Sentences with phrase «addition to academic performance»

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The award recognizes the school in the Big East with the best performances by their student athletes in academics and citizenship in addition to success on the various fields of play.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

«The networks don't seem to affect academic performance,» said study co-author Norm Fruchter, who serves on the city Panel for Educational Policy, in addition to his academic work.

In addition, a subsample of 42 children (29 boys, 13 girls) had brain imaging, which allowed the authors to examine the relations between the cortical structure (thickness and surface area) of their brains and academic performance.

We surveyed over 1,100 entering college freshmen, majoring in business and engineering at a public university in the US, and combined this information with administrative data to create a comprehensive data set that, in addition to the usual academic performance data, cognitive ability measures, and demographics, also included measures of non-cognitive skills, personality traits, and student expectations about college success.

In addition, no person shall be discriminated against in admission to Brooke Charter School or in obtaining the advantages, privileges and access to the courses of study and extracurricular activities offered by the School on the basis of race, sex, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, socioeconomic status, housing status or homelessness, special need, proficiency in the English language or a foreign language, or prior academic achievement, as required by federal and state law, including M.G.L. c. 71, § 89 (l); 603 CMR 1.06 (1); M.G.L. c. 76, § 5 and 603 CMR 26.00: Access to Equal Educational Opportunity.

In addition to daily core academic and arts classes, we offer a two - way bilingual program and the opportunity to participate in our high - quality school performances.

In addition to the high dropout rates, virtual charters nationwide have been dogged by complaints of poor academic performance.

In addition to the SSM, the CCSA accountability framework includes measures of rigor (in the form of a school's status as measured by its Academic Performance Index, or API, score) and momentum (in the form of growth in API over a three - year period).

States will now have the responsibility of designing an accountability framework incorporating and giving the most weight to academic factors, including student performance on state assessments and high school graduation rates, in addition to state - chosen indicators of school quality or student success, which can include measures of educator engagement and school climate / safety.

The only measures a State may include within its Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and B - 15).

In addition, Aguilar wants to increase overall academic performance so more students are qualified to apply for specialty programs in the district.

The new streamlined process comes in addition to the board's existing streamline wavier process for high - performing district with scores of 800 or higher on the Academic Performance Index.

Positive school climate, for example, correlates with decreased substance abuse, student absenteeism, and suspension rates, in addition to improved academic performance.57 Indeed, higher - performing schools have better organizational health.

In addition to ensuring that programs require a measure of academic performance for admission, Massachusetts might also want to consider requiring content testing prior to program admission as opposed to at the point of program completion.

In addition to establishing a minimum bar for academic achievement, CCSA's Minimum Criteria for Renewal enables us to look across a continuum of performance to identify schools that are far exceeding the performance of other schools serving similar student populations and compare charter performance with that of traditional public schools.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; and presents academic papers on the subject / object of fieldwork in artistic practice in addition to a series of public performances and artist talks on a new environmental (re) turn.

Monitored the academic performance of student - athletes in addition to their athletic progress.Motivated and encouraged student athletes to do their best during practices and games.

In addition to this I am also involved in assessing student performance and recording academic results in appropriate databases.

Monitored the academic performance of student - athletes in addition to their athletic progress.Coordinated scheduling and field and facility use with the activities office.

Monitored the academic performance of student - athletes in addition to their athletic progress.Helped develop each participant's physical and psychological fitness.Maintained accurate statistics, records and results of each season.Fostered a culture of good sportsmanship, cooperation and responsibility.Motivated and encouraged student athletes to do their best during practices and games.Created and ran up - to - date and relevant drills.

The teratogenic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing brain can lead to neurodevelopmental deficits in the child.10 At high levels of exposure, and during vulnerable time points during pregnancy, prenatal alcohol exposure has cognitive and behavioural impacts that may affect a child's academic performance and behaviour.11 12 In addition to in utero effects of alcohol, children exposed to heavy parental alcohol use postnatally have been identified as having abnormal developmental and social trajectories.

In addition to the demographic characteristics of gender, age, race / ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, we included adolescents» academic performance, rebelliousness, involvement in extracurricular activities, daily television exposure, and number of movies watched per week.

In addition to its role in learning and academic performance, the school must actively participate in promoting students» lifelong mental health and well - being (Kickbush, 2012).

In addition to the potential for saving lives, many more youth benefit from overall enhancement of academic performance and reduction in peer and family conflict.