Sentences with phrase «implemented new testing»

Participated in refining existing test processes as well as defined and implemented new testing processes to ensure continuous quality improvement.

«We truly feel privileged to have the opportunity to help Wisconsin implement this new testing program,» Engeleiter said.

The Obama administration, with Race to the Top and the waiver process, decided instead to put their full weight behind the new Common Core State Standards, fund the development of new tests set to those standards, hold teachers individually accountable for the performance of their own students against the Common Core State Standards, implement the new tests and urge states to use teacher evaluations based on test results to fire teachers whose students did not perform satisfactorily.

As California implements new tests in its K — 12 schools, technology infrastructure is a key concern.

Listed below are states that have still have exit exams, have suspended their graduation exam requirements, plan to implement new tests, or have granted retroactive diplomas to students who failed the test but completed other requirements.

«I want my teachers focused on teaching and not worried about whether or not the hiccups that come with implementing a new test are going to impact their livelihood,» said Henderson, who told teachers of the change in a letter Thursday.

Reviewed test requirements and implemented new test cases and procedures based on field test needs, such as extending test scenarios beyond basic text message cases to other situations like incoming messages during call setup and sending / receiving messages while memory is full

Have you included skills such as record management, overseeing experiments, and implementing new testing methods?

Not exact matches

But because it was the first smartphone Samsung launched after discontinuing its Galaxy Note 7 — some of which were found to have a battery defect that could cause it to explode or catch on fire — the company delayed the launch to implement a new safety - testing protocol to ensure the phones» batteries were safe, it said.

As a result, if we start to actually see new tools being tested or implemented (like Lightning), it would go a long way to proving the bullish thesis that bitcoin can be as innovative as other cryptocurrencies, like ethereum.

Once you see returns slow down, look for new approaches, but always test them before implementing changes on a full scale.

Small businesses struggling to keep customers and entice new ones can test out new call center technology or sign up for social media sites or even implement customer relationship management (CRM) software, but there's no substitution for treating customers well.

Palantir Has Secretly Been Using New Orleans to Test Its Predictive Policing Technology (The Verge) Predictive policing technology has proven highly controversial wherever it is implemented, but in New Orleans, the program escaped public notice, partly because Palantir established it as a philanthropic relationship with the city through Mayor Mitch Landrieu's signature NOLA For Life program.

Assemble a brain trust of advisors to help you evaluate, develop, and implement a test of one of these new opportunities in a new market.

But if that innovation itself requires labour to think up the new idea, test it, and implement it, then high wages increase the costs of innovation too.

Not only did Facebook implement a new News Feed algorithm that favors content from users» friends and family, but just over a month ago they rolled out a new desktop business page layout — something they had been testing for a couple of months.

Tropical Traditions is also implementing a new glyphosate - tested program identifying high - risk food such as grains for testing, and labeling them once they test free of glyphosate.

«Two days of testing is a natural next step, as long as the assessments continue to cover the material needed to truly measure every student's strengths and challenges, and the changes are implemented carefully and with the input of educators and communities,» High Achievement New York, which advocates for higher standards, said in a statement.

«He's someone that I think really wants to stay,» said a former Department of Education official, noting Polakow - Suransky's role in implementing the new federally - imposed Common Core testing requirements.

It had been pushing schools to implement the new academic standards, and it would have been inconsistent to give tests based on the old standards while schools were ushering in the new ones, they say.

But, before those policies can be implemented, the new system faces a big test — literally — later this month.

Democratic lawmakers from New York and New Jersey are introducing legislation Thursday to force federal transportation officials to implement a rule to test train engineers for sleep apnea.

The mandatory tests are supposed to align with the new standards, but teachers for several years have complained that the curriculum guides and tests have been poorly implemented by the state.

Nationally, Natale's words struck a chord as teachers everywhere are dealing with reforms similar to those implemented in Connecticut this year — a new teacher evaluation system, new academic standards known as the Common Core State Standards, and the trial of a new computerized testing system.

Most of the chamber's Republicans voted against the bill, arguing that the policies increased standardized testing and gave too much power to the Board of Regents in implementing the new evaluation system.

