Sentences with phrase «school districts spend millions»

Self - insured school districts spend millions of dollars on pharmacy benefits and that number is expected to grow drastically.

Although many school districts spent millions of dollars on security hardware, many made the decision to invest in hardware in isolation and without student input, Poland added.

So now, after the spending more than $ 50 million dollars in state funds over the post two years on the new Common Core standardized testing scheme, and local school districts spending millions more, the Connecticut State Department will be revealing the test results this afternoon... A Friday afternoon in August.

Not exact matches

The park and school districts were anticipating each spending more than $ 1 million for renovations.

Only a fraction of the additional $ 4 million went into improving the school building; the remainder was spent on attorney fees, construction delays, storm - water improvements and land swap problems caused by wrangling between the school district, Clarendon Hills Park District and Clarendon Hills village ofdistrict, Clarendon Hills Park District and Clarendon Hills village ofDistrict and Clarendon Hills village officials.

The school district voted earlier this week to spend $ 1.65 million to buy four houses near Norfolk and Prospect Avenues.

The district hopes to spend $ 1.5 million to remodel the vacant Frankfort School at 110 Oregon St. in the town's historic district.

Cuomo's plan would spend $ 1.5 billion over five years, with $ 100 million in the first year targeting needy school districts.

Spending plans totaling almost $ 193 million for the 2018 - 19 academic year were approved on Tuesday by voters in school districts from Montauk to Bridgehampton.

After the months spent in the last school year in a fight over teacher evaluations, the district stands to lose nearly $ 59 million in this year's fight over evaluations.

Cuomo also proposed a $ 15 million increase in state spending for pre-kindergarten programs, particularly in the neediest school districts.

Take that out of the proposed $ 805 million in school spending for this year and it leaves only $ 105 million which will hurt all of the school districts and be particularly devastating to those in poorer areas that desperately need funds.

Niskayuna Central School District voters on Tuesday, May 15, approved the 2018 - 19 school budget, with 1,186 casting votes in favor of the $ 84.2 million spending plan and 525 opSchool District voters on Tuesday, May 15, approved the 2018 - 19 school budget, with 1,186 casting votes in favor of the $ 84.2 million spending plan and 525 opschool budget, with 1,186 casting votes in favor of the $ 84.2 million spending plan and 525 opposed.

Bus purchase approved, Jaquith and Zhao elected to the Board of Education Niskayuna Central School District voters on Tuesday, May 16, approved the 2017 - 18 school budget, with 1,713 casting votes in favor of the $ 81.4 million spending plan and 475 opSchool District voters on Tuesday, May 16, approved the 2017 - 18 school budget, with 1,713 casting votes in favor of the $ 81.4 million spending plan and 475 opschool budget, with 1,713 casting votes in favor of the $ 81.4 million spending plan and 475 opposed.

While Buffalo schools are looking for millions of dollars more from Albany in the annual school aid budget fight, the district is diving into the intricacies of its spending and hoping to knock millions off its costs.

The proposed city budget spending is $ 245 million, plus more than $ 400 million for the Syracuse City School District.

Boost the teaching profession: Spend an additional $ 1 million to create a new cohort of Master Teachers exclusively in high - need school districts.

The Buffalo School Board was told Wednesday night that the district wants to spend $ 6 million upgrading its computer system.

Syracuse will have a $ 245 million spending budget next year, not including funding for the Syracuse City School District.

Mayor Ben Walsh's total proposed budget spending is $ 245 million, excluding funding for the Syracuse City School District.

The 2018 - 19 budgets of six Ulster County school districts (Kingston, Highland, New Paltz, Onteora, Rondout Valley and Saugerties) before the voters on May 15 propose combined spending of $ 465 million.

De Blasio also used the speech to extend a rare olive branch to charter schools, announcing the city would spend $ 5 million — the lowest financial commitment of all the new policies announced Wednesday — to foster collaboration between 50 charter and district schools.

The budget requires districts located in cities with populations of more than one million to submit a detailed, school - by - school accounting of how they spent state educational funds.

Elsewhere, a $ 39 million spending plan on the table in Ichabod Crane Central School District comes with a 1.47 percent tax hike.

Faced with a $ 2 billion budget that falls short by at least $ 101 million, the district must cut spending on each school by 6 percent, leaving district leaders to strip some or all art, music, physical education and library programs from three out of four schools next fall.

As the Syracuse City School District goes into its budget process, it's looking at a $ 24 million spending gap, a revenue problem stemming from years of stagnant state aid in the face of rising educational costs.

Buffalo public schools are proposing to spend $ 56 million over the next three years for major upgrades of the district's computer system and providing a computer for every student.

The big picture: Most of the $ 675 million spending plan — $ 391 million — is accounted for by the school district budget, which was approved last month by the Board of Education.

