Sentences with phrase «focused on community engagement»

She is a former student liaison at New York's Bruce High Quality Foundation University (BHQFU), where she focused on community engagement and public programming.

During his tenure, José focused on community engagement and implementing progressive, lifesaving adoption, rescue and volunteer programs to increase live outcomes and decrease intake, which has declined to 18,000 pets per year.

Many endorsers have already committed to implementing changes consistent with the report recommendations — from revised essay questions and marketing materials, to the development of entirely new recruitment, scholarship and high school programs focused on community engagement and caring for others.

Focusing on community engagement and transparency, our role is that of an educator, a lobbyist and a leader.

Roberta left Washington, DC four years ago for Massachusetts to accept a one - year fellowship leading to a Masters Degree in Education with a focus on community engagement.

Church says City Grazing — established in 2008 — is transitioning to nonprofit status so they can also focus on their community engagement and education work.

Sessions also exemplify an «off - the - beaten - path» kind of tourism that focuses on community engagement, cultural exchange, and immersion into the local way of life.

AMONG THE HALLMARKS of Arnold Lehman's nearly two - decade tenure as director of the Brooklyn Museum was his focus on community engagement, popular culture, and the visibility of African American artists.

Spaces of Production is a series of three artist - led projects focusing on community engagement.

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It accomplishes this by building healthy, sustainable communities through local engagement and partnerships and by focusing on the leading causes of mortality for mothers and children in targeted communities throughout Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The proposal, to be included in Cuomo's 2018 State of the State address on Jan. 3, approaches gang violence from a community - engagement angle instead of being strictly focused on law enforcement.

The initiative focuses on areas such as housing, caregiving, community engagement, volunteering, social inclusion and combating isolation among older citizens.

«New York City is now known as the safest city in America, in no small part due to the reforms that he instituted during his initial tenure and the more recent moves he has spearheaded toward creating an NYPD that is focused on community policing and neighborhood engagement,» Adams said.

De Blasio's commission is expected to focus on campaign finance reforms, while the council is looking to examine «a wide swath of issues — including a more transparent budgeting process, more robust community engagement in land use, and a more independent Law Department,» according to Council Speaker Corey Johnson.

Melissa Grace, a spokesperson for the mayor, said that the administration is «focused on developing affordable housing, building and modernizing our parks, libraries and schools — and doing so in a manner that ensures community engagement.»

During the week Fellows develop a year - long plan for public engagement and institutional change that builds on the skills and connections developed during the training in a way that focuses on their own discipline, community, and home institution as well as other key audiences.

And yet: A report recently issued by the U.S. National Academies» Institute of Medicine (IOM) argues that, for scientists trained as part of a National Institutes of Health (NIH)- funded Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA program), it's time to deemphasize publishing and grant winning and focus on instilling leadership, team science, community engagement, and entrepreneurship skills.

In civic engagement research there has been a focus on examining the gap in civic engagement among low - income communities and their higher - income counterparts.

The UK government's assessment of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London focused on intangibles such as «inspiring a generation of children and young people,» community engagement, and enthusiasm for volunteering.

Much of the research cited by the schools focuses on such objectives as improved discipline, campus climate, social attitudes, and community engagement.

Our initial experiments focused on visualizing how variations in student engagement contributed to ongoing changes to the collective «shape» of the learning community.

This summer Mapp led her first Program in Professional Education (PPE) institute, «Family Engagement in Education: Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success,» which focused on designing family engagement practices connected to student learning, and increasing the capacity of educators, families, and community members to develop and sustain partnerships that improve student outcomes.

Through campaigns focusing on parent engagement, community organizing, and the development of mental health programs — including Start with Hello Week, February 6 — 10 — Sandy Hook Promise's ultimate goal is to prevent loss of life to any kind of gun violence, whether it be crime, suicide, or accident.

Unlike more orthodox forms of parent and community engagement, organizing efforts are characterized by a focus on building effective power to influence institutions and policy through leadership development, relationship - building, and critical consciousness.

For the home piece, we talk about parenting — where we focus on the Fundamental Five early - childhood caregiving practices and on school - age interventions — and about parent engagement, or what schools can do to build community with families.

As the competition for admission to top colleges has grown, many parents, schools, and students themselves have emphasized top grades, leadership, and lists of after - school clubs and sports — often at the expense of community service, ethical engagement, and a general focus on caring for others, according to human development expert Richard Weissbourd.

Her research focuses on youth development, education, youth civic engagement, and parent - school - community partnerships.

Strategies for improvements across these indicators include promoting community and family engagement, demystifying higher education access and procedures, building mentoring and navigation supports throughout the higher education experience, and focusing on accountability for institutions in providing appropriate experiences and supports for young men of color.

About the Program Family Engagement in Education: Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success focuses on helping educational leaders develop and sustain effective family engagement strategies that unite the efforts of school staff, families and community members.

Schools that focus on smaller class size, positive discipline practices, and parent and community engagement.

Other common elements include a focus on the total child, a commitment to equity and access, family and community engagement, and a relationship - oriented school climate — all of which require demonstrable guidance and support from principals as well.

The two - day, non-commercial Conference and Expo focuses on corporate social responsibility and bringing together medium - to - large enterprises and non-profits to form community engagement partnerships.

Princess is an experienced leader, focused on community organizing and engagement.

Prior to joining Educators for Excellence, Princess served as the executive director of Democracy Builders, a parent advocacy organization focused on authentically engaging parents in school advocacy issues, and as the senior director of family & community engagement for the Democracy Prep Public Schools network, where she was responsible for recruiting and engaging thousands of families on education initiatives.

This combined focus on academic achievement, parent engagement and youth leadership results in young people who build vibrant communities and pursue a future in which all possibilities real and attainable.

A holistic family engagement strategy combines community building events with actions that focus on student learning.

Amber left the classroom to pursue a Ph.D. in Education Leadership and Policy Studies, with a focus on family and community engagement and network analysis at the University of Washington in Seattle.

In November, district leaders from across the country gathered in Nashville, Tenn. a learning lab focused on family and community engagement practices and strategies.

These programs and policies may focus on a number of areas including curriculum, data and monitoring systems, student, teacher, and parent engagement, and broader community involvement.

Conference participants will be able to choose from 70 workshops sessions focused on examples of high - impact, evidence - based family and community engagement strategies from across the country.

It supports projects that focus on the creation of art that meet the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts.

Prior to becoming a writer he was the deputy director for JerseyCAN, focused on education policy advocacy, community engagement, and community leaders in the public and private sectors in Camden, New Jersey.

Christine also served as assistant director and program analyst focused on leadership development and principal preparation at The Broad Foundation, worked with the Tennessee Achievement School District on community engagement, and provided strategic support to Detroit Public Schools.

A redesigned School Turnaround Learning Community (STLC) site provides access to a range of free resources and opportunities for engagement focused on school turnaround in action.

This single - day training session, to be held at The Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, will provide an overview of the state charter petition process and discuss ways in which stakeholders can develop a strong charter petition, specifically focusing on school governance, academic and financial accountability, and community engagement.

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.

The grant for the Institute falls in the Art Works category — the NEA's largest funding category supporting projects that focus on the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and / or the strengthening of communities through the arts.

A data - driven focus on attendance, engagement from the full community and support from school district leadership were the keys to his success.

Cohn wants to continue the reform work with a greater focus on building relationships and community engagement around reform efforts at the district level.

This action extends the Together for Tomorrow program that focuses on increased community engagement in low - performing schools.