Sentences with phrase «similar academic level»

The science education part of the initiative has been fantastic and interestingly both schools were on a similar academic level.

Not exact matches

Parents work hard to get into the «right» school mostly in the belief that the «right» school will have more students at a similar level of academic development to their child that is also more safe, and has programs and resources that will foster more student growth as a result.

The study, which appears in academic journal Brain Imaging and Behavior, also reports that participants were subjectively more preoccupied with food at night even though their hunger and «fullness» levels were similar to other times of the day.

Since the early 1990s, independent scientists in academic laboratories around the world have published hundreds of articles demonstrating how a broad selection of chemicals can interfere with the normal development of a baby at extremely low levels of exposure — in fact, levels similar to those experienced every day by people worldwide.

As examples, she cites the Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program at Brandeis University, which gives students who haven't had access to AP and honors courses a year of academics designed to prepare them for advanced undergraduate level coursework, and Northeastern University's Foundation Year, a similar program for students living in Boston.

Similar to setting high academic expectations, most students will depend on adult support to keep their engagement level high.

Moe's findings are similar: academic performance is clearly most important to parents, regardless of their education level or ethnicity.

The state had already required FTC scholarship students to participate in standardized testing using a nationally normed exam chosen by each private school; a study commissioned by the Florida Department of Education found that, in 2007 — 08, their academic gains were similar to students nationally across all income levels and to similar Florida students who remained in public schools.

The Education Next research article «Stuck in the Middle,» featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Education Next, finds that the steep drop - off in middle - school students» academic achievement may be linked to the larger number of students in each grade level but can not be explained by differences in per - pupil spending or class size, which were similar in middle and K - 8 schools.

Teachers who work in a given school, and therefore teach students with similar demographic characteristics, can be responsible for increases in math and reading levels that range from a low of one - half year to a high of one and a half years of learning each academic year.

A: No; the SGP compares students of similar academic performance no matter what their current proficiency level.

The point is that colleges have been telling high schools for years that our graduates are not prepared for college level academics and employers have shared similar concerns.

The federal definition of college - and career - readiness is similar, but Barnes says the point of the re-write is to create academic standards written at the state level.

He is currently in his seventh year as principal of Ronald W. Reagan Elementary in Sanger Unified School District, where under his leadership has earned California State Distinguished School, California Title I Academic Achievement Award for closing the achievement gap by the California Department of Education; a 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 California Honor Roll school by California Business for Educational Excellence; a 10 out of 10 similar school statewide ranking; 2008, 2010, 2012 winner of the Bonner Award for Character Education; 2013 Silver Level Model School recognition, and 2014 and 2015 Gold Level Model School recognition from Fresno County Office of Education for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.

In terms of student learning, research also shows that student with the most effective teachers on average advance a grade and a half on academic assessments in a single academic year, while students of similar backgrounds with the least effective teachers acquire about only half a grade level of learning in the same academic year.

«If we give a group of students who are reading below grade level five extra hours of literacy instruction each week, then their academic achievement, attendance, and behavior will be superior to those of a similar group of students who do not receive the extra literacy instruction.»

Academic data was collected on approximately 900 participants of the program in 2007 as well as a comparison group comprised of approximately 700 DPS students who did not attend the program and were of similar academic proficiency, grade level, gender, race / ethnicity and free and reduced lunchAcademic data was collected on approximately 900 participants of the program in 2007 as well as a comparison group comprised of approximately 700 DPS students who did not attend the program and were of similar academic proficiency, grade level, gender, race / ethnicity and free and reduced lunchacademic proficiency, grade level, gender, race / ethnicity and free and reduced lunch status.

Countries with low levels of selection, such as England and Canada, have similar levels of pupils who attain strong academic results despite their socio - economic disadvantage, as countries with highly selective systems such as Germany, according to the data.

Two of Millspaugh's biggest academic concerns are similar to those at Chillum: the level of rigor and English - language learners» need for more academic language.

I have witnessed similar phenomena at the middle school and elementary school levels, when principals and teachers create clubs, sports, and activities for students and then witness improvements in behavior, attendance, and academic performance.

Yet even taking into account the possible differences in students» and parents» levels of motivation, the academic performance gap between these charter schools and public schools that serve similar students is striking.

The schools are designed around the belief that low - income students can achieve at the same academic levels as their more affluent peers when given access to similar opportunities and resources.

The only measures a State may include within its Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and B - 15).

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

The distinction between within - school and between - school comparisons is an important one, because teachers within the same school share the same organizational conditions (leadership and resources); are subject to similar contextual factors (neighborhood safety, parental support, norms that favor academic achievement); and, particularly in elementary school, they tend to teach students with similar levels of prior achievement.

With each state now determining its own metrics for gauging student success, the question arises: how can states ensure that a student graduating from a high school in Ohio, who achieved a proficiency rating on required exit exams, is equally prepared for college level study as a student with a similar academic profile graduating in Oregon?

For a district qualifying under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school district's net school spending, the board shall only approve an application for the establishment of a commonwealth charter school if an applicant, or a provider with which an applicant proposes to contract, has a record of operating at least 1 school or similar program that demonstrates academic success and organizational viability and serves student populations similar to those the proposed school seeks to serve, from the following categories of students, those: (i) eligible for free lunch; (ii) eligible for reduced price lunch; (iii) that require special education; (iv) limited English - proficient of similar language proficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups of students.

Student arts learning and academic performance results from the six treatment schools compared favorably with six control schools of similar status, resources, student population, demographic factors, and comparable levels of academic achievement prior to the start of the PAIR project.

We've previously glimpsed the level of IT competence of certain academics of similar standing at UEA, so perhaps not so difficult to believe