The Disadvantages Of The Sandy Springs Educational Force

As the LCFF purpose was to provide more services/programs for EL Learners, foster youth, and low-income students, we find that this system is not only a district decision, but also a community-based decision. The communities now play a vital role in how allocated fundings are spent. This provides opportunities for

Nevada has consistently been one of the states in the United States with the lowest graduation rates. The most recent statistics show that Nevada had a 62% graduation rate in 2011, a 63% graduation rate in 2012, and a 71% graduation rate in 2013 (“Public High School,” n.d.). Although the graduation rate has increased by 8%, Nevada’s graduation rate is still significantly lower than that of the national average graduation rate at 81% (“Public High School,” n.d.). In his 2015 State of the State Address, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval introduced proposals to reform Nevada’s current education system and improve underperforming schools, more than 10% of which are part of the Clark County School District (CCSD), the largest school district in Nevada (Geer-Thevenot, 2015). This essay focuses specifically on the underperforming schools of the CCSD and why they are struggling to increase their graduation rates.

Mrs. Alice McLoughlin-Doro is a Special Education teacher at Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, Illinois. The community is known for its excellent school districts. According to the 2010 census there were 47, 833 people living in Downers Grove with approximately 19,000 households and 13,000 families. The racial makeup of the school was reported to be 88% White, 3% African American, 5% Hispanic, 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 5% Asian, and 1.6% from two or more races. About 1.7% of families were below the poverty line. The school district report card reports the following racial/ethnic background for the school: 68.1% White, 10.3 African American, 11% Hispanic, 7.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, and 3.2% two or more races. The elementary schools, middle schools, and high school all perform very well academically receiving above state average scores on standardized tests. She has been working there for 10 years and is currently a Case Manager of 17 students, all with an IEP, all with different needs and goals in the LD department. She co-teaches two general education classes in English intervention, all freshman. Although she is a Special Education teacher, she works with all the students. She also teaches a READ 180, Tier 3 reading and english intervention. This is where we will be focusing on for this

In cases having to do with constitutionality, the issue of the separation of church and state arises with marked frequency. This battle, which has raged since the nation?s founding, touches the very heart of the United States public, and pits two of the country's most important influences of public opinion against one another. Although some material containing religious content has found its way into many of the nation's public schools, its inclusion stems from its contextual and historical importance, which is heavily supported by material evidence and documentation. It often results from a teacher?s own decision, rather than from a decision handed down from above by a higher power. The proposal of the Dover Area School District to

The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) is an exclusive nonprofit organization that advocates children. Founded in 1973, this organization defends all children’s rights, primarily the poor. Ms. Marian Wright Edelman first started CDF in Washington D.C. The mission of the CDF is, “to ensure every child a Heathy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.” (Taylor,1) This six week summer program is designed for children in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade. The objective of this program is to stricken the amount of academic material lost over the summer months. This program is centered on children in jeopardy of academic failure. Children living in poverty-stricken communities tend

The case of Safford Unified School District v. Redding regards a 13 year old student, Savana Redding, who was accused by others of alleged drug dealing (prescription strength ibuprofen & over the counter naproxen) in school. After Redding was confronted by principal, Kerry Wilson, she denied any wrong doing and agreed to let Wilson and school administrator, Helen Romero, search her bag and outer clothing where nothing was found. Nevertheless, Redding was instructed by Wilson to the nurse’s office, and was striped searched by Romero and nurse, Peggy Schwallier. Wilson’s decision to strip search Redding was without reasonable cause (Scotusblog, 2017). The school officials clearly violated Redding’s fourth amendment right by conducting a strip

Miss Kane’s first grade class at Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary School (also known as Coates Elementary) has twenty students and seventeen of them are considered English Language Learners (ELL) (E. Kane, Personal Communication, October 4, 2016). This is very frustrating for both Miss. Kane and her students because it is very difficult to communicate with many of her ELLs. Out of Miss Kane’s twenty students eight students are Hispanic, five Indian, five Black, and three White. Miss Kane’s class is very diverse and this allows students to feel more accepted because not all students are similar. Coates Elementary as a whole is very diverse: Asian 28.86%, Black 18.26%, Hispanic 37.32%, and White 12.08% (Fairfax County Public Schools, 2015). Miss Kane’s classroom reflects similar diversity as Coates Elementary does. Both Miss. Kane and the Coates staff really show their appreciation for diversity and attempt to treat all children equally giving all students equal opportunity. Coates Elementary is a Title I school; about fifty percent of students receive free and reduced lunch (Fairfax County Public Schools, 2015). This school was placed in the center of poverty and many of these students who participate in the free and reduced lunch program are English Language Learners.

