Sentences with phrase «in board effectiveness»

The CCBE's Board Shareholder Confidence Index (BSCI) is a measurement of a board's adoption of best practices in board effectiveness and transparent communication.

Not exact matches

The challenge is to avoid the mistakes that can compromise any board, advisory or formal, in its independence or effectiveness to the business.

The independent auditors are responsible for performing an independent audit of Goldman Sachs» financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)(United States) and expressing an opinion as to the conformity of Goldman Sachs» financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles and the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.

Additionally, there are several other related party transactions involving Walton family members and Wal - Mart executives, that raised concerns regarding the effectiveness of our board in representing the interests of us, the minority shareholders.

Walmart's independent accountants are responsible for auditing Walmart's annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and for auditing the effectiveness of Walmart's internal control over financial reporting.

The leadership structure of our Board of Directors includes (i) a combined Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, (ii) independent, active and effective directors of equal importance and rights, who all have the same opportunities and responsibilities in providing vigorous oversight of the effectiveness of management policies and (iii) a Lead Independent Director.

Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness in partnership with the Institute of Corporate Directors: Ontario Chapter

It is because of the support of Canada's business community that we are able to continue to explore the effectiveness of boards of directors in new and valuable ways.

A new study published by the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness found that publicly listed family businesses in Canada, U.S. and UK survive longer, have more stability in the CEO position and have lower market volatility than their non-controlled counterparts.

In the end, the CCBE found enough evidence to support the creation of a new family firm board effectiveness index, which has been named The Long - View.

After more than 10 years of measuring and rating the effectiveness of the boards of directors of widely held Canadian publicly traded companies, the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness (CCBE) published a report in 2013 about the performance of family - controlled corporations (feffectiveness of the boards of directors of widely held Canadian publicly traded companies, the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness (CCBE) published a report in 2013 about the performance of family - controlled corporations (fEffectiveness (CCBE) published a report in 2013 about the performance of family - controlled corporations (family firms).

The Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness collaborated with the INSEAD Corporate Governance Initiative to compare corporate governance in Canada and the EU.

A single board member determined to back an outspoken staff working for social justice can make all the difference in the world to staff morale and to a program's effectiveness.

Following the referendum, Archbishop Martin, in an interview with Irish broadcasting company RTE, said that the movement was a «social revolution,» and discussed the effectiveness of Catholic education in Ireland, concluding «the Church needs a reality check right across the board.

Sustainability and cost - effectiveness in production and consumer offerings were cited across the board.

A respected international watchdog, the Financial Stability Board, has regularly praised Canada's financial management for its effectiveness in policing against risky speculation.

In a separate development, Governor Ambode, also inaugurated a new board of the Lagos State Law Reform Commission, restated the commitment of his administration to deepen democracy and rule of law especially by carrying out periodic review of obsolete laws in the State to bring them in tune with current realities for relevance and effectivenesIn a separate development, Governor Ambode, also inaugurated a new board of the Lagos State Law Reform Commission, restated the commitment of his administration to deepen democracy and rule of law especially by carrying out periodic review of obsolete laws in the State to bring them in tune with current realities for relevance and effectivenesin the State to bring them in tune with current realities for relevance and effectivenesin tune with current realities for relevance and effectiveness.

(7) instructs the shadow Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority and their statutory successors to apply high standards of cost - effectiveness and demonstrate value for money in the business case, to report back to Parliament with up to date costings and a realistic timetable for the duration of the work, and to include measures to ensure: the repair and replacement of mechanical and electrical services, fire safety improvement works, the removal of asbestos, repairs to the external and internal fabric of the Palace, the removal of unnecessary and unsightly accretions to the Palace, the improvement of visitor access including the provision of new educational and other facilities for visitors and full access for people with disabilities;

With all of the evidence pointing toward the effectiveness of game - based learning, one could reasonably ask why educational and board games are still used so sparingly in American math classrooms.

Besides, in most cases, the training effectiveness in these different locations depends on the trainer's ability, which means there is little to no across - the - board uniformity, be it the content or the method.

In «Defrocking the National Board,» Michael Podgursky questions the validity of two new studies on teacher effectiveness.

At the same time, the cost - effectiveness of the board's approach, its focus on what teachers should know and be able to do rather than on the student outcomes or achievement associated with teaching, and its methods of assessing teacher quality, are features that have attracted strong criticism — issues we will return to later in this article.

Throughout her 40 - year career in education, she has been a classroom practitioner, at the elementary level, Coordinator of Mentoring and Induction, chaired the New Jersey Professional Teaching Standards Board, and worked at the Department of Education to support teachers and leaders in the implementation phase of new teacher induction, professional learning and educator effectiveness.

Playing by the Rules When the System Doesn't: Immigrant Families and Summer School in New York This report discusses findings from surveys conducted during the summer of 2000 to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the Year 2000 Summer program, an integral part of the New York City Board of Education's updated promotion policy.

In addition, abundant research has been conducted to examine the impact that movements toward standardization, accountability, and high - stakes assessment systems have had on teachers» practices, beliefs, attitudes, and overall effectiveness (e.g., Hamilton & Stecher, 2004; National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy, 2003; Parke, Lane, & Stone, 2006).

The Arizona State Board of Education has approved use of the Galileo K - 12 Instructional Improvement and Effectiveness System (IIES) in assessing 3rd grade student reading skills following a new exemption to retention in Move on When Reading (MOWR) legislation... Continue reading

Additionally, he has been a member of the Michigan Council on Educator Effectiveness; a Board member of the National Council on Measurement in Education; and Co-Chair of Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.

