Sentences with phrase «support of district leadership»

Through her work with GDB and with the support of District leadership, in 2005, Savageau created the Companion Animal Science Program, allowing high school students to earn credit while training puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc..

Second, with the support of district leadership, the generous contribution of Irwin and Peter Zahn of the Moxie Foundation, and ConnectEd, they celebrated the «reopening» of Clairemont High School as a comprehensive Linked Learning Regional Demonstration High School.

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The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

When schools expand their breakfast program through the implementation of one or more new strategies like BIC and / or CEP, there are several factors that help support a successful outcome: Strong leadership within the district, a diverse and engaged coalition of stakeholders (state agency, school nutrition department, anti-hunger and health partners, et al.), staff engagement and training on sharing the positive benefits of school breakfast, and strong overall communications and transparency.

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has the support of Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who issued a press advisory last week announcing his support, and the (Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum) Satmar chasidic leadership in Williamsburg led by Rabbi David Niederman of the UJO.

On Tuesday morning Simon said that she was «dismayed that Brad would support a paid lobbyist with such limited involvement within our district and the organizations that are its lifeblood over my proven record of community activism, leadership and reform.»

Each CEC consists of 12 members (9 elected members, 2 appointed by the Borough President and 1 non-voting high school student appointed by the superintendent) who serve as volunteers and provide hands - on leadership and support for their district's public schools.

Johnson is a district leader and former candidate for Assembly, who running with the support of much of the West Side leadership.

Tellingly, Smith and Sampson, who represent outer - borough districts with a large population of churchgoing African - Americans, never supported gay marriage until they assumed their leadership posts.

Mark - Viverito, a previous candidate for Council in the district, is an East Harlem community activist and organizer with the Hospital Workers Union who has the support of much of the political leadership in the south Bronx.

He has been mum about who he would support in the event of a leadership battle, saying he's willing to work with whoever «will help the district and New Yorkers most.»

Each CEC consists of 12 members who serve as volunteers and provide hands - on leadership and support for their district's public schools.

Saying he is «very pleased» with Diaz's support for the project, Michael Adams, SAGE's executive director, noted that while the location of the senior housing facility has not yet been announced, it will not be in Torres» district, which, he said, «shows just how much leadership Ritchie is showing on senior LGBT issues.»

Two years ago, PELP, a collaborative project between faculty at Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education that focuses on developing effective leadership and management practices to support large - scale organizational change in urban school districts, began the Case Competition where teams of Harvard University students present recommendations for a school district to a panel of faculty judges.

Effective district leaders also realize that the process of leadership transition takes time and that new leaders must be supported — by mentors — as they work through unforeseen issues that naturally occur.

Looking back on those 2015 sessions, Radden says she can easily remember specific talks and experiences that helped her assess her leadership style, made her more confident in expressing her opinions, and taught her how to transfer the experience to the classroom — skills that can be difficult to hone when you don't have time (or district support) to step away from the day - to - day of teaching.

Reville identified key components of an effective statewide system including leadership support, planning and implementation, better access to data, curriculum and instructional support, professional development, and building district level capacity.

We are failing to leverage the immense knowledge of our content experts in schools, districts and state initiatives, and at the same time, failing to continuously develop those content experts so they may move into meaningful leadership roles in which they expand the scope of their impact by supporting and developing others.

Its early years have been plagued by a crisis in leadership, a revolving door of principals and wavering support for its mission from the Philadelphia district.

Two years ago, PELP, a collaborative project between faculty at Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education that focuses on developing effective leadership and management practices to support large - scale organizational change in urban school districts, began the Case Competition where teams of Harvard University students present...

Recommendations for states, districts, and individual schools include improved teacher training, support for e-learning and virtual schools, stronger technology leadership, a move toward more digital content and away from reliance on textbooks, better use of broadband, and integration of data systems for such uses as online testing, understanding relationships between decisions, allocation of resources and student achievement, and tailoring instruction to individual students.

Despite those challenges, district officials report making progress on some of the issues we observed over the course of our work in Baltimore, particularly in supporting school leadership.

My opponents complained that I had tried to destroy the school system with my leadership role in the North Division and independent school district controversies and my support of parental choice.

I, as superintendent of the district, and a veteran of 38 years, welcome Mayor Booker's voice, support, and leadership.

