Sentences with phrase «driving quality improvements»

North Carolina has relied on several mechanisms for driving quality improvements in the state's early childhood system.

Main added, «The rapid - cycle California Maternal Data Center can serve as a model for using current state collected data such as birth certificates to help drive quality improvement projects and minimize data collection burden on the hospitals.»

«We wanted to better understand how NSQIP could be used to drive quality improvement efforts in our hospital,» said lead study author Amber Trickey, MSc, PhD, a surgery epidemiologist and biostatistician at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

A Buyer's Market Strategic sourcing, deep supplier relationships, and getting beyond price as the sole lever to drive quality improvement.

Not exact matches

Money is a driving force for success and helps for the improvement of the overall work quality of the team, yet, it is not the only purpose of the «game of life» we all play.

If you are opening a coffee shop business and are in the start - up phase or seeking to make dramatic improvements in productivity, quality, marketing, planning, customer service and satisfaction; our BEST SELLING Successful Drive Thru Operations Guide (2017 - 2018 Edition) is perfect for you.

This disease - driven mobile platform encourages members to make intelligent health and well - being decisions, leading to unparalleled member cost reduction and quality improvement.

At the same time, without a sizable improvement in the efficiency of our health - care system, real health - care spending is set to increase at 3.5 per cent a year, with about 1 per cent coming from technology - driven improvements in quality of care and 2.5 per cent a year from the direct effects of population aging.

He is an epidemiologist by training and an acclaimed public health researcher, whose work has focused on driving improvements in data quality to support changes in health care.

The JUSTPAL objective is to provide an online and offline platform for justice professionals to exchange knowledge, good practices and peer - driven improvements to justice systems and thereby support countries to improve their justice sector performance, quality of justice and service delivery to citizens and businesses.

In that letter, Nuttall writes: «I would argue that the very existence of the NHS stifles competition, and as competition drives quality and choice, innovation and improvements are restricted.»

The API office will act as a new performance management system, Walsh said, and it «will drive continuous improvement in quality, customer - focused city services.»

GM is also considering Ford's technology, because it offers weight benefits in eliminating the torque converter and thus fuel economy improvements, but «we would ensure it had good drive quality before we would allow it to sell,» says Roger Clark, senior manager of the GM Energy Center.

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Yet states have a long way to go before they have the kinds of data systems that will help drive student improvement, according to the latest progress report from the 3 - year - old Data Quality Campaign, which works to improve state systems.

IMPACT's features are broadly consistent with emerging best - practice design principles informed by the Measures of Effective Teaching project, and are intended to drive improvements in teacher quality and student achievement (see «Capturing the Dimensions of Effective Teaching,» features, Fall 2012).

In reaching a conclusion, it's important to focus on devising Key Quality Indicators (KQIs) that will drive improvement; and initiate quality assurance tools that will help you to make better judgements about the standard of education and training you pQuality Indicators (KQIs) that will drive improvement; and initiate quality assurance tools that will help you to make better judgements about the standard of education and training you pquality assurance tools that will help you to make better judgements about the standard of education and training you provide.

Worried that this is threatening the quality of education in the classroom, Hess uses stories from educators that demonstrate how these barriers can be broken in order to cultivate powerful learning environments and drive real improvement.

This includes helping develop quality assurance and complementary processes to drive continuous improvement.

At least in theory, a few quality - conscious consumers can drive systemwide improvement and lead to a better matching of parents and schools, even in the absence of extensive choice activity.

Ofsted highlighted the college's leadership and learning for special mention, stating in the report that leaders and managers had «successfully reversed the decline in standards», and that the college's chief executive officer (CEO) had been «instrumental in driving the substantial improvements in the quality of the provision and in the college's finances,» helping ensure a «secure and sustainable future for the college.»

A public statement followed by a series of activities to promote more high - quality schools could drive improvement from the ground up if state leaders continue to fail to act.

«Success means ensuring that we are producing quality apprentices who are addressing skills shortages and helping drive productivity improvements.

In a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scale.

In the end I think I agree with Ashley Jochim who argued: «It may be that government will be more effective at establishing performance floors — much like they do in the arena of auto safety — rather than driving continuous improvement in school quality.»

