In fact, here in Australia, according to the Melbourne Declaration, the development of active citizens is one of the two most
important goals of schools.
Preparing children for citizenship is
an important goal of schools.
Not exact matches
«A business plan is
important because it communicates to everyone involved in the organization what the
goals are, and how management plans to get there,» says Drew Starbird, a professor
of operations management and information systems at Santa Clara University's Leavey
School of Business.
The authors
of a Harvard Business
School paper called
Goals Gone Wild warn that the use of goal setting can actually cause a shift in focus, away from important but unspecified g
Goals Gone Wild warn that the use
of goal setting can actually cause a shift in focus, away from
important but unspecified
goalsgoals.
Teaching Assistants have an
important role in the Haskayne
School of Business, advancing the achievement
of program
goals and contributing to the Haskayne learning community.
If the
goal that makes a
school «theological» is to understand God more truly, and if such understanding comes only indirectly through disciplined study
of other «subject matters,» and if study
of those subject matters leads to truer understanding
of God only insofar as they comprise the Christian thing in their interconnectedness and not in isolation from one another, then clearly it is critically
important to study them as elements
of the Christian thing construed in some particular, concrete way.
She tells young people that abstinence provides a context in which
important goals can be pursued in the right order: health,
schooling, and
of course, the building up
of one's faith.
Kids want to please their parents and fit in with the cultures
of their
schools; when the main message is that value is a function
of performance, then performance is the most
important goal.
Let's let them know — without a doubt — that
school, education, and achievement are very
important, and then become involved ourselves by helping them set
goals, being aware
of their day - to - day assignments and progress, and providing lots
of praise and encouragement.
Foremost among Cook for America's ®
goals is to increase the level
of self - respect among
school food service workers who, all too often, feel as if they are the least
important staff members in a
school district's hierarchy.
Reducing plate waste — the amount
of food discarded by students — is an
important goal for
school food service departments within their ultimate mission: to support children's health and academic success by ensuring that they are well - nourished.
«This research represents an
important step toward the
goal of being able to better treat thyroid diseases and being able to permanently rescue thyroid function through the transplantation
of a patient's own engineered pluripotent stem cells,» explained co-corresponding author Anthony N. Hollenberg, MD, Chief
of the Division
of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at BIDMC and Professor
of Medicine at Harvard Medical
School.
While building a community and giving teachers a venue where they can share ideas is among the
important goals of the yearly Noyce Summit, this year's event also advanced a $ 3.7 million AAAS initiative, funded by NSF, to help stimulate research and foster evidence - based innovations in the preparation
of STEM teachers for high - need
schools.
«Our
goal is to ensure that the
important science
of the [New England Primate Research Center] will continue to further medical breakthroughs, guided by our unwavering commitment to animal welfare,» the unidentified medical
school official wrote in the letter.
The
goal behind the Making Sense
of Census 2000 kit is to «educate students about the purpose
of the census and why it is
important for their families to participate in it,» said Kimberly Crews, manager
of the Census in
Schools project, part
of the overall Census 2000 push.
The runner - up
goal most often mentioned by principals is academic excellence: 37 percent
of the Christian
schools indicating religious development as their top education
goal said academic excellence was their second most
important one.
Although our ultimate
goal is a system
of schooling that naturally evolves and improves, it's
important to keep in mind that the capacity for experimenting and innovating resides in individual
schools, not in central offices.
Ultimately, the most
important goal for charter folks is to expand the number
of great
schools in this country.
These efforts are driven by the desire to hold
schools accountable for the performance
of all their students — a hugely
important goal that history does not allow us to take for granted.
The success
of the Massachusetts approach has
important implications, especially as states roll out the new Common Core standards academic
goals for what students should be able to do in reading and math at each grade level to ensure high
school students graduate ready for the demands
of higher education and the 21st century workforce.
I am sure that
schools feel pressure to reach their adequate yearly progress (AYP)
goals and administering constant practice tests may seem like the most assured way
of raising scores, but so many
of the most
important needs
of students are compromised as a result.
This groundbreaking book illuminates the ways rising inequality is operating through disadvantaged neighborhoods, insecure labor markets and
schools to undermine one
of the most
important goals of public education — the ability
of schools to provide children with an equal chance at academic and economic success.
If the growth
of the non-profit Youth Frontiers organization is any indicator, communities and
schools see such improvement in
school climate as a legitimate and
important goal.
In effect, Bush is overruling the Cooke committee by making
school readiness — an easily measurable outcome — the single most
important goal of Head Start.
Self - esteem is so
important in the early years
of school life... A story comes to mind
of an old friend
of mine, who's 62 now; apparently, he has struggled through his life always wondering why his teachers never seemed to notice and encourage him when he was such a great (handball)
goal - keeper.
