Sentences with phrase «based on continuous improvement»

«Successful school districts in the United States and in the top - performing nations understand that teacher evaluation systems should be based on continuous improvement and support, not on simply sorting, and it's a missed opportunity not to follow their lead.»

«As part of our commitment, suppliers of Aldi branded fresh mean are required to be audited against Aldi's standards, which are based on continuous improvement,» an Aldi spokesperson said.

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In a Facebook Live, productivity coach Chris Winfield shares tips on how to defeat procrastination and tap into the power of continuous improvement on a daily basis.

The SWP is based on the concept of a «Cycle of Continuous Improvement,» as illustrated in the graphic below.

Twelve critical success factors, including «the right attitude, focus, leadership, teamwork, support, and a personal and financial commitment to best practice and continuous quality improvement,» were identified, based on practices at four Ontario hospitals with comparatively low caesarean rates.19 The «right attitude» included taking pride in a low caesarean rate, developing a culture of birth as a normal physiological process, and having a commitment to one to one supportive care during active labour.

Another Clean Air Act provision requires large new stationary sources of pollution, such as power plants and factories, to meet pollution limits based on what can be achieved by the «best available control technology,» which ensures continuous improvement over time.

There is an expectation among the school staff that they practice a culture of continuous improvement and risk - taking based on a cycle of conversations, classroom observations, constructive feedback, and planning and implementing strategies that aim to directly make a difference to classroom practices in line with the priorities identified for school improvement.

Second, as we move to a sector - agnostic approach in urban schooling and rely on a continuous improvement process based on new starts, expansions, and closures, we must develop rigorous, transparent systems for these activities.

Where microcredentials pertain to teachers rather than students, I think the concept is an outstanding way to do a number of things in the area of professional development: 1) recognize professional learning milestones to inspire continuous improvement; 2) move away from a one - size - fits - all (and oft debunked) approach to salary schedules, which typically depend exclusively on time served and postsecondary attainment; 3) move towards recognition of skill development on an a la carte basis rather than solely as part of an advanced degree program; and 4) generate more personalized and self - paced professional learning opportunities.

These elements provide the foundation for a single accountability and continuous improvement system based on the principles of California's locally - driven funding formula.

Formative tests that are given on a regular basis and provide timely feedback to teachers, students and their parents are particularly effective in determining what a child knows or doesn't know and how that child's instruction should be adjusted to gain continuous improvement.

In the Tigard - Tualatin School District (TTSD), it's about «never giving up; nothing matters as much as teaching every child to read at grade level,» said former district superintendent Rob Saxton, newly appointed in September 2012 as Oregon's first Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction.1 TTSD's mission to educate every child is operationalized through a collective commitment to focused work; continuous improvement and refinement in instructional practice on a district - wide basis; and a pervasive attitude on the part of district and school personnel to ensure that all students leave TTSD able to be highly successful adults.

We believe in ethical use of assessments and data, decisions based on facts, collaboration, and connectivity between curriculum, assessment, instruction, and continuous improvement.

We believe in ethical use of assessments and data; decisions based on facts; collaboration; and connectivity among curriculum, assessment, instruction, and continuous improvement.

The webinar focused on how states can «effectively design multiple - measure accountability systems to assess overall school performance and progress» and «drive evidence - based interventions and continuous improvement.»

She has facilitated numerous regional and national workshops on a variety of subjects, including data - based decision making, writing in the content area, formative assessment, continuous school improvement, and effective instructional strategies.

TCSA supported this legislation and continues to work with charters on increasing performance through training, technical assistance, and the Quality Framework, a research - based continuous improvement tool and process designed to help public charter schools assess quality and improve academic performance.

And, most important, mortality and infection rates in hospitals have decreased substantially due to continuous quality improvement efforts based on evidence of effective practice.

Rhode Island's SALT (School Accountability for Learning and Teaching), gathers extensive qualitative as well as quantitative data on school quality for the purpose of supporting continuous, standards - based school improvement.

Domain 2: Continuous Improvement of Instruction The actions and behaviors in this domain help ensure that the school as a whole, as well as individual teachers, perceives teacher pedagogical skill as one of the most powerful instruments in enhancing student learning and are committed to enhancing those pedagogical skills on a continuContinuous Improvement of Instruction The actions and behaviors in this domain help ensure that the school as a whole, as well as individual teachers, perceives teacher pedagogical skill as one of the most powerful instruments in enhancing student learning and are committed to enhancing those pedagogical skills on a continuouscontinuous basis.

Continuous Improvement Grants will be accepted on a rolling basis.

As a result, the school was able to create its own continuous school improvement plan based on a vision that everyone understood and committed to.

When all reform is based on responsiveness to the needs of community members, continuous improvement happens.

Through both the Standards Assessment Report and Quality Assurance Review processes a school is guided to focus on both its areas of strength and weakness, enabling the school to set clear, targeted, measurable improvement goals that become not just the basis for maintaining accreditation but that become in themselves a continuous improvement process.

Our research - based coaching model accelerates the effectiveness of teachers dedicated to 3 -, 4 -, and 5 - year - olds by building instructional and reflective capacity while focusing on continuous quality improvement.

