Sentences with phrase «partnering with local districts»

I also discussed the importance of education schools partnering with local districts to meet school needs and support innovation — especially in the STEM areas: science, technology, engineering and math.

As my colleague Rob Samuelson points out, «the flexible nature of a charter school allows it to match curricula to individual communities, draw students from a wider geographic area and partner with local districts and organizations to attract a diverse group of students.»

Not exact matches

Women farmers from «Kababaehang Nagtataglay ng Bihirang Lakas» (Women possessing extraordinary powers or strength) from Barangay Los Amigos, Tugbok District, Davao City are practicing FAITH (Food Always in The Home), which is made easier with the support from partner NGOs such as METSA Foundation and MASIPAG, and from the local government of Davao City, through its policy on Organic Agriculture.

With the generous support of the Walmart Foundation, the newest phase of Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom shifts our focus from direct implementation in individual schools to a state - level expansion; this expansion will allow us to work in partnership with local organizations to provide district - and school - level technical assistance and support for start - up breakfast - in - the - classroom progrWith the generous support of the Walmart Foundation, the newest phase of Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom shifts our focus from direct implementation in individual schools to a state - level expansion; this expansion will allow us to work in partnership with local organizations to provide district - and school - level technical assistance and support for start - up breakfast - in - the - classroom progrwith local organizations to provide district - and school - level technical assistance and support for start - up breakfast - in - the - classroom programs.

The district partners with a local non-profit, Research, Education, Action, and Policy (REAP) Food Group, for much of their nutrition education programming.

Stevens County, May 2014 WSDA worked closely with local partners to host an event in Northeast Washington, an area with some remote school districts that have previously faced challenges to getting fresh produce distribution.

HISD is partnering with the Texas Department of Agriculture and local farmers and growers in an effort to serve more homegrown fruits and vegetables in district schools.

Some school districts partner with local nonprofits to feed kids during weekends, as well.

Our District partners with other local governments such as the schools who provide facilities for the Park District's use.

The Kopoal district hospital where the triplets were born hosted a birthday party with local partners — the Government of Karnataka, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences and Karnataka Health Promotion Trust — to celebrate their successful first year.

At the time, the New York district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a statement: «The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appreciates Sen. Schumer's continued interest in the South Shore of Staten Island Study and we're working with our partners at the federal, state and local levels to take a look at this issue.»

The projects range from two municipalities partnering together to county government - led projects with multiple local municipalities and school districts partnering in shared efforts.

«Together with our Department of Social Services, the Child Advocacy Center, the Sheriff's Office, the District Attorney's Office, local law enforcement and community partners such as the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley, we work diligently all year long to raise awareness of child abuse, prevent its tragic occurrence and support victims.

The Erie County Clerk's Office worked closely with Judge Paula Feroleto, Administrative Judge for New York's 8th Judicial District, on this project and has partnered in numerous educational outreach efforts for local attorney's to prepare them to the transition to electronic filing.

These «thought partners» — as school leaders often refer to them — may be district leaders, consultants with long - standing relationships with a school, or external regional partners supporting PL in local schools.

First, one can see that initially, local funds were the dominant source of district revenues, with states and the federal government being only minor partners.

For this reason, School Districts and their private sector partners spend a lot of time engaging with the local community within a District in the run - up to the Bond Programme referendum.

Maine's plan also includes partnering with the Maine Education Policy Research Institute to identify successful longevity pay approaches in other rural states, approaching the state legislature to fund a pilot, and encouraging districts to partner with local business leaders and community organizations to fund this additional pay.

The district also partners with the local university — e.g., through joint projects such as an entrepreneur - focus program and math and science grants.

Customized Coaching and Support When the way forward to more effective professional relationships isn't clear, SRI's expert staff members and facilitators partner with educators and community members to understand the local context and to develop capacity to create a support plan that will successfully meet the school, district, or organization's goals.

It was interesting to hear how the university partnered with the local school districts in designing a lesson study.

And the district partners with a local children «s foundation that works with homeless students.

And, the report is written in the hope that the state will step up and design a strong, new era accountability system that partners effectively with local districts to ensure schools deliver on the promise of educational opportunity for English Learners.

