Sentences with phrase «as open admissions»

States therefore should avoid well - intentioned but misguided regulations such as open admissions requirements, price controls, state testing mandates, and excessive reporting requirements.

«As an open admission high school, students come to us from various schools throughout the metro New Orleans area and we don't necessarily know the academic acumen of students coming through the building,» he says.

Tompkins County was referred to in every sentence as an open admission No Kill Shelter - as is NHS.

As an open admission shelter, the Kauai Humane Society accepts every homeless, abandoned, abused and unwanted animal in need of our help.

As an open admission shelter, Lollypop Farm accepts every animal who is brought to their facility; no animal is denied admission for any reason.

As an open admission shelter, the Kauai Humane Society receives over 4,000 animals each year.

As an open admission facility, the current shelter is terribly overcrowded and so small that they are forced to euthanize dozens of adoptable pets every week.

The nonprofit organization was founded in 1888 and serves seven jurisdictions as an open admission shelter, with an intake of 12,000 animals annually, a staff of 50, and an average of 534 volunteers.

As an open admission shelter, Lollypop Farm takes in animals of all kinds (dogs, cats, small animals, birds, reptiles, farm animals, etc) from all over the state of New York - and beyond.

As an open admission shelter, we are here to help community members with compassion and support when they are faced with the difficult decision to surrender their pet - whatever the reason.

As an open admission shelter that accepts stray animals, community cats are sometimes brought to us as «strays».

Not exact matches

As such, it's laced with comforting words meant to reassure Canadian shoppers that Target isn't ready to give up on them yet, along with open admissions it could have done better.

Evangelicals differ among themselves as to how open or restrictive admission to the Lord's Supper should be.

In recent years some advance steps have been made, as in the opening of Pullman cars and diners to Negroes, elimination of segregation in the armed forces, and the admission of Negroes to some southern state universities.

When barbecues are open to the public, as at the Atlanta Exposition, an admission fee is naturally charged, and expenses are paid in this way; but when votes are wanted, no charge is made, or, at least, such a trifle only as will serve to keep out the canaille.

Located on the front picnic grounds at the beautiful Maurice Car» rie Winery are craft vendors with wares that are handmade such as jewelry, paintings, and ceramics along with fun items like great handbags and designer - style sunglasses Open to the public, free admission

The much anticipated annual tasting event will take place on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 from 7 to 10 p.m. General admission tickets are priced at $ 125 per person; VIP tickets priced at $ 250 per person, and provide access to the event an hour before the doors open, as well as admission to the Black and Blanco After Party.

The public will get its first look at Russert's office during the grand opening today, when the museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission will be free as part of M&T Bank's Third Friday program.

Commenting on the report, Jon Foster, Senior Research and Policy Officer at IAS said: «Even modest reductions in bar opening times would take the pressure off hard pressed A&E departments, who would undoubtedly welcome a 25 % reduction in alcohol - related admissions, as happened in Australia.

«What we need in a diverse and increasingly non-religious society is not Church schools, but schools that will be genuinely inclusive of all: open to all children, not restricted in admissions as many state funded church schools are; open to all qualified teachers, not jealously guarding their legal right to discriminate; teaching a broad and balanced curriculum, not a narrow curriculum coloured by a single unshared religion.»

In an effort to increase its enrolments, the University of Saskatchewan?s College of Education actively encourages people with math and science degrees to enter teacher training by lowering the admission standards for this group of applicants (which are ordinarily very stringent — see below) and by giving applicants who choose math, physics, or chemistry as their main subject first preference for program openings.

That is true, it said, for each of the three types of specialized schools that it reviewed: selective STEM schools such as Thomas Jefferson, inclusive STEM high schools (e.g. a STEM emphasis within an open - admission school), and STEM - focused career and technical education schools.

Calls for at least a year of education or training after high school, as President Barack Obama has issued, put special pressure on community colleges, which are arguably the most democratic of higher education institutions, with their low price tags, broad missions, and open admissions policies.

