Sentences with phrase «available for public services»

«While it's unclear, the full extent of the impact the proposed changes will have on local decision making and resources available for public services, the threat it poses to students, parents and communities is very real.
Public employer contribution rates are substantially higher than they've ever been before and that reduces funds available for public services.
We urge qualified individuals to make themselves available for public service.

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Case in point: Mobile e-mail manager Mailbox was acquired last spring by file - sharing service Dropbox for a reported $ 50 million - plus in cash and stock, a mere one month after the Mailbox app was made available to the public.
In May, IBM (ibm) made a quantum computing research project available for free to the public on its own cloud service.
The cost of entertainment goods and services that are available to the public for free as promotional items or sold to customers, such as on a cruise ship or a dinner theater, are fully deductible.
Like many other sources of useful information for webmasters, such as the referring organic keywords in analytics, Google is removing a public service but continuing to make it available for advertisers.
With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.
Finally, some FM stations make available their subcarrier to public groups, for broadcast tapes of the worship service or other program especially designed for the shut - in.
Federal funds are also granted to state public health programs ($ 66,000,000 in the fiscal year 1969) Community mental health receives a minimum of 15 percent of each state's allotment, and 70 percent of the grant is available to support services in communities for which both public and private nonprofit groups may apply.
More than thirty states have passed community mental health service acts or other legislation which makes funds available on a continuing basis to match local public or private nonprofit expenditures for mental health services.
In their eagerness to get an audience, the radio and TV preachers have been willing to pay for air time — time which should be available free, as a public service to religious groups in every community.
@Spectrum — your point relates to steps available to politicians who are public servants and answerable to their public office and not «contracts» for football services.
ILCA provides this directory as a service to the public by providing a list of names of ILCA members (who are IBCLCs) in your area and who may be available for a consultation.
Chicago Public Schools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the district's executive director of nutrition support services, said students still bristle at the idea of schools controlling their choices.
The city of Chicago's Department of Consumer Services launched a recall initiative in early 1999, calling for city agencies to make recall information more available to the public.
This is money available for reinvestment in public services.
No specific timetable has yet been identified regarding the return of water pressure for customers; however, information on service restoration will be made public as soon as it is available.
Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by Commissioner of Emergency Services Daniel Neaverth, Jr. and emergency services personnel at the Public Safety Campus in Buffalo to unveil the new «Ready Erie» app, available for free and is designed for the iPhone, iPad, android and iOS Services Daniel Neaverth, Jr. and emergency services personnel at the Public Safety Campus in Buffalo to unveil the new «Ready Erie» app, available for free and is designed for the iPhone, iPad, android and iOS services personnel at the Public Safety Campus in Buffalo to unveil the new «Ready Erie» app, available for free and is designed for the iPhone, iPad, android and iOS systems.
«We urge Gov. Cuomo to halt the planned Public Service Commission mandate,» Chipman said, «until a comprehensive and transparent evaluation of the available alternatives is conducted and made available for public comment.&Public Service Commission mandate,» Chipman said, «until a comprehensive and transparent evaluation of the available alternatives is conducted and made available for public comment.&public comment.»
Carl H. McCall will chair a commission composed of experts from the financial services industry, consumer advocates, public officials and State regulators to study available options for the creation of a state - administered retirement savings program for workers whose employers do not offer a retirement plan.
A joint response to the study with discussion of the implications of the findings for public policy and service provision has been written by the six collaborating organisations and is available at www.centrepoint.org.uk
Using the Google Hangout's chat function, participants such as Joe Kerns, co-founder of the start - up Roundview.co and a volunteer with the New York City Code for America brigade betaNYC, and Chris Whong, a data solutions activist at Socrata who is co-captain of betaNY, asked questions about the degree to which information about constituent services prompted by social media and other avenues is available as public data for analysis.
Even with Labour promising an expansion from 15 to 25 hours of free childcare for three and four - year - olds, and the free offer of 15 hours for 40 % of two - year - olds, it is unlikely that the public subsidy available per place will enable a cost - effective service, let alone a service that makes a profit.
LAKE GEORGE — Panoramic, scenic views of Lake George and surrounding mountainous terrain will be available to the public during an upcoming weekend promotion honoring U. S. veterans for their service to the nation.
In Scandinavia for example, where ART usage is high, it is seen as a public good and justified, and the government has taken a key role in making services widely available to singles, those on low income and LGBTQIA groups.
-- The Secretary of Health and Human Services, within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, on the basis of the best available science, and in consultation pursuant to paragraph (2), shall publish a strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the impacts of climate change on public health in the United States and other nations, particularly developing nations.
