Sentences with phrase «by annual performance»

Accountability for ELLs is required under NCLB as measured by annual performance targets.

Not exact matches

In one report published by PeopleFluent in 2015, half of all Millennials surveyed prefer monthly and even more frequent performance reviews (only 9.8 percent surveyed prefer the annual version).

The 2016 Global Innovation Index, which is an annual ranking of the innovation capabilities and performance of economies around the world, focuses on national policies, but it's individual leaders who can make a difference by driving innovation within organizations and creating a conducive environment for innovation to thrive.

When the CVCA's members met for their annual conference two weeks ago in Ottawa, they golfed, sampled Scotch, enjoyed a private performance by comedian Rick Mercer, and assessed the state of their diminished business.

Buffett fans will get a chance to hear him discuss his stocks and their performance on Saturday, even if they're not in Omaha, by tuning in to the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting live stream starting at 10 a.m. ET.

The annual event is run by the WA Branch of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to recognise the performance and achievements of the State's IT&T industry.

According to one limited partner who has been involved in every Founders Fund pool since 2007, performances have ranked in the «top quartile, if not the top decile» of all VC funds of their vintage (i.e., the category determined by the year the fund closed), with annual returns in the 35 % to 45 % range.

The annual gathering is part meeting, part pep rally, and this year's installment was hosted by late - night comedian James Corden and featured performances by music acts Katy Perry, Nick Jonas, and Maxwell.

Medford's annual «Red White and Boom» celebration goes late into the night, with performances by notable country music stars and the largest fireworks display in Oregon.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

We have included adjusted EBITDA in this prospectus because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short - and long - term operational plans.

For example, in order to meet all 12 market capitalization milestones, Tesla will have to add approximately $ 600 billion to its market capitalization at the time of the grant of the 2018 CEO Performance Award, and in order to satisfy all eight revenue - based operational milestones, Tesla would have to increase revenue by more than $ 163 billion from its 2017 annual revenue of approximately $ 11.8 billion.

the annual compensation deduction limit has been reduced to $ 500,000, the exception for performance - based compensation has been eliminated and the individuals covered by the limit has been expanded to include not only our covered executives as described above but also our next 20 most highly compensated team members.

We then created an investment performance index by calculating annual earnings on investments as a percentage of average total assets.

Indeed, the average corporation in its annual proxy statement devotes about ten thousand words to justify those large payments to their CEOs, often rationalizing those large payments by calling them «performance» based and market rate (citing as peers only overpaid CEOs).

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

Our NEOs» annual and long - term incentive pay is based on operating income, sales, and ROI, which are aligned with our strategy, can be impacted by our executives, and are important indicators of retail performance.

Among other matters, the audit committee evaluates the independent auditors» qualifications, independence and performance; determines the engagement of the independent auditors; reviews and approves the scope of the annual audit and the audit fee; discusses with management and the independent auditors the results of the annual audit and the review of our quarterly financial statements; approves the retention of the independent auditors to perform any proposed permissible non-audit services; monitors the rotation of partners of the independent auditors on the company's engagement team as required by law; reviews our critical accounting policies and estimates; oversees our internal audit function and annually reviews the audit committee charter and the committee's performance.

Last August, at the time of the announcement of the sale of the Washington Post, I noted that Washington Post Co. shares had proved a mediocre investment over the past two decades, trailing the S&P 500 by more than 2.5 percentage points on an annualized investment (although starting at the time Buffett began accumulating shares, in 1973, the performance was much better, with an estimated annual return of 11.5 %).

Buffett's comments, fueled by one of the worst annual performances of his flagship Berkshire Hathaway fund, suggested that the U.S. Economy «had fallen off a cliff».

As a result, changes in NAV are not the best gauge of mutual fund performance, which is best measured by annual total return.

We focus on gross compound annual growth rate (CAGR), gross maximum drawdown (MaxDD) and rough gross annual Sharpe ratio (average annual return divided by standard deviation of annual returns) as key performance statistics for the Top 1, equally weighted (EW) Top 2 and EW Top 3 portfolios of monthly winners.

Recently, the Mount Holyoke College women's - studies department reported that it will not longer stage an annual performance of The Vagina Monologues, having felt its feminism outflanked by the exclusion of «women» who lack the body part so prominently put forward by the play.

Musical acts include exciting performances by multi-platinum and world - renowned artists OAKVILLE, Calif. (April 9, 2018)-- Robert Mondavi Winery, in association with BottleRock Presents, has confirmed that Gavin DeGraw, Citizen Cope, Brandi Carlile, X Ambassadors and Fitz and The Tantrums will headline the 49th annual Margrit Mondavi Summer Concert Series.

The 10th annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards, staged by Cirrus Publications» Australian Mining magazine, aims to encourage, recognise and reward excellence in the Australian mining industry and celebrate the achievements of the people and companies who have shown innovation and superior performance during 2012/13.

Tickets are on sale now for the City of Angels» annual culinary jubilee, featuring a live performance by?

Annual Performance Marks 30th Anniversary for USKS Written by Andrea Cardinale, who is a freelance writer in...

Annual Performance Marks 30th Anniversary for USKS Written by Andrea Cardinale, who is a freelance writer in the East Bay Area...

