Sentences with phrase «reduced school costs»

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In order to reduce layoffs and maintain school programs, officials will carefully trim costs from each department, McCowan said.

I am sure funding private schools costs the Alberta government a lot, so reasonable efforts to reduce or contain this cost makes perfect sense.

Some are advocating for the government to subsidize a free or reduced - cost meal program in higher education, similar to what's available in K - 12 schools.

«Clarifying and standardizing date label language is one of the most cost effective ways that we can reduce the 40 percent of food that goes to waste each year in the United States,» said Emily Broad Leib, Director, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC).

There are millions of poor kids who only eat because of free and reduced - cost meal programs at public schools, and still tons of kids are running meal account deficits because their parents can't or won't pay their account balances, and it's the kids who suffer in that case.

Reduced - cost and free lunch menus provide meals for 31 million children each school year.

The new contract spells the end of the district's short - lived foray into the National School Lunch Program, which provides federal reimbursements in exchange for offering healthy free or reduced - cost meals to low - income students.

Successful, cost - effective federal nutrition programs play a critical role in reducing child poverty and helping children access healthy foods while improving their overall health, development, and school achievement.

There is no regulatory requirement that federal reimbursements for free and reduced price meals be spent only on those meals or that records differentiate between the costs and revenues of the various aspects of the school food program.

For those unfamiliar with this mysterious sounding figure: She's a teacher in an elementary school in Illinois where most of the students qualify for free or reduced - cost lunch.

Schools certainly feel the immediate costs of failing to prioritize wellness — poor test scores for students, lower standardized test scores school - wide, reduced funding resulting from absenteeism, which is why it is so important to share this report with school administrators and boards of education.

For those lower - class families — battered by unemployment, rising health care costs, and other financial insecurity — the ability to obtain a nutritious (if admittedly not perfect) school lunch for free or a reduced price is crucial.

And certainly with the benefit of either a reduced price or no - cost plan, eating at schools are a cost savings benefit to families struggling financially.

Instead, schools would have to cover the cost of the free or reduced meals themselves.

The free and reduced school meals program reimburses part or all of the cost of a school lunch for children from low - income families.

Instead the school has had to do everything within its power to reduce the cost of healthy meals.

Mark Chaffin and his colleagues at the University of Oklahoma found that PCIT significantly reduced the recurrence of child maltreatment and related service costs among physically abusive families of elementary school children.

But to the extent some districts (because of labor costs, size of the free / reduced population, lack of facilities, etc.) can't match those exemplary meals, I'd love to get parents more up in arms over school meal funding as well.

As the vast majority of students who eat school lunch are qualified for free / reduced, it really doesn't cost any more to also make that meal available for purchase by students whose families don't qualify for govt subsidy.

Todd Drafall, the district's business manager, said the schools are open to providing healthy food options but are limited by finances, which were further strained by a slight increase in the past few years of students qualifying for free and reduced - cost lunches.

Texas requires schools with more than 80 percent of students eligible for free and reduced - cost lunch to serve universal free breakfast, but not necessarily Breakfast in the Classroom, a program where students eat the hot breakfast or cereal in the classroom with their teacher and peers.

Consider it a more realistic «Super Size Me» (while many individuals consciously choose to eat McDonald's thirty days in a row, these school children — many of whom are on cost - reduced or free - lunch programs, have little to no say when it comes to their lunch options).

This is about children (mostly from low - income families) who receive school lunch at a reduced cost (or for free).

Even students who pay «full» price for meals don't pay the real / actual cost, there is reimbursement to schools even for «full» price students (not as much as for free or reduced, of course), as well as support in the form of donated foods.

School nurses can help increase student nutritional intake through school breakfast participation by encouraging their school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious breakfasts at no cost to all students, particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school School nurses can help increase student nutritional intake through school breakfast participation by encouraging their school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious breakfasts at no cost to all students, particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school school breakfast participation by encouraging their school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious breakfasts at no cost to all students, particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious breakfasts at no cost to all students, particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school school meals.

In an effort to combat hunger, it would also raise the number of children eligible for free or reduced - cost meals and expand after - school snack programs to provide full meals.

Federal income guidelines determine who is eligible for free and reduced cost school lunch.

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To solve the delivery problem for the elevator-less school, Johns added to her labor costs to keep delivery efficient while reducing physical stress on her staff.

While many families in this area move east of the tunnel to attend better public schools, Berkeley Rose Waldorf School can meet their children's educational needs at an affordable tuition cost and reduce the relocation of local families away from their current neighborhoods and homes.

When that happens, we as a society benefit with a stronger, more prepared workforce, increased school success, and reduced incarceration and remedial education costs.

