Sentences with phrase «focused community collaboration»

During this session, Aaron Brengard, principal at Katherine Smith Elementary School in San Jose, CA, also shared how he reinvented his school to be a 21st Century school through a focus community collaboration, literacy, STEM, and schoolwide celebrations.

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«We're excited to partner with Hitch Health, an organization focused on creating and delivering health solutions that remove barriers for patients in underserved communities, in a collaboration that marries our unique API solution with their innovative technology to make it easier for people to get to and from their healthcare appointments,» said Gyre Renwick, VP of Lyft Business.

I intend to focus like a laser on our collaboration with our public schools, our youth programming, and working with young men in this community to be good fathers and role models to their own children.»

After more than four months getting to know the community, Danielle Laraque - Arena is replacing interim president Greg Eastwood, and wants collaboration to be a focus of her leadership.

Brian's focus on public - private collaboration and the long term success of people released from prison is apparent in his investment in rehabilitative programs, discharge planning and helping to create a seamless transition between prison and the reentry organizations that exist in the community,»

In collaboration with the USO, Almay set out on a bus tour across the country to honor the women of the U.S. military and veterans, and focus on troops as they transition from service back to their communities.

Starting with a community - centric panel discussion that focused on career sustainability in the entertainment industry (in collaboration with One United Bank); to an intimate dinner at the home of Emmy Award - winning casting agent, Robi Reed; leading up to the association's premiere event: its annual awards show that showcased some of the biggest names in the industry.

After receiving positive feedback, she has decided to do another ELA project with a civics focus this spring, in collaboration with the social studies department and a local community organization.

Four characteristics were inherent in learning communities that worked to promote positive changes in teaching cultures: collaboration, a focus on student learning, teacher authority, and continual teacher learning.

There are collaborations — at Aberfoyle Hub R - 7 School in South Australia, local kindy students will be visiting for an afternoon of science activities run by the senior primary students; and events focusing on real - word applications — Tasmania's Forest Primary School is running a project called Old MacDonald Had a Drone, encouraging students, staff, parents and the community to find out more about how technology is improving local farming practices.

M - cubed will increase collaboration, ensure alignment and leverage internal and external resources to build an education pipeline focused on increasing student and community success.

The staff of the Minnesota New Country School model the focus and assess the progress of students and the school itself through regular self - reflection, school - wide assessment, and on - going planning for continuous improvement of programming, instruction, collaboration, and opportunities to serve the goals, the mission, the students, the communities, and the future more effectively.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Uses knowledge and understanding of the different backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and languages in the school community to promote effective interactions among colleagues, families, and the larger community; b) Models and teaches effective communication and collaboration skills with families and other stakeholders focused on attaining equitable achievement for students of all backgrounds and circumstances; c) Facilitates colleagues» self - examination of their own understandings of community culture and diversity and how they can develop culturally responsive strategies to enrich the educational experiences of students and achieve high levels of learning for all students; d) Develops a shared understanding among colleagues of the diverse educational needs of families and the community; and e) Collaborates with families, communities, and colleagues to develop comprehensive strategies to address the diverse educational needs of families and the community.

With a focus on teaching the whole child in an academically advanced environment, the staff work to establish norms of highly successful and socially - motivated individuals in a community that promotes collaboration, leadership, and celebrates the diversity of the students, families, and staff.

Program FocusLa Escuela Fratney provides a rigorous curriculum in English and Spanish that includes a focus on multiculturalism and collaboration with both parents and the community.

The group focused on six key issues: balancing school accountability and collaboration among school employees; transforming schools into community centers; supporting parent engagement and family services; building strong «cradle - to - career» models; funding; and promoting higher education.

Her research focuses on the processes and outcomes of school, family, and community collaboration; education leadership; school reform; and African American student achievement.

Part I of this report reviews recent research on school and family collaboration and presents 10 key strategies for creating effective family - school - community partnerships that are focused on advancing student learning.

It took a renewed focus on collaboration, data sharing, and community outreach.

In its policy center role, CLPS primarily focuses on youth matters, leadership for community capacity building, local community projects and inter-governmental or institutional collaboration.

When a school has it's Organizational Structures and Procedures in place to support excellent performance, one finds a shared vision, shared leadership, collaboration, and a professional learning community focused on increasing student achievement.

High school, community college, and local employer collaborations have developed in many parts of the country focusing on preparing students for locally available high - skill jobs.

The school focuses on high academic achievements for each student through collaboration with students, staff, family, and community members.

This webinar will describe possible avenues for expanding collaborations with community partners by showcasing two examples of afterschool systems that have developed meaningful connections to other systems with a focus on data sharing agreements.

The State SARB has placed a major focus on monitoring chronic absentees and positive early interventions that keep students in the classroom, and is especially interested in seeing local SARBs promote collaboration within their communities by partnering with local agencies to strengthen attendance.

