Sentences with phrase «with local flexibility»

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Although Francis almost certainly will not call for ditching the Church's policy of denying communion to Catholics who have divorced and remarried, his emphasis on pastoral care and compassion could offer local priests a work - around, with greater flexibility to address individual circumstances.

There's obviously a ton of flexibility with only 34 players in the field and they'll start them just after 10 a.m. local time in Maui for the first two rounds.

This flexibility also enables institutions to record these students as EFA funded students with an EHC plan within their Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data returns subject to having written confirmation, for audit purposes, from local authorities that an EHC plan is expected to be in place.

... Two high court judges ruled that courts should not «micro-manage» policy decisions and that # 30m in discretionary housing payments granted local authorities enough flexibility to deal with shortfalls.»

The end result would completely eliminate Medicaid costs from county budgets, providing municipal governments with the flexibility to substantially reduce local property taxes.

«Since taking office, Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Bratton have focused on rebuilding the bonds between police officers and the neighborhoods they serve — and giving officers the tools and flexibility they need to connect with communities and local leaders,» spokesman Austin Finan said.

Local governments, he explained to WBFO, have more flexibility with CHIPS money.

Also, schools want flexibility with finding ways to improve their cost effectiveness, and that might include using alternate energy, or greater freedom to share services and administration between schools and units of local government.

It is the flexibility of the profession that has allowed her to do all of this and still find time to spend with her husband and friends exploring local trails and cycling.

If you are unfamiliar with the advantages of online dating, the short of it is, local sex sites allow you the choice and flexibility in your dating life that you can't find elsewhere.

The Flexibility for Equitable Student Funding pilot gives districts that use student - based budgeting new freedom to allocate Title I and Title II dollars to schools along with state and local dollars.

Or are statewide evaluations the latest Rube Goldberg invention, with too much complexity and too little of the local flexibility that would allow for continuous improvement in teaching?

The No Child Left Behind Act does indeed have the potential to change education in America by ushering in meaningful accountability, along with greater opportunity and choices for parents and broader flexibility for state and local decisionmakers.

2) Local school administrators and teachers with the flexibility to determine how their schools can best meet high standards.

However, the consultation suggests that this flexibility will no longer be available to local authorities, making it even more difficult to provide children with the support they need.

PASA's Club AfterZone, located in Providence middle schools, gives students the flexibility to alternate their on - site enrichment activities with an additional «learning time» session, during which students receive individual help on schoolwork from volunteers, many of whom are students at local colleges.

So, I would ask them to support my constitutional amendment because that allows the state of California to do the things it needs to do to deal with the state's share of problems as well as local governments having the flexibility to negotiate changes to future contracts.

It raises the odds that charter schools can retain the freedoms and flexibilities that underpin their success, and it provides families with more choice as they select among charters, a local neighborhood school, and other specialized DCPS options.

Moreover, we propose to eliminate requirements for written plans, increase our focus on outcomes, and increase local flexibility to better match resources with family needs.

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.

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.

While local districts were told that they could create the competencies, in keeping with local control and flexibility, some feel they lack the tools to do so.

Some are expecting that the governor will fully fund the Local Control Funding Formula, which he created in 2013 - 14, that gives school districts more flexibility in spending and allocates more funds to districts with larger numbers of low - income students, English learners, and students who are in foster care.

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.

Free schools, with more than 250 already open and more than 150 approved, are new state schools which have the same independence as academies, operating outside the local authority and with greater flexibility over the curriculum and staffing.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

Challenged by deep funding cuts and the need to keep pace with requirements that the Legislature was not prepared to relax, local educational agencies were actually encouraged by the Schwarzenegger administration to seek flexibility through the wavier process beginning in 2008.

A state legislative committee tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly for how to improve public education in North Carolina issued a modest report on Tuesday, proposing more flexibility for local school districts in implementing third grade...

The ESSA strikes a balance between accountability for closing achievement gaps and educating all students with flexibility to allow state and local actors to meet local student needs.

«America's 90,000 school board members seek a modernized ESEA that supports strong local governance and provides states, school districts and local communities with the flexibility needed to equip public school students with the tools they need to success succeed in both local and global economies.»

