Sentences with phrase «operated by public school districts»

Although the term «choice» is often associated with privately governed charter schools or private school voucher proposals, the vast majority of schools of choice are operated by public school districts.

Not exact matches

Off the top of my head the biggest ones are: (1) corruption within the Buildings & Grounds Department (2) corruption involving school district vendors over-billing and paying bribes and kickbacks that led to those two Federal indictments and convictions; (3) corruption involving police harassment of a woman on behalf of the manager of a local beach club; (4) a child rapist operating out of a public middle school; (5) an illegal gambling and pornography web site operated by members of the New Rochelle Police Department; (6) a retired police officer defrauding charities including St. Jude's Children's Research; (7) illegal asbestos handling and asbestos removal at an elementary school; (8) an effort to artificially inflate the salaries and pensions of senior police commanders; (9) the relationship between the New Rochelle Police Commissioner and a corrupt contractor, a man who has since been convicted on Federal corruption charges; (10) the sordid history of former New Rochelle Schools Administrator Freddie Dean Smith.

Long Island public school districts would gain an additional $ 75.3 million in combined operating assistance, or a hike of more than 2.8 percent, under the state aid proposal for the 2017 - 18 academic year released by Cuomo's office.

All public K - 12 institutions in San Luis Obispo are operated by San Luis Coastal Unified School District, which contains six elementary schools,.

At the Homeschool Resource Center operated by the Seattle Public School District, home - schooled children can choose from a rotating menu of classes or just stop by to use the computer center or library.

Importantly, the schools attended by students in our sample include both open - enrollment public schools operated by the local school district and five over-subscribed charter schools that have been shown to have large, positive impacts on student achievement as measured by state math and English language arts tests.

And their revised strategy of operating public schools under contract with public school districts was flawed by an underestimation of the political resistance they would face and their inability to control costs or quality within the public system.

Kids are generally educated in public schools operated by these districts.

We measured expansion of charters across districts: first, by whether the district had at least one operating charter school in the 2003 — 04 school year and, second, by the fraction of public school students enrolled in charter schools during the 2003 — 04 school year.

Sara Mead, a member of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board and a principal at Bellwether Education Partners, adds that charters find it easier to fend off critics by operating in the inner cities rather than in the suburbs.

That democratically controlled authorizer would then have a performance contract with each of the city's public schools, including those operated by the district.

The 161 charter schools operating within the district's boundaries ranged from fragile mom - and - pop organizations to those run by franchise firms like the Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools and the Knowledge Is Power Program schools operating within the district's boundaries ranged from fragile mom - and - pop organizations to those run by franchise firms like the Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools and the Knowledge Is Power Program Schools and the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP).

«An Evaluation of Denver's SchoolChoice Process, 2012 - 2014» surveys a city still dominated by a traditional district; it operates or authorizes all of the city's public schools.

The schools operated by CMOs often receive less overall public funding on a per - pupil basis than comparable district - run public schools, with the deficit ranging from approximately 10 to 30 percent.

Gove's earnestly pursued and widely touted «academies» scheme, which allows district - operated public schools to convert to charter - like status and be managed by outside groups, has led to a major scandal in Birmingham, where a handful of such schools were taken over by fundamentalist Muslims.

While these schools receive public funds, they operate unfettered by most state and local district regulations governing other public schools.

Public education was still defined by the traditional school district's «exclusive territory franchise» — its right to own and operate every single public school in itsPublic education was still defined by the traditional school district's «exclusive territory franchise» — its right to own and operate every single public school in itspublic school in its area.

1 Boston's charter schools are constituted by the state as individual school districts and therefore operate independently of the Boston Public Schoolsschools are constituted by the state as individual school districts and therefore operate independently of the Boston Public SchoolsSchools (BPS).

If one judged public opinion by conventional public discourse, one would soon conclude that parents in the United States are neatly divided between devotees of district - operated schools and choiceniks determined to avoid them.

This challenge is compounded by the fact that charter schools are chronically underfunded, operating, on average nationwide, with only three - quarters of the operational funding of traditional (district) public schools, and typically with no additional funding for facilities or capital infrastructure.

Perhaps its most controversial elements involve the potential for increased public funding of charter schools, all of which hold nonprofit status, but some of which are operated by for - profit management franchises, and a proposal to transfer authority over the IPS district from an elected school board to a board appointed by the city's mayor and city - county council.

Public education in Philadelphia is a mixture of district - run schools, schools operated by private management companies and charter schools, which are public but operate independently from the disPublic education in Philadelphia is a mixture of district - run schools, schools operated by private management companies and charter schools, which are public but operate independently from the dispublic but operate independently from the district.

In general, charter schools are an alternative sort of public school operated by a non-profit organization, not a school district.

Charters are public schools that operate independently, with only limited oversight by school districts or other authorities.

