Cocreated with a former colleague, the database allows administrators to capture data that is particularly relevant when
serving challenged populations of students, many of whom enroll at BDEA after unsuccessful starts in traditional district high schools or local charter schools.
Its six - year graduation rate is 49 percent and rising while
serving a challenging population.
Not exact matches
One
challenge is that Upper Manhattan's schools
serve a large
population of students learning English as a second language.
«It is also clear that our efforts to enhance employee welfare and support are meeting with success and they are saving lives and they are
serving as a model for other companies with large employee
populations who face similar
challenges.»
The charter schools in D.C. that
serve a highly diverse student body face a
challenge in preserving their diversity, Chandler notes, as these schools become increasingly popular with the growing
population of gentrifiers.
LACES» results stand out even more because the school has many of the
challenges that often sink urban schools into the lower - performing category and anchor them there: a predominately urban, minority
population; large classes (the average is 29 students in middle - school classes, 34 in high school); few computers, no computer lab, and a building that was new when Franklin D. Roosevelt
served as president.
One of the
challenges facing schools, especially those
serving disadvantaged
populations, is the expectations ceiling.
Our major
challenges are the same as those that face many schools that
serve similar
populations across the country: Helping our students get to grade - level proficiency and to pass standardized tests.
Sept. 28, 2011: Gifted Students Click on E-Learning Our guests discuss how best to
serve gifted students in an online learning environment, as well as what
challenges may arise for this
population of students.
Three Leaders at Arts - Based Schools Three administrators provide instructional leadership and solve day — to — day
challenges at arts — based schools
serving diverse student
populations.
Schools face varying
challenges that depend in part on the
populations they
serve, so perhaps the federal yardstick does better when those
challenges are considered.
While far from the reality in far too many states, accountability systems at least have the potential now to accurately and fairly capture these differences — ensuring that schools with
challenging student
populations are not automatically penalized for the students they
serve.
Our schools have made these gains while
serving a more
challenging student
population.
Although the idea of opening a public school
serving students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds would deter some educators, White and Suggs stared down the
challenge and sought to figure out how to succeed with that
population.
We identified several specific solutions to meet
challenges faced by teachers and schools trying to best
serve these unique student
populations (USPs).
Serving this
population is
challenging; there is much to be learned from these schools.
Teachers in our Teacher Leadership Network will explore
challenges and identify best practices in classrooms
serving English Language Learners, the fastest growing student
populations in the US.
The greatest
challenge in education is acknowledging and addressing the issue that the majority of the student
population is now made up of the students whom schools historically have
served least well.
Late hiring concentrates in schools that disproportionately
serve disadvantaged student
populations, contributing to
challenges in ensuring an equitable distribution of educational resources across students.
Elementary educators who
serve low - income
populations understand the
challenges posed by these issues; at - risk students frequently enter kindergarten significantly behind their peers and require extensive catch - up.
One of the suburban schools
serves an ethnically and socio - economically diverse student
population that has a relatively high transiency rate and a history of
challenges regarding student achievement.
While data are scarce, Diploma Plus appears to outperform many other programs
serving a similarly
challenging population.
Relay has helped me become a more impactful teacher in the classroom by
challenging me to take a deeper look at the student
population that I
serve.
In a post featured on the Huffington Post's Education page, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel explains how «local teachers unions are stepping up to the
challenge of raising academic performance» in schools
serving high
populations of poor students.
«Many of these schools exist to
serve a vulnerable student
population, and therefore deal with significant
challenges,» said Robert Balfanz, research scientist and co-director of the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education.
Despite this success, the charter sector faces future
challenges: further improving student achievement;
serving more students with disabilities, English language learners and other under -
served populations; and building the capacity to
serve the one million - plus students already on waiting lists and the millions more who deserve higher - quality education.
The schools faced similar
challenges, and they
served similar student
populations, but the comments I heard on my visits were totally different.
This commitment to clinical training is in response to certain districts, particularly those
serving large
populations of students of color and students from low - income families, experiencing significant
challenges in recruiting and retaining a stable cadre of leaders.
But as student demographics change and achievement gaps between white and minority students remain wide, principals face growing
challenges to
serve an increasingly diverse
population.
One way shelters can better
serve a growing senior cat
population is by developing expanded volunteer services, similar to programs in many cities that visit the elderly and others with health and disability
challenges to provide daily care for their pets.
Recipient of the $ 100,000 Bucksbaum Award for his
challenging biennial installation Claim, which presented 2,755 slices of baloney with photocopy portraits that claimed to represent the Jewish
population of New York City, Pope.L
served up a piece of work that brought the question of fake news home.
Rice has been involved in a number of humanitarian pursuits (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and in creating and
serving on the board of the Millennium
Challenge Corporation — endeavors to increase aid to developing countries and the worlds poorest, most disadvantaged
populations — and
serving as a member of the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center).
I find this matter interesting for lots of reasons, especially because I suspect that Hamilton - Smith's personal background and recent professional
challenges are likely to make him a much better lawyer to
serve the (ever - growing) legal needs of the (ever - growing) sex offender
population.
Gain practical information about how to set up new classes, navigate relationships with schools, manage
challenging behavior,
serve the needs of diverse
populations, and much more.
«As demand increases for housing and care to
serve an aging
population, so does the need for fresh thinking to handle the unique
challenges and opportunities it presents for our industry,» said Robert G. Kramer, president of NIC.
He focused on the
challenges and opportunities of longer life spans and the need for seniors housing to reinvent the concept to
serve a diverse Baby Boomer
population and to make communities more homelike.