Sentences with phrase «state school superintendents on»

At the edge: A survey of New York State School Superintendents on fiscal matters.

During an otherwise routine gathering of state school superintendents on Friday, Secretary Duncan suggested that much of the opposition to the new reading and math guidelines is coming from soccer moms whose kids are facing tougher standards and tougher tests.

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Herbert Grover is the increasingly visible state superintendent of public instruction for Wisconsin and a man determined that no tax dollar shall be soiled by the hand of a parent on its way to school.

Philip also had the support of Lone Wolf school superintendent James Sutherland and of Paul Zenker, an epidemiologist for the state of Oklahoma, who assured Lone Wolf residents that Philip didn't pose a danger on the court.

The partner agencies on this project — Washington State Department of Agriculture, Washington State Department of Health, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Washington State University School of Food Science — came together to develop «SAFE Salad Bars in Schools - A Guide for School Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national souState Department of Agriculture, Washington State Department of Health, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Washington State University School of Food Science — came together to develop «SAFE Salad Bars in Schools - A Guide for School Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national souState Department of Health, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Washington State University School of Food Science — came together to develop «SAFE Salad Bars in Schools - A Guide for School Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national souState University School of Food Science — came together to develop «SAFE Salad Bars in Schools - A Guide for School Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national soSchool of Food Science — came together to develop «SAFE Salad Bars in Schools - A Guide for School Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national soSchool Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national soschool district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national soustate - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national sources.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

The Board of Regents on Tuesday unanimously elected a former Florida schools superintendent the new commissioner for the state Department of Education.

The state Council of School Superintendents raised a package of issues on Wednesday with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed education budget, arguing the funding plan doesn't go far enough and that the tax cap makes it difficult for schools to raise revenue.

She has served on many executive committees including the American Association of School Administrators, the New York State Council for School Superintendents, the Association of Small City School Districts, and the New Standards Project, a national initiative that launched the transformation to standards - based instruction, a concept that remains the framework for teaching and learning across the nation.

Cash, formerly head of Memphis schools, was unanimously appointed to the superintendent's position on Tuesday by the Board of Education pending his certification by the state Education Department.

Mulgrew also reported on State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's decision to invoke the state's new receivership law this November to give the Buffalo schools superintendent special powers to bypass the union contract in five schools designated as «persistently struggling» by the sState Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's decision to invoke the state's new receivership law this November to give the Buffalo schools superintendent special powers to bypass the union contract in five schools designated as «persistently struggling» by the sstate's new receivership law this November to give the Buffalo schools superintendent special powers to bypass the union contract in five schools designated as «persistently struggling» by the statestate.

The state Education Department last year appointed a team of monitors that has been working with the district, the school board, and its new superintendent to put the district back on track and restore community trust.

Now approaching his sixth month on the job, the interim superintendent of the Buffalo Public Schools, Donald A. Ogilvie, faces a state - mandated overhaul of additional city schools and leadership problems below and aboSchools, Donald A. Ogilvie, faces a state - mandated overhaul of additional city schools and leadership problems below and aboschools and leadership problems below and above him.

A coalition of schools groups — ranging from the umbrella organization for the state's teachers union and the Council on School Superintendents — called for a variety of funding reforms for districts around the state ahead of next year's budget negotiations.

A coalition of education groups — including the school boards association, the Council of School Superintendents and the state's teachers union — are calling for changes to the cap that would eliminate tying the cap to the rate of inflation, making the limit a 2 percent cap on levy incrschool boards association, the Council of School Superintendents and the state's teachers union — are calling for changes to the cap that would eliminate tying the cap to the rate of inflation, making the limit a 2 percent cap on levy incrSchool Superintendents and the state's teachers union — are calling for changes to the cap that would eliminate tying the cap to the rate of inflation, making the limit a 2 percent cap on levy increases.

«The anemic proposal from the governor has put us on notice,» Johnson, a past president of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, told an audience of about 150 regional school representatives at the East Meadow district's administrative cSchool Superintendents, told an audience of about 150 regional school representatives at the East Meadow district's administrative cschool representatives at the East Meadow district's administrative center.

School superintendents, the state's teacher union, parent - teacher groups and Democrats have called on the governor to veto the bill.

Mineola schools Superintendent Michael Nagler plans to improve procedures on no - bid spending following the state comptroller's audit.

Rochester City School District Superintendent Bolgen Vargas will hold his annual «State of Our Schools» address tonight at 7 p.m., with WXXI - AM 1370 providing live coverage of the address on - air and online.

Photo Credit: Mineola schools Superintendent Michael Nagler plans to improve procedures on no - bid spending following the state comptroller's audit.

Chuck Dedrick, executive director of the Council of School Superintendents, said ending the state and local tax deduction on federal income tax forms could lead to less money for schools and have some unintended consequences.

