Sentences with phrase «determined by the charter»

Instead, accountability is determined by the charter school's sponsor.

Not exact matches

For purposes of this Charter, an «independent director» means a director who (1) is «independent» in accordance with the provisions of Rule 10c - 1 (b)(i) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the «Exchange Act»), and (2) meets the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. definition of «independent director» as determined by the Board.

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.

Other specific duties and responsibilities of the HR and Compensation Committee include reviewing senior management selection and overseeing succession planning, including reviewing the leadership development process; reviewing and approving objectives relevant to executive officer compensation and evaluating performance and determining the compensation of executive officers in accordance with those objectives; approving severance arrangements and other applicable agreements for executive officers; overseeing HP's equity and incentive compensation plans; overseeing non-equity-based benefit plans and approving any changes to such plans involving a material financial commitment by HP; monitoring workforce management programs; establishing compensation policies and practices for service on the Board and its committees, including annually reviewing the appropriate level of director compensation and recommending to the Board any changes to that compensation; developing stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers and monitoring compliance with such guidelines; and annually evaluating its performance and its charter.

After an extensive review of the operations of Jackie Robinson West Little League and Illinois District 4, the Little League International Charter / Tournament Committee has determined that the Jackie Robinson West Little League and Illinois District 4 Administrator knowingly violated Little League International Rules and Regulations by placing players on their team who did not qualify to play because they lived outside the team's boundaries.

Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

The previous government has resorted an act that has been determined by the Security Council as a threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression (Article 39 of the UN Charter) and the Security Council decides to take actions — but the new government has changed its behaviour and therefore, the Security Council may remove the actions (such as bans or...).

«Unlike the government of Argentina, the United Kingdom respects the right of our people to determine our own affairs, a right that is enshrined in the UN Charter and which is ignored by Argentina.»

The Senate has for the last decade been an unpredictable force in state politics and the source of heavy spending by deep - pocketed benefactors and labor groups interested in seeing which party controls the chamber — underscoring the chamber's role in determining the outcome of everything from charter schools, to tax policy and the agenda of the mayor of the city of New York.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

In his written address, Inibehe Effiong, Counsel to Udo, is seeking to determine whether the assault and torture meted by the accused persons on his client, amount to «a breach on the applicant's fundamental human rights to dignity of his human person as guaranteed in section 34 (1)(a) of Nigeria's 1999 constitution (as mended), as well as the African Charter on Human and People's Rights».

The Court would have the onus of also determining whether Luke and his security aides violated his client's fundamental rights of freedom of movement and from discrimination as guaranteed by relevant sections of the Constitution (1999) and the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, amongst others.

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

Whenever a government charter is revised, elected officials pay close attention to determine how they could be affected by the changes.

The reform news site The 74 ran pieces protesting that the anecdotes in Oliver's spiel ignored «the vast majority of charter teachers and administrators go to work each morning prepared and determined to do right by their students.»

This approach, which is used by Caroline Hoxby and Jonah Rockoff in their study of charter schools in Chicago (see «Findings from the City of Big Shoulders»), is useful for determining if a particular charter school or the education program it offered is effective.

Finally, regarding how students with disabilities enroll in charter schools, or in any public school district in New Jersey, Waters» statement that placement is determined solely by child - study teams is inaccurate.

The charter sector has the advantage of its programs being tuition - free but is limited to operating in specific places where charters have been approved by a state - determined authorizer.

The report is also accompanied by a website that enables users to zoom into specific census tracts to determine areas that are ripe for charter expansion.

An annual analysis by actuaries determines how much SLPS and the St. Louis charter schools have to contribute to the fund each year.

Among them is a provision that would let communities effectively block new charter schools in a community by allowing them to count seats at in - district «innovation» schools and in - district charter schools in the calculation used to determine when the local cap on charters has been reached.

The district points out that «all charter growth is determined by the state.»

While American early education policy is heavily shaped by a number of federal laws, charter policy is almost entirely determined at the state level.

It is much easier to convey in short strident sentences what some, but not all charter schools do well — raise standardized test scores — than it is to convey the problems and complexities that arise from a hierarchal education system in which admission is determined by luck.

