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	National school -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		A national school is a particular type of (A school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades) primary school in (An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) Ireland that is not directly financed or administered by the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) State.
		Rather, that the affairs and policies of the school are managed by local people, often directed by a member of the (Clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)) clergy, through a local Board of Management.
		The day-to-day business of the school is managed by a (The educator who has executive authority for a school) Principal or Headteacher, as with other schools.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/national_school.htm (212 words)

	Terrorism & Schools: School Terrorism, School Security, Emergency Planning
		School officials should be prepared for threats, hoax incidents (such as anthrax scares), and other "spin-off" security concerns that could result from pranksters and others who may capitalize on the sensitivity of the day.
		Communicate with parents and members of the school community prior to September 11th to let them know that their school is aware of the sensitivity of the anniversary and that measures are being taken to acknowledge special needs associated with the anniversary.
		School officers also report significant gaps in school security and emergency preparedness measures at their schools, and limited training and support received themselves for preventing and preparing terrorist attacks upon schools.
	www.schoolsecurity.org /terrorist_response.html (4478 words)

	The National Association of School Nurses
		The National Association of School Nurses' core purpose is to advance the delivery of professional school health services to promote optimal health and learning in students.
		In anticipation of homeless students who may be entering your schools, please be sure that your school policies and practices reflect the mandates of the McKinney Act and assist homeless students to enter school without delay.
		These students will be entering new schools without the necessary documentation, especially for immunizations, they would normally bring with them to your school.
	www.nasn.org (670 words)

	School Safety and School Security Experts: National School Safety and Security Services
		School safety officials and education leaders use our services to prevent and manage school violence, reduce risks and liability, and improve school-community relations on school safety issues.
		School leaders, law enforcement, and community safety officials in 45 states have used our services because we understand K-12 school safety issues.
		provide proactive, practical, and cost-effective recommendations for school safety and crisis preparedness planning, heightened school security for terrorist threats, school security and school police staffing, school security and crisis procedures, physical security, special event management, school crime prevention and school crisis training, school-community collaboration, transportation security, linking security with prevention and intervention programs, and more.
	www.schoolsecurity.org (311 words)

	School Lunch Program (National School Lunch Program (NSLP))
		Unfortunately, many schools must compete with fast-food restaurants, vending machines and convenience foods, which are often located within the school or close by.
		The school will work with parents to decide if a child is eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
		The program is open to both public and non-profit private schools and to residential child-care institutions.
	www.3-rx.com /school-lunch-program/default.php (585 words)

	Culinary School, Bartending School and Casino Careers at National Schools in San Diego
		National Schools bartending, casino or culinary training will provide the knowledge students need to enter today’s work environment in hotels, restaurants, country clubs, cruise ships, resorts and more.
		Culinary School, Bartending School and Casino Careers at National Schools in San Diego
		When you train in our culinary classes, bartending courses or casino school the education objective is to provide a quality education with smaller class sizes to ensure special individualized attention to our students.
	www.nationalschools.com (354 words)

	School Nurses Organization of Arizona
		School Nurses Organization of Arizona (SNOA) is the only professional organization in the state which exclusively represents the interests of school nurses.
		The mission of the School Nurses Organization of Arizona is to promote the advancement of Professional School Nursing through interactive leadership and the provision of educational opportunities.
		Empower school nurses to be proactive change agents.
	www.snoa.org (275 words)

	School Transportation - private, boarding, military schools.
		The benefits of private schools are often significant, and many private schools place high priority on academic excellence.
		These types of boarding schools require a highly motivated student with supportive parents, and expectations are high.
		Students tend to be more motivated, parents are more involved, and the distractions that are common to public schools do not exist in the private school world.
	www.schooltrans.com (382 words)

	American School Board Journal: August 2000 Cover Story
		American School Board Journal is an editorially independent publication of the National School Boards Association.
		Because the incident was reported to school officials near the end of a school year, Deweese says, the district gave the students involved three choices: They could choose not to attend graduation ceremonies, commit to 30 hours of community service, or put in 10 hours of work developing a school anti-hazing program.
		Near the end of the school year, long after the gymnastics season ended, a parent overheard her daughter talking about the incident and reported it to the gymnastics coach.
	www.asbj.com /2000/08/0800coverstory.html (3587 words)

	Nurses needed
		A child of working parents may not always be able to see the doctor, particularly if a parent cannot be reached at his or her office on a day when the school calls to notify that the child is sick or the doctor's hours do not mesh with the parent's schedule.
		Many school districts have contracts with their county's public health department that allow a nurse to visit schools on occasion.
		School nurses are few and far between but health problems among children are not
	www.jsonline.com /lifestyle/parenting/oct99/1203nurse.stm (1685 words)

