Sentences with phrase «from high need communities»

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Carlyn Oropez, Director of Operations said, «We're located in downtown LA where many of our community members come from extremely high need families.

This trend was driven by inadequate access to startups across verticals, limited exposure to high - quality deal flow, and the need for startups to achieve their fundraising goals from the small number of active angels in their community.

We still need to recruit well from power house high school and Junior / Community College baseball programs all over.

Next we heard from Mark Terry, who gave a compelling comparison of his old school district — a low SES urban district with a high ELL population, an 85 % free / reduced qualifying rate, and a high need for meal and nutrition education services — and his current district, which is more affluent with a much lower free / reduced qualification rate and a community of parents who have high expectations for student success and a healthy lifestyle.

With his election in November to a fourth term, Buffalo's chief executive, Byron Brown, has set himself up for high expectations from a community that needs strong and focused leadership.

The metro mayor will need to set the agenda on this, convening the business community, universities and skills providers, and highlighting the importance of high quality apprenticeships for residents and businesses, as well as matching apprenticeships with businesses from different areas of the city region.

Bill Owens, a Plattsburgh lawyer and community leader who served in the House from 2009 to 2015, gave Clinton high marks for effectiveness and responsiveness to upstate needs.

In February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communities.

From October 2 through October 5, the North Tonawanda Common Council, spearheaded by: - Aldermen - at - Large Jeff Glatz and Bob Pecoraro, Along with partnership from: - the North Tonawanda High School led by Katie Harrington, and - Unyts Account Executive Greg Eastmer are promoting a North Tonawanda «Roll Up Your Sleeves» Challenge to all the residents of North Tonawanda to accomplish two things: - Blood Donations - Member Donor Registry These individuals understand the needs of the community and what a blood or organ donation can do to save or improve a life and desire all residents to support this challeFrom October 2 through October 5, the North Tonawanda Common Council, spearheaded by: - Aldermen - at - Large Jeff Glatz and Bob Pecoraro, Along with partnership from: - the North Tonawanda High School led by Katie Harrington, and - Unyts Account Executive Greg Eastmer are promoting a North Tonawanda «Roll Up Your Sleeves» Challenge to all the residents of North Tonawanda to accomplish two things: - Blood Donations - Member Donor Registry These individuals understand the needs of the community and what a blood or organ donation can do to save or improve a life and desire all residents to support this challefrom: - the North Tonawanda High School led by Katie Harrington, and - Unyts Account Executive Greg Eastmer are promoting a North Tonawanda «Roll Up Your Sleeves» Challenge to all the residents of North Tonawanda to accomplish two things: - Blood Donations - Member Donor Registry These individuals understand the needs of the community and what a blood or organ donation can do to save or improve a life and desire all residents to support this challenge.

The letters of recommendation need not come from a high - ranking member of the government, but from one with good standing in the community.

«Today we are breathing new life into the Beacon program in 67 high - need communities to boost student's learning outside the classroom, build healthier neighborhoods, and connect youth and adults to learning opportunities ranging from career preparation and civic engagement to tutoring and tenant advocacy.»

«Pre-K has the highest impact for kids from low - income communities, kids of color, so in the very districts that probably can't afford it is exactly where we need it.»

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - led research also suggests that employing local community health educators instead of more formally educated nurses to counsel young at - risk mothers could be cost effective and provide badly needed jobs to high school graduates from the same impoverished communities.

rather practicing short term methods, we need to work on sustainable solutions, even if family adjust food choices still there are a number of pressure from media, TVs, advertising even in the community convenience food available every where are high calorie and less nutrient dense, so the question is how we can we pass such obstacles?????????????

«Of course we will also need to challenge ourselves to look ahead to the future generations of young people who will follow and how they too may benefit from this exciting new phase of Queensferry Community High School.»

The highest - performing charters have sprung from the needs and desires of the local community.

As a non-profit with nearly two decades of experience in high - poverty communities nationwide, we are committed to meeting the needs of all students — especially students from low - income families, students with learning differences, and English Language Learners.

A high - need LEA is defined as one that: (1) either serves at least 10,000 children from low - income families or serves a community in which at least 20 percent of children are from low - income families; and (2) has a high percentage of teachers teaching either outside of their certification or with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification.

These could be expanded and others could be planted in high - need communities to bring talented people into teaching from other careers, the military, or right after college — and train them well so that they thrive and stay.

In February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communities.

We work with all kinds of public schools — from district - based schools to charter public schools — to help them establish high - quality learning environments that meet the needs of the students in their communities.

High - quality early childhood education has the greatest positive effect on children from lower socioeconomic status and children who are at risk because of family or community circumstances such as poverty and abuse / neglect, and children with disabilities and special needs (Stegelin, 2004).

We needed greater commitment from policy makers to make the critical investments necessary, as well as greater commitment from communities to find new ways to deliver the highest quality early childhood programs.

Trustee Lori Moya, who represents Travis High School and is a ’75 graduate of the school, reiterated the need for leaders from every level to think differently about struggling schools and to make investments to build up our schools and their communities rather than tear them down.

