Sentences with phrase «district targeted its efforts»

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But in competitive districts the new targeting scheme makes it possible for campaign assemblages to leverage their considerable resources to actually expand the electorate in significant ways, both in terms of persuasion efforts and get - out - the - vote efforts — and when the stakes are high enough, even through voter registration efforts.

Campaign finance reform advocates kicked off a mailing campaign this week, targeting specific districts as they ratchet up their efforts in support of a public financing system.

De Blasio's efforts to return Democrats to power will be highlighted in television ads and campaign mailings targeting several up - for - grab districts upstate, a Senate Republican official said.

The group, American Action Network, is targeting six districts overall in New York as part of a 41 - district effort.

The Daily News and the New York Times reported that Sugarman took up her investigation after complaints were filed by Republican voters in Senate districts targeted by de Blasio's efforts.

In an effort to appeal beyond the Dominican vote, Alcantra's campaign has been targeting women regardless of their ethnicity or geography in campaign mailers in the district, as well as black voters, according to a person familiar with the campaign's operations.

De Blasio's fundraising efforts were targeted toward those same swing - district candidates: Gipson, Tkaczyk, O'Brien and Wagner.

First, relatively affluent districts tend to have higher opt - out rates, with opt - out less common in the disadvantaged districts that are often the target of reform efforts.

CCSSO's effort aims to «significantly increase» the percentage of school districts in targeted states in which curriculum and materials adoptions are of high quality and aligned to state standards; and to increase the percentage of professional - development and teacher - prep programs that include training on those curricula.

Already, unions have targeted charters as the major threat to the district - union monopoly, and unions can be expected to redouble their efforts in the coming years.

Often cited in its early years as a model for such efforts in other cities, the plan has been a target of criticism recently for allegedly contributing to «white flight» from the district.

Recommendation: To enhance state efforts to target improvement funds to schools most in need of assistance, the Secretary of Education should review the Title I monitoring process to ensure that steps are in place to ensure that states comply with NCLBA requirements for allocating school improvement funds to districts for district - level activities and prioritizing funds to the lowest performing schools.

Recommendation: To enhance state efforts to target improvement funds to schools most in need of assistance, the Secretary of Education should, to further support the department's proposal to eliminate the hold - harmless provision, develop an analysis comparing the characteristics of districts that contribute to the set - aside with those protected by the hold - harmless provision.

Parents must be informed in some timely manner by their district if their child attends a school that has been identified for comprehensive or targeted support, enabling parents to become involved in school improvement efforts and to exercise school choice, if applicable.

Tennessee established an Achievement School District (ASD) five years ago in an effort to turn around failing schools, targeting schools primarily located in Memphis and Nashville.

Other efforts to embrace Common Core State Standards include classroom assessments based on standards, student and parent conferences and MAP, the district's universal screener / benchmark assessment, to support more differentiated instruction and identify students for targeted supports.

In Mississippi, state and district officials are targeting recruitment efforts in areas with the most shortages ---- and are encouraging teacher's aides and even bus drivers to get their teaching credentials.

The educators leading these academies are some of Idaho's finest, and their district leadership has given them flexibility to target their efforts to the individual needs of their students.

If the district data shows that a particular neighborhood is struggling with high levels of chronic absence, perhaps the work can be aligned with existing community resources targeting the same geographic area, such as a community schools or neighborhood revitalization effort.

The program proposed in my Executive Budget was targeted to the district to augment the district's summer school expansion efforts.

A School - Based Behavioral Healthcare Framework adopted in Alameda County to inform practice — intended to: create a common reference from which educators, service providers, funders, and evaluators can collaborate; serve as a training and technical assistance tool for current, new, and potential partners; serve as a foundation for schools, districts, and providers to target improvements in existing school - based behavioral health systems; and function as a basis for evaluation improvement efforts,

In line with the Center on School Turnaround's charge to support states» efforts, we sought to highlight districts engaged in focused turnaround efforts where their respective boards played a key role in catalyzing, shaping, and supporting targeted improvement efforts.

