Sentences with phrase «practice at the district»

Finally, I provide the first evidence on how charter school entry may be related to changes in teacher perceptions of practices at district schools along five indexes: academic expectations, communication, engagement, school respect and discipline, and school safety.

However, survey data indicate that such incentives may not be a common practice at the district level.

Not exact matches

TORONTO, May 6, 2015 — Hydro Ottawa and the Advanced Energy Centre at MaRS Discovery District today announced a new partnership focused on collaborating to help Hydro Ottawa explore new ways to integrate innovation into their business practices.

«Segasist has made great strides in moving their technology forward and we're happy that we've been a part of that,» says John Buckingham, Advisor, Life Sciences and Health Care Practice, at MaRS Discovery District.

The defibrillator must be available at each athletic practice held at a district campus.

But you wouldn't know it by listening to an angry coalition of high school students who plan to speak out on Chicago Public Schools meals Wednesday at the monthly Chicago Board of Education meeting.One of those students is Teresa Onstott, a sophomore at Social Justice High School who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing the food.

The Park District will open its doors to competitive swimming teams who could practice at the center's 75 - foot pool.

At Briar Pointe Park off Heron Avenue, in the south part of the village, the Park District is creating a playground, gazebo, tennis court, multi-use court for in - line skating and basketball, a practice soccer field, a practice baseball field and a bicycle path around the perimeter of the 4.2 - acre property.

The need for another indoor pool in southeastern McHenry County was raised when four Crystal Lake High School District 155 girls swim teams said they were having trouble practicing because of an overcrowded schedule at the YMCA pool in Crystal Lake.

She simply practiced her favorite sport, ice skating, at the indoor ice arena operated year - round by the Rolling Meadows Park District.

The district is looking at best practices in the city and nationwide.

But the committee recommended that workers complete minor repairs and sodding at the site for no more than $ 10,000 and build a practice field at the Park District's Pebble Park on Westbury Drive for about $ 40,000.

With a larger aquatic facility, Isaac said the park district would have the ability to run several programs, such as kayak lessons, triathlon training and Aqua Zumba, at the same time as swim team practices or swim lessons, to generate a profit faster.

(b) Athletic trainers licensed by the Board or certified or licensed by the proper licensing authority of another state, province, territory or the District of Columbia who are working in a team setting, treating injuries which arise in the course of practices or team sports events, may treat the participant at the events under the conditions of the referral, or the standing written prescription or written protocol.

This annual analysis looks at school breakfast participation and policies in 75 large school districts across the country to evaluate successful practices in reaching more low - income children with school breakfast.

At Briar Pointe Park off of Heron Avenue, in the south part of the village, the Park District is creating a playground, gazebo, tennis court, multi-use court for in - line skating and basketball, a practice soccer field, a practice baseball field and a bicycle path around the perimeter of the 4.2 - acre park.

First, the correction - I'd originally reported that the district would no longer continue its practice of requiring kids to take a package of animal crackers as part of the in - classroom, universal breakfast service that was instituted last year at the elementary level.

In addition, attendees joined small group discussions about effective and successful policies and practices at the school, district, and state level pertaining to three groups of activities that catalyze efforts to meet and exceed Smart Snacks requirements:

America's third - largest school district presents a case study in the government lapses and lax food handling practices that can put children at risk.

We will also hear from the school nutrition director at Ventura Unified School District (CA) and a representative from the Alabama Department of Education will discuss fresh produce handling practices and training strategies.

We initiated a recycling program for facilities and parks, developed an integrated pest management program aimed at reducing use of pesticides and herbicides on playing fields and lawns, later banned smoking in District buildings and vehicles before that practice became state law, and continued to protect our natural areas through local leadership.

This annual FRAC analysis looks at school breakfast participation rates and policies to evaluate successful practices in selected school districts across the country.

The elements of the fight have included public education, suspension of small scale mining operations to allow recovery of polluted water bodies, training of 400 small scale miners in sustainable mining practices at the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa and establishment of Operation Vanguard, a 400 man strong security force to maintain security in mining districts and to enforce the ban.

[Updated below] A big change in the world of campaign advertising: over the past six months: the practice of targeting online ads directly at voters in a particular district has gone from being exotic to being a standard part of the political toolkit, with serious implications both for the...

At the same time, Cuomo has declined to release school aid runs — individual spending targets for school districts, which is a break with past practice.

On a separate track, the district attorney said he also is working with state investigators to look at overtime practices in the Syracuse Police Department.

