Sentences with phrase «third of the district»

In all, two - thirds of districts reported «small to moderate» increases in hiring, according to the report, and many companies were optimistic as 2014 began.

Two - thirds of districts now offer salad or produce bars, up from 63 percent in 2014, the survey found, and 57 percent are providing locally sourced fruits and vegetables, up from 52 percent.

The EC has also made clear its intentions to revoke the licenses of parties, which do not have offices in two - thirds of districts in the country, a regulation which has been severally contested by some parties.

«The state considers approximately one third of all districts in the state as high need, and the additional funding will benefit most school districts in the state, especially in the face of a state - imposed 2 percent property tax cap that restricts local revenues,» Moody's found.

Staten Island, which makes up two - thirds of the district, resents the idea of a politician from Brooklyn, in this case Recchia, representing its interests in Washington.

Approximately two - thirds of the district's voters live in that borough.

Hassan Ayariga posited that, he does not see the other smaller political parties qualifying to contest in the general elections because they can not meet the requirements of having two - thirds of district offices across the country.

Grimm has extended his lead on Staten Island, which accounts for more than two - thirds of district's voters, from 9 to 28 points.

Hassan Ayariga, leader and founder of the All People's Party (APC) has threatened to sue the EC should it fail to crack the whip on political parties who have not met the requirement of getting two - thirds of district offices across the country.

Currently, Buchanan receives $ 3 million in tax breaks as per a payment in lieu of taxes agreement, and Joseph Hochreiter, superintendent of the Hendrick Hudson school district, has said that the closure of the plant would negate a third of the district's tax base, and has therefore halted intentions to move forward on a $ 14 million capital improvement project.

Additionally, Joseph Hochreiter, superintendent of the Hendrick Hudson school district, said that the closure of the plant would negate a third of the district's tax base and has halted intentions to move forward on a $ 14 million capital improvement project for the district.

«That I'm the candidate who can really beat John Faso because not only can I turn out the Democrats but I can turn out the one third of the district that's not enrolled in a party.»

These students are in classrooms in most school systems — and face some of the steepest odds for graduating from high school — yet only one - third of district - level leaders believe educators in their schools are prepared to effectively teach English - learners, according to an Education Week Research Center survey from late last year.

Iowa, for example, is working to expand its 1:1 laptop program, with more than one - third of districts now putting laptops into the hands of students to ensure online learning is constantly available.

Nearly two - thirds of the district's schools were identified as «academically unacceptable,» the state's lowest performance category.

Two - thirds of the districts are developing or intend to develop a comprehensive plan and timeline for implementing the common standards in school year 2011 - 12.

This means that two - thirds of districts with cuts reversed course on reforms.

But School board Chairman Mike Lee said he needs to see a contingency plan for closing schools and one for keeping them open with more than one - third of the district's 2,400 teachers missing.

Nearly two - thirds of districts are not able to offer pay incentives or differentiated pay to teachers — for example, cash bonuses, salary increases, or different steps on the salary schedule — to reward or recruit teachers.

Some 296 middle - school math teachers — two - thirds of the district's middle - school math teachers — volunteered to participate in the experiment.

These students represent approximately one - third of all district elementary school enrollment in the county.

About one - third of the district's schools currently require uniforms.

Madison had the highest score among the five largest districts in the state, but was in the bottom third of all districts, scoring lower than many districts with higher poverty rates.

Nearly two thirds of districts report hiring teachers on temporary permits and waivers, and half of those districts hired a greater proportion of teachers on these emergency - style permits this year than they did last year (see Figure 3).

We find among the top 50 districts for SBAC ELA performance for economically disadvantaged students, 30 percent of these districts were also top performers on the CST ELA.11 Nearly one - third of districts that exceeded expectations under the old standards are doing much better than expected with the new standards, as measured by these tests.

Nearly one - third of all districts in the state have been identified as critical needs districts, meaning they have extensive teacher shortages.

They started off working at 150 schools (paid for by Local Control Funding Formula money) and now have trained staff at 423 schools (nearly one - third of all district schools).

But last fall, the Los Angeles Times reported that teachers at only about a third of the district's 900 campuses had been trained in restorative justice, and that the district was failing to budget sufficient funds for its implementation.

For the past 5 years, his revenues have plummeted 40 percent and a third of district staff has been cut.

But in Richmond Heights, more than a third of the district's 75 third - graders fell below that needed score in the fall.

A spring 2013 CDE survey indicates that about two - thirds of districts believe they will be ready for computer - based testing.

For the remaining one - third of District employees who are in defined benefit plans, the District's pension plans are 100 - percent funded — that is, the city has set aside sufficient funds each year to cover the full cost of future retirement costs.

Fifty - two percent of the roughly 4,100 displaced students tracked in the study ended up attending schools in the bottom third of the district in math achievement, and 43 percent ended up at schools in the bottom third for reading.

Working conditions: More than one - third of districts use retention strategies that include mentoring for new teachers, additional professional development for all teachers, and common planning time for teacher teams.

A third of the district is charter... that's not born out of a desire to desert public education.

Nearly two - thirds of districts will have to cope with cuts in state and local funding of five percent or more.

The number of districts and charter schools not capable of giving the Common Core tests could be larger, since only about two - thirds of districts responded to the state survey, which was taken between June and September.

While districts report that the vast majority of teachers receive professional development related to the Common Core, only one - third of districts say teachers are prepared to teach the standards.

Almost two - thirds of the districts that anticipated funding shortfalls this school year planned to do the same.

Any alternative must involve whole model and represent a minimum of one - third of the district's certified staff, including administrators.

Two - thirds of the districts that do qualify for extra help under the dashboard system landed on the state's list because of lackluster achievement among their students with disabilities.

Robert Bobb (class of 2005), the Emergency Financial Manager of the Detroit Public Schools, recently sent layoff notices to every one of the district's 5,466 salaried employees, including all its teachers, and said that nearly a third of the district's schools would be closed or turned over to private charter operators.

Christie has made a big point that two - thirds of all districts will see an increase in state aid this year, and none will see cuts.

If approved, one - third of the district's elementary schools would be on a full - year schedule.

It covers the top third of the district courts.

* Ranked in top third of districts for average growth in annual service charges and earnings, ADT.

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In others, a third party — for example, a school district or hospital — helps make up for the user's lack of funds.

Even if you make it to the third floor, home of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, Southern District of New York, you'll need an electronic passkey to get in.

Nearly half of the businesses with black CEOs cluster around our nation's capital — in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia — and a third overall provide services to government agencies.

About one - third of county property taxes go to schools, with rates varying based on district.