Various states like Colorado and Indiana are «tussling with local leaders» on «flexibility in areas like accountability and assessments to school board members.»

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, Volume V — Implementation of the 1 Percent Rule and 2 Percent Interim Policy Options (2009) presents findings about the implementation of regulations and guidelines issued under the No Child Left Behind Act that provide flexibility for the treatment of certain students with disabilities in state assessment and accountability systems.

The FY 2006 language provides SEAs with the flexibility to reserve up to 100 percent for competitive awards to eligible local entities.

Our charter gives us the flexibility and the initiative to form creative alliances with art centers, local colleges and volunteer groups.

With the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), local schools are likely to have some flexibility to develop comprehensive plans to better address the holistic needs of their students.

States have flexibility to distribute 50 % of the Race to the Top funds to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that sign Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to align their local initiatives with Race to the Top objectives and focus aLocal Education Agencies (LEAs) that sign Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to align their local initiatives with Race to the Top objectives and focus alocal initiatives with Race to the Top objectives and focus areas.

The intent of California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is to give districts more flexibility with their state funding but at the same time to create a new school finance system that recognizes that students with specific demographic factors need greater support to address their academic needs and improve educational outcomes: English Learners, low income students and foster youth.

With the new flexibilities under ESSA, state and local policymakers have the opportunity to begin to translate the research on learning mindsets and skills into effective classroom practice.

In light of this historic milestone, NSBA will continue to work 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 for school districts, and recruitment and retention of highly effective teachers and leaders.

CCSSO has called for added flexibility, however, that would grant the Education Department authority to give states waivers that would allow local districts to experiment with different forms of assessment.

No change was made on final - form to provide local districts with the flexibility to include and involve teachers as necessary to develop an appropriate program.

Based on our member - approved resolutions and informed by an effort from 2013 in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, the WASB has asked for resources to be provided with as much local flexibility as possible on how they can be used in recognition of the differences between the 422 school districts in Wisconsin.

But the General Assembly also provided local school systems with the flexibility to move that money — which is largely sitting in a pot for teachers — back into funding for teacher assistants if they so choose.

Working with and through our state associations, NSBA will remain steadfast in advocating before Members of Congress and the Administration to ensure that local school districts receive the funding and flexibility vital to continuous improvement in student achievement, and to advancing equity and excellence in public education.

In its recently released ESEA Flexibility Renewal Guidance, the Department states that «given the range of SEA and LEA strategies being implemented under ESEA flexibility, ED is interested in working with SEAs to evaluate and learn from different state and local approaches, including providing some funding for such evaluatiFlexibility Renewal Guidance, the Department states that «given the range of SEA and LEA strategies being implemented under ESEA flexibility, ED is interested in working with SEAs to evaluate and learn from different state and local approaches, including providing some funding for such evaluatiflexibility, ED is interested in working with SEAs to evaluate and learn from different state and local approaches, including providing some funding for such evaluations.»

Meanwhile, with many district leaders requesting greater flexibility over curriculum, calendars and spending, local schools have been largely rebuffed by state lawmakers, board members said, although Hall's district includes allowances for an «Innovation Zone» or «I - Zone» opening up charter - like flexibilities for certain low - performing schools.

NSBA's comments supplement the remarks made by Thomas J. Gentzel, NSBA Executive Director, at ED's January 11, 2016 listening session in Washington, D.C. and include recommendations that the Department ensure a balanced «federal - state - local partnership;» provide sufficient flexibility for local schools and communities to make decisions regarding the use of Title I funds; and provide local school districts with technical and compliance support.

«As we work together to make sure that our students have access to a rigorous education, it is critical that we continue to do so in the New Hampshire way, with local school districts continuing to have the authority, flexibility and responsibility to meet the best interests of their children,» Hassan wrote.

To ensure that local authorities can start planning their budgets for next year with certainty, I do not intend to proceed, for 2017 to 2018, with proposals to create a new central schools block, allow local flexibility on the minimum funding guarantee or to ring - fence the schools block within the dedicated schools grant.

With local government funding tight, the problem comes with the amount of flexibility councils have to find the best ways to balance their boWith local government funding tight, the problem comes with the amount of flexibility councils have to find the best ways to balance their bowith the amount of flexibility councils have to find the best ways to balance their books.