Sentences with phrase «school approval numbers»

said Cheryl Turner, director of Sugar Creek Charter School and a member of the charter advisory board to the Charlotte Observer following last year's low charter school approval numbers.

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In an attempt to increase the number of New York high school graduates who are work ready, one state assemblyman is pushing for the approval of a new high - tech and manufacturing - based diploma.

By capping the number of charter schools statewide, limiting the annual growth in the number of schools per district, and providing for input from the local district before approval of charter applications, North Carolina has exercised more control over the establishment of charter schools than some states.

In response to the publication of the SEN Code of Practice for parliamentary approval by the Department for Education, the AEP has stressed that an uncertain funding future for the initial training of the educational psychology workforce and the ever increasing demand for educational psychologists» posts will mean that there will be an insufficient number of educational psychologists supporting local authorities and schools in future, which could put the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the country at risk.

If you change the number of instructional days / hours as stipulated in your charter contract, you will need to seek Charter School Board approval.

The Utah State Board of Education held its monthly meeting today, which included the approval of several new charter schools, the passage of new rules and recommendations and taking positions on a number of bills moving forward in the Utah Capital.

In addition, 20 local authority areas have been approved to create a new special school through the free school process — taking the total number of approvals to 131.

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.

Time is running short for a number of California school districts with approval to build or upgrade facilities but which have yet to claim the millions set aside for their projects under the state's school construction program.

She acknowledged that there were a high number of schools using next year for planning, but said it was largely a product of a tight schedule in what was an expedited application process that gave schools only eight months to open after approval.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

However, despite these serious legal problems and a proposal deemed insufficient by a number of experts, State Department of Education officials are pushing for a quick approval of the Relay School of Education's application at today's State Board of Education meeting.

A number of bills addressing concerns about charter schools are also still pending, and while some may see some life or at least hearings in the fall, others that would require local approval of charters, for instance, or tougher restrictions on them are maybe too contentious.

To complicate matters, over the course of the 20th century, states began using time - based measures — called instructional, clock, or contact hours — in a number of other state policy areas, such as minimum requirements for educational programs, school approval standards, and formulas for distributing state funding.11 Moreover, depending on the specific school design and the particular state context, high school innovators can encounter a wide range of other friction points.

«The law does not specify the number of classes or instruction taught on line... Whitmore Lake has given full approval to the Cyber School Board by issuing a contract... The MDE does not approve a local curriculum.»

His email followed a conversation with Sen. Jerry Tillman (R - Randolph) about the low number of charter school approvals.

Hawkes, a founder of two Guilford County charter schools run by the for - profit National Heritage Academies, chastised his colleagues following their recommendation of just 11 charter schools out of 71 that applied to open in 2014 because, in part, he received heat from Sen. Jerry Tillman (R - Randolph) about the low number of approvals.

The court's approval will rest on factors such as the number of times you've attended an Arlington driver safety school or participated in an Arlington defensive driving program and how many violations are already on your Texas driving record.

Be aware that the school itself may not be the most reputable source of information if it lacks DMV approval, and it would be wise to follow up on this method with method number 1.

The court's approval will depend on factors such as the amount of tickets already on your driving record and the number of times you have already attended driver safety school or participated in a defensive driving program.

Ethics and dissemination Approval for the study was granted by the Research Ethics Committee at the School of Psychology, Bangor University (reference number: 2016 — 15768) and the North Wales Research Ethics Committee, UK (reference number: 16 / WA / 0224).