Sentences with word «rocketship»

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Students at Rocketship schools spend time every day in computer labs.

Author Bio: Preston Smith is Co-Founder & CEO of Rocketship Education, a non-profit network of public elementary charter schools serving low - income communities in California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C..

Danner: With Zeal, our inspiration was the incredible results we saw in tutoring at Rocketship in our first few years, results validated by a lot of academic research showing how powerful it can be.

Last Friday, NPR's Education blog published what is being called a «takedown piece» on Rocketship Education.

Students in Rocketship schools receive a challenging, college prep curriculum during an expanded school day (8 a.m. to 4 pm.).

One interesting overlap with the charter growth story: AppleTree is likely to team up with Rocketship charters (a pairing Pearson suggested), which in 2015 is scheduled to open the first of eight charter schools it is planning for the District.

* Disclosure: Bellwether's Strategic Advising team is currently working on a project with Rocketship Education.

Additionally, nearly 90 percent of Rocketship students have demonstrated math proficiency, compared to just 54 percent of students, respectively, in surrounding public schools.

Kelun Zhang served as Director of Growth and National Expansion for Rocketship Education during The Broad Residency.

As Rocketship Chief Schools Officer, Aylon Samouha, put it, «Imagine what would happen if there were a focus on a parallel classroom experience.»

The county board's approval will bump up the number of children served by Rocketship Education to more than 14,000 students, a size equal to some of the largest school districts in Santa Clara County.

Some charter schools, like Rocketship for example, register as nonprofit corporations to create the illusion that they are not concerned with making money.

Walk Along the River from Rocketship Run 2.

Rocketship petitioned the downtown San Jose Franklin - McKinley school district for yet another charter school.

For another, RS offerings traditionally have been few and far between compared to the number of rocketship models offered by other manufacturers.

They practice what they call the «Rocketship Hybrid School Model,» which combines traditional classroom instruction with individualized instruction through online technology and tutors in a «Learning Lab.»

Jonathan Schorr and Deborah McGriff wrote about Rocketship in the Summer 2011 issue of Ed Next.

The road to opening Rocketship Fuerza has been a rocky one filled with community and regional opposition.

He also says Rocketship worked with every family that had enrolled to help them find a new high - quality school.

The report includes profiles on Rocketship Mateo Sheedy: Top elementary school in the region for Latino API and Aspire Phoenix Academy: Fourth highest - performing high school in the region for % of Latino students who graduate in 4 years eligible for a state university.

He lives in San Jose with his wife and two children who attend Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep.

Mouse In My Toolbox from Rocketship Run 13.

What's more, according to the documents, «charter management organizations including Rocketship, KIPP, Noble, LEARN and Uncommon Schools all indicated that a supply of TFA teachers was a general pre-condition for expanding into a new region.»

Initially Rocketship used tutoring as the core of its individualized program because most of the instructional software available was what Danner calls «electronic babysitters».

By 2019, Rocketship hopes to have 20 schools in the Bay Area, 13 schools in Tennessee, 4 schools in Washington DC and continue with their solo school in Milwaukee.

If that's the case, why does Rocketship put so much emphasis on homework and test scores, neither of which are research based?

The Broad Foundation grant, which comes on the heels of $ 6 million in support from the Charter School Growth Fund, will help Rocketship expand its network of schools nationwide.

The downtown San Jose Tamien site should have been the first of the 20 to open, however, strong community opposition led to a number of defeats culminating in Rocketship withdrawing their Tamien application.

But as community members, we also hope for a public discourse on making Rocketship, and charters in general, better places for students, teachers, and community members.

After four years in New Orleans, Ryan had the opportunity to move back to Milwaukee to help found Rocketship Education's first school outside of California as a Founding Assistant Principal.

In the summer of 2014, he left Rocketship Southside Community Prep and joined HOPE Semper as a Dean of Instruction.

But families that selected a new Rocketship charter school in Ward 5 were in for a rude awakening: After the enrollment deadline had passed they learned the school they had chosen would not actually be opening.

At the same time, frequent assessments allow Rocketship teachers to monitor student progress and tailor rich individual learning plans to each student's specific needs, strengths and areas for improvement.

In California, Rocketship Public Schools are propelling first - generation Latino students to top state scores by combining classroom teaching with individualized tutors and technology — and save money doing it.

AppleTree@Rocketship opened in the Fall 2017 at with four preschool classrooms and four pre-K classrooms in the beautiful new space at Rocketship Rise Academy.

When Rocketship Mateo Sheedy moved into our neighborhood, we welcomed it and were excited about the new educational opportunities and healthy competition.

At the November 19th, 2013 City Hall Hearing on Rocketship Tamien, community members discussed John Danner's concept of «Minimum Viable Instruction ``, the foundation upon which he hopes to grab a chunk of the $ 4trillion education market with his for profit software company, Zeal.

Alum Rock Board of Education Denies Rocketship Jackson on a 2 - 3 vote.

The Franklin McKinley community is preparing to fight back against a proposed Rocketship school in the district.

After earning her Master of Arts degree, she taught kindergarten at Rocketship Mosaic Elementary School, a charter school in the Franklin - McKinley School District in San Jose, CA.

CCSA and the Special Education Team would like to congratulate Ms. Logan Juve Janicula from Rocketship Los Sueños, for becoming the first STAR Award winner!

In addition, California - based Rocketship Education, which did not apply for the first round, said it would in the second round.

This year, Innovate kicked off a yearlong leadership development series to support Rocketship principals to foster the mindset, leadership skills, and school design strategies needed to ensure that their schools serve students exceptionally well from day one of the upcoming school year.

Patterson will be leaving his role as Rocketship DC's regional director on June 1 to start as KIPP DC's Chief Community Engagement and Growth Officer.

Bufalino says what Rocketship cares about above all else is what's most effective for students.