Sentences with phrase «parents of the student body»

Take the desperate situation involving the school district in East Ramapo, where a school board dominated by Orthodox Jewish members is at odds with the parents of a student body that is largely black and Hispanic, in a situation that seemed to be crying out for some resolution at the state level.

The numerical success that Principal Anello delightfully illustrated is the result of a composite effort of many people, particularly the union between the educators, administrators and parents of the student body.

Not exact matches

IS 318 was in South Williamsburg, near the border of Bedford - Stuyvesant — its most famous graduate was the rapper Jay - Z, who grew up in the nearby Marcy housing project — and the team reflected the student body; the students» families were mostly from the struggling working class, and the majority of their parents were employed but not college educated.

Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: Statute 14.30.142 requires the governing body of a school district to consult with the Alaska Activities Association to develop and publish guidelines and other information to educate coaches, student athletes and parents of athletes regarding the nature and risks of concussions.

The kids tell me the food sucks now lol but they do nt see the bigger picture either... while it was a different era for us when us parents were in school; the fundamental rights shouldve remained the same... which is give the kids their choices... the Federal Gov can INCLUDE nutritious items on the free lunch menus while including more choices for them instead of reducing them to avoid social stigmas within the student body of the schools... Kids can be so cruel... Ive lived that first hand... I'm wondering who to contact to protest these changes.

Furthermore, Crane v. Indiana High School Athletic Association (1992) suggested that the state governing body's rules, interpretations, and applications should be published to provide standard of care guideline to its member schools, students, and parents.

The infant may grow to be an active toddler, a high - school athlete, a health - food - eating college student, an office worker, a parent, a partygoer, or an invalid, with each of these different «bodies» calling for its own special nutrition.

As the work I do has comes to occupy more of a public stage (in front of staff, student body, parent community, Web 3.0), my own comfort level with critical feedback has grown exponentially (from others, from myself).

The town's governing body passed a law February 5 that allows police officers to issue fines of $ 25 a day to any students who are chronically truant, to their parents, or to both.

In addition to the ever - popular pastime of shaping volcanoes out of clay and pouring baking soda and vinegar into the hollows to make them erupt, students and parents learned about aerodynamics, electricity, the human body, chemistry, and physics.

That confusion, coupled with parents» high expectations for success in school and careers, the frustration of having white peers constantly question their «American - ness,» as well as body image and other concerns that are common to all teens are among the factors that put Korean American students at risk for a growing list of emotional and psychological issues.

The key to successfully undertaking this process was to build teacher knowledge, capacity and confidence, and to actively engage the parent - carer body in the process as they are the audience of the student reports.

This module includes the following: * A check list for students, parents and teachers to ensure that students understand all the content by the time they reach the end of the module; * A list of important terms used in this section * Descriptions of different celestial bodies (planets, stars, moons, comets, asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites) * Opportunities for student engagement - place for students to write their thoughts / answers in spaces provided (individual as well as group work) * Simple explanations on the Earth's rotation, day and night, years and seasons, equinoxes and solstices.

First, governing bodies should involve faculty, staff, administrators, including then director of technology, parents, perhaps an older student because they tend to be well - informed about technology, and their lawyer, in developing AUPs.

Obama Administration to Schools: Clear, Limited Roles for Police Get Police Out of Schools, Coalition of Student, Parent Groups Says Body Cameras on School Police Spark Student Privacy Concerns State Laws That Can Lead to School Arrests Targeted for Change Military Surplus Program Provides Weapons to School Police School Police Should Stay Out of Discipline, Organization Says Community Policing Task Force Has Recommendations for Schools, Too

Such a code shall be developed in collaboration with student, teacher, administrator, and parent organizations, school safety personnel and other school personnel and shall be approved by the board of education, or other governing body, or by the chancellor of the city school district in the case of the City School District of the City of New York.

In discussions of parental choice in education, researchers have frequently speculated that parents would base their evaluations of schools primarily on the characteristics of their student bodies.

Supporters of choice claim that parents look mainly for the best academic opportunity for their children; critics charge that parents will just as often search for a school on the basis of ethnic, religious, or ideological preferences, the quality of the sports program, or how blue the student body's blood is.

Parents and children across the nation would be fortunate indeed if the Administration and Congress were to adopt a federal tax credit because it would facilitate access to a quality education for another 1 million students — most of whom will graduate and go on to college as the body of research into these programs clearly demonstrates.

A growing body of research indicates that students whose parents are deployed in active war zones or have experienced frequent moves due to job relocations often experience many emotional ups and downs, including depression, acting out or negative behavioral adjustment, poor academic performance, and increased irritability and impulsiveness.

Lighthouse's student body is a small sample size, testing data are not always comparable, and parents who go to the trouble of getting vouchers might be the kinds of parents more invested in making sure their kids do well in school.

The proposal to put the science - lab cuts on the table was approved recently by Berkeley High's School Governance Council, a body of teachers, parents, and students who oversee a plan to change the structure of the high school to address Berkeley's dismal racial achievement gap, where white students are doing far better than the state average while black and Latino students are doing worse.

Under the trigger law, a vote by 50 - percent of the student body's parents can force low - performing schools to change the administration or staff, or revamp themselves into a publicly funded charter with more teaching flexibility.

