Sentences with phrase «very special district»

«It's going to take all of us collectively, all of our talents... all of our energy, our drive to be brought to the table, because this is a very special district,» said Espaillat.

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For 40 Years of Grassroots Activism and Progressive Leadership, The Very Special Inaugural VID Member's Award — Tony Hoffmann, Former District Leader and Two - Time VID President.

Last night, not long after Magistrate Judge and special redistricting master Roanne Mann grilled legislative lawyers about the merits of considering incumbency, she released a set of proposed maps that seems to take the current configuration of congressional districts as a very loose template, but with some significant changes for a number of existing office - holders.

I usually fly below the radar, so this is a very special thing for me,» said Michael Heller, Bronx Community Board # 8 District Manager.

While the comptroller's data is very preliminary — only 396 towns, villages and special districts have filed, out of more than 10,000 — they are being pointed to by Cuomo administration officials as evidence the cap is working.

Grimm may very well be convicted on felony charges, which would force him to give up his seat and spark a special election in the Staten Island / Brooklyn district.

Out west in California, Democrats looking for an upset in the 50th District special election got a boost Tuesday with the release of a poll showing that their candidate — 2004 nominee Francine Busby — is far better known than her potential Republican opponents and is thought of very favorably by voters in the San Diego - area dDistrict special election got a boost Tuesday with the release of a poll showing that their candidate — 2004 nominee Francine Busby — is far better known than her potential Republican opponents and is thought of very favorably by voters in the San Diego - area districtdistrict.

Special education voucher laws are very straightforward: The parents of any child found in need of a special education can ask the school district to pay for their child's education at a school the parent has identified as approSpecial education voucher laws are very straightforward: The parents of any child found in need of a special education can ask the school district to pay for their child's education at a school the parent has identified as approspecial education can ask the school district to pay for their child's education at a school the parent has identified as appropriate.

«Many districts give teachers with National Board certification an extra stipend, but very often they aren't given special responsibilities with the extra pay,» she said.

The data is very clear, AF students are less poor than students in the district schools, they have less English as a second language needs, they go home to schools where English is usually the primary language and they have less special education needs.

Forty - three percent of districts responded that teachers of color were «very difficult» to hire, more so than special education teachers, teachers of English Language Learners, and high school science teachers.

Some districts limit the use of aides to certain areas, such as assisting with special education students, working in bilingual classrooms or helping supervise very large classes (such as P.E.); others provide aides to help teachers in the regular classroom.

Some districts limit the use of aides to certain areas, such as assisting with special education students, working in bilingual classrooms or helping to supervise very large classes (such as P.E.); others provide aides to help teachers in the regular classroom.

There's very little similar about these two districts, but, this week, administrators in both school systems agreed on one thing before a special commission of legislators charged with studying the state's infrastructure: facility and maintenance needs for K - 12 schools are reaching a flashpoint in North Carolina.

What is annoying, to say the least, is that despite these difficult economic times, and while we're making a special effort to invest in our poorest, most challenged urban school districts, we've got school administrators like Paul Vallas and Steven Adamowski who begin by hiring consultants and laying off the very Connecticut residents who have been working so hard to make a difference.

Field's teachers have greatly improved their ability to accurately and efficiently identify whether a student has special learning needs, thanks so very focused teacher training at the district level, which Wilhoit said is key to better serving students with disabilities.

«This designation for Palm Lane carries special meaning, and we wanted to share very publicly through this application our unwavering commitment to our families,» said district spokesman Keith Sterling.

In the special issue, reporter Benjamin Herold takes a deep dive into two very different approaches to adopting MIND Research Institute's ST Math: a centralized, district - level procurement versus a school - based decision.

The first year of teaching is often a blur of lessons learned in the hot seat while students fail to learn all that they could.13 Nearly 1 in 7 new teachers leave the classroom before completing their third year, with most citing classroom management, the burden of curriculum freedom, and unsupportive school environments as their greatest challenges.14 According to the National Center for Education Statistics, teachers with three or fewer years of teaching experience are less likely than more experienced teachers to report being very well - prepared to maintain order and discipline in the classroom.15 Additionally, new teachers were less likely than more experienced teachers to report being well - prepared to implement state or district curricula.16 Residency and induction programs can provide essential practical training in classroom management, assessment and data literacy, and differentiation or special education techniques.17

Meanwhile, compared to high - poverty districts, few, if any, Commonwealth charter schools enroll the same percentage of children from low - income families, children with special needs, or children learning English as a second language — the very students who struggle most with standardized MCAS tests.

As Dropout Nation has noted within the past year, those very review boards have raised significant concerns about many of the plans submitted by states such as New York as well as by the District of Columbia; D.C., one panel was particularly concerned that D.C.'s transition plan to embrace Common Core math and reading standards was not «realistic and of high quality», and lacked a «high - quality plan» for ensuring that English Language Learners and special ed students could get strong, comprehensive, college [preparatory curricula.

As she told her radio audience; The Priority Schools Campaign is «an opportunity for school districts to access resources that the NEA has to help with special needs schools — schools that have high numbers of very challenging students or situations.

As one of the poorest school districts in the state and very limited funding for student transportation, the grant will be utilized to purchase and install three special needs buses and one athletic bus with video surveillance cameras.

Gaining that experience, particularly in small school districts or rural special education agencies, can be very difficult.

This very special Belize honeymoon starts with three nights at The Lodge at Chaa Creek, a beautiful jungle lodge located on a private 340 acre nature preserve on the banks of the Macal River in Belize's Cayo District, followed by four nights at one of Belize's premier beach resorts on either Ambergris Caye or the Placencia Peninsula in southern Belize.

Our Southern Jungles and Southern Seas Belize vacation package starts at the very special Hickatee Cottages, located just outside Punta Gorda Town in the southernmost Toledo District of Belize.

School bus accident claims are very complicated because special rules apply to limit when bus drivers and school districts can be sued.