	National Sport School
		In March 2005 the teachers at the National Sport School received an Innovative Practice Award from the Alberta Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development to acknowledge the thoughtful and innovative practices at the school.
		The National Sport School is located in the North West corner of Ernest Manning High School.
		In 1994, CODA and the Calgary Board of Education established the National Sport School in support of high- performance student-athletes.
	schools.cbe.ab.ca /b830 (157 words)

	Truck driving school (CDL license), fleet training - national truck drivers programs, courses, Florida
		National Truck Drivers School is a nationally accredited career school in Florida that has trained over 21,000 men and women since 1978.
		As a graduate of National Truck Drivers School, you could be behind the wheel of one of these great trucks.
		Truck drivers are a constant presence on the Nation's highways and interstates, delivering everything from automobiles to zoology equipment.
	www.truckschool.com (318 words)

	Washington National Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, founded in 1909, is currently one of very few cathedral choirs of men and boys in the United States with an affiliated school, in the English tradition.
		Washington National Cathedral, officially the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington and an Episcopal cathedral church, is designated as a monument: the National House of Prayer of the United States.
		The resident symphonic chorus of the Washington National Cathedral is the Cathedral Choral Society.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington_National_Cathedral (2145 words)

	Keystone National High School
		Keystone National High School is a provider of home education to homeschool families and high school students.
		Keystone provides a flexible high school diploma program that is academically sound.
		Credits from our correspondence and online high school courses are widely accepted.
	www.keystonehighschool.com (187 words)

	School Violence Prevention & School Safety Guide
		Our library consists of the best reviewed books on topics such as bullying in schools, hazing, shootings, and general school violence and safety issues.
		Covers how to improve the general safety of schools, dealing with natural disasters, and gang violence.
		The more you know, safer your school will be.
	www.keepschoolssafe.org (181 words)

	Prepared Remarks for Secretary Paige at the Second National High School Leadership Summit
		And yet children in high-poverty schools are nearly twice as likely to have teachers without a major or minor in the subject they teach.
		It allows schools to develop specific intervention programs to allow struggling students to raise their reading levels, so they have a better shot at success in high school.
		Less than a third of America's high school graduates are prepared for higher education or the workforce.
	www.ed.gov /news/speeches/2004/12/12022004.html (1888 words)

	National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
		Unlike public schools, which are eligible for immediate FEMA assistance, private nonprofit schools must follow different procedures.
		There are 11 independent schools affiliated with NAIS and its sister associations, ISAS and SAIS, that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
		The Centers for Disease Control webpage provides background information about bird flu.The CDC's 2003 guidelines for dealing with SARS may also provide a good refresher on the types of issues a school would have to deal with if there were an outbreak of any serious contagious disease.
	www.nais.org (545 words)

	Schools and Camps
		The website for the National School Safety and Security Services offers considerations to take into account when planning for emergency situations, such as a plan to "shelter in place" rather than evacuate students and staff in the event of a crisis.
		Thousands of schools across the country have used it to safely and successfully manage their students with food allergies.
		A special program for schools in Illinois was announced by First Lady Patti Blagojevich on September 29, 2005.
	www.foodallergy.org /school.html (622 words)

	American School Counselor Association
		The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) supports school counselors' efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society.
		ASCA recognizes individuals for professional contributions as a practicing school counselor at various levels and work settings, as well as recognizing a legislator, a advocate and an outstanding career guidance program.
		ASCA provides professional development, publications and other resources, research and advocacy to more than 18,000 professional school counselors around the globe.
	www.schoolcounselor.org (147 words)

	NASSNC: National Association of State School Nurse Consultants
		The mission of the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants is to promote the health and learning of the nation's children and youth by providing national leadership and advocacy, impacting public policy, collaborating, and proactively influencing school health programs and school nursing practice.
		NASSNC requires that the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants be acknowledged as author of any NASSNC position papers that are reproduced and/or distributed.
		Provides consultation, leadership, and direction to the school nurses in their respective state.
	lserver.aea14.k12.ia.us /swp/tadkins/nassnc/nassnc.html (662 words)

