Sentences with phrase «for overall school quality»

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The Bureau is responsible for ensuring that the overall educational quality of the programs offered will provide students with the necessary skills to secure meaningful employment and for protecting students» financial interests while attending proprietary schools.

YWCO After School at Oconee County Elementary in Watkinsville, Georgia seeks to provide a nurturing, high quality, safe and fun learning environment that is fit for the child's overall growth and development.

«Problems with memory, executive function, and processing speed are common symptoms of bipolar disorder, and have a direct and negative impact on an individual's daily functioning and overall quality of life,» said lead investigator Eve Lewandowski, PhD, director of clinical programming for one of McLean's schizophrenia and bipolar disorder programs and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

«Problems with memory, executive function, and processing speed are common symptoms of bipolar disorder, and have a direct and negative impact on an individual's daily functioning and overall quality of life,» said lead investigator Kathryn Eve Lewandowski, PhD, director of clinical programming for one of McLean's schizophrenia and bipolar disorder programs and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

A major hit at the time of its release in Hong Kong, and a bit of a fan favorite for fans of Stephen Chow, Fight Back to School is, nevertheless, one of his films that haven't really weathered the test of time in terms of overall quality.

Between 1994 and 2004, the percentage of students with disabilities spending 80 percent or more of the school day in a regular classroom showed an overall increase of 5 percent, which shows that our nations schools are moving in the right direction but still have a long way to go to ensure a quality education for an increasingly diverse student population.

If you believe that the overall value of a community is enhanced when it can support high - quality, integrated schools, these shifts mark a significant development for the city.

To the extent that teacher effectiveness is partly a function of some teachers being better suited for some students, schools, and contexts, efforts to redistribute teachers without attending to context could readily reduce the overall quality of teaching.

«Overall, our research showed that the most commonly cited reasons for choosing a particular school were the convenience of its location to family, whether other family members were attending, its academic quality and its philosophical or religious focus.»

Overall, the quality of the product - that is, schooling - will improve for everyone.

As the professional body for the overall recruitment sector, a core part of the REC's role is to facilitate this through Codes of Practice, Audits and other quality kite - marks that schools and other employers can look out for.

As National Director for Strategy and Quality Improvement for Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)-- which has sponsored academies since 2009, and currently has 36 academies (30 secondary, five primary, and one all - through special school)-- Amelia will be responsible for OAT's overall policy and planning work, its fundraising strategy and its corporate governance.

«Passage of House Bill 467 would be a credit negative for the PSF, as it could potentially weaken the overall credit quality of the program's participants as the PSF extends its guarantee to a growing number of charter schools over time,» Nichols said.

Instead, as a nation, we are adrift on how to raise the overall quality of schooling for all students.

This recorded PowerPoint provides information on the overall Title II, Part A, program, including intended uses of funds, updates about teacher quality provisions, and general requirements of school divisions under Title II, Part A. Additionally, the presentation provides information about the overall application process for Title II, Part A, including general provisions, needs assessment, and completing the program specific pages of the application.

The study's authors speculate on four potential explanations for the large negative effects that their program evaluation found: misalignment of private school curriculum to the Louisiana State Standards; differences between serving scholarship students with achievement gaps and traditional private school students; success of other education developments, especially in New Orleans; and the overall quality of private schools willing to participate in the program.

«This is desirable because the leadership qualities captured by different parts of the FFL (Framework for Leadership) are supposed to reflect an overall capability to improve student achievement through effective school leadership,» the report said.

The second piece of research foundational to MLD shows that while teacher efficacy is the most important factor in student learning, a school principal's leadership is the one mechanism that accounts for a school's overall quality of teacher instruction and student achievement.

Teacher training has been crying out for reform for some time and the impetus for schools and academies to become more involved has undoubtedly improved the overall quality of such training.

For example, NAEP scores are measures of the overall achievement level of students and not necessarily an accurate reflection of the quality of each state's school system, yet they were used as the sole measure of academic achievement.

Finally, he suggested that authorizers must accept responsibility for the overall quality of the schools they approve.

