Sentences with phrase «new statewide school district»

Eric led the creation and development of this new statewide school district, which operates under the administration of the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent.

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* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Those cuts, in fact, come at a time when there are 15,000 fewer teachers and support staff in New York state public schools than two years ago, and as districts statewide expect to lay off at least 10,000 more employees in 2011 - 12.

The rally, organized by the Rise and Resist and the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) in recent weeks, is part of a statewide push to fulfill the 2007 Campaign for Fiscal Equity court ruling that mandates education funds be distributed to New York's school districts to ensure all schools can provide students with a «sound basic education.»

New York City schools and a handful of districts statewide have used the standardized tests under Common Core for grades 3 through 8 as a factor in promoting students to the next grade.

The 36 Fellows represent 18 New York State school districts who attended the Second Annual NYS MBK Statewide Symposium held in Albany today with their mentors.

The plan recommends an investment in the first year of $ 225 million statewide with priority to 4 - year - olds in high - needs school districts, including those in New York City.

In New York almost 98 percent of school budgets were approved in statewide voting Tuesday, including the majority of school districts asking for overrides of the state's mandatory property tax cap.

Pension costs for teachers and other professional school staffers are expected to rise about 10 percent in the 2018 - 19 school year for districts on Long Island and statewide after three years of reductions, according to estimates by the New York State Teachers» Retirement System.

That's led school districts around the state to complain that they won't know how much state aid they're getting for the new school year in time to get their budgets ready for the May statewide vote.

«The recent statewide growth in and impact of tax exempt entities severely erodes the tax base of local governments and school districts, unfairly transfers the tax burden to remaining homeowners and businesses, and further compromises New York's position as a fair and competitive environment in which to live and invest,» Teresi said in October as part of his budget address.

Signaling that schools will be a top priority during the upcoming legislative session, Ducey outlined plans for an education - heavy agenda, including statewide teacher pay raises, increased spending on all - day kindergarten, and a $ 1,000 signing bonus for new teachers who take jobs in low - income districts.

The NAEP scores they focus on do not correspond in most of the cases to the relevant years in which the court orders were actually implemented; they ignore the fact that, as in Kentucky, initial increases in funding are sometimes followed by substantial decreases in later years; and their use of NAEP scores makes no sense in a state like New Jersey, where the court orders covered only a subset of the state's students (i.e., students in 31 poor urban school districts) and not the full statewide populations represented by NAEP scores.

The study found that after multimedia technology was used to support project - based learning, eighth graders in Union City, New Jersey, scored 27 percentage points higher than students from other urban and special needs school districts on statewide tests in reading, math, and writing achievement.

The Oregon legislature drafted the new tax proposal in a special session last month, stipulating that a majority of the state's cities, counties, and school districts must signal their backing for a statewide vote before it can be held, in March or May of next...

South Carolina appears on track to enact legislation that would create both a statewide authorizer for charter schools and a new statewide district exclusively for those schools.

The new law phased out the statewide programs, mandating that beginning in the 2009 — 10 school year, each Florida school district must develop its own offering or contract with a provider to offer a K — 8 full - time online school option.

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.

-- December 17, 2015 Digital Learning + Teacher Leadership: Two New School Models — December 3, 2015 Launching Paid Teacher Leadership with a Union - District Partnership — November 12, 2015 The Whole Package: 12 Factors of High - Impact Teacher - Leader Roles — November 5, 2015 Creating a Statewide Turnaround District: Lessons from Tennessee — October 14, 2015 Start of a Teacher - Led Revolution?

