Sentences with phrase «reduced lunch population»

It's not the demographics: 83.8 percent of charter school students in Paterson are economically - disadvantaged, more than the free / reduced lunch population in district schools, although charters enroll slightly fewer students with disabilities and slightly fewer English Language Learners.

It's worth noting that these complaints tend to come from parents at schools in which the free / reduced lunch population is low — most of these children are eating breakfast at home anyway, and the inconveniences and lost instructional time seem to outweigh any benefits of the program.

These results were then replicated at other schools with large free and reduced lunch populations (Solberg et.

This reduced the incentive of districts to have a broad range of electives and even had negative impacts on science and social studies particularly in districts with high EL and free and reduced lunch populations.

Not exact matches

Last school year, meal participation was dropping in Napa Valley schools, even though around half of the student population qualifies for free and reduced lunches.

Participation is limited to schools in which at least 50 percent of the student population qualifies for free or reduced - price lunches through the National School Lunch Program.

The program, which began in three schools last year, now operates in 11 elementary schools around the city and in Cicero, where the population of students eligible for free or reduced lunches is 85 percent or higher.

The USDA, which manages the NSLP, could not provide specific information about districts participating leaving program, but most that have come out publicly about dropping the program have predominantly white populations of students and have a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced - price lunches.

And there are districts serving diverse populations who largely receive free and reduced lunch who have good things to say about the changes to their lunchrooms.

The funding included in the budget will target $ 350,000 for outreach coordinators at each school that will focus on underrepresented middle schools, $ 650,000 for test preparation at middle school students for underrepresented populations and $ 750,000 for test prep that targets students receiving free or reduced lunch in New York City.

«From increasing our police force to bolstering job creation to eliminating school lunch fees and reducing the homeless population, our proposals will strengthen the city's infrastructure, innovate government operations and build a stronger, safer city that delivers results for all New Yorkers,» Ms. Mark - Viverito said.

Students more likely to participate in free - and reduced - price lunch programs are among the same populations most likely to suffer from obesity and related health risks, said Janet Peckham, an economist in the Office of the Commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and lead author of the study.

We have a majority - minority student population, a large group of English - language learners, and almost 60 percent participation in the free or reduced - price lunch program.

Playworks works with public elementary schools that have more than 50 percent of the school population receiving free or reduced lunch.

The population in the district is about 60 % Hispanic, with 68 % free and reduced lunch.

The school's student population is primarily African American; 85 to 90 percent of its students receive free or reduced - price lunches.

Latino students, 84 percent of whom are eligible for free or reduced - price lunch, comprise 21 percent of the student population.

In practice it is unlikely that an assessment system will have access to data on student backgrounds beyond what is routinely collected by school systems: the percentage of students with limited English proficiency, the percentage eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, and the ethnic and racial composition of the student population.

After three years of relatively flat and sometimes declining test scores, K12, Inc.'s full - time students appear to have increased their proficiency levels in both reading and math, even as K12, Inc. serves a population with 62 percent of its student eligible for free - and - reduced price lunch, compared to 49 percent nationally.

The students in grades 2 through 6 in the district are predominantly white (73 percent), with a sizable ethnic minority (Latino students compose 21 percent of the elementary population); 48 percent of them receive a free or reduced - price lunch.

This anxiety might be found in any public school, but in a socioeconomically disadvantaged school like Paul Cuffee, with a population that includes 89 % racial minorities, 77 % students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and 46 % from families living in deep poverty (with household incomes at less than half the federal poverty level), the stakes are exceptionally high when spending decisions are made.

Despite the model, the polished floors, new banners, and students outfitted in spiffy olive and khaki uniforms, the staff at Howland was quickly overwhelmed by the outsized needs of its student population, which was 100 percent African American and 98 percent eligible for free or reduced - price lunch.

For example, the open enrollment system that was implemented in Charlotte - Mecklenburg in 2002 provided assignment priorities in its lotteries to students eligible for free or reduced - price lunch applying to schools where less than half of the previous year's school population was eligible for free or reduced - price lunch.

An ANOVA indicates that responses to the six questions did not differ significantly by school level (elementary, middle, high school), school size, or characteristics of the student population (percent non-white and percent eligible for free and reduced - price lunch).

51 % of DCI students qualify for free or reduced lunch while 14 % of the population receive special education services.

