Sentences with phrase «teachers in your district have»

She says teachers in the district would like to start preparing students for the state assessments in those subjects.

Similarly, English teachers in Miami - Dade County Public Schools demonstrate a persistent effect on math that is 46 percent as large as their effect on English, while math teachers in the district have a persistent effect on English that is less than five percent as large as their persistent effect on math.

«What we're finding is that not every teacher in the district has agreed to (the integrated curriculum),» DiRanna said.

It sounds like that's exactly what the other teachers in your district have decided to do.

In addition, principals and teachers in some districts have worked to create school and district improvement plans that incorporate working conditions reforms.

Too often, Jacobs says, the result was nearly every teacher in a district would be given the same satisfactory rating — and that means educators didn't receive any real feedback on how to do their jobs more effectively.

Teachers in the District have participated in an excavation of the ancient Roman port city Ostia, an experience that aims to help students connect with Roman history, and have visited Hiroshima, Japan, where an atomic bomb was dropped, to create an educational documentary about history and cultural memory.

Like their colleagues in District A, the teachers in District D enjoyed active support from district leadership for their MELAF activities.

The teachers in District D clearly see themselves as change agents in their own classrooms, but only two teachers referred to changes they were attempting to make beyond the classroom.

Not exact matches

A school district in Waukesha, Wisconsin, sent a letter to parents telling them that the school district is not involved in a walkout that is scheduled for March 14 and that teachers and students would not be excused if they participate.

The school district has given teachers the tiny bats in response to school shootings, though the exact reason for the bats is a little unclear.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CNN)- Three Philadelphia priests and a parochial school teacher were charged Thursday with raping and assaulting boys in their care, while a former official with the Philadelphia Archdiocese was accused of allowing the abusive priests to have access to children, the city's district attorney's office said.

I just grew up in an area where many teachers made around 70 - 100k (with bonuses, yeah our school districts gave various bonuses and I know this because all their salaries are online) so my judgements may have been biased.

High school teacher and varsity basketball coach, Sol Henik has taught in the Pittsburg and Mt. Diablo Unified School District's since 1999.

She works tirelessly with teachers in Loudoun County to promote nutrition and wellness in the schools and has been instrumental in enhancing the school garden program for her district.

Schools chief Jean - Claude Brizard upped the ante later in the evening on WTTW's «Chicago Tonight,» saying he would be willing to give elementary school teachers a 2 percent raise this year if it means the district could implement a longer school day this year rather than waiting until next year.

Angela has worked for the Orinda School District as an assistant in the special education classroom, working primarily with autistic children, and as a master teacher for the Head Start program in Alameda, Calif..

He has lived in Buffalo Grove for three years with wife, Mary, a former teacher in the Proviso school district.

My district doesn't even have Wellness Committee in place yet, so very far behind and I only wish there were some, even one teachers here willing speak up and be heard!

Chicago Ridge Park District officials have come under fire from parents who feel the district was unresponsive to complaints about a teacher's aide in the district's pre-school District officials have come under fire from parents who feel the district was unresponsive to complaints about a teacher's aide in the district's pre-school district was unresponsive to complaints about a teacher's aide in the district's pre-school district's pre-school program.

They were not the first, nor would they be the last, teachers to attend the world premiere of «Exit Strategy,» written by Ike Holter and presented inside the Chicago Park District's Broadway Armory in Edgewater by Jackalope Theatre.

While many teachers in my district are still doling out candy and other junk, I have seen individual efforts to switch gears.

Lawmakers in both houses in recent weeks have introduced bills designed to ease aspects of the education policies in the budget, ranging from a codification of students opting out of state tests to exempting top - performing school districts from the new teacher evaluation criteria.

9 CCD Councilman Bill Perkins, who won this seat in a Special Election earlier has a rematch with some of his earlier opponents & some others — District Leader Cordell Cleare, union official Marvin Holland, lawyer Pierre Gooding, teacher Tyson - Lord Gray, Marvin Spruill, Dianne Mack & Julius Tajiddin.

The superintendent added that his district has intensified its teacher training, particularly in math, in order to prepare for the next round of state testing in April.

