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«We are seeing stronger readers going into third grade,» she adds, and placements in special education classes have declined, a trend reported by other districts that have adopted looping.

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* That «amusing» «We Are Hungry» video referenced by Miller, which went viral shortly after the passage of the HHFKA, was not the spontaneous outcry from students it purports to be; later news reports revealed that the video was conceived, and the lyrics written, by two adults, one a teacher and the other a school district employee, who then sent the video to their Republican Congressional representatives to show their support for the repeal of the HHFKA.

Part M1 (pp.121 - 123)- Requires the Empire State Development Corporation to notify state legislators of funding applications within their districts; submit to the legislature quarterly reports on its commitment and distribution of funds by area of the state, information on the number of jobs created and retained, and other information.

The report said Klein had «ridiculed» austerity measures sought by Paterson's office in 2009 and 2010 to address the state's fiscal crisis, and refused to yank any of the district vehicles provided to LaFave and others.

Correction Officer Byron Taylor, 32, helped other officers cover up the true nature of Spear's death by coming up with a fake story that made Spear look like the instigator, filing false Use of Force reports with the Department of Correction and repeatedly lying to the Bronx District Attorney's Office, DOC investigators and a federal grand jury said.

The NYS Senate however, voted them down and instead «passed a series of so - called school safety measures that, among other steps, would require police officers at schools in New York City and provide grants to districts outside the city to hire retired law enforcement as school resource officers,» as reported by The NY Daily News.

The 2016 Management and Utilization of District Assemblies» Common Fund, and other Statutory Funds reports released by the Auditor General, has revealed that among the 216 Assemblies across the ten regions of Ghana, assemblies in the Greater Region mismanaged the least of funds that were allotted them.

A couple of the new Jumpstart members are from perennially competitive districts, but four of the candidates are in races classified as Safe Republican by Rothenberg Political Report / Roll Call, and three others are in districts that lean Republican.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — The recently - released report for the Rockland County District Attorney's Office's 2012 year revealed the office oversaw significantly higher conviction rates over the course of last year, among other figures.

A new report, issued by the New York Public Interest Research Group and other reformers, documented how the 2013 deal undermined the democratic principle of «one person, one vote» by allowing legislative districts that vary substantially in population size.

In April 2010, Rep. Meeks officially notified then - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - CA) he had been served with a subpoena for documents issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; press reports said the subpoena was tied to the federal corruption probe into the nonprofits tied to Rep. Meeks and other Queens politicians.

Sources within the Republican party are reporting that they suspect improper use of campaign funds by the Independence Party has occurred and that these suspicions are being forward to the Rockland County District Attorney and other authorities.

The investigation by the school district's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) found that Moten and other faculty members «knew of the practice, allowed it to go on for a time, and failed to report it.»

Instead of an impressionistic study of the sort offered by Mirel, the kinds of reports that would be helpful to education professionals, and ultimately to students, include evaluations of designs that track individual student performance year to year; the percentage of students reaching local and state standards; a more widely disseminated study of design implementation so others can benefit from lessons learned; and the establishment of a district - wide roadmap for bringing comprehensive school improvement to fruition.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new analysis of two recent reports, one by a committee of the National Academy of Science's National Research Council (NRC), the other by Alan Ginsburg, a former director of Policy and Program Studies in the U. S. Department of Education, finds that both reports made factual and analytical errors in their examination of the record of Michelle Rhee as Chancellor of Schools for the District of Columbia from 2007 - 2010.

The report by the NRC committee claims that gains in test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) between 2007 and 2009 were no better than in the ten other school districts for which comparable data is available.

And while other states respond to the dire warnings of reform reports by imposing mandates on districts, Governor Perpich has set a course for...

The report believes (per CRPE's «portfolio - district» approach) that districts can be transformed from owner - operators of schools into arms - length assessors of schools run by others.

After A Nation At Risk and myriad other studies and reports called for sweeping K — 12 reforms, he tried again with a 1988 treatise called Education by Charter: Restructuring School Districts.

how the school districts or BOCES provide all teachers they employ substantial professional development opportunities directly related to student learning needs as identified in the school district or BOCES report card and other sources as determined by the school district or BOCES.

Richard Cohen, a monitor appointed by the department to oversee Boston's compliance with the law, said in a report issued last month that the district provided inadequate transportation services and6too few speech therapists, among other alleged violations.

According to a recent report by EdBuild, 70 other communities have tried to secede from their district since 2000.

In a few districts, district and school leaders reported that analysis of trend data by district and / or state assessment specialists had led to the identification of early indicators of students academically at risk, based on test scores or other factors (e.g., family circumstances), in lower grade levels.

