Sentences with phrase «heard from community members»

The majority of participants were parents and in smaller numbers, we heard from community members, educators and students.

We are particularly keen to hear from community members who would like to share their stories and experiences.

Not exact matches

«We want to make sure each member of our community hears back from us in a timely manner, and since I am working in Slack all day anyway, having comments sent there is a natural part of the workflow.»

We have heard loud and clear from our members, and the community more broadly, that they fully support this project.

maybe... also I'd like to hear from members of this «community» not form the outsiders who have no idea what it's really like in this so called community, no offense to those not in this community...

The Prince and The Duchess heard more about the Church's outreach work and meet members of the wider community, including representatives from the local Mosque and volunteers from local charities, including those who offered support to victims following the London Bridge attack, such as street pastors.

For her part, Serino said, «these issues — the heroin crisis [in] particular — are things that I hear about time and time again from our community members.

Parents and family members learned how to help their children become college and career ready by attending workshops and hearing from education and community leaders on October 8 at Teachers College, Columbia University.

The Chamber of Commerce of Washington Heights and Inwood, Inc. invites residents and community members to celebrate 2014 with a breakfast meeting at Coogan's on Wednesday, January 8, and to hear from new District 7 Councilmember, Mark Levine.

«Students, parents, teachers and other concerned community members from across the state have heard from Governor Cuomo,» said AQE spokeswoman Nikki Jones.

New Paltz has such GOOD people yet we're reduced to mean little 3rd graders every time we hear the word «vote» It amazes me that we go from having the BEST neighbors and community members until it's time to vote, I just don't get it

But on Saturday morning, as dozens of community members packed into a classroom to hear a presentation from the New Suffolk Waterfront Fund about the nonprofit's hotly contested plans for the relocation and renovation of the Galley Ho restaurant, the mood was more combative than cheerful.

The resolution was approved (6 - 5) after the Legislature heard from several members of the business community that expressed concern with the ECIDA's recent actions.

In June, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the wage board's chairman and a longtime Cuomo ally, said he and his fellow members clearly believed «a substantial» increase was needed to bring fast food workers up the economic ladder — despite persistent opposition from the business community, which often found itself drowned out at public hearings that served more or less as labor rallies.

And then a «listening session» where high - level officials from the Army heard from members of the community about what Fort Drum means to the North Country.

An elected official in the City of Buffalo, Council Member David Rivera recalled Lt. Duffy saying to a group of Latinos he met with in Buffalo the week before the election he'll be back, but no one has heard from him ever since and there are no Latinos from the City of Buffalo on any of the transitions teams though it is the largest community outside of NYC and among the most impoverished one with one of the highest unemployment rates in the regions, dropout rates and dependency on social services.

«After discussing conditional release at length and hearing from members of the community on both sides of the issue, I could not support the local law.

GSD and other downtown clubs are co-sponsoring the event to make sure members of our community have a chance to hear directly from all these Democratic campaigns.

Hundreds of low - income members of Community Voices Heard from around the state focusing on Gov. Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos

It should be noted that Mayor de Blasio heard a direct appeal from community members about the mega-towers during a June 21 town hall meeting on the Lower East Side.

As members of the Queens community it is imperative that we join together our voices and be heard as one to denounce the unacceptable level of gun violence and each of us to do our part in any way possible to take back the streets from those who perpetrate such violence.

Community Education Council 31 member Frank Squicciarini, a retired NYPD sergeant and father of three girls, said he is hearing serious concerns from other parents in his Staten Island district.

During her time as a parent advocate and member of School District 28's Community Education Council, Huntley heard frequent complaints from the community about PS / IS 48 and pushed for a biggCommunity Education Council, Huntley heard frequent complaints from the community about PS / IS 48 and pushed for a biggcommunity about PS / IS 48 and pushed for a bigger space.

Individuals from around the city and state joined together in this protest, including low - income members of Community Voices Heard from Newburgh and New Yorkers living with HIV / AIDS that came as members of Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL - NY).

NEW YORK, NY (04/04/2012)(readMedia)-- Council Members Brad Lander (D - Brooklyn), Melissa Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan), Eric Ulrich (R - Queens) and Jumaane D. Williams (D - Brooklyn) came together on the steps of City Hall Wednesday with partners from Community Voices Heard, the Participatory Budgeting Project, and the Urban Justice Center's Community Development Project and dozens of local organizations to declare the results of the groundbreaking participatory budgeting vote held last week.

