Sentences with phrase «quality teachers and school staff»

But in actuality ~ somehow it seems bolder to argue that all students can learn regardless of background ~ in safe supportive environments ~ with high - quality teachers and school staff that maintain a collaborative relationship with management ~ have access to professional learning opportunities ~ and receive adequate salaries and professional respect.

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Klopfenstein and Thomas (2010) offer three significant ways in which non-AP students at a school may pay the price for the AP program: they may receive lower instructional quality, as the best teachers are siphoned off to teach AP students; they are in larger classes, as AP classes are smaller than typical high school classes; and non-AP course offerings are reduced or limited in order to fund, staff, and expand AP course offerings.

«With this agreement, we will be able to bring millions of dollars in federal funding to these struggling schools and recruit top quality teachers to help students succeed and mentor other staff,» Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said in a staschools and recruit top quality teachers to help students succeed and mentor other staff,» Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said in a staSchools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said in a statement.

Both sides had hailed the original agreement as a victory, which would help to «bring millions of dollars in federal funding to these struggling schools and recruit top quality teachers to help students succeed and mentor other staff,» in Walcott's words.

Head teachers of Senior Secondary Schools in the Upper East Region say the quality of teaching and learning is under threat due to inadequate accommodation for staff and students, encroachment on school lands and inconsistencies in the payment of feeding grants.

At a time when school districts nationwide are experiencing teacher shortages, districts that historically have difficulty attracting and retaining quality teachers are really scrambling for staff.

«The Queensland Government is committed to ensuring state schools are equipped with high quality admin and support staff so that principals and teachers can focus on maximising student learning outcomes,» Jones said.

Education World is a complete online resource that teachers, administrators and school staff can visit each day to find high - quality and in - depth original content.

Each school will be given grades in six areas: (i) pupil academic progress (gain scores); (ii) pupil attainment (of particular academic goals); (iii) the narrowing of gaps of high and low pupils in particular categories (low SES, minority, gender); (iv) parent opinions of the school's quality; (v) teacher and staff opinions of the school quality; and (vi) pupil opinions of the school quality.

Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Every parent, teacher and school staff member knows the debilitating effect a chronic lack of money has for the quality and type of education schools can give to children and young people.

American schools, and particularly schools serving our poorest kids, should be far better, freer of stupid bureaucracies and self - serving teacher unions, staffed by better people, and supported by systems that encourage quality instead of fighting it.

The report recommends various measures to help close the achievement gap, including: more investment in early years education; ensuring all schools have access to good examples of top quality teaching and leadership; good careers guidance for all pupils; extra support for teachers, such as a mortgage deposit scheme to help high - performing school staff get on the housing ladder; and promoting and measuring character development, wellbeing and mental health in schools.

Here, I'll concentrate on teacher - student feedback, but should point out that my research into highly effective departments and schools has shown that successful leaders provide high - quality feedback to their staff, an important influence on the quality of teaching in their schools.

This service is just what teachers have been asking us to provide for years and to finally be able to provide a service of the highest quality from the market leader demonstrates why Schools Advisory Service is the UK's largest supplier of staff absence insurance.»

Parents in Australia say teacher quality is the most important factor when choosing a school for their child, and if their school had extra cash the majority would choose to spend it on more teachers or better pay for existing teachers, followed by more support staff.

Schools and academies are being asked to sign up to the charter which pledges to give teachers: - A fair and reasonable workload - High - quality training and professional development opportunities that meet the needs of individual members of staff - Competitive and attractive pay and rewards packages - Prohibiting the use of «probationary period» contracts in Schools and academies are being asked to sign up to the charter which pledges to give teachers: - A fair and reasonable workload - High - quality training and professional development opportunities that meet the needs of individual members of staff - Competitive and attractive pay and rewards packages - Prohibiting the use of «probationary period» contracts in schoolsschools

Called Book Banter, administrators at Central Elementary School in Wilmette Public Schools District 39 started the program four years ago and have seen improvement in the amount and quality of teacher - parent dialogue, staff members at the K - 4 school told an audience at the 2007 Association for School Curriculum Development (ASCD) confeSchool in Wilmette Public Schools District 39 started the program four years ago and have seen improvement in the amount and quality of teacher - parent dialogue, staff members at the K - 4 school told an audience at the 2007 Association for School Curriculum Development (ASCD) confeschool told an audience at the 2007 Association for School Curriculum Development (ASCD) confeSchool Curriculum Development (ASCD) conference.

«There's been a lot said about the importance of teacher quality in delivering better outcomes for students, but government has actually failed to invest in the most important resource in that equation and that is the staff in our schools,» she said.

Parents in Australia say teacher quality is the most important factor when choosing a school for their child, and if their school had extra cash most would choose to spend it on more teachers or better pay for existing teachers, followed by more support staff.

Sign our petition today and demand that schools have the funding needed to keep teachers in the classroom, support staff in our schools and provide the quality education that our students deserve.

Program FocusThe quality teachers and staff at Andrew Douglas School, a K - 8 school, nurture and build student learning while working with family and community partners to make sure every student's needs arSchool, a K - 8 school, nurture and build student learning while working with family and community partners to make sure every student's needs arschool, nurture and build student learning while working with family and community partners to make sure every student's needs are met.

More than two - thirds of parents see the following as reducing the quality of public education: teacher and staff layoffs; increased class sizes; school closings; high turnover rates; and cutbacks in art, music, libraries and physical education.

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

They have directly experienced the teacher quality conundrum in hard - to - staff schools, and they will presumably be willing to advocate for new approaches to ameliorate the problems of underresourced schools and underserved children.

Union City, Kirp argues, is successful because it fosters a culture of continuous improvement of existing staff and schools, utilizes bilingual instruction, and guarantees high quality pre-school — eschewing high stakes accountability, Teach for America teachers, and school choice.

