Sentences with phrase «example of local control»

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One that was based on a survey of mainline church members, for example, suggested that identification with the local community served as an important plausibility structure for traditional religious tenets.13 Furthermore, those who made such localistic identifications were considerably more likely than «cosmopolitans» to espouse traditional religious beliefs (controlling for a variety of other factors) and to allow these beliefs to influence their thinking on racial and social questions as well.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

In Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, for example, some local Pentecostals have been used by U.S. neo-conservative and fundamentalist groups to escalate and / or control the political tensions of the region.

«Forcing parents and other supporters of schools to only offer federally approved food and snacks at fund - raisers is a perfect example of the overreach of government and intrusion into local control.

He points to the controversy over Cuomo's gun control measure — the SAFE Act — as an example of an issue that could be shaking down at the local voting booths.

«Not only is Senator Skelos wrong, but his obstructionism is yet another example of why New York City must control its own destiny on important local issues,» James said in a statement.

For example, it fails to consider Hunter v. Pittsburgh, the century - old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that essentially renders districts (as well as other local governments) as subservient to state government, essentially making the very concept of local control a fiction.

For example, a part of the resolution informs us that charter schools «have contributed to the increased segregation rather than diverse integration of our public school system» and that weak oversight of charters «puts students and communities at risk of harm, public funds at risk of being wasted, and further erodes local control of public education.»

With education administrators and community leaders deep in the trenches of implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), much of the discussion was spent on highlighting examples of «what's working» in the field as school districts transition to the new funding formula.

The Malloy administration's concerted effort to mislead parents into thinking that they lacked the right to opt their children out of the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test of a test is just the latest example of his lack of respect for the rights of parents and the importance of local control of public education.

We have assembled a variety of examples of district communications materials to help inform our conversation about how districts can share the contents of their Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) development and throughout the implementation process with staff, parents, and the broader community.

In other words, this was the Nissan Versa Note I would have bought if I had purchased the lightly used example from my local dealer last fall, with the exception of the gray paint, cruise control, and the CVT automatic gearbox.

«A lot of animal controls, for example, can't really deal with ferrets, but where are they going to find a local place to transfer them to?

Her work at NHS was the first example I'm aware of where marketing was successfully applied in a high - intake community to raise shelter adoption rates to a level where the shelter literally ran out of animals, even after pulling all the savable animals (including medical cases) from the local animal - control facility.

Korsgaard followed up, giving examples: «If I want to make a game that supports local multiplayer, like Mario Kart, I can't at the same time make the controls depend on a lot of GamePad features.

Each of these examples (and many more that can be cited) generates additional insight in the processes controlling local climate variability by allowing to zoom in on these processes using RCMs.

Regional Restaurant Management — Duties & Responsibilities Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude, and professionalism, supervising the facilitation of food sales, overseeing restaurant operations and promoting a high - quality, memorable customer dining experience Participate in all phases of strategic store - level planning with other management professionals, including local staffing, service - related concerns, inventory control, merchandising, sales and revenue projections, and local competition Employ various strategies to manage and reduce food, beverage and labor expenses Supervise all store opening and closing functions, including the acquisition and sale of all equipment, state and county inspections, general contractor relations, hiring and terminations, and financial data transmission Perform continuous assessment of all operational aspects while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding the effective application and execution of critical internal policies and procedures to standardize restaurant offering across markets Meet and exceed customer satisfaction benchmarks while tracking progress versus established branch and corporate guidelines Identify and utilize talent among team members with focused training efforts, targeted professional hiring, job fair management and the promotion of a performance - based work environment that leverages individual talents for group benefit Provide relevant administration and oversight with respect to all HR - related functions, including payroll and compliance tasks Oversee the management of daily, weekly and monthly food and supply inventories, in addition to alcohol products, while holding responsibility for the development of weekly P&L statements and internal store audit execution Address local management and staff queries and resolve them in an expedited manner, promoting sustained revenue growth through relationship development and the leveraging of both talent and resources at all locations Collaborate and communicate effectively with all store personnel as well as with members of corporate management Execute all marketing and sales strategies while tracking progress versus established internal and external industry benchmarks, focusing on both revenue generation, customer acquisition and brand loyalty development Maintain a strong working knowledge of product and services as well as related industry considerations, including pricing and regulatory trends, service - related issues and local competitor operations

Here are some examples of ways that these research values are being put into practice: the ongoing Educare Randomized Controlled Trial and the Doula Home Visiting Randomized Controlled Trial measure myriad health outcomes; and two studies of Educare by embedded local evaluation partners have explored the relationship of adverse childhood experiences to various childhood outcomes, with a focus on social - emotional and behavioral health.