An independent, tuition - free virtual public charter school operated by the School District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teaschool operated by the School District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teaSchool District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teachers.

Operated by and accountable to school districts, magnet schools are the original and largest form of public school choice.

The landscape of subsidized OST programs includes those operated by public schools and public charter schools; those run by District government agencies, such as the Department of Parks and Recreation; and those organized by non-school entities that receive public funding, such as community based providers (CBOs).

«But we do not support turning public schools into charter schools,» she said, adding she also disagrees that charters operated by districts would necessarily fall outside union - negotiated contracts.

Students are eligible for the program if the student's resident district is not a school district in which the pilot project scholarship program is operating and the student satisfies one of the following conditions: the student attends a local public school that has received a grade D or F by the state's performance index score, the student is assigned to a community school but would otherwise be assigned to a qualifying school, the student attends a local public school that was ranked in the lowest 10 percent of public schools in two of the three most recent rankings and the public school was not declared to be excellent or effective in the most recent rating system, or the student is enrolling in grades K — 12 for the first time and would be assigned to a qualifying school as long as they are at least 5 years old by Jan. 1 of the school year.

Changed votes by two Board members over the approval of two Aspire charter schools at this week's Board meeting gave the public a glimpse at a much larger debate over whether charter schools based in Los Angeles should be allowed to operate their special education programs through a partnership with a far - off district that costs...

Charter schools are publicly funded but operate outside traditional public districts, and many are run by for - profit companies.

Type 2 charter schools are self - governed public schools, approved by BESE, that operate independently of existing public school districts.

Writing for the Washington Post, Lindsay Layton reported the NOLA district closed the remaining neighborhood schools as part of a «grand experiment in urban education for the nation,» shifting local control of public schools by voters and their elected representatives to privately operated charter schools.

In the 2016 - 17 school year, charter schools receive substantially less per pupil regardless of whether it operates in public or private space; the IBO estimates that charters are underfunded compared to traditional district schools by $ 1,145 to $ 4,863 per pupil.

The report compares student achievement in non-urban schools, urban schools, and the choice programs of public charter schools, magnet schools operated by districts, regional magnet schools such as those operated by CREC, and Open Choice programs in which inner - city students attend suburban schools.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

A Horace Mann charter school shall be a public school or part of a public school operated under a charter approved by the school committee and the local collective bargaining unit in the district in which the school is located; provided that all charters shall be granted by the board of elementary and secondary education.

(See chart below) This rapid growth is one clear result of State policy increasing funds and policy supports for public school choice programs that are operated by separate, non-traditional school districts such as CREC and charter districts.

any school whether private, publicly operated by district, or public charter be allowed to participate in the program.

Obama said the states and districts that apply for money will be evaluated by clear criteria, with rewards going to those that adopt strong standards and common tests; that get high - quality teachers in the classroom; and that allow expansions of charter schools, which are public schools that operate with more independence.

In Expanding District Capacity to Turn Around Failing Schools: An Evaluation of the Cameron Middle School Charter Conversion, Public Impact's Daniela Doyle looks at Metropolitan Nashville's first attempt at gradually converting a chronically low - performing district school to one operated by a charter management organDistrict Capacity to Turn Around Failing Schools: An Evaluation of the Cameron Middle School Charter Conversion, Public Impact's Daniela Doyle looks at Metropolitan Nashville's first attempt at gradually converting a chronically low - performing district school to one operated by a charter management organizSchool Charter Conversion, Public Impact's Daniela Doyle looks at Metropolitan Nashville's first attempt at gradually converting a chronically low - performing district school to one operated by a charter management organdistrict school to one operated by a charter management organizschool to one operated by a charter management organization.

The author suggested that independent school districts could contract with a network of autonomous, accountable public campuses operated by independent organizations — preferably nonprofits.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

(4) A person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of a French - language separate district school board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by a French - language public district school board if the area of jurisdiction of the separate district school board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the public district school board.

(8) A French - speaking person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of an English - language separate district school board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by a French - language public district school board if the area of jurisdiction of the English - language board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the French - language board.

(6) Subject to subsection (7), where a person is qualified to be a resident pupil of a school authority, other than a public school authority, that provides elementary education only, and the area of jurisdiction of the school authority is the same in whole or in part as the area of jurisdiction of a public district school board, the pupil shall be admitted to a secondary school operated by the public district school board or to a secondary school operated by another board,

(d) in all cases other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c), is entitled to attend a school that is operated by an English - language public district school board that has jurisdiction in the prescribed municipality.

(7) A French - speaking person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of a French - language public district school board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by an English - language separate district school board if the area of jurisdiction of the French - language board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the English - language board.

Buses that are operated by a city, school, or any other type of public entity are the responsibility of the municipality or school district.