Sentences with phrase «numbers of students with»

For schools with high numbers of students with disabilities, this posed a problem.

Boston district schools educate substantial numbers of students with much more severe disabilities who require more support and resources to educate and are far more likely to score low on standardized tests.

Having small numbers of students with useable test scores can also add to random errors.

At a time when many districts lack resources to provide core curriculum, JAMA's Brown and Strasburger argue that online programs could be used to reach larger numbers of students with perhaps better results than a few brief classroom lessons.

In particular, special education teachers, who often teach small classes of students with the most severe disabilities, may have very small numbers of students with which to calculate value - added; they may even have fewer than the minimum required by the state.

• Large numbers of students with high school diplomas admitted to county and community colleges require remediation to pursue college - level courses, especially those requiring academic rigor, including math and science.

Newly enacted legislation helps districts temporarily cope with growing numbers of students with autism, but state officials also offer «ladder» of certification aimed at permanent solutions.

Some of Victoria's wealthiest private schools have reported spikes in numbers of students with disability.

The brief provides context and background on the numbers of students with disabilities who are college and career ready; examines issues related to preparation and readiness for postsecondary education and careers; and includes examples of current programs and policies that help students with disabilities to successfully transition to college and career.

Looking ahead, Herrle worries that large numbers of students with disabilities won't graduate.

The proposed bill removes barriers currently preventing charters in New York from serving higher numbers of students with disabilities (SWD) and English language learners (ELL).

Nonetheless, substantial numbers of students with disabilities enroll in online charter schools.

They also enroll comparably lower numbers of students with special needs.

At a time when we see significant numbers of students with disabilities in NYC unable to meet curricular expectations, it is not surprising that the data continues to show considerable delays and deficits in special education evaluations, IEP meetings, and delivery of services.

Instead of providing money based solely on enrollment, districts that use weighted funding formulas attempt to calculate how much it takes to educate a child with certain needs, such as special education services or remedial help, and then distribute money to schools based on the numbers of students with those needs.

Education Week's reporter was told that «the numbers of students with disabilities or limited English proficiency fell during that time.

The task force specifically recommended that the adequacy study address the additional costs incurred from educating large numbers of students with disabilities, English - language learners, and students in poverty.

Under the law, the city can not make its offer of space conditional on Success Academy's opening its doors to certain numbers of students with disabilities or limited English proficiency — students critics claim the network has ignored.

Most concerning, class sizes are growing and classrooms host an increasing number of students with learning challenges or other special needs — with too few staff and resources made available to support them.

The funding formula — called Foundation Aid — is based on multiple factors including poverty levels, the number of students with disabilities and the number of English - language learners.

Speakers there included a number of students with a connection to Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and several political figures, including Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, Tallahassee State Representative Loranne Ausley and Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna.

Of course, the percentage of students with IEPs in a sector is calculated by dividing the number of students with IEPs by the total number of students in the sector.

The exits and entries of students without IEPs also influence the percentage of students who have IEPs within each sector by changing the total number of students in that sector (the denominator of the calculation), even though it has no impact on the number of students with IEPs (the numerator).

During the past 12 years, the period in which inclusion has been used more extensively, the number of students with disabilities who have graduated from high school has tripled; the number attending college has doubled.

The number of students with good grades passing up the chance to go to university and instead opting for an apprenticeship increases every year.

«There are over 100,000 students with disability whose schools receive no support funding — one third of the total number of students with disability — and many others who get less than they need,» Ms Haythorpe said.

But turnaround high schools have yet to make significant inroads with academics and face hurdles such as declining enrollment, lack of rigorous curricula and a disproportionate number of students with special needs.

The majority of arguments for single - sex schools and classrooms focus on the effects on interactions among students, but they also present the possibility of greatly increasing the number of students with teachers of the same gender.

It's probably easier for the teachers who have a small number of students with similar issues who are just building skills - not preparing for exams - rather than trying to suit hundreds of students.

The relevance of including students with disabilities in assessment and accountability has been demonstrated by the increase in the number of students with disabilities in many states who took and passed the standardized tests and an increase in graduation rates in recent years.

The small number of students with «long - standing truancy problems» in this new program will be carefully followed.

Colleges and universities, high schools, and training and tutoring centers can use the online learning platform to create and deliver self - paced, live online or blended courses — without the need for third - party plug - ins or added costs to support advanced features and support any number of students with a flexible, SaaS - based pricing model.

This is primarily done by individuals or businesses who have a developer in their team or outsource it with the major objective to serve a large number of students with lot of custom features in place.

Over the past 25 years, the number of students with disabilities has increased, and new categories of disability have been created.

Laura recognised that there was a huge need to provide good autism training to staff who worked in mainstream schools due to the increasing number of students with autism spectrum conditions who were being educated outside of the specialist sector.

1 Percent of parental exemptions equals the number of students with exemption divided by the sum of the number of students tested and the number of students with an exemption.

Stanford University's Center for Research on Educational Outcomes (CREDO) recently found that students with disabilities enrolled in charter schools outperformed their peers in math, but there are still opportunities to increase the number of students with disabilities served by charter schools.

These formulas are different for each program and take into account several factors, such as the number of students with individualized education programs (IEPs) and the free and reduced lunch counts or poverty percentage.

A small number of students with missing test scores or other data were also excluded.

The increase in the number of students with disabilities being schooled in mainstream classrooms has happened almost imperceptibly; teachers whisper their concerns for fear of seeming coldhearted.

There are a range of critical issues, such as: the implementation of the reauthorized ESEA (now called The Every Student Succeeds Act) which includes new flexibility for states in designing state standards and accountability systems as well as a hard cap on the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities taking alternate assessments on alternate standards; regulations on disproportionate identification of minority students to special education; and, the goal to transition more disadvantaged students into college and careers that will have a significant impact on some of the most vulnerable children.

Schools participating in the program are allowed under state law to pick the number of students with disabilities they can educate.

The fiscal bureau cost estimate factors in the number of students currently attending private schools, the number of those students with a family income of below 185 percent of the federal poverty level, and how the Milwaukee voucher system expanded over 10 years.

Finally, in regard to whether any students with IEPs should be excused from screening, there are a very small number of students with severe and profound disabilities who will not be functionally able to complete the screening assessments.

• Authorizing school districts to determine annually the special education staffing based upon the number of students with IEPs.

Except for a very small number of students with severe and profound disabilities, all students should participate in universal benchmark screening so that teachers can learn each student's current skills in relation to grade level expectations.

Linda Darling - Hammond and colleagues have cautioned that statistical models can not fully adjust for teachers who have a disproportionate number of students with greater challenges, or whose scores on traditional tests may not accurately reflect their learning, such as special education students; English language learners; and those affected by poor attendance, homelessness, or severe problems at home.

Allows states to use alternative assessments for an unlimited number of students with disabilities: Sen. Alexander's bill eliminates the current regulation that limits the use of alternative assessments to only students with severe cognitive disabilities — approximately 10 percent of SWD or 1 percent of all students.

All of today's educators must have adequate technology knowledge and skills to serve the increasing number of students with disabilities who participate in inclusive general education classrooms (Wagner, Newman, Cameto, & Levine, 2006).

«These principles recognize that we must combine research, fairness and common sense to create assessment systems that are responsive to the increasing number of students with special needs in schools today,» explained Dr. Alba Ortiz Professor of Special Education and Director of the Office of Bilingual Education at the University of Texas, Austin.