	CBC Arts: National Ballet School founder Betty Oliphant dies
		In recent years, Oliphant has been somewhat ostracized for her characteristic candour: she was publicly critical of Mavis Staines, her hand-picked replacement at the ballet school, and of the National Ballet itself in the matter of its messy legal battle against ballerina Kimberly Glasco.
		Upon her arrival in Canada, Oliphant established her own ballet school but in 1951, she accepted the title of ballet mistress in the newly founded National Ballet of Canada.
		Among her many honours, Oliphant was named a companion of the Order of Canada, received a lifetime achievement award from the Toronto Arts Foundation and honorary doctorates from a number of Canadian universities.
	www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2004/07/12/Arts/oliphantarts040712.html (522 words)

	Bureau of Justice Statistics Students' Report of School Crime: 1989 and 1995
		This joint BJS and National Center for Education Statistics report presents the first findings from the 1995 supplement, discussing relationships among the the variables examined, such as how drug availability, street gang presence, and gun presence are related to student reports of being victimized at school.
		This report is the first focusing on data collected in the 1995 School Crime Supplement (SCS), an enhancement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
		In each year, the SCS was administered to about 10,000 persons age 12 through 19 currently attending school.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/abstract/srsc.htm (133 words)

	National Association of Secondary School Principals - Home
		A new report produced by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and KnowledgeWorks Foundation identifies the policies states have enacted that align with and support NASSP’s federal legislative recommendations for reforming the nation’s high schools.
		National Association of Secondary School Principals - Home
		© 2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.
	www.nassp.org (320 words)

	School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA)
		School social workers are hired by school districts to enhance the district's ability to meet its academic mission, especially where home, school and community collaboration is the key to achieving that mission.
		School Social Workers are instrumental in furthering the purpose of the schools: To provide a setting for teaching, learning, and for the attainment of competence and confidence.
		The School Social Work Association of America is dedicated to promoting the profession of School Social Work and the professional development of School Social Workers in order to enhance the educational experience of students and their families.
	www.sswaa.org (167 words)

	Welcome to the National Charter Schools Week 2002 Web Site
		Charter school leaders and supporters all across the country are celebrating the success of the nation’s third annual National Charter Schools Week April 29-May 3, 2002.
		Charter school leaders and supporters all across the country worked hard to deliver on the promise that this year’s celebration would be the biggest and best National Charter Schools Week yet.
		Schools could give their awards a name that has local meaning, maybe recognizing a present or historical leader who embodies traits fostered by the school.
	www.charterfriends.org /csweek.html (5889 words)

	Checklist of Characteristics of Youth
		The National School Safety Center offers the following checklist derived from tracking school-associated violent deaths in the United States from July 1992 to the present.
		Further, such behavior should also provide an early warning signal that safe school plans and crisis prevention/intervention procedures must be in place to protect the health and safety of all school students and staff members so that schools remain safe havens for learning.
		These characteristics should serve to alert school administrators, teachers and support staff to address needs of troubled students through meetings with parents, provision of school counseling, guidance and mentoring services, as well as referrals to appropriate community health/social services and law enforcement personnel.
	www.nssc1.org /reporter/checklist.htm (476 words)

	National Cathedral School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National Cathedral School (NCS) is an independent Episcopal private school day school for girls located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Founded by Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee in 1900, NCS is the oldest of the institutions constituting the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation.
		As the National Cathedral School is chartered by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, and is an Episcopalian School, the school holds mandatory chapel services several times per week, as well as a weekly Friday morning service in the National Cathedral.
		National Cathedral School strives to be a caring environment where integrity and compassion are essential components of character development.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Cathedral_School (1559 words)

	Welcome to MiddleWeb
		THE NATIONAL FORUM TO ACCELERATE MIDDLE GRADES REFORM – Find out more about this unique alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the education of young adolescents – and examine the Forum's vision of high-performing middle-grades schools based on the latest research evidence.
		October is the Month of the Young Adolescent, and the National Middle School Association has lots of ideas about how to publicize and celebrate this unique stage of development.
		Leah teaches seventh graders in a small progressive urban school somewhere in the northeastern U.S. Her classroom blog, titled "My Life as a 7th Grader," is a delight to read — intimate, sensitive, and full of teacher insights and dry wit.
	www.middleweb.com (631 words)

	NASSLEO
		Agent Tracey Mullins, Dr. Randy Borum and retired Chief Art Kelly represented the Service's National Threat Assessment Center in bringing the attendees up to date on the status of the terror threat in the U.S. and what schools can and should be doing now.
		These will be distributed across the U.S. to bring national trainers to your locale, thus sparing your District the travel expenses that prevent many of you from attending such offerings.
		The presentation was a bookend for the conference, which had started with a magnificent four hour presentation by terrorism expert John Giduck, J.D., who worked with the Russian government in the aftermath of the seizure and killings at a school in Beslan, Russia.
	www.nassleo.org (737 words)

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