When finished, the newly developed and validated online tool will measure school leaders» capacity to observe and analyze the quality of classroom instruction, provide feedback to teachers, and plan professional development for teaching staff.

Some districts and states have moved toward professionalized pay systems while others are using loan forgiveness programs to attract and retain high - quality teachers, especially in hard - to - staff schools and subjects.

No school can succeed for long without doing so, but, especially for community schools, success depends on the quality of the relationships that school and district staff maintain with various partners, including teachers, counselors, social workers, parents, clergy, elected officials, business leaders, volunteer tutors, and others.

What initiatives are your teachers and staff making to ensure your school is accessible, equitable, and high quality?

One of the biggest issues confronting schools today is how to provide continuous, high - quality professional development to teachers and staff.

In addition to supplying high quality teachers and support staff, we offer a range of extra services to ensure that we are supplying outstanding service and are able to support each schools staffing and recruitment needs, for the improvement of education outcomes across the UK.

Like Framingham Public Schools, thousands of schools and districts trust TalentEd to provide world - class customer support alongside solutions that help them transform the way they recruit, hire, onboard, manage, develop and retain quality teachers andSchools, thousands of schools and districts trust TalentEd to provide world - class customer support alongside solutions that help them transform the way they recruit, hire, onboard, manage, develop and retain quality teachers andschools and districts trust TalentEd to provide world - class customer support alongside solutions that help them transform the way they recruit, hire, onboard, manage, develop and retain quality teachers and staff.

The school's teachers and staff live the school's mission of providing a culturally infused, quality and «authentic» Montessori education.

Provides high caliber teachers specifically trained to staff urban charters schools and turnaround schools, augmenting the quality of charter school growth and contributing to the success of the critical turnaround efforts taking place within the persistently lowest performing schools, particularly in Greater Boston;

To alleviate this problem, schools need to have «just right» interventions in place with a qualified interventionist who can help the teacher and staff interpret the data, create a quality plan of intervention with appropriate strategies, help monitor whether the intervention was effective, and redesign and implement a new plan of action.

I believe you are referring to the Quality Teacher and Education Act of 2008 in SF which was designed in part to raise base salaries at hard - to staff schools.

These include: · Use of instructional programs and curricula that support state and district standards and of high quality testing systems that accurately measure achievement of the standards through a variety of measurement techniques · Professional development to prepare all teachers to teach to the standards · Commitment to providing remedial help to children who need it and sufficient resources for schools to meet the standards · Better communication to school staff, students, parents and the community about the content, purposes and consequences of standards · Alignment of standards, assessment and curricula, coupled with appropriate incentives for students and schools that meet the standards In the unlikely event that all of these efforts, including a change in school leadership, fail over a 3 - year period to «turn the school around,» drastic action is required.

Professional / staff development — Training for teachers, principals, superintendents, administrative staff, local school board members and Board of Education members designed to enhance student achievement and is required by the Standards of Quality.

The completed online, video - based assessment tool aims to measure how school leaders can observe and notice the quality of classroom instruction, interpret their observations and provide productive feedback to the teacher, and use the observations to plan professional development for the teaching staff.

All children, including those from low - income families, are entitled to safe, healthy, and comfortable school facilities; well - qualified teachers and other staff members; high - quality curriculum and learning materials; and adequate supplies and equipment, including computers and other technology.

Academic research, while somewhat limited, points to higher student achievement, higher teacher retention rates and lower truancy and suspension rates in high - quality facilities, experts say, while also providing clear health benefits for students and school staff.

The summary of the survey — titled «2017 Educator Quality of Work Life Survey» — says safe, welcoming, healthy schools flourish when teachers and school staff are empowered by support and respect on the job.

Although many states now staff their schools with teachers prepared through alternative certification routes, there is a growing concern about the quality and relevance of the programs to produce excellent teachers, especially teachers to serve the teaching fields with the most needs — math, science, special education and English as a second language and bilingual education.

But Utah Education Association President Sharon Gallagher - Fishbaugh has said basing layoffs on seniority is an objective way to reduce staff when a school is filled with quality teachers, and she has said it should be a locally - decided issue.

do not offer a high quality, engaging and safe educational experience because they are under resourced and suffer from challenges such as limited availability of effective instructional strategies and supports for learning, high rates of staff turnover and teacher absenteeism, and inadequate school facilities?

After analyzing the data and writing each case we found that four components stood out as consistently prominent across all the schools: a broad and deep curriculum designed for all students with little tracking or ability grouping (meaning that most students get the same high quality learning experiences in all classes); a teaching staff with advanced content knowledge; a mission - focused administrative structure with a flattened hierarchy that invited collaboration with and among teachers and students; and supports for underrepresented students, such as advisories with personalized college planning, tutoring or summer research programs on college campuses.

We dedicate ourselves to connecting schools to quality teachers, administrators, and support staff.

Created to build a pipeline of high - quality Principals and Assistant Principals for the Jersey City Public Schools, JCLI will train the next generation of transformational leaders to improve the academic outcomes for Jersey City's 30,000 students and help inspire teachers and staff while creating schools of exceSchools, JCLI will train the next generation of transformational leaders to improve the academic outcomes for Jersey City's 30,000 students and help inspire teachers and staff while creating schools of exceschools of excellence.

The school leadership in a quality school provides teachers, staff, students and parents with frequent communication about what is happening.

Effective PreK - 3rd provides: High - quality and unified learning in well - staffed classrooms; well - prepared teachers and aides to educate children in the 3 - 8 age range; supportive school district policies; strong principal leadership that includes supporting professional development time for teachers to plan for effective coordination across and between grades; and includes families and communities that share accountability with PreK - 3rd schools for children's educational success.