As a result, parents are struggling for admissions to schools in Dubai — although, things are looking up as KHDA announced an opening of 20 new international schools this yeaAs a result, parents are struggling for admissions to schools in Dubai — although, things are looking up as KHDA announced an opening of 20 new international schools this yeaas KHDA announced an opening of 20 new international schools this year.

Students in the United States, she notes, are more open to the concept of «collective merit» admissions — where a person contributes something to the collective merit of the cohort — taking into consideration factors beyond pure academic performance, such as athletic prowess, race, or legacy status that adds to the overall diversity of the group.

Freed from union rules and OPSB central - office control, the RSD was able to act on its conviction that improved performance lay in spinning off as many schools as possible and chartering them as independent institutions with open - enrollment admissions policies and citywide catchment areas.

Open - enrollment schools in New Orleans, as well as some selective - admissions schools, provide free transportation to students across the city.

The Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider whether colleges may continue to use race as a factor in college admissions — opening the door to possibly eliminating affirmative action in higher education.

As Chief Executive Officer of InspireNOLA, a new charter management organization in New Orleans focusing on educating the youth of the city, Jamar currently manages two of the highest performing open - admission schools in New Orleans.

Measures such as this reflect a commitment to truly open admissions and access by students with disabilities that is proactive and creative.

Provided that a school adheres to the laws regarding open admissions, a charter school may, through its educational focus, target a particular population of students with a specific need, such as students with disabilities, English language learners, or students at risk for dropping out of school.

New Orleans public schools have become a national model as it has transformed its failed public school system primarily through an emphasis on high - accountability, open - admission, high - standards charter schools.

Sci Academy, an open - admissions school, has sent students to colleges such as Grinnell and Middlebury and was named the second best high school in Louisiana by U.S News and World Report in 2014.

Charter schools adhere to the same open admission and enrollment standards as traditional public schools.

A private school that used to charge admission fees of up to # 4,000 a year has been rated inadequate by Ofsted just two years after opening as a free school.

Alt hough these schools are open to all, the fact that students must apply for admission — rather than being admitted automatically, as is the case in most public schools — makes comparisons tricky.

Even as education officials tout increases in test scores around Louisiana and in New Orleans, the only open - admissions school in Uptown New Orleans that exceeded state averages in any subject last year was New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School — and that was only in two of four subjects.

Mary Bousted, the general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and president of the Trades Union Congress, told Wednesday's fringe event that responsibility for admissions had to be taken back from academies as additional powers given to them under the reforms could be open to abuse.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

As a professional, the tool has opened the door to a new network of colleagues and admissions recruiters, which provides me an online professional space to create true access to opportunities for young people in my community.»

Itineris Early College High School operates under an open admission policy as all Utah public schools.

There are a growing array of education choice options available in America such as controlled open enrollment, charter schools, charter districts, online schools, lab schools, schools - within - schools, year - round schools, charter technical career centers, magnet schools, alternative schools, vouchers, special programs, advanced placement, dual enrollment, International Baccalaureate, early admissions, and credit by examination or demonstration of competency.

Amazon, too, isn't opening the real - world store as an admission of defeat.

Richmond Animal Care & Control (RACC) was established as the first city pound June 5, 1902 and since then it has served as the only open admission public shelter in the City of Richmond.

As the only open admission shelter in Knox County, YWAC accepts any animal for any reason.

Because their intake is so unpredictable, Open Admission shelters may euthanize a portion of their population as a management tool, although they have become very creative in finding alternative solutions.

There are many good shelters that call themselves «no - kill,» just as there are many fine shelters — such as The Anti-Cruelty Society — that are «open admission.»

Some shelters feel that adopting managed admission means they're not truly «open admission» anymore, but instead, it allows more animals in the community to be better - served, as well as lives to be saved.

As the only open admission shelter serving Berkshire County and surrounding areas, BHS accepts all companion animals — no matter their age, breed, temperament, or health.

As a private, 501 (c) 3 non-profit open - admission animal shelter, we receive no state or federal funding, so we're dependent on the generosity of our supporters.