Steve Zimmerman, founder of the Coalition of Community Charter Schools, an organization representing New York City's independent charters and the conference's other co-sponsor, says he started his group in response to what he saw as too much focus on standardized testing — a trend he believes stifles innovation, collaboration, and charters» original promise.

In May 2011, Torlakson convened a Chronic Absence Policy Forum to address the problem, and plans to convene a future forum focused on achieving attendance improvement and dropout reduction through community school collaboration.

Such an approach requires schools to focus on individual student engagement, group and social collaborations, family and community engagement and the school's climate to ensure congruence among activities and stakeholders in support of student engagement.

Key elements of this framework include collaboration with community mental health providers, co-planning with families, and the creation of school improvement initiatives that focus on wellness and mental health.

March 21, 2017 — A new report College Completion: Focus on the Finish Line from the National Center for Developmental Education calls for closer collaboration between community colleges, public schools, and community services, improved teaching and learning and fully integrated courses and student support services as three main phases of college success.

Department of Education officials attribute the gains to two main factors: 1) a dynamic school leader who is deeply committed to the school and surrounding community, and 2) teachers and other school professionals who share a relentless focus on improving instruction through both increased collaboration and better use of data.

Ms. McDonald continues to coach and support school and district leadership teams in their efforts to create and maintain professional learning communities that support a focus on learning, collaboration and accountability for results.

The report, created in collaboration with Portland State University and the Coalition of Communities of Color, gathered data through 44 focus groups in seven communities across the State.

Over the past two years, the 270 - student William Smith High School has reinvented itself as a pilot school with an intense focus on union - district collaboration, expanded learning opportunities, and community outreach.

Explore all the possibilities that exist when you create a school of the future focused on health & happiness, global citizenship, & community collaboration.

By using the term professional learning community we signify our interest not only in discrete acts of teacher sharing, but in the establishment of a schoolwide culture that makes collaboration expected, inclusive, genuine, ongoing and focused on critically examining practice to improve student outcomes.

Teachers must foster that community spirit by facilitating collaboration with partners and in small groups focused on rigorous, interesting, appropriately challenging academic tasks with opportunities for developing social skills.

The Community Foundations of Texas, through the Texas High School Project in collaboration with the Texas Education Agency, is now supporting initiatives that create Early College High Schools (ECHS), which target underrepresented populations, particularly with a STEM focus.

One book is focused on how to create and keep a Facebook group engaged and active and another book called «PAC Knows: Wisdom from PAC Expert Authors» which is a collaboration of authors from the PAC Community (Power Affiliate Club) that Lesly created and maintains.

These lifesaving results have been achieved due to a comprehensive revamping of shelter operations, combined with a centralized focus on community collaboration and partnerships to increase sterilization and adoption efforts.

Our Guiding Values • Compassion for cats: We focus on the individual welfare and future of each cat in need • Expertise: We strive to be experts in cat welfare, health, behavior, sheltering, and related programs • Respect for people: We treat our employees, volunteers, donors, clients, and community with respect • Impact: We have a significant and measurable positive impact on the cats in our community • Collaboration: We work with other individuals and organizations to save more lives • Integrity: We act with integrity and value transparency • Excellence: We strive for excellence in every aspect of our work

Together SC — Together SC is South Carolina's only organization focused solely on supporting and strengthening the state's nonprofit community through education, advocacy, communications, collaboration and leadership.

He is committed to community collaborations, with a focus on arts education and outreach programming, and consistently strives to create an institutional culture he describes as «artist - centric.»

Throughout his career, Wahler has focused on contemporary art as a platform for building and strengthening communities and catalyzing interdisciplinary collaboration and exploration.

Focus at The Delaplaine is a community celebration of photography featuring The National Juried Photography Exhibit in collaboration with the following partner organizations: • Area 31 • ArtistAngle Gallery • C. Burr Artz Regional Library Maryland Room • Cowork Frederick • Curious Iguana • Frederick Coffee Company • Hood College • The Muse • NOMA Gallery • Serendipity Market & More • Spin the Bottle Wine Company

With a newfound focus on community and collaboration, the newly named Jonathan LeVine Projects at Mana Contemporary will be an essential venue within the up and coming arts community of Jersey City and an integral part of its cultivation towards becoming a thriving creative center.

With a newfound focus on collaboration and developing interesting partnerships, Jonathan LeVine Projects aims to go beyond the white cube gallery model and become a thriving creative center within Mana Contemporary, as well as the community at large.

In conjunction with its relocation to South Kensington, The Clay Studio's collaboration with area community members generates an inaugural exhibition plan focused on the theme of place.

Meetings convened so far have focussed on themes including childhood, collaboration, craft, language, young people and working with deaf communities.

LES Studio Program: Since 2011, Artists Alliance Inc (AAI) has partnered with Residency Unlimited (RU) as part of our Art (Inter) Actions program, which focuses on fostering collaborations with peer institutions and the community.