Sentences with phrase «with school district leaders»

This role requires you to work with school district leaders across the country to plan effective implementations and transform instructional practice in every classroom.

Heard about the critical role of partnerships with school district leaders, postsecondary educators, and employers; and

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.

The group should meet regularly with each other and perhaps quarterly with the school district leader, explains lead author Elizabeth Budd, M.P.H. Tapping into existing committees and resources (like the Parent Teacher Association, physical education teachers, and parents and community members with pertinent knowledge or skills) for help also can be key.

Not exact matches

A review of the policy and interviews with district leaders make it clear that PROMISE had nothing to do with Cruz's treatment by school officials; in fact, according to Superintendent Robert Runcie, Cruz wasn't even in PROMISE.

«What is interesting about our industry is that all foodservice management companies are required by government regulations to provide school districts with a definitive host of services, but we stand out as a leader,» says Joan Wagner, marketing coordinator.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and district administrators who have attacked Chicago as having the shortest school day among the nation's 10 largest cities have begun touting this as an accomplishment: CPS officials say the 7.5 - hour day will tie Chicago with Philadelphia as «the leader among the largest cities in instructional time» for...

While it wasn't easy or quick (Chef Tim emphasizes «baby steps»), these changes are possible in all school districts with strong leaders.

The National School Board Association (NSBA), long aligned with the SNA on these nutritional roll - backs, yesterday released the results of a survey of 650 school leaders which reportedly found that, since the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act regulations went into effect, «83.7 percent of school districts saw an increase in plate waste, 81.8 percent had an increase in cost, and 76.5 percent saw a decrease in participation by students.&School Board Association (NSBA), long aligned with the SNA on these nutritional roll - backs, yesterday released the results of a survey of 650 school leaders which reportedly found that, since the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act regulations went into effect, «83.7 percent of school districts saw an increase in plate waste, 81.8 percent had an increase in cost, and 76.5 percent saw a decrease in participation by students.&school leaders which reportedly found that, since the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act regulations went into effect, «83.7 percent of school districts saw an increase in plate waste, 81.8 percent had an increase in cost, and 76.5 percent saw a decrease in participation by students.&school districts saw an increase in plate waste, 81.8 percent had an increase in cost, and 76.5 percent saw a decrease in participation by students.»

According to the survey, a whopping «75 percent of school leaders encourage an increase in federal funding for school districts to comply with the new standards,» while 15 % fewer of those surveyed support the «flexibility» (SNA's favorite buzzword for: «gutting of regulations») which the SNA is now doggedly pursuing on Capitol Hill via its high - powered lobbyists.

She spoke with parents, students, teachers, and school and district leaders to hear what they had to say about the State's learning standards, curriculum, assessments, and teacher and principal evaluations.

Parent leaders met last month with lawmakers and the NYPD to discuss school safety, including locking doors, according to Community Education Council District 31 President Mike Reilly.

«It's crucial for the majority of school districts across New York State who are unable to comply with this misguided policy that we act now before the end of session,» Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

Elia, in approving Bierwirth's recommendations and action plan, emphasized that district leaders and school board trustees must work with the special adviser in making changes.

With teacher contract negotiations seemingly at a standstill, and a battle over the state's new receivership headed to court, tensions between Buffalo union and school district leaders are on the rise.

Also at 12:30 p.m., the office of Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez celebrates Pride Month with an event honoring leaders in the community, Feil Hall, 22nd floor, Brooklyn Law School, 205 State Street, Brooklyn.

Democratic District Leader Daniel Dromm racked up one more endorsement this week as state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) broke ranks with the Queens Democratic Party and endorsed the community activist and public school teacher in the race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat.

His visit, organized jointly by the Center for Community and Ethnic Media (CCEM) at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the Office of the Brooklyn District Attorney, was the second installment of «Newsmakers 2015,» a roundtable series with CCEM members and elected officials, stakeholders and leaders as funded by the Revson Foundation.

«If you work in a district like that, no matter how effective you are you come out with a scarlet A on your head,» he said, to applause from the audience, which included state legislators, Board of Regents members, school board leaders and teachers union officials.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Unionized drivers who went on a nearly two - week strike that affected four Nassau County school districts earlier this month approved a contract with Baumann & Sons Buses Inc., union leaders said.

Unionized drivers who went on a nearly two - week strike that affected four Nassau County school districts earlier this month approved a contract Tuesday with Baumann & Sons Buses Inc., union leaders said.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Union leaders with the Buffalo Teachers Federation recently announced they've agreed on an arbitrator in its dispute over City Honors with the Buffalo Public School District.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

The long - simmering issue came to the forefront during recent negotiations for a new contract with the Buffalo Teachers Federation, when district leaders noted that one in four teachers missed 15 or more days during the 2015 - 2016 school year.

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.