If it happens in your high
school class it's likely to be in the context
of teacher modelling or to highlight an
important part
of a text in relation to a learning
goal, rather than for pure enjoyment.
In addition, almost two - thirds
of the 2,000 technology specialists, teachers, administrators, and
school board members surveyed said that the federal E-rate program is very or somewhat
important in helping their
schools meet technology
goals.
Gonski's recommendation for fairer funding
of schools clarifies how to accomplish this
important national
goal.
For teachers using the Responsive Classroom approach, an
important goal for the last six weeks
of school is to help children know and celebrate what they know.
The
school itself is seen as an
important part
of the local community and these
schools often find ways to involve business and community leaders in the work
of the
school, as well as to establish partnerships with other agencies and businesses to advance
school goals.
They represent a handful
of private
schools in the country today, but their rapid growth and embrace
of sought - after «deeper learning»
goals raise
important questions about how to scale and democratize the approach.
To impart adequate verbal competence is the most
important single
goal of schooling in any nation.
It is
important to remember, says Schwartz, that the
goal of high
school is no longer just college.
Parents and guardians say that making sure students graduate with the knowledge and academic skills needed to succeed in college is one
of schools» most
important goals (second only to providing a safe and secure environment for children), according to the AFT poll.
A: In terms
of why I do things like ReadBoston and WriteBoston, I started to feel at some point that, because there are so many small projects that
schools and communities are involved in, it's very
important to get everyone on the same highway — singing from the same hymnbook — about certain
goals for kids.
This online, 12 - week program offered by the Harvard Graduate
School of Education will enable educators to achieve their aspirations by applying Immunity to Change technique to instead to pursue most
important goals and drive organizational performance to new heights.
If policies did result in disproportionality — and thus had an adverse impact on certain groups
of students —
schools would have to justify them by proving to the Department
of Education that their policies were «necessary to meet an
important educational
goal» and that there's no «comparatively effective alternative policies or practices» that the
schools could use instead.
It also really drove home the thought
of there almost being too many resources — both monetary and programmatic — in turnaround work, and how to navigate to the most
important components to drive our
schools to the
goal of high student achievement.
I look forward to working closely with her to achieve this
goal and to advancing the
important work
of the
School.
Under this «disparate impact analysis,» once federal officials determine that the distribution
of any resource disadvantages a protected minority,
schools must not only «demonstrate that the policy or practice is necessary to meet an
important educational
goal,» but also show that there is no «comparably effective alternative policy or practice that would meet the
school district's stated educational
goal with less
of a discriminatory effect.»
In a study
of 5
schools found to be most effective out
of a sample
of 741
schools which were part
of a study
of compensatory reading programs, Wilder (1977) found the following factors common to all 5
schools: reading was identified as an
important instructional
goal; leadership in the reading program was provided by either the principal or reading specialist; attention was given to basic skills; a breadth
of materials was made available; and ideas were communicated across teachers, a process which was typically fostered by the program leader.
At the beginning
of a course or
school year, it is
important for teachers to invest students in individual and broader class
goals.
An average
school improvement plan, for example, may contain many
goals, with no clear prioritization
of which are most
important.
From centrist Democrats who think that choice should only be limited to the expansion
of public charter
schools (and their senseless opposition to
school vouchers, which, provide money to parochial and private
schools, which, like charters, are privately - operated), to the libertarian Cato Institute's pursuit
of ideological purity through its bashing
of charters and vouchers in favor
of the voucher - like tax credit plans (which explains the irrelevance
of the think tank's education team on education matters outside
of higher ed), reformers sometimes seem more - focused on their own preferred version
of choice instead
of on the more -
important goal of expanding opportunities for families to provide our children with high - quality teaching and comprehensive college - preparatory curricula.
«I think aiming for grade - level achievement for all students is still an
important goal for K - 12
schools — but not to the detriment
of growth and achievement for all students, including those that are achieving at the highest levels,» Hayes says.
While career and college preparation are
important goals, they aren't the sum
of the purposes
of schools: Our educational institutions also have an obligation to prepare students for citizenship and for a reflective, ethical, and well - examined life.
For example, if you ask members
of a typical
school's faculty or staff to identify the one or two most
important goals their
school is trying to accomplish, chances are you will hear a variety
of answers.
His
goal is to be a member
of a symphonic orchestra, and both public and private
schools of choice were an
important part
of his educational experience.
Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment
of Leadership in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most
important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The
school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the
goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware
of the learning
goals (communicating), and keep on top
of test results (monitoring).41
Charter public
schools provide
school teachers, administrators, and board members the flexibility to shape
important decisions about working conditions; the mission, curriculum and instruction, programs and services, schedules, budgeting, and staffing — with the
goal of improving educational outcomes for students.