Sentences with phrase «school accountability system after»

Lawmakers plan to meet this summer to iron out legislation that creates a comprehensive school accountability system after passing a limited school accountability bill in March that didn't impose consequences for low - performing voucher schools or make changes to the state's school report card system.

Not exact matches

After years of experiencing a one - size - fits - all federal approach to school accountability and intervention, ESSA provides states with an opportunity to excel by designing new systems that reach far more children with intervention strategies that meet their needs and the needs of their schools.

It notes that states must include all schools in accountability systems and may need to use alternate methodologies to include some schools based on their specific contexts, if they remain uncovered after they have combined data across grades and years.

Texas education officials have announced a sweeping review of test security and a new monitoring plan for the state accountability system after a newspaper investigation alleged that assessment results for hundreds of schools throughout the state — including one celebrated elementary school in Houston — showed evidence of cheating and other irregularities.

We reached this conclusion after examining responses to a citywide survey of parents of children in grades K — 8 and students in grades 6 and higher, which was conducted at the end of the 2006 — 07 and 2007 — 08 school years as a part of the city's new school accountability system.

After seven years of a school accountability program, achievement gaps in California's schools are widening in some grades, according to a recent assessment of the state education system.

Arizona's revised A-F accountability system was released last week after the State Board of Education endorsed changes and revised cut - scores for school grades.

The Council of Chief State School Officers and Education Strategy Group released recommendations for states as they develop ESSA accountability systems that «value college and career readiness» and «better support all students in achieving success after high school.&School Officers and Education Strategy Group released recommendations for states as they develop ESSA accountability systems that «value college and career readiness» and «better support all students in achieving success after high school.&school.»

In comments after the speech, Rhee explained that her support for NCLB arose from her belief in accountability and the need for hard goals for school systems.

Arizona's state officials publicly sparred with the administration after it was threatened with being placed into high - risk status for refusing to count graduation rates for 20 percent of a school's ranking on the state's new accountability system (versus 15 percent), and for not revamping its teacher evaluation system to meet the waiver's requirement.

The Legislature has yet to introduce a bill that would bring private voucher schools into the state's public school accountability system, though the budget requires those schools to receive report cards a year after linking to the state's student information system.

After eight months of working to craft a system that evaluates Arizona's public schools, the State Board's Ad Hoc committee has recommended an equitable accountability system.

After holding hearings on options, the board adopted emergency regulations in January, giving schools six months to create their primary planning tool for the new system, a document called the Local Control and Accountability Plan.

By 2006, the Washington Times reported, «The D.C. public school system's $ 170,000 per - year chief accountability officer is scheduled to interview for a job with another school district today, less than 18 months after filling the newly created D.C. position.»

Former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson violated the city's ethics rules when she solicited a donation from a major food service contractor shortly after a whistleblower lawsuit accused the company of swindling millions of dollars from the school system, according to a ruling from the D.C.'s Board of Ethics and Government Accountability.

Many educators and scholars documented these perverse outcomes over the last decade and, as a result, the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced NCLB, allows states to count English learners in the English learner group for up to 4 years after they are reclassified, so that the overall progress of English learners in schools and districts is more visible in the accountability system.

Former state superintendent Tony Bennett — now Florida Commissioner of Education — says he stands by the decision to tweak the state's accountability system after an Indianapolis charter school he often praised received a C.

Unlike the traditional school system, the primary form of accountability for charters isn't before a teacher is granted certification but after.

But the windfall also could mark the beginning of a deeper transformation of schools seven years after the No Child Left Behind law mandated an expansion of testing and new systems for school accountability.

Less than a year after state education officials launched a new system for rating Indiana schools, the Indiana General Assembly sent the A-F accountability letter grade ratings back to the State Board for a rewrite.

After months of revisions, the new accountability system negotiated by LA Unified and seven other California school districts under the guidance of the California Office to Reform Education (CORE), will take effect next month.

After a year - and - a-half of work, «most board members said they were satisfied that the document meshes with and advances the state's larger comprehensive effort for school improvement combining new academic standards, more equitable funding and a locally driven accountability system.»

In state after state, lawmakers sought to overhaul school funding formulas, rearrange accountability systems, and expand school choice options like vouchers, education savings accounts, and the charter school sector.