Sentences with phrase «college readiness efforts»

YES Prep Public Schools will receive $ 250,000 for college readiness efforts for low - income students.

As the winner, YES Prep will receive $ 250,000 to support low - income student college readiness efforts of its choice, such as scholarships, speaker series or campus visits.

Collaborating with the College Readiness team to enhance the college readiness efforts across the organization

It has bolstered technology training, scrapped a program that prepared students for almost non-existent manufacturing jobs and boosted college readiness efforts.

«Now we know that we can identify and take up multiple perspectives on what great teaching looks like,» said Vicki Phillips, who heads the Gates Foundation's college readiness efforts.

«To deliver on the promise of the White House Opportunity Agenda, we must identify and scale innovative ways for school counselors to lead college readiness efforts.»

Not exact matches

The goal of the book is... To show how an understanding of development in relation to college readiness can help make sense of what happens when best efforts don't seem to work.

Concerned more with inclusiveness, validation, and graduation than with college preparedness, administrators encourage teachers to, for instance, consider pupil effort in their grading, and push students to take advanced courses for which they have the ambition but not the readiness.

The plan would inject the influence of university officials into the K - 12 system in an effort to improve students» readiness for college and the workforce.

In exchange for that flexibility, the administration will require states to adopt standards for college and career readiness, focus improvement efforts on 15 percent of the most troubled schools, and create guidelines for teacher evaluations based in part on student performance.

Most efforts to recruit talented college students rely on the (self - selected) pool of students who are willing and able to take a college - readiness test.

From services such as tutoring, mentoring, and college readiness programs to larger efforts to fundamentally reform a district — all is done through private foundations.»

Grier promoted Cruz to assistant superintendent for college readiness, allowing him to shift from a small nonprofit effort at a couple of schools to a role where he could help more than 200,000 students across 300 schools.

While we may want to honor students who graduate in all sorts of appropriate ways, I believe we must make a special effort to grant those high - school graduates who are college and career ready a diploma that signifies and celebrates that readiness.

The plan sets a target of 66 % of working - age New Mexicans earning a college degree or post-secondary credential by the year 2030 — a rigorous goal given the current attainment rate of 45 %.1 The plan also sets a vision for New Mexico to be the fastest growing state in the nation when it comes to student outcomes, with a goal to increase the percentage of students who demonstrate readiness to more than 60 % on the state English language arts (ELA) and math assessments.2 These efforts are significant considering New Mexico's historically lower student academic proficiency rates compared to other states and to national averages3, and demonstrate how leaders are driving a sense of urgency to improve.

Building the Evidence Base for Early Intervention through GEAR UP: The Department of Education will partner with the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) to support NCCEP's efforts to develop and evaluate best practices from GEAR UP programs related to college fit and college readiness.

District leadership is critical for successful efforts at the school level, since those leaders can ensure college and career readiness is a priority and that advisors are empowered to best serve students.

Prior to serving as a reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education in the 2010 and 2012 Race to the Top competitions, he served on the department's Working Group for Postsecondary Linkage Efforts to Improve College Readiness and on the independent Annenberg Commission on Public Schools for their Institutions of Democracy Project.

States» efforts to ensure college and career readiness for all depend on it.

In this workshop, a collaborative effort of the National Literacy Project (NLP), Seminole County (FL) Public Schools, and the National Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC), teachers, district and school administrators, and instructional coaches learned to use the LDC Framework to help students meet career - and college - readiness standards.

The goal of the study was to determine whether Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) should be considered a promising college and career readiness practice and whether and how youth with disabilities are participating in these efforts.

This effort comes at a critical time as districts embrace college and career readiness as the goal for all students and recognize the potential of digital tools to help teachers personalize learning for each student.

A key goal of the guide is to help schools develop a bridge between college and career readiness efforts through the use of ILPs and help youth achieve prosperous and productive lives.

The IEL - led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD / Youth) released its new report entitled Use of Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs): A Promising Practice for Driving College and Career Readiness Efforts — Findings and Recommendations from a Multi-Method, Multi-Study Effort.

NAGB's efforts to track college readiness in the United States is uniquely important as it has the only assessment program that reports on the academic performance of a representative national sample of high school students.

Ms. Kathrin Brewer, Austin Partners in Education, spoke of the Adopt - a-School model where initiatives incorporate college readiness and asking the community to come into classes to co-teach in an effort to better prepare students for college.

College Readiness for All Toolbox: Comprehensive tools and related resources offering school leaders and technical assistance providers with support to plan, organize, and implement secondary school redesign efforts.

As part of an effort to understand barriers to college readiness, the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team spent a school year surveying and listening to seniors and recent graduates across the commonwealth about their experiences preparing for life after high school.

Guiding these efforts is a strategic plan, developed with the involvement of the community, which calls for the district «to ramp up career and college readiness,» says Superintendent Steve Joel.

«Communication with parents about the new assessment system and efforts to improve student readiness for college and careers is a work in progress,» said Michael Kirst, president of the California State Board of Education.

In this 45 - minute webinar, originally broadcast live on March 10, 2016, Dr. V. Scott Solberg, Associate Dean of Research at Boston University, leads a range of college and career readiness research, practice and policy efforts in collaboration with the National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability for Youth (that is funded by the Department of Labor).

A number of recent state legislative efforts highlight the importance of course rigor in preparing students for college and beyond.1 In addition, the State Board of Education has approved a preliminary college and career readiness indicator, which leans heavily on student participation and performance in rigorous courses, such as a — g courses, advanced placement exams, International Baccalaureate courses, and dual enrollment in high school and college courses.2

While individually our organizations and efforts may emphasize different principles, collectively we share the goal of advancing equity in college, career, and civic readiness.

This effort comes at a critical time as districts embrace college and career readiness.

2007 A shared $ 10 million grant teams the College's Lastinger Center for Learning with Miami - Dade Public Schools and a prominent Miami foundation in an all - out school - readiness effort to prepare all Florida preschoolers for success by the time they enter the classroom.

As the winner of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools, KIPP Schools will receive $ 250,000 to support college - readiness efforts for low - income students, such as scholarships, speaker series or campus visits.

The CCRS Organizer Scorecard allows you to self - assess your college and career readiness efforts and find resources specific to your needs.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2013 — Uncommon Schools is the winner of the 2013 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools and will receive $ 250,000 to support college - readiness efforts for their students, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced today.

The winner of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools receives $ 250,000 for college - readiness efforts for low - income students and students of color, such as scholarships or campus visits.

The grant will fund the district's efforts to implement EXCELerator, a career readiness framework developed by the College Board that aims to improve the district college readiness infrastructure and capacity to provide rigorous education and supports, with a particular focus on historically underserved stCollege Board that aims to improve the district college readiness infrastructure and capacity to provide rigorous education and supports, with a particular focus on historically underserved stcollege readiness infrastructure and capacity to provide rigorous education and supports, with a particular focus on historically underserved students.

As the winner of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools, Uncommon Schools will receive $ 250,000 to support low - income student college - readiness efforts of its choice, such as scholarships, speaker series or campus visits.

There is a direct connection between efforts to expand interdisciplinary instruction and working toward college and career readiness.

Efforts to increase community college access and open doors to more students must include a complementary focus on improving readiness.

When the state standards and accountability movement began in the 1990's, it was conceived as a way to make learning more rigorous in K - 12 curricula in an effort to close the college and job readiness gap.

The report, entitled Use of Individualized Learning Plans: A Promising Practice for Driving College and Career Readiness Efforts: Findings and Recommendations from a Multi-Method, Multi-Study Effort, summarizes NCDW / Youth's findings and recommendations of ILP research and technical assistance activities over a six - year period.

The results of new K — 12 student assessments will be released in across the country, marking a critical milestone in states» efforts to raise standards and improve college readiness.

Apart from this work, she was also an active member of community organizing efforts, student mentorship programs and college readiness initiatives bridging HWS with the larger Geneva community.

This summer and fall will mark a critical milestone in states» efforts to raise standards and improve college readiness.

About the choice to expand Flamboyan's efforts into college readiness and persistence, Stevenson added, «Most of our work to date has been focused on building the capacity of educators in elementary schools to help families support learning.

Senator Lehner has also been at the forefront of efforts to align K - 12 education with college and career readiness, working with stakeholders from across the country to find innovative solutions to Ohio's challenges.