«However given the limitation of this research the NUT concurs with Ofsted that further research is required in order to establish the reliability of inspection more broadly as well as investigating the overall validity of school inspection for determining school quality.

Authorizers can accelerate improvement in the overall quality of the charter sector by «restarting» low - performing charter schools: that is, transitioning the charter — and responsibility for governance and school management — to a high - performing charter school or network, while maintaining the existing population of students.

The brief animation provides a clear message about the direction our commonwealth is taking to provide career pathways for teachers to remain in the classroom as professional educators, improving student learning and the overall quality of our schools.

The president of schools will provide leadership for the overall quality of the educational experience for students, teachers, supporters and parent partners in each Open Sky Education school across the country.

The GreatSchools Summary Rating appears at the top of a school's profile and provides an overall snapshot of school quality based on how well a school prepares all its students for postsecondary success — be it college or career.

The charter school model holds great promise for developing education innovations and improving the quality of public education overall, but the current direction of the charter school sector toward a few narrow approaches cuts short this potential.

PAA looks forward to working with to improve H.R. 2218, in order to assure better charter school transparency, accountability and governance, so that they fulfill the role originally envisioned for these programs that of partners in improving the overall quality of our nation's public schools.

What is the overall level of programming quality as assessed by standardized assessments for after - school programs?

Collaborate with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes.

This, along with the overall fact that parents are just beginning to learn what a high - quality education should look like for their kids, calls for the providing a wider array of data that can be used by families in school decisions.

The recommendation is based on aggregate evaluation data generated during the application process, considering the following key elements: (1) the quality of the proposed program as measured against the criteria contained in the charter school application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School DiSchools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Dischools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School DisSchool District.

Working with grassroots activists on the ground to provide parents buses that can inform families about the quality of choice options (along with information on, for example, what a child should know by third grade) would not only improve data quality, but also bolster support for school choice and education reform overall.

While the SPF overall has been a powerful tool for district improvement, it has also become increasingly complicated, used for too many purposes including resource allocation, accountability, and communicating quality schools to families.

The 2013 - 16 Strategic Plan for Catholic Schools and School Choice imagines a specific future for the Archdiocese, including efforts to improve curriculum and the leadership quality within teachers and schools, as well as raise funding to make the overall school system both higher quality and more affoSchools and School Choice imagines a specific future for the Archdiocese, including efforts to improve curriculum and the leadership quality within teachers and schools, as well as raise funding to make the overall school system both higher quality and more afforSchool Choice imagines a specific future for the Archdiocese, including efforts to improve curriculum and the leadership quality within teachers and schools, as well as raise funding to make the overall school system both higher quality and more affoschools, as well as raise funding to make the overall school system both higher quality and more afforschool system both higher quality and more affordable.

Matthew Thornton the VP of communications of Audible explained — «One of the ways we've worked to improve the overall customer experience of listening to audiobooks is in elevating the quality of audiobook performance — embracing A-List celebrities (among those who've recorded for Audible are Colin Firth, Dustin Hoffman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kate Winslet and Susan Sarandon) as well as up - and - coming young actors at Juilliard, Yale, Stella Adler and other acting schools where Audible offers narration workshops.

«One of the ways we've worked to improve the overall customer experience of listening to audiobooks is in elevating the quality of audiobook performance — embracing A-List celebrities (among those who've recorded for Audible are Colin Firth, Dustin Hoffman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kate Winslet and Susan Sarandon) as well as up - and - coming young actors at Juilliard, Yale, Stella Adler and other acting schools where Audible offers narration workshops.

Career centers embedded in the overall high school program serve as a conduit to other programming to provide a high - quality career development experience for all learners.

This is achieved through the quality of teaching and learning; through the nature of relationships amongst students, teachers and adults other than teachers; through arrangements for monitoring students» overall progress (academic, personal and social); through specific pastoral and support systems; and through extra-curricular activities and the school's ethos.

The overall model for the prediction of mixed friendship quality showed to be statistically significant with only hearing status, country, school setting and age in it, F (5, 189) = 2,84, p <.05, R2 =.07.