Sentences with phrase «several school district boards»

Last year's elections welcomed new faces to several school district boards of education, including San Diego Unified's.

Not exact matches

Talks were held over the past several weeks, with school board member Kevin Connor as the school district's representative.

Following several public meetings and many discussions with High School District 214, whose swim teams used the indoor pool for practices and meets, about a combined effort to renovate and expand the pool, a plan was approved by the Park Board in December 2002.

On Monday, the board discussed possible funding sources for several building projects: additions and renovations of Mill Creek Elementary School, Geneva Middle School South (the city's original middle school) and the Friendship Station (a joint preschool program conducted by the school and park distrSchool, Geneva Middle School South (the city's original middle school) and the Friendship Station (a joint preschool program conducted by the school and park distrSchool South (the city's original middle school) and the Friendship Station (a joint preschool program conducted by the school and park distrschool) and the Friendship Station (a joint preschool program conducted by the school and park distrschool and park districts).

But, Jones said, after he found several examples of peanuts served in his son's cafeteria, including in cereals and granola bars, he appealed to the district school board in January.

There were several school board members and top district staff in the room, and everyone's ears pricked up at the sound of money.

At the Batavia City School District Board of Education meeting on Feb. 6, several students and staff members were presented with achievement awards for their exemplary work and contributions.

Further, to reduce and eliminate the disconnect between the interests of the school board and the children actually attending the schools, I will explore several options and, once educational experts, legal experts, and district parents have weighed in, will push with sustained effort to make the fixes.

One month later, a school district in Pennsylvania tried to abolish it after several board members complained about its costs and its philosophy.

A joint effort by Mayor Baraka, the Newark City Council, school board members, the leaders of many charter organizations, education - related nonprofit groups, and several local and state representative to procure state aid for both district and charter schools is another sign factionalism is waning.

Third, and most interesting, there is diversity in the suppliers of K — 12 public education: the Orleans Parish School board oversees a number of traditional public schools and charters; the state board of education authorizes several charters; and the Recovery School District (an entity created before Katrina to assume control of failing city schools) manages both charters and traditional public schools.

The suit — filed by more than 40 plaintiffs on May 12 in Pensacola, Fla. — challenges several actions taken over the past year by the local school board and the district's superintendent, Leonard Hall.

Tuesday's results were a blow for the teacher union - backed candidates and will likely end the pro-union stance of the board that has existed for several years and signal a new the direction for the nation's second - largest school district.

Several members of an American Indian tribe in rural South Dakota are suing the local school district in federal court, claiming its method for electing board members discriminates against Native Americans by weakening their voting power.

The ongoing struggle over control of the New York City schools flared up again last week when Chancellor Rudy F. Crew blocked several ousted members of one of the district's community school boards from returning to work.

In its letter, NSBA took the opportunity to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts; from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

In the time since, the district has won several awards and recognitions for its work, including the 2014 District of Distinction Award from District Administration magazine and three Magna Awards from the American School Board district has won several awards and recognitions for its work, including the 2014 District of Distinction Award from District Administration magazine and three Magna Awards from the American School Board District of Distinction Award from District Administration magazine and three Magna Awards from the American School Board District Administration magazine and three Magna Awards from the American School Board Journal.

The Illinois State Board of Education has launched an investigation into why so many kids in certain districts skipped state exams last year — which may include questioning parents and even students after several hundred schools failed test participation requirements.

From 2005 through 2008, SoundOut supported Youth On Board activities in several schools and district programs in Boston, Massachusetts.

In Topeka, where 77 percent of the district's racially and ethnically diverse student population (39 percent white, 30 percent Hispanic, 19 percent black) is eligible for free or reduced - price meals, the school board began looking at trauma - informed care several years ago, says board member Peg McCarthy.

Holmquist also admitted that the district could have done a better job notifying UTLA about the new guidelines ahead of time — an issue that several LAUSD School Board candidates raised on Monday.

Several district school boards in South Carolina have student representatives who can not vote.

«The Montezuma - Cortez RE-1 school board is leading a district engaged in whole system improvement efforts as well as targeted turnaround with several elementary schools.

A largely supportive crowd of about 75 people, including several school board directors and district administrators, showed up on a snowy evening at the Minneapolis Park Board Headquarters in North Minneapboard directors and district administrators, showed up on a snowy evening at the Minneapolis Park Board Headquarters in North MinneapBoard Headquarters in North Minneapolis.

High - performing charter schools in the Recovery School District — such as Sophie B. Wright, Lafayette Academy and several KIPP campuses in Uptown — are concerned that the Orleans Parish School Board will take an administrative fee out of their federal grants if they return to the district, amid broader issues of trust and autonomy, reports Jessica Williams of TDistrict — such as Sophie B. Wright, Lafayette Academy and several KIPP campuses in Uptown — are concerned that the Orleans Parish School Board will take an administrative fee out of their federal grants if they return to the district, amid broader issues of trust and autonomy, reports Jessica Williams of Tdistrict, amid broader issues of trust and autonomy, reports Jessica Williams of The Lens.

Ongoing community engagement, thoughtful school board governance, a community ecosystem of support and accountability along with great leadership over several election cycles are the necessary ingredients for the improvement of the district.

The other large basket of waivers the board approved last year were given to districts enrolled in the Quality Education Investment Act - a program that came out of a court settlement and offered struggling schools extra state support on the condition of meeting several performance and administrative goals.

The staff of the State Board of Education will decide in the next several weeks whether to tinker further with regulations governing the Local Control and Accountability Plans — the accountability and budget plans that school districts completed for the first time in June.

Resegregation Although substantial progress was made in the desegregation of schools in the years following the landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education (1954), North Carolina has several districts that have since resegregated, and others that never fully desegregated after Brown.8 Ayscue, J. B., Siegal - Hawley, G., B. W., & Kucsera, J. (2014, May 14).

They have produced several recommendations focused on some level of policymaking: school, district or school board, and state.

That's the view of several charter advocates and close observers of the district, as well as one of the victorious candidates in last week's runoff election, the most expensive school board race in U.S. history.

The presence of several Recovery School District staffers, charter board members and principals at Wednesday's event appeared to show they were listening.

Since Single Plans go through several levels of approval, from the school site, to the local district, to the governing board, we understand that they are intended to reflect a systemic effort to improve these schools.

A letter to the state school board from the president of the California Teachers Association, Eric C. Heins and the presidents of each of the CORE district's union locals, laid out several points of contention with CORE.

The federal education law known as ESSA spells out several opportunities for ParaEducators to receive quality professional development, writes Lynn Goss, a ParaEducator in the St. Croix Central School District and a member of the National Education Association Board of Directors.

We learned early on that several factors are especially important in making sound decisions about technology: the support and active engagement of school boards and affected stakeholders, the need for systemic efforts across districts rather than just at the building or classroom level, and a clear line of sight between what was being purchased and how it would be deployed and actually used.

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