Sentences with phrase «as school site visits»

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We showed up to a school to visit, my dad told me we were just checking out the site but unveiled and surprised Miles and I with a water well my parents donated in our name as an engagement gift in memory of our engagement in Africa and how dear it is to our hearts,» Keleigh wrote on her Instagram.

«Just as certain reading materials and language are inappropriate at school, so is visiting Web sites that don't meet the needs of an assignment,» Lake told Education World.

As part of the event, with the aim of bringing regional schools together, the schools all visited different rail company's sites, including Bombardier, East Midlands Trains and Resonate.

If your local nature reserve or Trust property does not provide site specific resources for you to use, organisations such as the Woodland Trust and Growing Schools have many ready to use generic exercises to readily provide structure to your visit and dramatically reduce the planning time required.

As the Idaho Digital Learning Academy's liaison for southwestern Idaho, Jeff Farden occasionally makes face - to - face visits with the staff he mostly supervises online, like Notus Junior / Senior High School site coordinator Tricia Shelden.

As part of an ongoing series of site visits to schools doing good work, Dean Kathleen McCartney and Professor Howard Gardner traveled to KIPP Academy in Lynn, Mass. on January 26th, 2011.

As Emma Carney, Head of History at Kings High School, Warwick explains, the sheer volume of «must - visit» sites in the area is remarkable.

As Jennifer Wagner told Education World, «I spend a lot of my summer visiting places I don't have time to visit during the school year — such as The George Lucas Foundation site, which is filled with great informatioAs Jennifer Wagner told Education World, «I spend a lot of my summer visiting places I don't have time to visit during the school year — such as The George Lucas Foundation site, which is filled with great informatioas The George Lucas Foundation site, which is filled with great information.

The 13 - page report is based on interviews with parents, charter school supporters and opponents, policymakers, and others, as well as site visits to 12 charter schools in five states.

Today, schools can visit the on - site exhibition themed around the famous battle as well as climbing to the top to look out at the fantastic views across London from the balconies.

This means the school and its governors, as the employer, are responsible for ensuring that their legal responsibilities for health and safety are met; this also means making sure that teachers, staff, visitors and parents are confident that both their and the pupils» safety is being taken seriously in school and on off - site visits.

Each group visits various sites and takes photos, and after we're back at school the students research the mathematical significance of the symbols or objects they've chosen, write and / or solve the problems they posed, annotate their photos and post them on an electronic bulletin board or map of the Mall, and express what they've learned and enjoyed in other creative ways such as movies, kahoots, songs, game shows, etc..

As part of the agreement, both sites have to operate as one school and pupils in the annexe will visit the Tonbridge site at least once every two weekAs part of the agreement, both sites have to operate as one school and pupils in the annexe will visit the Tonbridge site at least once every two weekas one school and pupils in the annexe will visit the Tonbridge site at least once every two weeks.

[These include] sessions at our site, which include opportunities to use PCs and / or Macs, and such state - of - the - art equipment as Smartboards and video conferencing tools; individualized school - based training, which introduces teachers to the hardware and software available at their own schools; and resource visits, in which trainers provide modeling and hands - on help with technology integration activities in the teachers» own classrooms.

Participants heard from, and discussed with, high - level education policy leaders in an effort to develop an understanding of the policy conditions, such as capacity building, professional development, funding, Common Core - aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessments, etc., that will allow support for innovative approaches, such as those featured in the site visits to schools, to expand.

Sub-study two focused on data use and support for data use in schools and at the district level, along with case studies of six site - visit schools identified from our surveys as high data - use schools.

For the project as a whole, we collected two rounds of survey data from principals and teachers and three rounds of site - visit data from schools and districts, including classroom observations and interviews with teachers and building and district administrators.

First, we classified all site - visit schools as high, medium, or low on the collective leadership and student performance measures.