The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at HGSE offers a unique early education leadership certificate to drive improvement in quality of early education and care.

Due to new Apprenticeship standards, there is an improvement in skills, behaviour and knowledge levels within the Apprenticeship schemes, as well as increased requirements for maths, English and ICT which in turn, drive up the quality within the sector.

Last summer, however, increased program costs driven by federally mandated quality improvements resulted in a $ 33 million budget shortfall.

Our school funding model and our inspection system heavily incentivise schools to focus on their own quality and interests, rather than working with other schools to drive system - wide improvements in leadership.

The commitment to invest # 42 million in a Teacher Development Premium pilot to enable teachers and leaders working in areas of greatest need to access high quality professional development, and drive school improvement; and

Instead, to drive improvement, Mr. Romney would have schools compete for students in a more market - based approach to quality.

It may be that government will be more effective at establishing performance floors — much like they do in the arena of auto safety — rather than driving continuous improvement in school quality.

Over the years, one of the mysteries of my school choice advocacy has been the reluctance among many, including a large number of supposedly market sensitive business leaders, to understand and accept the dynamics of competition and how, in a choice environment, these dynamics will produce a supply of quality education alternatives to meet the demand while driving improvement in the public schools.

The continuous quality improvement approach fostered learning communities that used evidence of practice and change to drive improvement throughout the organization.

[16] enrollment may be driven by marketing schemes, rather than quality improvements: http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2016/05/24/why-profit-maximization-at-virtual-charter-schools-is-incompatible-with-high-quality-education/

In particular, funders have strongly encouraged after - school programs to adopt Youth Program Quality Intervention (YPQI), a data - driven continuous improvement model.

Cleveland's Plan for Transforming Schools, the citywide plan to ensure quality schools for all children, was launched in 2012 by civic leaders and continues to drive improvement efforts.

Learning Targets: • Develop a deep understanding of the importance of Rounds in building and sustaining an instructional culture • Learn how to create a high quality Problem of Practice, Theory of Action, and Essential Question • Learn how to capture descriptive evidence that can be analyzed and used to improve the Problem of Practice • Learn how to participate in and conduct a high quality debrief that drives the instructional work to learning and action • Create a Rounds Momentum Plan and learn strategies that ensure Rounds is a powerful instructional improvement practice • Create a plan to ensure a successful implementation of Rounds with fidelity

The authors discuss the limitations of using a single composite accountability index, advance principles and a conceptual framework to drive next generation accountability, describe potential indicators of what they call an «Educational Quality and Improvement Profile,» and offer recommendations to guide the design and implementation of these new accountability systems.

● Driven by the Kansas State Board of Education's vision for education, Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) identifies evidence - based practices of successful education systems and requires Kansas school districts to employ a quality improvement process that addresses these practices and shows evidence of growth in areas identified by the state board.

School Improvement Grants 1003g and 1003a; school turnaround and transformation; effective leadership; effective instruction; using data to drive interventions; equitable and high quality programs for all learners; working in convergence at the SEA and the LEAs; sustainable practices; effective use of federal and state funds

Will it drive improvements in teacher quality and classroom instruction?

Without overstating findings from one study, it seems that when it comes to driving improvement, the most important thing evaluations may provide is high - quality feedback.

The Boxster is still a very connected, very visceral drive, no matter what all the improvements to ride quality and refinement might lead you to expect.

At the end of 2007, BMW completed its new $ 170 - million (US$ 236 - million) Aerodynamic Test Center (ATC) to help optimize the car's aerodynamic qualities, resulting in improvements in performance, efficiency, and driving stability on the road.

The Auris 2010 features marked improvements in exterior style, perceived interior quality and ergonomics, but also a wide choice of clean engine technologies and a more refined driving experience.

The Mini Cooper receives significant improvements in all areas related to fun driving, individual flair, and quality.

Interior quality, styling, feature content and the driving experience were all upgraded, while improvements to its already exemplary crash performance were icing on the cake.

The dampers can be «softer», with a corresponding improvement in ride quality, or «firm», providing improved body control for more spirited driving.

There is also the distinctive exterior shape, noticeable improvement in material quality, and the sharp driving dynamics that have made the CX - 5 a darling of the automotive press.