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More information can be found here, if you'd like to forward the link to the administrator of your district's school meal program.

More than 100 stakeholders, including school food service and nutrition directors, teachers, current students, youth ambassadors, district and school administrators, and representatives of the state departments of education, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Parent Teacher Association, nonprofit organizations, and industry, attended a meeting October 16 - 17, 2014, in Washington, D.C., hosted by the... Read More

More than 100 stakeholders, including school food service and nutrition directors, teachers, current students, youth ambassadors, district and school administrators, and representatives of the state departments of education, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Parent Teacher Association, nonprofit organizations, and industry, attended a meeting October 16 - 17, 2014, in Washington, D.C., hosted by the...

More special education teachers and administrators could be coming to the Rochester City School District.

What those higher expenses will do, however, is make it more difficult for districts to restore programs such as art and music — which often suffered cuts in the past — or to add programs where school administrators see a growing need.

New York's Education Commissioner told a gathering of school, district, and BOCES administrators that while the state has made progress in areas like curriculum and assessments, much more work remains to be done.

Robert Lowry, deputy director of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, said a threat of losing state aid is more detrimental to districts than unions, so it puts school administrators at a disadvantage during negotiaSchool Superintendents, said a threat of losing state aid is more detrimental to districts than unions, so it puts school administrators at a disadvantage during negotiaschool administrators at a disadvantage during negotiations.

Wayne Harris, a retired school administrator and one of the more intelligent legislators, made the plausible point that county mileage reimbursement democratizes the legislature in supporting members from far - flung districts.

At least 11 school districts that originally planned to apply for state pre-K grants won't seek the funding, and it's likely more will decide against participating as local administrators struggle with the timing and reimbursement structure of the program.

Twenty - three percent of public school teachers and administrators in New York school districts outside New York City were paid more than $ 100,000 during the 2016 - 17 school year, according to data added today to SeeThroughNY.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there's a need to tackle funding inequities in poorer school districts in his State of the State Address earlier this month, and Syracuse City School District administrators said they agree: The local district needs moreschool districts in his State of the State Address earlier this month, and Syracuse City School District administrators said they agree: The local district needs moreSchool District administrators said they agree: The local district needs moDistrict administrators said they agree: The local district needs modistrict needs more help.

State Sen. Jim Tedisco lauded the district and its administrators for spending the funding on hiring more teachers and expanding programs aimed at needy children and proposing a budget that cuts school taxes.

It is in the less desirable and more troubled systems, the nation's urban and rural school districts, that administrators currently have tremendous difficulty finding sufficient numbers of certified teachers.

In Sacramento, administrator Lyn McCarty will be focusing her efforts on staff development and monitoring / coaching activities bent on the notion that more consistent literacy instruction can be achieved across classrooms and school sites within the district.

Districts rich or poor and urban or rural, teachers and administrators, equipment suppliers, consultants, building contractors, pension funds — along with the advocacy organizations that everywhere push for more school spending — can detect such opportunities for gain and join forces, at least up to the point at which remedies are specified and the bigger pie begins to be sliced.

In 2003 schools chancellor Joel Klein appointed her and the project, through a no - bid three - year $ 5.4 million contract, to the task of revamping the way literacy skills are taught in more than 100 district schools, including most of those in Brooklyn and Queens, the project's mission is to retrain — through onsite workshops, leadership seminars, curricular materials, and an intensive summer institute — primary and upper - grade teachers, administrators from principals up through district superintendents, and central department policymakers.

School and district administrators can apply these suggestions to their own goals, including reminding parents and the community at large that the world is more technologically complex than it was when they studied math in high school and that the typical career is much more likely to require not only competency in statistics and analytics but also problem - solving sSchool and district administrators can apply these suggestions to their own goals, including reminding parents and the community at large that the world is more technologically complex than it was when they studied math in high school and that the typical career is much more likely to require not only competency in statistics and analytics but also problem - solving sschool and that the typical career is much more likely to require not only competency in statistics and analytics but also problem - solving skills.

Last fall, four more districts and three charter schools also began using it to judge the performance of principals and district - level administrators whose responsibilities relate to instruction.

Nine school districts in Maine will participate in Re: Learning, a research - based effort that encourages teachers and administrators to redesign their schools to get all students more directly involved in their learning.

The ads, paid for by the 140 - member Kansas City School Administrators Association, are addressed to «School administrators» and read: «If respect, good working conditions, competitive salaries, fair treatment, job security, and equity are important to you, think more than twice before accepting a position with the Kansas City, Mo., school district.&School Administrators Association, are addressed to «School administrators» and read: «If respect, good working conditions, competitive salaries, fair treatment, job security, and equity are important to you, think more than twice before accepting a position with the Kansas City, Mo., school district.&School administrators» and read: «If respect, good working conditions, competitive salaries, fair treatment, job security, and equity are important to you, think more than twice before accepting a position with the Kansas City, Mo., school district.&school district.»

Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.

Jesse Register, the superintendent of the 76,000 - student Metropolitan Nashville school district, says administrators realized they needed new and different systems in place to make sure more of those students graduated.

We invite you to explore more than 50 high - impact programs for teachers, instructional leaders, school leaders, district administrators, and other education professionals in the following areas:

Lynette N. Tannis began her education career more than two decades ago and has served in myriad capacities in traditional and charter school settings, including classroom teacher, literacy coordinator, school / district administrator, intern superintendent, and education consultant.

In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aschool, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aSchool District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.

Reformers are school district leaders who aim to make centralized, government - run educational systems work more effectively by imposing new rules and regulations concerning what school administrators and teachers can and can not do.

