Sentences with phrase «point in a school district»

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The newly implemented system in Crown Point gives officers access to all doors at every school in the district.

And in 2015, Duncan, Obama's secretary of education, pointed to his old friend's district as a national role model and invited Runcie to speak at a White House panel called «Rethink School Discipline.»

Large organizations such as school districts may wish to have a designated point person address all conditional clearances so that multiple coaches or other people in the organization don't render inconsistent or inappropriate interpretations of the recommendations on the conditional clearance.

Students and staff in the Yankton School District may pre-pay for school meals utilizing our point - of - sale lunch account sSchool District may pre-pay for school meals utilizing our point - of - sale lunch account sschool meals utilizing our point - of - sale lunch account system.

When your child nears the age your school district sets as the starting point for kindergarten — most likely, five years old — it's time again to think in terms of transition.

As you pointed out in your Sept 20, 2011 post (http://www.thelunchtray.com/school-lunch-prices-on-the-rise-nationwide/), Paid Meal Equity forced many school districts to raise prices on families regardless of the school meal program's financial solvency.

If at any time you feel like something isn't right, contact your school - district's Parents As Teachers program (birth - 5), Early Childhood Special Education office (3 - 5 years) or school based Speech - Language Pathologist (5 and older) and they will point you in the right direction.

Back in December, the Los Angeles Times reported that kids in Los Angeles USD were spurning that district's new, healthier school food menus — even to the point that some students were reportedly suffering from

Back in December, the Los Angeles Times reported that kids in Los Angeles USD were spurning that district's new, healthier school food menus — even to the point that some students were reportedly suffering from headaches, stomach pains and even... [Continue reading]

But in a sign of how challenging this transition can be for schools, district figures show that lunch sales for September through December dropped by about 5 percentage points since the previous year, or more than 20,000 lunches a day.

This article from a local Boulder, CO paper discusses the newly - launched fundraising campaign, and points up the very issue we've been talking about so much in recent weeks here on TLT: namely, can a district offer the kind of healthful food that Chef Ann champions without extra funding (over and above what the USDA reimburses schools)?

Districts that participate in the NSLP are required, among other things, to have food safety programs and participate in health inspections by state or local health departments at least twice annually.4 School food safety plans must comply with U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance and hazard analysis and critical control point principles and apply those to any location where school nutrition program food is stored, prepared, or served.5 However, regardless of a school's NSLP participation, districts typically have policies and procedures to prevent allergens from contaminating othDistricts that participate in the NSLP are required, among other things, to have food safety programs and participate in health inspections by state or local health departments at least twice annually.4 School food safety plans must comply with U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance and hazard analysis and critical control point principles and apply those to any location where school nutrition program food is stored, prepared, or served.5 However, regardless of a school's NSLP participation, districts typically have policies and procedures to prevent allergens from contaminating other School food safety plans must comply with U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance and hazard analysis and critical control point principles and apply those to any location where school nutrition program food is stored, prepared, or served.5 However, regardless of a school's NSLP participation, districts typically have policies and procedures to prevent allergens from contaminating other school nutrition program food is stored, prepared, or served.5 However, regardless of a school's NSLP participation, districts typically have policies and procedures to prevent allergens from contaminating other school's NSLP participation, districts typically have policies and procedures to prevent allergens from contaminating othdistricts typically have policies and procedures to prevent allergens from contaminating other food.6

The only tiny little point I would correct is that Meals for Needy Pupils money is NOT available to San Francisco, or to about 2/3 of the other school districts in California.

But now many powerful forces are aligned against school food reform: the processed food industry, which has a huge financial stake in the program and powerful lobbyists on Capitol Hill; the need of school districts to make their meal programs break even; First Lady Michelle Obama's vocal support of school food reform, which has politicized the issue for some conservatives hoping to score political points; and conservatives» general distrust of «big government.»

It is my understanding that BPI is working on a voluntary label so that people can make a decision on the product while shopping in the grocery store; and, as you pointed out, school districts now have the choice as to whether or not to buy hamburger that includes LFTB.

But the experiment does make the point, I think, that for all the school food improvements we've seen in our district (and I'm grateful for all of them, don't get me wrong), there are still offerings that permit kids to make very poor selections on the lunch line, selections that may well have an adverse impact on their health down the line.

Killian's campaign called the Democratic complaints a distraction, pointing out a main plank in her platform has been getting the suburban district its fair share of public school aid.

... Considering Gov. Andrew Cuomo's accusation last week that school districts and their allies are playing politics with kids in their opposition to his education funding cuts, this mailer seemed particularly pointed.

Further proof of my assertion not long ago that education is developing into a serious sticking point between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver came in the form of a statement from the governor that blames «Assembly - led» legislation passed in 2010 for the current fight between the teachers unions and school districts over the creation of teacher evaluation systems.

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And Senate Democrats who hope to flip the district once held by Republican former Sen. Dean Skelos are pointing to the support from groups like the PAC maintained by StudentsFirstNY after the initial charter school aid proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo was doubled to $ 54 million in the final budget agreement — a figure that was backed by Senate Republicans.

Subject to appropriation provides payments from the Indian Point tax stabilization fund to the county of Westchester, the town of Cortlandt, in the county of Westchester, (c) the village of Buchanan, in the county of Westchester and (d) the Hendrick Hudson central school district.

The letter, written by Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat elected in a special election in April, pointed out that only 121 of the state's 700 - plus school districts so far have submitted evaluation plans that are required in order to receive a portion of state aid.

County leaders are feeling the squeeze this year, as are other local government and school district officials, given the allowable growth in the state's cap on property taxes is less than 1 percentage point.

Another tax cap flash point has been the minimum override threshold of 60 percent of school districts residents voting in a referendum, or 60 percent of a municipal or county governing board.

