Sentences with phrase «for higher levels of accountability»

Much of the new accountability language within the proposal reinforces the commitment of providing charter schools greater flexibility in exchange for higher levels of accountability for student outcomes.

The very hallmark of California's Charter Schools Act is to provide charters greater flexibility and innovation in the classroom in exchange for higher levels of accountability.

Both of these innovations came in response to demands by many that NAEP respond to the need for higher levels of accountability in general and specifically in the area of reading.

These academies receive more freedom than traditional public schools in return for high levels of accountability.

The cluster would have secured waivers, or flexibility, from certain state and local rules and regulations, in exchange for a higher level of accountability for increasing student achievement.

This situation allowed and allows, for a high level of accountability (security) to property sellers, in terms of the Listing Brokerage they had / have chosen, and how its sales people prequalify (financially and otherwise) strangers who contact the Brokerage asking to see their active property listings.

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In these strange times, we need the majority of business leaders to accept a higher level of accountability for reviving the economy, through commitment, innovation and a broader view of success that includes contributing to the island's social and economic advancement.

Then, hire based on talent, and pay for that talent to perform at a high level of accountability and integrity.

Instead of doing what he did, says Garrett, «Hire based on talent, and pay for that talent to perform at a high level of accountability and integrity.»

«Social media has forced higher levels of transparency, responsibility and accountability for people on a personal and business basis.

Portfolio Manager for Smith Barney where he created a business model that demanded higher levels of accountability to investors.

This includes establishing a much higher level of accountability and consequence for our actions and the impact we have on customers.

«We as Democrats demand the highest levels of transparency and accountability in our government, yet within our party, we see PACs erode our very own Democratic values and for which we are unable to follow the money.»

Under a Thompson Administration, we will have zero tolerance for violating the public trust and we will enforce that with the highest levels of accountability standards.»

More and more of us are awakening today to a higher level of awareness and personal accountability for all of our actions.

It says that testing and accountability, by themselves, can not lift the United States to the level of accomplishment reached by the world's highest - achieving countries, an extraordinary standard for evaluating a policy innovation.

In standards and accountability, the American Federation of Teachers has rated Colorado's standards clear, specific, and grounded in content, except for social studies at the elementary and high school levels.

(Extra points possible for very high levels of achievement, but maximum score is 100 points for accountability purposes.)

One study by Martin Carnoy and Susanna Loeb of Stanford, which was based on state - level NAEP data, found that the within - state growth in math performance between 1996 and 2000 was larger in states with higher values on an accountability index, particularly for African American and Hispanic students in 8th grade.

Advocates of accountability insist that high standards for all students are necessary to promote academic growth and spur achievement to levels heretofore unseen.

«When teachers engage in high - level instructional talk and have the opportunity to improve practice collaboratively and in concrete forms, they develop team loyalty, trust, and feelings of responsibility and accountability for each other and for all the team's students.

Separate and apart from overall averages, there has been continuing concern for the level of skills among racial / ethnic minorities as well as concern for the effects of accountability on low - versus high - performing students (specifically, whether or not NCLB placed so much attention on low - performing students that high - performing students were neglected and suffered as a result).

Although the federal government's main accountability lever — eligibility for federal grants and loans — is only implemented at the institution level for most of higher education, the GE data show the value of targeting individual programs, rather than entire institutions.

Through brief conferences, goals can be mutually agreed upon, such as number of pages read a week (with comprehension accountability), progression to the next level of the multiplication tables, or achievement of a higher level on a rubric for writing an essay.

While the push for higher levels of academic achievement and accountability continues to increase, more people have realized that a single test can not provide a comprehensive evaluation of student performance.

Achieve, which normally assesses accountability systems at the state level for «quality and coherence,» praised the Montgomery County assessments as rigorous, high - quality measures that are good predictors of students» performance on state - level tests.

The qualifications we are developing are targeted at front - line school - based staff involved in the day ‑ to ‑ day training and mentoring of trainee and early - career teachers, those responsible for the design and implementation of ITT programmes, and at a higher level those responsible for the management and accountability of programmes.

42 states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation permitting charter schools, which operate outside the traditional school governance structure and exercise a high level of autonomy in exchange for more stringent accountability.

Accountability groups shall mean, for each public school, school district and charter school, those groups of students for each grade level or annual high school cohort, as described in paragraph (16) of this subdivision comprised of: all students; students from major racial and ethnic groups, as set forth in subparagraph (bb)(2)(v) of this section; students with disabilities, as defined in section 200.1 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2009 - 2010 school year, students no longer identified as students with disabilities but who had been so identified during the preceding one or two school years; students with limited English proficiency, as defined in Part 154 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a student previously identified as a limited English proficient student during the preceding one or two school years; and economically disadvantaged students, as identified pursuant to section 1113 (a)(5) of the NCLB, 20 U.S.C. section 6316 (a)(5)(Public Law, section 107 - 110, section 1113 [a][5], 115 STAT.

