Sentences with phrase «better member of his school community»

I want them to help him be a better member of his school community so he can learn to become a good citizen.

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«I knew I wanted to go to business school when... I experienced the strong community at Columbia as a member of the Columbia Business School Better Halves Club (while my wife attended Columbia's full - time MBA program).&school when... I experienced the strong community at Columbia as a member of the Columbia Business School Better Halves Club (while my wife attended Columbia's full - time MBA program).&School Better Halves Club (while my wife attended Columbia's full - time MBA program).»

Name: Kelly Blackett Title: Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications Areas of responsibility: Human resources, learning and development, corporate communications Years with CWB Financial Group: 3 Career history: 17 years with General Electric in Canada holding a series of progressively responsible human resources leadership roles at GE Capital and GE Corporate, supporting businesses within Canada as well as globally Education: Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business communitycommunity

Paying tribute to the 17 year old from Aldershot, a spokeswoman from the combined school and sixth form said: «Nye was a warm, well - loved and popular member of our school community.

These are essentially questions of public policy, and if real solutions are going to be found to the problems of disadvantaged children, these questions will need to be addressed, in a creative and committed way, by public officials at all levels — by school superintendents, school - board members, mayors, governors, and cabinet secretaries — as well as by individual citizens, community groups, and philanthropists across the country.

But most of all, Sacred Heart works for us because we feel that the school has a very strong sense of community and is truly a partner to us in developing our sons» sense of morality and what it means to be a good friend, family member and neighbor.

I then made a huge parental mistake by moving my children out of that environment into another elementary school based on guidance from community members telling me that the school system I was entering was much better.

As parents and community members, we applauded Mr. Mills» success in bringing healthy, fresh, locally - produced food to D.C. school children as well as his attempts at oversight of existing and new vendors.

We are a local group of parents, students, teachers, principals, nutritionists, policymakers, anti-hunger advocates, and community members who want our kids to have good food in our schools.

As a fellow parent, advocate, or other community member concerned about the well - being of school children in the nation's capital, we hope you join us in this shared cause.

Council Member King, who reviewed his 12 - Point Plan for the 12TH Council District with more than 700 Bronx residents, friends and special guests in attendance, discussed upcoming and future projects, which include affording housing for working families through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the renovation of Agnes Haywood Park, capital funding to schools in the 12th Council District, expense funding to community - based organizations, funding for NYCHA developments and youth programs as well as DOT and DSNY needs in the 12th Council District.

In her address, the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Grace Titilaoye Tomori charged the members of the committee to see the new school facilities as that of their individual community property, saying their jobs is to ensure that the schools are well managed.

Principals of local schools, parents and community board members emphasized the dire need for more schools Downtown, as the number of young families in the neighborhood continues to grow — thanks, in large part, to the reputation of the good public schools, they said.

Principals of local schools, parents and community board members emphasized the need for more schools Downtown as the number of young families in the neighborhood continues to grow — thanks, in large part, to the reputation of the good public schools, they said.

In order to better our school systems, make our streets safer, incentivize environmentally friendly habits, we must have every member of our community buy into, engage with, and work towards that vision,» said Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

A CSHL faculty member since 1995, a professor since 2005, an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) since 2008, as well as Dean of the Watson School of Biological Sciences for a 5 - year period, Joshua - Tor is among the most distinguished members of the Laboratory community.

Good, sustainable farming supports regional communities by working with groups like Fair for Life fair trade funds and partnering with the farmers and members of a community to jointly develop programs that address needs in local communities such as medical support, improving critical local infrastructure, supporting local schools, establishing sources of potable water, nutrition education, to name a few.

You might invite the community members you engaged in Step 1 of this process, as well as others in your school or community to hear the presentations and brainstorm actionable ways to bring the ideas to fruition in an authentic setting.

Democratic senator Mary Landrieu, a cosponsor of the «Three R's» bill, worked tirelessly, and against considerable opposition from members of both political parties, to increase the targeting of federal education dollars to low - income communities and schools in an effort to better support their school reform efforts.

This year, faculty and community members also distributed gift bags to families, with household items such as plastic containers and paper towels, and erasers and buttons for the children, as well as a list of the school's expectations for the year.

That being said, if I do my job well, my hope is that I can leave DCPS as a district where students are achieving at high levels no matter their backgrounds, families are choosing DCPS schools because of the world - class education we provide, and parents and community members feel like they've contributed to DCPS» amazing successes.

EW: What are some of the best ways to encourage members of the broader community — not just parents — to get involved in schools?

Timesha Cohen, a member of our learning community and teacher from Propel McKeesport Public Charter School, has talked about the impact of her participation as positively affecting herself and her students: «My students are able to make connections between what they know and what they need to know, as well as draw conclusions based on patterns they may notice in both math and science.

The schools PE faculty does a good job of supervising the fitness room, Dunckel added, and students and community members must sign a form indicating theyve been trained to use the equipment.