Pointing to more than $ 40 million owed to local schools in the 43rd Council District, including $ 4 million owed to his own alma maters P.S. 185 and J.H.S. 259, Brannan has mounted an online social media campaign calling on parents and educators to see education dollars owed to individual schools using a new database created by advocates.

Council Member King, who reviewed his 12 - Point Plan for the 12TH Council District with more than 700 Bronx residents, friends and special guests in attendance, discussed upcoming and future projects, which include affording housing for working families through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the renovation of Agnes Haywood Park, capital funding to schools in the 12th Council District, expense funding to community - based organizations, funding for NYCHA developments and youth programs as well as DOT and DSNY needs in the 12th Council District.

Wayne Harris, a retired school administrator and one of the more intelligent legislators, made the plausible point that county mileage reimbursement democratizes the legislature in supporting members from far - flung districts.

When the Rochester School Board decided its superintendent search process would not be open to the public, board President Van White pointed out that there would still be ample community input in the form of small focus groups as well as a survey posted on the district website.

Smith's remarks on this start at about the 5:30 - minute mark, when Mika Brzezinski notes a recent Times editorial that pointed out how low - income school districts are disproportionately hurt by Cuomo's $ 1.5 billion education funding cut — all but $ 270 million of which is included in the framework agreement announced yesterday.

Indeed, the move would likely apply more pressure on — or incentive to, depending on your point of view — local governments and school districts to budget within the property tax cap, which was approved in 2011.

Vacca can point to a number of actions he has taken as District Manager in support of disability issues, including holding up construction of a local movie theater until there was accessible design, working for accessible schoolyards and school bathrooms, and support for community residences for mentally disabled consumers.

An increase in federal funding for certain school districts will help several districts in New York, including one in Orange County near West Point.

Elsewhere in Rockland County, the Towns of Haverstraw and Stony Point, along with the North Rockland Central School District, have divided up the purchase of the former Letchworth Village Developmental Center campus in Thiells.

It «certainly points to the fact that state aid has taken an increasingly important role in paying for the expenses that school districts are facing,» said Feller, who is superintendent in North Merrick.

State Senator David Carlucci talks to us about the state of the East Ramapo School District - a major point of contention in the legislature this year.

Examples of the early successes of task force members include legally establishing its operating authority and scope of operation in the State Budget, requiring a study of re-use options of the Indian Point property, adding an additional $ 15 million to the State's Power Plant Cessation Mitigation Fund starting in 2020, extending the timeline for payments from that fund, and authorizing the HendrickHudson School District to start a reserve fund to plan for future tax impacts.

By way of example, the application points to one Harlem district school co-located with a Success school has started posting college flags in school hallways, based on a Success practice.

Ben Walsh (BW): I don't want to belabor the point here, but I have to say... I'm the only person up here that has a personal interest in that my children, my oldest daughter is in the city school district.

Among the key findings of the state comptroller's office audit of the Willsboro Central School District: The district overestimated appropriations in the adopted budgets by more than 10 percent over the past three years; the district has accumulated fund balance that exceeds the statutory limit by nearly 12 percentage points, and district officials did not develop a multi-year financiDistrict: The district overestimated appropriations in the adopted budgets by more than 10 percent over the past three years; the district has accumulated fund balance that exceeds the statutory limit by nearly 12 percentage points, and district officials did not develop a multi-year financidistrict overestimated appropriations in the adopted budgets by more than 10 percent over the past three years; the district has accumulated fund balance that exceeds the statutory limit by nearly 12 percentage points, and district officials did not develop a multi-year financidistrict has accumulated fund balance that exceeds the statutory limit by nearly 12 percentage points, and district officials did not develop a multi-year financidistrict officials did not develop a multi-year financial plan.

And during his eight years as deputy superintendent and then superintendent for the San Francisco Unified School District, Carranza raised graduation rates for African - American students by 13.9 percentage points and for Hispanic students by 15.4 percentage points — faster than the overall growth rates in California as a whole.

Reiterating a point he made during a speech he gave Wednesday about racial and socioeconomic inequality in education, King said implementing pre-K in high - needs school districts is most urgent.

Many point to a cap imposed in 2012 on the amount that school districts can increase taxes each year as the reason more budgets have passed while interest in voting has waned.

He pointed to less money for upstate school districts and transportation during the brief Democratic takeover of the Senate following the 2009 «coup,» adding a repeat will result in «unacceptable» policies for western and upstate New York.

This past weekend, I partnered with my colleagues Senator Jeff Klein, and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, in retelling the story of the Three Kings, while giving out toys to children of the Sack Wern & Clason Point sections of my district, as well as the Holy Cross School.

Mayor Gary McCarthy pointed out that Schenectady is home to a chronically underfunded school district that is the largest urban district in the Capital Region.

In addition, DOE representatives pointed out that there are other middle schools in the district with low enrollment, and the creation of more seats would negatively impact other schoolIn addition, DOE representatives pointed out that there are other middle schools in the district with low enrollment, and the creation of more seats would negatively impact other schoolin the district with low enrollment, and the creation of more seats would negatively impact other schools.

After adjusting for maternal IQ and education, characteristics of the home environment, school district, and number of siblings, the children who were exposed to greater than 5 parts arsenic per billion of household well water (WAs ≥ 5 μg / L) showed reductions in Full Scale, Working Memory, Perceptual Reasoning and Verbal Comprehension scores, losses of 5 - 6 points, considered a significant decline, that may translate to problems in school, according to Gail Wasserman, PhD, professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia, and the study's first author.

Although the empirical research base on the effects of tracking is decidedly mixed, I am willing to grant Burris the point that ability tracking, as typically practiced in district schools, probably is bad for lower - ability students.

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