From the 40 schools included in the first round of site visits, we selected the four with the highest principal - turnover rates as case study schools, based on the principal survey question about the number of principals that those 40 schools had had over the past 10 years.

As part of the Design Institute, each leadership team will be encouraged to coordinate site visits to cohort schools and other schools in the Puget Sound area which exemplifies the intended goals of their PL school plan.

As new interns, our introduction to CCE began by accompanying Laurie Gagnon, Director of Quality Performance Assessment, on site visits to Margarita Muñiz Academy and The Greene School to participate in portfolio presentations.

High - level education policy leaders also joined the study group to share an understanding of the policy conditions that support the expansion of innovative approaches, such as those featured in the site visits to schools.

As state superintendent, Tony Bennett took over five schools, ordered intensive state - led interventions in three others and — especially during his last year in office — employed five staffers who spent four days a week making site visits to support perhaps 60 struggling schools.

The school tours on this site are based on the data gathered during those visits, and as such, the information presented in them is valid as of the dates during which the visits were made.

Yes, we are always interested in knowing about schools that are implementing good formative assessment practice and that want to be considered as demonstration sites — especially during the 2015 - 16 school year in Florida, where it will be easy for folks from the Dylan Wiliam Center to visit them frequently.

In 2010, Waconda's only middle school received a federal Blue Ribbon award, distinguishing it as one of the country's best 266 public schools based on site visits from federal officials and a self - evaluation.

Activities included keynote presentations and individual school consultations at a number of workshops across the state, as well as ongoing technical assistance in the form of conference calls and site visits.

Prior to the start of the event, I visited Gust Elementary School, part of the Denver Public School system, as it had been recommended as a site that showcased amazing teacher - leadership and unsurpassed collaboration between administration and staff.

Since as many as half the people visiting your school site are on a mobile device of some sort, the best school website designs are responsive..

The content may be included as part of site visits or may be presented as a workshop depending on district / school need.

As mentioned previously, before engaging in site visits, preservice teachers were paired with «buddy» students from the host school, whom they were encouraged to get to know on a more personal level.

The group's planned site visit to Cincinnati to look at other school options has suddenly disappeared, as well.

In September 2012, the state Education Department made a site visit to Capital Prep Magnet School as a result of a parent complaint dated May 2012 that had gone unaddressed by Capital Prep administrators and Hartford Superintendent of Schools Christina Kishimoto's office for months.

But when the researchers compared California schools districts, based on their English learners» standardized test scores and mastery of English proficiency, and then followed up with site visits and interviews with administrators, they discovered that many of the most successful districts viewed the Common Core as a means to higher achievement for these students, and used strategies in line with its goals to achieve their good results.

Over the last three years, researchers have conducted site visits to each of the mature POS to interview administrators and faculty at the high school and college levels, as well as advisory committee members from the business community.

David Mills is the lone staff member responsible for conducting site visits to ensure that the schools are operating as they say they are.

Through site visits at nearly all of those schools and analysis of longitudinal student data, the study aimed to assess whether schools with low API status and growth scores were truly underperforming (as best as possible given the limitations of the data), to get schools» perspective of their own performance, and to assess the effectiveness of the Similar Students Measure (SSM) in identifying underperforming schools.

The emphasis of the programme is on the role of the teacher in a school visit to a historical site, such as the hiding place of Anne Frank and the others with her.

As a teenager, I was put into a juvenile detention center for throwing barrels at workmen on a builders site and trying to shoot dogs that attacked me at a mansion visit with the school.

For the residency, Lonnie Holley will create works on site, as well as visit with several K - 12 school groups and College of Charleston classes.

The authors of this report were Lloyd Bond, Anne Colby, Lee Shulman, William Sullivan (all from the Carnegie Foundation), and Judith Wegner (former President of the American Association of Law Schools); the group worked as a team to conduct site visits and assess the current state of legal education.

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going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generatias well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generatias maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generatias second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generatias well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generatias provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generatiAS / 400 backup and report generation