At 6 p.m. Tuesday, the New York City Bar Association will host «The State of Criminal Discovery in New York State,» discussing «the current law applicable to criminal discovery in New York State courts; responses to the Criminal Law Committee's statewide survey of the judiciary, defense bar and district attorneys regarding current practices; criminal discovery law in other states; and proposed reforms.»

Interacting with journalists at the B - Bovid agriculture facility in the Mpohor - Wassa East District of the Western Region, the head of the Israeli delegation said Ghana must take serious measures aimed at improving agricultural practices to reverse the...

As House Majority Whip Steve Scalise continues to recover from the shooting at the Republican baseball practice last week, his campaign team sent its support to the Republican candidate in Georgia's 6th Congressional District race.

Interacting with journalists at the B - Bovid agriculture facility in the Mpohor - Wassa East District of the Western Region, the head of the Israeli delegation said Ghana must take serious measures aimed at improving agricultural practices to reverse the annual import of rice of up to a billion US dollars, coupled with the high importation of poultry products from the Americas.

She is a full - time Albany City School District educator, teaching theater at ASH and advanced theater at Albany High School — partnering the two through the Theatre Mentoring Program, in which high school students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling practices.

And while the district attorney is probing a large cast of de Blasio intimates, including fundraiser Ross Offinger, at the time the mayor told Kramer the practice was «normal.»

Should Cuomo adhere to past practice and schedule the Assembly district election at the same time as the primary, the residents of the 103rd Assembly District would be left without a voice in state government for six months, including during the time when the state Legislature adopts adistrict election at the same time as the primary, the residents of the 103rd Assembly District would be left without a voice in state government for six months, including during the time when the state Legislature adopts aDistrict would be left without a voice in state government for six months, including during the time when the state Legislature adopts a budget.

With another season of scholastic football in full swing at school districts across the country, a growing number of physicians and athletic trainers are re-evaluating how they diagnose and treat head injuries suffered during practices and games.

In 2013, the parents of two students at a school in Encinitas, California filed a lawsuit against the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) claiming that yoga is a religious practice that should not be taught in public schools.

She has been sharing yoga and mindfulness practices with children, teens and adults in studio, childcare, preschool, public school, and homeschool settings, as well as teaching athletes, coaches and educators at area universities and school districts, for over 17 years.

QC 2001 does, however, assign points to states that require at least 12 weeks of practice teaching as part of a preparation program — not necessarily a bad thing, but limiting for states and districts that are experimenting with programs such as Teach for America and alternative pathways to certification.

Mentoring programs at sites allow for opportunities for professional dialogue and observation of teaching within the site or district in a search for best practices.

I encourage any district or school thinking about social media policies to look at what you already have in place and develop or adopt best practices.

Instructional coaches working at multiple schools share innovative practices throughout the district.

Professor Thomas Kane and the team at the Center for Education Policy Research are experts at working closely with districts and harnessing big data to identify effective policies and practices in teacher preparation, teacher evaluation, and learning technologies.

Innovative and effective practices at Cleveland's MC2 STEM High School are driving learning and higher achievement for students in a district where every student qualifies for free or reduced - price meals.

This case study details the practices that led to the growth and success of lesson study at Highlands Elementary School in California's San Mateo - Foster City School District.

The NSBA selects districts with strong school board leadership and collaboration practices that support extended - day programs and profiles them in its upcoming publications, at the 2005 annual conference, and online.

I know Rocketship is keen to provide tours to interested parties (contact [email protected]), and they have participated in «white papers» aimed at assisting districts and charters that want to share best practices.

Two years ago, PELP, a collaborative project between faculty at Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education that focuses on developing effective leadership and management practices to support large - scale organizational change in urban school districts, began the Case Competition where teams of Harvard University students present recommendations for a school district to a panel of faculty judges.

The result, Moore Johnson says, is that best practices on how to effectively lead and manage urban school districts are being shared and are spreading in meetings, at conferences, and online.

At HGSE, Payzant will focus his time with students and faculty interested in urban school district reform; leadership; and ways to connect research, policy, and practice in urban school districts.

For years, it has been common practice in many districts for school visitors to sign in when they arrive at a building and receive a badge to wear during their stay.

Armed with this information, staff members at the school district, city, and partner organizations have been developing strategies and practices that give both dropouts and at - risk students a web of increased support and services, including providing dropout - prevention specialists in several high schools, establishing accelerated - learning programs for older students who are behind on credits, and implementing reading programs for older students whose skills are well below grade level.