Sentences with phrase «affected community members»

We encourage the participation of immigrants and affected community members in shaping fair and just policies.

The policy will also seek to support and enable Ontario organizations, legal decision - makers and affected community members to better identify, assess, address and prevent racial profiling as a prohibited form of discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

However, it is important for wind turbine developers to take these community concerns seriously by following «good neighbor» best practices for siting turbines and initiating open dialogue with affected community members.

During this time, colleges and universities must support, assist, and advocate for their affected community members.

Not exact matches

And yet, among them were countless members of America's energy industry who also worked alongside first responders and law enforcement officials to evacuate those in danger, limit the damage to affected communities, and begin the process of restoring critical energy sources.

Join one of our projects and experience the incredible camaraderie that comes from working side by side with fellow volunteers and local community members to help those affected by natural disasters to get back on their feet.

The staff who manages the facility and supports the members is essentially setting the tone for the community, thus the culture that exists within the staff directly affects the culture within the community.

ORLANDO, Fla. — June 24, 2016 — Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE: VAC) is pleased to announce, as a member of the Orlando business community, it will be making a $ 25,000 donation divided among several local organizations coordinating support and healing efforts to those who have been so profoundly affected by the tragic event on June 12, 2016.

In the same way that a twisted ankle affects every part of a human body, the hurt that one church member feels touches everyone else in that community.

Whatever we think of him as an individual person, the clergyman is an influential member of his community, who affects the emotional health of many persons for good or ill.

This was revealed by the Commanding Officer of the troops, Chief Inspector Albert Abalem, when members of the Regional Security Council visited the affected communities to have a fair idea about the situation on the ground after the reprisal attacks.

Officials have taken steps to reform the process around deed modifications, including running new proposals by the borough presidents, City Council members and community boards of the affected buildings.

Though the bill must ultimately be accepted at the state level, a group of city council members, including Manhattan representatives Melissa Mark - Viverito, Robert Jackson and Ydanis Rodriguez, is voicing its support for the legislation via a resolution that was proposed to the council on Wednesday, saying the current law unfairly affects people in their communities.

Also at 11 a.m., members of 24 social justice and immigrants» rights groups, community - based organizations and good government groups call for improved voting systems and a more transparent Board of Elections in light voter roll purges that affected the presidential primary elections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The event was a bipartisan one, addressing issues that affect all members of the community — particularly our high taxes.

In a letter sent to the SU community on Monday, Syverud did not outwardly oppose the ban, but instead listed resources for members of the community who have been affected.

Members discussed issues affecting our community and business in Cortland County at the breakfast meeting at the Mini-Conference Center on Port Watson Street in Cortland.

«Providing important services is taking action directly to community members who are affected by the president's executive orders.

Miner, a Democrat, said the event will enable community members to tell elected officials how the proposed tax code changes will affect them.

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged member - states of the Non-Aligned Movement, development partners and international community to assist security personnel, victims and countries affected by Boko Haram insurgency.

Olson says Dogtooth Bend farmers and landowners, members and staff of the Len Small Levee and Drainage District, community and state - level leaders, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have some difficult decisions ahead in repairing the current landscape and preparing for future flood events — decisions that affect future land uses, resource allocations, and the livelihoods of the people of southern Illinois.

«This budget, if enacted, would jeopardize our nation's educational, scientific and health enterprises and limit access to critically needed mental and behavioral health services,» said Antonio E. Puente, president of the American Psychological Society (APS) in Washington, D.C. «These cuts would disproportionately affect people living in poverty, people with serious mental illness and other disabilities, women, children, people living with HIV / AIDS, older adults, ethnic and racial minorities, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.»

Rescuing Biomedical Research member Daniel Colón - Ramos has put together some straightforward strategies for members of the biomedical research community wanting to help those affected by the hurricane both in Puerto Rico and in the mainland U.S. Acknowledge the crisis -LSB-...]

The UCCs will form the basis for upcoming experiments exploring interactions between community members, including how microdiversity is maintained and how it affects community function.

It builds a friendly community of singles that are non-judgmental as well as non-discriminatory singles that understand what other members affected with the same is going through.

Ultra Street Fighter 4 was released digitally for PS4 on May 26, and members of the fighting game community quickly posted examples of lag, stuttering and other glitches affecting the port.

Once you've identified your issue, invite two to three parents or other community members who are personally affected by this issue to share their perspective with your students.

This study makes an analysis of the impact of a civic and intercultural education methodology requiring students to analyze the situation of the Roma community at local revel and formulate a public policy proposal related to an issue affecting members of Roma communities.

If, as we've said, bullying is a problem that affects everyone, it's vital that all members of a school's community are involved in solutions.

Parents, of course, aren't the only members of the community affected by the quality of the educational system.

Following the November 6 elections, members of the Ed School community gathered for an Askwith Forum exploring the question of how the election — most notably the re-election of President Obama — might affect education policy in the United States over the coming years.

