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A chapter amendment submitted late last night repeal language that would have allowed wealthy and middle - income school districts the option of using some of the additional state aid provided in the two - way deal for either tax relief or restoration of programs.

The Mississippi Senate has voted to give school districts the option of keeping children in class five fewer days for each of the next two academic years.

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Many parents today also choose alternative options, such as academic redshirting, or the practice of postponing for a year school entry for kids whose birthdays are close to cut - off date (often in or around September for most districts).

And for the majority of districts struggling to meet the new school food standards with inadequate funding and labor, the highly processed, lower priced, heat - and - eat entree will continue to remain an alluring option.

For schools looking to improve the physical and mental well - being of their students, few options are more favorable than emulating the food program of the Auburn School District.

(This option has been granted to a handful of states since the passage of the HHFKA, and will be open to all qualifying schools and districts in the next school year.)

Todd Drafall, the district's business manager, said the schools are open to providing healthy food options but are limited by finances, which were further strained by a slight increase in the past few years of students qualifying for free and reduced - cost lunches.

The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act will expand the number of children in school lunch programs by 115,000, increase the reimbursement rate to school districts for meals by six cents and replace the junk food available outside the cafeteria, such as in vending machines, with more healthful options.

Although numerous parents choose public education because it is a free resource and may be a good option depending on the school district, increasing numbers of families are discovering -LSB-...]

Although numerous parents choose public education because it is a free resource and may be a good option depending on the school district, increasing numbers of families are discovering the benefits of choosing another option, such as private school or homeschooling.

The Community Eligibility Program (CEP) is a meal service option for schools and school districts in low - income areas — allowing the nation's highest poverty schools and districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without the burden of collecting household applications.

Brooke ensures that the policies and practices of Maryland state and local agencies and school districts are designed to allow low - income families and individuals maximum access to nutrition programs; and that the state, counties, school districts, and community - based providers take advantage of options in federal law to maximize access and benefits.

The district now offers (mostly at the middle and high school levels) many more options that are part of the federal meal, such as pasta and sandwich stations.

Bradford Trudeau, Director of Student Nutrition Services at Garland Independent School District (TX), said two of the fastest trends in school meals are international options and the ability to have students create their own School District (TX), said two of the fastest trends in school meals are international options and the ability to have students create their own school meals are international options and the ability to have students create their own lunch.

During her time as the Director of School Nutrition, April has introduced many exciting programs to help increase the healthy options in her district's cafeterias.

Wayne Central Schools (NY) have the «My Way Café» in their high school, a daily option that took off a couple of years ago when the district redesigned the lunch service.

Do you know in attempt to make school lunches healthier here in her school district in the U.S. they even eliminated the daily option of a bagel with cheese!?

The School District is increasing access to breakfast for students by offering «Grab and Go Breakfast» options at a growing list of schools including Clark Creek ES STEM Academy and Carmel and Macedonia ES; Dean Rusk and Mill Creek MS; and River Ridge and Woodstock HS.

District officials had recommended the old C.W. Miller Livery Building as the site of a second Emerson School of Hospitality, forming an expanded downtown campus that would allow students to explore career options.

State officials say the law gives the executives the option of inviting representatives of school districts, which account for nearly 70 percent of the property tax levy, and other taxing jurisdictions to take part in the process.

And the inability to serve all parents looking to send their children to a Success Academy school — there are currently 19,000 applicants for 2,688 open seats this fall, which translates to seven applicants for every open seat — she dubbed a «tragedy» that leaves thousands of families disappointed, left to seek out supplementary schooling options in their zoned district.

A bill that would give boards of education in many school districts the option to establish wards for their elections has been sent to Cuomo.

School officials last week discussed plans for moving the Kingston City School District's administrative headquarters to the former Frank L. Meagher Elementary School, minus the option of using space in that building for a universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) program.

Elia said the latest data shows that urban school districts are capable of graduating students, but might need more options from which kids can choose.

Further, to reduce and eliminate the disconnect between the interests of the school board and the children actually attending the schools, I will explore several options and, once educational experts, legal experts, and district parents have weighed in, will push with sustained effort to make the fixes.

