Sentences with phrase «effective standards systems»

Effective standards systems need to demonstrate their impacts.

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It will work closely with utilities to identify high - priority, cost - effective opportunities for improved solutions, ensure that the innovation community is addressing the needs of the system, and will support the adoption of standards - based programs like Green Button to drive both domestic and export market opportunities.

[9] Using a different, continuous weighted scoring system — which admittedly was, like Byrd's scoring, «an unvalidated measure of CCU outcomes» — Harris et al. concluded that «supplementary, remote, blinded, intercessory prayer produced a measurable improvement in the medical outcomes of critically ill patients», and suggested that «prayer be an effective adjunct to standard medical care.»

AZO provides food processors, who are legally required to take effective safety measures against contaminants, with high - quality machinery and systems which help ensure that their products comply with the relevant standards.

In situations where a standard configuration does not suit a particular application, Proco's engineering team can develop a custom designed system to provide an efficient, cost - effective solution.

The proposed criteria 2.5 (agroforestry system for all crops) and 2.6 (protection of big trees) of the next Sustainable Agriculture Standard provide an effective framework for combining biodiversity protection on coffee farms with productivity targets.

«Would you accept that the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion was largely due to your failure to ensure: (1) that system was in place to ensure a transparent and accountable spending of budget for military operations in strict accordance with the standards of international law including the UN Convention against Corruption; (2) that any such system was operating in a continuous and effective manner; and (3) that violations of the standards were punished when detected by that system?

a. Licensee agrees to implement and maintain adequate and effective data security systems and measures, in line with international industry standards and best practice, to protect the security of the Licensed Materials from unauthorized disclosure or use.

This will allow e-Learning professionals to continue to raise the standard for effective and exceptional e-Learning courses.A learning management system like Lectora Express — The Easy LMS or CourseMill LMS can help you easily track, record and analyze your learners» Big Data.

But the same principals, when asked to evaluate the teachers formally as part of the state's mandatory evaluation system, gave fewer than 3 % of their teachers a less than «effective» score on any of the seven standards against which they were judged.

The winning states are making dramatic changes in how they do business — adopting common standards and assessments, building data systems that measure student growth and success, retaining effective teachers and principals, and turning around their lowest performing schools.

This report recommends further research to investigate the question of whether the certification process itself makes teachers more effective — as they become familiar with the standards and complete the assessment — or if high - quality teachers are attracted to the certification process, as well as to determine whether NBPTS certification is having broader effects on the educational system beyond individual classrooms.

That's why we need an education agenda that strategically recruits, retains, and rewards the most effective teachers and principals; that builds incredibly high standards; that develops rigorous and useful assessments to measure progress against those standards; that builds data systems that allow teachers, principals, students, and parents to quickly and conveniently access those data for everyday use; and that focuses on dramatic intervention within our country's lowest - performing schools.

Another major difference lies in the fact that in market economies not be possible to achieve rationality in the operation of the economic system of a country because the state does not exercise with effective planning and control of the economy, while in state planned economies this rationality can be performed in the formulation of objectives (performance standards) either in the correction of deviations between what was planned and what was achieved through the action of the State.

The main premise is simple: If every state has a data system in place, decisions will be based on hard evidence, which will help inform other core reforms such as developing effective teachers, improving standards, and reforming poorly performing schools.

Wilshaw said that in an increasingly autonomous education system where schools have greater freedom to innovate and raise standards, the importance of effective oversight was greater than ever.

The absence of an effective planning framework and state control in a market economy causes it to become very large deviations between the occurrence of the desired standard of performance and the achievements of the economic system.

The courts» role in this process is to outline in general, principled terms the expectation that the legislative and executive branches will develop challenging standards, fair and adequate funding systems, and effective programs and accountability measures, but to leave to the programs and the political branches the full responsibility for actually formulating these policies.

«All that we ask,» said New York official Ira Schwartz, «is that we be given sufficient flexibility so that we can meet the spirit of No Child Left Behind without having to dismantle what we think is, and what has been judged by others to be, a very effective system of standards, assessment, and accountability.»

Even the 1994 federal Title I reforms, which required states to develop the three major prongs of an effective accountability system (academic standards, tests linked to the standards, and a mixture of assistance and sanctions for low - performing schools) did little to stimulate California into action.

The courts» role in this process is to outline in general, principled terms the expectation that the legislative and executive branches will develop challenging standards, fair and adequate funding systems, and effective accountability measures, but to leave to the programs and the political branches the full responsibility for actually formulating these policies.

Brown noted the progress of several states around the above goals, noting rapid progress on strengthening the alignment and standards, but noting that states have made less progress in the area of creating effective accountability systems.

Applying districts must demonstrate a commitment to all four of the Race to the Top core reform areas (college - and career - ready standards and assessments, robust data systems, effective educators, and school turnaround) and obtain sign off on their plans from the district superintendent or CEO, local school board president, and local teacher union or association president.

In this new vision for testing, an effective assessment system will routinely evaluate student knowledge and skills through formative and interim assessments that provide timely and actionable feedback to teachers and parents, culminating in a summative test that helps to determine whether students are meeting grade - level standards and making progress.

High schools are seeking to build systems that ensure success for every student; this is being further emphasized by the Obama administration, which has identified the following four Race to the Top priority areas in the Race to the Top Executive Summary (2009): «adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction; cultivating effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and turning around struggling schools» (p. 1).

