Sentences with phrase «parent at the school»

If a majority of parents at a school sign a petition, they can close that school, shake up its staff, or convert it to a charter.

You may have discussed the issue with your child's teachers or other parents at your school.

So many parents at my school need this book.

It comes amid concerns from parents at the school that children were spending too much time on iPads and other digital devices.

So he joined with fellow parents at the school and they successfully used the parent trigger law to turn around their school.

Parents at both schools mounted vigorous campaigns against closure.

The meals were meant to engage students and parents at schools in some of the city's poorest areas.

I think many parents at our school would benefit from knowing about a product like this.

Sixth - grade teacher Charlotte Griswold told Education World that it was possible for parents at her school — Oak Hill Middle School in Clear Lake, California — to have children on three different schedules.

The other, largely forgotten Parent Trigger drive, at Mount Gleason Middle School in Sunland near Los Angeles, was started by a former parent at the school who says she is only calling for replacing the principal.

Our staff developer, Marieke van Woerkom, is also working with parents at the school: She facilitated and now supports workshops to help parents communicate better with their kids.

Make sure parents at your school know what Pan European Game Information (PEGI) ratings are.

So many parents at the school complained that the principal convened a meeting.

A professional may be responsible for «unprofessional conduct» in his private life, such as where the professional engages in a loud, verbal exchange with other parents at a school concert, in the presence of children.

In areas where grammar schools were the norm, the 1998 regulations made under the Act provided for ballots to be triggered by 20 per cent of parents at all schools signing a petition, while in areas where grammar schools were less common, only parents of children at «feeder schools» would be allowed to vote.

The plan was announced Tuesday by parents at the school, the Partnership and LA Unified in a district press release, which said LA Unified and the Partnership signed a five - year Memorandum of Understanding for the organization to manage the school, starting with the upcoming school year.

A so - very - thoughtful parent at the school where I work surprised me with these two cute embroidered bandanas.

I totally flashed a whole playground full of parents at school when my circle skirt blew up in the wind as I crossed the playground with my arms full of a box of instruments!

I'm sure the principal and teachers get a little tired of seeing the same faces at every meeting (two friends and I called ourselves the «Witches of Eastwick» last time we were the only — though very vocal — three parents at a school meeting), but I also know that they appreciate our passion and involvement.

Parents at schools like Live Oak and Journey School are finding the guidance offered here practical, profound, and accessible.

Principal Gary Moriello of Gladstone Elementary School said he doubts news of the price increases will upset parents at his school.

I just can't imagine an educator putting that in front of an eight grader ever,» said one parent at the school board meeting where the puzzle was addressed.

Parents at some schools form diversity committees to organize workshops, trips, and multicultural potlucks or festivals.

King WAS at a forum on the Common Core standards attended by around 1000 parents at a school on Long Island Tuesday night.

A group of parents at schools co-located with charters are calling on the state to temporarily halt any construction work by Success Academy Charter School in public school buildings.

Parents at the school play an important role in reinforcing the PB principles.

Another said he fostered an «us - against - them environment,» and he allegedly sent «horrible, stupid, hostile, mean, petty, threatening» e-mails to two of the white parents at the school, accusing them of «trying to bring down a strong black man.»

Peggy George compiled a list of several dozen reasons parents at her school cited for requesting a specific teacher.

The reform strategy must be one that was devised at the school level — by the PTA, the local school council, Title One committee, or local governing group made up of parents at the school level — and they must have flexibility in developing the strategy that best suits the needs of their school.

For example, if parents at a school were to vote to close the school, neighboring schools could be severely affected through overcrowding.

Starting July, 2017, any 20 parents at a grade level or 30 parents at a school site can initiate the conversation and planning process for determining with educators the best approach to prepare all students for the 21st century with communication skills in two languages.

Many of the SEIU members were founding parents at the schools.

Levesque said grades have worked because community leaders and parents at A schools sought ways to improve F schools.

Parents at the school also wondered why the state school board didn't give the Lagniappe board a chance to change school leaders, removing those who violated the special - education rules.

To summarize, the written regulations (R - 3600 (c)-RRB- require the Board to notify parents of a potential school closure, prepare a closing study using multiple criteria that is conducted by a committee (the selection process and requirement for a committee are vague), allow people close to the decisions (e.g. parents at the school) to have input in deliberations about closing a school before the final decision is made, and arrange public hearings on the topic.

At a meeting in May with district leaders, parents at the school outlined their grievances, which included a lack of progress in making academic changes in the classroom.

Take West Athens Elementary in South Los Angeles: parents at the school invoked the law in order to bargain with Los Angeles Unified for more teacher training, computers, a fresh coat of paint, and a $ 300,000 investment in new staff, including a social worker and a psychologist to improve school discipline.

This challenge is different from other schools, but Cecilia takes on this challenge every year, and does a fabulous job engaging parents at the school and having them as partners.»

If the district certifies the signatures in the next 40 days — some 70 percent of parents at the school reportedly signed the petition — the conversion is mandatory under state law.

About a third of parents at the school subsequently transferred their children to a new charter school that would have taken over McKinley, had the petition stood.

But Brian M. Rosenthal of The Seattle Times reports that one PTA president of a local elementary school reveals that parents at his school view volunteering as «more valuable than money.»

The racial violence at South Philadelphia High School has certainly been a topic of discussion throughout the community, but a federal lawsuit filed by a Vietnamese parent at the school is now drawing even more attention to the issue.

In this case the Court did not expressly identify that the other parents at the school concert knew Dr. R was a physician, be we think it a fair assumption given he was a parent whom some of the other parents knew was a physician.

According to D'Lacie Monk, principal at Iberville Charter Academy, the convenience is a tremendous benefit for parents at her school.

It's worth noting that these complaints tend to come from parents at schools in which the free / reduced lunch population is low — most of these children are eating breakfast at home anyway, and the inconveniences and lost instructional time seem to outweigh any benefits of the program.

(a) In Rathe, a court upheld a disciplinary finding that a physician committed conduct unbecoming by engaging in a loud, verbal exchange with other parents at a school concert, in the presence of children.

And finally, for any parents of a child who requires a gluten - free diet, a friend in NYC referred me to this interesting blog, created by a fellow parent at her school.