Sentences with phrase «place at the school level»

First, several changes that CCSS promotes in curriculum and instruction appear to be taking place at the school level.

Nevertheless, despite the progress, many aspects have yet to fall into place at the school level, and there is always the danger that the underlying political coalition will collapse and take the accountability system down with it.

Not exact matches

These championships will give the swimmers a great opportunity to experience swimming in a Trials / Finals swim meet at the high school level and serve as an excellent preparation for the Sierra Foothills League Championships which will take place on April 29 - 30 also at the Roseville Aquatics Complex.

At the high school level, he is so dominant that he looks out of place, like if you were to take a good junior player and drop him in a bantam game.

When HISD and the PAC reconvened in mid-August, we were pleasantly surprised to learn that many of the our menu suggestions have already been put into place (at the elementary level) for the coming school year.

What we'd like to see with the passage of the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act is a concerted effort by schools — whether at the state or local level — to find the best practices that work for their system, their resources, and the type of programs they already have in place.

When HISD and the PAC reconvened last week, we learned that many of the PAC's menu suggestions have already been put into place at the elementary level for the coming school year.

Do you have success stories from your own area that took place at the school district level?

School districts are typically responsible for top - level decision - making when it comes to food: they oversee the food services group that determines breakfast and lunch menus; they set the district - wide wellness policy, which usually covers the food that may be sold or distributed during the school day; and they decide whether vending machines may or may not be placed in schools (although in some cases this is decided at the level of the state board of educaSchool districts are typically responsible for top - level decision - making when it comes to food: they oversee the food services group that determines breakfast and lunch menus; they set the district - wide wellness policy, which usually covers the food that may be sold or distributed during the school day; and they decide whether vending machines may or may not be placed in schools (although in some cases this is decided at the level of the state board of educaschool day; and they decide whether vending machines may or may not be placed in schools (although in some cases this is decided at the level of the state board of education).

Two high - level Buffalo school administrators were placed on leave within 24 hours after they were criticized at a Board of Education meeting for not having proper New York State credentials.

As long as Cuomo's cap stays in place, it will continue bending the property - tax curve lower — especially in school districts, where the law gives a simple majority of voters the power to absolutely freeze tax levies at prior - year levels.

«So, while we support the governor's initiatives for Universal Pre-K, STEM scholarships and a bond issue to fund technology in our schools, we must ensure that state staffing levels are at a place for the implementation of these initiatives.

«In order to put in place effective strategies at national, local and school level to combat bullying in all its forms, a comprehensive database of incidents is needed to show the full nature and extent of the problems.

The Kaitokudo and Tekijuku are the foundations and inspiration of the «Handai style» that places emphasis on cutting - edge research, creation of new research fields, respect for liberal arts at the graduate school level, and contributions to society by active university - industrial collaboration.

«The agreement on pay at TSAT means that teachers are not only placed on a higher level of pay compared to most colleagues in other maintained schools, but also provides them with a very clear and accessible means of career progression.

Public schools can serve as powerful anchors to local communities, instituting a cycle of achievement and self - development at the grassroots level and instructing immigrants on the expectations placed on them as participants in American society.

Schools in Boston, Massachusetts, serve many families living in poverty and have put into place various literacy reform models aimed at getting more children reading at grade level.

It's time to start putting leaders in place in the classroom and at the school level first.

But based on the amount of student improvement, Hartford Public Schools administrators placed the pre-K - to - grade -6-school into the category of defined autonomy at the district level.

One parent of a high achiever, who was offered a place in one of the science colleges at the time, decided to keep her daughter at our school because she said that «She enjoys the classes so much and is always given the chance to improve and work to her level here anyway.»

«That's why so many dyslexia advocates in particular have been calling for this type of skills check to be put in place at an early level for many, many years because they know that you can get much, much earlier identi cation, intervention, and therefore assistance to help ensure that the early years of a child's education are successful which then enables them to be successful for the rest of their schooling.»

The previous rise in demand for primary places is now beginning to impact at secondary level, and the county council continues to work with secondary schools in a number of areas across the county to deliver additional secondary places to meet forecast demand.

Even if two students from different colleges score similarly on a given placement test, one may be placed in remediation at her school, while the other passes into regular college - level courses.

Strategy To bring together all the various facets of technology deployment, schools and academies are well advised to have in place a bespoke ICT Strategic Plan and associated policies (including one on procurement), overseen and driven by a steering group that includes representation from teaching and associate staff at all levels of seniority, with input from parents and governors.

