Sentences with phrase «waiver from the state»

Many districts have received waivers from the state allowing reduced PE, usually due to limited space and resources.

Schools may submit requests for waivers from state rules and regulations, accompanied by a rationale for why such waivers are needed.

Other state employees need a special waiver from the state and must change jobs.

90 % of school districts have been granted waivers from the state education department that put off the new teacher performance standards until at least next March.

That said, some districts have sought waivers from the State Board of Education to accept charter applications at a different time of year (typically in the spring, this enables approved charter public schools to have a longer startup period in which to locate or build facilities, hire staff, order equipment, etc.).

Likewise, in New York State, a large portion of private schools have sought waivers from the state's requirement that all schools participate in the Regents examinations — for which the state will publicly report the scores.

Ninety percent of school districts have been granted waivers from the state education department that put off the new teacher performance standards until at least next March.

The ads were required as part of the process to obtain what is known as a 211 waiver from the state civil service department.

Because accountability has become unpopular among powerful interests who have influence in the Texas legislature, Perry and Scott, borrowing a trick from President Barack Obama and U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, have agreed to giving 25 school districts waivers from the state accountability system, provided the districts come up with an acceptable alternative.

Teachers certified in PR have the same rights as teachers who come to Texas certified from other states so they are granted a one year waiver from the state test requirements.

The department announced Thursday the 10 - year waiver from the state to deliver drinking water from its Catskill and Delaware systems.

List of Waivers Received by the Charter School Per House Bill 17 - 1375, charter schools must post a list of school waivers from state statute.

All Chicago schools that have received a lunchtime waiver from the State Board of Education are high schools, except for Parker Elementary Community Academy, which opens at 8 a.m. Lunch is over by noon.

On the Island, for example, 120 out of 124 public school districts obtained a time - extension waiver from the State Education Department.

Any library that fails to meet those standards may apply for a one - time waiver from the State, but if the library fails to return to minimum standards, it can lose its registration and charter.

And, while we do not support a complete waiver from the state's accountability system for this school year, we do encourage a state effort to recognize and make an accommodation in the academic accountability system for those schools and students impacted by Harvey.

That's the essence of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, 39 diverse and highly successful public high schools that have received waivers from state standardized exams and so can emphasize higher - order skills, such as crafting and defending a college thesis paper.

Throughout the history of the IS350, Lexus has not once waivered from the stated goal of making an entry - level luxury sedan that emphasizes performance above all else.

Instead, he recommended new state interventions in 98 districts that were failing to meet the standards of the federal No Child Left Behind law; waivers from state rules and regulations for high - performing districts; and an improved data system to guide state and local decisionmaking in the future.

90 percent of school districts have been granted waivers from the state education department that put off the new teacher performance standards until at least next March.

RECLAMATION While reclamation efforts are required by federal law, coal companies often receive waivers from state agencies with the idea that economic development will occur on the newly flattened land.

«We figured a lot of school districts would be requesting waivers from the State Board of Education this year, and Stockton Unified School District is an expert in the process,» says Dayton.

He was allowed to double dip as DeWitt police chief, with a special waiver from the state.

Curran will also seek a waiver from the state Civil Service Commission to allow Williams to work for the county while still collecting her $ 130,000 per year state pension.

Felder was seeking some waivers from state rules regarding curriculum in religious Yeshiva schools.

She had no education background and Bloomberg had to ask for a waiver from state Department of Education Commissioner David Steiner in order to secure the job.

All candidates would have to meet state standards without a waiver from the state's Commissioner of Education.

According to the state Retirement and Social Security Law, which was last amended in 2008, in order to receive approval for a section 211 waiver from the state's three - member Civil Service commission, a jurisdiction must demonstrate «an urgent need for his or her services» because of «an unplanned, unpredictable, unexpected vacancy and sufficient time is not available to recruit a qualified individual.»

Those who do not meet those requirements — like Klein and Black — need to get a waiver from the state Education Department.

Ganim is currently seeking a waiver from the State Elections Enforcement Commission because convicted felons can not receive public financing for political campaigns.

What about the fact that she still needs a waiver from the state Education Department because she doesn't have superintendent credentials?

Data released by Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, shows that in 2013, agencies asked for 373 waivers from the state's MWBE goal and that 243 requests were granted.

Black needs the waiver from the state because she lacks the schools experience legally required for the job.

State law dictates that the New York City schools chancellor has to be certified as a superintendent, which requires three years of education experience, or obtain a waiver from the state, which would be granted by Steiner.

Under state law, the New York City schools chancellor has to be certified as a superintendent or obtain a waiver from the state.

Price wants a waiver from the state to give «new academies breathing room to go through startup and growth pangs.»

This left districts with a choice: delay the issuing of report cards until the scores are available «sometime this month» OR seek a waiver from state law mandating that TCAP scores count toward a student's final grade.

That is, unless the California Department of Education gives these districts a waiver from the state accountability requirements.

It's a process invoked by school districts across New Jersey only a few times each year, a request for a waiver from state regulations that gets into the minutia of school operations.

Districts that have received waivers from the state Department of Education have flexibility from certain parts of the state guidelines as long as they adhere to a set of guiding principles.

Because of that, she will need a waiver from the State Education Department; Mr. Klein, who had also been a media executive, was granted one when he took over, in 2002.

Those schools would need to increase to at least three days or pursue a waiver from the state under the new law.

These fully public schools have a waiver from state tests and instead use performance - based assessments.

Less - crowded schools will start full - day kindergarten this fall, thanks to a waiver from the state Board of Education exempting the program from laws requiring equitable treatment of all students.

She had to get a waiver from the state's education commissioner before she officially took over last year.

Walcott's appointment is pending a waiver from the state because he lacks a formal superintendent's license.