Sentences with phrase «percent at district schools»

On the 2016 tests, 46 percent of charter students met or exceeded the ELA standard, compared to 39 percent for traditional schools, and 30 percent of charter students met or exceeded the math standard, compared to 28 percent at district schools.

On the 2015 Smarter Balanced standardized tests, 57 percent of Alliance juniors met or exceeded the English language arts standards, compared to 48 percent for juniors at district schools, and 28 percent met or exceeded the math standards, compared to 20 percent at district schools.

African American students account for 23 percent of students at charters, 17 percent at district schools of choice, 14 percent at assigned - district schools, and 10 percent at private schools.

Not exact matches

Paid meals: Meals that meet the nutritional requirements of the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program and are served to children with household income above 185 percent of the poverty line at a price set by the school district or school food pSchool Lunch or School Breakfast Program and are served to children with household income above 185 percent of the poverty line at a price set by the school district or school food pSchool Breakfast Program and are served to children with household income above 185 percent of the poverty line at a price set by the school district or school food pschool district or school food pschool food program

More than half the student population in Joliet School District 86 is at the poverty level and the majority are either Hispanic (47 percent) or African - American (31 percent).

The program is currently being piloted in the Highline School District where prior to the pilot only about 30 percent of students at Midway Elementary School were eating breakfast — now they are serving 80 - 90 percent of the students daily.

Important details: To apply for an AASA mini-grant, the school district superintendent must be a member of AASA; proposed schools must have 50 percent or greater free / reduced eligibility, and average breakfast participation must be at or below 40 percent; written support from superintendent, district food service director, and principals are required.

The CEP allows districts and schools to serve free meals without paperwork if at least 40 percent of their students are already automatically enrolled for free school meals due to their participation in other means - tested programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

About 70 percent of all school children in the District qualify for free or reduced - price meals and receive the majority of their daily nutrition at school.

More than 70 percent of District of Columbia Public School students are eligible for free and reduced price lunch, and many of these students acquire a majority of their total daily nutrition at sSchool students are eligible for free and reduced price lunch, and many of these students acquire a majority of their total daily nutrition at schoolschool.

I was privileged to watch that transition underway at Santa Clara Unified School District, a massive district of 14,000 kids (46 percent of whom get a free lunch), that went independent about six yeDistrict, a massive district of 14,000 kids (46 percent of whom get a free lunch), that went independent about six yedistrict of 14,000 kids (46 percent of whom get a free lunch), that went independent about six years ago.

As of 2013, 88 percent of school districts needed at least one additional piece of kitchen equipment to help prepare and serve meals that meet the National School Lunch Program's nutrition standards, according to a survey by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Prschool districts needed at least one additional piece of kitchen equipment to help prepare and serve meals that meet the National School Lunch Program's nutrition standards, according to a survey by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods PrSchool Lunch Program's nutrition standards, according to a survey by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project.

Chicago Public Schools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the district's executive director of nutrition support services, said students still bristle at the idea of schools controlling their cSchools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the district's executive director of nutrition support services, said students still bristle at the idea of schools controlling their cschools controlling their choices.

We have brought down the fat, the sugar, the salt in all of our recipes; and we do n`t offer any food for sale in our cafeterias that does n`t meet at least 5 percent of the recommended daily allowance for one of the eight major nutrients, «says food service director Sue MacDonald of northwest suburban Township High School District 214.

They believe CEP unfairly subsidizes the meals of kids who could afford to pay full price, at enormous cost to taxpayers, and have advocated for a 60 - percent threshold to determine a school or district's eligibility.

Looking at the Salt Lake City School District as a whole, that number soars to nearly 60 percent.

The Empire Center's Ken Girardin: «School budgets were approved at a record - high rate of 99.3 percent, adding to evidence that districts can live within a property tax cap set at either 2 percent or the prior year's average rate of inflation, whichever is less.»

NORTH COLLINS, N.Y. — Nine school districts in Erie County have seen their enrollment drop by at least 11 percent in the past decade.

The tax cap, enacted in 2011, forces school districts and local governments to keep tax increases at 2 percent or the rate of inflation (with other factors built in for adjustments)-- unless approved by a 60 percent «supermajority.»

An annual cap on the growth of local and school district property taxes at two percent, or 120 percent of the inflation rate, whichever is lower.

If the inflation component had been pegged at 2 percent in 2011 instead of the consumer price index, and assuming just half of school districts continued hiking taxes up to the limit, New Yorkers would have paid at least $ 450 million more in school taxes alone between 2014 and 2016, and would face an extra $ 400 million on their school taxes in 2017 - 18.

In their letter, Oddo and Borelli wrote that the South Shore's middle and high schools are almost at capacity and the utilization rates for the district was at 108 percent.

Not all districts had rates that high: Glens Falls reported an opt - out rate of 11 percent, Albany's schools were at 16 percent.

