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district-wide

district-wide

2 3.5
Happening in all parts of a district
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɪstrɪkt-waɪd/
translation icon : a nivel de distrito
  • As a result of this process, district-wide standards were developed, and assessment and accountability measures are in progress.
  • district-wide assessment
  • district-wide implementation
  • district-wide curriculum

Examples

  • Students 1 through 5 were assigned to a district-wide program for adolescents with severe behavioral disorders.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The district-wide initiative aimed to improve educational resources for all schools in the area.

  • At roughly the same time, through a district-wide grant, I received a SMART Board for the library.

    Academic text (2014)
  • As such, improvements in student test performance appear to have occurred district-wide throughout this period.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Every so often, the town would host a district-wide meeting, which all representatives were required to attend.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Teachers must become leaders, taking a total school and district-wide perspective.

    Academic text (1999)
  • A number of these programs were county or district-wide and were created through inter-agency collaboration.

    Academic text (2006)
  • One district administrator is focused on RI district-wide implementation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But until then, teacher-librarians can advocate for their place on school and district-wide literacy teams.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A critical strategy for district-wide rollout was alignment of CBITS with educational policies.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

area-wide
vsdistrict-wide
1 4.1

Affecting all parts of a town, city, or region

is specific to the whole local zone rather than wider localities
intradistrict
vsdistrict-wide
6.4

That happens inside one district

refers to affecting the entire local zone rather than only inside it

How Widespread

nationwide
265 3.0
regionwide
1 3.9
district-wide
2 3.5
local
1.0

Surface Forms

district-wide positive

Morphology

district-wide = district + wide (transparent) = district + wide

The meaning is a straightforward compound of 'district' + 'wide' meaning 'throughout the district', which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

District-wide comes from joining district ('an area or part of a town') and wide ('across' or 'throughout'). So, a district-wide rule or event happens 'throughout the whole district', like painting every school the same color to show it covers the entire area.