In 1995, there was a dispute between the Santa Fe Independent School District, and the families of the students who went there. Two different religious families filed a lawsuit against the Santa Fe Independent school district because religious prayers were being said over the public address system by the student council chaplain. The Santa Fe’s Independent School District violated the Lemon test law by allowing student-led prayers to be recited on the public address system, which was not furthering the student's education, they were not acting neutrally toward religion, which is a distinct part of the Lemon Test rule, and they violated the rule against government and religion being mixed.

The Ford Foundation was one of the very first institution of its kind dedicated to black men and boys achievement. The foundation continues to advocate through data collection and grantmaking the importance of create support systems for the most vulnerable communities. The foundation has supported research, numerous community foundations, higher education institutions and foundations to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families to the tune of nearly $9,000.000. Some of the foundation’s funding efforts include: Association of Black Foundation Executives, Inc. to provide funds to support the Black Male Funders Learning and Action Network, and the Southern University System Foundation, to improve education and economic outcomes for vulnerable children and families in New Orleans by affording at-risk males the opportunity to attain bachelor degrees, become teachers, and help eliminate the black male prison pipeline. The goals and accomplishments of the Southern University System Foundation model those of MMWEC making this a good grant opportunity for our

Alief ISD prepares students for tomorrow - caring for them today. Alief operates 45 campuses and programs which educates a highly diverse population of 47,000 students of which 82% which are economically disadvantaged and speak 80 different languages. Despite the high number of students identified as economically disadvantaged, over 70% of Alief schools have earned one or more distinctions in English language arts, math, science, social studies, student progress, post-secondary readiness, and in closing the achievement gap. More importantly, at its core, the district’s staff consists of 3,253 dedicated teachers with an average of 10.3 years of experience and 26.4% who hold advanced degrees. Alief staff has contributed many accomplishments over

Let’s imagine a school with small group classroom sizes, preparing students for college and careers after high school. Also with diverse AP and honor classes by creating a program to help aid students to learn about these classes and the benefits. Since they haven’t created a program to prevent students falling into the government system. In my eyes this is an ideal school that can help and benefit students and the future way of learning. Although Denver South High School is doing well in the areas of diversity and culture, south could improve on preparing students for future careers, enlightening students on the benefits of AP and honor courses provided at the school and also creating

I strongly believe that if one is to hope to create positive change, one must first start small and delve into the community to address its needs; the Herndon ESOL Program allows me to do just that. I have watched students who were once merely waiting to drop out of school become high achievers and move towards obtaining their high school diploma. It is undeniable that the hurdles these students face in their personal lives pose a major threat to their future; therefore, I make it a priority to help them in whatever way I can, either be by tutoring a student at individually or providing emotional support because I believe everyone deserves a fair chance at creating the life they hope for, not the one their history whispers in their

At a town hall meeting during the March 11th California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) annual conference, panel members openly spoke about the transformation to the way California would fund education for the nine million public school students it serves. This panel discussion offered various stakeholder viewpoints around the Local Control Funding Formula and the Local Control Accountability Plan. Each member of the panel contributed honestly about LCFF and LCAP as it relates to the states vision of moving forward in trying to close the achievement gap for all students.

Primary strengths for new development: The staff within this organization is kind, compassionate, and committed to the students and the Williamstown community. Striving to meet their students’ needs creates a closer, safer and more respectful school community. However, Williamstown Middle School is a Title 1 School. This school has a large population of at-risk students due to homelessness, learning disabilities, neglect, and limited English proficiency with students relocating from many different countries. At-risk students are entitled to receive Title 1 funding to help support their educational goals under the No Child Left Behind Act. The initial concentration at this school is to be able to provide the necessary resources to parents and

Domestic efforts within the United States were the original initiative of the foundation before it became a multi-national contributor. The main focus of this initiative is to improve school systems within the nation. They feel that “as a nation, we are failing to ensure that all our young people reach