Sentences with phrase «principals at all district schools»

In 2012, then schools superintendent Cary Matsuoka asked principals at all district schools to come up with redesign plans that would integrate technology; use data to inform instruction; allow flexibility in space, time, and student grouping; and center on student learning.

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«The main reason it's such a big deal here is that it's going to affect our water supply,» Aries Yumul, an assistant principal at North Dakota's Todd County School District and a self - identified water protector with the Oceti Sakowin, the proper name for the people commonly known as the Sioux, told Business Insider in November.

Similarly, I once met a dynamic culinary arts teacher in my district, Kellie Karavias, who worked with the principal at her former school to completely integrate health and nutrition programs throughout the day, including the building of an in - school, instructional kitchen, «Five a Day Fridays» where children bought fresh fruit and vegetables from a cart each week, and an after - school program that offered counseling and exercise to obese children and their families.

Check back on the blog next week for an in - depth look at both visits, as well as our interviews with the cafeteria manager, district director, school principals — and even a few thoughts from students about what they like about BIC.

Schools applying for the grant program must have support from their school principal, district school nutrition director and school nutrition manager, have school enrollment of at least 500, have a breakfast participation level less than 40 % and demonstrate an opportunity to raise breakfast participation.

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 selection of Carol Burlinski, associate principal for instruction at the high school since 2002, was approved last week by the Board of Education for Arlington Heights - based Township High School Districschool since 2002, was approved last week by the Board of Education for Arlington Heights - based Township High School DistricSchool District 214.

Larry Meyers, principal of Westchester Middle School, said his district resorted to fast foods about two years ago because «children would dump their lunches at the end of the period.»

The recent ham and cheese sandwich assembly line recently unfolding in a first grade classroom at this District 36 elementary school reflects the school's four Peace Power principles — recognize, stop put - downs, work together and make peace, said Principal Julie Pfeffer.

Abbie Hoffmann - moved into the district from Auburn schools to become vice principal at Frazer PreK - 8 School.

She was a longtime teacher at P.S. 29 in Brooklyn, a well - known principal at P.S. 6 in Manhattan, and the superintendent of District 15 schools in Brooklyn before becoming a deputy chancellor under former Chancellor Joel Klein.

From there she moved on to Albany County, where for two years she was principal at an elementary school in the Berne - Knox - Westerlo Central School District until coming to New Paltz to begin the 2015 - 2016 school year as Lenape's prinschool in the Berne - Knox - Westerlo Central School District until coming to New Paltz to begin the 2015 - 2016 school year as Lenape's prinSchool District until coming to New Paltz to begin the 2015 - 2016 school year as Lenape's prinschool year as Lenape's principal.

The School Board this week announced the retirement of Mullen Elementary School Principal Larry Badgley, who will leave the district at the end of August after a 23 - year career as an administrator in the district.

New Suffolk Elementary School principal Christopher Gallagher, center, discussing the district's new policy of releasing public documents at Tuesday's meeting.

Tommy Torres, the current Male District Leader for the 53rd Assembly District, Community Board 1 member, and assistant principal and baseball coach at the Grand Street Campus High School, is considering a challenge against the incumbent, he said.

«By building capacity among the school districts, instead of working in isolation, we're finding more resources to bring to our kids, resources we've lacked,» said Tracy Spagnolo, initiative representative with West Seneca schools and principal at Winchester Elementary Sschool districts, instead of working in isolation, we're finding more resources to bring to our kids, resources we've lacked,» said Tracy Spagnolo, initiative representative with West Seneca schools and principal at Winchester Elementary SchoolSchool.

«Some school districts in Idaho are «growing their own,»» added Ralph Lowe, principal at Kellogg High Sschool districts in Idaho are «growing their own,»» added Ralph Lowe, principal at Kellogg High SchoolSchool.

They saw their principal and a former teacher who now works with technology at the school district level, as well as three others they didn't know — one of those three being me.

«On the first day of orientation, my district gives every new teacher a copy of Harry Wong's book The First Days of School,» said Mary Ellen Imbo, principal at Westwood Elementary School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

With the tremendous pressure — and guidelines from the federal government, state governments, and local school districts — principals are often not sure what matters most and what will improve academic achievement at their schools, Hood said.

Support from the school district's main office is essential to the success of any principal, says Dee Anna Manitzas, principal at Acclerated Middle School in San Anschool district's main office is essential to the success of any principal, says Dee Anna Manitzas, principal at Acclerated Middle School in San AnSchool in San Antonio.

«Dan Yin has really switched our students on to the study of Mandarin Chinese,» says Greg Robinson, principal at Ginninderra District High School in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

School districts also have difficulty hiring quality principals, especially at the high school School districts also have difficulty hiring quality principals, especially at the high school school level.

«First, we do all things that need to be signed, then we go over any communication from the district office, then other important mail, then things to read, and lastly junk,» explained Burt, principal at Scott Johnson Elementary School in Huntsville, Texas.

The right principal, though, can be the reason that teachers stay at their schools, according to Bernell M. Petier - Glaze, principal of Highland Heights Elementary School in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District.

The legitimacy of test score increases in District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), in particular those at Crosby S. Noyes Education Campus, are the focus of the latest installment in USA Today's «Testing the System,» a multi-part series exploring the extent and causes of cheating — by teachers, principals and schools — on standardizedSchools (DCPS), in particular those at Crosby S. Noyes Education Campus, are the focus of the latest installment in USA Today's «Testing the System,» a multi-part series exploring the extent and causes of cheating — by teachers, principals and schools — on standardizedschools — on standardized tests.

