Sentences with phrase «priority for schools»

Helping teachers determine the right instructional practice goals, linked to student learning, is often a top priority for school leaders.

Every public school system presents distinct challenges, needs and reform priorities for school leaders.

6 % of teachers reported this as the main priority for their school's pupil premium spending, an increase from 2 % in 2015.

Leading a school in an increasingly challenged economic area has required a shift in priorities for school staff.

The report also offered some recommendations on implementing a new $ 69 million mental - health services program, which has been a top priority for the school superintendents for some time.

The first priority for schools should be a safe learning environment that encourages learning.

They created a mission and determined priorities for their school, designed a plan for adult learning, developed criteria for judging student work and teacher practice, and provided resources and incentives.

Preparing for an emergency should be the top priority for schools to ensure the safety of their athletes.

Organized around the four key areas outlined in the U. S. Department of Education's Race to the Top program, Strategic Priorities for School Improvement presents a collection of seminal articles on standards and assessment; using data to improve learning; recruiting and retaining great teachers and leaders; and turning around failing schools

This should be a top priority for school districts, pre-schools, nurseries and home environments.

The project report states - «Ofsted and DfES have both identified homophobic bullying (bullying based on assumptions about sexual orientation) as a key priority for all schools.

There were also in - school challenges, such as limited funding to support professional learning, difficulty in taking time away from teaching, and leadership or management not supporting teachers who wanted to access subject - specific learning rather than something that was a strategic priority for the school.

Also, possibly due to the lack of awareness, an already packed curriculum and the constant release of new technology, preventing back pain is not a high priority for schools Finally, there was a perception among teachers interviewed that implementing this back care initiative will be time consuming as well as disruptive to lessons.

Thus, reordering school priorities to focus on achievement - as Risk tried to do - was much more difficult with teachers and administrators who assumed their professional identities in an era when other priorities for schooling were in effect.

Dept.'s priorities and reform approaches within Race to the Top, and the stimulus - funded school improvement grants are the right reform priorities for your school systems?

«Security in this respect is an absolute priority for the school, right from the perimeter and the site boundaries through to all internal areas.

When asked what the bigger priority for schools should be, 80 percent of black parents chose raising academic standards and achievement, according to the survey by Public Agenda, a nonpartisan public - opinion research firm in New York City.

According to his pitch for the job on the parliamentary website, Halfon's priorities for schools include examining the new schools funding formula and «working for a fair allocation of available resources».

The Every Student Succeeds Act hands states plenty of flexibility to define school success, figure out new ways to intervene in their worst - performing schools, and set academic priorities for schools.

«Although many schools have recently become more focused on the importance of improving the standards and wellbeing of disadvantaged pupils, tackling poverty is still not a high enough priority for all schools.

State Superintendent Tony Evers today (Nov. 15) submitted his 2017 - 19 budget request to Governor Walker which delineates the Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) top fiscal priorities for schools: fund schools, meet mental health needs, support rural schools, and expand summer learning.

If any of this discussion has rung true for you, and you feel that it matches a school improvement priority for your school then you need to act.

That children being raised by siblings get the same priority for a school place as a child who has been in the care system;

Ensuring our public schools remain among the safest places for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors is a top priority for every school district.

To our new secretary of education, and to all those who play a role in shaping the nation's priorities for school improvement, we offer a pair of suggestions: You should identify and call attention to effective, school - based approaches to social - emotional and character development, and you should advocate for structures, supports, and incentives that will allow such high - quality approaches to be implemented at scale.

With this backdrop, the Department for Education will make identifying further efficiency a key priority for all schools.

«Augmented reality can bring subjects to life in a way that textbooks can't, and its ability to deliver contextual and visual learning supports a wider set of priorities for schools — to put the user experience firmly at the heart of teaching and learning.»

The survey of 1,607 teachers, conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research, found that six per cent of teachers said plugging funding gaps was the main priority for their school's pupil premium spending.

Managing health and safety in a proportionate and planned way should be a top priority for schools, especially as responsibilities for safety and health management in schools and colleges are being refocused.

Together they have established three priorities for the School: innovation and entrepreneurship, global mindset, and leadership in financial management and good governance.

«If the education department turns the test into a priority for schools, students will be required to put more effort into preparing.»

As a father of two, I «m encouraged to see this become a priority for the school board and the provincial government.

I understand that lunch isn't a priority for schools.

Make it a priority for your school district that every single family must return a free meal application, even if the family already knows that they won't qualify for government subsidized meals; those families can write «not interested» on the form, but their child MUST return the form to their teacher.

If food allergy management is a priority for your school nutrition program, we hope you will join us at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

If menuing whole grain - rich recipes is a priority for your school nutrition program, we hope you will join us at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

How can we expect parents to support public education when many of their children aren't a priority for the schools they attend?

The day will feature a varied program of speakers exploring key topics in education and Dean James Ryan's address on his vision and priorities for the school.

As generating income becomes a priority for schools, letting is one avenue which should certainly not be left unexplored.

At Envision Schools, we put aside an entire week of minimum days, which gives plenty of time and sets the priority for the school community.

Creating a clean and hygienic environment for pupils and staff should be a priority for schools.

But it's not just developing great teachers and leaders — our offer extends to other programmes that we know are priorities for schools, including our highly successful Futures programme which helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds get into top universities.

«I think it's clear that we're making leadership a priority for this school,» McCartney said.

A Wise Up campaign has since been launched, alongside the National Children's Bureau, which is calling for teachers, parents and pupils to sign an open letter addressed to Theresa May, urging her to rebalance the system and make wellbeing a priority for schools.

With the launch of free school meals for all infants last September, the issue of catering for much bigger numbers at lunchtime has become a priority for schools up and down the country.

Therefore, we recommend that further work to reduce the working hours of teachers should be a priority for school leaders and the Government.»

Attainment targets In addition to the increased financial intricacies that many schools can face, both South Axholme and Greengate Lane cite the need to ensure greater attainment and achievement as the priorities for any school considering conversion.