Her journey has taken her from the Julliard School in New York to the Royal College of Music in London and back to Rochester where, in 1975, she embarked on a thirty one year career as a music teacher with the Rochester City School District.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday renewed their push to have the submission of teacher performance reviews no longer be linked to a boost in state aid for school districts.

Representatives of the 600,000 - member union, in response, pointed out that Education Department officials responsible for supervising teacher evaluations had themselves cited the union - endorsed scoring system as one that districts could adopt.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Coalition Co-Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today detailed an agreement to guarantee every school district has a permanent teacher and principal evaluation system in place by June 1st.

Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher, is the sponsor of the bi-partisan Common Core Parental Refusal Act (A. 6025 / S.4161), to require that school districts notify parents of their rights to refuse without penalty to have their children in grades 3 - 8 participate in the Common Core standardized tests.

McDonough, the 46th New York State Teacher of the Year has been teaching first or second grade in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District for her entire career of 22 years.

Hysick, the 47th New York State Teacher of the Year, has taught in the North Syracuse Central School District for 12 years.

The Alliance for Quality Education has launched a video contest dubbed «Dear Governor Cuomo» in which students, teachers, parents and other «concerned community members» are being asked to go on camera to explain how the governor's proposed spending cuts directly impact them and their school districts.

In fact, the rulemaking would require applicants to sign an «affirmation» acknowledging that «the certification the candidate will receive... is not transferrable to any education corporation / charter school not authorized by [SUNY] or to any district school, and may not be recognized as a teacher certification under regulations of the state commissioner of education.»

«I'm running for Congress to stand up for the working families in our district who have been shut out of our political system — nurses, state workers, teachers, parents, family farmers, and small businesses alike.

Forty percent of teachers in the Syracuse school district will have to develop improvement plans because they scored below «effective» on their state - mandated performance evaluations, according to preliminary results released by the district.

In their response to the budget short falls, districts have turned to not only laying off teachers and staff but to closing entire school buildings.

Indeed, mailers had circulated throughout the 142nd District in recent days sponsored by groups with teacher union ties.

No Child Left Behind was not great for us either, but certainly Race to the Top» ratcheted everything up, because it became clear that for districts in need to get money that they would have to make all these kinds of measure and punish ideas that they'd put across, like the teacher evaluation piece and all of that.

In lieu of likely changes, board members, advocates and teachers» unions have questioned why districts should have to put system in placIn lieu of likely changes, board members, advocates and teachers» unions have questioned why districts should have to put system in placin place.

As for the Assembly Democratic conference, Heastie said: «We don't want to go home and then in September hear that school districts have to lay people off because they haven't received the funding from the budget because of the linkage of the teacher evaluation and the funding.»

Ivan Lafayette, the former legislator who served the Jackson Heights and Woodside area for more than three decades, has endorsed school teacher and activist Daniel Dromm over incumbent City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) in the race for the 25th District seat.

In recent months, the State Education Department, Regents and the SUNY chancellor have all recommended steps to help districts attract and retain teachers.

Democratic District Leader Daniel Dromm racked up one more endorsement this week as state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) broke ranks with the Queens Democratic Party and endorsed the community activist and public school teacher in the race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat.

In Nassau, Ryder said officials at 40 of the county's 56 school districts have access to the Rave Panic Button, a cellphone alert system that allows teachers or administrators to notify authorities about an active - shooter situation with the push of a button.

Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D - Queens), chair of the Education Committee and a close ally of the United Federation of Teachers, was wondering why a highly rated charter that wanted to open a second school in her district was rejected.

In the coming school year, the DOE would be inviting Parent - Teacher Association Presidents to district meetings.

Buffalo Public Schools have added so many immigrants to the student population, the district now has 84 languages spoken in the hallways and 125 teachers have been added to work with these students.

The true key to education reform is a teacher evaluation system, he said — noting New York's school districts have evaluation systems in place.

In Albany, U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe denied a demand by New York State United Teachers for a temporary restraining order against New York state that would have allowed the labor federation to spend significantly more money on a key state Senate race in HarleIn Albany, U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe denied a demand by New York State United Teachers for a temporary restraining order against New York state that would have allowed the labor federation to spend significantly more money on a key state Senate race in Harlein Harlem.