New features incorporated into this school include tankless water heaters, electric hand dryers and T - 5 light fixtures, all greatly reducing energy costs.

The reusable Glad Disney Multipack makes it easy to reduce daily packaging costs and provides a simple and fun solution for carrying your kids» back to school lunches.

House Republicans initiated the block - grant proposals under the Personal Responsibility Act to return control of the schools and curriculum to the local level, cut costs and reduce federal bureaucracy, said Kristin Woltemuth, a legislative assistant to Rep. Harris Fawell (R., Naperville) a member of the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

The National School Lunch Program provides free and reduce - cost lunches and breakfasts to children in need.

Second, raising the threshold also undercuts the cost share model of CEP, where schools pick up costs for the very small percentage of their students who would not otherwise qualify for free or reduced meals.

Ventura Unified School District — Sandy Curwood Innovation: Multi-district Collaborative Purchasing and Professional Development Ventura joined forces with Hueneme, Oxnard, Rio, and Ojai Unified School Districts to foster team building, boost skill sets, and reduce costs.

it is also a cost effective solution for schools, reducing tray waste, labor costs and eliminates the seasonality issues associated with fresh veggies we will be hosting a twitter chat about this soon with School Nutrition Directors, RD, and concerned parents.

This area gets even trickier because not every student on «paid» status actually does pay — some school districts allow student with no free or reduced eligibility and no money to pay for their lunch, to «charge» the cost of the meal, and then try later to collect these unpaid charges from the family, often with mixed success.

The bottom line facts you need to know: under the new school food law passed last year, school districts must bring the price for a paid lunch (that is, a lunch purchased by a student who does not qualify for free or reduced price meals) into line with what the meal actually costs, eventually charging an average of $ 2.46 per lunch.

Hinsdale Township High School District 86 is mulling the idea of replacing two certified school nurses with registered nurses as a way to reduce costs, but opponents say it will negatively impact student hSchool District 86 is mulling the idea of replacing two certified school nurses with registered nurses as a way to reduce costs, but opponents say it will negatively impact student hschool nurses with registered nurses as a way to reduce costs, but opponents say it will negatively impact student health.

Leah Schmidt, president of the School Nutrition Association and director of nutrition programs at a Kansas City, Mo. school district, said any schools that would consider forgoing the federal funds would have to have very few students eating the free and reduced - cost School Nutrition Association and director of nutrition programs at a Kansas City, Mo. school district, said any schools that would consider forgoing the federal funds would have to have very few students eating the free and reduced - cost school district, said any schools that would consider forgoing the federal funds would have to have very few students eating the free and reduced - cost meals.

The school lunch rules apply to federally subsidized lunches served at reduced or no cost to low - income children.

The Team, chaired by Senior Advisor to the Governor Larry Schwartz, includes representatives from private industry, education, labor, and government and look for ways to reduce the costs of mandated programs, identify mandates that are ineffective and outdated, and determine how school districts and local governments can have greater ability to control expenses.

To help achieve the Governor's goal of encouraging efficiency and results, the Executive Budget allocates $ 250 million to be awarded on a competitive basis to school districts that demonstrate significant improvement in their student performance outcomes and another $ 250 million to be awarded on a competitive basis to school districts that undertake long - term structural changes which reduce costs and improve efficiency.

To a large extent, state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property taxes in needy cities, counties and school districts, including decisions: to reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local school budgets covered by state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)

The Team, chaired by Senior Advisor to the Governor Larry Schwartz, will include representatives from private industry, education, labor, and government and look for ways to reduce the costs of mandated programs, identify mandates that are ineffective and outdated, and determine how school districts and local governments can have greater ability to control expenses.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (middle) meets and speaks with children at New Lane Elementary school in Selden to mark the start of the Suffolk County School Recycling Pilot Program, an initiative spearheaded by Bellone that seeks to to help school meet their NYS recycling mandate, reduce costs, and promote environmental stewarschool in Selden to mark the start of the Suffolk County School Recycling Pilot Program, an initiative spearheaded by Bellone that seeks to to help school meet their NYS recycling mandate, reduce costs, and promote environmental stewarSchool Recycling Pilot Program, an initiative spearheaded by Bellone that seeks to to help school meet their NYS recycling mandate, reduce costs, and promote environmental stewarschool meet their NYS recycling mandate, reduce costs, and promote environmental stewardship.

If our county is to continue to grow we must reduce the costs that truly make us non-competitive: school, fire and other special district taxes.

Depends on next Governor elected in fall 2018 Anne shared data of school shared services Use resources better - ex: food service better product bulk purchase so reduced cost Special ed teacher cover multiple districts 650 sq miles Schools already doing and savings Piggy back service Volume procurement saves money Once consolidated — Who do you complain to?