Sentences with phrase «serving students in need»

These words, printed in white letters on a black T - shirt, are the foundation of Laurel resident Luke Roberts» new mobile app, which raises funds for food to serve students in need and their families through a Maryland...

It also argues that even though the bill would limit the reach of CEP, it would somehow «better serve students in need.»

In MIBLSI, tier 2/3 systems teams create student support teams to serve students in need of tier 3 (intensive and individualized) interventions.

Working with these allies and partners, we have identified four priority areas to help successful schools expand their capacity to serve students in need: (1) community engagement and outreach, (2) support for teachers and leaders in recruitment and training, (3) funding assistance to secure permanent facilities, and (4) school replication grants to fund startup costs for new schools.

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The ACCESS school was in desperate need of a new playground to better serve the students here, and through the Let's Play initiative they were able to provide the students in this community with a resource they badly needed.

I'd be in favor of government - run health clinics for those in need requiring ALL physicians receiving their medical degrees via taxpayer - funded student loans serve 1 - 2 years in a local clinic providing health exams, vaccinations, pap smears, prenatal care, etc.... allowing credits for their service towards paying back their student loans.

Selective preschools, tracked classes, small schools within schools and enrichment programs are presented as open to all students but in reality are open only to the children of the most savvy parents — that is, to the children of rich white parents who possess the social and cultural capital to manipulate the institution to serve their needs.

Barnabas has served more than 75,000 campers and missionaries in its history and also has a «two - year faith - based collegiate program» for students with special needs in Branson, Missouri.

Founded in 1977, Head Over Heels (HOH) is a 501 (c) 3 organization that provides recreational, competitive, and special needs gymnastics and dance training to the approximate 1,350 students from 18 months to adults that they serve.

From a district in which each school batch cooks for its own students to a central kitchen serving 14,000 meals using only a 400 gallon steam kettle to the nation's largest district in which many schools are self - op and without highly skilled staff members or adequate equipment, I have to understand their needs and provide solutions.

FoodCorps is a national team of AmeriCorps leaders who serve in high - need schools to make sure students learn what healthy food is, fall in love with it, and eat it every day.

Under «offer versus serve,» students need to select three of five meal components at lunch in order for their meal to be eligible for federal reimbursement.

Geneva County Schools» (AL) child nutrition professionals know that all too well — the healthy meals they serve have all the nutrition students need, but now they're providing eye appeal in the cafeteria too!

More than 31 million children in the United States participate in the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP, each school day, 1 and a large number of students consume up to half of their daily calories at school.2 Yet, many schools were built decades ago and face challenges as they strive to serve foods that meet children's dietary needs.

In response to the comments in the Chronicle article, I agree that schools need to acknowlege their impact on students eating patterns and preferences, but schools serving healthier pizza, along with veggies, fruit and low fat milk seems like a pretty good messagIn response to the comments in the Chronicle article, I agree that schools need to acknowlege their impact on students eating patterns and preferences, but schools serving healthier pizza, along with veggies, fruit and low fat milk seems like a pretty good messagin the Chronicle article, I agree that schools need to acknowlege their impact on students eating patterns and preferences, but schools serving healthier pizza, along with veggies, fruit and low fat milk seems like a pretty good message.

The award recognizes CCSD's summer meal program, which provides breakfast and lunches at no charge to students in need served by summer school programs, as well as at select locations throughout the community.

The federal government plays a vital role in the success of these programs: providing reimbursements for each meal served, ensuring equal access to free and reduced price meals for students in need and administering national nutrition standards.

In the Victor Schools, Child Nutrition Director Maria Stover knows that the morning meal serves a real need for at - risk students.

In addition to her more than sixteen years as a coach / cheerleader for Special Olympics in Area 10, Sandy serves on the board for Jacob's Ladder Learning Center, a private school where special needs students learn life skills, and she started a nutritional feeding program for the mentally and physically challenged children who attend Camp Silver ClouIn addition to her more than sixteen years as a coach / cheerleader for Special Olympics in Area 10, Sandy serves on the board for Jacob's Ladder Learning Center, a private school where special needs students learn life skills, and she started a nutritional feeding program for the mentally and physically challenged children who attend Camp Silver Clouin Area 10, Sandy serves on the board for Jacob's Ladder Learning Center, a private school where special needs students learn life skills, and she started a nutritional feeding program for the mentally and physically challenged children who attend Camp Silver Cloud.

You also need to realize that over half of the students we serve in our district go home everyday to no food at all, so in their world that lunch they ate at school has to provide for them all day.

