Sentences with phrase «school goal statements»

Most district and school goal statements include such familiar purposes as preparing students for economic self - sufficiency, fostering civic engagement in the community, and promoting equal opportunity and individual well - being.

Not exact matches

Many conservative commentators point, as the icon for all that went wrong, to the 1967 Land O» Lakes statement, in which the presidents of Catholic colleges declared that their pursuit of academic excellence served a high Catholic goal and thus exempted Catholic schools from direct obedience to the hierarchy and magisterium of the Catholic Church.

These multiple aims of churches and schools are again multiplied as one proceeds from grand statements about the purpose of the large organizations to the specialized goals of boards and departments, of courses and classes, of rural and urban congregations, of ministries of preaching and education and pastoral work and of preparation for such particular functions.

Incorporating farm to school goals and commitments into school and district policies can ensure that the work continues over time and make a statement that farm to school is a priority.

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1) The announcement that LFTB would be included in the product available for purchase under the school lunch program; 2) The CEO of BPI, when asked about the fact that LFTB was already in 70 % of the ground beef on store shelves (a surprise in itself), made a statement to the effect that his goal was to get it in 100 % of the ground beef sold.

«I hope that my lawsuit against Chartwells and the settlement announced today will help improve the food programs for D.C.'s school children, which has always been my goal,» Mills said in a statement issued Friday by Phillips & Cohen, a District - based law firm that filed Mills's whistleblower lawsuit in 2013.

A personal statement (also known as graduate school essay, statement of interest, statement of goals, among other names) is a document, submitted as part of a graduate school application, that describes your abilities, attributes, and accomplishments as evidence of your aspirations for pursuing a graduate education and, beyond that, a career in research.

Congress should set a national goal of immediately connecting every school to the developing «information highway» and insuring that every classroom has access to sophisticated data networks by the turn of the century, a policy statement released here by a new national coalition of education organizations urges.

Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

Harvard and MIT Release Working Papers on Open Online Learning Harvard Gazette, 1/21/14 «Led by Andrew Ho of Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Isaac Chuang of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science and physics departments, the effort was in service of a mutual goal — «to research how students learn and how technologies can facilitate effective teaching both on - campus and online» — part of a mission statement established when MIT and Harvard joined to form edX, a nonprofit online learning platform, in May 2012.»

The state board of education is expected to act next month on the proposals, which would require schools seeking state approval to submit a written philosophy and statement of goals accompanied by a written curriculum consistent with those goals.

The school board has frequently held retreats for personnel to renew their commitment to Beliefs and Visions, the board's early statement of reform goals and strategies.

Paul Hill and Tom Loveless, both senior scholars at the Brookings Institution, recently acquired a million - dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to assemble a panel of experts on school choice, with the goal of writing the definitive statement on what we know and what requires additional study.

With word that some parents are already organizing on social media about efforts to have their children «opt - out» of the standardized tests in the coming school year, Cuomo released a statement Thursday saying that while he agrees with the goal of Common Core standards, he believes the implementation by the NYS Education Department has been «deeply flawed.»

Using data from student assessments and an examination of professional practice, agency and school personnel monitor and adjust curriculum, instruction, and assessment to ensure vertical and horizontal alignment and alignment with the school's goals for achievement and instruction and statement of purpose.

Rating: 3 - Using data from student assessments and an examination of professional practice, agency and school personnel monitor and adjust curriculum, instruction, and assessment to ensure vertical and horizontal alignment and alignment with the school's goals for achievement and instruction and statement of purpose.

In addition, this consensus statement outlines a core set of research - based systemic, instructional and relational goals as well as processes that underscore, characterize and shape both effective school climate improvement and pro-social instructional efforts.

«The goal of Grow Your Own is to help increase the quality and diversity of our teaching force, especially in small and rural school districts,» education commissioner Mike Morath said in a statement.

The philosophy and concepts above are the foundation of the dual mission and goal statement of Tribes Learning Community schools:

A brief statement (300 — 400 words) from the school board chair about how the board will use the benefits of winning the award to meet its goals.

Question How do you evaluate videos of student learning that schools produce to show accountability to the local community based on their districts mission statement, vision and goals?

More than merely stating a goal or mentioning equity in a mission statement, districts must begin to operationalize their stated dedication to racial equity by placing district leaders in charge of elevating the issues, providing anti-racism training, monitoring data for racial disparities, and holding schools accountable for equity outcomes.

The annual report shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the board and shall include, but not be limited to: (i) discussion of progress made toward the achievement of the goals set forth in the charter; and (ii) a financial statement setting forth by appropriate categories the revenue and expenditures for the year just ended and a balance sheet setting forth the charter school's assets, liabilities and fund balances or equities.

In a statement provided to the Banner in Boston Education Chief Rahn Dorsey's name said that «Families need a clear and simple path to school enrollment and the goal of unified enrollment is to create an equitable system for all Boston's families.»

According to the statute, an IEP must include, in writing, «a statement of the child's present levels of educational performance...; a statement of measurable annual goals, including benchmarks or short - term objectives...; a statement of the special education and related services and supplementary aids and services to be provided to the child, or on behalf of the child, and a statement of the program modifications or supports for school personnel that will be provided for the child... to advance appropriately toward attaining the annual goals...; [and] the projected date for the beginning of the services and modifications... and the anticipated frequency, location, and duration of those services and modifications.»

Replacing two full custodians with four part - timers with no benefits is «just plain wrong» and violates the school district's own goals and mission statements, Fort Atkinson special education teacher Lucy Walter told the school board.

Yet only 39 percent of students who did not see school as a welcoming place agreed with these statements on goals.

Because such charter schools inculcate their students with an urgency to perform as well, or better than, their affluent counterparts, such a statement warrants celebration because it proves that they are achieving their stated goals.

This statement sounds close to the «life - long learning» goal that is part of many school vision statements.

This is a radical repurposing of a public goal to meet the needs of private corporations, and is echoed in the mission and «vision» statements of the leading charter school management companies:

If I make the tendentious statement that what law schools should do is (ultimately) to help law students (when they become lawyers) give better advice and service to their clients in the same way that medical schools exist to help medical students (when they become doctors) heal and look after their patients, then the question the book raises is whether it contributes to that goal.

The «goal is for classes to resume at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on a modified schedule» on February 27, according to a Broward County Public Schools statement.

Collaborates with school staff in developing and maintaining educational standards, developing mission statements, and setting performance goals and objectives

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Grand Bay, AL (6/2010 to Present) School Administrator • Act as a first point of contact by welcoming new student, parents and visitors • Provide information regarding the school system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirSchool Administrator • Act as a first point of contact by welcoming new student, parents and visitors • Provide information regarding the school system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool environment

The school first set goals to improve the health programs and activities for students and faculty and has now transitioned to incorporating the whole child philosophy into the school's mission and vision statements and schoolwide activities.