Sentences with phrase «pupil at the district school»

Second, suppose the amount of the voucher is identical to the revenues per pupil at the district school.

And because the vouchers were worth about half of the cost per - pupil at the district schools, the study found that the voucher program saved the state nearly $ 52 million in fiscal year 2011.

Not exact matches

NAPERVILLE — Pupils at four Naperville - area elementary schools are sinking their teeth into a pilot program for a new line of school lunches for Indian Prairie School Districschool lunches for Indian Prairie School DistricSchool District 204.

The meals are available to pupils at Clow, Cowilshaw, May Watts and Owen Schools under the program, which kicked off earlier this month.This fall, the district was able to expand its 20 - minute hot - lunch program to all 21 elementary sSchools under the program, which kicked off earlier this month.This fall, the district was able to expand its 20 - minute hot - lunch program to all 21 elementary schoolsschools.

Running on school days from 3:30 to 6 p.m., the program will bus pupils at the Brook Forest Elementary School, 60 Regent Drive, to the Oak Brook Park District Family Recreation Center, 1450 Forest Gaschool days from 3:30 to 6 p.m., the program will bus pupils at the Brook Forest Elementary School, 60 Regent Drive, to the Oak Brook Park District Family Recreation Center, 1450 Forest GaSchool, 60 Regent Drive, to the Oak Brook Park District Family Recreation Center, 1450 Forest Gate Rd.

Nearly 750 pupils signed up for free or reduced - price meals, the district reported, and now the district serves an average of only two alternate lunches a day at each of the system's 87 schools.

The federal plan was explored last spring when pupils, parents, and district administrators gave high marks to a pilot program launched at Jay Elementary School in Mt. Prospect.

Arlington Heights — Pupils attending School District 59 elementary schools will have the opportunity to enjoy a nutritious hot lunch through a federal program that will begin at the start of the 1994 - 95 schoolSchool District 59 elementary schools will have the opportunity to enjoy a nutritious hot lunch through a federal program that will begin at the start of the 1994 - 95 schoolschool year.

The competition which will involve primary and junior high school pupils and students respectively from the 22 districts within the Western Region, kickstarting at the district level on Monday, May 21.

The Greene County school district spends $ 34,878 per pupil, compared with $ 13,492 per pupil at General Brown Central School District in Jefferson Cschool district spends $ 34,878 per pupil, compared with $ 13,492 per pupil at General Brown Central School District in Jeffersondistrict spends $ 34,878 per pupil, compared with $ 13,492 per pupil at General Brown Central School District in Jefferson CSchool District in JeffersonDistrict in Jefferson County.

Over 450 pupils of the Dagbasu primary school at Wallembelle in the Sisala East District of the Upper West Region, are forced to study under trees because they have no classrooms.

Houston ranged between 0.2 and 0.25, except for one year, while Dallas had the highest levels of inequality, hovering around 0.3 until the 2000 — 01 school year, when it experienced a dramatic drop in the level of inequality in the district, indicating that a greater percentage of schools were funded at or near the district's average allocation per pupil.

That figure still falls below the national average, but almost 29 percent of students in the state attend schools in districts that spend at least the national average per pupil.

The net impact on taxpayers, then, is 1) the savings that come from the difference between the voucher and the per - pupil revenue at district schools, for those who would have attended them in the absence of the voucher program, minus 2) the voucher costs for students who would have attended private schools anyway.

Public revenue for charter schools is typically 10 to 20 percent below per - pupil funding levels at neighboring district - run schools.

In Philadelphia, for example, revenue per pupil (in constant dollars) dropped from more than $ 15,400 at the height of the stimulus package to just $ 13,660 in 2013, a free fall of 12 percent, which forced deficit financing, personnel cuts, and shortened school years (see «The Philadelphia School District's Ongoing Financial Crisis,» features, Fall school years (see «The Philadelphia School District's Ongoing Financial Crisis,» features, Fall School District's Ongoing Financial Crisis,» features, Fall 2014).

So - called Abbott districts, those that receive the largest share of new state funding, in select instances spend in excess of $ 19,000 per pupil, a figure that rivals day - student tuition at many of the nation's most prestigious independent schools.

Using a complicated formula approved by the court, the state funds magnet schools that accept students from several different districts (at a minimum there must be two) at a per - pupil rate that increases as the number of districts sending students increases — an attempt to bring central - city minority students and white suburban students together in the same school.

A voucher that is set at the level of per - pupil spending in the local school district is likely to cover the full cost of tuition at most private schools.

Through this plan, any student who had been enrolled in district schools for at least one year could apply for a voucher of approximately $ 4,600, equal to 75 percent of state per - pupil funding, to attend a «partner» private school, with the school district keeping the other 25 percent.