Timesha Cohen, a member of our learning community and teacher from Propel McKeesport Public Charter School, has talked about the impact of her participation as positively affecting herself and her students: «My students are able to make connections between what they know and what they need to know, as well as draw conclusions based on patterns they may notice in both math and science.

The multiple linkages model asserts a prominent role for «situational variables» — the size of the work group, organizational policies and procedures, the prior training and experience of members — which mediate what the leader is able to do.131 For example, the size of the school will have a significant effect on how well teachers know other teachers; it also will affect the way in which teachers form workgroups or departments to talk about their work.132 The fragmented nature of professional communities, rather than size per se, becomes a constraint on how principals try to organize professional communities to focus on instruction and student learning.

This fear pervades the entire school community, affecting the physical, mental, and emotional well - being of its members.

An evaluation study of the district's equity fund highlighted several implementation challenges.65 Some PTAs simply did not comply with the district's policy to give back some dollars, and the district had difficulty figuring out how to exempt some PTA expenses fairly from redistribution.66 The evaluators did not examine how this policy affected PTA revenues, but there was significant pushback from members of the community, with some parents threatening to reduce donations during initial policy negotiations.67 A group of parents voiced that the approach was punitive, and that instead, parents should be encouraged to donate to a separate equity fund or to other, less affluent schools.68 Other districts that have considered establishing an equity fund have feared similar pushback, worrying that rich parents will threaten to leave the district, disinvest in their schools, or decrease their overall contributions.69

«The majority of the science department believes that this major policy decision affecting the entire student body, the faculty, and the community has been made without any notification, without a hearing,» said Mardi Sicular - Mertens, the senior member of Berkeley High School's science department, at last week's school board meeting.

Chairman John Kline and Senior Democratic Member Bobby Scott have led the process in the House to develop legislation that will positively affect the educational outcomes of our nation's 50 million public school students, the performance of our more than 13,000 public school districts, and the success of both our communities and our nation.

Toward the end of her tenure, however, she faced criticism from School Board members and some in the community who said she cultivated a workplace of fear and did not pay enough attention to issues that affect minority children.

They should engage with the communities, he said, building relationships with community members to understand how education and other social issues affect them.

«GCAE members have been involved in every phase of the SIG application and implementation process,» Pruit says «We went to the community forums when the district first discussed with parents how it (turnaround process) would affect their children.»

CNN's town hall with members of the community affected by the school shooting in Florida had many tense and emotional moments, but none more heartbreaking than this.

Buffalo, NY — On Monday, August 1, Buffalo community activists and clergy members will be hosting an Emergency Town Hall Meeting to address the growing educational crisis affecting Buffalo's public school children.

SA RISE (San Antonio Rising in Solidarity for Equity) seeks to foster collaboration among students, parents, educators, and other community members to build a base of power that will affect educational change through political and social action.

By providing support and suggestions (e.g., information on the developmental processes of death and grieving) team members are able to utilize their areas of expertise to build a supportive environment and enhance the social and emotional well - being in the affected school and community.

The Birth - to - College Collaborative Community of Practice is designed to help participants get to know each other on multiple levels: as individuals with different personal backgrounds, professionals with specific roles and responsibilities, members of three distinctive school cultures and colleagues curious to explore how the birth - to - college vision affects their thinking, learning and practices.

CPS board member Ruth Rodriguez said the Latino community must be organized to respond to issues that affect them so deeply.

If you were a student learning at your own pace through an entire academic year (the «long race»), how would this affect your experience as members of a learning community?

According to Julia Sass Rubin, a parent and member of the grassroots group Save Our Schools New Jersey, a PAA affiliate, «If a traditional public school converts to a charter schools, it affects the education of every child in that community by drawing critical resources from the traditional public school system.

• $ 3,000 from the Victoria Rotary Club for elementary school roof repairs • $ 5,000 in gifts from the Victoria Rotary Club to three district schools • Supplies and resources from Southwest ISD • Goods and supplies from the Harlandale Motorcycle Club • School supplies from the students of Kenmore Middle School of Arlington, Virginia • A truckload of supplies from students at Austin ISD's Brentwood Elementary • Supplies and school items from Brownsville ISD and the Habitat for Humanity of the Rio Grande Valley, personally delivered by State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. (D - Brownsville) and volunteers • Food and supplies from students at Allen ISD's Ford Middle School, which Victoria ISD's O'Connor Elementary School used to host a «Parking Lot Picnic» for the community • Essential items and letters of encouragement from the Chris - tian School of Parker, Colorado, which partnered with the Victo - ria ISD Special Education Department in the effort • Free care for children of Victoria ISD employees donated by The Boys & Girls Clubs of Victoria, which also provided buses to and from the district's high schools • Approximately 1,000 meals for neighborhood families from staff and faculty members of Victoria ISD's Shields Elementary School • $ 1,000 in supplies and essential items provided by the Jordan Murray Project, created by Sealy High School student Jordan Murray to help schools affected by Harvey • 72 bags of athletic equipment delivered by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar and State Representative Geanie W. Morrison (R - Victoria)

· Collaborate and be a positive «team player» with colleagues, parents and community members to affect the best outcomes for students