Sentences with phrase «middle grades options»

Starting in summer 2011, DCPS began engage the Ward 5 community in order to increase middle grades options for families, and the Ward 5 Great Schools Initiative was launched.

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Soon after, and as part of a broader school - board decision to expand school - choice options, the district launched a science and technology middle school, a dual - language immersion elementary, an all - digital high school, an arts - centered grade school, a virtual school starting at grade 3, and more.

The study recommends that interventions be implemented during the early middle grades to prevent most dropout outcomes, and that non-traditional credit - earning options be offered to older enrolled students (17 and older) who already have patterns of chronic absenteeism and course failure.

The district is considering a plan to delay the 7:35 a.m. middle (grades 5 - 8) and high school start time to 8:15 a.m. Oyster River has spent two years considering options for later start times, aiming to balance sleep needs with busing schedules, after - school care, student jobs and extracurricular activities.

Social and emotional strategies are available for primary, secondary, and middle grade levels with the option to administer them universally, in small groups, individually, or at home.

SREB's Challenge to Lead 2020 goals call for states to align middle grades and high school policies with college - readiness standards, to recognize multiple paths to graduation and to provide students with diverse postsecondary options and resources.

But too much hovering, scaffolding and doing something merely for a grade, rather than a tangible outcome, pushes middle grades kids to act more like children, just when they want most to try out their adult skills and options.

Socially equitable middle - grades schools keep positive options open for all students, and they work to overcome systematic variation in resources and outcomes related to race, class, gender, and ability.

The authors outline key components of Linked Learning (including core and technical curriculum and instruction, work - based learning, and supplemental support services); essential characteristics of effective Linked Learning programs (such as informed student choice and alignment both to middle grades and to postsecondary); and options for designing Linked Learning in a district (such as deciding on the amount and focus of the pathways).

Students have been leaving DC Public Schools in droves after the elementary grades because of a dearth of appealing middle school options.

Instead of waiting until high school to find out and potentially face more wasted time, we used one of the middle school options during 8th grade.

A graded plan with the overwhelming majority of final insurance insurance companies is their middle tier option.

A soup kitchen, local middle / grade school, or even tutoring younger nursing students at your college are all great options that will give you an edge on your resume.