Sentences with phrase «when teachers benefit»

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Administrators, teachers, and parents are becoming aware of the amazing benefits for students, and school nutrition professionals are amazed at increase in participation when grab - n - go, classroom, and Second Chance models are introduced.

But having more money in the pool also improves the food that can be served, and while I believe some parents at these schools complain, I've also heard anecdotally that when every child and teacher is sitting down to the same meal, it can have benefits like a more cohesive environment, opportunities for informal nutrition education, and a greater likelihood that kids will try new foods.

When elementary students are included in parent - teacher conferences, their inclusion generates positive feelings and has been found to benefit learning.

When kids eat breakfast, they're fueled for success — and students, parents, and teachers all see the benefits.

The introduction of performance - related pay (the upper pay scale) was highly controversial when it was introduced in 2000, with many teachers fearing that it would only benefit head teachers and management, while keeping pay for classroom teachers down.

«When principals and teachers share effective strategies, it's the students who benefit,» said Fariña.

Former New Suffolk School teacher Martha Kennelly, who has spent two years fighting with the district that refused to reinstate her when a special assignment ended, appears to have won her case that would force the district to reinstate her and pay back wages and benefits from June 30, 2015, according to the decision written by State Commissioner of Education Mary Ellen Elia.

School communities surely benefit when teacher share their rich life stories with colleagues and students.

Aside from sharing tips and best practices, the feeling of being part of a community of likeminded innovators, and having access to help when needed, might be the most important benefit for teachers.

Clearly, such an important asset in the teachers» toolkit to benefit their pupils» cognitive and interpersonal skills can not be hampered by concerns over risk and liability issues, especially when third parties such as the STF exist to provide solid reassurance.

When asked how they «reduced their budget gaps» over the past two years, fewer than half had eliminated or limited cost of living raises for teachers, only 30 percent cut automatic step increases, and just 13 percent trimmed benefits.

Ever since the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) manifesto was launched in 2008, highlighting the powerful educational value of school trips, when asked whether the benefits of taking pupils on educational visits outweigh concerns over cost and safety, teachers and instructors have always answered with a resounding «yes».

When teachers and other staff members win awards, go on study trips, get advanced degrees or achieve any else you would like to highlight, have them write a sentence or two explaining what they did and how it benefits students.

However, when we turn to benefits, the principal can expect to receive 37 percent more than the senior teacher, and the superintendent 89 percent more.

And when teachers (and other public employees) have been given a choice between defined benefit pensions and defined contribution plans, the vast majority typically chooses the defined benefit pension plan.

There's no easy way to stretch a budget when every penny allocated to a school is used on teacher and staff salaries and benefits, but we have pushed the envelope on a few things:

For example, Missouri allows teachers to retire with full benefits when the sum of their years of service and age equals 80 (see Figure 4).

When we looked at early - career teachers, we found that teachers will not put in even a single extra year to qualify for a pension benefit.

A study of Illinois teachers by Maria D. Fitzpatrick found that, when given the opportunity to purchase pension credits to boost their benefits, they were only willing to pay 19 cents for a dollar of future compensation.

Similarly, Kevin E. Cahill and colleagues found that when Oregon changed its pension plan, reducing its extremely lucrative benefits to pension values that were merely on par with those of other states, there was no decline in teacher retention.

In Arkansas, for example, teachers can retire with full benefits when they reach age 60 and have at least five years of service, or at any age once they have completed 28 years of service.

For example, when St. Louis spent $ 166 million to enhance the retirement benefits it offered to teachers, it saw a temporary, one - year boost in retention among teachers already eligible for retirement.

When Rhee's study came out, I used her own calculations on benefit accruals to show that about half to two - thirds of California's incoming teachers will fail to break even in their pension system.

Students with learning challenges benefit when teachers check in often and provide additional instruction and feedback when necessary.

When good teachers benefit developmentally and financially from having great peers, everyone has a reason to advocate for selectivity.

And there's another benefit, according to Steve Graham, an education professor who has studied writing instruction for three decades: When «teachers rate multiple versions of the same paper differing only in terms of legibility, they assign higher grades to neatly written versions of the paper.»

We reviewed pension plans and projections in all 50 states, looking specifically at state assumptions about teacher behavior at two inflection points: early career, when they become eligible for minimal pension benefits, and late career, when they become eligible for full pension benefits.

The average teacher in Milwaukee gets $ 56,500 (beginning teachers get much less), but when benefits are included, the total cost to the district runs just over $ 100,000.

In general, TRS teachers can claim retirement benefits when they end active service with Illinois Public Schools (IPS) and meet the following age and service requirements: age 55 with 35 years of service, age 60 with 10 years of service, or age 62 with 5 years of service.

And when students are lucky enough to find a life - changing teacher, the benefits last a lifetime.

But when a human teacher is able to show the benefits to learning content — and indirectly proving not only that it can be done, but that it is something to aspire to — learners are more likely to be inspired to work harder and make progress.

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Given that these teacher pension systems back - load benefits, it is not surprising that when enhancements have occurred they have been back - loaded as well.

The second key point in time is when teachers are first eligible to retire and start collecting benefits.

The NCTQ authors write, «State law dictates how often teachers must be evaluated, when teachers can earn tenure, the benefits they'll receive, and even the rules for firing a teacher.»

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Nevertheless, teachers earn the same pension benefits in all of those years based on a formula written into law, and governments are legally obligated to pay when the bill comes due.

When this happens, students and teachers often find the new technologies and blended - learning programs to be more of a detriment than a benefit to education.

When teachers can not easily use data from learning software to make better instructional decisions, the software fails in one of its most critical benefits in education: that of amplifying the abilities of teachers.

He would share examples of people both he and the staff member knew — stories of times in the past when another person accepted change and made the most of it to the benefit of students, the school culture, and the teacher's reputation in the community.

Whether we look at salary or fringe benefits, there seems to be ample evidence that, when compared with other professions, teachers are paid adequately enough to attract qualified individuals to the job.

Even when we evaluate the stimulus package on its own terms, protecting teachers» jobs and keeping classes small, the costs seem wildly in excess of any benefits obtained.

There are also benefits for teachers when a school has a bathroom, especially for female teachers who work in a male - dominated profession.

The case study tells the stories of the efforts these schools went through to launch their programs — the High Tech High Graduate School of Education, the Relay Graduate School of Education, and Match Education's Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education — to help illuminate the benefits and challenges that schools face when creating their own teacher certification and master's degree programs.

Teachers» retirement benefits become a drag on total compensation when the increase in benefits for an additional year worked is less than the amount lost from the lost year of collecting a pension during retirement.

When Teacher published a piece by New South Wales academic David Roy earlier this year on the implementation and benefits of cross-curricular approach Queensland educator Leanne Chesterfield got in touch to share the fact that her school has spent the last few years developing a cross-curricular framework.

The immediate benefits of the program for students were apparent, particularly when teachers began to provide students with their individual results.

Benefit rates are fairly similar through the early 50s, but the spike at age 55 (when Ohio teachers become eligible for early retirement) is significantly greater for men than it is for women.

Students seem to benefit from their teachers» having influence over the curriculum, but only when they act as individuals and not as part of a union.