Alternatively, no - excuses charter schools have sprung up in a number of urban, heavily minority districts around the country, targeting their efforts at the populations of disadvantaged students in those locations.

«The Montezuma - Cortez RE-1 school board is leading a district engaged in whole system improvement efforts as well as targeted turnaround with several elementary schools.

The district has also revised the criteria for AP enrollment at the high school level In addition, the district has taken steps to support effective teachers and leaders through enhanced and targeted professional development These efforts are part of the district's implementation of a multi-year Transformation Plan to provide enhanced instruction and increased educational opportunities for its students, which OCR will monitor as part of its monitoring of the resolution agreement.

With this award, North Carolina is able to enhance the efforts of the Agency's District and School Transformation division to implement a comprehensive program that targets low performing - schools and responds to state and federal legislation and requirements, as well as North Carolina's own judicial and executive direction.

Although efforts have been made to specifically improve graduation rates among subgroups that regularly have lower achievement, including English learners, those in the foster care system or low - income youth, the American Institutes» study released last week suggests districts should also target subgroups within racial and ethnic subgroups where significant cultural variety is common.

The bills are meant to target under - performing districts around the state, including Detroit, which has already become emblematic of sweeping reform efforts.

The study finds «good - faith efforts» overall, but some districts are not spending on students targeted for extra money.

(Lemoore, Calif.) Officials at Lemoore Union Elementary School District are ramping up efforts to target truancy and chronic absenteeism rates by boosting communication between schools and families that stresses the importance of getting kids to class every day.

District reform efforts often include the establishment of new school - based teacher leader positions (e.g., literacy coaches) to work with principals and with district consultants to provide professional development assistance (e.g., demonstrations, in - class coaching, school professional development, or PD, arrangements) to individual teachers and teams of teachers in the targeted focuses ofDistrict reform efforts often include the establishment of new school - based teacher leader positions (e.g., literacy coaches) to work with principals and with district consultants to provide professional development assistance (e.g., demonstrations, in - class coaching, school professional development, or PD, arrangements) to individual teachers and teams of teachers in the targeted focuses ofdistrict consultants to provide professional development assistance (e.g., demonstrations, in - class coaching, school professional development, or PD, arrangements) to individual teachers and teams of teachers in the targeted focuses of reform.

Report cards are intended to help schools and districts use performance data to target improvement efforts to ensure students are ready for their next educational step, including the next grade level, graduation, college, and careers.

You can advertise in magazines and journals that target libraries, or advertise directly to specific libraries, or approach thousands of libraries one by one, but it's a lot of effort and the most they'll order anyway is 2 copies (though, get on the right list and an association head might order hundreds for their whole district).

Sales Management — Duties & Responsibilities Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude, and professionalism, performing sales presentations, overseeing district operations / development, and the management of strategic business relationships Collaborate in all phases of strategic planning with senior - level management, including cost budgeting, pricing strategies, vendor negotiations, revenue projections, and industry competition Provide continuous assessment of territory and potential clients, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective business acquisition strategies, pricing, and market trends Identify and utilize talent among team members with focused training efforts, targeted sales professional recruitment, and the promotion of a performance - based work environment Develop support staff to aid in effective sales, marketing, and client service operations, delegating important tasks and assignments while providing timely follow - up to ensure task completion Address key client queries and resolve them in an expedited manner, promoting sustained revenue growth through client retention and the leveraging of cross-sales opportunities Create and implement marketing and sales strategies while tracking progress versus established internal and external industry benchmarks, focusing on both revenue generation as well as cost control Maintain a strong working technical knowledge of the products / services and respective marketplace, including pricing and regulatory trends as well as competitor strategies and product growth Act as a liaison between clients, vendors, sales and support staff, and executive management to facilitate information flow and drive operational efficiency

Collaboration at the state and local level with county human service agencies, child placement agencies, community partners and school districts is taking shape to target efforts to recruit foster parents from areas with children in need to avoid a school change while children are temporarily living in a foster home.

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