Sentences with phrase «school planning matters»

First, community - driven school planning matters.

Not exact matches

I suppose there are schools that do plan their menus so closely to the requirements that the loss of the 1/8 cup of vegetable that is part of the pizza would matter.

To make matters worse, the Park District learned in February 1999 that the school district was using a storm - water plan different from the one agreed upon.

And it doesn't matter if you are brand new to Montessori or have been using Montessori for a while — or even if you aren't planning to send your children to Montessori school.

Professional development for decision - makers — including administrators, directors, board and committee members, and faculty chairs — working in Waldorf schools or other workplace settings No matter what your position or title is, if you participate in a planning or problem - solving process in your school, business, or organization, you have leadership responsibilities.

If you have your eye on building your school breakfast program, register now for FRAC's Thursday, September 8, «Breakfast Matters» webinar: «The Breakfast Blueprint: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation Best Practices».

«Government must get a grip on teacher retention and we expect it to set out a targeted, measurable plan to support struggling schools as a matter of urgency,» she said.

Last October, de Blasio, his wife and other council members announced a virtually identical plan to grant accusers time off for court dates, counseling, school registration and other matters.

The state education department plans to install a monitor to oversee East Ramapo schools, but the monitor won't have veto power over the school board's actions, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

The requirement to promote disability equality means that school staff should plan to make reasonable adjustments as a matter of course.

Education Matters magazine spoke with President of the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA), Robyn Aitken, about how science education in Australian schools is faring and how Prof Chubb's plan to «give every Australian child an outstanding science education» can best be achieved.

Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district's schools by the start of classes in the fall without offering details of how they intend to implement the complicated plan in just a matter of months.

Focusing effort on what matters most is central to the strategic planning of any successful school, and hence should be a key focus of building leadership capacity throughout the school from the principal team down.

To see why this matters, imagine a school day with five periods: If no sub is hired, as many as four teachers could theoretically lose their planning periods because of one teacher's absence.

Looking back, I can see that my colleagues and I were struggling to counteract powerful tendencies that work against high student achievement in urban schools: If teachers work in isolation, if there isn't effective teamwork, if the curriculum is undefined and weakly aligned with tests, if there are low expectations, if a negative culture prevails, if the principal is constantly distracted by nonacademic matters, if the school does not measure and analyze student outcomes, and if the staff lacks a coherent overall improvement plan — then students fall further and further behind, and the achievement gap becomes a chasm.

Given the nature of a school it is likely to be half terms and future holidays before the contractor will have sufficient access and so you should plan and deal with matters early.

However, we do have a responsibility to find sites that meet the specific needs of schools and all technical matters, including key areas such as how the buildings will be able to work properly on the site, transport and highways issues, flood matters, other elements of planning policy form part of the criteria when deciding if a site is suitable or not.

State ESSA plans do matter, especially when it comes to something like framing school accountability or explaining what will happen to «struggling» schools.

Long - term plan Education Secretary Morgan said: «This announcement is a major step towards ensuring all children no matter what their background and no matter where they live have access to the best possible schools and learn in an environment that gives them the knowledge and skills to succeed in the global race.»

By taking the time to plan your overarching and individual goals, no matter what changes are made throughout the year, your team will be able to adapt and thrive, with all staff members using their drive and enthusiasm to further the goals of the school, and more importantly, the outcomes of their students.

On Monday Education Minister Christopher Pyne unveiled the Initiative which plans to make approximately 1500 public schools become independent by 2017 and follows an election promise by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to have greater principal autonomy and parental engagement in school matters.

The state requires prospective high school teachers to complete majors and pass subject - matter tests in the areas they plan to teach.

«Cerf devised a cockamamie plan to reorganize the NYC school system,» wrote Class Size Matters director Leonie Hamson in a lengthy Huffington Post attack not long after he took the reins in New Jersey.

It says that governors should hold the school leadership team to account on financial management matters, as well as prudent budget forecasting and planning.

• strategic planning • leadership, teacher, staff, and student wellbeing • mentoring and supporting early - career teachers • change management • leadership coaching • family and community engagement • media training, and • legal matters relevant to the school setting

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Instead of requiring its teachers to complete minimum degrees or coursework in the subjects they plan to teach, Oregon requires its high school teachers to demonstrate subject - matter knowledge by passing tests in their areas of endorsement prior to certification.

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Mississippi requires its high school teachers to pass subject - matter exams in the areas they plan to teach to earn their licenses.

So no matter how your school organizes its open house, there is one sure way to succeed in making a great first impression: plan the event from a parent's point of view.

The Middle School Matters Institute Implementation Plan Template walks users through the processes of self - reflection, needs determination, and goal setting to develop an overall plan for improving implementation of the principles and practices described in the Middle School Matters Research Platform and Field GuPlan Template walks users through the processes of self - reflection, needs determination, and goal setting to develop an overall plan for improving implementation of the principles and practices described in the Middle School Matters Research Platform and Field Guplan for improving implementation of the principles and practices described in the Middle School Matters Research Platform and Field Guide.

