Sentences with phrase «supportive education environment»

Interestingly, the arbitrator's decision was not based upon a previous British Columbia Court of Appeal decision in British Columbia Public School Employers» Association v. British Columbia Teachers» Federation, which recognized the School Boards mandate of «ensuring an open and supportive education environment.»

The Dignity for All Students Act, or DASA, looks to create a supportive education environment for all students.

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These classes offer toddlers a nurturing environment in which to play and explore, and parents a place to connect, find a supportive group, discuss and share child development and parenting issues, and learn about Waldorf education.

Department of Education spokeswoman Devora Kaye said «All employees» work environments must be safe and supportive, and we have zero tolerance for any discrimination.»

They also pushed for the full restoration of Teacher Center funding and more state aid to allow for the expansion of the UFT's Community Learning School Initiative and the Positive Learning Collaborative, a joint UFT - Department of Education program to create safe and supportive learning environments by providing educators with strategies to respond to challenging student behavior.

What kinds of practices and beliefs did Raymond's family have related to education and what did they do to create a home environment that was supportive of intellectual pursuits?

The investment you make into Positive Education for all is paying dividends within your school community, I'm particularly interested in your starting point when creating a positive, collaborative and supportive work environment, and your policy.

According to «The Numbers Game: Ensuring Quantity and Quality in the Teaching Workforce,» a report of The National Association of School Boards of Education (NASBE), the first component of a satisfying job in teaching is that satisfied teachers are more likely to work in schools with supportive environments.

HGSE is also a supportive and collegial learning environment,» said Kelley Ann Larrow, a D1 focusing on Communities, Culture, and Education with plans to acquire an adjustment counselor license through the Risk and Prevention Program.

According to Byrne, and several other activists, many administrators are initially resistant to establishing GSAs, even though the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has encouraged them ever since 1993, when the department (then called the State Board of Education) recommended the establishment of GSAs across the state as one means of providing a supportive environment for LGBT students.

You will reflect on your own leadership strengths and weaknesses in a supportive learning environment with Harvard faculty and accomplished higher education leaders from across the country and around the world.

The suggested actions include creating demanding and supportive learning environments at school, providing early intervention support, encouraging parent and community involvement and inspiring students to make the most of education opportunities.

All refugee children and adolescents to enjoy their right to quality education in a safe environment supportive of their developmental needs.

The school provides the highest quality education from Pre-School to Year 12 in a stimulating, caring and supportive environment.

This decision making may consider policies and practices related to the five key pastoral care school - level tasks: proactive, preventative pastoral care; developmental pastoral teaching and learning; the supportive / collaborative environment; reactive casework; and the management and administration of pastoral care (Department of Education, 2001).

Most voters want government to spend more money of the care and education of young children, for the good of families and everything that flows from stable homes and supportive environments for children and adults.

Lourdes Academy, a Notre Dame ACE Academy, provides a high - quality Catholic education infused with gospel truths within a safe, supportive, and challenging learning environment.

When programs use «character education» models in contexts for which they were not designed (and to which they won't coherently transfer), they miss the power of creating the supportive environments that build skills that can be used in many contexts.

«Adequately funded, student - centered public schools will provide, in a safe and supportive environment, a comprehensive education for the whole child and will prepare all of America's children for a lifetime of learning in a diverse, democratic society and an interdependent global economy.»

Council of State Governments Justice Center released a school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

Looking again at the «supportive» environment of constructivist pedagogy: An example for preservice teacher education in mathematics.

The purposes of Title IV, Part A are supporting LEAs in offering a well - rounded education and fostering safe, healthy, supportive, and drug - free environments, helping LEAs implement mental health awareness training programs, and supporting LEAs in expanding access to or coordinate resources for school - based counseling and mental health programs, such as through school - based mental health services partnership programs.

«Any ESEA reauthorization bill must ensure that all students have access to quality early education, well - rounded instruction, a safe and supportive learning environment, and access to qualified, caring, and committed teachers.

Later this week, the Department of Education will release non-regulatory guidance on one part of ESSA, a new grant program designed to help schools and communities provide students with access to a well - rounded education, to create safe and supportive school environments, and to improve the use of teEducation will release non-regulatory guidance on one part of ESSA, a new grant program designed to help schools and communities provide students with access to a well - rounded education, to create safe and supportive school environments, and to improve the use of teeducation, to create safe and supportive school environments, and to improve the use of technology.

