Sentences with phrase «supports successful public schools»

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[iv] However, there is good evidence that school turnarounds in Massachusetts have been quite successful, perhaps not surprising given the state's well - regarded accountability system, its generous support of public education, and its highly professional state department of education.

Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein have ramped up the citys efforts to infuse arts into New York City public schools, but the pressure is on all of us — our schools, arts education advocates, business leaders — to seize opportunities for partnerships that can build the type of successful communities that we all want to live in, and support our kids — the future of this city.

Of course, it is easier to support a two - sector solution when we have a strong and successful traditional public - school system as a partner.

A successful school - accountability system contains three basic elements: It gauges education quality and progress by measuring data that accurately reflect student achievement; it disseminates the results to parents and the public in a simple and transparent manner; and it rewards and incentivizes success and provides interventions to support low - performing schools and reverse failure.

Building Hope supports the expansion of successful charter school organizations with the capacity to grow their enrollments in order to catalyze change across the public education system.

The mission of the Office of K - 12 School Choice is to support quality public and private educational choice programs by providing information and assistance to promote successful outcomes for students, families, institutions and communities.

(Brennan, 1996) While some originally intended for public education to provide basic learning for successful democratic citizenship, others saw schools mainly as a way to support the economic workforce.

After unsuccessful meetings with the school to request that it provide Endrew with additional support, his parents withdrew him from the public school and placed him in a private school for students with autism where he received the supports he needed to be successful.

AACTE is among the 50 national education groups representing teachers, principals, superintendents, parents, and other civic organizations that have issued a joint statement in support of public education and are celebrating the critical roles for public schools in developing future generations of successful citizens.

It is encouraging to see Governor - Elect McCrory advance at least some proposals designed to support teachers and students and put them in a position to be successful, especially following the recent wave of measures designed to punish students and teachers while diverting resources and support away from public schools.

This financing brief provides evidence and ideas from successful, longstanding efforts that school districts, counties, cities, non-profit organizations, and other public entities can use to begin exploring how to form community school partnerships that support student success.

Under the terms of the arrangement, Hartford Public Schools provided a physical plant, utilities, custodial and other support services, while Achievement First provided the instruction and operated the school according to its successful model.

Successful work with diverse student populations (linguistic, cultural, social, economic) in both public school as well as youth and family support programs, early childhood settings, and / or social agencies

From where Casey sits, the criticism of Brown and others about the unwillingness of the AFT to embrace any reform of the obsolete process for teacher dismissals — including the Big Apple affiliate's successful opposition to Bloomberg's effort this year to give the city's schools chancellor final say over dismissing those alleged and convicted of criminal misconduct (and those engaged in inappropriate behavior with students)-- amounts to» a vicious slander» geared to «chip away at public support for the due process rights» and to «distract» people from the city's failures to put more effort into firing such teachers.

The FEA provides local education agencies (e.g., public schools), including magnet and charter schools, a set of extended services to address an educational problem, concern or practice to provide greater opportunity for every learner to receive high quality instruction and educational supports to be academically successful.

The award, named for NCLD's founders, Pete and Carrie Rozelle, is presented to outstanding K - 12 public and independent schools that provide effective instruction and support to all students and are successful in addressing the educational and social - emotional needs of students with learning and attention issues.

A small public high school in eastern Kentucky supports the teacher views cited above that collaboration and autonomy are critical to successful classroom practice.

Dr. Tameka L. McGlawn, ConnectEd's Director of Equity and Impact, describes integrated student supports as, «the system necessary to provide all students with what they need to be successful, thriving, children and students in our public school system.»

The report describes how the incredibly successful campaign behind charters — that relied on branding public schools as «failures» and pitched the private sector as the only source for solutions — was supported by «a powerful political, legal, and marketing infrastructure.»

Learn how Hot Springs Public School District's growth mindset culture powers a successful professional learning planning process and how the BloomBoard platform supports and amplifies those strategies and plans.

I can state with confidence: if you son was attending my school, or the system where my own children attend (also public school), he WOULD get the learning support he needed to be successful.

The goal of charter advocates, Castrejon said, is not to undermine traditional public education but to support a range of successful schools.

Democratic and Republican candidates supporting school choice were successful across the state, showing that Florida's families believe it is their right to choose the best high quality school for their child, whether public, private, charter or virtual.

Organization will support replication of successful public schools — charter, magnet, pilot or Partnership schools — in high poverty areas of Greater Los Angeles.

With your support, we have been successful in securing sponsorship and introduction of Assembly Bill A4500, which would require specific ratios of school library media specialists to students in New Jersey public schools.

As the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed) continues to support public school and district leaders in aligning their policy and practice with SAL, this webinar will highlight one of many successful partnerships working to ensure SAL - based approaches are used systemwide.

The time is now for policymakers to stop wasting hundreds of millions of dollars, and thousands of school hours, on a useless standardized testing scheme; and to instead invest our scarce public dollars in programs that actually ensure that public schools are have the capacity to support and prepare students to have more fulfilling and successful lives.

Because of this record, Great Public Schools Now will unequivocally support the replication of successful charters as a major component of their efforts.»

The mission of the Rockford Public Schools is to provide a safe teaching and learning environment which will ensure, with the support of the students, parents and community, that all students, upon graduation, will have the academic and social skills to be successful, lifelong learners in a global society.

Successful public magnet schools that provide outstanding education for students who are admitted based upon scores and interviews should be supported for the niche they serve.

PUC National is a nonprofit charter school development and management organization that develops and supports schools that provide a successful alternative to traditional public education.

The city of Denver, where 39 charter schools served nearly 14 percent of the city's public school students in 2012 — 13, offers an excellent example of how successful district - charter collaboration can support the growth of a quality charter school sector.

Stand Indiana supported the successful election of three of its four parent - endorsed Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) board candidates, which will ensure continued forward movement by IPS, whose graduation rates and school quality are on the rise.

TISS is a comprehensive support model designed to sustain the successful turnaround of chronically low - performing New York City (NYC) public schools through the cultivation of effective leadership practice, focused on the development of high - functioning teams of school leaders.

«For those without pr programs in place, I would use examples - and there are so many from across this country — of how successful school public relations and communications programs have helped schools earn the trust, support and involvement of communities.

The recommendation is based on aggregate evaluation data generated during the application process, considering the following key elements: (1) the quality of the proposed program as measured against the criteria contained in the charter school application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School DiSchools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Dischools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School DisSchool District.

Federal funds are also available to replicate and expand successful schools; help charter schools find suitable facilities; reward high - quality charter schools that form exemplary collaborations with the non-chartered public school sector; and invest in national activities and initiatives that support charter schools.

While public schools seem to be working to do their part in incorporating affordable measures that involve technological literacy among their students, one key factor to a successful adoption of student devices — whether purchased by the schools or provided by the parents — is a strong support system from a well - known and capable company.

While public schools seem to be working to do their part in incorporating affordable measures that involve technological literacy among their students, one key factor to a successful adoption of student devices — whether purchased by the schools or provided by the parents — is a strong support system from a well - known and... [Read more...]

With your support, we have been successful in securing sponsorship and introduction of Assembly Bill A4500, which would require specific ratios of school library media specialists to students in New Jersey public schools.