At that time, the country did not realize it was about to enter a deep recession followed by a prolonged, uneven recovery, and 50 % of the public was ready to spend more on schools even after being told current levels of per - pupil expenditure in the local school district.

The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding and distribution of State Aid; efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.

Information about individual performance is aggregated across pupil populations at the classroom (and teacher), school, district, state, and national levels and cumulated over time.

Indeed, adjusted for inflation, the average amount spent annually per pupil at the nation's district schools has approximately tripled since 1970 and yet the scores of 17 - year - olds on the Long - Term Trend Assessments of the National Assessment of Educational Progress have remained flat.

Reporting per - pupil expenditures at the school level will undoubtedly uncover some inequitable distribution of resources within states and districts across the country.

Nationwide, nearly a third of the alternative - school population attends a school that spends at least $ 500 less per pupil than regular schools do in the same district.

A Black student in a district with below - average property wealth (less than $ 6,363 per pupil) has an adequacy level of 61 %, but his peer in a wealthier school district is only a bit better at 69 %.

On the positive side, the District of Columbia's charter school sector has produced better academic results at a fraction of the per pupil costs in the District.

Future research should more fully explore these mechanisms, in particular, the finding of increased per - pupil spending, to determine whether these might be explained by smaller class sizes or changes in the composition of the teaching force at district schools.

Parents could enroll their child at a private or religious school with a voucher worth up to 85 percent of the district's per - pupil funding (as much as $ 4,500).

Under a state «equalization formula,» Colorado school districts are guaranteed a level of support at a fixed dollar amount per pupil, based on average daily attendance.

States, districts, and individual schools, pressed by federal policies and metrics, have concentrated attention and resources on low - achieving and other «at - risk» youngsters, while paying scant heed to the fate of smart, eager pupils.

While the plan called for a cut of 5.5 percent to education, dropping per - pupil funding by $ 550, funding limits could be offset at the district level by increased employee contributions to health care and pension programs, and by giving local school districts other tools such as wage freezes and adjustments in salary schedules.

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On average, Connecticut spends $ 4,000 less per pupil on charter school students than it does on students at district schools.

At the same time, the school district was losing thousands of students to charter schools and along with them per - pupil subsidies at the rate of about $ 30 million a yeaAt the same time, the school district was losing thousands of students to charter schools and along with them per - pupil subsidies at the rate of about $ 30 million a yeaat the rate of about $ 30 million a year.

While serving at - risk students in one of the nation's highest - cost cities, charters get, on average, only two - thirds as much per - pupil money as district schools get.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income famiSchool in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income famischool's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income famischool year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income famischool year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

For example, per - pupil spending for the district and local charter schools could both increase at 5 %, but 5 % of the district's per - pupil amount is far larger than 5 % of the charter school's rate, which was frozen and then modestly raised since 2010.

In general, unless otherwise exempt, the following three criteria must be met in order for non-classroom based charters to be guaranteed full funding levels: (1) at least 80 percent of total revenues must be spent on instruction or classroom support, (2) at least 50 percent of public revenues must be spent on certificated staff salaries and benefits, and (3) the pupil - teacher ratio must be equal to or lower than the pupil - teacher ratio in the largest unified school district in the county or counties in which the school operates or the school must maintain a minimum of 25:1 ratio.

He pointed out that vouchers are already capped at 90 percent of the local school district's per - pupil funding amount.

Funded through Prop 47, the program is open to local districts and will support research - based strategies designed to improve school climate and mitigate the school - to - prison pipeline through evidence - based, non-punitive programs and practices aimed at keeping the most vulnerable pupils in school.

Under this program the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will award at least $ 3.25 million in grants each school year to school districts, and operators of independent charter schools, to be used for the purpose of providing mental health services to pupils in collaboration with community health agencies.

At the very least, per pupil funding should be prorated and sent to the receiving district (or school) if a student transfers mid-year.

In 23 states, state and local governments are together spending less per pupil in the poorest school districts than they are in the most affluent school districts, putting the children in these low - income, high - need schools at an even further disadvantage.

Kelly Ruppel, district chief of staff and a member of the charter review committee, said the three schools were chartered under a different policy, at a time when the district did not require balanced budgets or specify a per - pupil amount.

These 20 districts have had declines in per pupil funding on average of over $ 400 with the highest loss in Liberty School District at over $ 800 per pupil.

A school district could not employ any of the staff at the charter school, though it would have to pay at least 90 percent of its own per - pupil cost for each student attending the charter school.

SB 1882 provides two incentives to districts and charter schools to collaborate: students in the partnership school are funded at whichever per - pupil rate is higher (the charter school's or the district's) and turnaround schools receive a two - year pause in sanctions from the accountability system.

But many have questioned throwing money at the problem — Newark schools already spend $ 22,000 a pupil, more than double the national average, and like many inner - city districts has hardly seen a return on that investment at test time (less than half of fourth graders are proficient in English).