The state should adopt the Executive Budget's formula improvements that better address poverty and district need, while also taking steps to ensure that students receive additional resources — especially in schools that serve low - income students and students of color.

The Executive Budget takes two steps backward for one step forward — with improvements to target poverty this year outweighed by the loss of predictability and transparency in future years and by not doing enough to ensure that schools serving low - income students and students of color receive the resources they need to increase achievement and opportunity.

«There is untapped potential to increase access to pre-kindergarten in high - need communities through public charter schools, which serve many high - need students,» according to the report.

NYFAC also serves professionals and students who want to learn how to better handle children with special needs and is recognized as a worldwide leader in the development of training materials for professionals working with children with autism spectrum disorders.

«Each year we have been able to serve more and more students in need,» said Susan B. Wayne, president and CEO of Family Services of Westchester.

«ECC is very proud and honored to be part of the FASNY Program and to be able to serve our firefighters with the education needs they have,» said Chmielowiec, who reports that students are currently enrolled in 18 of ECC's FASNY - approved programs like Criminal Justice and Nursing.

«For months we have been engaging with elected officials, community leaders, and parents, so we can best serve the needs of students in this neighborhood,» Deputy Chancellor for Portfolio Planning Marc Sternberg said in a statement.

Council members expressed their concerns to her about services to homeless students, the delivery of free breakfast in the classroom, and teacher training in schools that serve high - need communities.

«The numbers are undeniable that charter schools haven't done well in serving those students, who have a great need for school access,» explained Lasher, who is also advocating to eliminate the state income tax for public school teachers.

In order to ensure that the best teachers are hired and retained in the classrooms in which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 yearIn order to ensure that the best teachers are hired and retained in the classrooms in which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 yearin the classrooms in which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 yearin which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 yearin return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 years.

Matthew Titone, who has 954 students on waiting lists in his district on Staten Island's North Shore, said charter schools in his area «do excellent work serving kids with special needs.»

«But superintendents are reporting increasing needs among the students their districts serve and those needs are growing at a faster rate than gains in financial condition.»

Modest improvements in the financial condition of some of New York's public schools are not keeping pace with growing needs among the students they serve, warns a new report released today by the New York State Council of School Superintendents.

«After watching teachers unions spend $ 60 million over five years to protect their interests, we are proud to serve as the much - needed voice of students in Albany.»

«As New York City's charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.»

«This initiative should serve as a reminder that the needs of all students deserve to be met — in the absence of a distractive bathroom experience that can impede academic achievement,» she said.

According to the DOE's Executive Budget Hearing Report from May 16, 2016, a good portion of the budgeted headcount growth for the current fiscal year is in response to rising need around special education students and properly serving those students in district schools.

Sometimes students have to separate needs from wants and recognize that some wants will have to be sacrificed in order to achieve goals that will serve them a lifetime.

Abe Journalism Fellow (2016) Alana Semuels explores how Japanese public schools serve the needs of students across economic backgrounds in article for the Atlantic.

She designs Yoga classes in a way that meets the needs of the student (s) as well as program objectives; developing skills and techniques for her students that will serve them long after the actual class experience.

While our open - group yoga and meditation sessions are intimate and specialized to provide a certain level of attention to each student in addition to serving the purpose of coming together in universal consciousness, we understand the need for private sessions as well.

As was my experience as a school teacher and yoga teacher in schools, deeper knowledge and tools to ensure my compassionate support of the social and emotional needs of the yoga students I served became a necessity for my teaching practice.

To combat this meaninglessness, Damon argues that students need to find a purpose in life — something meaningful to themselves that also serves the greater good.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

I'd like to propose five ways to get that ball rolling in transforming the learning space you share with students into a place where you serve often as facilitator and guide — and when needed and necessary, as presenter or instructor.

The Fordham Institute's new report, High Stakes for High Achievers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA, examines whether states» current or planned accountability systems for elementary and middle schools attend to the needs of high - achieving students, as well as how these systems might be redesigned under the Every Student Succeeds Act to better serve all students.

As students generate their questions, project ideas, and products for learning, teachers must align their work to standards and outcomes, which means that teachers need to know their standards deeply in order to serve as translators of students» personalized projects to the standards.

First, it was a waste of time (over five years) and money — both the government's and WGU's — which distracted from the real need: making progress in higher education to better serve students, such as low - income ones, of whom only 8 percent graduate four - year college programs in six years.

As Chandler, notes, the charter school movement has focused on serving students with the greatest needs in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty.

Working together with public, private, educator and IB association partners, we are looking forward to further serving the community of Kent by creating educational pathways that allow students to excel in their immediate job or professional needs and also prepare them for a lifetime of learning and success.