Sentences with phrase «existing system of assessments»

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Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

The new online tool is part of CSWA's existing free online system that also includes a sustainable winegrowing self - assessment.

The study will include the economic assessment of the existing local food producers and systems, data development, an economic impact analysis and the identification of barriers and opportunities within the food system of Oneida County.

Working with partners across Europe, we think we can make a significant impact in terms of providing good assessment systems comparable with existing methods for predicting drug risk to the heart and discovering whether there are beneficial effects.»

In choosing this year's «Better Balance,» for example, the editors signaled that something is awry in the existing balance between the «hard» elements of standards - based reform (namely the academic standards, assessments, and interventions that make up a state's accountability system) and such «soft» components as teacher training, instructional materials, and classroom environment.

Teacher Jocelyn Watkins and Jonathan Westrup of specialist provider Drake Music presented on their efforts to bring together coherent means of assessment and clear progression routes for SEND students in music education — after Jocelyn had found the existing systems inappropriate and too inflexible to work for her students.

«Once we discontinued our own assessment system «Fingertips», «2Build a Profile» was suggested as an alternative and we have now transferred all of our existing customers over to this software and received excellent feedback.

Many of those asked claimed the tests, which are to be brought into all schools from September, were unreliable, duplicated work and did not marry with existing assessment systems.

Such systems, if organized around direct assessments of teacher and classroom quality, based on strong and valid metrics and tied to new or existing incentive systems, could be a cost - effective means of producing real change for teachers and children.

Join this webinar to learn about: • Improving quality of life for students and educators through blended learning • Stretching existing or limited resources and staff • Adding project - based learning and authentic assessments into classrooms • Selecting the right learning management system and online curriculum • Keeping pace with global evolutions in technology and education • Maintaining the human element in face - to - face and online course work

Schools seldom have coherent content standards, accountability systems based on assessments of student academic growth, or an ethic of making publicly available the performance data that do exist.

The DESSA is the assessment component of the Evo SEL system, which provides valuable insight into how to maximize student learning and whether an existing SEL program is working.

Additionally, we create resources and leverage existing resources from a range of federal networks to provide the most up - to - date information about states» standards, assessment, and accountability systems.

Real differences exist between accredited and unaccredited SCDEs in terms of assessment system choice, infrastructure, and investment levels.

- the end of MCAS as a graduation requirement; - the redesign and streamlining of the existing test; - the use of MCAS for diagnostic purposes only; - review of MCAS and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks by professional education associations; - an independent review of MCAS for validity and reliability; and - a comprehensive assessment system for schools.

AB 1951 by Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell, D - Long Beach, requires the state Superintendent of Public Instruction to approve one or more nationally recognized high school assessments that districts can use for statewide testing purposes of 11th graders instead of the existing system.

Portrait of the Movement introduced a performance framework, which streamlines and improves upon the existing assessment system in order to strengthen academic accountability for underperforming charters.

Kickboard Coaches will study your current Tier I schoolwide behavior support systems by conducting staff and student interviews, observing existing school culture practices, analyzing results of a leadership self - assessment, and reviewing current culture data.

The Urban Education Institute will link PreK assessments for its existing STEP (Strategic Teaching and Evaluation of Progress) Literacy Assessment for reading from Kindergarten through Third Grade, (K - 3) to create PreK - 3rd early literacy and early math assessment systems.

This project builds on existing state and district capacities to meet emerging priorities and foster systems of assessment for learning that empower educators, foster student agency, and address the range of knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for college & career readiness.

Development and implementation of common comprehensive assessment systems that replace existing state testing systems

Following an assessment of existing properties in their portfolio, including recent LEED certified buildings, the team identified building systems and set target metrics.

While probabilistic projections of the global mean and regional temperatures exist, process - based probabilistic assessments of large - scale dynamical systems such as the Atlantic overturning are still missing.

It therefore proposes an international standard for CDM sustainability assessment - additional to national definitions - to counter weaknesses in the existing system of sustainability approval by Designated National Authorities in host countries.

Interest in integrated ocean observing systems, ecosystem approaches to management, and assessment of regional environmental change have sparked renewed interest in existing long - term datasets and spurred new partnerships to collect and integrate marine data.

