Sentences with phrase «established standards of performance»

This care will be delivered in accordance with established standards of performance.

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Earlier this year, for example, Judy Zaichkowsky of Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business published a study indicating that the presence of just one woman on a company's board resulted in significantly higher standards of corporate governance (which has an established correlation to better financial performance).

By establishing a standard for measuring such efforts, B Corporations are a step in that direction — giving social entrepreneurs a place in the legal infrastructure of the corporate system and investors a framework for assessing their performance.

And his manager is urging the 20 - year - old to consistently produce the high standard of performance of which he is capable — and would see him compete for an established place in the team.

But what I and many others continue to find perhaps most disturbing about the mandate is that it was a policy change made by FHSAA in complete disregard of the unanimous recommendation of its own Operations Committee, US Lacrosse staff, nationally renowned sport medicine doctors and the Florida lacrosse community that it hold off until performance standards for helmets were established.

Manufacturers should meet or exceed performance requirements and standards established by the Association Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and the American Heart Association (AHA).

SNA established the School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) Credentialing Program in 1997 to enhance the professional image of school nutrition professionals, elevate professional standards and enhance individual performance.

The American Board of Forensic Toxicologists has established standards of qualification for those who practice forensic toxicology, as well as for the laboratories that practice postmortem forensic toxicology or human performance toxicology.

This means that they must meet a number of additional regulatory requirements, including the development of performance standards, post-market surveillance, establishing patient registries and special labeling requirements.

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Districts» prime responsibility should be to establish common standards for student performance and to use these standards as the basis of performance agreements with individual schools.

In light of the ongoing push to establish common academic standards across states, the authors examined data from the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress to see whether citizen ratings of school quality are responsive to the level of student performance relative to the nation as a whole or only relative to other schools within the same state.

However, due to the variety of SBM roles in each setting, the standards do not establish a baseline of expected performance.

The commission, appointed by Gov. Bruce G. Sundlun, urged the state department of education, along with schools and districts, to establish statewide standards for student outcomes and to develop performance - based assessments linked to those standards.

Education policy in the United States has long been dominated by the notion that the way to reform education is to set performance standards and establish a system of accountability.

Every other state has established a lower proficiency standard, and some states (for example, Georgia and Tennessee) declare most students proficient even when their performance is miles short of the NAEP standard.

In particular, these findings suggest that so - called «process» standards, such as higher course requirements, may be more effective than test - based standards, at least when testers seek only to establish a minimum level of performance necessary to graduate.

(i) Conduct a self - assessment that evaluates the program's progress towards meeting goals established under paragraph (a) of this section, using aggregated child assessment data where applicable, compliance with program performance standards throughout the program year, and the effectiveness of the professional development and family engagement systems in promoting school readiness, using classroom, professional development, and parent and family engagement data, as appropriate;

The 1994 law required states to establish content and performance standards (the cut scores that indicate different levels of mastery on the assessments) in reading and math by the 1997 - 98 school year, and final assessments aligned with the standards by the 2000 - 01 school year.

While it is silent on the key question of «value added,» the board establishes an important set of precedents, namely that the «profession» - with some advice from thoughtful outsiders - can establish standards for itself and wrestle with some tough issues surrounding performance identification and documentation.

In 1999, the state legislature amended the law, named after the late Republican state senator John Stull, to require that «the governing board of each school district shall evaluate and assess certificated employee performance as it reasonably relates to: the progress of pupils toward the standards established pursuant to subdivision (a) and, if applicable, the state adopted academic content standards as measured by state adopted criterion referenced assessments.»

Measuring these school - wide standards — such as effective communication, problem solving, or habits of work — must include establishing clear criteria (rubrics), designing authentic assessments (performance tasks), and a calibrated system of tracking student performance.

«44662 (b) The governing board of each school district shall evaluate and assess certificated employee performance as it reasonably relates to: (1): The progress of pupils toward the standards established pursuant to subdivision (a) and, if applicable, the state adopted academic content standards as measured by state adopted criterion referenced assessments.»

In the realm of standards alignment, the performance outcome objective is generally described as demonstration of «proficiency» on the established standards as measured by the state test

Two sections currently mention the use of the tests in teacher evaluations: «44662 (b) The governing board of each school district shall evaluate and assess certificated employee performance as it reasonably relates to: (1): The progress of pupils toward the standards established pursuant to subdivision (a) and, if applicable, the state adopted academic content standards as measured by state adopted criterion referenced assessments.»

Common Core will establish one national standard for curriculum and testing in an effort to raise the performance of American public school students.

