Sentences with phrase «through member school districts»

More than 40 percent of Oregon's student population is represented in this alliance through member school districts, education service districts, and organizations.

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Will first became an SNA member when he completed his dietetic internship through the Sarasota County School District, a program that requires membership as part of the curriculum.

Now that my stepdaughter has moved into the high school realm for sports, with their coaches, we will miss getting to know other community members & kids through the park district sporting experience!

The program began about three months ago through a partnership with Tanner Health System and the Carrollton City Schools district FoodCorps service member, Dory Cooper.

He was also a member of the Community School Board for New York City School District 27 from 1983 through 1989, serving as its President in 1986.

Council Member King, who reviewed his 12 - Point Plan for the 12TH Council District with more than 700 Bronx residents, friends and special guests in attendance, discussed upcoming and future projects, which include affording housing for working families through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the renovation of Agnes Haywood Park, capital funding to schools in the 12th Council District, expense funding to community - based organizations, funding for NYCHA developments and youth programs as well as DOT and DSNY needs in the 12th Council District.

Creasman and his peers discuss these needs during site visits of schools in the state and through the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, a local cooperative of school districts whose members jointly negotiate with vendors to reduce costs for education technology.

For purposes of determining adequate yearly progress on the indicator set forth at subparagraph (15)(iv) of this subdivision, the graduation rate cohort for each public school, school district, and charter school for each school year from 2002 - 03 through 2006 - 2007 shall consist of all members of the school or district high school cohort, as defined in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, for the previous school year plus any students excluded from that cohort solely because they transferred to an approved alternative high school equivalency or high school equivalency preparation program.

School districts hire TFA corps members through state - approved alternative certification programs, which require that corps members meet specific requirements.

This prestigious award recognizes and honors an NSELA member, who, through their professional work, has demonstrated outstanding leadership in science education at the school, district, county, regional, and / or national level.

NSBA is committed to equity and excellence in public education through school board governance, and with the onset of a new administration and a new Congress, will amplify the voice of 90,000 school board members across the country, to maintain and strengthen the ability of local districts and school boards to act in the best interests of students, parents, and communities.

Since our launch in 2009, GO Public Schools Oakland has connected the public to education by informing and empowering community members about district and school policies and practices through communications and events.

These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process by personalizing learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.

Some of the state's largest school districts, including Madison, Milwaukee, Kenosha and Janesville, had agreements through this school year, so members of those unions haven't had the option of not paying dues.

Andrew Blumenfeld, a 20 - year - old member of the La Canada, Calif. school board (and a public face of Students for Education Reform), offering reasons why it is so hard to transform education through the traditional district model — and why it must be abandoned for the Hollywood Model of Education that will allow for the creation of schools fit for the futures of the children they are supposed to serve.

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.

Our members lead the charge for change by building a movement of forward - thinking educators through grassroots organizing; identifying, training and supporting teacher leaders to take on key leadership positions in their schools, districts, states and unions; creating teacher - led policy recommendations on issues selected by local educators; and advocating for implementation of those ideas through teacher - driven campaigns.

Working with and through our state associations, NSBA will remain steadfast in advocating before Members of Congress and the Administration to ensure that local school districts receive the funding and flexibility vital to continuous improvement in student achievement, and to advancing equity and excellence in public education.

The modest website is http://www.cfep.uci.edu/gsa/ — Shelly Beck, mom of Mason L. Jeff Langdon, Director of Curriculum and Instruction K - 8, Oak Hills School Local School District Through a task force comprised of stakeholders (teachers, parents, board members, etc) from the Oak Hills School District, Jeff Langdon and his administrative team researched, organized, and implemented an amazing and innovative way to achieve success for his schools.

Teachers at the middle and high school levels in every district are invited to use the network, as long as their districts have chosen to be members and pay dues through a set aside from their Perkins allotment.

Leading for Equity: A Practical Framework for Board Discussion and Action Using a framework developed by the Arizona School Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteSchool Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteschool boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational potential.

In addition, principals, administrators, district leadership, policy makers, and school board members are directly responsible for denying a free high quality education to every child that walk through the school doors.

Changed votes by two Board members over the approval of two Aspire charter schools at this week's Board meeting gave the public a glimpse at a much larger debate over whether charter schools based in Los Angeles should be allowed to operate their special education programs through a partnership with a far - off district that costs...