Teachers, parents, union leaders and even some school superintendents and board members in New York are clothed in blue to show their concern for what they see as an overemphasis on testing, an under - emphasis on state education funding, and inequitable spending between districts.

ALBANY - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday that he'll propose a new bill to cap the pay of school superintendents around the state at a maximum of $ 175,000, including at least 107 on Long Island who make more than that.

Two task force members from the region will be on hand to hear testimony: state Sen. Carl Marcellino (R - Syosset), chairman of the Senate Education Committee, and Constance Evelyn, superintendent of the Valley Stream 13 school district.

Southold school board members are expected to vote Wednesday night on a resolution to endorse a letter sent last month by the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Department Commissioner Johnschool board members are expected to vote Wednesday night on a resolution to endorse a letter sent last month by the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Department Commissioner JohnSchool Superintendents Association to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Department Commissioner John King.

Southold School District Superintendent David Gamberg is criticizing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to ratchet up the importance of student performance on state assessments when it comes to teacher evaluations.

Riverhead School District Superintendent Nancy Carney said they're analyzing figures to see the full impact of the state aid on the district's budget.

The Council of School Superintendents executive director, Chuck Dedrick, says ending the state and local tax deduction on federal income tax forms could lead to less money for schools and have some unintended consequences.

The New York State Council of School Superintendents, in a commentary on the budget proposal, wrote that schools need money for staffing, employee benefits and energy costs, more than technology.

Contreras was one of four superintendents from the state's big five school districts speaking at a joint legislative budget hearing on elementary and secondary education.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Sharon Contreras, superintendent of the Syracuse City School District, told state legislators today that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for evaluating teachers relies too much on testing students for a static standard.

I have heard from each of Nevada's school superintendents and education leaders across the state on ways to improve ESEA.

94, state superintendent of public instruction for Montana, discussed school improvement efforts in her state and the importance of being a leader at the Askwith Forum on Friday, March 1.

94, state superintendent of public instruction for Montana, discussed school improvement efforts in her state at the Askwith Forum on Friday, March 1.

«What's happened, in my opinion, is that there was little information given to locally elected school board members about these two issues,» said state schools Superintendent Sandy Garrett, who proposed the rule at a state board of education meeting on April 24.

But Los Angeles schools superintendent John Deasy described the trigger to a group of young people as a sad commentary on the state of K — 12 schools: «It is a big shame on us [school administrators].

With dramatic flair, the new state - appointed schools superintendent of Newark, N.J., toured three rundown schools during her first day on the job last month.

The authors note that strong leadership in the state and district superintendents» offices, along with more district and school staff experience, will allow schools to concentrate less on basic survival and more on effective operations and better student outcomes.

A related issue is where to land on the «Common Core» standards, a set of expectations in reading and math developed by the nation's governors and state superintendents, but viewed by many conservatives as a federal plot to take over the schools.

Garcia, currently superintendent of Clark County (Nevada) School District, one of the fastest growing districts in the United States, stepped on all the rungs of the educational ladder on his way to that post.

On Sunday, Mike spoke to the New York State Council of School Superintendents.

An investigation determined Atherton Elementary School Principal James Berry and Assistant Principal Doretha Alexander had altered answers on last summer's state math tests, said Chief Deputy Superintendent Robert Moseley of...

Louisiana state Superintendent of Education Paul G. Pastorek announced on May 4 that Mr. Vallas had agreed to serve as the superintendent of the Recovery ScSuperintendent of Education Paul G. Pastorek announced on May 4 that Mr. Vallas had agreed to serve as the superintendent of the Recovery Scsuperintendent of the Recovery School District.

Sacramento — Bill Honig, California's state superintendent of public instruction, last week proposed a three - year program that would reward the state's schools on a per - pupil basis for improving their performance in several measurable categories.

Maryland's state superintendent of schools, Nancy Grasmick, proposed the takeover of 11 Baltimore schools, all of which had sat on the state's watch list for at least a decade.

On Oct. 5, Ms. Neeley had sent a guidance letter to school boards allowing them to grant their district superintendents the authority to ask the state for permission to exceed the class - size cap of 22 students per teacher in grades K - 4.

State superintendent of public instruction Jack O'Connell chimes in on NCLB, home schooling, and the endless quest for better teachers.

Longtime Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley had won control over the school system in 1995 and generally received accolades for rising scores on state tests; hard - charging superintendents, including Paul Vallas and Arne Duncan; tough accountability measures such as reduced social promotion; and a slew of new schools and shiny buildings.

Anthony S. Amato resigned as superintendent on Oct. 28, citing the fact that the city's schools were reverting to local control after five years under state management.

That means lobbying efforts on behalf of the precollegiate community — teachers» unions, principals, school board members, superintendents, state officials, and others — are about to enter a new and more dynamic phase.