Fellows will also be required to develop an Independent Learning Project (ILP) / Portfolio based on fellowship experience and directly relating to innovations in new methods of instruction, integration of educational technology and its applications, charter school management and its operations, leadership and staff development, and other project options as determined by cohort leadership.

With no aggregate records kept of charter school financial activities, GCI researchers were forced to dive into financial documents charter - by - charter to determine how widespread the practice was.

But upon learning of allegations and charges of academic fraud and other abuses at charter schools in Florida that are managed by Newpoint Education Partners — a company that hopes to open two charter schools in Wake and New Hanover counties — the Board indicated Wednesday that they are likely to temporarily put the brakes on allowing that charter management company to do business in North Carolina, a decision that will be determined in a final vote Thursday.

The district school board and each charter school board shall provide each classroom teacher with his or her total proportionate share by September 30 of each year by any means determined appropriate by the district school board or charter school board, including, but not limited to, direct deposit, check, debit card, or purchasing card.

The SPF includes criteria by which all district charter schools are evaluated to determine if schools are meeting their statutory and contractual obligations, informing both the SCPCSD and school communities about school performance and sustainability.

By deciding which proposals are good enough to be approved and which schools are good enough to stay open, authorizers have tremendous powers that determine the overall quality of charter schools in every city and state.

Gurnee - based Woodland District 50 and Mundelein's Fremont District 79 filed the lawsuit following a 2014 decision by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to change how they calculate average daily attendance, causing the tuition rates that determine how much money goes to Prairie Crossing Charter School to rise.

Because the BOE determines cut scores on state assessments and the calculation of school grades can be manipulated by the BOE to increase the number of D and F district schools this language will clearly drive the expansion of «Schools of Hope / High Impact Charter Networks.»

State law requires that the virtual charters» funding be determined by attendance taken on their 20th academic day, and at some unspecified point in the second semester.

Accountability ratings are determined by assessing whether a school or charter operator meets or exceeds target index scores.

As a Fellow, I provided a legal analysis by researching district facility costs, analyzing budget line items and account codes to determine whether public school districts are in compliance with Proposition 39 and are providing facilities to charter school students.

Some critics are painting the NAACP as being in opposition to the efforts of Black and Brown families to determine the education of their own children by choosing to send them to charter schools.

The amount for locally - approved charter schools will be determined by local school districts.

The U.S. Department of Education has blocked an attempt by Pennsylvania's Education Secretary to evaluate state charter schools using a more lenient method for calculating AYP, the «adequate yearly progress» measurement that determines whether schools have met the minimum academic standards under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

Accepted students who have an identified special education need as defined by RSA 186 - C, may have their enrollment delayed, if a team meeting with the student's resident district public school, Polaris Charter School and the parent or legal guardian has not been held to determine if Polaris Charter School is the right placement for the child.

Non-New Hampshire students enrolled at Polaris Charter School will be charged tuition at an annual rate determined the preceding year by the Board of Trustees.

Four - Growth is determined by race performance vs. whites (yes, this is a touchy subject, but read the attachment)- Typically charter are in areas that aren't diverse.

Further, there's tantalizing evidence in the college «persistence» data kept by these charters, where they monitor alumni still in college to determine if they are on track to earn diplomas, suggesting that bigger gains may be unfolding within a few years.

Three - Growth is determined by previous testing - so it is possible that this charter may have set the bar too low in the past.

The capacity of the school will be determined by the Director, after considering the ages of the current population of enrolled students and sibling applicants, the optimum range of multi-age students within a class and the maximum student - teacher ratios permitted under the school's charter.

Charter school advocates reject that argument and note that enrollment is determined by lottery.

(A) adequately demonstrate student progress, as determined by the commissioner, (B) comply with the terms of its charter or with applicable laws and regulations, (C) achieve measurable progress in reducing racial, ethnic and economic isolation, (continued...)

Almost half the public school students in DC attend charter schools, and admission to them is determined by lottery rather than location.

(1) Comply with the terms of probation, including the failure to file or implement a corrective action plan; (2) demonstrate satisfactory student progress, as determined by the commissioner; (3) comply with the terms of its charter or applicable laws and regulations; or (4) manage its public funds in a prudent or legal manner.

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