Sentences with phrase «on teacher referrals»

This seems to be the case whether the process for identifying gifted children relies on teacher referrals for screening, or on evaluations arranged and paid for independently by parents.

«Reliance on teacher referrals can disadvantage students of color if teachers hold lower expectations for them or are less likely to recognize giftedness in such students,» the researchers wrote.

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For example, you'll get $ 1 for every teacher who signs up on PledgeCents through your referral code.

In most schools, parents and students dread being called to the principal's office, but at Monaco Elementary, these are all «positive referrals,» for which Gerzon - Kessler reads detailed praise from a teacher to the student, in English or Spanish, as his or her family looks on.

Right now, disability identification prior to or after entering school largely depends on parent - and teacher - referral.

[8] While the Broward district is overwhelmingly low - income, black and Hispanic, its gifted program was filled with upper - income, white students when it relied on teacher and parent referrals to fill seats.

However, within days, we received three more referrals for Jared — one from a friend who said Jared «seemed sad and lonely»; a second from his art teacher reporting that his work had lately been focused on death and destruction; and a final referral from Jared's sister, who attended a different high school.

He seemed «out of it» — that's how his Chemistry teacher wrote it on the referral form to the high school's comprehensive mental health program.

Our referral numbers decreased dramatically, tardies decreased, and there was an overall increase in participation among teachers in the hallways between class periods... Having teachers put forth their opinions and thoughts on how we handle school procedures has given them a sense of ownership in helping create a safe / civil environment for our students where learning can take place.»

An inexperienced eighth grade language arts teacher relied on yelling, arguing with students in class, and writing office referrals to manage her fifth period class.

Edits Records Processing on the DOE Student Database Department of Juvenile Justice Student Entry Assessment Department of Juvenile Justice Student Exit Assessment Dropout Prevention Program Data English Language Learners Information Exceptional Student Exceptional Student Program Federal / State Indicator Status Federal / State Compensatory Project Evaluation McKay Prepayment Verification Prior School Status / Student Attendance School Environmental Safety Incident Report Student Assessment Student Course Schedule Student Course Transcript Information Student Demographic Back to Top Student Discipline / Referral Action Student End of Year Status Student Transportation Teacher Course Title I Supplemental Educational Services Vocational Student Course Schedule Vocational Teacher Course

The Academic Intervention Teacher Checklist is a template for a form used to document interventions to aid a student struggling in academic classes before an Initial Referral is made to the Committee on Special Education.

Some U.S. school districts employ admissions procedures for gifted education programs that rely on teacher observations and referrals or require a family to sign their child up for an IQ test.

«For every one of those referrals that we save, we're giving the administrator an opportunity to work on something else and work with teachers to improve instruction.

The aims of this study were to examine mother - teacher agreement on oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) symptoms and diagnoses in preschool children; to determine if context is a source of disagreement; and to explore if sex, referral status, and age moderated agreement rates.

Referral status increased the likelihood of mother and teacher agreement on several ODD and CD symptoms, as well as ODD and CD diagnosis.

Promising school - based interventions (Gross et al., 2003; Reid, Webster - Stratton, & Hammond, 2003) may not be useful if ODD symptoms occur primarily at home, and interventions and referrals originating in pediatric primary care offer certain advantages: (a) other than teachers, physicians have the most professional contact with the families of preschoolers; (b) pediatricians report that research on the role of the primary care provider in treating mental health problems is important to them (Chien et al., 2006); and (c) parents tend to trust physicians» opinions, and pediatricians» recommendations are the best predictor of help - seeking for preschoolers» behavior problems (Lavigne et al., 1993).

When the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program was established, the Rhode Island Department of Health was able to capitalize on the initial collaborative, cross-agency work to dramatically expand evidence - based home visiting programs in the state (adding Healthy Families America and Parents as Teachers) and build strong cross-agency referral, service coordination, and continuous quality improvement systems for home visiting.

After months of advocacy by Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, on April 9 the San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved nearly $ 1 million in funding for teacher and staff professional development on restorative justice practices, with the goal of reducing unnecessary suspensions, expulsions, school push - outs and referrals to the juvenile justice system, and improving the school climate and relationships of trust between students and faculty / staff.

The ECCP also offered an array of additional services to day care centers and parents as needed including: program - wide teacher training, community workshop presentations, parenting support groups, community agency referrals, facilitation of effective working relationships between parents and program staff, and instruction on overall classroom management techniques.

Teachers in this condition accessed coaching at their own convenience for a variety of issues including: individualizing the program to meet the needs of their students, advice on how to implement certain activities and motivate students, advice on how to adapt the content for children with special needs, encouraging parent participation, and assistance with dealing with referrals for children with more serious problems.