Sentences with phrase «part of any school principal»

One of the most powerful ways in which districts influence teaching and learning is through the contribution they make to feelings of professional efficacy on the part of school principals.
Our main question for the research described in this section is, «What leadership practices on the part of school principals are considered, by principals and teachers, to be helpful in supporting and improving classroom instruction?»
A large part of any school principal's job is to handle student discipline.

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Consulting groups Integral Development and Nous Group have won contracts to support development of independent public schools, as part of a range of programs that also include 20 principals per year attending a training program at Harvard University.
It also requires a willingness on the part of the superintendent to take action against principals or teachers whose performance does not create confidence on the part of parents, as reflected in their school choices.
The tablecloths, centerpieces, music and art are all part of the school «s daily lunch program, instituted this year by principal Gail Fahey and overseen by lunchroom supervisor Josie McGovern.
The principal once said that being able to buy junk food was part of the «allure» of attending middle school in our district, and the district food services manager insists that kids have a right to a «treat» every day if they want one (never mind that some of them are eating only «treats»).
In a personnel memo dated May 1, 2009, principal Robert Mcmullen wrote, in part, «Your continued campaign has caused disruption to the normal operations of the district Food Service Director, district Finance Director, myself, your colleagues and the school... Therefore, I am issuing the following directive:
The parents of New York City school children have a legal right at the beginning of the school year to review their students» sex education curriculum, discuss concerns with school principals, and opt out of parts of the curriculum they find objectionable, the NYC Parents» Choice Coalition today announced.
New York — Aug. 28... The parents of New York City school children have a legal right at the beginning of the school year to review their students» sex education curriculum, discuss concerns with school principals, and opt out of parts of the curriculum they find objectionable, the NYC Parents» Choice Coalition today announced.
In the Democratic primary Tuesday, incumbent Councilman Antonio Reynoso, who represents parts of Williamsburg and Bushwick, will face Tommy Torres, an assistant principal at the Grand Street Campus high school facility.
By many accounts, he is part of a disturbing trend of control - freakism in executive office, characterized by micromanagement, a leadership style your grade - school principal would call bullying and immediate and massive retaliation against anyone who opposes him.
Principals of local schools, parents and community board members emphasized the dire need for more schools Downtown, as the number of young families in the neighborhood continues to grow — thanks, in large part, to the reputation of the good public schools, they said.
Principals of local schools, parents and community board members emphasized the need for more schools Downtown as the number of young families in the neighborhood continues to grow — thanks, in large part, to the reputation of the good public schools, they said.
«By using an animal model to expand tumor cells recently removed from patients, we hoped to re-create more closely what actually happens in patients with pancreatic cancer rather than by using existing artificial cell lines,» said Wei Zhang, Ph.D., an endowed Hanes and Willis Family Professor in cancer at Wake Forest School of Medicine, a part of Wake Forest Baptist, and principal investigator of the study.
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine, led by principal investigator Michael Frankel, MD, Emory professor of neurology and director of Grady Memorial Hospitalâ $ ™ s Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, are studying biomarkers as part of two ancillary studies of blood samples using two grants from the National Institutes of Health.
But he immediately does not like Hills Village MS, thanks in large part to Ken Dwight (Andy Daly), the school's code of conduct - citing, standardized test - loving principal whose strict methods make him loved by no one.
As part of a series of professional learning programs for classroom observers delivered to just over 200 principals and senior supervisors in secondary schools in New South Wales during 2015 and 2016, we asked participants how many of them had observed a class in the last 12 months.
Principals, on the other hand, are eligible for bonuses of up to $ 30,000 a year, based in part on their schools» graduation rates.
• Design a school schedule that enables the principal to use staff creatively, in a way that frees up enough money to acquire all of the part - time and outsourced resources deemed necessary to meet the students» needs.
School improvement has been part of Louisiana's accountability standards for years, but many principals approached improvement plans as something to check off their to - do list, Guidry says.
As part of a move toward site - based management, some schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have tried to involve parents and teachers in hiring principals and other staff members.
In another case of collaboration, Hill sent her back - to - school letter to some of the other principals to see if anyone wanted to use part or all of it.
It is part of a research project that aims to conduct a longterm study monitoring school principals and deputy / assistant principals» health and wellbeing annually.
