Sentences with phrase «evaluation deal in»

After the state's teacher evaluation deal in February, five districts refined their applications sufficiently to have their funding restored.

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«From our top - down market analysis and evaluation of recent deal metrics we struggle to see any deal that would deliver an adequate return for IAG, as a stand - alone investment,» he said in a note to clients.

We provide complete transaction evaluation for companies interested in divesting oil and gas properties, from initial consultation to deal closing.

The ministers were asked to give an evaluation of their success in dealing with alcoholics.

As an expert on various religious cultures, and with a knowledge of the role of religion in personality structure and function, the specialist is in a position to offer relevant insight for psychodynamic diagnosis, for evaluation of the manner in which religious issues should be dealt with in treatment, and the means by which religious resources may be used in rehabilitation.

After a careful social, psychiatric, and physical evaluation, the man is put on Antabuse, given psychiatric help and «religious counseling» to deal with some of his emotional problems as he begins to work and attempt to reestablish relationships in the community.

The ecumenical conversations between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity distinguished three contemporary Reformed attitudes toward the Roman Catholic Church: of those who remain unconvinced that the Catholic Church has actually dealt with the fundamental issues that divided Rome and the Reformation, those who «have not been challenged or encouraged to reconsider their traditional stance» and remain «largely untouched by the ecumenical exchanges of recent times,» and those who have engaged «in a fresh constructive and critical evaluation both of the contemporary teaching and practice of the Roman Catholic Church and of the classical controverted issues.»

I have serous doubts and for good reason that this deal will pull through as Napoli's evaluation is too high plus Arsenal may not even be interested in the player and its just the media doing what they do best (playing with our emotions).

He signed off on the gerrymandered LATFOR Senate and Assembly maps in a deal that also included Tier VI, expansion of non-Indian gambling (another constitutional amendment), expansion of the statewide DNA database, and the teacher performance evaluation system.

NYU Prof. Diane Ravitch on today's teacher evaluation deal: «This is a dark day for education in New York.»

«The basic purpose of this commission, according to the governor's charge, was to «comprehensively review and assess New York State's education system, including its structure, operation and processes...» In failing to deal at all with such major issues as funding, special education, the lack of appropriate supports for English language learners, as well as ignoring major current controversies such as implementation of [teacher evaluations] and common core systems, the commission has ill - served students, parents, and the public at large.»

«If I put in a new evaluation system, it will just be more straightforward,» he said, adding that he was still optimistic a deal could be reached without the need for the amendments to his $ 132.5 billion budget.

The fiery UFT president suffered a bruising blow from Mr. Cuomo in the latest state budget deal, which gave the state education department and Board of Regents power to create new teacher evaluations that are expected to emphasize standardized tests and make it easier to dismiss teachers.

But while most of the attention went to negotiations about teacher evaluations and standardized tests, new policies also were put in place for dealing with failing schools.

The deal would delay that use for two years, but would allow the tests to continue to be used in job evaluations of teachers and principals, said two state officials Tuesday night.

The Assembly Democrats and Senate GOP are in agreement — again, conceptually — when it come to revisiting the education reforms, especially the teacher performance evaluation system, they agreed to in the budget deal.

Marcellino in the last several weeks alone has introduced legislation dealing with the Common Core standards as well as the newly approved teacher evaluation regulations.

At the Red Room press conference where Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic legislative leaders — minus Skelos — had announced the med - mar deal, Klein said a vote would be held Thursday evening on the bill, along with bills that would create a 25 mph in New York City and adjust the state's teacher evaluation law.

«We have to deal with the issue of the effect of Common Core testing on teacher evaluations,» Cuomo said Tuesday at a news conference on the state budget, referring to the tougher curriculum standards adopted by the state that produced sharply lower scores on standardized tests in New York last year.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chandra M. Hayslett, Communications Director [email protected] 212-257-4350 New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Want Deal on New Teacher Evaluation System New Poll Shows Robust and Resilient Support; No Excuse Seen for Losing $ 300 million New York (Nov. 29, 2012)-- A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone LisztEvaluation System New Poll Shows Robust and Resilient Support; No Excuse Seen for Losing $ 300 million New York (Nov. 29, 2012)-- A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone Lisztevaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone Liszt Research.

In late June 2014, when Cuomo announced he had reached a deal with the union and secured lawmakers» support, Magee said the bill was a first step toward an overhaul of the evaluations.

Though he told former Gov. David Paterson in a radio interview yesterday that he felt a bill dealing with the disclosure of teacher evaluations could be put on hold, Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced his own program bill early Tuesday morning anyway.

