Sentences with phrase «accountability for meeting»

That includes setting their own standards and, in collaboration with federal, state, and local governing bodies, having both support and accountability for meeting them.

The team under this management takes ownership and accountability for meeting the project and team goals.

Most importantly, accountability for meeting goals is built into the Diversity Challenge at all levels, from firm - wide monitoring and reporting by the Management Committee to yearly review of individual contributions.

Accountability for meeting pollution - reduction targets falls mostly to the public — to civil society.

Dedicated and well resourced QEP investment team with clear ownership and accountability for meeting the investment objective of the Fund.

This is a no - win for taxpayers, with private schools in the voucher program required to provide little to no accountability for meeting student needs or being fiscally responsible.

Currently serving 2.3 million students in 43 states and Washington, DC, charter schools are public schools of choice granted varying degrees of autonomy from state laws in exchange for accountability for meeting student performance goals.

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Ours is showing you good people for you to meet regardless of whether they're down the block or across the city, and because of the accountability and transparency that's in Hinge — we show first name, last name, where you work, where you went to school, all these different aspects — it's much more geared towards quality interactions.

They provide all of us with a sense of purpose and hope; moral validation that we are needed and part of something bigger than ourselves; comfort that we are not alone and a community is looking out for us; mentorship, guidance and personal development; a safety net; values, cultural norms and accountability; social gatherings, rituals and a way to meet new people; and a way to pass time.

Thankfully, Smith had laid out a set of values for EllisDon (trust, openness and mutual accountability) that created an environment in which employees felt empowered to solve problems and try new things without endless meetings and paperwork.

And as they commit to plans to run 10 kilometres each morning or do a daily three - minute plank, they also own up to whether they met their «fitness accountabilities» for the previous week.

In Budget 2007, the Minister of Finance proposed «to amend the FAA to provide for greater transparency and accountability regarding the government's borrowing activities and increase flexibility to meet future borrowings needs, especially with respect to the consolidation of Crown corporations».

She cites Superintendent Beverly Hall's turnaround program in Atlanta as positive because Hall «established accountability targets for every school, including the percentage of students who meet standards and the percentage who exceed them.»

In 2009, Joyce Meyer Ministries received accreditation from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), which stated that in terms of the ministry's financial accountability, transparency, board governance and fundraising practices, it had met their requirements of «responsible stewaAccountability (ECFA), which stated that in terms of the ministry's financial accountability, transparency, board governance and fundraising practices, it had met their requirements of «responsible stewaaccountability, transparency, board governance and fundraising practices, it had met their requirements of «responsible stewardship».

If you're not able to create that type of community with your existing friends, look for meet - ups or groups where you can work toward that with others as support; or consider asking a close family member or friend to check in with you for accountability.

That first week, she was formally assigned to be my mentor, a role that involved meeting together weekly for support, accountability and advice.

It's a project that the company had been working on ever since the partners heard what B Corps are all about: for - profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

Such a paradigm of governance is also applicable, affordable and acceptable to various regional and cultural sensibilities while meeting minimal global criteria of human rights, accountability and respect for international law.

For the purpose of uniformity, accountability and transparency, members from Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission who have representatives from every state of the federation were recommended, as umpires and arbiters of the Federation Account, to play prominent roles during the meeting of the State Joint Local Government Accounts Allocation Committee.

A release signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, said the Governor, in fulfillment of his electioneering campaign promises of ensuring openness, transparency and accountability, has taken it upon himself to meet with the people and residents of the state at a Town Hall meeting to acquaint them with his plans for the state.

It would be great to think that before elected police commissioners come in, this anomaly could be removed — allowing real accountability for their priorities, the style of policing and also the shape and level of resources required to meet the demands of a public who are still very wary.

I have found that there is a lot of accountability but there is always room for improvement and I will continue to meet with and work with groups to ensure we are spending the funds wisely,» said Legislator Lorigo.

In relation to local government, I argued we need to restore proper governance arrangements for the party corresponding to local government structures, which would operate effectively and democratically, ensure accountability, oversee the operation of Labour groups in local government, their organisation and democratic functions, and review the operation of local campaign forums to ensure they meet the needs of both Labour groups and local parties.

According to a report released on the heels of the Comptroller's visit to Rockland, Empire State Development (ESD), New York State's chief economic development agency, failed to meet more than half of the reporting requirements for tax credit and job creation programs, diminishing transparency and accountability.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unveiled the project for this week's meetings in Baltimore, calling it an «unprecedented accountability project» and bragging that it would have its own «unique» webpage.