Levy's payments, was as a result of his Salary and add - ons performances combined, which was revealed by the Tottenham boards when annual accounts were released.

January 15: Take in free musical performances by El Sistema and the World Percussion Ensemble, as well as readings by winners of the town's student essay contest at the One Somerville Annual Martin Luther King, Jr..

CELEBRATE ON STATE STREET: The Greater State Street Council stages its 13th annual event with three stages of continuous entertainment, including a performance by Tommy James and the Shondells, 100 arts and crafts dealers, 15 ethnic food booths, petting zoo, clowns and pony rides.

Bobby and his mother, Therese, joined about 4,200 people who, during the weekend, saw clowns, jugglers, acrobats, elephants, llamas and camels during performances of the seventh annual circus, presented by Kelly Miller Circus and sponsored by Naper Settlement.

With Michael Gove's ears still burning from being made to stand at the front of the class with his hands behind his back following his humiliating EBacc u-turn, the Annual Ofsted Report, due to be given by Sir Michael Wilshaw and John Goldup next Wednesday morning, will be quite an important performance indicator for the education policy talking heads.

The Apollo is celebrating its 10th Annual Kwanzaa celebration on Sat., Dec. 31st at 2:00 p.m. Celebrate New Year's Eve with performances by the...

That was $ 91 million below the target set in the revised financial plan issued by Governor Cuomo's Division of the Budget (DOB) in mid-summer — which, based on weak first quarter performance, already had made a $ 600 million a year downward adjustment in projected annual tax revenues through 2020.

The event is planned as a mega music concert to climax entertainment activities for this year's edition of the annual Gamashi Homowo festival and would have performances by some of Ghana's finest musicians, including the VRMG Boss Edem, Luther, Tinny, Wisa, Screw Face, Shilo, Apaatse, King Jerry and several others.

On June 16, Grimm took part in «Will on the Hill», an annual event hosted by the Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington D.C. in which congress members join actors on stage in a performance to benefit local theater, art and humanities programs that serve 23,000 students.

Among the important factors that could cause Rio Tinto's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, among others, levels of actual production during any period, levels of demand and market prices, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, operational problems, political uncertainty and economic conditions in relevant areas of the world, the actions of competitors, activities by governmental authorities such as changes in taxation or regulation and such other risk factors identified in Rio Tinto's most recent Annual Report on Form 20 - F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») or Form 6 - Ks furnished to the SEC.

At 6:30 p.m., TIME holds its annual 100 Gala — the celebration of the magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world, featuring performances by Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall, 10 Columbus Cir., Manhattan.

The 2017 edition of Felabration, an annual celebration of the late Afrobeat legend came to a spectacular end on Sunday night, amidst performances by some of Nigeria's biggest stars.

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and County First Lady Catherine Leggett supported the Strathmore Annual Spring Gala as they enjoyed performances by Musician Michael Feinstein.

But NYU professor and performance artist Karen Finley, who famously pissed off Jesse Helms by smearing chocolate on her nude body, is sure to effectively blow everyone away at tonight's sixth annual meeting of the Cultural Studies Association at NYU.

The «Only in Queens» Summer Festival will also offer a wide range of activities for people of all ages, including: • Guided tours of the New York State Pavilion's Tent of Tomorrow, the Queens Library Mobile Unit, the Queens Theatre and the Queens Museum; • Family - friendly fun including cultural performances, face painting, inflatable bounce houses, a Delta Air Lines Scavenger Hunt, activities run by the United States Tennis Association, and an appearance by Mr. Met; • Food and craft vendors offering a variety of international cuisine and merchandise for sale; • Exhibits of memorabilia from the original 1939 - 40 and 1964 - 65 World's Fairs, classic cars and a boat from the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival; • Virtual reality demonstrations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the group People for the Pavilion and Queens - based RPGA Studio as part of the international ideas competition currently underway to solicit imaginative and creative public input for how the New York State Pavilion can best be adapted for public reuse.

The annual Bronx pride celebration featured performances by the Gene DiNapoli Bronx Bomber Show Band, Frankie Morales — the last vocalist of Tito Puente and Jose Figueroa Jr. — the 2015 King of the Puerto Rican Day Parade.

The PhD studentship will start by October 2018 and is funded by Randox Laboratories Ltd. for 3 years, covering the fees (of a UK or EU student), annual stipend (currently about # 14.5 K plus an additional performance bonus), as well as travel support for both astrophysical and biomedical conferences.

NAI's financial performance and the forward - looking statements contained herein are further qualified by other risks including those set forth from time to time in the documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and Quarterly Report on Form 10 - Q.

NAI's financial performance and the forward - looking statements contained herein are further qualified by other risks including those set forth from time to time in the documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K.

It was the second annual «shopping day» for OnStage, a program created last year by Ms. Friedman in which women donate black - tie gowns and cocktail dresses to Juilliard's students, who are expected to be outfitted in fancy attire at their many auditions and performances, as well as at galas and parties.

Dallas personals - craigslist annual evaluations supervisors submit performance hr by march 31.

In January 2010, Foxx and T - Pain's record breaking No. 1 song «Blame It» off of his album Intuition won Best R&B Performance by a Duo / Group with Vocals at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (R).