During Samuelson «s tenure, the district networked and partnered often with local universities, and community college faculty members and staff, to provide teacher training.

The district networks and partners often with local universities and community college faculty and staff members to provide teacher training and certification.

Because of that, the district partners with local community colleges and universities as well as other community groups to meet state and federal requirements.

Partnering with local community groups and with other county personnel has been a necessity for district leaders in North White Pine County because of its low - wealth status.

Performance Matters and Fairfax County Public Schools have become true partners in the process, and the district has worked closely with the Performance Matters project team to ensure the system satisfies all state and local requirements.

As I've recently written for Education Week, since 2010, the Denver district has been partnering with local charter schools to serve students with severe disabilities.

For instance, university researchers at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education's John W. Gardner Center recently partnered with the California CORE districts — which include the Los Angeles Unified, Oakland Unified, Fresno Unified, Long Beach Unified, Santa Ana Unified, Sanger Unified, Garden Grove Unified, and Sacramento City Unified school districts — to design a new local school accountability system that included measures of students» social - emotional learning, growth mindset, self - efficacy, and school climate.51 Researchers found that these measures were predictive of students» test performance and correlated with other important academic and behavioral outcomes.52

«We would consider it,» Caire said, although he emphasized he would want to partner with a local school district or districts, regardless of who provides a charter.

The district also partners with local community organizations and publications to advertise open positions and create marketing materials focused on what it means to work in Madison schools.

It's really a pity that the CORE Districts developed this request without partnering with their local unions as there is much common ground within it.

And now, the 24th Street parent organizers have convinced the district to partner with a local charter operator to take over the struggling school; Tuesday parents get to vote on that.

The QSAR is a tool that is intended to help school and district personnel, after school program professional, and community and business partners look at their local programs from multiple perspectives with an eye toward continuous program quality improvement.

The vision of El Dorado's M+MI projects is to enhance student achievement by integrating music learning with other academic areas in partnerships with local arts learning organizations (MuST and SF Opera), partner laboratory schools (Oakland Unified and Ravenswood School District Learning Laboratory Schools), and support and guidance from the Music - in - Education National Consortium (New England Conservatory Research Center).

The state also partners with local school districts to help them get federal reimbursements for their investments in technology.

«This support signals the strong role unions still play in their local school districts to partner with parents and their communities on ensuring the best public schools for students.»

Even before the statewide research was published, several local districts began using their own data to examine if chronic absence was a problem and to work with partners to find solutions.

In a community schools approach, school districts partner with families, local government and community - based organizations to align all available resources and expertise behind strengthening families and supporting student success.

«Unions continue to play a very strong role in their local school districts and partner with parents and their communities to ensure the best public schools for students.»

LA charters have partnered with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to improve local public schools through programs like Public School Choice.

Local colleges and universities as well as nonprofit organizations with a focus on college access can be important partners for school districts at this stage.

Some districts are looking at partnering with local universities, others are considering nonprofits that can bolster non-academic supports to schools.

A formal framework for partnering with other school districts, local businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations on school innovation.

He became involved in education while student teaching at the University of Arizona with the Collaboration for the Advancement of Teaching Technology and Science (CATTS), a program that partnered with local underserved school districts to improve students» understanding of science, mathematics, and technology.

In partnership with the United Way, a dozen public school districts and higher learning institutions, local museums, local medical partners, and under the leadership and guidance of the YMCA of the USA, the YMCA of Greater Rochester continues to implement innovative programming that strengthens their communities, help children to be active and make healthy food choices, develop passions for arts and sciences, and strives to close the achievement gap.

In particular, we will look at how regional consortia of K — 12 school districts, postsecondary institutions, and local industry partners, supported with state, federal, and Irvine Foundation funding, are advancing two areas of Linked Learning that have been underdeveloped in the initiative districts: work - based learning and postsecondary partnerships.

With this new understanding, the school had several options; for example, it could approach the district to revisit bus policies, arrange for walking school buses, and / or reach out to local police and community partners to monitor routes to school.

We leverage the intellectual resources of the University of Florida to partner with Florida school districts, businesses, and local STEM leaders in order to improve STEM education through these initiatives: