Sentences with phrase «with local district leaders»

Now he begins a slew of community meetings with local district leaders in places like Robeson County, home to five of the schools that made the state's list.

Not exact matches

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

However, we do recommend that you get involved with the Citizens Party at the local (precinct, town or county level) for a year or two before seeking a district leader position.

The win was a vindication for Simon, who served as Democratic District Leader and State Committeewoman, with years of experience on local issues like Atlantic Yards, Long Island College Hospital (LICH) and the Gowanus Expressway.

The former Washington, D.C., operative quickly raised big bucks while she criss - crossed the expansive district, connecting with local party leaders initially caught off - guard by her youth.

«I've worked with Carlina Rivera on countless local issues over the years as a community activist, Democratic District Leader and most recently, in government,» said State Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh.

The party leaders stated these in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state, when Adekunbi met with women groups from the Ogun West Senatorial District.

«I didn't agree with the mayor's endorsement of Dell, even coming into the district, even getting himself involved into local politics — because this is local politics, and it's about, that's why you have county leaders, because they know the temperature of the people,» Mr. Sampson told host Errol Louis.

The elusive Democrat who's running for Bill Owens» seat is meeting privately with local leaders across the 21st Congressional District.

After the urging of numerous local civic and community leaders and after consulting with his family and friends, long time northeast Queens Civic Leader and Community Board Chairman Jerry Iannece is announcing that he is launching an exploratory committee to run for the newly created open 25th Assembly District seat.

Ojudu made the disclosure at separate meetings he held with APC leaders, party executives and other stakeholders in some of the local government that make up the Ekiti South Senatorial District on Friday in continuation of his Community Mobilisation Outreach Programme which he had kick - started in Ekiti North earlier in the year.

UPDATE 8/10: We spoke last night with Paul Newell, a local district leader who ran unsuccessfully for the Lower East Side assembly seat last year.

(Fordham Road, NY)-- On Friday, April 15, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer was in the Bronx with the Fordham Road Business Improvement District, local community leaders and advocates to visit small businesses.

Several top state and local leaders sailed aboard the Rip Van Winkle tour boat Thursday morning, as Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off his economic development tour of the Hudson Valley with a visit to Kingston's downtown historic district.

The other candidates included Gigi Li, the chairwoman of the local community board, who earned 10 percent of the vote; Jenifer Rajkumar, a district leader, with 19 percent of the vote; Don Lee, a businessman, with 11 percent; and Paul Newell, a community activist, with 16 percent.

A group of Brooklyn teachers, chapter leaders and UFT representatives met on June 7 at a local diner with City Councilman Vincent Gentile to make sure he understood the severe problems facing overcrowded District 20 schools and how much more severe those problems will become if the city lays off 4,200 teachers and cuts another 1,500 teaching positions.

Senator Klein consults with the residents of his district and local leaders to decide where money is most needed and delivers.»

For many of us, the job's biggest impact is in the district, helping the constituents who hire us.I have been proud to work with colleagues and community leaders to secure millions for public housing, new waterfront parks and flood resiliency after Hurricane Sandy; make local improvements, like bringing a pool to enliven Brooklyn Bridge Park and cherry trees to beautify Chinatown; and advocate for constituents in need — to save a home, pay for life - changing surgery or cut through bureaucratic red tape.

The local Democratic Party, rife with Mr. Silver's old allies (including his ex-chief of staff Judy Rapfogel, wife of confessed embezzler William Rapfogel), picked longtime district leader Alice Cancel to take over the vanquished speaker's seat.

As mayor of Yonkers, Spano has more power over the school district than any other local leader in the state, with the exception of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.

I look forward to working with local leaders to craft a new role description for Senate District 20 that ensures Hamilton County is boldly represented and effectively positioned for success.»

All Mr. Gomez is doing with his comments is drawing attention away from the real issues here,» said Marjorie Velazquez, a local Democratic district leader and candidate for city council.

Visiting local Democratic Clubs, flirting with District Leaders, even the one's with a few screws loose, according to insiders.

Georgia legislators have scrapped a proposal to fund school construction through voter - approved local sales taxes after meeting resistance from municipal leaders who did not want to have to compete with school districts for funds.

Kane argues that a system of efficacy networks, making it easier for district leaders to pilot and evaluate initiatives with their own data, would be better integrated with the way local leaders make decisions.

Looking forward, the 2010 — 11 and 2011 — 12 school years pack a one - two punch, with school district leaders facing the end of ARRA dollars and answering tough questions about programs and personnel that have been (and will be) cut, while trying to figure out what, if any, economic recovery is in store at the state and local levels.

These «thought partners» — as school leaders often refer to them — may be district leaders, consultants with long - standing relationships with a school, or external regional partners supporting PL in local schools.

In fact, Reading School District superintendent Melissa Jamula, the daughter of a former Reading police captain, is by all accounts a powerful advocate for the district with the local business community and local and state government District superintendent Melissa Jamula, the daughter of a former Reading police captain, is by all accounts a powerful advocate for the district with the local business community and local and state government district with the local business community and local and state government leaders.

Reading School District Superintendent Melissa Jamula is, by all accounts, a powerful advocate for the district with the local business community as well as local and state government District Superintendent Melissa Jamula is, by all accounts, a powerful advocate for the district with the local business community as well as local and state government district with the local business community as well as local and state government leaders.

When the charter school leaders checked with the mechanic at the local district in early October 2005, they were given the bureaucratic cold shoulder.

Confronted with challenges like changing economic needs, local historical perceptions, and teacher retention and financial resource issues, innovative district leaders in rural communities are taking an opportunity to plan for success.

Maine's plan also includes partnering with the Maine Education Policy Research Institute to identify successful longevity pay approaches in other rural states, approaching the state legislature to fund a pilot, and encouraging districts to partner with local business leaders and community organizations to fund this additional pay.

Over a year ago, legislators from both sides of the aisle came together to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in part to provide state and district leaders with new opportunities and flexibility to support innovative, results - driven practices that address their local needs and ensure all students have the opportunity to attend great schools that will prepare them for college and careers.

After scouring available data and interviewing local policy leaders and insiders, the Public Impact team emerged with a simple conclusion: District - charter engagement is unique to each city.

For school - board leaders and others charged with implementing those man - dates at the district level, the legislative activism has renewed an old debate over the governance of public education and the degree to which the tradition of «local control» is being eroded.

NSBA looks forward to working with Congress and the Administration in addressing the flexibility states and local school districts need to ensure equity and excellence in public education; such as the development of innovative programs that address the unique needs of each school district and respective community, programmatic flexibility and compliance for rural districts, and recruitment and retention of highly effective teachers and leaders.

With his massive plan to enroll half of all LA Unified's students into charter schools, billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad is threatening major disruptions at LA Unified, cementing his role as Public Enemy No. 1 to many district and local union leaders.

«I'm excited that we have begun our work with these national leaders and that our local school districts will be able to use their expertise to help build the types of comprehensive evaluation systems that will provide meaningful feedback to teachers while gauging their effectiveness in a fair manner.»

In an effort to help school districts provide students with a well rounded education that includes the humanities and arts, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to state and local education leaders outlining creative ways they may enhance holistic education programs by utilizing in conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculum.

State - level leaders are charged with formulating policies that will frame practice in districts and schools more broadly, according to the public interest, and to provide incentives and sanctions for local implementation of those policies.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) clearly defines parameters that inform how States and local school districts should demonstrate that Federal funds are used in a supplemental, additive manner — equipping local education leaders with the flexibility necessary to better educate and meet the needs of their students.

With few exceptions, the district leaders we interviewed describe this as a positive turn of events, though they are not all equally well supported by their state education agencies in local efforts to make use of these and other kinds of performance data.

Leaders in the House and Senate education committees are holding oversight hearings with the U.S. Department of Education (USED), state and local leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss how states and districts will tackle adjustments to state accountability systems, educator support initiatives, and implementation of other programs now offered through the largest federal educatiLeaders in the House and Senate education committees are holding oversight hearings with the U.S. Department of Education (USED), state and local leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss how states and districts will tackle adjustments to state accountability systems, educator support initiatives, and implementation of other programs now offered through the largest federal educatileaders, and other stakeholders to discuss how states and districts will tackle adjustments to state accountability systems, educator support initiatives, and implementation of other programs now offered through the largest federal education law.

Partnering with local community groups and with other county personnel has been a necessity for district leaders in North White Pine County because of its low - wealth status.

This partnership provides districts all over the state with certified consultants to deliver teacher professional development as well as local support for School Leaders as they begin to implement new systems and processes for growth and evaluation in their buildings.

From an experience perspective, I thought it was important to bring experience growing up in public schools on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, serving as a senior leader in the central office of a large, complex public school system in Chicago — with over 600 schools serving almost 400,000 students — and as an executive at a nationwide nonprofit working through state agencies and local districts to support public education.

This handbook is intended to support and provide helpful guidance to local education agencies (LEAs)-- including school districts, county offices of education, regional education offices, and charter schools — and school leaders as they engage with stakeholders to think about how ESSA can be best leveraged locally.

State funds for driver's education are slated to dry up beginning this fall — and while the House proposed to keep funding this program that is run by local school districts, Senate leaders want to move the responsibility of providing students with driver's education to community colleges by 2016, and they have no plan in place yet to fund the measure.

Despite this, critics say that the curricula and methods at the majority of the nation's 500 - plus university - based principal preparation programs remain subpar and out of step with district needs.10 A growing number of districts have become more assertive with universities and other training providers about improving their offerings, because district leaders want enough well - prepared leadership candidates to meet local learning goals and to lessen the expense and damage of early turnover among poorly prepared novice principals.

Outreach: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos convened a listening session on October 2, 2017, with education policy and thought leaders who individually presented views on the topic of regulatory relief for State educational agencies, local school districts, schools, teachers and administrators.