Sentences with phrase «member of the state board»

Kansas HB 2305 Reduces the number of members of the State Board of Indigents Defense Services from nine to seven.

They may have to wait a bit longer to hear the good (or bad) news too, as members of the State Board came to understand that many of the charter school applications recommended by the Charter School Advisory Board came with significant reservations about their ability to carry out their intended missions.

Calling North Carolina's school turnaround work «among the most ambitious in the nation,» Vanderbilt University researcher Gary Henry told members of the State Board of Education on Thursday that he's found significant positive effects resulting from the state's federally - funded efforts to boost the performance of some of its lowest performing schools between the 2011 and 2015.

«Obviously, this is a cold shower,» said Chester Finn, a recently appointed member of the state Board of Education.

For members of the state board, this presents the opportunity to redefine school accountability from a system that was strictly based on standardized test scores under the federal No Child Left Behind Act to one offering a multi-dimensional look at student achievement, school culture and college and career preparation.

New members of the State Board of Education's Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee include representatives from:

Dr. Yvonne Chan Principal, Vaughn Next Century Learning Center in Pacoima Former member of the State Board of Education

Erika now serves as an elected member of the State Board of Education in her home state.

ALBANY — The two long - serving members of the state Board of Regents ousted by lawmakers on Tuesday were brave soldiers for the Common Core standards and other recent education reform efforts, board chancellor Merryl Tisch said.

Stringer sat beside de Blasio at the meeting in Midtown Manhattan, where members of the state board spoke approvingly of the city's $ 75 billion budget, which took effect July 1.

Several members of the state Board of Regents sharply criticized a new teacher evaluation system forced on them by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Legislature a month ago.

State Board of Education meets next week to grant final approval Back in 2013, when members of a state board tasked with reviewing charter school applications only greenlighted a handful of schools out of many hopefuls to open...

Back in 2013, when members of a state board tasked with reviewing charter school applications only greenlighted a handful of schools out of many hopefuls to open in the following year, they found themselves in the middle of a political firestorm.

That's because members of the State Board of Education are expected to vote on a state official's recommendation to award the job to Achievement for All Children (AAC), a Charlotte - based organization with very limited experience and very deep ties to the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's burgeoning charter school movement and a powerful school choice lobbyist.

But based on comments from Sue Burr, a key member of the state board who served as Gov. Jerry Brown's primary education adviser from 2001 - 12, the board is not likely to take up the district - wide spending question.

She recalled the punishment she received after going against Silver during the process of selecting members of the state Board of Regents, which oversees public schools.

The three members of a state board meeting in Albany to consider minimum wage increases for New York's fast - food workers say salaries should rise, though they haven't immediately determined how high and when.

A local member of the state Board of Regents says the board will be taking a close look next week at the State Legislature's request to delay Common Core standards for two years.

Foye said it was «irresponsible and wrong» to sue the state and «smear duly appointed members of a state board created to help elected county officials fix Nassau.»

Since she became NYSUT president in 2014, the union has successfully pressured Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to back off some of his toughest reforms and drove the ouster of reform - oriented members of the state Board of Regents, which sets education policy.

The 2004 legislature gave Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich new power to appoint and remove members of the state board of education, the panel that sets statewide policy for schools.

Such collegiality wasn't so apparent in another session yesterday before members of the State Board of Education.

I want to thank the four retiring members of the State Board of Education for their service.

Even though Education Northwest has been working with Oregon school support coaches for several years, Schneider thinks the recent structural changes in Oregon's education system are leading to renewed interest in the program, particularly among members of the state board of education.

They participate in all SBOE activities and are treated as full members of the State Board.

Rep. Andrew Brenner, a Powell Republican who leads the House Education Committee and is a nonvoting member of the state board, told OAK officials last week, «Sorry.

«He obviously does not know members of the State Board of Education,» Cobey adds.

In 2014, state lawmakers directed members of the State Board of Education to approve two, four - year pilot schools in the state.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing members of the State Board of Education of violating Indiana's open meetings law.

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Comer's departure is an important step, but Connecticut's public schools students, parents, teachers and citizens will not have the Department of Education they deserve until Malloy, Pryor and the remaining members of the State Board of Education are gone, as well.»

Ridgefield teacher Liz Misiewicz called on members of the State Board of Education to support restoration of TEAM funding.

Villar ends his column by thanking Allan Taylor and the other members of the State Board of Education for «Standing up for the best interests of Connecticut students» by insisting SBAC scores be linked to teacher evaluation without a thorough review of the evidence.

In the 1990s, many dentists in the state began offering teeth - whitening services, including most members of the state board.

«This is not a new process,» assistant education commissioner Peter Shulman told members of the state Board of Education last week.

And to drive home the special relationship between the AFT and Malloy — and Malloy and the AFT — AFT President Weingarten, AFT - CT President Peters and Malloy started their day with a tour and press conference at a Meriden public school, with none - other - than the newest member of the State Board of Education, Meriden AFT President Erin Benham.

«Basically, we became the dog that caught the bus,» said Leslie Jacobs, a former member of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the woman widely known as the brains behind RSD, in an interview with the Washington Monthly.

He is an Advanced Practitioner Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, has been an elected member of the State Board of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (C.A.M.F.T.) and is the founder and president of the Conejo Valley Mental Health Professionals Association.

Ritz has clashed repeatedly with Republican Gov. Mike Pence and the 10 appointed members of the State Board of Education.

ALBANY - Several members of the state Board of Regents on Monday sharply criticized a new teacher evaluation forced on them by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Legislature a month ago.

State Superintendent Mark Johnson, someone who has frequently been at odds with members of the State Board of Education, agrees with Cobey on the matter of extending the hold harmless provision.

Meanwhile, if there are any concerns with the group's extensive connections to state movers and shakers, Hall said members of the State Board of Education haven't expressed any concerns to him.

Regent Judith Johnson of Rockland County, left, named Monday to lead a «work group» looking into issues with the state test system, speaks to members of the state Board of Regents during a meeting at the Education Department in Albany on Monday, April 18, 2016.

«Democrats, we are just as guilty of getting sucked into the influence of money and power about which we criticize Republicans,» Yee, a member of State Board of Equalization, said in the most honest and memorable speech of this weekend's annual state party convention.

New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia speaks to members of the state Board of Regents during a meeting at the State Education Department in Albany, Monday, April 18, 2016.

The state legislature replaced one member of the State Board of Regents, but allowed three others to remain, in elections held for the state's top educational policy board.

Without a written policy, Ms. Lever said it was inadvertent last week that the administration said the order only applies to those «who do not take a salary»; virtually all members of all state board and commissions are unpaid.