It's believed the district spends around $ 25 million from federal Title One grants while another $ 9 million from the regular school budget goes to consultants.

The Huntington Union Free School District, which operates eight schools with 4,650 students, spent an average of $ 4.7 million less than budgeted each year, according to the audit, released Friday by the state Comptroller's Office.

April 10, 2013 • Amid deep budget cuts and layoffs, the nation's second - largest school district is spending $ 4.5 million to hire 1,000 new aides this year.

If you ask school district leaders in Montgomery County, Md., why they spend millions every year fortifying their staff, they might well answer by pointing to Viers Mill Elementary Sschool district leaders in Montgomery County, Md., why they spend millions every year fortifying their staff, they might well answer by pointing to Viers Mill Elementary SchoolSchool.

An audit in the Berkeley Unified School District, in Berkeley, California, showed that the district was spending nearly a quarter million dollars each year to get rid of garbage, much of it produced in kitchens and cafDistrict, in Berkeley, California, showed that the district was spending nearly a quarter million dollars each year to get rid of garbage, much of it produced in kitchens and cafdistrict was spending nearly a quarter million dollars each year to get rid of garbage, much of it produced in kitchens and cafeterias.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for instance, spent some $ 700 million on teacher - quality initiatives alone, much of it on attempts to set up improved teacher - evaluation systems in a handful of school districts.

Corrected on Nov. 7, 2015: An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly indicated how a Montclair, New Jersey school district spent $ 5 million; the money was for, not from, tuition payments.

Nor do such estimates include the cost to local school districts, which have spent millions getting ready for the higher standards of the Common Core.

Not far away, in another affluent, suburban school district in Montclair, New Jersey, minutes from an August meeting show the board of education approved spending nearly $ 5 million this year for tuition payments — an average of $ 63,000 per student — on «out - of - district placements» for 79 students with a variety of classifications, including learning disabilities and «other health impairment.»

Over the last eight years, the district has spent $ 32 million on the hardware systems necessary to track student demographic and performance data districtwide, and another $ 2 million on additional computers that allow teachers to access the system; much of this funding has come from the federal E-Rate program, which has allocated more than $ 10 billion toward Internet infrastructure in K — 12 schools and libraries since 1996 (see «World Wide Wonder?»

The state's School Budget Review Committee voted last month to give the 11,000 - student district authority to spend an additional $ 7.5 million in state education funds this school year — the state's largest school bailoutSchool Budget Review Committee voted last month to give the 11,000 - student district authority to spend an additional $ 7.5 million in state education funds this school year — the state's largest school bailoutschool year — the state's largest school bailoutschool bailout ever.

The Philadelphia School District now spends close to $ 100 million a year on instruction for more than 27,000 special - education students in full - day and part - time classes, more than the total number of students in any other school district in Pennsylvania except PittsSchool District now spends close to $ 100 million a year on instruction for more than 27,000 special - education students in full - day and part - time classes, more than the total number of students in any other school district in Pennsylvania except PitDistrict now spends close to $ 100 million a year on instruction for more than 27,000 special - education students in full - day and part - time classes, more than the total number of students in any other school district in Pennsylvania except Pittsschool district in Pennsylvania except Pitdistrict in Pennsylvania except Pittsburgh.

Hettleman calculated that the school district spends $ 28 million annually just to document its compliance with the law.

Fortune smiled on California school district administrators last week as voters approved millions of dollars worth of local bond measures while rejecting a proposed statewide restriction on districts» administrative spending.

Whittle supports his assertion on scale economies with a table (page 180 in his book) that contrives the appearance of economies of scale by comparing a school district spending $ 28 million in 2030 with a hypothetical contractor receiving $ 25 billion in revenues.

Even as school officials across the country continue to weigh cutbacks because of the still - bleak economy, Greg Murry, the superintendent of this 9,000 - student district, faces an enviable challenge: how to spend, within a tight time frame, an economic - stimulus windfall of up to $ 7 million.

Additionally, Nevada's education savings account (ESA) program would generate $ 700,000 in savings for school districts for every one million dollars spent on the program.

John Hoven and his allies persuaded the Montgomery County Public Schools to try Singapore Math instead of pursuing the Connected Math grant, but instead of receiving $ 6 million, the district would have to spend its own funds.

And an ESA bill that was introduced in Oklahoma but missed legislative deadline would also provide a modest fiscal benefit for school districts — about $ 30,000 for every $ 1 million dollars spent.

Governor says education spending across the state would actually remain level under his spending plan, because local school districts will be allowed to count $ 178 million more in local property taxes in the 1993 budget year.

States and school districts are spending millions of dollars to build online student - data systems that will offer teachers what policymakers hope will be the information needed to craft clear - cut strategies for raising achievement.

The district spends $ 6.2 million per year to fund the program, according to Maggie Thomas, assistant director of the master educator program for the D.C. public schools.