Sentences with phrase «on improving school buildings»

Education secretary Justine Greening has detailed how # 2.4 million will be spent on improving school buildings and creating extra pupil places

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Only a fraction of the additional $ 4 million went into improving the school building; the remainder was spent on attorney fees, construction delays, storm - water improvements and land swap problems caused by wrangling between the school district, Clarendon Hills Park District and Clarendon Hills village officials.

Workshop participants joined new small groups to discuss additional ideas for creatively building on financing strategies for improving school kitchen infrastructure and equipment.

Concerns have been raised that the Government is neglecting the existing school estate, using money on the free schools programme instead of improving or maintaining existing buildings.

«We need him to build on his phenomenal success in improving our schools, to continue his national leadership in reducing crime and getting illegal guns off our streets and to keep improving our quality of life as no other has in my 27 years in government.»

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

«The commissioner remains focused on improving our school to ensure sure every student can build the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in college and a career,» Tompkins said.

«Dennis Walcott has been working his entire life to help New York City's school children, and I am confident that experience will help him build on the successful reform efforts of the past nine years and improve our classrooms for the generations to come,» Bloomberg said in a statement praising Steiner's decision.

His platform centers on building more public schools, improving subway and bus service and keeping neighborhoods safe and clean.

The city of Ahmedabad, India, where about 25 percent of the residents live in slum communities, announced a heat action plan in 2017 that includes a cool roofs initiative to paint or otherwise convert at least 500 slum household roofs and to improve the reflectivity of roofs on government buildings and schools.

The current findings build on earlier work by the same researchers, showing that dietary supplementation with Omega - 3 DHA improved both reading progress and behaviour in children from the general school population who were behind on their reading.

Building on a growing body of work that suggests dietary nitrate improves muscle performance in many elite athletes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that drinking concentrated beet juice — high in nitrates — increases muscle power in patients with heart failure.

The whole system consists of an e-book (Old School New Body), the F4X work out guide, and multiple reports on building muscle, losing weight, as well as improving your health and happiness.

The yoga school should build your first yoga teacher training practice in such a way that the subsequent yoga teacher training courses can improve on your skills and knowledge and you master the advanced levels as well.

They provide the listener with some great insights and strategies on how to deal with the bullying epidemic, improve school climate, teach respect, encourage responsibility, and build a classroom environment that is cooperative and safe.

But the bulk of the city's school reforms over the past decade have focused elsewhere, on building a pre-kindergarten system, creating new curriculum materials and instructional strategies and, above all, improving teacher quality — work that's largely unrelated to high school attendance.

«By supporting good and outstanding schools to help others improve, and focusing on disadvantaged areas where our young people need extra help, we can continue to make a difference to people's everyday lives and build a Britain that's fit for the future.»

Laws said that this was the biggest public effort to improve the schools estate in decades, and that the initiative was on track to meet its goal of improving 261 school buildings in very poor condition by the end of 2017.

Throughout her 25 - year career as a network leader, instructional coach, teacher and consultant, Hillary has drawn on her social and emotional skills to help organizations, schools, and teachers improve performance by framing issues, building teams, leading difficult conversations, and facilitating problem solving.

What have leaders learned from the implementation journey, and as a new school year begins, how can we build on those lessons to improve our efforts to achieve our planet's plan moving forward?

The scheme includes new school buildings to the front of the Simon Balle school site offering accommodation for the primary aged pupils along with outdoor play facilities, improved on - site car parking with a revised in and out scheme and an on - site drop off area.

It builds on school improvement provisions in its predecessor, the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA), which first required states and school districts to identify schools in need of school improSchools Act of 1994 (IASA), which first required states and school districts to identify schools in need of school improschools in need of school improvement.

David Dublis, a creative arts specialist, said, «It was rich with current and relevant information on how to improve the climate and culture in our school building.

A well - designed smoke control system for schools can not only protect the occupants within the building but improve external efforts from local firefighters and on - site operations.

But to build a truly school - led system, we need all schools to be on board, with the confidence to work with others in effective partnerships — whatever form these partnerships take, supporting and challenging each other to improve.

The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors...: We used this in small groups in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start, everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special... your class... Encourages differences and similarities to recognised and valued... Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion... The students quickly came out of their shells and are blossoming... Reveals much of the nature of the students... Gets us buzzing as a group... Encourages participants to take part in their own game and go and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had in getting students to gel... Switches the students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important life skills... This gives a great insight and a fantastic array of examples, clues and hints as to the characters of each individual in the group... Helps participants learn some things about themselves... Helps participants learn some things about others... Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)... Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness and cooperation... Builds a sense of purpose... Creates a sense of community and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our school is buzzing...