LIVELIHOOD ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE IN DROUGHT - PRONE AREAS: DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS AND OPTIONS, BANGLADESH (FAO AND THE ASIAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CENTRE (ADPC)-RRB-: The project, implemented under the Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Programme and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), specifically looks at: characterization of livelihood systems; profiling of vulnerable groups; assessment of past and current climate impacts; and understanding of local perceptions of climate impacts, local coping capacities, and existing adaptation strategies.

Some of my cases going to a judgment in the last few years were: Click to open judgment in fresh window (Scottish Courts site) Insurance implications of playing «Happy Birthday» on the piano Damages for psychiatric illness caused by bereavement Judicial approval of the Hohfeldian analysis of rights Leading case on fair rent assessment Title raiders and retrospective rectification Leading case on competency of hearsay evidence Detention ordered by children's hearing: Articles 5 and 6 of ECHR No damage suffered by making a smaller profit than expected «In a well - regulated legal universe black holes should not exist» How much is half a home worth, with or without a mortgage «Reasonably obtained» held not to include unethically obtained Leading case on children's hearing system and ECHR Attempt to judicially review SNP; petitioners held not to exist Unlawful for council to charge for property enquiries Fair sharing (100 % to nil) of matrimonial property

Their risk management consulting services include conducting reviews and assessments of existing systems (including data collection and management) based upon best practices and providing guidance on building successful proactive risk management programs that are designed to identify and respond to risk issues across the organisation with the over-arching goals of improving performance and efficiency and reducing liability.

Responsible for performing plant site walk downs for assessment of existing systems and equipment conditions, designing and implementing modifications

• Create base professional development policies and procedures, making individual PD program development easier to undertake • Simultaneously implement 4 PD programs for identified areas, without a single hitch in any program implementation process • Plan, develop and implement PD systems according to the core competencies and identified issues of multiple tracks • Determine existing opportunities and conduct informal and formal needs assessment programs for different tracks • Develop orientation plans by ensuring that all basic information is covered, including ethics and communication • Manage PD resources such as purchasing equipment, maintaining accurate records and submitting balanced budgets • Ascertain compliance by staff members and community groups and ensure that all legal requirements are fulfilled

• Deeply familiar with planning, developing, implementing and evaluating professional development systems based on competencies and priorities • Hands - on experience in determining existing opportunities and protocols and procedures, and conducting both informal and formal opportunity assessment for different professional development tracks • Proficient in establishing development categories, such as performance and knowledge enhancements and personal development • Qualified to develop orientation plans for all staff members by ensuring that they are aware of basic requirements such as ethics and communication • Skilled in making recommendations to strengthen delivery methods by efficiently identifying training delivery protocols • Track record of effectively facilitating preparation of correspondence, newsletters and marketing materials • First - hand experience in keeping professional development programs and workshops dynamic and rigorous by constantly employing needs assessment methods • Deeply familiar with maintaining accurate records of professional development activities, including description, type and number of people involved • Proven ability to provide professional development instructional design to management • Adept at mentoring and coaching new instructors and trainers, and building and maintaining community partnerships

Develop and review functional requirements documents, and develop technical 3D schematic design for new and upgraded LCS and risk assessment / safety, and verify habitability systems and equipment, providing modifications to existing ship's power distribution system and evaluation of Desalination Plant Motors for compliance with the Federal Energy Conservation Act.

The early literacy and math segments of the assessment are based on the EasyCBM assessment system, and were selected in part because they align closely with existing classroom assessment practices in schools throughout the state.

Since February 2011, Kristen has consulted with Head Start / Early Head Start agencies on a variety of projects including evaluating and improving existing management systems, coaching new Directors through ACF grants administration requirements, conducting organizational assessments to increase the efficiency with which Head Start funding is utilized, and supporting programs through the re-designation process.

Further, existing research has been limited to one or two functional polymorphisms at the expense of a more comprehensive assessment of the serotonin system.

The decision was seen as a victory for REALTORS ®, who had campaigned against the unfairness of the existing assessment system.

Bethka v. Jensen (250 A.D. 2d 887)- fraudulent misrepresentation; questions of fact exist whether seller made material misrepresentation which induced buyer to purchase the property and whether a reasonable inquiry by buyers would have revealed the undisclosed condition (sewer system special assessment).