Sentences with phrase «school pilot program»

For example, one of the universities involved in the 25 - school pilot program has already pulled out over concerns regarding accessibility.

In terms of the mayor's statement about «serious negotiations» surrounding teacher evaluations, he is the one who walked away from $ 70 million in federal money by refusing to negotiate a 33 - school pilot program of the new evaluation system.

The smell of fresh cooked collards and baked sweet potato sticks with cinnamon was undeniable at four Public Schools in Jackson, Mississippi on Monday, April 30th, where the farm to school pilot program took off.

«For the first time, 10 percent of the schools will have charter school pilot programs, which will be run independently from the district schools,» the Washington Post reported.

A provision slipped into the General Assembly's budget this past summer directed the State Board of Education to open two virtual charter school pilot programs and at present there are only two applicants.

Virginia will participate in the U.S. Department of Education (USED) Green Ribbon Schools pilot program that recognizes schools where staff, students, officials and communities have worked together to produce energy efficient, sustainable and healthy school environments and to ensure the sustainability and environmental literacy of graduates.

The announcement of closures came two weeks after Gov. Ricardo Rossello signed a bill that initiates a charter schools pilot program in 10 percent of public schools and offers private school vouchers to 3 percent of students starting in 2019 - 20.

In 2008, USGBC accepted the School District of Philadelphia as a participant of its LEED in Existing Schools Pilot Program, and the district selected Thurgood Marshall to pursue certification under the LEED 2009 for Existing Buildings: O&M rating system.

The announcement of closures came two weeks after Gov. Ricardo Rossello signed a bill for implementing a charter schools pilot program in 10 percent of public schools and offering private school vouchers to 3 percent of students starting in 2019 - 2020 as part of an education overhaul.

Seven primary schools piloted the program and this study followed three of those schools.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Stonecipher's aviation school, which has a waiting list for people anxious to get in, has partnered with the local community college and is the exclusive training program for the Professional Helicopter Pilot Program at Yavapai Cprogram for the Professional Helicopter Pilot Program at Yavapai CProgram at Yavapai College.

It's no wonder — after steadily working her way through flight school, she advises up - and - coming pilots about everything from choosing a program to finances to job hunting on her blog, Pilot Maria, where she also chronicles her own travels.

They also have a new pilot program that allows teachers to regroup the middle school students based on the students» performance and their learning curve.

Scott Galloway, NYU Stern School of Business professor, discusses Amazon's new pilot program to deliver packages inside certain cars.

The organization raised the funds to purchase micro: bits for a pilot program focused on 25 middle - school classrooms, with the eventual goal of purchasing the device for every 7th grader attending the county's schools.

Richmond and Tobey started in 2006 with a small pilot program in Oakland, serving healthy lunches in five schools.

A similar program to MediaWise was recently piloted in Canada under the name NewsWise, where it provided a program for school - aged children to learn to find and filter accurate information online.

It has also run pilot programs, with San Jose State University, and the University of Central Florida, that included week - long studies with small groups of students at each school.

Following early successes working with municipalities, school districts and corporate subscribers, US Solar plans to launch a residential pilot program in 2017.

I have been teaching entrepreneurship at Ohio State for several years and we are now piloting the program at this art school.

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launches pilot program on August 27 at 10 a.m. at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service

Working both with innovators and researchers across the various schools of the University as well as promising startups from around the country, Dr. Rao helped guide and refine the process for vetting and integrating pilot programs to test new technologies within the clinical venue.

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The goal for the program is not only to be the pilot program for the rest of the schools in the community, but to provide a positive experience and hopefully lead some new golfers to The First Tee Tri - Valley chapter to continue the sport.

One of the biggest dairy - related stories to break this month was the announcement that as part of their commitment to increase the availability of healthy, American - made food products in schools, the USDA is expanding its pilot program for Greek - style yogurt for the National School Lunch Program in SY 201program for Greek - style yogurt for the National School Lunch Program in SY 201Program in SY 2014 - 15.

La Leche staff members hope the pilot program, which the organization will fund at about $ 7,500 a year, catches on at Amundsen and expands to include boys» classes before moving to other high schools.

He also said the village is forecasting even more savings thanks to a part of the pilot program that combines the individual newsletters sent out by the village, park district and School District 35.

Now let's hope that the 28 schools in the pilot program can attract parents to send their hungry kids there.

In addition to the Barrow Brainbook education module, the full program piloted by the five Bay Area high schools will incorporate a formal exam, which students will need to pass before beginning a sport, as well as ImPACT cognitive testing.

The program is being piloted on the high school level this fall in 35 schools spanning 10 states.

Promote your current cafeteria recycling program, expand it school - wide, or get to work on implementing a pilot program with student volunteers!

After finding out that her cafeteria was operating at a loss, despite heavy sales of soda and junk food, she advocated for a pilot program at one middle school:

Feed the Children's Pilot program provides better access to more meals and also educational resources like books and school supplies.

The program is currently being piloted in the Highline School District where prior to the pilot only about 30 percent of students at Midway Elementary School were eating breakfast — now they are serving 80 - 90 percent of the students daily.

NAPERVILLE — Pupils at four Naperville - area elementary schools are sinking their teeth into a pilot program for a new line of school lunches for Indian Prairie School Districschool lunches for Indian Prairie School DistricSchool District 204.

Statewide Training and Technical Assistance for School Districts focused on local procurement and the Unprocessed Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program.

Wheaton — Sandburg Elementary School will host a presentation of a pilot lunch program prepared by the American Heart Association from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 27.

After receiving approval from the Greenville County Schools administration, Urban and his school nutrition staff launched their first pilot program at Tanglewood Middle School on April 7,school nutrition staff launched their first pilot program at Tanglewood Middle School on April 7,School on April 7, 2014.

This survey was designed to capture students» response to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program that was used to pilot farm to school items.

Mason Co. schools to offer free breakfast this year (July 22, 2011): A pilot breakfast program is launching in West Virginia — congratulations, Mason County Sschools to offer free breakfast this year (July 22, 2011): A pilot breakfast program is launching in West Virginia — congratulations, Mason County SchoolsSchools!

She launched her pilot program at Grandhaven Elementary School, where, «We went from about 90 meals a day, to over 400 — and that's basically overnight,» emphasized Cindi.

«In Arlington Heights, we're not seeing a lot of needy kids, but these families are very busy,» said Coletta Hines - Newell, the director of food services for Arlington Heights Elementary School District 25, where officials kicked the pilot breakfast program last week.

The move follows a pilot program instituted in 2014, in which all of the city's stand - alone middle schools have been offering free meals.

The organization will be awarding funds ranging from $ 500 to $ 5,000 to around one thousand schools, with the goal of helping schools create or expand school breakfast programs, pilot universal breakfast programs or enhance their physical activity programs.

In the piece, writer and advocate Stacy Malkan explains how California's West Contra Costa Unified School District recently finished up a «Conscious Kitchen» pilot program that brought fresh, local and organically grown breakfasts and lunches to 1,200 students and teachers at two of its schools.

District 112 started a pilot program last fall at Oak Terrace Elementary School in Highwood that bans peanut products from the building.

Shoesmith Elementary School Principal Curtis Arthur said the nine - week pilot program for extended day camps will offer an excellent opportunity for working parents and their children.

The report describes a two - year pilot program in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), which comprises 85 schools and 37,000 students.