He has built a number of educational organizations focused on advancing global education and in improving the quality of education in public schools in Colombia.

Still, as faculty chair of HISL, Peterkin knew that the weeklong institute — a Program in Professional Education focused on helping school district leadership teams develop the leadership skills and strategies necessary to build capacity and significantly improve instruction — was exactly what the Meridian School District educators nschool district leadership teams develop the leadership skills and strategies necessary to build capacity and significantly improve instruction — was exactly what the Meridian School District educators nSchool District educators needed.

The fact that none of the gains observed in earlier years translate into improved high - school performance leaves one to wonder whether high schools are effectively building on the gains achieved in earlier years.

UEI undertakes rigorous applied research to inform practitioners and policymakers; develops innovative programs to train and support urban teachers and leaders; designs and operates exemplary preK — 12 schools on Chicago's South Side; and builds and disseminates scalable tools and models to improve urban schools nationwide, including in Newark, N.J; New York City; Washington, D.C.; New Orleans; Kansas City, Mo.; St. Louis; and Baltimore.

Celebrate improving school culture and climate, building students» social - emotional competencies and character, improving discipline and on - task educational behavior, improving academic outcomes, but do not define these outcomes primarily through standardized tests.

Use surveys to gather feedback about your school's adult culture, suggestions for improving it, reflections on PD sessions, and other creative community - building ideas.

These departures cost the district $ 125 million in lost revenues each year and left many school buildings half - empty... The exposé provided an opening for then - Superintendent Michael Bennet and the school board to pursue a more aggressive set of reforms focused on improving school quality and offering families greater choice.»

It will also build on plans to make a longer school day by providing new facilities or improving existing ones to make it easier for a range of extra-curricular activities to be provided.

While SWPBIS focuses primarily on building social and emotional skills, the Safe and Responsive Schools (SRS) project aims to reduce school violence and improve student behavior.

So if we need phenomenal schools willing to constantly reflect on and improve their practice, let's build the alternative system as quickly and thoughtfully as we can.

We are also putting in place new measures to improve the SEND training available to school staff, including tools to develop the role of early years SEND coordinators — building on a commitment set out in our Early Years Workforce Strategy.»

The insights we provide through TIMSS on students, their teachers and schools will help policymakers and schools in Northern Ireland to build on their strengths and address areas where its performance could be improved further.»

A Nashville high school focuses on using social and emotional learning to build strong relationships and a positive culture — and to improve academic outcomes.

«This is why we put in place new measures to improve the SEND training available to school staff, including tools developed through our work with organisations like nasen, to boost the profile of early years professionals working with children who have additional learning needs — building on a commitment set out in our Early Years Workforce Strategy.»

We intend to build our own Outdoor Centre, run Bushcraft Clubs in all of our schools, equip our Sixth Formers with the skills to run their own private fieldwork expeditions when they are at university, expand the teaching of subjects that happens in specialist outdoor areas on ‑ site, and continue our university ‑ level research to understand how we can best improve learning through the outdoors and on major expeditions.

Dr Bousted did go on to comment, however, that it is «good news» that the government is providing # 216 million to improve the quality of school buildings.

He said over the last few years the district has improved its scores on the state standardized exam known as PARCC, increased its retention rate of effective and highly effective teachers to 96 percent, submitted a balanced budget and sold closed school buildings to plug the deficit.

Other leadership actions that nurture school turnarounds include (1) sending a clear signal that dramatic change is urgently needed, (2) maintaining a consistent focus on improving instruction, (3) making visible improvements quickly, and (4) building a staff that is committed to the school's improvement goals.

Refocus schools on building deeper learning competencies by supporting policy reform to improve education goals, assessment, accountability and practice.

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He has worked to focus the state agency on his four priorities including: Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Teachers and Principals; Building a Foundation of Math and Reading; Connecting High School to Career and College; and Improving Low - Performing Schools.

This blueprint builds on the significant reforms already made in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 around four areas: (1) Improving teacher and principal effectiveness; (2) Providing information to families to help them evaluate and improve their children's schools; (3) Implementing college - and career - ready standards; and (4) Improving student learning and achievement in America's lowest - performing schools by providing intensive support and effective interventions.