievement of the standards through a variety of measurement techniques · Professional development to prepare all teachers to teach to the standards · Commitment to providing remedial help to children who need it and sufficient resources for schools to meet the standards · Better communication to school staff, students, parents and the community about the content, purposes and consequences of standards · Alignment of standards, assessment and curricula, coupled with appropriate incentives for students and schools that meet the standards In the unlikely event that all of these efforts, including a change in school leadership, fail over a 3 - year period to «turn the school around,» drastic action is required.

In addition to our monthly public meeting this week, SBOE members were out in full force at community events around the District!

Although state laws vary widely in terms of the policies governing charter school oversight and accountability, these publically funded institutions, which receive freedom from the rules and regulations of traditional district schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS], 2015).

In a Student & Family Town Hall meeting held last evening by SNAPPS, an advocacy group in Atlanta for the South and Westside communities, attendees had the opportunity to hear from students and parents around grave concerns about equity, academic rigor, access to resources, being adequately prepared for college and careers, how schools add to the school to prison pipeline by fueling suspensions over counseling support and most importantly the poor connection and relationship between the District and South / Westside parents.

Some districts want help building leadership capacity around mathematics, and arrange dedicated sessions to meet the needs of coaches and / or building leaders.

Bennett and other speakers told the crowd that some of the demonstrators had traveled to successful school districts around the country during a two - year period to meet with education leaders to develop the «Bronzeville Global Achievers Village School Improvement Plan.»

Twice during the year, grade alike teachers meet to discuss and calibrate around Collaboration and what it looks like on the District report card.

Like many districts around the country, these districts not having dedicated safety staff does not erase the responsibility to meet various regulatory safety and compliance requirements.

By Caroline Bermudez With the Los Angeles Board of Education poised to consider the expansion of another successful charter school at its March 8 meeting, parents demanding more choice deserve to know what is driving the district's questionable practices around charter review.

The Department of Contracted School Services» core function is to: Identify and recruit potential organizations that meet the district needs around contracted sites as outlined in its Theory of Action and demonstrate the capacity to run quality charter schools.

As school officials decide how to spend a nearly $ 2 billion FEMA settlement around the city, public meetings about plans for each campus are being held in each school board district over the next two weeks, and the District 5 meeting that includes Priestley will be held at 6 p.m.district over the next two weeks, and the District 5 meeting that includes Priestley will be held at 6 p.m.District 5 meeting that includes Priestley will be held at 6 p.m. Monday.