Sentences with phrase «number of students participate»

As just one example, a student wanted to bring a dance studio to the high school, and Jones and his team converted half of the prior cafeteria to a dance studio where now a significant number of students participate.

But they remain, for the most part, extracurricular add - ons in which only a limited number of students participate.

Mary Sullivan, Backpack Program coordinator with ACOC, said the number of students participating in the program from the Johnsburg Central School rose from 40 last year to 58 this year — a 31 percent increase.

We know that every year we've got declining numbers of students participating in NAPLAN, and the other thing is that that's not consistent across schools or sectors.

The state bases the adjustments on a percentage of the total average daily membership in each district, not the number of students participating in the programs.

The country has also set ambitious targets to bolster the number of students participating in higher education, which will in turn place significant demands on the primary, secondary, and tertiary education systems to boost its numbers and outcomes.

Number of Districts: Nine district implementation grants and two district planning grants Number of Programs: Each district will develop systems of 6 - 8 pathway options Number of Students Participating: Each participating district serves at least 5,000 students

Size: Fifth largest school district in California with 62,000 students and covering 320 square miles Number of High Schools: 9 Number of Career Academies: 17 (15 funded by CPA, 2 unfunded) Number of Career Pathways: 5 (Artswork, Business Careers, Engineering / Building Trades, and Visual and Performing Arts) Number of Student Participating: 2,623

Within just a few years, the addition of a Grab - and - Go offering to the breakfast program has increased the number of students participating by 27 percent.

The number of students participating in the program has nearly doubled from last year.

The number of students participating in the programs Figlio studied were small.

It is unlikely that Louisiana's other two school choice programs — special needs program (342 students participating in 2015 - 2016) and tax credit scholarship program (781 students participating in 2015 - 2016)-- have a major impact on participation by private schools due to the relatively small number of students participating in these programs

The report finds that the ECCO model increased the capacity for career academies to provide career exploration activities and increased the number of students participating in internships.

The large number of students participating provides strong statistical power and reliability.

This approach is becoming increasingly popular — each year, the number of students participating in online driver programs increases by about 15 percent.

By contrast, the number of students participating in a private choice program went from 0 to only 30,587.

The number of students participating in school choice programs has reached a record high of more than 301,000 students nationwide, up from about 260,000 in 2012 - 13.

Results: The Collaborative more than tripled the number of students participating in secondary engineering courses, from 1,493 students to 6,373, while building a more diverse and better qualified pipeline of students preparing for STEM careers in our region.

The number of students participating, and the number of parents attending the launch parties has grown from year to year and is now in the hundreds.

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The program is capped with a business trip abroad, where students meet and learn from local executives, tour businesses in a number of economic sectors, and participate in a consulting project with classmates and students from international host schools.

At Wharton, Ulrich says, he has seen increasing numbers of students spend their summers in San Francisco developing their startups and then participating in Wharton's Semester in San Francisco during the fall — a program he pioneered a couple years ago to continue the foundation built during the summer.

In 2011, he announced an $ 11.5 million investment to support the creation of a new university center, to help renovate Millikin's oldest residence hall and to double the number of students who participate in a scholars program.

The trips include stopovers in major cities where students will learn firsthand what it is like to do business while participating in a number of cultural and tourist activities.

A new pilot program is off to a strong start with overwhelming numbers of students interested in participating.

The numbers of Jewish students participating in Hillel activities have increased, but like their parents, most observe only the High Holidays and Passover.

In preparation OUYC has participated in the Sunsail Spring Series, Varsity, BUSA Student Nationals, Course Croisiere EDHEC international student sailing cup and a larger number of the RORC summer offshore season including some of the affliated JOG (Junior Offshore Group)Student Nationals, Course Croisiere EDHEC international student sailing cup and a larger number of the RORC summer offshore season including some of the affliated JOG (Junior Offshore Group)student sailing cup and a larger number of the RORC summer offshore season including some of the affliated JOG (Junior Offshore Group) races.