WHEREAS, during the 2013 — 14 school year, Success Academy suspended 11 percent of its student body while district schools suspended just 1 percent, according to a report by the Albert Shanker Institute, at a moment when citywide suspensions are declining, according to the Times; and

Generally speaking, the Assembly's proposal, which allows for the cap to be overridden by a 60 percent majority of a local school district and is directed particularly at areas with crushing property taxes like Long Island and Westchester County, is similar to that of the Governor, who said today that he applauded their efforts.

The average tax - levy hike for school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties is projected at just 0.73 percent, according to figures compiled by the state comptroller's office.

Adopted by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state lawmakers in 2011, the property - tax cap mandates that school districts, town boards, county boards and other local governments keep the growth of their tax levies at 2 percent or the rate of inflation — whichever is lower.

At the same time, students with disabilities comprise 17 percent of the charter school enrollment compared to the 27 percent district average, the report found.

«Parental responsibility begins at home, to understand what your kid is doing, what they may be taking with them into school,» Bratton said while trumpeting a 13 percent decrease in overall violence on district campuses.

About 20 percent of the Long Island school districts that said they tested for lead in water at their schools reported finding the metal at levels that caused them to shut down fountains and replace fixtures, according to a Newsday / News 12 Long Island survey.

I don't believe, if you look at the way we've allocated it, about a 2 percent reduction to health care, about a 3 percent reduction in education, 2.7 percent, actually, to school districts statewide on average, a 10 percent cut to state government.

At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state - supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

The survey found 68 percent of school districts polled plan to have their budget submitted with a tax cap at or near a zero percent increase.

The amount local governments and school districts have collected in property taxes has slowed over the last decade, from a peak increase of 7.7 percent in 2003 to a 2 percent jump at the conclusion of the 2013 fiscal year.

School officials estimate that, depending on the school, between 25 and 40 percent of students miss at least 18 to 20 days of classes a year in the disSchool officials estimate that, depending on the school, between 25 and 40 percent of students miss at least 18 to 20 days of classes a year in the disschool, between 25 and 40 percent of students miss at least 18 to 20 days of classes a year in the district.

The Fayetteville - Manlius and Jamesville - Dewitt school districts just outside Syracuse both have a significant majority of white students, at 83 percent and 76 percent, respectively, according to the education department website.

While thousands opting out across Western New York last week for the ELAs, the opt out rate in the Buffalo School District was only at seven percent.

The proposal calls for giving students who score below grade level priority access to 25 percent of seats at each of the district's 18 middle schools starting with next year's application process.

Graduation rate in the Syracuse City School District was at 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, falling short of city officials» goal of 60 peSchool District was at 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, falling short of city officials» goal of 60 peschool year, falling short of city officials» goal of 60 percent.

While only 22 % percent of New Yorkers think the recently enacted state budget is either excellent or good for the people of the state, at least 71 % agree that creating a $ 2.5 billion clean water infrastructure fund, increasing aid to local school districts by $ 1.1 billion, allowing ride - sharing services to operate in the state, and making SUNY / CUNY tuition free for families making less than $ 125,000 will make New York better, according to a new Siena College poll of New York State registered voters released early Monday morning.

Last year, students suspended from the Syracuse City School District lost 23,555 days of instruction, and 55 percent of African - American students in the district have been suspended at leaDistrict lost 23,555 days of instruction, and 55 percent of African - American students in the district have been suspended at leadistrict have been suspended at least once.

Voters in the Highland Central School District approved the Highland Public Library's $ 4.8 million bond issue proposal at the polls on Tuesday by a 62.5 percent majority.

Ninety percent of school districts have been granted waivers from the state education department that put off the new teacher performance standards until at least next March.

If a school district decides to pierce the tax cap, its budget must be approved by at least 60 percent of voters.

Faced with a $ 2 billion budget that falls short by at least $ 101 million, the district must cut spending on each school by 6 percent, leaving district leaders to strip some or all art, music, physical education and library programs from three out of four schools next fall.

Ninety - six percent of seniors received diplomas in the Voorheesville Central School District, but just 53 percent walked across the stage in Green Island and Albany at the culmination of the 2014 - 15 schoolSchool District, but just 53 percent walked across the stage in Green Island and Albany at the culmination of the 2014 - 15 schoolschool year.

90 percent of school districts have been granted waivers from the state education department that put off the new teacher performance standards until at least next March.

«Now the Common Fund is going to be split with 40 percent going to fund the School Feeding Programme, 20 percent going to fund NaBCo [Nation Builders Corp], 20 percent going to fund Planting for Food and Jobs and only 20 percent left for development and other activities at the district assembly level.»

Cuomo's plan would cap the tax levy in school districts, counties, cities, towns, villages and special districts at 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower.

More than one - fourth of the 2,500 largest U.S. school districts have at least one full grade of students with their own laptops — a figure expected to rise 50 percent in three years.