Sentences with phrase «school in need of improvement»

Yet with hundreds of schools in need of improvement, more work remains to be done.

But there is another smaller group of «sponsored» academies, often drawn from schools in need of improvement.

Students receive priority for participation if they attend public schools in need of improvement, or if they or their siblings already participate in the program.

With so many schools in need of improvement and so many parents demanding more public school options, how is this possible?

But while most states Hyslop studied identified fewer schools in need of improvement under the waivers, Indiana actually designated more schools as «focus» and «priority» after appealing to the federal government for flexibility.

This state - administered, federally funded program provides five - year grant funding to establish or expand before - and after - school programs that provide disadvantaged kindergarten through twelfth - grade students (particularly students who attend schools in need of improvement) with academic enrichment opportunities and supportive services to help the students meet state and local standards in core content areas.

The hearing discussed the «All Students Achieving through Reform Act,» H.R. 4330, legislation that would create a new competitive grant program to expand and replicate successful charter schools to serve additional students, with a priority for low - income students, students in schools with low graduation rates, and students in schools in need of improvement.

For example, staff provided Louisiana's Distinguished Educators, who support leaders at schools in need of improvement, with training on the Concerns - Based Adoption Model.

It is a highly recommended process for districts and schools in need of improvement who are using the TargetED and / or Propel resources.

«We're hopeful that the U.S. Department of Education will understand that in granting a waiver from this provision, Utah will be able to more accurately identify schools in need of improvement,» State School Board vice chairwoman Brittney Cummins said in a statement.

«It is crucial that state departments of education receive the support needed to assist schools in need of improvement,» Reville told the committee.

Hickok: After not making AYP for two years, schools fall into a category called schools in need of improvement.

Researchers have also found positive effects behind the mere act of notifying schools in need of improvement that they faced the potential of sanctions.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) proficiency standards were set by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and are used to locate public schools in need of improvement measures or increased federal funding.

The proposed investment in Title I, including the increased amount directed to interventions and support for schools in need of improvement, is welcome, as our states and school districts develop new plans to advance academic achievement under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

It allowed Florida to classify schools in need of improvement into several categories based on their state assigned grade.

But Baltimore City is not the only jurisdiction with schools in need of improvement.

* over-identifying schools in need of improvement; using sanctions that do not help improve schools;

It also found that the program fails to serve students from schools in need of improvement and those in the poorest of DC's communities.

As a middle and high school principal in East Orange, Plainfield and Newark, N.J., he led the transformation of four different schools, including Newark Tech High School, which went from a low - performing school in need of improvement to recognition by U.S.News and World Report as one of America's best high schools.

This data includes listings of schools in need of improvement as well as AYP information for every campus and district, analysis of the number of Title I districts and campuses that did not make AYP, an overview of appeals results, and a broad look at state results.

Under NCLB, districts were required to inform parents when their children were attending schools in need of improvement, but the communication between districts and parents was rarely clear or effective.

An evaluation conducted by Aldaba has criticised the government's approach to supporting and assessing applications to the fund, which was designed to target resources at schools in need of improvement.

The Center for American Progress and Knowledge Alliance believe that the evidence - based provisions of ESSA are a significant advancement in promoting the use of evidence to support schools in need of improvement and to achieve better student outcomes.

So now Parkville is in its fourth year as a school in need of improvement under NCLB.

Lee Hall was able to move out of the school in need of improvement category while Hidenwood is close to making adequate yearly progress (AYP).

The school as a whole also is on the federal list of schools in need of improvement; the test scores from all of the small schools are listed under Piccolo.

Valley View, which has a high population of students who speak limited English, has been labeled a school in need of improvement.

Even McCarver in Tacoma removed «magnet» from its name in 1998 and, as a result of No Child Left Behind, became a School in Need of Improvement.

NCLB requires states to set aside about $ 230 million of their federal funds for grants to schools in need of improvement.

A Title I school that fails to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for two consecutive years is considered a school in need of improvement under the No Child Left Behind Act.

Parkville Celebrates Successes Few schools break out confetti and noisemakers when told they've been named a school in need of improvement under the No Child Left Behind Act.

Schools in need of improvement could eventually be taken over by the state, so there was a lot of pressure to get the scores up.

With support from the Washington Scholarship Fund, the program awards lower - income families with children enrolled in «schools in need of improvement» a scholarship to attend a private school.

Students who did not attend a school in need of improvement (non-SINI school) at the time of applying to the voucher program and used a voucher (14.6 % points)

Students who did not attend a schools in need of improvement (non-SINI school) at the time of applying to the voucher program and used a voucher (18.3 % points)

«No statistically significant achievement impacts were observed for the high - priority subgroup of students who had attended a SINI [«School in Need of Improvement»] public school under NCLB before applying to the program.»

The study found that students from particular demographics were even less likely to use a voucher: just over half (51 percent) of high school students awarded a voucher used it the next year, and only 63 % of students from «schools in need of improvement» (the target students for the program) who recieved a voucher used it the next year.

Even though the program's goal is to help students from «schools in need of improvement,» «low numbers of scholarship recipients came from such schools.»

Only «4 percent of students who were offered scholarships the first year were from schools in need of improvement, while about 11 percent of District students attended regular public and charter schools in need of improvement that year.»

For this school year, Education Northwest is supervising a cadre of 65 leadership coaches in more than 90 of the Title I schools in need of improvement.

How can I reduce overtesting and return critical instructional time to my schools in need of improvement?

Any school that persistently failed to meet its annual target would be labeled a school in need of improvement (in the eyes of the media and thus the public, that means a «failing» school).

The February 27 event brought together members of The Network (Oregon's Continuous Improvement Network), an Oregon Department of Education initiative that deploys coaches to support leaders of Title I schools in need of improvement.

Seriously though, whilst the very best schools can improve without interference and only very occasional inspection, schools in need of improvement should not be given funding to find support wherever they choose.

This story by William Heller, Professional Development Facilitator for Teaching Matters in New York City describes the impact a data - informed leader can have on a school designated as a «School in Need of Improvement».

The numbers inched above 60 percent by 2004, but it still earned the label of a «school in need of improvement.»