As a majority of students participate in a number of extracurricular activities, students need as much lead - time as possible to complete any homework.

The program must require the testing of a statistically significant number of students multiple times throughout the year at approximately 30 percent of high schools that participate in athletic competitions sponsored by the League.

Another big win in the past year has been an increase in the number of after - school meals served to students who participate in sports, tutoring or other afterschool activities.

Carmen Griffith was instrumental in increasing the number of students who participate in the breakfast program.

More than 31 million children in the United States participate in the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP, each school day, 1 and a large number of students consume up to half of their daily calories at school.2 Yet, many schools were built decades ago and face challenges as they strive to serve foods that meet children's dietary needs.

Grades 3 - 5 can participate in a «Breakfast Club»: After a certain number of days of participation, students can earn prizes that encourage health and wellness, like water bottles and jump ropes.

A large number of New York's students refused to participate in state tests this year.

The percentage of low - income children who participated in the program actually decreased, despite a growing number of students who qualified.

This year, to mark the10th anniversary of the JLS Foundation, will expand its reach by launching the Hometown Mentoring program and increasing the number of students who participate.

The findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, indicate that sharing a classroom with greater numbers of students who participate in a brief intervention can boost all students» grades over and above the initial benefits of the intervention.

The typical track is often termed the «2 -3-2» or «2 -4-2» track, reflecting the number of years that a student participates in each of the three sections of M.D. - Ph.

Of the approximately 4,000 who were identified as at risk for mental health problems and offered the ten - session group intervention during second grade, those who participated in a greater number of sessions showed significantly greater improvements in third - grade outcomes than did the at - risk students who participated in fewer sessionOf the approximately 4,000 who were identified as at risk for mental health problems and offered the ten - session group intervention during second grade, those who participated in a greater number of sessions showed significantly greater improvements in third - grade outcomes than did the at - risk students who participated in fewer sessionof sessions showed significantly greater improvements in third - grade outcomes than did the at - risk students who participated in fewer sessions.

A significantly greater number of students fail science, engineering and math courses that are taught lecture - style than fail in classes incorporating so - called active learning that expects them to participate in discussions and problem - solving beyond what they've memorized.

These 36 students who did not participate in the earlier test then had pick letters and numbers out of an array within a designated amount of time, finding that the subjects who viewed the baby animals were able to concentrate more and perform better, increasing accuracy by 16 percent and speed by 13 percent, while performance.

A 2007 study of the AP incentive program in Texas found that participating schools not only boosted AP enrollment but also reported an approximate 30 percent increase in the number of students scoring 1100 and higher on the SATs and about an 8 percent increase in college matriculation.

The number of students not participating in state assessments is large and growing.

Janene says the students have shown so much enthusiasm and passion for cooking that a number of Year 1 and 2 students have participated in a popular lunchtime gardening club, held once a week.

The format allows a large number of students to share thoughts at the same time, and may help shy students participate as they don't have to speak in public.

For example, the idea that the success of LEAs will be determined based on: «the number and percentage of participating students by subgroup who have daily access to effective and highly effective teachers» is problematic in the way that it potentially limits the innovative staffing models possible to serve students if educator is defined as one being co-located with the student.

As of 2010, 45 states had joined either PARCC or the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium that was likewise developing new assessments seeking to better gauge students» higher - level thinking skills, but the number of states participating in both consortia has since fallen.

Capping the number of students who can participate in choice programs has kept school districts from suffering any severe drops in enrollment.

As part of their work with the project, Gilford's biology students tested the water quality of a number of local streams last year, and each class participated in a different community - outreach project that gave their lessons real - world impact.

Fourth and fifth graders can earn books after attending their club sessions three times because chapter books are plentiful, but younger students sometimes have to participate six to eight times before they can be given a new book due to their numbers and the supply of materials.

And sometimes, they even come back for their first job: A number of participating students have worked as tellers to put themselves through college.