By 1994 the General Accounting Office (GAO, now known as the Government Accountability Office) issued a report concluding that the «FAA has made little progress toward meeting the [1990] act's goal for deploying new explosive detection systems.»

Perhaps the most important step for the future is to establish accountability when it comes to issues of recruitment and retention of women in the physician - scientist work force: Identify shortcomings, set new goals, and develop solutions to meet them as quickly as possible.

According to Series lead Professor Boyd Swinburn from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, «The key to meeting WHO's target to achieve no further increase in obesity rates by 2025 will be strengthening accountability systems to support government leadership, constraining the role of the food industry in the formation of public policy, and encouraging civil society to create a demand for healthy food environments.»

They have also demanded greater accountability from the hubs: proof that they're not redundant with other DOE activities, and proof that they've set milestones and are meeting them, for example.

According to Laxminarayan, «The UN meeting is the best opportunity there's ever been to set hard global targets and develop a structure to ensure accountability toward sustainable access to effective antimicrobials for the world's population.»

We meet all 20 of the Better Business Bureau's standards for charity accountability and hold the BBB's Charity Seal.

This seal confirms that an evaluation of informational materials provided by Glaucoma Research Foundation to the BBB Wise Giving Alliance shows that the organization meets all of the Standards for Charity Accountability in effect at the time of the review.

GAO supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people.

It is great for accountability because if you are meeting someone, you are much less likely to make excuses; such as, «I'm too busy».

The report also addresses a second, widely used accountability policy: high - school exit exams that hold students responsible for meeting a set of content standards.

However, many others believe charters divert resources from traditional public schools and don't meet up to accountability measures.These opposing views often lead to friction among people who actually have much in common: a genuine concern for children and the national right to high - quality public education.

First, it advances specific ideas for how state accountability systems can be redesigned to demand strong performance and growth from high - achieving students while meeting the requirements set forth in ESSA.

This essay is a result of Astle's search for inspiring «mission - led» schools that are bucking a growing trend of schools hollowing out their teaching in a bid to meet the constantly shifting demands of the government's accountability system.

For one thing, in getting a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Indiana (like other states) promised the Obama administration it would adopt standards that met federal criteria; align curricula and teaching; select, pilot, and administer new tests aligned to the standards; and integrate the standards into both school - and teacher - accountability systems.

But with states in the accountability driver's seat, I could persuade myself that the time has come for at least some foresighted states to set subject matter targets and hold schools accountable for meeting them.

Policies like top - down accountability, No - Child - Left - Behind style, are «hard,» but they have a «thin» theory of change — namely that if we set standards and hold people accountable for meeting them, they will figure out how to hit those benchmarks.

States must also meet several other conditions, including: 1) working with the public schools to define the academic and social skills that five - year - olds must possess in order to succeed in kindergarten; 2) developing preschool activities and materials that help poor children acquire these skills; 3) outlining an accountability program for determining whether four - year - olds are learning these skills; 4) maintaining state spending on preschool programs; and 5) continuing to provide comprehensive services.

The State Report examines how six states (Arizona, California, Illinois, Georgia, New York, and Virginia) designed their accountability systems to meet the Title I requirements and the implications of these provisions for schools with large numbers of low - income and minority students.

This is evident in the federal law's requirement that each state's accountability system generate a report card for each school and district indicating the proportion of students meeting proficiency standards on state tests of math and reading.

Now, other states are borrowing the approach as they look for ways to ratchet up interventions to help schools improve and thus meet accountability goals under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

In addition to providing concrete examples of how the educator preparation program at Tulane has evolved to meet the challenges that new, higher standards bring, they made a strong case for establishing a grace period during which results from the next - generation assessments slated to accompany the Common Core be used only as diagnostic tools, as they are being designed to be, and not for high stakes or accountability.

Meeting these requirements will pose a major challenge for states lacking much experience with accountability.

ECS members spotlighted the need for high - quality teachers prepared to meet the challenges of new state accountability systems during the July 11 - 14 conference.

For instance, officials in Florida, a high - readiness state where the «A + Accountability System» doles out vouchers to students in low - performing schools, doubt that states can meet NCLB's long - term proficiency goals.

A robust accountability system would recognize that more instructional time can be used to meet goals, but that more time is neither a perfect substitute for, nor the same thing as, better use of time.