At the time of our study, 31 % of the students in the district qualified for free and reduced - price lunches, and the school had a 35 % non-white (mostly Hispanic) population.

Rhodes Middle School is located in a low - income community; at the time of our study, 13 % of the population fell below the poverty line, and 60 % of the Rhodes students qualified for free or reduced - price lunch.

The increase was even more dramatic among special populations, with students in free - and reduced - lunch programs seeing a 2.5 increase in college and career readiness, struggling readers seeing a 2.8 increase, and English Learners seeing a whopping 4.8 increase.2

A large majority — nearly 80 % - of the school's population is free and reduced lunch.

In addition, more than 60 % of CSDC clients serve low - income student populations (as defined by participation in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program).

Nearly 20 years later, a staggering 93 of CMS» 168 schools served student populations where a majority where considered «economically disadvantaged,» a group disproportionately made up of minority students that qualified for the free and reduced lunch program.

PRE-K — Tennessee should expand its high - quality, voluntary Pre-K program so that it serves the entire at - risk (Free and Reduced Lunch) population of four - year - olds in the state.

We identified candidate schools within the three states by examining three years of state testing data6 for schools with at least 50 % of the student population eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The national average of students who qualify for free or reduced - price lunch — the best indicator of socioeconomic status — is 50 percent; 26 almost all these schools served school populations in which less than one - third of students were eligible for free or reduced - price lunches.

With a highly diverse student population predominantly comprised of Asian, Hispanic and African - Americans, 86 % of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch, CPA has developed a school community that best exemplifies the concept of rigor and compassion.

Growing population, shifting demographics, significant increases in English Language Learners and students receiving free or reduced lunch.

At Dean Tech, which has a predominantly Latino student population, more than 90 percent of students qualify for free or reduced - price lunch.

The results, largely based on standardized test performance with graduation rates and advanced course enrollment factored in, are praiseworthy given the district's challenges, high poverty (70 percent of its 345,000 students qualify for free or reduced - priced lunch), and large population of English language learners.The Education Village «includes all of the elements that make sense,» Miami - Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said in the Miami Herald.

Thirty - two percent of the student population qualifies for free or reduced - price lunch.45 The median family with children earns $ 102,000, around $ 14,000 less than in Montgomery County.46 However, Anne Arundel County is much less racially diverse.

Zero percent to 10 percent of the student population in these schools were racial / ethnic minorities, and 6 to 13 percent were disadvantaged students as determined by the number receiving free or reduced - price lunches.

New Mexico also has a needy student population, as 65.2 % of students receive free or reduced lunches.

Low income schools are defined as schools where at least 50 percent of the entire student population (not just graduating seniors) is eligible for free or reduced price lunch.

NISL - trained principals led schools with student populations that included higher percentages of English Language Learners, students eligible for free and reduced - price lunch and students with special needs.

A sample of 36 Great Expectation model elementary schools were matched with 556 Oklahoma non-Great Expectations elementary schools based on the following variables: ethnicity, free and reduced lunch eligibility, school size, average number of days students absent, percent of parents attending conferences, percent of teachers with advanced degrees, percent passing third grade reading test, district population size, unemployment rate, average household income, teachers per administrator, percent of student's in special education, instructional support budget, and district percent passing Algebra I. Five years of pass rates on third grade reading and third grade math state exams were examined.

At both River View and Summer Heights, more than half the school population receives free or reduced - price lunch.

The Lennox School District's student population is 95 percent Latino, and 93 percent of the students receive free or reduced - price lunch.

These Title I schools are targeted because 40 - 80 percent of their student populations receive free or reduced lunch assistance.

In the face of so many challenges and obstacles — designing new curricula aligned with Common Core, teaching a large population of English language learners and grappling with the reality that 75 percent of their students qualify for free or reduced price lunch — Burton's teachers wanted a protected, regular time slot to come together, look at data and figure out which of their teaching methods worked and which ones didn't so they could bring their students along on a path toward success.

«Serving all students in the city, especially the highest need students requiring special education services, students who are English Language Learners, students who qualify for free or reduced - price lunch and other underserved or at - risk populations...»

The touchstone of a successful charter school has been to have 90 percent of the student population to be on free and reduced lunch, 90 percent of students of color but 90 percent of those students meeting the state standard.