The board of education or BOCES shall appoint the members of the team, a majority of which shall be teachers, which shall include the superintendent of schools or his or her designee in the case of school districts or the district superintendent or his or her designee in the case of BOCES; school administrators upon designation by the administrators» collective bargaining organization; teachers upon designation by the teachers» collective bargaining organization; at least one parent upon designation by the established parent groups in the district or in their absence, by the superintendent in the case of a school district or district superintendent in the case of a BOCES; and one or more curriculum specialists, meaning a teacher or administrator whose primary job responsibility involves the development or evaluation of curricula, upon designation by the district or teachers» collective bargaining organization or both.

According to interviews with more than a dozen teachers and school administrators in five different districts, students in New York are taking more practice tests, and they're spending more time on math and reading — and less on other subjects — since Common Core was put into place.

By shifting money to pay for more academic counselors and librarians next year at the lowest - performing schools, administrators of East Side Union High School District in San Jose have revised the district's draft three - year Local Control and Accountability Plan, incorporating key recommendations of parents and tDistrict in San Jose have revised the district's draft three - year Local Control and Accountability Plan, incorporating key recommendations of parents and tdistrict's draft three - year Local Control and Accountability Plan, incorporating key recommendations of parents and teachers.

School administrators and teachers cited a need for more robust data tools, as well as a need for more of the technology that is already a fixture in some districts.

The team, a majority of which shall be teachers, shall include the superintendent of the district for which the team was formed or his or her designee; school administrators upon designation by the administrators» collective bargaining organization; teachers upon designation by the teachers» collective bargaining organization; at least one parent upon designation by the established parent groups in the district, or, in their absence, by the chancellor in the case of a high school division, a special education division or a chancellor's district, or by the board of education of the community school district in the case of a community school district; one or more curriculum specialists, meaning a teacher or administrator whose primary job responsibility involves the development or evaluation of curricula, upon designation by either or both the teachers» collective bargaining organization, or by the chancellor in the case of a high school division, a special education division or a chancellor's district, or by the board of education of the community school district in the case of a community school district.

Add in the growing number of cities pursuing school portfolio management (which focuses on both charters and traditional district - run schools), and the urgent need to train administrators with the skills to thoughtfully manage what Edfuel calls «the autonomous and accountable public schools sector» is even more apparent.

With the new curriculum, Rudzitis hopes that more school administrators will see the importance of making things and want to bring the curriculum into their districts.

Now, as more districts begin using online professional development to help teachers improve their skills, school administrators must be sure to avoid the same pitfalls, say experts who have watched the number and variety of cyber programs rise in recent years.

As senior - level administrators are both the stewards of the pension system and the recipients of the highest net benefits, the authors conclude, «There is no reason to expect school administrators or their organizations to support reforms that would provide a more modern and mobile retirement system for young educators» and suggest that districts could be recruiting young teachers more effectively by putting money in upfront salaries rather than in end - of - career pension benefits.

The district wants to use test score data as one of several measures in its new evaluation system, as it is currently doing in a voluntary program involving nearly 700 teachers and administrators at more than 100 schools.

GCI also found that charter schools paid teachers on average 20 % less than public school districts while paying administrators significantly more (about 50 % greater than their counterparts in similar - sized public school districts).

District leaders faced with struggling schools were less rather than more likely to sponsor leadership - development initiatives or to provide strategic help to principals; they focused instead on recruiting a different sort of administrator.

In many ways, the Ossining school district in New York might look like a school business administrator's worst nightmare: The state has frozen important funding to the district while capping taxes; the district is swelling with more low - income students; and voters have to approve its budget every year.

Prior to Aveson, Kate was a teacher, district administrator and an educational consultant through the Comprehensive School Reform Grant program... Read more...

But not every school district has been able to hire more administrators.

Mike Bublitz Mike, after serving more than three decades as a teacher and administrator in several Michigan districts, began his work as an educational consultant in the areas of educator evaluation, school improvement planning, and Title I planning.

Also, the district has oftentimes applied the policy in a discriminatory fashion, with the district searching students more frequently in schools that serve more low - income students and students of color and allowing its administrators to target particular students.

More than 150 principals and administrators from more than 30 Ohio districts and school providers graduated from the program, 60 in the first year, and nearly 90 % of program participants rated LBL Ohio as effective or very effecMore than 150 principals and administrators from more than 30 Ohio districts and school providers graduated from the program, 60 in the first year, and nearly 90 % of program participants rated LBL Ohio as effective or very effecmore than 30 Ohio districts and school providers graduated from the program, 60 in the first year, and nearly 90 % of program participants rated LBL Ohio as effective or very effective

The scheduling mess at Jefferson High School emerged for many more reasons than a troubled new computer system, district officials and school administrators told LA School Report School emerged for many more reasons than a troubled new computer system, district officials and school administrators told LA School Report school administrators told LA School Report School Report today.

«Whether real or perceived, school administrators, district school leaders and, more important, parents and students are not going to have any trust in this assessment system until these issues are fully vetted,» Browning told the Gradebook.

This data can not only inform more effective interventions by guidance counselors and teachers, but help administrators develop district - and school - wide programs that foster resiliency and address the needs of the whole student.

But despite more than 50,000 certified teachers and administrators, Governor Malloy and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor chose to put Connecticut's «Alliance Districts» in the hands of an individual who has consistently failed to do what is legally required of Connecticut's real public school teachers and administrators.

I remember, as a school and district administrator, feeling like I was wearing more hats than I could during the spring season... part of me was in the current year and the rest of me was thinking and planning for what had to happen to get ready for the next year.

Walker also said over the years he has heard more school administrators say they have been able to use the Act 10 collective bargaining law to benefit school districts by saving them health care and pension costs and thereby keeping property taxes down without the confines of union contracts.