Many states utilized School Quality and Student Success (SQSS) indicator within ESSA to include CCR in accountability structures — and to incorporate completion / outcomes in addition to simple access to CCR opportunities.6 For 35 states, the approach to supporting CCR at the high school level involves a menu of readiness options that are factored into final accountability scores.

When students cry out, as they have in Los Angeles, for higher - quality school climates, all levels of our education system must respond with the support, funding, information and accountability.

The report examines progress in the performance of students in high - poverty schools, the development of state standards and assessment systems, accountability systems and school improvement efforts, the targeting of Title I funds, Title I services at the school level, support for family involvement, services for students in private schools, and services provided under the Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected and Delinquent programs.

Some parents of high - achieving students feel like nobody cares and that the focus for accountability is on the kids that are way below level or right on the bubble.

Such a testing program makes more sense to me than grade level testing for high schools, it can be used for accountability purposes such as API and AYP, and it follows a fundamental principle that «instruction must precede assessments» for good alignment of assessments with instruction.

The EOCEP encourages instruction in the specific academic standards for the courses, encourages student achievement, and documents the level of students» mastery of the academic standards.To meet federal accountability requirements, the EOCEP in mathematics, English / language arts and science will be administered to all public school students by the third year of high school, including those students as required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and by Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

In this age of federal mandates for high - stakes assessment and accountability, educators need easily accessed data that will help them predict if all students are on - track to meet grade level expectations.

By empowering parents with high - quality public school options, challenging students to meet high standards, and grounding the system with strong accountability at every level, New Orleans has become a model of reform for the nation.

Finally, the paper outlines eight system - level characteristics of a high - quality CTE program, including: career - oriented educational systems; strong options for all students; rigorous academic curricula; rigorous technical skill development; employability skills; professional development for teaching staff and leaders; support services for students; and assessment / accountability.

By requiring greater public accountability through state and district level reporting on the achievement of their high - performing students, we will bring parity to the reporting process and better understand how these students are — or are not — progressing,» said NAGC President Tracy L. Cross, Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William & Mary.

These results may also have implications for the evolution of accountability measures at the district and state levels — especially in relation to high - need students.

At primary level the definition will apply to those schools who for the first 2 years have seen fewer than 85 % of children achieving level 4, the secondary - ready standard, in reading, writing and maths, and which have also seen below - average proportions of pupils making expected progress between age 7 and age 11, followed by a year below a «coasting» level set against the new accountability regime which will see children being expected to achieve a new higher expected standard and schools being measured against a new measure of progress.

We will also work to ensure California has the strong authorizers needed to protect charter school autonomy while also instilling higher levels of accountability for academic results.

Additionally, ESSA requires states to annually test 95 percent of students in reading and math, to use the participation rate to calculate the achievement indicator, and to factor assessment participation into the statewide accountability system another way.21 For example, four states — Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Vermont — plan to lower a school's classification for not meeting this requirement.22 In three states — Illinois, Nevada, and Tennessee — schools that do not have a 95 percent participation rate can not score at the highest level of proficiency; receive zero points for proficiency; or receive an F on the achievement indicator for the given group of students, respectivelyFor example, four states — Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Vermont — plan to lower a school's classification for not meeting this requirement.22 In three states — Illinois, Nevada, and Tennessee — schools that do not have a 95 percent participation rate can not score at the highest level of proficiency; receive zero points for proficiency; or receive an F on the achievement indicator for the given group of students, respectivelyfor not meeting this requirement.22 In three states — Illinois, Nevada, and Tennessee — schools that do not have a 95 percent participation rate can not score at the highest level of proficiency; receive zero points for proficiency; or receive an F on the achievement indicator for the given group of students, respectivelyfor proficiency; or receive an F on the achievement indicator for the given group of students, respectivelyfor the given group of students, respectively.23

We must have high levels of supports for our teachers, our school leaders, our schools, and we must have clear accountability.

In exchange for operational freedom and flexibility, charter schools are subject to higher levels of accountability.

Considering that young men make up three out of every five children who drop out, account for two out of every three students aged 5 to 21 relegated to special ed ghettos, and, among young men who are high school seniors, read a grade level behind their female peers, it would make sense to make sure that any new accountability system address those issues, something for which Richard Whitmire and I have argued over the past two years.

As a result, I always assumed a high level of accountability for what my students learned and how that would impact my decisions as a teacher for student progress and schoolwide improvement.

This is a must read for all of you following the current policy trends not only surrounding teacher - level accountability, but also high - stakes testing in general.

Portfolio Manager for Smith Barney where he created a business model that demanded higher levels of accountability to investors.

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