Sentences with phrase «community about improvements»

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Residents who can not afford an entire landscaping area can earmark a few dollars for community sponsored improvements around the water slide - work there will cost about $ 4,000.

The improvements, which are expected to cost about $ 6.7 million, will add 1,882 extra square feet of space to the first floor and modernize the library's auditorium, helping the library to cater to more people in the community, said Anna Amen, the library's business manager.

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She realized certain improvements could be made to the meal quality, and thinking that the community would agree, she sent out a survey to students and employees: What do you like about school lunch?

Members of the Institure for Healthcare Improvement's Perinatal Improvement Community hosted a FREE call in January 2014 about Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) safety recommendations targeting maternal patients.

No one has exact numbers, but 20 years ago rental apartments comprised about 85 percent of the area's housing stock, according to Cary Steinbuck, executive director at the Rogers Park Community Council, a neighborhood improvement organization.

As well as rebuilding the economy and investing in «future growth and jobs», it will talk about strengthening communities and keeping up improvements to public services.

Working mainly with students from Binghamton University, interns learn about solar power and energy efficiency, and work in the community to educate others on how to make energy improvements easy.

They have shared memories of coming together here,» said Syderia Chresfield, president of the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association who recalled her aunt talking about how she fell in love at the watchtower 60 years ago.

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

Our caring and far - sighted government seems to enjoy the prospect of saving and making money from closures and sales but is shy about promising to use the profits to make community care the principal instrument of health improvement and sickness relief, which is the whole point of Sir Bernard's admirable, if painful, plan.

We are excited about the enormous improvement in the speed with which we will be able to communicate with both the research and family community and hope that you will take a moment to visit our new website.

But first let me tell you about a great online community of homeowners, renters, and home improvement pros called Home Talk!

In order to bring about these sought after improvements, the bill proposes that the government set aside up to a half billion dollars in what would be known as a «Community Reinvestment Fund.»

Farmville, VA About Blog Odds & Ends Home Improvement provides general contractor and handyman services to the Farmville, VA community.

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Something you should also know about Christian Mingle is they cater to LGBT singles as well as straight singles and are constantly working on improvements to better serve as many communities as possible.

Anjaleoni Sundari Online Dating Room for improvement on Colorado childhood immunization rates — «Small babies, too young to be vaccinated, can also be threatened when there is a vaccine - preventable disease outbreak in their community,» says Sundari Kraft... to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines... The brand, Sundari, posted a tweet on

Room for improvement on Colorado childhood immunization rates — «Small babies, too young to be vaccinated, can also be threatened when there is a vaccine - preventable disease outbreak in their community,» says Sundari Kraft... to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines... The brand, Sundari, posted a tweet on Read More...

Rather than relying only on a numerical index or an A-F grading system that would obscure the critical information needed for improvement, the measures above should be part of a dashboard that informs educators and the community about progress in each area and allows for analysis of what's working and where attention is needed.

I have seen apathetic students change to students who are excited, enthusiastic learners; students who were failing every subject become engaged in learning and making better grades; students who, in the past, avoided talking with me about their grades, come... waving their report cards in their hands to show me their improvement; students who thought of themselves as incapable begin to think of themselves as capable learners; and students who thought that dreams were for others, begin to dare to dream about the world outside their school and community and how they can contribute.

In the Winter 2012 issue of Ed Next, Bruno Manno wrote about the growing number of advocacy groups that empower parents to take active roles in promoting school improvement in their communities, including Parent Revolution, which has helped California parents organize to pull the «parent trigger.»

Increase target women knowledge about gender issues and human rights with improvement in their skills to advocate their rights and to participate in decision making, it will also has impact the children through the work with teachers and within schools - as well as the whole community through public event community mobilization and so on.

About The California Endowment To Empower Youth The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation, was established in 1996 to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.

«Test scores can form the starting point for accountability, but we aim to combine our qualitative and quantitative measures to look forward and inform ourselves and our community about current performance and improvement needed.»

They'll answer questions about what other states, communities, and STEM leaders should consider in developing their own hubs, and how connecting science and math efforts can be a long - term improvement strategy.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

As someone who spent a lot of time evaluating the first wave of community school models here in Chicago, I am excited to see the progress in conceptualizing the workings and impacts of community schools in ways that articulate to the broader conversation about data - informed school improvement.

With the philanthropic money — not counting community partnerships that provide educational and facilities improvements — Partnership schools spend only about $ 650 more per student per year than the average district student, for whom about $ 11,000 is budgeted by the state.

Join Insight's Empowering Educators to Excel community to learn about the most important levers for school improvement.

Resistance may be based on district - community tensions, failed past school improvement efforts, or a lack of understanding about what is possible in schools.

3) Community - generated plans for school improvement, such as the «Bronzeville Global Achievers Village School Improvement Plan,» are beginning to resonate with the public (see this story, for example, about changes to a legislative proposal in Florida to include consideration of parent - generated school improvement plans when schools are considered for intimprovement, such as the «Bronzeville Global Achievers Village School Improvement Plan,» are beginning to resonate with the public (see this story, for example, about changes to a legislative proposal in Florida to include consideration of parent - generated school improvement plans when schools are considered for intImprovement Plan,» are beginning to resonate with the public (see this story, for example, about changes to a legislative proposal in Florida to include consideration of parent - generated school improvement plans when schools are considered for intimprovement plans when schools are considered for intervention).

Aurora Public Schools has taken steps to engage the community in discussions about school improvement, particularly around the development of the innovation zone.

Schools Performing Beyond Expectations: Improvement From Within July 28, 2015 Danette Parsley writes about two exceptional schools in rural and remote southern Oregon, Merrill and Malin Elementary Schools, that are beating the odds through data use, high - quality instruction, community building, and strong leadership.

However, they speak volumes about a school's performance and its capacity to empower and engage the entire school community, and they invite the analysis and discussion that is absolutely critical to the success of any school improvement effort.

Access to funding both through the school and through community resources is available to bring about improvements and close the achievement gap.

About INCS The Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS) is dedicated to the improvement of education by establishing high - quality charter public schools that transform lives and communities.

At the final Summer Institute in July 2017, each of the networks presented on their improvement journey, with details about their local problem of practice, steps they took to address their aim, results of their improvement work, and their next steps as a networked improvement community.

This second post in our series about networked improvement community initiation focused on how to build capacity of network members to use improvement science to learn from practice.

Despite student engagement being part of discussions about school improvement, very few resources are available that provide guidance in developing an integrated approach to student engagement within the school setting and aligning policies and practices across the school and community.

The early — childhood community dreams about having that investment available for meaningful quality improvements.

Dig in to learn about the evidence - based elements needed to support schools in mapping successful K16 pathways and building cross-organizational communities of practice for continuous improvement

Separate from the school improvement committee, the CAC's goals are to «foster a collaborative partnership with community stakeholders, educate the advisory members about the school counseling program's strengths, demonstrate the program's unique needs and communicate the program's outcomes» (ASCA, n.d. - b).

She is the author and co-author of several articles and books about the role of families and community members in the work of student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reforcommunity members in the work of student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School ReforCommunity Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School ReforCommunity Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011).

This is the third in a series of articles about transforming schools through improvement efforts and focuses on the culture shift required to engage the school community, rally them around a clear and compelling improvement strategy, and catalyze transformation..

A small group of education advocates and researchers have been beating the drum about chronic absenteeism for years, gathering evidence that not only is attendance directly linked to achievement, but that comprehensive community efforts — including schools, nonprofit groups, social workers and community health organizations — can yield substantial improvements in school attendance.

These reports help guide and inform district improvement efforts and provide important information about our schools to our families, community partners, and the broader public.

Grosso has big ideas about improvements to be made in the education system, many of them involving health and community issues.

A partnership of this kind will not only help a business because of the additional publicity from the rescue, it will also position the business as one that cares about the well - being of animals and the improvement of the local community.