Applying districts must demonstrate a commitment to all four of the Race to the Top core reform areas: college - and career - ready standards and assessments, robust data systems, effective educators, and school turnaround.

Measuring these school - wide standards — such as effective communication, problem solving, or habits of work — must include establishing clear criteria (rubrics), designing authentic assessments (performance tasks), and a calibrated system of tracking student performance.

A psychometrician may well find a local assessment system not up to a rigid technical standard; but such a system can still be credible and effective within the real — world constraints of school time, talent, and budgets.

Race to the Top funding will be used across the four required areas — adopting standards and assessments to prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace, using data systems that measure student performance and assist educators in using data to make instructional decisions, ensuring effective teachers and principals, and turning around the lowest performing schools.

In using ARRA funds, states and school divisions must advance core reforms identified in the legislation, including: implementation of college - and career - ready standards and assessments for all students; establishment of preschool to postsecondary and career longitudinal data systems; improvement in teacher quality — especially for students most at risk of academic failure; and improvement of low - performing schools through effective interventions.

An effective reading system can't simply be aligned to standards.

The HOT APPROACH is an innovative delivery system that provides teachers, teaching artists, administrators, parents, and arts organization educators vital professional development, resources, tools and strategies to develop, deepen and expand effective practices in standards based arts education, arts integration, school culture change and leadership development.

The report has three sections: 1) Setting the Context, which discusses the need for effective systems of evaluation and support for school leaders; 2) Sharing Key Lessons Learned, which highlights how states and districts can work together to agree upon and communicate expectations for school leaders and implement standards - based systems of leadership support and evaluation, thereby increasing teacher effectiveness and improving student outcomes in all schools across the nation; and 3) Improving Standards Based Leadership Evaluation, which examines leader evaluation as a policy foundation for identifying, and supporting effective educators.

Effective principal talent management systems coordinate programs and supports that serve both current and future leaders and align them to a common set of research - based competencies or standards for school leadership.

The district is proposing a four - level performance rating system — «Highly Effective,» «Effective,» «Developing» and «Ineffective» — to replace the current two - tier system of «meets standard / below standard.»

While each of these strategies can improve the equitable distribution of effective teachers within schools, it is equally important — if not more important — for every principal to create systems and processes that support high standards and continuous improvement for all teachers.

The old system ranked administrators «meets standard performance» or «below standard performance» while the new one has four evaluation levels — «highly effective,» «effective,» «developing» and «ineffective.»

UTLA argues that a three - level evaluation system, one that would distinguish a «highly effective» teacher from those who merely meet standards or are below standard, paves the way for merit pay.

We envision a system of forward - thinking, rigorous, diverse school models that prepare students for college and career; effective district management that holds schools accountable to high standards; and a system of choice whereby families are empowered to find the right high - quality educational opportunity for their child.

Mark Inder, Health and Safety Compliance Officer for Empiribox said, «The results of this audit demonstrate our ongoing commitment to promoting Health and Safety in primary science lessons, and it is especially pleasing to us that the teacher training we provide, as well as the systems we have in place to promote safe, effective practical science, are of the appropriate high standard.

Each evaluation system identifies essential teaching behaviors (often in the form of professional teaching standards) that define effective practice.

With the help of Vail's ongoing professional development, Beyond Textbooks partners are trained on: the philosophy and practices of the Beyond Textbooks framework; effective implementation strategies; and the technical facilitation of the Beyond Textbooks electronic delivery system (including how to access all of Vail's digital curriculum calendars, unwrapped documents, formative assessments, and teacher created resources that are congruent to selected essential standards, as well as how to contribute to the digital resources that are accessible to all Vail and Beyond Textbooks partner teachers).

I believe that identifying essential standards is the first step in an effective assessment system.

During his tenure there, he implemented a balanced assessment system, transitioned the state to 100 % online testing, implemented the West Virginia Growth Model, developed an approved growth - based accountability system under ESEA Flexibility, and led standard settings to define statewide cut scores for effective schools and teachers.

Clear learning standards, well - designed curricula, effective teaching, and engaging learning environments are key components in an effective teaching and learning system.

He calls it a «blended separation of powers» approach: It hinges on the willingness of state judges to work with governors and state lawmakers — over the long term, if necessary — to set high standards, develop effective programs, calculate the cost of a quality education for all, create fair funding systems and assess student progress.

Approximately 30 more years passed and we now have Robert Marzano's indicator framework developed around the Effective Schools Correlates with a bit more of a standards - aligned (standards - referenced) twist to the indicator system.

An effective standards - based, formative assessment program can help to dramatically enhance student achievement throughout the K — 12 system, Marzano says.

In fact the VXR - R is far more exploitable than it has any right to be and fizzes down the straights thanks to the remap, a new intercooler, race injectors that are 40 per cent larger than standard and a Milltek Sport 70 mm exhaust system that, although obviously very effective, doesn't pop and crackle quite as much as the pyrotechnic Remus offering on the 888 Corsa.

In addition, the Polo is equipped with standard ESP electronic stabilization program with Hill Start Assist, and it has a highly effective network of airbags on board, including front, front side and side curtain airbags (head airbag system for front and rear passengers), belt tensioners and belt force limiters plus seatbelt warning indicator and head restraints that counteract the risk of whiplash injury (both front seats), three rear head restraints with 3 point seatbelts for all passengers.