A-9 License Agreement with North Broad Renaissance — Use of a Portion of The School District of Philadelphia Education Center at 440 North Broad Street RESOLVED, that the School Reform Commission authorizes The School District of Philadelphia, through the Superintendent or his designee, to execute, deliver and perform a license agreement with the North Broad Renaissance for approximately 255 square feet of space on the third floor of the School District Administration Building, 440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, in «as is» condition to be used for office space for North Broad Renaissance staff members.

Additionally, the department will compile a list of existing resources for schools to use throughout their outreach endeavors, and will provide support and technical assistance through regional team members to assist states and districts with their family and community engagement efforts.

Through partnerships with schools, districts, and Linked Learning Alliance members, ConnectEd has been able to help support the design and implementation of Linked Learning in 37 districts in California and help launch Linked Learning initiatives in Detroit, Houston and Rochester.

As a member of the Council of Chief State School Officers and through her communication with the United States Department of Education and her colleagues around the country, she has brought up - to - date guidance to the state and districts in CT..

In the process of reviewing budgets, studying potential impact of state legislative policy, and working with fellow board members I have been through an immersion course on school district management.

We stand ready to assist member districts through a variety of programs and training geared specifically for small and rural school districts.

Our Philadelphia founding member, Helen Gym, shared news reports that her group, Parents United for Public Education, and others have filed an ethics complaint against the William Penn Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group, alleging that BCG was acting as a lobbyist when it developed a plan for the School District of Philadelphia including major school closures and charter expansion, funded through and at the direction of the foundSchool District of Philadelphia including major school closures and charter expansion, funded through and at the direction of the foundschool closures and charter expansion, funded through and at the direction of the foundation.

Getting Smart interviewed three Learning Assembly members — LearnLaunch, Highlander Institute and LEAP Innovations — in a series of three podcasts this month; chatting about the lessons the members of the Learning Assembly have learned through their work developing pilot programs for districts and schools looking to try new personalized learning and edtech programs.

The Pennsylvania Principals Association is currently offering two Act 45 PIL programs to members and districts: SIMULATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS and IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH TEACHER SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION: APPLYING THEORY INTO PRACTICE.

The Education Corps is designed to provide tutoring and after - school support but not necessarily to train future teachers.92 The VISTA program matches corps members with a nonprofit organization to perform capacity building and provides yearlong stipends, but it is not intended for provision of direct services.93 The Professional Corps, which specifies teaching as one of its qualified positions, allows participants to access Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards — which recipients can use either for loan forgiveness or for paying tuition and other qualifying educational expenses — but increases residency program costs because residents are prohibited from receiving stipends through AmeriCorps and must therefore be paid through their program or the school district.94 None of these programs were designed for supported entry specifically; thus, programs dedicated to providing a gradual on - ramp to the teaching profession can sometimes find it hard to meet their definitions and requirements.

Parents and community members should be aware of the extent to which the he and his foundation influence educational policies in districts throughout the country, through Broad - funded advocacy groups, Broad - sponsored experiments and reports, and the placement of Broad - trained school leaders, administrators and superintendents.

OSBA leads the way to educational excellence by serving Ohio's public school board members and the diverse districts they represent through superior service, unwavering advocacy and creative solutions.

University of Colorado and University of San Diego Alumna, and founding faculty member of Mission Vista High School, a dual magnet high school in Vista Unified School District, Ms. Fennell is currently the Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair, teaches three levels of music composition through technology and three levels of steel drum ensSchool, a dual magnet high school in Vista Unified School District, Ms. Fennell is currently the Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair, teaches three levels of music composition through technology and three levels of steel drum ensschool in Vista Unified School District, Ms. Fennell is currently the Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair, teaches three levels of music composition through technology and three levels of steel drum ensSchool District, Ms. Fennell is currently the Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair, teaches three levels of music composition through technology and three levels of steel drum ensemble.

Welborn, a Republican member of the Guilford County Board of Education, says her district — the third largest in the state — will need to find an additional $ 16.6 million and 242 new teaching positions to meet the state's legislative mandate to cut class sizes for kindergarten through third grade beginning next school year.

Through monthly virtual sessions and semi-annual in - person meetings, district and school staff members learn about innovative and promising approaches to improving schools; share resources and experiences; and provide each other with professional feedback and support.

The Yeasayer performance and Educational Programs in Marfa are made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, Marfa Independent School District, and Ballroom Marfa's Front Row Members.