Kunjan Narechania was appointed as CEO of the Louisiana Recovery School District (RSD) in 2017, where she oversees the unification of schools in New Orleans and statewide school improvement efforts under the Every Student SucceedSchool District (RSD) in 2017, where she oversees the unification of schools in New Orleans and statewide school improvement efforts under the Every Student Succeedschool improvement efforts under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

was appointed as CEO of the Louisiana Recovery School District (RSD) in 2017, where she oversees the unification of schools in New Orleans and statewide school improvement efforts under the Every Student SucceedSchool District (RSD) in 2017, where she oversees the unification of schools in New Orleans and statewide school improvement efforts under the Every Student Succeedschool improvement efforts under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

In the 2013 - 2015 state budget, money for districts will be tight again, creating a new round of challenges, which D'Andrea says will probably include merit pay, a teacher effectiveness program, the expansion of school choice, and maybe the creation of a statewide charter authorizer.

The article's author, James A. Peyser, explains that even though Boston Public Schools and the Boston Alliance for Charter Schools affirmed their commitment in September 2011 to «[provide] all Boston students and families with improved schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes Schools and the Boston Alliance for Charter Schools affirmed their commitment in September 2011 to «[provide] all Boston students and families with improved schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes Schools affirmed their commitment in September 2011 to «[provide] all Boston students and families with improved schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes schools and broader choice, [through] a new culture of collaboration between the district and charter schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes schools,» charter school growth is stymied by the state cap, which limits students who attend charter schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes schools to 9 percent of the total public student population statewide, and to 18 percent of students in the lowest - performing districts, which includes Boston.

Charter schools also are effectively serving English language learners, with a graduation rate that is 45 percent higher than their host district schools and 31 percent higher than New York's statewide average.

In 2012, the graduation rate for New York charter school students with disabilities was 81 percent higher than the graduation rate in their host districts, and 13 percent higher than New York's statewide average.

On one side, parents frustrated with the Payson Unified School District say they would welcome the K - 8 charter school, with a network of campuses with some 6,000 students statewide, higher than average test scores on most of its campuses, uniforms, new buildings and the relative freedom from state regulation charter schools School District say they would welcome the K - 8 charter school, with a network of campuses with some 6,000 students statewide, higher than average test scores on most of its campuses, uniforms, new buildings and the relative freedom from state regulation charter schools school, with a network of campuses with some 6,000 students statewide, higher than average test scores on most of its campuses, uniforms, new buildings and the relative freedom from state regulation charter schools enjoy.

Rhode Island is already experimenting heavily with various forms of digital learning, with two new virtual charter high schools; an annual statewide conference on innovation, technology and learning; and a homegrown nonprofit institute that provides professional development and consulting to districts interested in expanding digital learning.

Phase 3» In April 1999, Hartwick College and Oneonta City School District (OCSD) entered a formal partnership sponsored by the New York Partnership for Statewide Systems Change 2001 / Higher Education Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling to study ways to meet the learning needs of all students in general education classes.

Mr. DeMartin also serves as a board member for the NY44 health trust, an advisory member of the Western New York Autism Coalition, he is the founding member of the Statewide BOCES Directors of Special Education biannual meeting, and serves on a variety of school district committees.

RENO, Nev. — The Nevada Department of Education is postponing the release of its new school rating system after districts statewide complained the preliminary numbers don't seem to make sense.

The revenue sharing is a thorn in the side of school districts, leading to frequent calls for a new, statewide property tax to fund charter schools.

While Gov. Jerry Brown has instituted a new funding formula for school districts statewide, sending putting more dollars in local hands, he is also asking teachers to increase their pension contributions as a way to help pay down $ 74 billion in teacher pension debt.

All districts receiving funds will have the same charge — to develop model curriculum and assessments, to develop an online tool so that teachers statewide can access the curriculum, to implement the state's new teacher evaluation system and to help strengthen the state's charter school authorizing practices.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Diverse Charter Schools Coalition congratulates member schools Bricolage Academy of New Orleans, Morris Jeff Community School, and the International School of Louisiana on outperforming both the statewide and district averages in the 2017 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) assesSchools Coalition congratulates member schools Bricolage Academy of New Orleans, Morris Jeff Community School, and the International School of Louisiana on outperforming both the statewide and district averages in the 2017 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) assesschools Bricolage Academy of New Orleans, Morris Jeff Community School, and the International School of Louisiana on outperforming both the statewide and district averages in the 2017 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) assessments.