The Board of Education is required to establish performance standards and evaluation criteria for teachers, principals, and superintendents to serve as guidelines for school divisions to use in implementing educator evaluation systems.

Performance Standard 2: Planning and Assessment The superintendent strategically gathers, analyzes, and uses a variety of data to guide planning and decision - making consistent with established guidelines, policies, and procedures that result in student academic progress.

The Department of Education is planning to establish a second work group in fall 2011 to review performance standards and evaluation criteria for principals.

The Board of Education is responsible for establishing teacher, principal and superintendent guidelines including performance standards and evaluation criteria to assist school divisions in implementing educator evaluation systems.

Developing content standards, creating more authentic performance assessments, and establishing rigorous student performance standards will not — in and of themselves — substantially boost student achievement.

There are many ways of assessing student performance, but only standardized tests permit an accurate comparison of teachers, schools, and school systems to each other and to norms or established standards.

As of 2014, only 10 states routinely collected data linking teacher preparation programs and student achievement outcomes, and among those, only four established related performance standards for programs.102

Student achievement is improved by using high - probability instructional practices in the classroom, including establishing clear learning targets for students based on state standards and giving students ongoing feedback on their achievement so that performance improves as mastery of learning is assessed over time.

Provision for the frameworks is found in TEC § 12.1181 (a) which states, «The Commissioner shall develop and by rule adopt performance frameworks that establish standards by which to measure the performance of an open -LSB-...]

The new rule will establish a set of minimum performance standards, a standardized scoring system, and a pass - fail threshold that will better inform local transit agencies as they evaluate and purchase buses for use in their communities.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to establish performance measures based on the state of good repair standards established under subsection (b)(1).

A number of vehicles will be on - site for visitors to view and learn about, including the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 — a supercar that establishes a new standard at Chevrolet for power output, track performance and technology.

In presenting the 2015 Audi Q3, Scott Keogh, President, Audi of America noted: «Our growing SUV family will now offer three distinct products in the premium SUV category; and like the successful Q5 and Q7, the Q3 will continue with the established standards they started with regards to utility, technology, craftsmanship and performance.»

The standard Bentley 3 - litre had already established Bentley's engineering superiority in terms of roadholding, handling and braking, but W.O. Bentley, the company's founder, recognised the market potential for a more potent version aimed at the enthusiast driver who demanded superior performance.

The Board of Standard Life Aberdeen plc has established Audit; Risk and Capital; Remuneration; Nomination and Governance; and Investment Performance Committees.

To encourage the breeding of Miniature Bull Terriers that are of correct temperament and, per the breed standard, «full of fire, having a courageous, even temperament» and «amenable to discipline,» and to honor their owners who carefully cultivate that temperament in the pursuit of performance sports, the MBTCA established a Versatility Award at its National Specialty in the fall of 1998.

Established 19 years ago, World Travel Awards is committed to raising the standards of customer service and overall business performance throughout the international tourism industry.

Established 17 years ago, World Travel Awards is committed to raising the standards of customer service and overall business performance throughout the international industry.

Whether the Baucus amendment is adopted or just blocks passage of Inhofe - Upton, the U.S. economy will be exposed to the risk that EPA will be litigated into establishing national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for GHGs, and to the risk that EPA will use BACT («best available control technology») determinations and NSPS (New Source Performance Standards) to restrict America's access to affordable, carbon - based energy.

(Sec. 218) Requires the EPA Administrator to establish a program to assist in the replacement of wood stoves or pellet stoves that do not meet specified standards of performance by: (1) requiring such stoves to meet specified performance standards; (2) requiring replaced stoves to be destroyed and recycled and prohibiting such stoves from being sold or returned into active service; (3) providing funds to eligible entities to replace stoves.

(Sec. 215) Establishes within the EPA a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings and landscapes, and services in order to: (1) reduce water use; (2) reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; (3) conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and (4) preserve water resources through voluntary labeling of, or communications about, products, buildings and landscapes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance standards.

-- The Administrator shall establish and carry out a program to assist in the replacement of wood stoves or pellet stoves that do not meet the standards of performance referred to in subsection (a)(4) by --

-- No standard of performance shall be established under section 111 for capped greenhouse gas emissions from a capped source unless the Administrator determines that such standards are appropriate because of effects that do not include climate change effects.

Thus EPA agrees that CAA section 111 (d)(1)(A) should read «[t] he Administrator shall prescribe regulations which... establish -LSB--RSB- standards of performance for any existing source for any air pollutant... which is not... emitted from a source category which is regulated under section 112.»