15:20 Dr. Montecel closes her speech: «The Quality Schools Action Framework speaks to the need and possibility of engaging citizens, leaders and policymakers around high quality data that call all of us as members of the community to act, to establish common ground, to strengthen education, and finally and most importantly and fundamentally, to align our values with our investments in the school system: fundamentals and features that we know are needed — from teaching quality, to engaged students, engaged parents and families, and a high quality, authentic curriculum so that students in every neighborhood and of every background can in fact have equal educational opportunities.»

Interventions in «low - performing» schools should include coherent strategies that include understanding each school's unique context, strengths, and needs; ongoing professional development for staff; research - based practices; parent, student, and community involvement; and the necessary financial resources to support school transformations from low - performing to high - performing.

Along with the 100 families from the community who desperately sought a safer, higher - achieving middle school, we created a learning environment that was small and focused on meeting every student's needs.

Five years ago, College Forward led the creation of the Austin College Access Network (ACAN)-- a collaboration of community - based organizations dedicated to helping thousands of students with special needs graduate from high school, and successfully enroll in, persist in and complete college.

Debt loads that dissuade talented recruits from entering teaching can be offset with forgivable loans and service scholarships, which research shows can boost recruitment and retention of high - quality teachers in the fields and communities where they are most needed.

The concept for Family Playlists is built on a strong evidence base from the Johns Hopkins University's «Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork» (TIPS) program, as well as a growing body of research highlighting the power of text messaging to engage families in high - need communities.

Atlanta Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligations.

In January 2005, leaders from Connecticut's business, higher education and civic communities came together to create ConnCAN: The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, a nonprofit organization designed to be a catalyst for the fundamental changes needed to ensure every child in the state received a high - quality education, regardless of their address.

They support communities of learners from preschool to college - and career - ready high school seniors by delivering instruction that focuses on student needs.

Additionally, high school students need support from counselors, community members, and career education to navigate their options for post-high school plans.

My teachers find it incredibly valuable to have a «third party» invested in their personal and professional growth while that outside resource is removed enough from the day to day community to allow for freedom of expression and comfort in addressing high needs.

Do we need annual testing to tell us that communities with high concentrations of minority students from impoverished households struggle on test based measures?

The solutions need to be collaborative, involving school administrators and union educators, but also Lincoln's parents, the organizers of community centers, officials from the United Way and other non-profit agencies, plus early education and higher education campuses.

The Washington public school system needs more innovation, especially to meet the needs of low - income, high - risk children from communities of color struggling in traditional public schools.

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 District.

Hand in hand with the need for high quality teachers we must have a discussion on training teachers from the communities they hope to serve.

When over 50 % of Texas high school graduates who enter community colleges need remedial courses, we're a long way from the state's objective of having 60 % of our 25 - 34 year olds secure an industry certification, an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree by 2030, so there is no more time to lose or room to further backslide.

States may now apply for a newly unveiled $ 250 million grant competition — Preschool Development Grants — that will help develop and expand preschool programs in high - need communities for children from low - and moderate - income families.

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SNIPSA's mission is fourfold: to RESCUE, REHABILITATE, and RE-HOME adoptable animals from high kill shelters and the community, and to encourage RESPONSIBILITY within the pet - owning population by providing free spay / neuter services to areas of San Antonio with the greatest need.

Pet food pantry (Thunder's Pantry), run in conjunction with the weekly food pantry, that distributes dog and cat food items as available at no cost to DESK, thanks to the support of volunteers and anonymous donors Dogology, North Canton, Connecticut 06019 http://www.dogologyct.com/pet-food-pantry.html Dogology is pleased to offer a no - cost Pet Food Pantry to anyone from the community that needs high quality, nutritious food for their dogs or cats.

In addition to their exhibition program, music / performance program and a special Project Room, Thread Waxing Space also maintained an active education program including workshops for students from elementary and secondary schools, a two - semester course for high school students with special needs, research projects for students and teachers to examine the history of their various communities, and classes for creating artists portfolios.

No matter what high school students are from (including Clearlake Community High School or Hilltop Christian School), only an officially Lake County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the high school students are from (including Clearlake Community High School or Hilltop Christian School), only an officially Lake County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the High School or Hilltop Christian School), only an officially Lake County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the DMV.

No matter what high school students are from (including Credence High School, Diamond Mountain Charter High School, Lassen County Community High School, Lassen High School, New Horizons Christian School or Lassen Christian Academy), only an officially Lassen County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the high school students are from (including Credence High School, Diamond Mountain Charter High School, Lassen County Community High School, Lassen High School, New Horizons Christian School or Lassen Christian Academy), only an officially Lassen County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the High School, Diamond Mountain Charter High School, Lassen County Community High School, Lassen High School, New Horizons Christian School or Lassen Christian Academy), only an officially Lassen County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the High School, Lassen County Community High School, Lassen High School, New Horizons Christian School or Lassen Christian Academy), only an officially Lassen County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the High School, Lassen High School, New Horizons Christian School or Lassen Christian Academy), only an officially Lassen County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the High School, New Horizons Christian School or Lassen Christian Academy), only an officially Lassen County Department of Motor Vehicles Approved curriculum will earn you the completion certificate you need in order to take a permit test at the DMV.

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