The terms of service say that «it is highly likely that your basic profile information will be available to search engines... If you are not comfortable with your profile being displayed within public search results for any search term, including but not limited to your username, do not join any site within Passions Network.»
If you have ever thought about making a profile on a dating website but you are a successful celebrity or powerful business person in the public eye, this is one of the most discreet and high profile services available for you.
For example, the D.C. Public Charter School Cooperative, with 21 members, aims to provide information to members about the complexities of special education, hire and make available specialized staff that no school would want to employ alone, and develop a Medicaid billing system to increase reimbursements for special - education servicFor example, the D.C. Public Charter School Cooperative, with 21 members, aims to provide information to members about the complexities of special education, hire and make available specialized staff that no school would want to employ alone, and develop a Medicaid billing system to increase reimbursements for special - education servicfor special - education services.
Other objectives include addressing the condition of educational assets and making assets available for community use where demand exists, to optimise the infrastructure and resources for public services.
Washington — Day - care authorities and business leaders meeting last week under the auspices of the National Governors» Association called on state governments to encourage private industry to provide programs for their employees» children and to expand services available through public schools.
Free subscriptions available by writing to Ira Harkavy, Center for Community Partnerships, Penn Program for Public Service, University of Pennsylvania, 3440 Market St., Suite 440, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 - 3325.
In terms of services, only 18 percent of choice parents said that a program for students learning to speak English was made available to them, compared with 50 percent of public - school parents.
An LEA shall use these grant funds to support direct student services including: (1) a student's enrollment and participation in academic courses not otherwise available at the student's school; (2) credit recovery and academic acceleration courses that lead to a regular high school diploma; (3) activities that assist students in successfully completing postsecondary level instruction and examinations that are accepted for credit at institutions of higher education; and (4) if applicable, transportation to allow a student enrolled in a low - performing school to transfer to another public school.
But their impact on revenues could affect the amount of money that cash - strapped states have available for public education and other services.
On February 1st, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that applications are available for the Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded, state - administered program that serves meals to California's low - income children.
Say Yes to Education coordinates a citywide collaboration of government agencies, schools, nonprofits and others in Syracuse and Buffalo to make «wraparound» services available for all public school children K - to - 12, along with the promise of paid - for college education to those who graduate from high school.
The BEST Program is a competitive grant program available to all public school districts, charter schools, institute charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services, and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind.
The authors of that study wrote that, «where there is little oversight, and lots of public dollars available, there are incentives for ethically challenged charter operators to charge for services that were never provided.»
«to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living.»
For every eligible child with a disability, school districts must make available a «free appropriate public education» in conformity with an «individualized education program» (IEP): a written statement of an educational program that includes the special education services the district will provide if the child is enrolled in a public school.
The Continuum of Services describes the programs and services available for students with disabilities in the New York City Public Services describes the programs and services available for students with disabilities in the New York City Public services available for students with disabilities in the New York City Public Schools.
On the other hand, recognizing that their membership is getting angrier and angrier and that the Malloy / Wyman agenda is undermining public education, public services and is translating into public employee layoffs, some of these same unions have taken to running television advertisements urging citizens to stand up for the public servants who educate our children, provide critically important support for those in need and ensure that government programs are available to the people of Connecticut.
(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 noted by Judge Cole, the IDEA was amended, effective June 4, 1997, to provide that the Act no longer requires a local educational agency to pay for educational services for a disabled child at a private school «if that agency made a free appropriate public education available to the child and the parents elected to place the child in such private school or facility.»
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(b) In making such grants or contracts, funds made available for any year will be utilized to provide a balanced program of assistance to meet the medical, vocational, and other personnel training needs of both public and private REHABILITATION programs and institutions, to include projects in REHABILITATION medicine, REHABILITATION nursing, REHABILITATION counseling, REHABILITATION social work, REHABILITATION psychology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and audiology, workshop and facility administration, prosthetics and orthotics, specialized personnel in providing services to blind and deaf individuals, recreation for ill and handicapped individuals, and other fields contributing to the REHABILITATION of handicapped individuals, including homebound and institutionalized individuals and handicapped individuals with limited English - speaking ability.
Each Secretarial or Departmental Office and OA is responsible for making provision in its budget to cover services, assistive technology or work productivity tools that are not available through the DRC; employee and public access to DOT - conducted programs and activities; and accessible EIT.
undertake research, and promote research, with a view to reducing barriers to the employment of older persons, and the promotion of measures for utilizing their skills; publish and otherwise make available to employers, professional societies, the various media of communication, and other interested persons the findings of studies and other materials for the promotion of employment; foster through the public employment service system and through cooperative effort development of facilities of public and private agencies for expanding the opportunities and potentials of older persons; Sponsor and assist State and community informational and educational programs.
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