In a high -
needs urban public school district, the focus and resources are often directed toward lower - performing students.
Not exact matches
«It is crucial that parents and members of the
public know that this bond proposition, which will greatly benefit students in
urban school districts around Westchester, will
need support on Election Day,» said Williams.
April 7, 2016 — To better meet the unique
needs of different students,
urban districts are increasingly expanding the options available to families by providing a variety of
public schools: traditional, magnet, charter, and hybrid models.
As the traditional
urban school district is slowly replaced by a system marked by an array of nongovernmental
school providers, new policies (undergirded by a new understanding of the government's role in
public schooling) are
needed.
They are unique in the nation in that they have autonomy over budget, staffing, governance, curriculum and assessment, and the
school calendar to provide increased flexibility to organize
schools and staffing to best meet students»
needs, while operating within the economy of scale of a large
urban public school district.
Some of the most dramatic gains in
urban education have come from
school districts using a «portfolio strategy»: negotiating performance agreements with some mix of traditional, charter and hybrid
public schools, allowing them great autonomy, letting them handcraft their
schools to fit the
needs of their students, giving parents their choice of
schools, replicating successful
schools and replacing failing
schools.
To fulfill our promise of a quality
public education, every
school district, whether rural or
urban, small or large, must have adequate resources to fully meet the learning
needs of all students.
Atlanta
Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing oblig
Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the
school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the
district has «low population»
schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing oblig
schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to
urban traffic constraints and community
needs;» many students
need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the
district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligations.
Residencies prepare effective teachers to serve students in high -
need,
urban and rural
public school districts.