Sentences with phrase «achievement focus area»

Within our K - 3 Achievement focus area, we seek partners that enable students to perform on or above grade level in core subjects by third grade, beginning with the kindergarten year.

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Under Mr. Fairbank's leadership, Capital One has demonstrated a strong commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism, supporting a number of area programs focused on community redevelopment and youth education, including DC Cares, the DC College Access Program and Junior Achievement.

A third area of focus for continuing education that is relevant for the achievement of mental health is concerned with the meaning of religion in relation to the meanings of the other disciplines of human thought.

Focus on priority areas for the achievement of sustainable development, being guided by the outcome document.

«Reassessing the Achievement Gap: Fully Measuring What Students Should Be Taught in School» argues that NAEP results offer a «distorted» picture of student achievement because of their exclusive focus on academic skills and take attention away from nontested areas that often fall under the purview Achievement Gap: Fully Measuring What Students Should Be Taught in School» argues that NAEP results offer a «distorted» picture of student achievement because of their exclusive focus on academic skills and take attention away from nontested areas that often fall under the purview achievement because of their exclusive focus on academic skills and take attention away from nontested areas that often fall under the purview of schools.

New approaches, he says, could focus on social and emotional development as well, since science now tells us that relationships and interactions with the environment sculpt the areas of the brain that control behavior (like the ability to concentrate), which also can affect academic achievement (like learning to read).

The institute's focus is on improving achievement in core academic areas, not the «diverse academic, developmental, technology, social, behavioral, and transition needs of children with disabilities,» said Kim Musheno, a policy analyst with the Association...

Participants will explore current research on student achievement and the persistent correlation with socioeconomic status and consider three areas of focus that could produce the type of overhaul our children need: personalized learning, health and social services, and out - of - school opportunities.

After initial assessments of the state's education system, Chester's has identified areas he wants to take to the next level, including focusing on the achievement gap and access to education for all children.

Like a driver overcorrecting and losing control, the new reports go from focusing almost exclusively on student achievement to making it one of seven areas of reporting.

When it comes to education, one area that he will focus on is how meeting basic needs is a necessary first step before tackling an issue like the achievement gap.

Such reasonable growth is supported by the NewSchools Venture Fund in San Francisco, which announced in 2007 that it would focus its current wave of funding on Achievement First, Lighthouse Academies, Uncommon Schools, and a handful of other centrally managed CMOs that are growing within specific geographic areas.

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

The Center focuses its research on three areas that influence children's early reading acquisition: Characteristics of readers and texts and their relationship to early reading achievement; Home and school effects on early reading achievement; Policy and professional effects on early reading achievement.

The overall goal of this extension of our existing work in partnership with TFF and Achievement First Bridgeport Academy (AFBA) is to continue and expand our work in Bridgeport focusing in several keys areas: (1) building knowledge about (a) children's emerging skills and areas of challenge in the social - emotional domain and why these skills are critical to school success, and (b) the ways in which adult stress and skills in the social - emotional domain can impede or foster children's social - emotional skill development; (2) identifying, deploying, and evaluating strategies to build adult and child skills in social - emotional learning with an emphasis on the Tauck Family Foundation's (TFF) five essential SEL skills; and (3) developing and testing a performance management system for SEL that (a) guides the identification of strategies, (b) provides a mechanism for ongoing progress monitoring, feedback, and changes to practice, and (c) serves as an anchor point for ongoing coaching and support in using SEL strategies.

In high - poverty areas where progress has been made in closing achievement gaps, such as in Union City, N.J., and Clarke County, Ga., it wasn't a focus on standardized testing that worked.

Successful union - management collaboration in public school reform must focus on substantive areas affecting the quality of teaching or student achievement.

Describing the most important aspects of instructional leadership in more detail and clarity, this refined version of the framework helps school leaders better identify areas for instructional improvement and focus their time and energy on academic achievement for all students.

Focus Areas: «Student Social - Emotional Challenges» «Children in Poverty Are Children At Risk» «The Impact of Equity on Student Achievement»

In addition to the growing number of policy researchers, researchers in the areas of measurement and evaluation have become interested in policy because many reform initiatives have focused on assessment as a primary vehicle for improving student achievement.

Work with them to identify and prioritize critical areas of growth to implement changes in a timely manner with a focus on student achievement.

«I think it's in line with what's happening nationally with the focus in urban areas on the achievement gap,» she said.

All the modules have threaded through them techniques, skills and questions, which the Clinical Educator can use to maintain focus upon the state content standards, student learning and achievement, curricular alignment, and other school - specific improvement areas.

