Sentences with phrase «building school capacity»

«We have set the nation's highest standards, been tough on accountability and invested billions in building school capacity, yet we still see a very strong correlation between socioeconomic background and educational achievement and attainment.

At UChicago Impact, we're focused on applying methods that evidence and research show works in improving student outcomes and building school capacity.

Errata In the article, «Every Family Engaged = Every Child Ahead: Building School Capacity through NCLB Parent Participation Requirements,» in the January issue of the IDRA Newsletter, the author states: «The current NCLB iteration has five major leverage points for parents, as Anne T. Henderson has effectively identified (2002).

The report concludes by highlighting four stages associated with building school capacity to serve English language learners, which are also characterized «as stages in understanding the needs of English language learner students and their families» (p. 29):

Building school capacity through professional development: Conceptual and empirical considerations.

The full paper — Building school capacity to support students from Australian Defence Force families during parental deployment — is free to access in the Australian Journal of Education until the end of May.

Building school capacity to support students from Australian Defence Force families during parental deployment.

Building school capacity to support students from Australian Defence Force families during parental deployment says that many Australian school students have a parent deployed to a war zone due to Australia's increased involvement in international conflict over the past 15 years.

Bolder, Broader Action: Strategies for Closing the Poverty Gap Education Week, May 27, 2011 «We have set the nation's highest standards, been tough on accountability and invested billions in building school capacity, yet we still see a very strong correlation between socioeconomic background and educational achievement and attainment,» writes Senior Lecturer Paul Reville.

Transformational leaders build school capacity that produces dramatic improvements in student learning in the schools and systems they serve.

Not exact matches

The county wants to create regulate accessories to firearms such as large capacity magazines, and create zoning ordinances that could outlaw guns at all times in some areas such as polling places and school administration buildings.

Now 30 years later we get another donor who instead of doing what is right for the school long term supposedly dictates terms to force the school to live within the same outdated footprint with the same outdated capacity and then he slaps his name on the building so the school continues to look like a small time program despite our recent on - the - court successes.

The new seats — about 12,000 of them, which will bring the stadium's capacity to 44,500 — are being built because of the school's recent football success and because of the complaining of former coach Tom Coughlin, who thought Boston College could never become a big - time football operation while playing in a dinky stadium.

Promotes sustainable, high - quality out - of - school youth development programs through advocacy and capacity building to enhance the welfare of Pennsylvania's children, youth, and families.

To that end, school nurses facilitate normal development and positive response to interventions; promote health and safety including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self - management, self - advocacy, and learning.»

Healthy Schools BC Regional Grants aim to build regional capacity amongst health, education and community partners to collaboratively work through new approaches and designs for learning (such as the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, Spiral of Inquiry and innovative prototyping) for district / group - level initiatives that are directly related to mental well - being.

Date: Wednesday, March 20th Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm Location: OHSU School of Nursing Room # 144, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, OR (on the OHSU map it is building # 30) Capacity: over 140 people Cost: $ 10 per person

Healthy Schools BC, a key initiative of the Healthy Families BC (HFBC) strategy, builds the capacity of the health and education sectors to effectively implement healthy schools initiatives using a Comprehensive School Health apSchools BC, a key initiative of the Healthy Families BC (HFBC) strategy, builds the capacity of the health and education sectors to effectively implement healthy schools initiatives using a Comprehensive School Health apschools initiatives using a Comprehensive School Health approach.

«This school has the capacity we need, with even greater efficiencies, security and technology than our last school construction project... and it's a beautiful building.

Positive father involvement can be a protective factor2 and promote child well - being in a number of ways.4, 5 The EC years are a critical period for building fathers» capacity to form secure attachments6 promote social and emotional development, and influence school readiness and success.3

SADA have taken steps to help improve the quality of education in the northern part of Ghana, increase age appropriate primary school enrolment, build capacity, improve gender parity in schools, etc..

Decades - Old Rusty School Trailers at P.S. 19 in Corona to be Removed New Physical Addition to School Building Slated for Construction QUEENS, NY — Parents, elected and city officials today together announced plans underway to permanently expand capacity that's been long overdue at overcrowded P.S. 19Q in Corona, the largest elementary school in New York -LSSchool Trailers at P.S. 19 in Corona to be Removed New Physical Addition to School Building Slated for Construction QUEENS, NY — Parents, elected and city officials today together announced plans underway to permanently expand capacity that's been long overdue at overcrowded P.S. 19Q in Corona, the largest elementary school in New York -LSSchool Building Slated for Construction QUEENS, NY — Parents, elected and city officials today together announced plans underway to permanently expand capacity that's been long overdue at overcrowded P.S. 19Q in Corona, the largest elementary school in New York -LSschool in New York -LSB-...]

He said the South Korean government was committed to improving health care for newborns and quality education through capacity building of teachers, circuit supervisors and school management committees.