Along with state education agencies across the United States, the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has identified supportive learning environments as one of the nine primary characteristics of successful schools.

A Department for Education spokesperson said: «The best schools create a happy, safe and supportive environment so that all children can fulfil their potential.

In 2007, the U.S. Department of Education began using SoundOut's materials to promote Safe and Supportive Learning Environments, and that same year the SoundOut Student Voice Curriculum was initially released; it has since been revised several times.

«State chiefs are working to provide an equitable education to all students in their schools, and CCSSO urges Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to protect participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to create a safe and supportive school environment for every student,» said Carissa Miller, interim executive director of CCSSO.

Smaller classroom sizes and additional resources enable students to participate in a stable, stimulating, and supportive environment that instills confidence and eliminates the obstacles that might otherwise stand in the way of a quality education.

Regular education environment — The regular classroom and other instructional settings in which students without a need for gifted education receive instructional programs and the full range of supportive services normally provided to these children.

Dr Kerstyn Comley, education technologist and Suzi Godson, psychologist and author, have developed MeeTwo to address adolescent mental health, especially for children with a less supportive home environment.

Why, then, do the majority of district, state, and federal education policies prioritize annual assessment results over equally important factors, such as challenging and engaging curricula; strong social - emotional and physical health supports; moral and ethical development; and safe, supportive learning environments?

Meaningful Student Involvement deliberately positions both traditional and nontraditional student voice to be heard in safe and supportive environments, ensuring that students speak for themselves and are treated as equitable partners with adults throughout education.

As a BU student, I greatly appreciate the supportive environment at SED and its clear commitment to science education in urban schools.»

Public school systems should offer voluntary parent education programs to help parents and guardians — especially those with very young children who do not yet attend school — to provide a supportive and stimulating home environment.

Although No Child Left Behind is full of rhetoric about the importance of character education and supportive learning environments, it only requires accountability systems to measure reading, math, physical violence, and (recently) science scores.

Donald Parker chose Fenton Avenue Charter School for his children for the great education it offered, but he's also found not only a welcoming and supportive environment for students, but also for parents.

We work together to provide skills, knowledge and resources thus ensuring a fully supportive environment for excellence in education for all students to become competent, self - directed, lifelong learners who are adaptable critical thinkers and globally responsible citizens.

The opportunity to gain experience and kick start your career in education and care in a professional and supportive environment

Ms. Saavedra provides support on website content development and maintenance to NCII and two additional National Technical Assistant Centers under the U.S. Department of Education — the National Center for Safe Supportive Learning Environments and the Office of Special Education Programs IDEAs That Work website.

Students at CPA High School receive a world - class college - preparatory education within a small, supportive and value - rich environment.

Educators overwhelmingly agree that an excellent education experience goes well beyond academic achievement to include equally important factors such as challenging and engaging curricula; strong social - emotional and physical health supports; moral and ethical development; and safe, supportive learning environments.

Social and emotional learning featured prominently in the act, which defined safe and supportive schools as those that ``... foster a safe, positive, healthy and inclusive whole - school learning environment that (i) enable students to develop positive relationships with adults and peers, regulate their emotions and behavior, achieve academic and non-academic success in school and maintain physical and psychological health and well - being and (ii) integrate services and align initiatives that promote students» behavioral health, including social and emotional learning, bullying prevention, trauma sensitivity, dropout prevention, truancy reduction, children's mental health, foster care and homeless youth education, inclusion of students with disabilities, positive behavioral approaches that reduce suspensions and expulsions and other similar initiatives.»

He commends educators for continually implementing innovative instructional practices, creating supportive learning environments, and engaging in systemic reform despite the fact that federal education policies have not kept pace.

Creating a safe and supportive learning environment is a critical to a whole child approach to education.

When schools provide a safe and supportive environment thanks to character education, students learn better.

School leaders, including the 3,200 teacher leaders, principals, and other education leaders who comprise the New Leaders alumni community, are responsible for providing all children with safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments.

Faculty and staff are important to Kingsman Academy's mission of providing an individualized and rigorous education in a supportive environment to prepare scholars for post-secondary success and responsible citizenship.

Mission: «To provide expectant and school age parents an opportunity to complete a high school education, encouraging strong parenting, healthy lifestyles and building post-secondary skills through a supportive community and innovative learning environment.»