«It's important to guard against any precedent that would allow a school district to be found deliberately indifferent if bullying or harassment by others continues, despite a district's efforts to address reported misconduct,» said Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director, National School Boards Association.

The Southeast Comprehensive Center completed this report in response to a request by a state department of education for information regarding what other states are using for the definition of high - need districts in their requests for proposals for Mathematics and Science Partnerships.

The Century Foundation Report, Louisville, Kentucky: A Reflection on School Integration, recognized that the city's «adoption of stronger socioeconomic measures, as well as its regional approach to desegregation, careful timing, and continued emphasis on school quality represent critical lessons that could be adopted by other regions and school districts willing to put in the work.»

The student assessment scores reported by performance level for schools and school districts for each grade and subject will also be important components of state accountability and public reporting systems, and numerous other state - specific policies that use student performance results.

LA School Report on Monday published a comprehensive top - to - bottom list of all 714 schools that were evaluated by a new accountability system LA Unified developed along with five other California districts, but missing from the data were independent charter schools.

Teacher benefits - agency other than district makes contributions by Number of schools in district, as reported in CCD.

That's the conclusion that can be drawn from a national study of district hiring practices by the Center for American Progress (CAP), which reported in a 2016 blog that many districts «have not kept pace with the human capital innovations and best practices of other fields.»

Data provided by the New York State Department of Education and the Rochester School District Wednesday indicate that some discrepancies critics have pounced on were due to one agency reporting a four - year graduation rate as of June and the other reporting it as of August, as well as an increase in the passing bar for state tests.

This session will address the Board's guidance for «retirement suite» benefits (pension and other postemployment benefits («OPEB») that school districts provide to their employees) as well as the GASB's efforts to update the financial reporting model used by school districts.

Vladovic and the other board members agreed to renew eight of the schools on a consent agenda if they would each send a report to the district by the end of December detailing their plans for reducing the number of students who have been designated English learners for more than six years.

Although it has by far the most total charter students of any district in the nation, LA Unified is behind 33 other districts in regard to the percentage of students enrolled at charter schools, the report found.

A + Colorado's latest report highlights Colorado's «outliers»: school districts that «buck the trend either by getting notable results for students compared to other school systems in the state, or where the promise of an excellent education remains too distant.»

Legislators are currently considering four other CTU - supported bills that directly impact conditions in public schools: HB 5481, requiring school districts to report class size data to ISBE and sets targets for K - 12 class sizes beginning in 2020; HB5721, which mandates improved public input and transparency in CPS capital spending and provides supports for schools and students hit with school actions like closings and turnarounds; HB 3786, which requires fully empowered local school councils in publicly funded schools, including charters, that must vote by a super-majority to approve school closures and reorganizations; and HB 4800, which would move surplus TIF funds to public education needs.

Apart from selected data on the numbers of principal supervisors, all other data are reported in the aggregate rather than by district.

However, both the CORE districts and other districts can continue to innovate locally without state authority by developing, testing, and reporting measures that the state does not use for school classifications.

«This is one campus that is in and run by a district, that is not - for - profit, and whose goal, aside from educating the kids, is to develop best practices and then have them radiate out to the other campuses,» he told the Rivard Report.

The union's report was immediately criticized by district staff and others, as both inaccurate and an attempt to divert attention from far larger drains on the district's finances.

According to a 2013 Interim Report published by the Center for Reinventing Public Education, a monitoring arm of the Gates Foundation (www.crpe.org), the Hartford Public Schools have received the largest allocation of grant dollars of any of the other competing urban districts.

Anthony is a nationally recognized speaker on personalized learning and his work has been referenced by the Christensen Institute, iNACOL, EdSurge, CompetencyWorks, EdWeek, District Administrator, and numerous other research reports.

Further research by NAESP and partner organizations revealed that principals spend less than 1 percent of their workdays per year in a state - or district - sponsored professional development, and almost half of principals in the profession report that their state does not provide tailored professional learning opportunities for principals and other school leaders.

DPS responded by hosting a series of focus groups, yet there was no reporting back to any of the participants — or more importantly, the community — about how the district would respond to these and other concerns.

The meeting took place on January 24, 2008 and in addition to the HR Manager, the District Manager to whom the incidents had been reported by the other Branch Manager was also present.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

These examples — and many others — are shared in Social and Emotional Learning: Why Students Need It and What School Districts Are Doing About It, a report just released by Education First and the NoVo Foundation that chronicles the promising SEL work from three school districts across the United States — Sacramento, Bridgeport, and ADistricts Are Doing About It, a report just released by Education First and the NoVo Foundation that chronicles the promising SEL work from three school districts across the United States — Sacramento, Bridgeport, and Adistricts across the United States — Sacramento, Bridgeport, and Anchorage.

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