Hill Fight on No Child Left Behind Looms Politico, 1/21/15» «It's not a debate about what education policy should be in place at the state and local level,» said Martin West, associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

These intangible middle class advantages include such things as a computer with internet access at home, a quiet place to study and complete homework, working parent (s) above the poverty line, no pressure to get a low - level job in high school to help pay the rent or support the family, and no fear of the streets upon which they live.

From the early days, I was dismayed that most government agencies saw charter schools more as an escape valve for angry parents and disaffected teachers, not as a way to create better schools by establishing binding performance goals and consequences, placing the locus of authority and accountability at the school level, and pushing schools to be distinctive and purposeful about their instruction.

The existence of an orderly learning environment throughout the school — established through positive rather than negative means, whereby there are high levels of teacher consistency about how it is «enforced» and structures in place to ensure that all students are known well by at least one adult in the school — is a fundamental precondition for improved teaching and learning to occur on which the subsequent improvement in student learning outcomes can be based.

She was also, she says, «interested in learning about the micro-level changes that ought to take place within education systems, both at the school level and beyond it, to guarantee that all children have access to quality learning opportunities.»

Similar to the U.S., China's places great value on high - stakes testing, particularly at the high school level.

A two - day Italian Summer School of the Living Schools Lab project organized by Indire (the national research institute in Italy in charge of the teacher training at a national level) takes place in the summer at ITIS Majorana School.

A second necessity is an outline of what an effective school looks like, and the correlates of effective urban schools (which have held up remarkably well over the years) have given me a vision of the pieces that need to be in place for all children to learn at high levels.

The problem is that such consequences place too much weight on single - year changes in test scores at the school level.

It is also useful to have a school - hub dialogue in place, to avoid youngsters (particularly at secondary school level) being placed under too much stress from competing groups, with an unmanageable number of rehearsals, trips, and performances.

Growing population As the RIBA report points out, a booming UK population has meant that 250,000 more school places are needed now than in 2000, 90 per cent of them at primary level.

Education accountability takes place at the school, district, and state levels.

Yet on close reading, de Blasio's nine - page education plan offers mostly bromides and impossible dreams: «ensure that all students are reading at grade level by third grade,» «reduce class size,» «involve and engage parents and families,» and «place great leaders to lead great teachers in every school.»

A small number of CMOs will have grown to serve at least 20,000 students, placing them among the largest 2 percent of school districts nationally in terms of size, while delivering a level of performance that will change the current paradigm of delivering performance at scale.

Shimizu, from Japan's Tsukuba University, adds that while these huge events take place on a single day, lesson study is embedded in the culture and a regular occurrence at an individual school level where most teachers participate at least once a term.

High - performing Sharnbrook Upper School is celebrating record A level results today — with students achieving outstanding grades and many securing places at some of the world's best universities.

Is there a process in place at your school that is designed to help teachers manage stress levels?

It will also help schools to place health and wellbeing at the centre of everyday learning and meet guidelines on teaching about food at primary level.

When author Karin Chenoweth began to investigate what goes in to making a school successful, she looked at a rather unexpected place: schools in low - income communties that, despite their lack of resources and supports, were showing impressive levels of student achievement.

Firstly, the experience shows the importance of «system - ness» — education reform takes place in an integrated, coherent, and sustainable manner at the system, school, classroom, and individual levels.

Further, there is currently no provision in any state's laws or at the federal level for students to attend cybercharter schools that are out of state in the sense of having no physical place of business within a state.

Now that the National Curriculum levels have been removed, schools are well placed to use all the information at their disposal to inform the assessment picture for where pupils are at.

School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance proSchool grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance proschool; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.

At the start of each school year, we conduct incoming skills assessments to place these new students into classes that include children with every level of ability.

Shared decision - making in school improvement must take place at both the district - level as well in the schools themselves.

Fairfax County Public Schools students won first place awards in 20 categories and the school division received the Lynn P. Barrier Outstanding School Division Award at the high school level at the Virginia Technology Student Association Technosphere 2018 competschool division received the Lynn P. Barrier Outstanding School Division Award at the high school level at the Virginia Technology Student Association Technosphere 2018 competSchool Division Award at the high school level at the Virginia Technology Student Association Technosphere 2018 competschool level at the Virginia Technology Student Association Technosphere 2018 competition.