These students are different from the ones who have historically made up the bulk of the student body: white, middle class, born of educated parents and generally free of the kinds of out - of - school challenges that can impede learning.

Just like a patient does not have to become a doctor to have clear understanding of his or her body, what a diagnosis means and what possible paths are available to better health, likewise a parent and a student can have a clear understanding of what helps and hinders his or her learning, what different options are available to learn and what alternatives could prove more compatible to one's learning and academic achievement.

For others, the reality of these changes has already manifested in anxious students, nervous parents and decreased overall engagement among portions of the student body.

For these and other reasons, an extensive body of research suggests that small schools and small learning communities have the following significant advantages: • Increased student performance, along with a reduction in the achievement gap and dropout rate • A more positive school climate, including safer schools, more active student engagement, fewer disciplinary infractions, and less truancy • A more personalized learning environment in which students have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with both adults and peers • More opportunities for teachers to gather together in professional learning communities that enhance teaching and learning • Greater parent involvement and satisfaction • Cost - efficiency Ultimately, creating successful small learning communities and small schools at the middle level increases the chances for students to be successful in high school and beyond.

A growing body of evidence points to the effectiveness of approaches that incorporate intense individual attention for students, support for parents, and a continuum of age - appropriate strategies to improve reading and math skills.

As a Latinx parent with school age children in Boston, I think it's disheartening that Latinos account for four times more of the student body than they do of the teaching force.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

«We take on whole schools and support them with the current student body and most of the staff and use the parent involvement and voice.»

Yet there is no compelling body of evidence that top - down regulation improves student outcomes in schools that are already directly accountable to parents.

Yet parents didn't seem to pick up on that: When school A and school B had the same type of student body but school A was much more effective, parents didn't apply to it more often or rank it more highly.

The MWA School Site Council is an elected, representative, stakeholder body of the school comprised of parents, staff, administrators, and students.

Then Seattle's Nathan Hale High School Senate — the governing body of the school comprised of educators, administrators, parents, and students — announced that the school was going to refuse to administer the SBA test.

This idea was put into practice during last year's boycott of the MAP test, when we built a broad - based coalition that included the Garfield PTSA, the Seattle / King County NAACP, Parents Across America, the Garfield Student Body Government, hundreds of educators, and many others in the community.

Advance Illinois and its partners are seeking an accountability system that is: Fair: Fair for all schools no matter the characteristics of the student body Clear: Simple and understandable for parents and educators Supportive: Intervenes and provides resources to schools with needs instead of simply punishing them

Pre-K 3 through Grade 8; Universal Pre-K; High School Coordinator; AdvancEd Accredited; Laptops for use in classrooms; variety of after - school programs through 5:45 P.M.; Breakfast and lunch programs; Diverse multicultural student body; Academic enrichment programs run through computer lab, science lab, art studio, and music program; Daily Religious instruction; Full Sacramental preparation; School choir; Sports programs and PE conducted in our full - size gym; Counseling services; Parent School Association (PSA); Resource room, Title I services; interactive displays in every classroom.

Once school starts, the school leadership team will work with the school community, parents, students, and staff to create a dynamic and interactive range of clubs and activities based on the interest, age and developmental needs of its student body.

This reality requires that we give local leaders and parents the choices, flexibility, and local control necessary to meet the needs of a diverse body of individual students.

The videos make emotional connections with viewers, provide the ability for parents to gather information about the schools without having to visit them, and showcase the high minority racial makeup of AF's student body.

Alexa Hui, a senior and student body president at St. Thomas Aquinas, is embarking on a broad effort to reach elected officials with thousands of postcards, signed by students, teachers and parents.

The body of the resume is written in functional resume format to allow the job seeker to focus on key areas: curriculum development, educational assessment, student / parent relationships and classroom presentation.

Consistently cater to the needs and wants of the student and parent body and liaise information to increase engagement and enrollment efforts.

Principal — Duties & Responsibilities Serve as principal of a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and State of California Distinguished School Direct curriculum selection and student services for 1,000 + students and 100 + faculty Supervise and administer school budgets, attendance, activities, student discipline, and community events Hire, train, supervise and review teachers, administrative staff, and building support services personnel Responsible for maintenance and guardianship of multimillion dollar school supplies and facilities Design and implement multicultural and bilingual students services and educational opportunities Serve as liaison between school and community agencies, governmental bodies, and parent associations Teach a variety of subjects utilizing varied instruction styles to reach students of all abilities and backgrounds

She has presented in numerous school and organizational settings to both parents and students on a variety of topics, including body image, recognizing eating disorders, parenting in the digital age, parent - teen communication.

A special thank you to the presenters Natalie Czarnecki, Kristen Bernacki, Kelly Reinmann, Mary Petschinsky, the MIS staff and student body, and the parents involved in the Afternoon of Kindness projects.

In addition to seeing clients at the Wayzata office she is in partnership with Hope Academy in South Minneapolis where she provides individual, family and parent child guidance to the student body in order to navigate both the world within the context of school as well as their family and community.

Our scope and reach covers peak bodies including consumer groups (such as the Country Women's Association of Australia and the Isolated Children's Parents» Association), the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, health professional organisations (representing doctors, nurses and midwives, allied health professionals, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, paramedics, health students, and health service managers) and service providers (such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service).

Unfortunately the student body was not used to being challenged parents complained and these teachers were pink slipped out of the school; way to go Hayward High.