If the city and teachers union do not reach a deal to overhaul teacher evaluations by a January deadline set by Gov. Cuomo, the city could lose up to $ 300 million in state funding for the public schools.

Nationally, Natale's words struck a chord as teachers everywhere are dealing with reforms similar to those implemented in Connecticut this year — a new teacher evaluation system, new academic standards known as the Common Core State Standards, and the trial of a new computerized testing system.

In a recent op - ed published by the New York Daily News, the father of two Brooklyn public school students gives a first - hand account of just how important it is that the teachers» union and City officials come to an agreement on a new teacher evaluation deal.

Casey Seiler, Jimmy Vielkind, and Karen DeWitt discuss the big deals on teacher evaluations and medical marijuana agreed upon in the legislative session.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers were in the final stages of negotiating a deal Sunday to shield schoolteacher evaluations from broad public scrutiny, people familiar with the matter said.

MANHATTAN — The teachers union and the Department of Education reached a deal Friday that will allow the city to implement a new teacher evaluation system at four Manhattan schools in order to help secure millions in federal funding.

In this week's show, Governor Cuomo has finally reached a deal over the contentious issue of teacher evaluations.

«The appeal process will not go into effect unless and until Mayor Bloomberg negotiates agreements with the UFT for an overall teacher evaluation deal... for schools eligible for School Improvement Grants,» Mulgrew said in a statement, adding that «the Mayor's obsession with closing schools presents a significant barrier to us reaching that overall agreement.»

The breakdown of the evaluation talks in the wee hours of Jan. 17, after the mayor torpedoed a deal agreed to by his own education department and the UFT, cost the city $ 280 million in state and federal funding, threatened a further loss of $ 224 million in state aid next year, and jeopardized $ 700 million in statewide Race to the Top funds.

Most important, the United Federation of Teachers still hasn't struck a deal with the city on how to use student test scores in these evaluations.

In other words, if all one were trying to do is to predict gains on state tests, one would use an evaluation system that places a great deal of weight — perhaps as much as 80 percent, we learn from Figure 3 — on value added.

Recent revisions to the most prominent federal law dealing with school quality — the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — mark a sharp rollback of the federal role in teacher evaluation and accountability.

«At an age when young people are dealing with «in» and «out» groups and peer pressure, it's a lot easier to address these issues by talking about historical events,» says Terry R. Tollefson, Ed.D.,» 89, FHAO's director of administration for policy, planning, and evaluation.

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)(20 U.S.C. 1232h; 34 CFR Part 98) was enacted in 1978, and applies to student surveys, instructional materials or evaluations funded by the federal government that deal with highly sensitive issues.

The study has received a great deal of attention, in part because it is one of the few evaluations of school resources based on random assignment of students to test policy effects while controlling for other conditions, a method that is generally thought to be a high - quality research design.

Superintendent John Deasy has a good deal of latitude in figuring out the specifics of the new evaluations.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed legislation in early May that both reduced the number of standardized tests that students are subjected to and lowered the importance of «student growth» for the evaluation of teachers.

An education advocacy group founded by two New York City teachers and backed financially by Bill Gates is launching a public - relations push to pressure the city and the local teachers union to strike a deal on a new teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in education funding.

New Jersey was awarded $ 38 million in late 2011 on the third try in a competition that cost one state education commissioner his job and ultimately gave the state a late start in several federally funded programs dealing with teacher evaluations, curriculum and testing reforms, and school choice.

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The deal secured nearly $ 1 billion in federal Race to the Top funds that were contingent on a statewide teacher evaluation system.

Former Washington DC schools superintendent Michelle Rhee credits LAUSD and UTLA for making progress with their tentative teacher evaluation deal but describes it as» falling short in many ways» and cites it as an example of the need for a «strong statewide policy governing teachers» performance evaluations.»

E4E - NY teachers set 2013 New Year's resolutions, making the case for an evaluation deal to be reached by the January 17 deadline in order to accomplish their...

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«With no local deal in sight, the time has come for our leaders in Albany to step in and implement a real and meaningful evaluation system that will give teachers the critical feedback and support they need to help their students grow,» said Jonathan Schleifer, Executive Director of Educators for Excellence - New York.

With just two weeks remaining before a mandatory deadline for a teacher evaluation deal, Educators 4 Excellence classroom teachers have launched a 2013 New Year's Resolution video campaign focused on why a comprehensive evaluation system is sorely needed in New York City.

While some prominent figures from this second group (e.g., Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers union) supported the Common Core in theory, its implementation — especially coupling the Common Core standards and assessments to new teacher evaluation systems — has been the source of a great deal of concern.