According to community members present at the June hearing, Papasito requested more time to go before Community Board 7 this fall and show it has changed its ways before it requests a new license fromcommunity members present at the June hearing, Papasito requested more time to go before Community Board 7 this fall and show it has changed its ways before it requests a new license fromCommunity Board 7 this fall and show it has changed its ways before it requests a new license from the SLA.

At a recent public hearing, several members of the engineering community, including representatives from the Erie Niagara Chapter of NYS Society of Professional Engineers and respected engineering firms, spoke against removing the PE requirement for the county's head of DPW.

Community members heard first hand from people living with HIV in their community and were encouraged to utilize the counseling and testing servicesCommunity members heard first hand from people living with HIV in their community and were encouraged to utilize the counseling and testing servicescommunity and were encouraged to utilize the counseling and testing services on site.

In a series of separate public hearings this fall, members of Congress and New Mexico state legislators heard testimonies from the full range of people who have something to say about uranium mining — community members aggrieved by six decades of mining impacts, industry officials trumpeting new jobs from renewed uranium activity, and government regulators trying to figure out how to address both the past uranium legacy and future uranium developments.

HGSE students, alumni, faculty, and their families gathered at the Gutman Conference Center to watch the presentation of honors such as the Morningstar Family Teaching Award, the Alumni Council Award, and the HGSE Intellectual Contribution Awards, as well as to hear speeches from various members of the HGSE community.

However, the most significant concern I hear from prospective candidates and veteran teachers is they want their efforts and opinions to matter and be respected by all members of the greater community.

Finally, we heard repeatedly that Baltimoreans believe that parents and community members becoming more active supporters of schools is an important step in demanding more from our public education system.

And I heard from parents and community members that they wanted to be engaged in the schools in a deeper way than in the past, which would require administrators to see them as partners, not passive bystanders to district decision making.

I recently heard about school and community safety issues from members of the New York State Sheriff's Association.

OSSE reported hearing from 430 parents, families, and community members at in - person sessions and an online survey.

The Virginia Board of Education will hold a series of public hearings this summer to gather feedback from families, educators and community members on student expectations, how schools are accredited and the conditions and needs of public schools.

The CCSA Communications Team also loves to hear from our members whenever they've been featured in a local community publication, on an online news site, or are interested in responding to an article / story.

Currently PAC, along with other community organizations and SFUSD partners, is leading community conversations to hear from families and community members about their ideas to help inform SFSUD's Local Control and Accountability Plan.

The objective of the hearings is to present the proposed budget to the general public and provide an opportunity for public testimony (verbally or in written form) from principals, school staff, local school council members, parents and interested community residents.

After hearing from hundreds of parents and school community members at 10 public meetings, the Commission issued a series of recommendations to remove schools from consideration as part of this process, including taking high schools and high - performing Level 1 schools off the table.

It's a great window into the potential and echoes many stories we hear from students, families, and community members who are experiencing online education.

Hear directly from families and community members as they share their stories and experiences in the movement for educational equity

At Character.org we know that fostering caring tendencies in students is crucial, but many children are hearing from adults that being successful and happy is more important than being a caring member of the community.

The Virginia Board of Education will hold a series of public hearings in July and August to gather feedback from families, educators, and community members on student expectations, how schools are accredited, and school resources.

Superintendent Beth Schiavino - Narvaez, as if anticipating a backlash, said before the slide show presentation that «this is a first draft» and that public hearings and other meetings will be held to gather input from families, educators and community members.

The news that author Lauren Howard was pulling the release of her debut novel over this kind of mob - mentality after she was virtually brutalized by some members of the Goodreads community resulted in an outpouring of support from authors and readers alike; had the news of the vicious attacks on her and on her book not been shared so readily — as the Beihang study indicates — many online community members may have never even heard of Howard or her novel.

We will welcome members of the Nashville cultural and arts community, as well as writers and scholars from around the country to hear sessions related to Islamic history and culture.

And we're interested in #FutureChat this week in hearing from members of The FutureBook community about what else is needed in the way of information, what better data on production and sales might offer, not just to authors but also to publishers, their editors and acquisition teams, to marketers and publicity officers, none of whom can see clearly what reader - consumers are up to «by candlelight.»

Unless a session is convened by Judge Denise Cote — who many of us probably see as an honorary member of the publishing community by now — we hear precious little from the main players.

Animal Welfare League (AWL) executive director and board member Linda Estrada told me (and also Channel 5 in the report below) that she wants to hear from the community.