At Hethersett Academy we aim to offer our best endeavours to all our students with special educational needs or disabilities, and we are committed to working together with all members of our school community.

Thank you to all members of the Side by Side community for making this the best choice school program in Connecticut.»

The multiple linkages model asserts a prominent role for «situational variables» — the size of the work group, organizational policies and procedures, the prior training and experience of members — which mediate what the leader is able to do.131 For example, the size of the school will have a significant effect on how well teachers know other teachers; it also will affect the way in which teachers form workgroups or departments to talk about their work.132 The fragmented nature of professional communities, rather than size per se, becomes a constraint on how principals try to organize professional communities to focus on instruction and student learning.

We extend heartfelt thanks to the superintendents, principals, district administrators, teachers, school board and community members, and state leaders in education who welcomed us into their busy work lives, providing time to talk with us, to observe in classrooms, and to complete surveys, all of which gave us the most complete national data set ever assembled to better understand issues in educational leadership.

Surveys, petitions, media coverage, presentations, and intense community involvement culminated at the January 19, 2016 school board meeting where school board members agreed that food in higher nutrition and free of potentially harmful ingredients was in the best interest of our students.

NSBA continues to work closely with Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a final education bill that underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership, so that our nation's 90,000 school board members will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public eduMembers of Congress on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a final education bill that underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership, so that our nation's 90,000 school board members will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public edumembers will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public education.

We owe it to our communities to take a deep look at the issues facing public schools as well as the pros and cons of charter schools,» said Adora Obi Nweze, NAACP Task Force member and President of the NAACP's Florida State Conference.

We are on a journey to bring out the best in every child and community member by pushing the boundaries of what is possible and creating one of the most innovative and extraordinary schools in the country.

This fear pervades the entire school community, affecting the physical, mental, and emotional well - being of its members.

NSBA is committed to equity and excellence in public education through school board governance, and with the onset of a new administration and a new Congress, will amplify the voice of 90,000 school board members across the country, to maintain and strengthen the ability of local districts and school boards to act in the best interests of students, parents, and communities.

The Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) unite leaders around a clear, universal understanding of how and in what ways leadership contributes to the success and well - being of each member of the school community.

Broad spokeswoman Swati Pandey elaborated: «We are in the process of listening to educators and community members to determine how best to support the dramatic growth of high - quality public schools in Los Angeles.

NSBA will continue to monitor the progress and advocate for a final education bill that underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership, so that our nation's 90,000 school board members will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public education.

To answer their concerns, Dollars & Sense summarizes research on the educational and social benefits of small schools and the negative effects of large schools on students, teachers, and members of the community, as well as the «diseconomies of scale» inherent in large schools.

Additionally, such experiences help the teacher candidates realize that «schools, as professional communities, are made up of numerous persons in various roles: students, parents, administrators, professional and non-professional support staff and other teachers in the schools as well as members of the professional community at large» (p. 659).

For those of you that are parents and family members of school - aged children, what other ways do you see that schools and communities can better engage you in your children's social - emotional and academic learning?

(GO Oakland) is a network of families, educators, and community members with a deep moral commitment to the simple idea that every kid deserves a good chance, in school and in life.

In 2008 E3 Alliance, with United Way, Education Service Center Region 13 and San Marcos School District, led a collaborative of Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers, early childhood experts, and community members who worked for almost two years, taking the best measures available, to develop the first standard for school readiness in the history of the state of School District, led a collaborative of Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers, early childhood experts, and community members who worked for almost two years, taking the best measures available, to develop the first standard for school readiness in the history of the state of school readiness in the history of the state of Texas.

A big part of Mostaghimi's job is helping community members advocate for better schools.

GO Public Public Schools Oakland (GO Oakland) is a network of families, educators, and community members with a deep moral commitment to the simple idea that every kid deserves a good chance, in school and in life.

Those who support the Common Core, including some teachers, members of the business community, State Superintendent Dr. June Atkinson as well as Gov. Pat McCrory, among others, say that the Common Core is to be credited for increasing the academic rigor of instructional activities, even though many acknowledge its implementation has been bungled and state budget cuts have hampered schools» ability to properly resource teachers who must shift their curricula to accommodate CCSS.

But in spite of their progress, East Garner received a low C by the state of North Carolina last week, when A-F letter grades were handed out to every school in an effort to show parents, students and community members just how good — or bad — a job schools are doing at educating children.

A shared philosophy between and among members of your school community that teaching and learning in, about and through the arts is best for your school's unique culture

«NSBA applauds lawmakers for restoring local governance and working with our public education stakeholders to end the prescriptive requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act — strengthening the ability of states and local school board members to act in the best interests of students, parents, and local communities,» said Gentzel.

The resulting efficiency of school consolidation is, however, often determined to be the best option for providing a quality education to community members.

NSBA is ready to work with the administration in the review of provisions and requirements that have exceeded the scope of the federal role in education to ensure states and school board members are able to better serve the needs of students, parents, and their communities.»