Sentences with phrase «assessment by each pilot»

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The strongest claim brought by the state, the pilots and the business owners was an allegation that the FAA had to issue an official release of the city's obligation to run the airport and that such a release automatically triggered an environmental impact assessment — a process that could take several months.

«BE IT RESOLVED that the New Paltz Central School District Board of Education declares its opposition to any PILOT agreements that result in a reduction of real property taxes versus full taxation based on a full market value assessment determined by the New Paltz assessor's office; and

Pilot schemes offering psychological assessments to patients with physical health problems cut hospital admissions by 75 per cent, early results show.

The research, carried out for the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) by UCL Institute of Education, carried out in - depth interviews with staff in five primary schools piloting the assessments and questioned 1,131 NUT and ATL members in a snapshot survey.

Establishes a pilot program in up to seven states (or consortia of states) that allows for the complete revamping of their assessment system, meaning that it's possible that summative state tests as we know them will be eliminated, replaced by competency - based assessments, performance - based assessments, interim assessments, or something else entirely

«The step - by - step process described in this invaluable book has helped me engage my faculty in lively, frank, and productive discussions about our student assessment results,» said Janet Palmer Owens, principal of Mason Pilot School in Boston.

This spring, about 600 schools across the state will pilot parts of a new end - of - year exam developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), a group of states working together to develop new computer - based assessments aligned to the new standards that they hope will test deeper understanding of concepts.

The new NOTE assessment developed by ETS in collaboration with TeachingWorks (see this video interview with Deborah Ball) is now in a pilot phase.

If FastBridge assessments are being piloted in one school in a district, it can be helpful for the building team to keep a record of how they selected the measures and why; such information can be reviewed by other schools in subsequent years.

This review is typically conducted by experts in the content fields being assessed and by measurement experts and may draw on pilot studies and other research evidence about student performance on the assessments.

Researchers from the University of London, commissioned by the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, carried out in - depth interviews with staff in five primary schools piloting the assessments, and quizzed 1,131 NUT and ATL members in a snapshot survey.

The Heart Centered Learning pilot will begin with a process of envisioning the future and a needs assessment in areas targeted by the staff.

In 2012, more than 100 U.S. high schools took part in a pilot study to measure their students» abilities to apply their knowledge to solve real - world problems and compare their performance to countries that took part in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a sixty - nation assessment administered by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).

In addition to conducting national pilot tests, developers oversee numerous reviews of the assessment instruments by internal NAEP measurement experts, by the National Assessment Governing Board, and by external groups that include representatives from each of the states and jurisdictions that participate in the NAEP program.

But ESSA also creates a pilot program allowing up to seven states to experiment with local assessments that could eventually be used statewide.73 As under NCLB, test results must be disaggregated and reported at the school level and by student subgroups, such as racial and ethnic groups, students designated as economically disadvantaged, and students with disabilities.

By the conclusion of the workshop, attendees will understand the structure of the fellowship and have key takeaways from the landscape assessments and pilot programs conducted by fellowBy the conclusion of the workshop, attendees will understand the structure of the fellowship and have key takeaways from the landscape assessments and pilot programs conducted by fellowby fellows.

«The «careers leaders» approach has received two positive initial impact assessments following pilots by Teach First and the Gatsby Foundation earlier this year,» she said.

We propose that those of us who teach untested subjects pilot a mix of assessment - based rubrics and portfolios, which could later be adopted by teachers of tested subjects as well.

The walk / bike assessments are being led by FHWA, FTA, NHTSA, FRA, and FMCSA field offices and build upon three pilot assessments - Boston, MA; Dallas / Ft.

It also describes disaster prevention activities undertaken by pilot cities, and provides assessment and analysis of city resilience according to the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient: 1.

However, the law society was forced to abandon a pilot project allowing paralegals into the courtroom when only three lawyers took advantage of the rule by sending paralegals under their supervision before a judge over a two - year period, producing insufficient data for assessment.

ProExam's Center for Innovative Assessments, headed by Chief Scientist Richard D. Roberts, PhD, focuses on developing groundbreaking methods to better assess noncognitive skills and Tessera ™, its suite of noncognitive assessments for K — 12 students, is being piloted in schools Assessments, headed by Chief Scientist Richard D. Roberts, PhD, focuses on developing groundbreaking methods to better assess noncognitive skills and Tessera ™, its suite of noncognitive assessments for K — 12 students, is being piloted in schools assessments for K — 12 students, is being piloted in schools nationwide.

A social worker for over 25 years, Paula has considerable experience working in Child Protection and OOHC in the UK and Australia During the last ten years her focus primary focus has been on training and development, in this role she co-wrote a competency based assessment tool (Step by Step) and a training package for foster carers (Shared Stories Shared Lives) both tools are in use across Australia In recent years Paula's interests have extended to Kinship Care, she was commissioned by the Benevolent Society to write a Kinship Care Assessment tool the Raising Our Children Kinship Care assessment tool is currently in the process of being piloted.