Greater emphasis and attention — by the board, by schools and school districts, and by reformers — to structuring, encouraging, and supporting the leadership roles that NBCTs can and should play could maximize the influence of these teachers as coaches, mentors, and leaders for other teachers.

Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.

Our speakers will discuss how supervisors and coaches are using observations, 360 - degree surveys, portfolios, and growth plans to build leadership talent, and the critical roles of states and districts in supporting leadership assessment in the field.

It is critical that states and districts, and the national organizations they count on for support, have access to a pipeline of leadership talent equipped with the knowledge and skills to ensure that these investments produce dramatic improvements in the performance of our schools.»

«Research clearly shows that no school improvement effort can succeed without effective leadership, and such leadership is needed at all levels - federal, state, district, and school - in our current systems and in the systems we will create in the future,» said M. Christine DeVita, president of The Wallace Foundation, which provided a $ 10 - million grant to support the effort.

The Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) supports urban school boards, fosters effective school district leadership, and addresses the educational challenges that exist in our nation's urban centers.

These revamped data systems could both identify districts in need of additional support such as finance and leadership training and superstar districts with leaders who could share what works among their peers.

New Orleans (April 5, 2014)-- The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA), the national network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in New Orleans.

CEL math consultant, Dorothy Geary, and CEL Project Director, Wilma Kozai, worked in tandem to support the content and leadership learning of the district.

CEL is supporting Seattle's commitment through two integrated leadership initiatives: the development of professional learning communities for all district principals, and support of the executive team of Seattle's Chief Academic Officer.

We did see examples in some schools of principals providing leadership for data use in the absence of well organized district - level leadership and support.

District support for shared leadership fosters the development of professional communities.

This podcast is designed for superintendents and school district leaders who have responsibility for providing principal evaluation and support and will feature several of the most popular tools that have been created to support district leaders in the work of developing principal instructional leadership.

«Districts look at policy initiatives as only attending to instruction and fail to marshal the leadership and organizational resources of schools to support that instructional improvement work,» Cosner said.

As we have noted in our analysis of changes in state leadership, support needs to be targeted to schools that are needy, particularly schools and districts that are not meeting AYP targets.

Under such conditions, districts need to directly encourage and support planfully aligned forms of leadership distribution, providing training and support to staff members in carrying out shared leadership functions.

In addition, district support for shared leadership at the school level enhances the sense of efficacy among principals.

«The results of the Digital School Districts Survey exemplify how visionary leadership in the board room supports the innovative use of technology in the classroom and in the delivery of district services,» said National School Boards Association Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel.

These studies reported on preparation programs that provided the opportunity to participants to perform as leaders, whether in a role - play in front of other program participants (Nesbit et al., 2001), while working with classroom teachers in an actual teacher leadership position in a school or district (Howe & Stubbs, 2003), or with the support of a mentor in a teacher leader training program (Harris & Townsend, 2007).

During NLC, principals talked with their members of Congress about pressing states and districts to focus on building capacity in systems to better recruit, prepare, and support principals in the profession, and taking advantage of how they can now support instructional leadership — an area that was overlooked in the last version of the law, the No Child Left Behind Act.

This Rubric informs effective leadership preparation, induction, ongoing support, coaching, and supervision of school and district leaders.

In addition to supporting the four districts, the Bush Institute will be releasing tools, resources, and case studies on the work to contribute to the broader field of school leadership that will have the potential to help educators and students across the country.

NLC attendees urged congressional leaders to work with their states and districts to make sure that there is a clear understanding of the law, which encourages states to make a strong investment in the principal pipeline — or programs to support aspiring and early career principals — as well as provide on - going support for instructional leadership.

We found a significant main effect on only two of the six variables on the second round of the principal survey: Principal rating of district shared leadership skills and District policies to support organizational ldistrict shared leadership skills and District policies to support organizational lDistrict policies to support organizational learning.

The principal three years earlier had explicitly encouraged teachers to assume leadership roles in the school, in accordance with district policies that supported the designation and implementation of formal teacher - leader positions.

Given that the quality of school leadership is the second most important factor in student achievement (after the quality of teachers), 1 school districts must create the conditions to systematically support, develop, and retain highly effective leaders.