Educators and parent leaders from Brooklyn's PS / IS 180 and PS 231, the District 75 school with which it shares space, held an early - morning «Black Friday» protest against budget cuts and layoffs on June 17 as part of the ongoing series of «Fight Back Friday» demonstrations at schools around the city.

Faced with a $ 2 billion budget that falls short by at least $ 101 million, the district must cut spending on each school by 6 percent, leaving district leaders to strip some or all art, music, physical education and library programs from three out of four schools next fall.

The DPCC and its members have been regular challengers of the district and continue to criticize school leaders for their response to a complaint the group filed with the Office of Civil Rights.

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.

Michelle Arellano, the chapter leader at Manhattan's PS 138, a District 75 school that is co-located with a Harlem Success Academy charter school, said it's clear to her that charter schools are not accepting the same high - needs students enrolled in her school and that her school does not have the resources it needs.

The meeting began with a report from District Leader Keen Berger updating on the progress of the proposed new school at 75 Morton St., an announcement regarding State Senator Brad Hoylman's swearing in ceremony and an announcement about choosing the new Part A and Part B boundaries of the 66th election dDistrict Leader Keen Berger updating on the progress of the proposed new school at 75 Morton St., an announcement regarding State Senator Brad Hoylman's swearing in ceremony and an announcement about choosing the new Part A and Part B boundaries of the 66th election districtdistrict.

Sacramento school district officials met with parents, teachers, and students — as well as community members and business and industry leaders — for months to discuss the school - to - career approach for their high schools.

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.

We begin with a prominent question for many school and district leaders: What conditions must we create in order to promote the scaling of identified classroom innovations?

magazine hosted a videoconference this spring in HGSE's Learning Technologies Center with five national leaders in education: Mitchell Chester, Ed.D.» 91, Assistant Superintendent for Accountability, Ohio Department of Education; Karen Mapp, Ed.D.» 99, Deputy Superintendent for Family and Community Engagement, Boston Public Schools; William Moloney, Ed.D.» 79, Colorado Commissioner of Education; Jennifer O'Day, Ed.D.» 73, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research; and Manuel Rivera, Ed.D.» 94, Superintendent, Rochester (NY) City School District.

With the threat of a state takeover looming, Philadelphia district leaders have adopted a $ 1.5 billion 1998 - 99 budget that ensures — despite earlier forecasts — that city schools will remain open the entire school year.

Where I get hung up, though, is with the idea that great leaders can make schools — and especially school districts — work well, given the dysfunction of the larger system within which they must work, and the Gordian knot that's been tied by decades of contradictory, often compromising, laws and regulations, not to mention the impossible politics often created by unruly elected school boards.

His role also involves strategic planning with district and school leaders, implementation of the ISSN model and the Graduation Performance System (GPS).

In order to support school leaders and teachers to become their most effective at using digital technologies with new pedagogies, it is vital that a district support the digital transformation through varied building - level and district - level professional learning opportunities.

One of the institute's first education initiatives was the Alliance to Reform Education Leadership (AREL), a nationwide network of principal preparation programs with a mandate, as a 2010 press release put it, «to transform the way school districts identify, recruit, prepare, empower, and evaluate their leaders.»

This work will be shared with school and district leaders, our school board, and all stakeholders both in and out of district.

Ultimately, however, district leaders must ensure that their staff members know how to take advantage of management rights, and school boards must charge the superintendent and senior staff with actually making full use of managerial prerogatives.

While some administrators are using the new opportunities to meet leaders throughout the country, others, such as Fleming County Schools Superintendent Brian Creasman, say they prefer to develop connections regionally with districts with similar demographics and needs.

And it means that the district provides teacher leaders like Golden to support them in that effort — teacher leaders who meet monthly with the district's academic services division for professional learning to equip them with the skills they need to help schools succeed.

With three months left in Thomas W. Payzant's decade - long tenure as superintendent of the Boston schools, those charged with finding a successor are getting an earful from scholars, community groups, and civic leaders as they consider how much of a change agent the district neWith three months left in Thomas W. Payzant's decade - long tenure as superintendent of the Boston schools, those charged with finding a successor are getting an earful from scholars, community groups, and civic leaders as they consider how much of a change agent the district newith finding a successor are getting an earful from scholars, community groups, and civic leaders as they consider how much of a change agent the district needs.

ESSA's flexibility coupled with the fact that some cities now have fewer than half their schools within the traditional district can enable state leaders to apply charter - style accountability to district - run schools.

As the leader of the Chicago Public Schools, America's third - largest urban school district, Arne has launched key initiatives all with a singular aim: improving student performance.

Over the course of the 2015 — 2016 school year, in collaboration with district and family leaders, educators, and community partners, we developed a framework with four dimensions, to be integrated with the work of instruction, not positioned as a separate initiative.

A new effort, Project for Policy Innovation in Education (PPIE), based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is bringing together university - based researchers with district and state educational leaders to pursue policy research that will have a real impact in their communities.