Sentences with phrase «successful schools and academy»

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He distinguished himself enough to make it into West Point's preparatory school and was even offered a spot in the prestigious US Military Academy — something that would have all but secured him a long, successful career in the armed forces.

Sundance Canyon Academy is a highly successful therapeutic boarding school that has helped hundreds of troubled teen boys overcome negative behaviors associated with all kinds of issues, from anxiety and depression to anger and abuse trauma.

Timbuktu Academy - Mentoring Future Scientists by C. Parks, 6 May 2005 The mentoring methods provided by faculty at the Timbuktu Academy at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana provides science and engineering students, primarily underrepresented minorities, with the support they need to be successful in graduate school.

This southwest London Academy has been described as one of the most successful special needs schools in the UK and, indeed, one of the most unique.

However, the suggestion of forced academisation drew heavy criticism from teaching unions and the Labour Party, who argued that there was no clear evidence that academy conversion actually raised standards and it would be a waste of money to force successful local authority run schools to convert.

The DfE expectation, as outlined in the white paper, is that most schools converting to academy status will be expected to do so by either forming or joining a MAT unless they are «successful and sustainable alone» — but even when classed as such, going it alone will not necessarily be the best course of action.

Bids were invited around five research areas, and the successful projects are: Tribe Arts; Alive and Kicking Theatre Company; Leyburn Primary School and Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT); ImpactEd, in partnership with Bright Futures Educational Trust; and Victoria Academies Trust.

Since setting up her own successful HR consultancy business, Helen has worked extensively with schools, academies and local authorities across the UK.

The latest installment of Edutopia's series, «Schools That Work», goes inside several of California's best career academies and pathway programs for a first - hand look at what makes them successful.

And I speak as an ex-head of a successful inner - city comprehensive school, an academy, in Hackney.

In her time there she has been instrumental in the school progressing from special measures to good and the successful conversion to a sponsored academy as part of a multi-academy trust.

Following Durand Academy's successful High Court challenge against its Ofsted report, which would have placed the school in special measures if upheld, Luke Green and Joe Orme from law firm Hill Dickinson consider what powers a school has to challenge Ofsted judgements and what should be taken into consideration

Successful recruitment policy The School Recruitment Award, sponsored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), went to Reach Academy in Feltham, Middlesex.

This webinar will provide participants information on the essential components of an effective leadership academy that kicks off a school year with a highly focused and motivated team, will illustrate successful leadership coaching relationships, and will demonstrate how district coaching can benefit both the district and schools.

Most notably, the Mayor decided as one of his first acts to declare war on the charter sector in general and the wildly successful network of Success Academy schools, which was thankfully thwarted by the combined strength of Governor Cuomo and New York's passionate charter parents.

Established more than 30 years ago, Career Academies have become a widely used high school reform initiative that aims to keep students engaged in school and prepare them for successful transitions to postsecondary education and employment.

He taught English at Ridgefield Academy before becoming the assistive technology coordinator at the Kildonan School and launching his successful consulting business.

The founder of LifeTech and Relevant Academies, Zeller has built successful schools from the ground up, managing human and capital resources as well as creating effective blended - learning environments.

Celebrity involvement has not always resulted in successful schools — former Dallas Cowboys star Deion «Prime Time» Sanders» charter, Prime Prep Academy, closed midyear, just two and a half years after opening, after nonstop financial problems — but as long as charters continue to take over the American educational landscape, so too will these name - brand campuses.

Kindred arguments have erupted over whether the most successful «no excuses» charters, such as Eva Moskowitz's Success Academies in New York City, deter unpromising or troubled students from entering and suspend others whose test scores might tarnish the schools» reputations.

In her early years at K12, Ms. Cleveland worked in support of new school start - up and school operations, where she was responsible for the successful launch of K12; Virtual Academies throughout the country.

Burnt Mill Academy Trust said it is looking to making savings across all its schools to ensure «we have high quality teachers and adults, providing children with opportunities to be highly successful learners».

However, to ensure that students have a successful school year, parents should oversee the coursework of their students and regularly communicate with the academy's staff to prevent learning gaps and track academic progress.

Mr Stewart's freedom of information request followed a government report last year which compared the Ofsted grades for maintained schools and converter academies — successful schools that chose to convert.

«Class Warfare» takes us into the classrooms of the Harlem Success Academy and other successful charter schools, where the teaching is first - rate and those students lucky enough to be admitted are genuinely learning.