The anti-bullying coordinator who is now a head of department and struggling to find the time; the eLearning leader who is now part time; or perhaps, the deputy principal who was amongst other things: head of curriculum, coach of the first XI cricket team and an enthusiastic and active advocate for the new visual arts program... is now employed as a principal at another school.
Sponsored by the NAESP and the MetLife Foundation, this grant is part of a competition that supports elementary and middle - level principals as they foster and encourage strong school - community relationships.
head of department and struggling to find the time; the eLearning leader who is now part time; or perhaps, the deputy principal who was amongst other things: head of curriculum, coach of the first XI cricket team and an enthusiastic and active advocate for the new visual arts program... is now employed as a principal at another school.
Principals in Tennessee judged 98 percent of teachers to be «at expectations» or better last school year, while evaluators in Georgia gave good reviews to 94 percent of teachers taking part in a pilot evaluation program.
Harrowgate's solution was to initiate the Parent Partners Program that awards points to guardians for participating in different school events: parent - teacher conferences, PTA meetings, classroom service, any of the 40 yearly workshops, etc. «Parents responded to these new opportunities, making high parent involvement an embedded part of our culture,» writes Linda Wood, Harrowgate Elementary School Principal, in NAESP's Best from theschool events: parent - teacher conferences, PTA meetings, classroom service, any of the 40 yearly workshops, etc. «Parents responded to these new opportunities, making high parent involvement an embedded part of our culture,» writes Linda Wood, Harrowgate Elementary School Principal, in NAESP's Best from theSchool Principal, in NAESP's Best from the Best.
cohort 1, for example, is leveraging the program to build on her experiences as a kindergarten teacher in the South Bronx, N.Y., and as the founding principal of Bushwick Charter School, which is part of the Achievement First Network.
At the request of Maureen Benson, now principal of YES, and Amy Carpenter, about fifteen of the SAGE students joined the two women last year in the planning and design process for YES, which is part of Oakland's Small Schools initiative.
Besides gaining access to district buildings, these schools also tend to attract principals and teachers who like the idea of working more closely with districts and being part of systemic reform.
This is part of the message that emerged from a meeting of principals convened last summer by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.
At Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School the interim testing is done within the normal class period and is designed to be part of the regular teaching and learning cycle, said principal Jon Gates.
I was part of this group of principals from throughout the country, all serious educators working hard to improve their schools and create real learning communities for students and teachers.
Once the survey was done, Huntington and the other 50 middle and high schools that took part in the initiative were given reports in clear, accessible language that summarized the results, plus a set of resources and customized strategies that teachers and principals could use to make changes based on their results.
«One of our teachers read Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss as part of his graduation address,» recalled principal Brian Hazeltine of Airdrie Koinonia Christian School in Airdrie, Alberta (Canada).
He is an alumnus of the school who has seen and participated in education from numerous vantage points, including as a teacher, a principal, as part of President Obama's transition team, and as a state legislator.
Over 2000 teachers of Years 7 to 10 and 149 principals in 149 schools from the government, Catholic and independent sectors took part in the 2013 survey, which collected a range of data.
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If you are a school principal, CIO of a K12 educational network, or part of the school's governing body, taking your school online has probably given you more sleepless nights than most other issues.
If you are a school principal, CIO of a K12 educational network, or part of the school's governing body, taking...
«This is a major commitment on the part of the Ed School faculty to international education that could set the stage for continuous work with federal and state government agencies and institutions in Mexico,» says Ford Foundation Professor Fernando Reimers, who is the principal investigator for this research project.
Then they had to be signed by the principal... and formed part of the school's constitution.»
The school's principal, who is African American, has been a well - respected part of the school community for nearly 30 years, and her son takes Spanish from a male teacher of color.
«This is a major commitment on the part of the Ed School faculty to international education that could set the stage for continuous work with federal and state government agencies and institutions in Mexico,» says Ford Foundation Professor Fernando Reimers, who is the principal investigator for...
The summit concluded by adopting a five - part state «action agenda»: restoring value to the diploma; redesigning the high school as an institution; strengthening the quality of high - school teachers and principals; holding high schools accountable for their results; and streamlining «education governance.»
Using students» test scores as one part of evaluations for teachers, principals, and superintendents is associated with better academic performance at schools serving the middle grades, a report released this week has found.
Salary and bonuses have frequently been part of the contracts of school principals, contingent on students meeting test - based performance targets.
This approach is often justified on the grounds that it precludes favoritism on the part of principals, school board members, and other administrative officials.
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