Sentences with phrase «members about districts»

Since our launch in 2009, GO Public Schools Oakland has connected the public to education by informing and empowering community members about district and school policies and practices through communications and events.

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At a Toastmasters International district conference in a Toronto suburb in November, members made plenty of direct eye contact as they talked about the shyness that had once silenced them, holding back their lives and careers.

Broward School Board members took a stand against arming school employees Tuesday, while facing harsh public criticism about how well the district protects and cares for its students.

Each can shelter about 800 evacuees, will have a couple dozen staff members from the district and Parks and Recreation Department, and be ready with food to last four or five days, said BPS chief operating officer Mark Mullins.

At a time when financial planners are talking about a «retirement crisis» in America, we have preserved a tool that will help our members retire with more comfort and dignity,» Tom Wroblewski, District 751 president, said in a statement.

errr, if you want to talk about kicking a hornet's nest, the opening volley was made by certain members of the Dover School District.

Alan was joined by a larger group of ACO clients and members (the majority were also in broad acre production and cereal cropping enterprises) to hear from Dr Andrew Monk about Australian Organic and what is happening in the broader Junee district and Riverina area.

HIGHLAND PARK — The Park District Board on Thursday night heard a presentation from the 35 - member Flying Deucemen Disc Golf Club about constructing a new Frisbee - disc golf course at Centennial Park.

The mild - mannered Onstott is one of about 20 students from various Chicago high schools who plan to protest the district's food at the board meeting and present members with other possible paths as they review the bids.

Board members raised concerns about the longevity of the relationship with the high school district since renovation of the pool at Buffalo Grove High School is expected to be completed next year.

City Council members said they have reservations about the cost of the facility if the Park District does not agree to use the library.

Two weeks ago the mayor and members of his Cabinet complained about a proposed agreement Kramer negotiated with the Chicago Park District covering the authority «s use of the Burnham Park - Soldier Field area as a fairground.

The Chicago Park District Board passed a balanced budget for 2003 of $ 338 million Wednesday, despite an outcry from city residents and union members about cuts in park employees» hours.

Commissioner Steven Born wants Sportsman's Club members to contribute as much money as possible, pointing out that the Park District has spent about $ 1 million fighting the litigation that sought to have the facility shut down.

A flurry of emails and calls from Oak Park Youth Baseball & Softball members helped the organization gain hours on Park District of Oak Park fields this summer, but the group still has concerns about fair use in the future.

It is essential for the food service director and key members of their management team to learn enough about facility design and equipment to guide the district and ensure that efficient production systems are created or maintained.

Nancy McCaul, Park District director of business systems, said about eight staff members received training on a software system that will be used to make the cards.

Still, the skate park's supporters, which include the Wheaton Park District and DuPage County Board member Paul Didzerekis (R - Wheaton), say they can overcome any reservations about the projects.

The proposals were drafted by the District 41 Think Tank, a volunteer group of about 60 staff members and parents, formed last year as part of long - range planning.

Gary Schaefer, a water resources engineer hired by the Crystal Lake Park District Board to study the situation, queried board members last week about their expectations for the lake.

In Riverview School District, «high school Future Farmers of America (FFA) club members visited each school in the district during lunch and handed out samples of locally grown produce and talked with students about their pDistrict, «high school Future Farmers of America (FFA) club members visited each school in the district during lunch and handed out samples of locally grown produce and talked with students about their pdistrict during lunch and handed out samples of locally grown produce and talked with students about their products.

The program began about three months ago through a partnership with Tanner Health System and the Carrollton City Schools district FoodCorps service member, Dory Cooper.

Although village trustees said they liked the district's landscaping plan, which would retain about 60 trees and plant 95 new trees, several board members said they would not approve the park plan unless the district made aesthetic changes to the proposed shelter.

Park District Executive Director Walter Cook and park board members attributed the referendum proposal's defeat last fall primarily to a failure to educate voters about the benefits and the purpose of the proposal.

