Sentences with phrase «require school districts»

In 2004, Illinois became the first state in the nation to require all school districts to teach social and emotional skills as part of their curriculum and daily school life.

Require school districts to implement accountability plans built around multiple indicators; and

The Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that would require school districts to track the number and type of crimes committed at high schools, at...

Federal civil rights laws require school districts receiving federal funding to intervene when peer bullying and harassment occurs.

The bill (A-2567) would require school districts and the Department of Education (DOE) to post information on their websites regarding student participation in the assessments developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC assessments).

States differ in the degree of involvement in designing and implementing teacher evaluation systems: 13 states require school districts to implement state - mandated evaluation systems with little flexibility, 21 states allow school systems to design their own evaluation systems with state approval and 17 states fall somewhere in between.

She does suggest such details as getting the federal government to require school districts to indicate the number of hours of coaching teachers receive, the qualification of the coaches, whether the coaches are providing training relevant to teachers» subjects, and other valuable information.»

Require school districts to share space and / or facility dollars with charter schools that enroll 50 or more students from said home district;

Some questions were directed at the district judge's rationale for ruling in the case, others questioned what authority the Texas Education Agency (TEA) had to require school districts to improve local practice.

As amended in 2002, the Gun - Free Schools Act specifies that states receiving federal education funds must require school districts to adopt policies that expel students for having weapons in school.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced Thursday that he would require school districts to offer the Common Core practice tests, created by the Smarter Balanced states» consortium, in both math and English language arts next spring.

School board President James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr. said Tuesday that the board will propose a series of regulations next month that will require school districts to form a plan to reduce nonviolent offenses in the next three years as well as the number of suspensions of special education and minority students.

An accompanying measure, AB1338, would require all school districts to have a policy on child abuse reporting and to review that policy with employees each year.

While the «overwhelming majority» of school districts make layoff decisions based on seniority alone, according to NCTQ, 10 states specifically require school districts to make layoff decisions based on seniority.

According to the National Council on Teacher Quality, which advocates on teacher policy reforms, 20 states now require school districts to consider student performance when deciding whether to grant teachers tenure.

Banning out of school suspensions would require school Districts and families to make a lot of changes in discipline.

These provisions require school districts to compile and include on school report cards various career - ready indicators and include «success sequence» information in academic and career planning services.

Additionally, HB 1333 would require school districts to honor the payroll deduction of all active teacher associations in the state and provide teacher and education employees with the added protections of understanding how their membership dues are used.

The Republican majority in the Minnesota House took a solid step forward for K - 12 education last week when it voted to require school districts to consider performance — not just seniority — when laying off teachers.

Last year, Washington became the first state to lose its waiver from some of the strictest requirements of that law, known as the No Child Left Behind Act, because lawmakers here refused to require school districts to use student test scores as part of evaluating teacher effectiveness.

The California Charter School Association is attempting to lobby a new bill through the state legislature that would require school districts to approve charter zoning exemptions, even if the charter school was a danger to the environment or surrounding community.

The Minnesota Senate Education Committee has approved a bill that would require school districts planning new classroom construction or renovation to follow guidelines set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for classroom acoustics.

But in exchange, require school districts to level the financial playing field before doling out Title I dollars.

AB 2009 by Assemblyman Brian Maienschein, R - San Diego, would require school districts and charters that participate in interscholastic athletics to have at least one automatic external defibrillator, or AED, at each school site.

In an unusual and controversial move, the New York State Board of Regents has approved a budget proposal that would require school districts to use 1986 - 87 increases in operating aid solely for the purposes of raising teacher salaries and hiring additional teachers.

The department shall require school districts and BOCES to report on an annual basis information related to the school district's efforts to address the performance of teachers whose performance is evaluated as unsatisfactory, including information related to the implementation of teacher improvement plans for teachers so evaluated.

Federal law does not require school districts or their employees to report undocumented students to immigration authorities.

In addition, legislation under consideration in Texas would require school districts to ask for proof of legal immigration status and report the number of undocumented students who attend public schools.

Almost every state has some sort of dual - enrollment policy, and 12 states require their school districts and public postsecondary schools to work out dual - enrollment partnerships, according to the Education Commission of the States (ECS).

The court held that to require school districts to turn over some locally raised money to private schools, as the law did, offended that provision.

This will require school districts, policy officials and unions to work together to establish a new structure for the way that educators are recognized and compensated.

Washington — Five states no longer require school districts to keep records showing that they do not allocate less local funding to schools receiving federal Chapter 1 funds, and 31 other states have relaxed standards by which they judge «comparability,» according to the General Accounting Office.

A new state law, which goes into effect July 1, will require school districts in Oregon to hold on to the grade report, diploma, and other school records of any student who owes $ 50 or more to the district for anything from lost books to unpaid activity fees.

IDEA regulations require school districts to provide services in the «least restrictive environment» possible for the child to reach full educational potential.

Twelve states require their school districts and public postsecondary schools to develop dual - enrollment partnerships.

An incident at the Boston Public Library spurred a leading state senator to consider legislation that would require school districts to submit plans to detail how they would protect students from access to inappropriate Web sites.

In signing the bill Tuesday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo also directed the Health Department to issue emergency regulations to require school districts to test water for lead by Oct. 31.

Recommends expanding the School Property Tax Report Card to require school districts to include information displaying the three year change in the school tax levy compared to the change in the consumer price index thereby allowing local taxpayers to review school spending trends.

In recent weeks, as Nixon began her upstart campaign, Cuomo has been talking about a budget proposal that would require school districts within cities with a population of more than 125,000 people — New York City, Buffalo, Syracuse, Yonkers and Rochester — to submit an annual plan detailing the allocation of local, state and federal funds by school building.

The bill, backed Democratic Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein and Republican Sen. John Flanagan, would require school districts to take into consideration «the child's ability to learn in any given educational environment.»

«State and federal law require school districts to provide employees and students with accommodations that allow them to continue breastfeeding after the birth of their babies,» said Melissa Goodman, Director, LGBTQ, Gender and Reproductive Justice Project at ACLU So Cal.

On Tuesday, a Senate committee approved an amendment that would require school districts to train those officers on how to respond to school shooters.

The Obama administration is now requiring school districts to allow troubled boys who see themselves as girls to play sports and shower with females.

Professional Development: State Board of Education Rule 160 -5-6-.01 (2011) requires school districts to make in - services available annually for school food service personnel.

KRS 158.852 (2005) requires each school district to appoint a food service director who is responsible for the management and oversight of the food service program in the district.

Additional accountability requirements: Rule 6.12.6 NMAC (2006) requires each school district and charter school to develop and implement a policy that addresses student and employee wellness through a coordinated school health approach and must submit the policy to the Public Education Department for Approval.

Additional Accountability Requirements: The Statewide School Wellness Policy (2005) adopted by the State Board of Education requires school districts to report annually to the state on the implementation of their local wellness policies at the district and individual school level.

Automated External Defibrillator (AED): Education Code 38.017 (2007) requires each school district to make available at each campus at least one automated external defibrillator (AED).

Additional Accountability Requirements: The Tennessee State Board of Education Physical Activity Policy 4.206 (2005) requires each school district's School Health Advisory Council to annually administer CDC's SHI: A Self - Assessment and Planning Guide and report a summary to the state.

Concussion and Head Related Sports Injury: SB1700 (2010) requires each school district to work in cooperation with the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association to develop the guidelines, forms and other pertinent information to educate coaches, young athletes and their parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, including continuing to play after an incident.