Sentences with phrase «practices at district schools»

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.

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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 theschool 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 theSchool 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 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.

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.

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 stratschool 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 stratSchool District (CA) and a representative from the Alabama Department of Education will discuss fresh produce handling practices and training strategies.

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

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.

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 pracSchool 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 pracSchool — partnering the two through the Theatre Mentoring Program, in which high school students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling pracschool students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling practices.

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 scschool 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 scSchool 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.

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.

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.

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 jSchool 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 jSchool 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 jschool districts, began the Case Competition where teams of Harvard University students present recommendations for a school district to a panel of faculty jschool 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.

Current practice often strays from the state constitution's requirement that property be assessed at its full market value, said Wayne Blanton, executive director of the Florida School Boards Association, which filed the suit last month in a Tallahassee circuit court along with the Palm Beach and Sarasota school distSchool Boards Association, which filed the suit last month in a Tallahassee circuit court along with the Palm Beach and Sarasota school distschool districts.

«Tom is unique in that he understands the theoretical, research, and policy perspectives on urban education, yet is masterful in designing and executing practices that result in improved teaching and learning in the classroom, at the school and at the district level.

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 presSchool 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 presSchool 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 presschool districts, began the Case Competition where teams of Harvard University students present...

Drawing on his personal interactions with Community District # 2 in New York City, Elmore promotes the idea that school reform can not be imposed through artificial constructs developed by outside policymakers, but must begin from the inside with a commitment by educators to develop the knowledge, structures, and practices at the heart of instruction.

These findings also highlight the importance of taking a close look at the practices and instructional policies at the school level, rather than solely concentrating on district - level policies.

To illustrate one such practice they could all adopt with a hypothetical that occurs rather routinely, for students entering their schools at a fifth - grade age but reading at a second - grade level and where the district school where the student was formerly enrolled doesn't transfer the students» academic record, the schools could determine a protocol for pre-assessment as soon as a student enrolls so as to create sound individual growth metrics.

Palo Alto School District Launches Special - Education Review Palo Alto Weekly, 10/7/15 «The school district has brought in Dr. Thomas Hehir, a professor of practice in learning differences, to evaluate its historically embattled special - education department, which is at a point of transition with new leadership and structure.&School District Launches Special - Education Review Palo Alto Weekly, 10/7/15 «The school district has brought in Dr. Thomas Hehir, a professor of practice in learning differences, to evaluate its historically embattled special - education department, which is at a point of transition with new leadership and structureDistrict Launches Special - Education Review Palo Alto Weekly, 10/7/15 «The school district has brought in Dr. Thomas Hehir, a professor of practice in learning differences, to evaluate its historically embattled special - education department, which is at a point of transition with new leadership and structure.&school district has brought in Dr. Thomas Hehir, a professor of practice in learning differences, to evaluate its historically embattled special - education department, which is at a point of transition with new leadership and structuredistrict has brought in Dr. Thomas Hehir, a professor of practice in learning differences, to evaluate its historically embattled special - education department, which is at a point of transition with new leadership and structure.»

Unlike at many district schools, teachers are given preparation periods and collaborate frequently and practice lessons together.

Many point to the decision to «put the pedal to the metal» on teacher evaluation at the same time the state's school districts and teachers were grappling with Common Core and the changes in practice the higher standards demanded.

Haynsworth led a team that observed teaching and learning in the school for a week and then wrote a consensus report that analyzed how well teaching practices at the school, and district practices as a whole, supported learning.

A new study looks at the impact of co-location, the practice of allowing a charter school to open in the same building as a district public school.

The practice is also the entry point for a larger focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) at the middle school and more broadly within the 64,000 - student Washoe County district.

Education Week spent six months reporting on how the District of Columbia's vision of the common - core English / language arts standards is being put into practice in one 8th grade classroom at one school, Stuart - Hobson Middle School on Capitolschool, Stuart - Hobson Middle School on CapitolSchool on Capitol Hill.

As of May 2015, 22 states and the District of Columbia had revised their laws in order to require or encourage schools to: limit the use of exclusionary discipline practices; implement supportive (that is, nonpunitive) discipline strategies that rely on behavioral interventions; and provide support services such as counseling, dropout prevention, and guidance services for at - risk students.

Using an article about labor leader Cesar Chavez's grape boycott and hunger strike, these students at Stuart - Hobson Middle School are doing a «close read,» a skill prized by the new Common Core State Standards being put into practice in the District of Columbia.

At Albemarle County Public Schools, teacher - driven instructional coaching supports teachers in their professional development, helps them to engage their students in authentic learning, and spreads innovative practices district - wide.

If we contemplate asking 5 to 10 percent of teachers to find a job at which they are more effective so they can be replaced by teachers of average productivity, states and school districts would have to change their employment practices.

Grossman is an authority on nonprofit and school district management, and a Senior Fellow and retired professor of management practice at HBS.

Coverage of trends in K - 12 innovation and efforts to put these new ideas and approaches into practice in schools, districts, and classrooms is supported in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York at www.carnegie.org.

I am also continually working on improving and expanding our Digital Leadership & Learning practice area at the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) to help districts, schools, leaders, and educators initiate sustainable change.

Because real estate is at such a premium in renaissance New York, the Bloomberg - era charter expansion was facilitated by co-location, the practice of giving charters unused space in district school buildings.

His work explores the policy implementation process at the state, district, school, and classroom levels, focusing on intergovernmental and policy - practice relations.

The practices presented in the book are being used in schools and districts that seek to improve science teaching at scale, and a wide range of science subjects and grade levels are represented.

An earlier EdNext article looks at the impact of charter competition on policy and practice in urban school districts.

«We have to view ourselves as professionals with a practice,» National Teacher of the Year Dr. Betsy Rogers told Simsbury (Connecticut) public school district faculty and staff at their 20th beginning - of - the - year convocation.»

The largest - scale study of the SIG program, using a sample of 190 SIG schools from 60 districts in 22 states assessed the effects of the reforms using a plausible technique for distinguishing cause, but in practice, the estimates from this study were too imprecise to distinguish whether the SIG schools nationally had a similar effect to the ones in California or had no effect at all.

Almost a year after Michelle A. Rhee was named the chancellor of the District of Columbia school district, she stressed at a May 20 gathering here on educational entrepreneurship that she sees the infusion of entrepreneurial practices and ideas as vital to her work of trying to transform the long - beleaguered urbanDistrict of Columbia school district, she stressed at a May 20 gathering here on educational entrepreneurship that she sees the infusion of entrepreneurial practices and ideas as vital to her work of trying to transform the long - beleaguered urbandistrict, she stressed at a May 20 gathering here on educational entrepreneurship that she sees the infusion of entrepreneurial practices and ideas as vital to her work of trying to transform the long - beleaguered urban system.