Some residents are also upset about comments some members of the citizen - run Haas Park Advisory Council, which makes recommendations to the Park District based on community input, made at a meeting in June concerning the possibility of all - night basketball at the new park.

The center is slated to open by the end of the year and expects about 1,000 new members in the first year, said Ross Bruni, the district's recreation program and service administrator.

«Our members are working hard, phone - banking other NYSUT members and going door to door to educate their colleagues... in just about every district in the state,» Carl Korn of NYSUT said.

The state capital's culture is notorious for its male privilege — the New York Times once summarized the infamous «Bear Mountain Compact» as «any liaisons with interns or young staff members that occur north of Bear Mountain Bridge, which spans the Hudson River between Orange and Westchester Counties, are not spoken about in the home districts in New York City or elsewhere.»

Torres said he didn't hear about the meeting until Thursday afternoon, and that Fridays are typically days for members to meet with officials and residents in their districts.

Lafferty said regardless of what Park District voters think about their former board member, he wasn't always able to represent the area to the fullest because other members didn't like him.

When he was an Assembly Member he did nothing, said nothing about the vacant lots in his district or around the city.

This will include social events and happy hours for members and guests all along the 73rd Assembly District, co-sponsored events with like - minded civic and community groups as well as the hosting of events that delve deeply into issues that the community is concerned about.

Each year, Assembly members are given a budget of about $ 39,000 for legislative postage and printing — much of which goes to sending direct mailers that look similar to political campaign advertisements to thousands of constituents in each of the 150 Assembly Districts.

Liuba Grechen Shirley, leader of the group New York 2nd District Democrats, had presented Schaffer with a list of about 70 members more than a month ago.

This year, Brindisi said, the number has grown to about 15 or so members from several regions — including the Upper Hudson Valley, Capital District and Buffalo — who have met several times so far to discuss a wide range of topics.

But Swanick, a former member of the Erie County Board of Legislators, says he was thinking about running in the 60th Senate District for a while now.

About 180 County Committee members allocated several thousand votes within Lower Manhattan's election districts.

Nightmare on Stephenson Boulevard is an eight part series which traces the history of a dispute among neighbors that spiraled out of control and came to consume members of the New Rochelle Police Department, the City Court of New Rochelle and the Westchester County District Attorney's office and raised serious doubts about the justice system in the City of New Rochelle.

Not shy about bringing a little elbow into the game, Rivera is taking on the incumbent Democratic senator in the adjoining district, Jeff Klein, over his defection from the rest of the conference and leadership of a five - member rump faction that caucused and shared power with the Republicans in the past two years.

Council Member Eric Ulrich, a Republican whose district covers the western half of Rockaway, has had many harsh comments about de Blasio in the past but on Friday had only praise for his post-Sandy efforts.

He said if the supporters did not live up to their pledge, he and other Uprising members would go into their districts, shouting «Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire» about them.

District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that on or about June 8, 2011 at approximately 8:35 p.m., members of the Stony Point Police Department responded to a low impact traffic incident.

So said one of the audience members questioning, and complaining about, the inclusion of a slice of southern Brooklyn in the Staten Island - dominated 11th Congressional District.

University District Council Member Rasheed Wyatt said, «We are excited about the historic legacy of Parkside Candy.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

House members in swing districts, meanwhile, talk with dread about having to defend their seats next year.

Levin, another member of the caucus, who represents central Brooklyn district where the Clinton campaign has its headquarters, said he was notified by the campaign on Friday about its endorsement list, and that he's looking forward to helping with the campaign.

Other council members have quietly complained about calls from outside their districts clogging phone lines.

«Amber's strong message about public education and commitment to positive change for working families and business is resonating with NYSUT members across the 60th District,» Vice President Andrew Pallotta said.

SEIU Local200 represents workers in universities, municipal facilities and school districts, with about 15,000 members.