Sentences with phrase «second highest performing school»

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In 2014 - 15, we not only exceeded national performance levels on all grades for NWEA, but we were second for growth in reading and math in our network of high - performing schools.

Second, before coming to D.C., I had spent much of my career working with high - performing school systems serving disadvantaged populations; so I thought a lot about enabling excellence.

Second, proportional growth measures provide useful system - wide instructional signals and allow underperforming schools to seek out high - performing model schools working in similar educational contexts.

(New York's second - highest performing charter network, the seven Icahn schools in the Bronx, uses the content - rich Core Knowledge ELA curriculum, which is well aligned with the Common Core — further evidence that curriculum counts.)

Second only to safety, ensuring that all students develop literacy skills reflects a core priority in high - performing, high - poverty schools.

Their intention to perform, to complete Year 12, having high self concept of ability, coming from an overseas country or English as a second language, working relatively few hours outside of school as well and coming from a traditional family are all influencing that engagement quite strongly.

The students in Kettle Moraine's traditional high school performed as well as students in Canada, Finland, and European countries that are highly regarded, and charter school students» performance has been in the same league as Singapore, which came in as the second highest - scoring among the countries taking the test, but «with a learning engagement that's off the charts,» she says.

• Compared to 41 other regions nationwide, Newark has the second - highest performing charter sector based on charter students» high growth rates in reading and math relative to similar students in district schools, according to a 2015 CREDO study • 30 % of students now attend a charter school, a figure that more than doubled in this period.

There's a KIPP L.A. Prep that's really just a regular school made in the KIPP model, and last week, it was named the second - highest - performing middle school in Los Angeles.

Spring Hill is the second highest rated high school in the state and its students consistently perform above state and national averages on SAT, ACT, and AP exams.

The second AF school was authorized because they are a high performing school, one that is sought after 5 - 1.

These efforts are intended to also help the District of Philadelphia to achieve its second aim of using evidence from these two schools to establish basic practices for research, development, and design of high - performing secondary schools in the long term.

In the second term of the course, the preservice teachers participated in an embedded field experience where they worked with low performing high school algebra students.

Since adopting the community schools strategy a decade ago, Wolfe Street Academy has moved from being the city's second - worst - performing elementary school to its second - highest.

Therefore, a second formula (the Core Subject Performance Index) was added to the ESSA plan so that a school that is otherwise «high performing» would not appear to be failing solely due to opt out.

She and the president visited in 2009 to tour the high - performing school and read a book to a second - grade class.

In contrast, 22 percent of the new teachers in the higher - achieving schools were in the lowest quartile, which only increased to 24 percent for those remaining after five years.2 Second, the generally high teacher turnover in lower - performing schools disadvantage students in those schools since the effectiveness of teachers increases over the first few years of their careers.

Second, after intervention, NOLA students ended up in higher - performing schools.

Specifically, we investigate whether first, second, and third generation Asian and Hispanic immigrants in Florida perform differently on reading and mathematics tests, and whether they are differentially likely to get into serious trouble in school, to be truant from school, to graduate from high school, or to be ready for college upon high school graduation.

A second development, emerging in the early 1990s, focused on the «high stakes» elements of educational policy, or the use of sanctions and rewards associated with how well the school / teacher / student performed.

The second Nasher Prize Dialogues program will be a lecture by the inaugural Nasher Prize Laureate, Doris Salcedo, on April 1, 2016 at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas.

If you want to see more, you can also check out the first trailer of the series dedicated to the British - inspired St. Gloriana Girls High School, the second showcasing the Italian - ish Anzio Girls High School, a recent batch of 1080p screenshots showing the not - exactly - realistic stunts that can be performed with the tanks, the latest trailer with English subtitles, some more screenshots, a look at multiplayer gameplay, and the first trailer.

If you want to see more, you can also check out the first trailer of the series dedicated to the British - inspired St. Gloriana Girls High School, the second showcasing the Italian - ish Anzio Girls High School, the third putting the spotlight on the Japanese - like Chi - Ha - Tan Academy, a recent batch of 1080p screenshots showing the pretty fantastical stunts that can be performed with the tanks, the latest trailer with English subtitles, some more screenshots, a look at multiplayer gameplay, and the first trailer.

If you want to see more, you can also check out the first trailer of the series dedicated to the British - inspired St. Gloriana Girls High School, the second showcasing the Italian - ish Anzio Girls High School, the third putting the spotlight on the Japanese - like Chi - Ha - Tan Academy, the fourth dedicated to Saunders, and the fifth showcasing Pravda, on top of a recent batch of 1080p screenshots showing the pretty fantastical stunts that can be performed with the tanks, another trailer with English subtitles, some more screenshots, a look at multiplayer gameplay, and the first trailer.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

Second, schools with teacher reward policies that included assigning higher performing teachers with higher performing students had a negative association with student perceptions of the teaching climate.

The district, which has an enrollment of around 55,000 students, is the oldest school district and the second highest - performing district in the state of California.