Standards that boost requirements for student selection, for example, and that are based on evidence, continuous improvement, innovation and clinical practice are what the field needs to ensure that high - quality, well - educated teachers are teaching all children, said CAEP President James Cibulka.

Our consultants began by presenting workshops on teamwork and continuous improvement, pointing out that broad - based worker participation in decision making is part of a new global trend toward collaboration.

In addition the Northeast Charter Schools Network reports that, ``... member schools have access to Elevate Charter Schools... Elevate provides: charterGO, a charter start program for new school applicants; charterSHIELD, an audit and compliance program featuring a continuous improvement plan that is based on an in - depth review and alignment of a school's charter to its academic program and authorizer requirements; and, charterRENEW, a program designed to walk schools through preparation for charter renewal.»

Participants will be a mix of seasoned and new principals who will convene to discuss the degree to which data are currently used to inform team decisions, examine evidence - based practices to strengthen the use of data across the district, and collaborate with colleagues on how the effective use of data supports continuous improvement efforts.

Unlike recent policy changes, continuous improvement is based on evidence that includes outcomes, processes, and resources, and embeds measurement into the day - to - day work of the system and its participants.

Embedded, systemic continuous improvement is based on multiple sources of evidence.

Learn more about partnering on a CEC system assessment or reviewing the continuous improvement research - based practices used in the assessment by contacting the CEC offices at [email protected] or 630-495-0507.

It offers readers a framework for continuous self - improvement, based on reviewing one idea per week.

OverDrive's commitment to supporting libraries and schools is driven through continuous innovation and improvements based on feedback from library staff members and educators.

The CTO also believes best practices must be relevant, realistic, and must be part of a continuous improvement strategy, and as such, must be based on the best available information and in the context of the region's tourism development goals.

Administered by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute in California, the certification is based on a comprehensive quality rating system for the assessment and continuous improvement of products across five categories:

«This system builds on the remarkable strengths of EPEAT — rating based on consensus - based public standards, tiered rankings that encourage competition and continuous improvement, declaration accompanied by ongoing independent verification, and easy access to a single registry of qualified products,» said Jeff Omelchuck, EPEAT» s Executive Director, in a press release.

Personally I think the purported distinction between legal project management (LPM) and lean six sigma (Lean) that many refer to is really based on a difference in emphasis as the underlying basic concepts of stakeholder / client focus, measuring activity versus an identified baseline and continuous process improvement are consistent between the two.

Importantly, not only do we have this focus at the inception of matters, we work more strategically on a continuous improvement basis with our clients to advance the way we deliver our matters.

The bottom line is that for consistent and continuous improvement, it is essential to check in on a regular basis, acknowledge both strengths and shortcomings, and come up with a plan to capitalize on the former and reduce the latter.

You will also have an active role in the continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, ensure adequate records are obtained for the quality department and complete other tasks involved with managing a small project This is a great position for someone who wants to work for a leading medical manufacturer on a days based role, wants to receive specialist training and progress in a technically interesting role The Role: * Electrical Maintenance Engineer * Medical manufacturing * Working on small projects * PPM and reactive maintenance The Person: * Maintenance Engineer * Heavy industry experience * Electrical Qualifications This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd..

The FRIENDS website, www.friendsnrc.org has an extensive library of resources and information on topics such as: collaboration, continuous quality improvement, evaluation, evidence - based programs and practices, parent leadership, protective factors and maximizing resources.

For some analyses, cases were assigned to a high adherence - Solution - Based Casework (SBC) implementation group and a low adherence - SBC implementation group based upon their scores on a number of items from the public child welfare system's Continuous Quality Improvement Based Casework (SBC) implementation group and a low adherence - SBC implementation group based upon their scores on a number of items from the public child welfare system's Continuous Quality Improvement based upon their scores on a number of items from the public child welfare system's Continuous Quality Improvement tool.

When the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program was established, the Rhode Island Department of Health was able to capitalize on the initial collaborative, cross-agency work to dramatically expand evidence - based home visiting programs in the state (adding Healthy Families America and Parents as Teachers) and build strong cross-agency referral, service coordination, and continuous quality improvement systems for home visiting.

The National Quality Mentoring System (NQMS) creates recognized standards and procedures for the operation of high quality mentoring programs based on evidence and a process for continuous improvement within a program.

The state's data - driven continuous quality improvement approach calls on county - level teams to create improvement plans based on an assessment of local needs and priorities, and to target resources to support program improvement.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, states are using a new approach to accountability based on multiple indicators of educational opportunity and performance and can decide how to use these measures to identify schools for intervention and support and to encourage systems of continuous improvement.

By supporting continuous program improvement efforts, focusing on teacher training, coordinating the administration of early education programs, creatively combining funding sources, and building a broad - based coalition of support, these four states are advancing high - quality early education opportunities for their youngest citizens.

Indigenous Health reviews this information on a regular basis and works with Northern Health leaders and staff for continuous quality improvement.

Within any program, the goal of continuous quality improvement is to examine the content and quality of ECMHC services within the program, to determine if the MHC services are achieving the expected outcomes of the consultation services, and to make improvements to the program based on the findings.