The goal is to target districts with high rates of childhood homelessness or few safe after - school options to help ensure children have a safe and productive place to go when school lets out.

«You have the option to pay for your child to go to a nonpublic school, or you have the option to move out of the city altogether to go to a suburban school district,» she said.

Examples of the early successes of task force members include legally establishing its operating authority and scope of operation in the State Budget, requiring a study of re-use options of the Indian Point property, adding an additional $ 15 million to the State's Power Plant Cessation Mitigation Fund starting in 2020, extending the timeline for payments from that fund, and authorizing the HendrickHudson School District to start a reserve fund to plan for future tax impacts.

Now a combination of Quomo's low ball budget proposal along with the poorly constructed tax cap in place school local school districts need to portray the extremely unpopular cuts they now face (loss of electives and AP options; cuts to music, art and athletics; increased class size) as being directly the result of decisions made by our legislators in Albany.

But, you see, no matter which of those options I choose, the local school district loses: I have no choice to avoid the local school for my children because it's a bad school.

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For the second year in a row, the Office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and PACE (Parents» Alliance for Citywide Education) will co-host a Gifted & Talented Education Open House providing information about New York City's Citywide Gifted & Talented (G&T) elementary schools, Bronx district G&T programs and other accelerated education options.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

In District 3's Harlem neighborhoods, just 36 city blocks, parents send their children to more than 60 different school options inside and outside of the dDistrict 3's Harlem neighborhoods, just 36 city blocks, parents send their children to more than 60 different school options inside and outside of the districtdistrict.

The next governor and Legislature could create a set of new retirement - plan options for local governments, school districts and public authorities to choose from.

The district and school board are considering a number of options for Fowler and Delaware, according to board vice president Maxwell Ruckdeschel, but nothing is finalized.

Upper West Success Academy, part of the Success Charter Network group of schools founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, says it will provide high - quality public education options in an overcrowded district.

When its 15 - year lease of the building expired recently, the school district did not exercise its option for a 10 - year extension.

The linked Spring School event was held at the University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, during the period of 22 - 29 March 2015, on the theme of District Energy Supply within Cities, with special emphasis on low carbon options for 21st century cities.

If your child's school district isn't one of the more than 2,000 that are starting to replace processed cafeteria foods with fresher options, there are still ways you can make a difference.

Choices for parents who think their kids might benefit from a special program at a school in a nearby school district: In California, some school districts where enrollment was dropping are taking advantage of the state's District of Choice law, which allows districts to compete for students by offering innovative programs and options that parendistrict: In California, some school districts where enrollment was dropping are taking advantage of the state's District of Choice law, which allows districts to compete for students by offering innovative programs and options that parenDistrict of Choice law, which allows districts to compete for students by offering innovative programs and options that parents want.

The Federal government offers Magnet Schools Assistance grants to districts as a way to promote this more positive school choice option that meets the unique needs of the learners who attend them.

Those schools include public charter schools, magnet schools, and other types of options both within districts and in nearby districts.

The Los Angeles Unified and Compton Unified school districts haven't adequately notified parents of their school choice rights, and they haven't provided enough options for the children currently attending schools defined as in need of improvement under the federal No Child Left...

Instead of having options on how they spend their money, school districts will have no choice but to withhold the pension funding.

Inter-district magnet schools in Connecticut provide a current example outside the scope of traditional school districts as to the way charters might draw students across district boundary lines to create high - quality, integrated schooling options.

An abundance of K — 12 opportunities — including charter schools, district schools, district open enrollment, magnet schools, and private choice programs — gives Arizona parents many exit options.

The District of Columbia's public schools are 45 % charter, have high accountability standards, and make it easy for families to evaluate their options and enroll in both district and charter District of Columbia's public schools are 45 % charter, have high accountability standards, and make it easy for families to evaluate their options and enroll in both district and charter district and charter schools.

The school is dedicated solely to newcomers, but is just one of many options for students who are still learning English in the highly diverse, 56,000 - student San Francisco district — a «multiple pathways» approach representative of the options available to ELLs throughout other states.

That plan would give parents in districts with high - school enrollments of fewer than 45 students the option of sending their children to schools in neighboring districts, with the state...