Sentences with phrase «to take over the district»

The state took over the district in 1995, to little effect.

Disagreement over the governance of Newark schools goes back more than two decades; the state took over the district in 1995 after documenting years of academic failure, unsafe buildings, corruption, and lavish spending by elected school board members.

Then Jerrick Cheeks, not a school dad but with child relatives in local schools, brought up other issues in a discussion on an article about school accreditation, and how some mostly white schools were allowed to keep their sports teams when the state took over the district while black programs were threatened.

Lisle Park District Director Roy Cripe resigned Tuesday, nearly three years after taking over the district while it was in the midst of scandal.

Singas took over the district attorney's office on an acting basis at the start of 2015 after Democrat Kathleen Rice was elected to Congress.

Campaigns in Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest have already formed a joint campaign against cuts being made to Barts Health, the PFI - stricken mega-Trust which has taken over District General Hospitals in the three boroughs

Because of Kansas City Public Schools» (KCPS) persistent underperformance, the state is contemplating taking over the district.

The state took over the district more than 20 years ago, striving to fix a system it said was mired by corruption, crumbling facilities and low - performing students.

States, too, have gotten into the schooling business, taking over districts like Newark, New Jersey, and Baltimore.

Mike Piscal, ICEF's tough - talking founder, runs 13 schools in South L.A. and has set a goal of effectively taking over the district's role in that part of the city.

Larry Drawdy says a timeline would be difficult since the state often takes over a district and then finds the situation is much more complicated than it first appeared.

«They will not take over our district.»

Paula Vanderford, the chief accountability officer at MDE, told reporters Sept. 14 that Pulley would take over district operations if Bryant declares an emergency.

State Education Superintendent Carey Wright said the creation of Achievement School District means the State can now take over districts in two different ways.

Stevenson served as the Jefferson County superintendent for 12 years, retiring in 2014 after a new conservative majority took over that district's school board.

Took over district with 25 of 29 Collective stores floundering.

The executive director and finance director planned to retire in the coming years, and commissioners wanted Harris to take over the district in January 2009, according to Werhane and public documents.

Although the state took over the district in 1995 due to financial mismanagement and low achievement scores, Newark still ranks second on the list of most expensive districts, spending $ 21,896 per student, but its per - pupil spending has dropped slightly from $ 22,842 in 2007 while its graduation rate has been ticking up, suggesting that money may not be the driving force.

One of our favorite excerpts is below, where Whiting describes how he overcame the learning curve when he took over the district's nutrition services department.

Were I in McDonald's district, I would be extremely offended that the Gay Lobby was trying to take over my district and my seat with single - issue funders.

To keep the district solvent, the state of California provided a $ 100 million line of credit and took over the district's operations, stripping the school board of all but advisory powers and appointing an administrator to replace Chaconas.

This hands politicians a much more palatable excuse to take over a district than «academic bankruptcy.»

In 1997, after years of mismanagement and low student achievement, the state took over the district and appointed an independent Board of Commissioners, who would hire the CEO.

And most importantly, he and the governor recently decided to exercise their authority to take over the district and appoint a new leader.

The Quality Single Accountability System (QSAC), which is the state's way of monitoring schools, gives the state the power to take over a district.

In some states, if a district fails to meet requirements for accreditation, the state can take over that district.

Callen: Tunica shows money won't solve education woes Grant Callen, Guest Columnist, August 9, 2015 Gov. Phil Bryant signed an emergency declaration for the Tunica County School District, allowing the Mississippi Board of Education to take over the district, abolish the existing school board and superintendent, and implement corrective actions.

She's a former principal and one of five members of the School Reform Commission that took over the district in 2001 to stabilize its finances.

«[States] realize «we were not set up to take over a district, much less run schools from the capital when the district might be 50, 200, 300 miles away,»» Smarick said.

About four months after Springer was sworn in, the state removed the school board and took over the district.

In 2001, the state took over the district, which had gone bankrupt, in large part because of the dearth of students.

The Record reports on a new bill sponsored by Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly which would end the state's ability to take over districts.

One parent with two children in Rosa Fort High School told the Jackson Free Press that access to school leaders and teachers completely changed when Pulley and the state, took over the district.

McDonogh 35 \'s principal is one of five starting a new charter network that wants to take over the district \'s five remaining traditional schools.

If Gov. Phil Bryant does not agree to a rumored - but - still - quiet deal with the Jackson mayor and a large philanthropic foundation to provide a third option, Jackson Public Schools will face one of two options for the Mississippi Board of Education — and the state — to take over the district.

Also included in Santelises» contract is 20 paid transition days — Thornton had 15 days — during which she will prepare to take over the district she left in 2013 after serving three years as its chief academic officer.

Michelle Rhee, who instituted a tough evaluation system when she was schools chancellor in Washington, said she took over a district where many students failed achievement exams, yet virtually every teacher was rated effective.

Took over district in 2008 as 23rd performing district out of 24.

Great management, organizational and training skills which helped when I took over the District Managers roll when he left on business.