As a part of our annual research
survey of district leader purchasing behaviors, we ask district leaders who they turn to for advice when making decisions.
Nearly half
of district leaders said they had become more oriented to customer service and public relations after charter schools were established in their districts.
Not only do the statements represent collaborative work of a variety of stakeholders but they also can serve to guide the work and decision -
making of district leaders.
And comments on matters beyond the immediate job
description of district leader would help us to understand their vision of the larger whole of education.
But he can run for the
role of district leader — an unpaid, volunteer job that doesn't have much power, officials said.
She is a founding
member of the District Leaders Network on Family and Community Engagement, is a trustee of the Hyams Foundation in Boston, MA, and is on the board of the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) in Washington, D.C.. From 2011 to 2013, Mapp served as a consultant on family engagement to the United States Department of Education in the Office of Innovation and Improvement.
Lopez held onto the unpaid party
position of district leader, and last year was widely rumored to be looking to make a political comeback.
After careful review, a collective
group of district leaders decided to implement a math intervention program, which consists of providing one - on - one support for students performing in their grade's lowest quartile, in addition to their classroom instruction.
Brooks» work has gained a national reputation, partially thanks to her position as a founding member
of the District Leaders Network on Family and Community Engagement, a 50 - member peer network that brings together district leaders from across the country to meet in Washington at the Institute for Educational Leadership.
The Brooklyn Democrats site includes
directories of district leaders and county committee members — though the lists are not always up - to - date — and two full - time staffers who are responsible for maintaining the site and updating it with event listings.
Yet the court reasoned that it is the administrative
decisions of district leaders — rather than the challenged statutes — which bear the ultimate responsibility for how teachers are distributed across the state.
That represents an increase since survey results released in July showed that 66
percent of district leaders said the standards present an appropriate level of rigor for students.
In a pre-conference
meeting of the District Leaders Network on Family & Community Engagement, district leaders from around the country gathered to increase their capacity for implementing successful systemic strategies by identifying solutions to common challenges and sharing best practices.
The Judicial Committee, a sub-committee of the County Committee composed
of a District Leader from each Assembly District (AD), creates an independent screening panel, attended by representatives from third party organizations.
Castro, a former aide to Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, owes his seat to Jose Rivera, who did a quick - change maneuver that benefitted Castro at the
expense of District Leader Hector Ramirez back in 2008 when former Assemblyman Luis Diaz departed to join the Paterson administration.
«One
of our district leaders pointed out that if the four Senate candidates who appeared at our meeting were all elected, the «real» Democrats would become the majority in the state Senate.»
The unpaid posts have relatively little power — they play a role in nominating judges and, in the
case of district leader, voting for the chair of the local party.
The third - place Mr. McCone then dropped out of contention, which a source said was at the
urging of district leader Delia Schack, who several insiders said had aggressively sought to stop Ms. Cucco from securing the nomination.
Peralta also got the nod from
several of the district leaders in Monserrate's Senate district, including Dorothy Phelan, Fior Rodriguez, Veta Brome, James Lisa, Ellen Raffaele, Matt DiStefano and former District Leader Jimmy Smythe.
Although Samaroo said he was not invited to the gathering and was not present, both he and Comaianni accused U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D - Jackson Heights), the Queens Democratic Party chairman, of tricking one
of the district leaders into switching her vote.
Indeed, it's consistent with much recent work on collective bargaining (including the 2008 study The Leadership Limbo that I authored with Coby Loup), which points out that contracts are frequently less constricting than reputed — but that state and federal requirements, along with timidity and a lack of imagination on the
part of district leaders, have contributed to a culture of management passivity.
The concluding chapter warns repeatedly of the «social costs» of charter schools, costs that are not defined but in context apparently refer to issues raised previously in the book — differentiation of schools, increased racial isolation,
inability of district leaders to control all schools politically, and financial burdens on districts with high fixed and legacy costs.
Lindsey Patin, a 2013 E4E Teacher Policy Team member, and Tom Adams, an E4E School Captain, both spoke to the
importance of district leaders keeping an open,...
Nearly
half of district leaders perceived that their budgets suffered because of students transferring to charter schools.
Despite evidence that teacher quality and effectiveness is the «key determinant of a child's education [al] advancement,» Minnesota tenure laws tie the
hands of district leaders who deserve the authority to make employment judgements based on performance when faced with tough layoff decisions.
Through programs and partnerships and with Future Ready Schools ® (FRS) support,
thousands of district leaders have planned and implemented personalized, research - based digital learning strategies for millions of students to achieve their full potential.
Experts caution against using scores like the national assessment results released Tuesday to gauge things like the effects of specific policies or the
performance of district leaders.