Sacramento speakers pointed to two successful school - to - work programs currently underway in California: the Linked Learning pilot program and the California Partnership Academies, which boasts a 95 percent high school graduation rate for its students.

Indeed, journalist Toby Young, who is setting up one of the first free schools, said the admissions changes would «enable successful free schools and academies to ensure children from low income families aren't crowded out by sharp - elbowed, middle class parents».

NET investment in the academy model brings with it a defined set of values as well as considerable expertise and experience of successful school improvement.

NET's investment in the academy model brings with it a defined set of values as well as considerable expertise and experience of successful school improvement.

Other successful projects named include: the Strategic Data Project with Harvard Universidy, the 8 - year, design - based Middle School Mathematics and the Institutional Setting of Teaching project with Vanderbilt University, and the Literacy Academy Project with Bellarmine University.

Pablo currently lives in Weslaco, Texas, with his lovely wife, Sylvia (A successful school leader at IDEA Weslaco Academy), and their three sons, Daniel (15 years old), Alejandro (12 years old), and Diego (11 years old).

The element of compulsion could aggravate parents and there might be difficult questions about the merits of successful local schools being handed over to an unfamiliar academy chain.

Successful completion of the practicum will make participants eligible for the Certificate in School Leadership for SEL and Character Development from the Academy.

The difference for this group — participants in the Montana public schools» most successful online credit recovery programs — seems to be access to teachers who can help them troubleshoot technical difficulties and content - related challenges, according to the study, «Online credit recovery: Enrollment and passing patterns in Montana Digital Academy courses,» released last month by REL Northwest, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

New York City — November 20, 2014 The Community Health Academy of the Heights (CHAH) hosted an event called «Creating Community Schools,» which featured a series of panel discussions on what it takes to create community schools, what's working and how to replicate successful strategies in light of New York City's plans to substantially increase the number of community schools over the next severalSchools,» which featured a series of panel discussions on what it takes to create community schools, what's working and how to replicate successful strategies in light of New York City's plans to substantially increase the number of community schools over the next severalschools, what's working and how to replicate successful strategies in light of New York City's plans to substantially increase the number of community schools over the next severalschools over the next several years.

A shortage of high quality academy sponsors and an inefficient brokering system threaten successful delivery of government's plans for improvement of coasting schools.

The government wants to allow successful academies, including grammar schools, to take on more pupils and is consulting on changes.

There is already legislation to turn struggling schools into academies and successful schools can already choose to convert.

Our dropout recovery academy focuses on helping students earn their high school diploma AND prepare for a successful career or to enter college.

Rick Green, the Hartford Courant columnist applauded the legislators saying «successful charter school models — such as Jumoke Academy in Hartford or the Achievement First schools in New Haven and Hartford — should be a part of Connecticut's reform plan.

«Military academies have proven to be a successful model for the Chicago Public Schools and they are in high demand amongst students,» the mayor said.

Successful former district superintendents Ann Clark and Valeria Silva will bring their expertise and experience to the NYC Leadership Academy as superintendents in residence over the 2017 - 18 school year.

New Fairfield High School Building upon its successful Digital Academy, a new Freshman Academy will ensure rigor, personalization, and equity within a community of learners.

Joel Medley, principal of N.C. Virtual Academy, said he believes his school will be successful because it focuses on the individual, and not the group.

We «will actively enroll and retain high - need scholars from [the New Haven area] by applying the same successful intricate strategies used in... Jumoke Academy Schools to address and serve the same high - need student population that we expect will attend the Academy,» states the state - approved application for Booker T. Washington Academy, a charter school set to open in New Haven next year.

East Boston, MA - On April 29th and May 13th, Boston Youth Wrestling and its partner Excel Academy Charter Schools hosted two wildly successful Boston Open Tournaments.

The threat of closure loomed large, but a successful campaign by parents in Leigh Park, Hampshire, saved the struggling school, and in September 2010 it became an academy.

IDEA Public Schools, one of Texas» most successful and rapidly expanding charter networks, celebrated the opening of its newest campus, IDEA Mays Academy and College Prep, with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony Tuesday.

This period arguably launched some of the district and city's most successful schools: Urban Promise Academy, Met West, Think College Now, Life Academy, Manzanita Seed, and Ascend K - 8.

The contracts state advisers will «work closely with the department's representatives in the development of successful academies and free schools», and that they will support schools, along with sponsor organisations, project management companies and the Department for Education in the process of creating sponsored academies.