Vargas says he plans to put together a proposal for School Board members and the community early this fall to address what he calls the district's «space issues,» and to gather input on the matter.

She is the lead coordinator and manager on many projects such as Scale - up of EC Pyramid Implementation and Routines - Based Early Intervention in school districts statewide, Part B Early Childhood RDA Initiative for State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP), Results Matter Child Outcomes B - 5 for Part B and Part C SPP / APRs, and the Statewide child assessment system.

In high school it matters because course taking in high school is credit bearing and disruption can interrupt a student's graduation plan and interfere with their college and career readiness.

From centrist Democrats who think that choice should only be limited to the expansion of public charter schools (and their senseless opposition to school vouchers, which, provide money to parochial and private schools, which, like charters, are privately - operated), to the libertarian Cato Institute's pursuit of ideological purity through its bashing of charters and vouchers in favor of the voucher - like tax credit plans (which explains the irrelevance of the think tank's education team on education matters outside of higher ed), reformers sometimes seem more - focused on their own preferred version of choice instead of on the more - important goal of expanding opportunities for families to provide our children with high - quality teaching and comprehensive college - preparatory curricula.

No matter where your school is in its ed - tech journey there is a moment in time where you need to stop and look at what you have in place to ensure student learning is at the heart and a clear and concise plan is in place.

Although research can shed light on how policies play out and how context matters, studies of particular merit - pay or school - choice plans are unlikely to answer whether such policies «work» — largely because the particulars of each plan will prove crucial.

No matter how you measure it, the Renewal Program isn't helping kids, despite de Blasio's promise of a «bold» plan with «profound impact» backed by a «major investment» — almost a billion dollars by 2019 — that will «shake the foundations» of NYC's school system and «turn every Renewal school into a successful school» within three years or he would shut it down.

Additionally, despite London having the smallest number of secondary planning areas, nearly all were forecast as being in serious or definite need when the free schools were set up, which may have brought the matter into sharper focus.

Small class sizes matter for many reasons including closing achievement gaps, meeting the needs of English language learners, inclusion of students with disabilities, implementation of the Behavior Education Plan, school climate, and building positive relationships in our school communities.

She said that the standards are central to the district's curriculum and school improvement efforts, and that the district has no plans to change course no matter what the Legislature does.

A teacher in a rural school said, «I can get answers to questions, advice on issues, assistance with lesson plans in a matter of moments from anywhere in the world,» and «I use Twitter when I run out of ideas for finding a resource.»

With previous plans failing, finding the «lighthouse» model (whatever that truly means) was fortuitous for those in Hartford intent on privatizing a few schools — no matter what.

There's a rare opportunity in New Orleans to show local and national arenas that constant community engagement matters, as the city's new public schools superintendent revisits the facilities master plan for education.

When the matter of inappropriate discipline was raised — this was what all speaking against the plans for a new charter school found most alarming — there were attempts by Achievement First reps to brush the issue aside by repeating that almost half of the suspension / expulsion data was due to In School Suspensions, which they defined as when a student was removed from the classroom for more than two hours at aschool found most alarming — there were attempts by Achievement First reps to brush the issue aside by repeating that almost half of the suspension / expulsion data was due to In School Suspensions, which they defined as when a student was removed from the classroom for more than two hours at aSchool Suspensions, which they defined as when a student was removed from the classroom for more than two hours at a time.

As we strive to implement strategies that promote systemic change, we must do so with the goal that no matter where students are assigned, they have the benefit of the thinking, expertise, and dedication of all teachers in that grade level or subject area; that they are part of a school system that requires all teachers to participate in learning teams that are provided regular time to plan, study, and problem solve together; and that this collaboration ensures that great practices and high expectations spread across classrooms, grade levels, and schools.

In the upcoming weeks, AROS» campaign plans to call on leaders to end the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, and to ensure that schools are safe places for all students — no matter what their immigration status.

A disciplined strategic planning process allows school systems to engage stakeholders, build a consensus around what matters, and channel resources accordingly in order to ensure a maximum return on investments.

But in the end, what mattered to Trump was her core belief in school choice, proving that he plans to make the expansion of vouchers or voucher - like programs a top educational priority.

Accountability Plan Spurs Achievement Gains for Indiana District — Making accountability a matter of policy helped this school district narrow the acheivement gap and raise students» achievement scores overall.

Numbers Matter, an instructional plan developed by Barbara Burke, was first implemented in a school with 100 % free lunch, an on - time graduation rate under 70 %, 95 % of freshman students arriving behind grade level, and state test scores in the bottom half of the fifth quintile.

Sometimes the time crunch is a matter of too little planning time being built into teachers» schedules.5 In a survey of the nation's largest school districts, those that provided the least amount of planning time only provided teachers with 40 minutes per week — 8 minutes per school day.