Assemblyman Francisco Moya, Rep. Joseph Crowley and state Sen. Jose Peralta gathered Monday to urge the city to reduce the density of new buildings in South Corona — saying the area's schools already are at more than 150 percent capacity and the 7 train is strained to capacity.

The pilot is designed to help the DOE build capacity within the school for helping dyslexic students, the DOE said.

Prior to becoming CEO, NYC Schools Chancellor Fariña charged Lois Herrera with forming the Office of Guidance and School Counseling to build the capacity of school counselors to positively impact student academic success, social - emotional development, and postsecondary plaSchool Counseling to build the capacity of school counselors to positively impact student academic success, social - emotional development, and postsecondary plaschool counselors to positively impact student academic success, social - emotional development, and postsecondary planning.

It was in recognition of importance of capacity building and promotion of professionalism that the military established Nigerian Army School of Public Relations, and Information (Naspri).

Decades - Old Rusty School Trailers at P.S. 19 in Corona to be Removed New Physical Addition to School Building Slated for Construction QUEENS, NY — Parents, elected and city officials today together announced plans underway to permanently expand capacity that's been long overdue at overcrowded P.S. 19Q in Corona, the largest elementary school in New YorkSchool Trailers at P.S. 19 in Corona to be Removed New Physical Addition to School Building Slated for Construction QUEENS, NY — Parents, elected and city officials today together announced plans underway to permanently expand capacity that's been long overdue at overcrowded P.S. 19Q in Corona, the largest elementary school in New YorkSchool Building Slated for Construction QUEENS, NY — Parents, elected and city officials today together announced plans underway to permanently expand capacity that's been long overdue at overcrowded P.S. 19Q in Corona, the largest elementary school in New Yorkschool in New York City.

Now, the building serves approximately 256 students from the elementary school, making it «under - utilized» since it has the capacity for 659 students, according to the DOE.

«Unless action is taken now to build new space to address this shortfall, Downtown Brooklyn could be in the midst of a major school capacity crisis,» the letter states.

«By building capacity among the school districts, instead of working in isolation, we're finding more resources to bring to our kids, resources we've lacked,» said Tracy Spagnolo, initiative representative with West Seneca schools and principal at Winchester Elementary Sschool districts, instead of working in isolation, we're finding more resources to bring to our kids, resources we've lacked,» said Tracy Spagnolo, initiative representative with West Seneca schools and principal at Winchester Elementary SchoolSchool.

Just as repeated practice of Sun Salutations builds strength and stamina, so regular meditation enhances the brain's capacity for perception, awareness, and efficiency in processing, says Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

The aim is to build teaching capacity in our schools so that the UK can remain at the forefront of excellence in computer science.

In the absence of a dedicated on - site professional developer, schools build capacity through distributive PD that taps its own faculty as mentors.

In this direction lie proposals for building schools around learners, gearing instruction to individual goals and learning styles, pointing education toward developing an ever - broader range of human capacities, and phasing in assessment tools that get at ever - subtler nuances of achievement.

Although the buildings are subject to planning permission, the changes would see the school capacity increase from 412 to 420.

Too much of the assistance that was provided through the law was spread too thinly to have the kind of impact to help schools build the capacity that they needed to improve instruction and see long - term gains in student achievement.

Draper added that new free schools must be located where there was a need for school places, «not just at the whim of a group that want to build a free school in an area where there is already capacity».

They have little to offer beyond tired bromides about needing more money for capacity building, innovative partnerships, and a host of other buzzwords that make no difference in the lives of children who attend failing schools.

The Department for Education will target its programmes to ensure children get the best start in the early years, to build teaching and leadership capacity in schools, to increase access to university, to strengthen technical pathways for young people, and work with employers to improve young people's access to the right advice and experiences.

The Askwith Forum served as a jumping point for the conference's focus which included how to build the political will and capacity for change in public schools serving low income communities.

APPA is working with ScopeIT Education to support principals in building the capacity of their school to engage digital skills in an integrated model.

A principal coach can play a critical role in helping school leaders build capacity to do this work.

Commitment by the school leadership to use coaching or mentoring strategies to build the capacity of the school staff;

Then, as others in the school community build capacity and earn the trust of the troops, let them become more involved in the real decisions of the school.

The strategy must include the leadership of schools, resources for students and building the capacity of every teacher.

The Grove School, a primary in Devon, received its new building following # 4 million of work, giving it not only outstanding new facilities but also the capability to increase its capacity from 210 to 315 pupils.

Where these conditions have not yet been established, the principal and school leadership team have to build the capacity of the staff and culture within the school in order to build a culture suitable for coaching or mentoring conversations to be used.

Whilst it is early days, the trend is being encouraged by both local authorities and the EFA, perhaps recognising the need locally and nationally to develop capacity to deliver new build works and that schools are best placed to make decisions about where to focus investment to secure the right educational outcomes.

In a statement, the DfE said: «As more schools choose to convert to academy status and struggling schools become academies with the support of a strong sponsor, it is important RSCs have the right resources to build system capacity and hold schools to account for their performance.