The new plan, which would be implemented in January if de Blasio wins re-election Nov. 7, includes methods to keep traffic moving in Manhattan's central business districts; testing curb access restrictions; expanding «block the box» enforcement to mitigate gridlock; lowering congestion in commercial districts outside of Manhattan; and reducing congestion on the arterial highway system.

She said Wednesday's rule implemented that policy after education officials had collected enough data to set the alternative test scores based on the new standards.

As Mr. Hawkins rolled through positions directly affecting public workers, calling Common Core «a test - and - punish regime,» responding to a question about how to pay for the new Tappan Zee Bridge by saying a greater priority should be given to public transportation, and urging the creation of a State Bank to avoid having to go to Wall Street for financing of capital projects, it seemed like he stood for much of what they and their unions would like to see implemented.

But Education Commissioner John King and others said giving the tests would ensure that schools and districts worked hard to implement the new standards.

Today I'm working with scientists, physicians, and policy - makers on implementing new HIV testing strategies, evaluating the adoption of new hepatitis medications, and assessing the impact of genome sequencing in society.

After an Early Test program was implemented in San Diego, there were fewer new HIV diagnoses than would have been expected without this testing approach, suggesting that such screening can reduce transmission in targeted, high - risk communities.

Partnership to adopt Organ - Chips to provide human - relevant data in drug discovery and development aiming to reduce animal testing, and to implement personalized safety testing of new drug candidates

The consortium will • design and test novel body sensor network for biofeedback restitution • design and test new algorithms and signal processing • implement biofeedback multi-sensory restitution channels and methods

New standards, methods and testing protocol for the clinical treatment of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis need to be addressed and implemented by medical community.

Tropical Traditions is also implementing a new glyphosate - tested program identifying high - risk food such as grains for testing, and labeling them once they test free of glyphosate.

It's been a long road and we've conducted many tests but every time we meet, he helps me understand what is going on with my body and it completely makes sense and every time we implement something new, I can't believe how I can continue to feel better than I felt before.

New templates resulting from these tests have been implemented and are now available for you to use!

This prequel to «The Purge» trilogy which looks at the very first time «The Purge» was implemented as the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community.

Fiscal sponsorship is a cost - effective way to implement new programs, bring together groups to collaborate on an issue, and test new approaches to social change.

In order to test the effectiveness of ASAP in other settings, MDRC and CUNY worked with partners in Ohio to develop, implement, and evaluate new wraparound programs similar to ASAP.

Technology can be a very powerful tool in teaching and learning, but significant time must be set aside for testing, evaluating and implementing any new purchase.

They provided time for teachers to test new teaching methods and to receive follow - up support and coaching in their classrooms as they faced problems of implementing changes.»

In this forum, Joshua Starr, superintendent of schools in high - performing Montgomery County, Maryland, makes the case for a three - year hiatus from high - stakes accountability testing while new standards and tests are implemented.

We're implementing a brand new assessment and accountability system so that we are actually starting to evolve beyond what is just happening on a standardized test.

But not for all the usual reasons that people raise concerns: the worry about whether we've got good measures of teacher performance, especially for instructors in subjects other than reading and math; the likelihood that tying achievement to evaluations will spur teaching to the test in ways that warp instruction and curriculum; the futility of trying to «principal - proof» our schools by forcing formulaic, one - size - fits - all evaluation models upon all K — 12 campuses; the terrible timing of introducing new evaluation systems at the same time that educators are working to implement the Common Core.

Its mission: «To improve public education for disadvantaged children in Palm Beach and Martin counties by developing, testing, and implementing new strategies for learning.»

But for Core proponents, the timing couldn't be worse: Just as states began implementing the new standards, 40 states receiving No Child waivers are also launching new systems to evaluate teachers, which will incorporate some measures of student achievement, including, where available, scores from standardized tests.

An analysis in our recently published book examines the NAEP test - score trends in the four states that have implemented court remedies the longest, and demonstrates that, despite spending increases amounting to billions of dollars, the achievement patterns in three of them — Wyoming, New Jersey, and Kentucky — are largely unchanged from what they were in the early 1990s, before the court - ordered remedies commenced.

Any time standards change test scores drop as has been proven in states where the new tests have been implemented.

Now is the time to begin systematically planning, implementing and testing new approaches and new designs for schools, for the benefit of future generations of students.