Both of his children are products of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and he has coordinated with parent leaders statewide in addressing the State Board of Education on the need to strengthen oversight and effectiveness of School Site Councils and overhaul school improvement and shared decision - making processes.

Kerrie was one of only four teachers appointed by Governor Bill Ritter in 2010 to serve on the Council on Educator Effectiveness, which is charged with making recommendations on implementation of SB 191, Colorado's groundbreaking evaluation law, to the State Board of Education.

John serves on the boards of FUEL Education, a Boston based non-profit focused on helping families in poverty save for college, and the National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington D.C. - based think tank focused on research and advocacy related to teacher quality and teacher effectiveness.

The following criteria are used to evaluate the migrant education program applications: (1) effectiveness of program services / activities to increase student achievement, and (2) progress of schools and school divisions serving migrant children toward meeting the student performance targets as defined in the Virginia Board of Education's Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook (PDF).

increased capacity to improve the effectiveness of governing boards in line with the «Competency framework for governance» (particularly boards» ability to provide strategic leadership and data - driven accountability for educational standards and financial performance)

In Shelby County Schools, which consolidated in 2013 with Memphis City Schools, the school board has expanded community engagement and literacy initiatives and implemented Key Performance Indicators to help the district leadership monitor the district's effectiveness in meeting the academic, social, and safety needs of studentIn Shelby County Schools, which consolidated in 2013 with Memphis City Schools, the school board has expanded community engagement and literacy initiatives and implemented Key Performance Indicators to help the district leadership monitor the district's effectiveness in meeting the academic, social, and safety needs of studentin 2013 with Memphis City Schools, the school board has expanded community engagement and literacy initiatives and implemented Key Performance Indicators to help the district leadership monitor the district's effectiveness in meeting the academic, social, and safety needs of studentin meeting the academic, social, and safety needs of students.

Three members of the Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC)-- Dr. Patrick Miller, Green County Schools Superintendent; Dr. Andrew Sioberg, Service Support Coordinator with NCDPI Educator Effectiveness Division; and Ms. Jen DeNeal, Policy Fellow with the NC Board of Education — joined Wake BTLN members at WakeEd Partnership on March 15, 2018, to discuss their work in redesigning North Carolina's teacher licensure and preparation programs.

The effectiveness of Chapter 16 will be reviewed by the Board every 4 years in accordance with the Board's policy and practice respecting all regulations promulgated by the Board.

During its meeting, the board debated how to use teacher and leader effectiveness as a component in the accountability system, as has long been discussed.

Groups representing teachers and administrators in Kentucky, Nevada, New York, and Washington State, as well as in the San Francisco and Albuquerque school districts, are partnering with each other and the National Board to increase teacher effectiveness across the career continuum.

The report finds that, across the board, states are not overly confident in the effectiveness of their career advising and development systems.

After the second year of PARCC, the State Board of Education should issue a report on its effectiveness in meeting the goal of assessing achievement of Common Core State Standards.

As a board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), she authored the controversial Public School Choice Resolution, which created an annual process to identify and address the lowest performing schools in LAUSD, as well as the Teacher Effectiveness resolution to ensure that all students have access to an excellent teacher.

The Teacher Evaluation Advisory Committee is charged with developing and recommending to the State Board of Education guidelines and criteria for a multiple - measures teacher and principal effectiveness evaluation system, which will be administered annually to all teachers and principals in the state.

It provides a summary of research and emerging practices in other states and districts designed to provide state lawmakers, legislative staff, State Board of Education members, Department of Education officials, and other key stakeholders information they need to ensure the effectiveness of their reform efforts in Pennsylvania.

We study the effectiveness of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in Washington State, which has one of the largest populations of National Board

State education board Chairman Allan B. Taylor and Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell both praised the board's approval of the plan as an important clarification of the role state tests should play: a goal - setting tool for teachers, not part of a formula for rating an individual teacher's effectiveness in the classroom.

She argues that school reformers assume that schools can do more to address poverty than is realistic, that accountability policies encourage narrowing of the curriculum and teaching to the test, that vouchers have accumulated no significant evidence of effectiveness, that «virtual charter schools» are a ripoff of taxpayers, and that there are more effective policy solutions that are far from test - based accountability and «school choice» policies: social services for poor families, early childhood education, protecting the autonomy of teachers and elected school boards, reducing class sizes, eliminating for - profit companies and chains from operating charter schools, and aggressively fighting racial and socioeconomic segregation in schools.

Since the assessment for the residency certificate, the professional certificate and the National Board certificate all are rooted in instructional effectiveness and require evidence of student growth, the new pay structure will be based on evidence of effectiveness.

Approximately 400 teachers, counselors, and school board leaders across Texas will participate in the pilot programs which focus on six key areas including teacher effectiveness, college and career readiness, early literacy, career technical education, and ethics and student outcomes alignment for school governance.

Improving Leader Assessment Assessing Learning - Centered Leadership: Connections to Research, Professional Standards, and Current Practices, Learning Sciences Institute, Vanderbilt University, 2007 Assessing the Effectiveness of School Leaders: New Directions and New Processes, A Wallace Perspective, 2009 Leveraging Leadership Development through Principal Evaluation, National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008 Purposes, Uses, and Practices of Leadership Assessment in Education, Center for the Study of Teaching Policy, University of Washington, 2006 VAL - ED, Discovery Education Assessment (www.discoveryeducation.com /)

WEAC provides extensive professional resources for its members, including support for implementing the Educator Effectiveness project in your local, providing quality courses through the WEA Academy, and compiling notices of upcoming events, professional development opportunities and new classroom resources in our Educators» Bulletin Board.

They also worked with their school boards to increase their comfort and effectiveness in using data for policy development and governance.