Sara Mead, a member of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board and a principal at Bellwether Education Partners, adds that charters find it easier to fend off critics by operating in the inner cities rather than in the suburbs.

This «move up» enables students to meet with their new teachers, get to know the new facilities they will be attending, and ask questions, said DeGenova, who is assistant principal at Slippery Rock (Pennsylvania) Area High School and as well as a part - time elementary principal at the district's Har - Mer Elementary School.

In 2000 the foundation committed $ 150 million over five years to improving leadership at the school and district level and is now underwriting in 24 states a wide variety of programs: leadership academies, university - school district partnerships, research, changes in what it takes to become certified as a principal, and superintendent training.

This may reflect the fact that it is challenging in high - poverty schools to separate the effects of school circumstances from the quality of the principal, leading district administrators to give principals from high - poverty schools a chance at a different school.

Principal turnover at the district's 87 schools also skyrocketed.

At S&S Middle School in Sadler, Texas, Lee Yeager works with other principals and a local radio station to recognize a district - wide Teacher of the Month.

«In most school districts, formal evaluations have been negotiated to the point that they result in minimal observations at best,» said Young, principal (retired) of West Elementary School in Lancaster, Ohio, and past president of the National Association of Elementary School Princschool districts, formal evaluations have been negotiated to the point that they result in minimal observations at best,» said Young, principal (retired) of West Elementary School in Lancaster, Ohio, and past president of the National Association of Elementary School PrincSchool in Lancaster, Ohio, and past president of the National Association of Elementary School PrincSchool Principals.

After her school principal and district leaders failed to dissuade her from staging the protest, the school - board president and vice president, Silverthorn and Reynolds, met with Davis at her school.

«Teachers at the school can apply for grants,» principal Tony Pallija told Education World, «and, this year, Hoover Vacuum matched the district's contribution of more than $ 200,000 to create a state - of - the - art TV studio that just opened.»

At the time, the Houston Independent School District doled out money to schools for nonteaching staff members — like assistant principals, clerks, and librarians — based on a set of enrollment formulas that topped out at about 1,200 childreAt the time, the Houston Independent School District doled out money to schools for nonteaching staff members — like assistant principals, clerks, and librarians — based on a set of enrollment formulas that topped out at about 1,200 childreat about 1,200 children.

At the same time, many principals» jobs have grown shakier as their continued employment in more districts hinges increasingly on their schools» performance.

Most states still expect principals to possess a traditional administrative certificate, at least for those running district schools, and most of those certificates are still awarded primarily through completion of traditional «ed leadership» programs via graduate degrees in conventional education schools.

David Osborne, senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, completed an analysis of D.C.'s two sectors, documenting how competition led the district sector to emulate charters in many ways, including more diverse curriculum offerings; new choices of different school models; and reconstituting schools to operate with building level autonomy, especially giving principals freedom to hire all or mostly new staff.

At Bowie Elementary School in the Richardson (Texas) Independent School District, assistant principal Michael Davies's classroom and special education teachers take into account gender balance, academic balance, required special services, student relationships, and other factors as they put together class lists.

A school gymnasium is also on the wish list of Greg Robinson, principal at Ginninderra District High School in Canberra, Australian Capital Terrschool gymnasium is also on the wish list of Greg Robinson, principal at Ginninderra District High School in Canberra, Australian Capital TerrSchool in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

He set me up with a principal at a high school where I could run the program... Just being able to say, «The district's CAO stands behind this,» opened doors.

Initially funded at $ 650 million, i3 allowed school districts, charter schools, and non-profit organizations working in partnership with one of those entities to apply for grants to support innovative programs aligned with one of four broadly defined federal priorities (e.g., supporting effective teachers and principals or improving the use of data).

Encouraging school districts to evaluate teachers and principals at least in part on student growth, and to make consequential decisions based on those determinations, was never going to be an easy shift.

Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools at Bethel School District (WA) David Hammond discusses what principals need to fully support the...

Today, Jason Bednar is principal at Owen Elementary School, Naperville, Illinois, but once upon a time he was a second grader, one of the lucky students in Mrs. (Janet) Hincks» class at Indian Plaines Elementary School, which happens to be a school on the other side of the district where Bednar works School, Naperville, Illinois, but once upon a time he was a second grader, one of the lucky students in Mrs. (Janet) Hincks» class at Indian Plaines Elementary School, which happens to be a school on the other side of the district where Bednar works School, which happens to be a school on the other side of the district where Bednar works school on the other side of the district where Bednar works today.

I would also want to know the level of commitment to integrating technology into the curriculum and about the district and PTA commitments to making resources available to that end, added Haws, who is principal at Oakridge Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia.

At a district high school, the principal noted that the proficiency rate had risen to 25 percent from as low as 17 percent in the previous year.

In the event of a workplace immigration raid in the district, implement a plan to protect the safety of all immigrant students and brief principals and other school staff about their role in ensuring child well - being, coordinate with churches and community organizations to ensure that each student has adult supervision at home, and assure parents that schools will be a safe haven for their children.

At Santa Ana's Santiago Elementary School, principal Debra Prieto said the district's emphasis on project - based learning has energized both students and teachers.