As a researcher, his work focuses on school improvement, especially in the areas of quality instruction and raising student achievement.

(09/01/2017) Fifty Grand Rapids - area educators began training this summer to increase student achievement through focused work around instructional practices.

The inservice activities for instructional personnel shall focus on analysis of student achievement data, ongoing formal and informal assessments of student achievement, identification and use of enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies that emphasize rigor, relevance, and reading in the content areas, enhancement of subject content expertise, integrated use of classroom technology that enhances teaching and learning, classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety.

Tybee Island Maritime Academy (TIMA) creates a supportive, highly involved, learning community, which promotes the highest academic achievement through a maritime, career focused, project - based curriculum centered on the natural and historical context of Tybee Island and the surrounding Savannah area.

Closing the achievement gap is a priority of the Sun Prairie Area School District, «and our group looks to focus on how issues really matter, not politics as usual,» she said.

The mission of Tybee Island Maritime Academy (TIMA) is to «create a supportive, highly involved, learning community which will promote the highest academic achievement through a maritime, career focused, project based curriculum centered on the natural and historical context of Tybee Island and the surrounding Savannah area.

He focuses on outcomes anticipated by reformers in areas such as increased innovation and higher levels of achievement, exploring the frequent disconnect between research findings and policy advocacy.

School and district accountability: Turning around low - performing schools and closing the existing achievement gap is another area of focus for the state.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

A former preschool teacher and school board member, Murray went on to address areas of the law that are not effective for many of our nation's students, suggesting greater efforts to close the achievement gap, especially among students in underserved communities; to reduce redundant and unnecessary testing; focus on preparing students for college and their career; ensure accountability; and also expand access to preschool programs.

With a focus on increasing achievement for city students, the Abell Foundation supports efforts to provide quality instruction in all content areas, provide a broad portfolio of effective schools, create successful transitions to and through college and work, increase family engagement, and promote literacy enrichment.

• Closing the achievement gap for student sub-populations — with a potential focus on the area or subject of most critical need (for example writing or mathematics).

· Increase student achievement results, in areas including PSAT / SAT, AP Exams, and State of Illinois required exams, and other high stakes assessments scores, through coaching focused on improving the quality of classroom instruction.

What area of student achievement will be the focus of our initial work?

This model focuses on four key areas: (a) providing authentic supervised training and experience for teacher candidates and new teachers; (b) enhancing PK - 12 student achievement including diverse student populations, (c) serving as a site for professional development of teachers, and (d) supporting research and inquiry about teaching and learning (Clark, 1999; The Holmes Group, 1990; Love et al., 1996).

The Biltmore Elementary staff and community members were excited at the PASS kickoff when Principal Sabrina Session Jones shared an excellent PowerPoint presentation providing PASS plan focus areas to support student achievement initiatives at the school.

Because reading skills are fundamental to achievement in every area, a key focus across the school has been to help students develop a passion for reading.»

Toews responded saying that the district should focus on one big area, instead of gradual «drop in the bucket» approaches, and that area should be the racial achievement gap.

Our nation's educational focus continues to zero in on «achievement» as defined by test scores in specific academic areas and the resulting gaps therein.

These combined efforts have enabled us to maintain a highly qualified staff and ensures that students and staff members will have library media programs that focus on the delivery of twenty - first - century learning instruction, information and technology learning competencies, reading achievement, and extend student learning in all curricular content areas.

Although focused on these three areas, the training will include a review of all of the aforementioned gifted and regular education pedagogy and concepts to culminate in creating rigorous and engaging lesson plans and adapting Bright IDEA units that will result in an impact student achievement and gifted potential.

Professional development under Title IIA for public and private school staff members must focus on the promotion of academic achievement in one of the core content areas of English, reading or language arts, math, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography and social studies.

In this role, she identifies strategies and communication platforms that shed light on and promote Flamboyan Foundation's mission and key focus area — family engagement and its unparalleled success in increasing academic achievement for students in Washington, DC and across the country.

In 2005, Tom formed a consulting business, (Net4EdAccess, LLC) which focuses on connecting business to education, executive school superintendent searches, the achievement gap and providing solutions for school systems in the following areas: English Language Learners, Students with Special Needs and Students At - Risk of Dropping Out.

With our two key focus areas of early grade achievement and excellent teachers and leaders, we, at The Belk Foundation, see many opportunities to create positive, sustainable change for students in NC.

The new system will also focus attention on how student groups are faring in these areas, helping to identify achievement gaps and promoting efforts to improve equity.