New Orleans Diverse Charter Schools Outperform District on Statewide Assessment The Coalition Congratulates Bricolage Academy of New Orleans, Morris Jeff Community School, and the International School of Louisiana on their LEAP Performance

District teams will learn about the new Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES), next year's statewide pilot and the development of a readiness and scaling plan for full implementation in the 2013 - 14 school year.

The Greenville News reports that «at the heart of the «chaos» is the effort by four charter schools, deemed failing by the statewide charter school district, to leave the state district for a new boss: a newly formed charter - school authorizer at Erskine College, a private Christian college in the Upstate.»

Mississippi law allows the State to take over school districts in two distinct ways: by declaring a state of emergency and converting districts into «transformation» status or absorbing them into the new statewide Achievement School Disschool districts in two distinct ways: by declaring a state of emergency and converting districts into «transformation» status or absorbing them into the new statewide Achievement School DisSchool District.

Last year, only 7 percent of New York City students with disabilities scored «proficient» or better in English and 12 percent in math, and statewide there were at least 190 school districts in which not a single special education student was proficient on the third - grade language arts test.

Rather than an afterthought, parent input is sought early and often and at all levels in this urban district in northeastern Ohio — whether it's for systemwide school improvement plans or implementation of new statewide reading benchmarks.

By relying on trusted statewide data for these indicators, the new system will dramatically expand the areas in which comparisons can be made among districts, schools and student subgroups throughout the state.

Not less than 2 of the new commonwealth charters approved by the board in any year shall be granted for charter schools located in districts where overall student performance on the statewide assessment system approved by the board under section 1I of chapter 69 is in the lowest 10 per cent statewide in the 2 years preceding the charter application.

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She will be based in the organization's New York City office but will routinely travel statewide focusing on the largest school districts where charters are located.

Scala has provided technical assistance to states, districts, schools, and others includes supporting state education agency staff to create new strategies for supporting underperforming districts and schools; assisting states, districts, and schools to support implementation of RTI in secondary schools; aiding states to address high school improvement; and creating statewide frameworks focused on improving adolescent literacy outcomes.

Chicago, IL (03/17/2013)-- Today at ASCD's 68th Annual Conference and Exhibit Show, ASCD and the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) announced a new partnership to provide FADSS members statewide customized professional development that will build participants» capacity for successfully leading, supporting, and monitoring the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in their districts.

In what is likely his last statewide broadcast, Cerf took the unusual step of sending out a letter to school districts refuting the New Jersey Education Association, the teachers union, on what he said were its inaccurate claims about new initiatives in teacher evaluation and student testiNew Jersey Education Association, the teachers union, on what he said were its inaccurate claims about new initiatives in teacher evaluation and student testinew initiatives in teacher evaluation and student testing.

The teachers were drawn from more than two dozen districts — from Alexandria Township in exurban Hunterdon County to urban Elizabeth that took part in the two - year pilot from 2011 - 13, leading up to the statewide adoption of the system this school year to meet the requirements of the state's new teacher - tenure law, TEACHNJ.

While a statewide organization known as the Louisiana Special Education Cooperative functions to offer support to the special education population of school districts, only nine of New Orleans» charter schools participated as of 2014 (Westervelt, 2014).

Professional Experience Walt Whitman Middle School 246 (Brooklyn, NY) 2004 — Present New York City Teaching Fellow — 7th & 8th Grade Collaborative Team Teacher • Develop individualized education plans and interdisciplinary lessons for students with various disabilities • Implement varied instructional techniques to reach students of diverse backgrounds and skill sets • Create an atmosphere conducive to learning and personal growth • Implement and meet district and statewide curriculum and content standard demands • Organize and facilitate meetings with students» parents and related service providers