Sentences with phrase «including youth policy»

A few bids came from outside groups that aren't charters, including Youth Policy Institute, a social service nonprofit, and MLA Partner Schools, which manages two district high schools while honoring district union contracts.

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Jacob helps coordinate policy efforts and political advocacy support for Blue Haven and works on select outside projects, including organizing student and youth engagement activities.

Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

The types of youth sports insurance available include General Liability, Accident, Directors & Officers Liability, Crime, and Equipment policies.

It offers an array of policy recommendations, including an expansion of SNAP (the federal food stamp program), creating more and better youth job opportunities, and creating teen - led food distribution programs.

The topics covered include youth sports philosophy, professional development, mission statements, policies & procedures, volunteer management, child abuse and bullying prevention, parent management, conflict resolution, insurance & risk management, inclusion of children with disabilities and evaluation & marketing of programming.

Topics covered include: Youth sports philosophy, Professional development, Mission statements, Policies & procedures, Volunteer management, Child abuse prevention, Parent management, Conflict resolution, Insurance & risk management, Inclusion of children with disabilities, Evaluation & marketing of your program, Emergency planning, Model youth sports program, plus Youth sports philosophy, Professional development, Mission statements, Policies & procedures, Volunteer management, Child abuse prevention, Parent management, Conflict resolution, Insurance & risk management, Inclusion of children with disabilities, Evaluation & marketing of your program, Emergency planning, Model youth sports program, plus youth sports program, plus more.

The Academy covers a multitude of topics relevant to overseeing youth sports programming, including insurance and risk management, policies and procedures, emergency preparedness, and more.

Taking steps to address the growing income divide in our state, including targeted policies that address the disproportionate impact on people of color, especially African Americans and Latinos, as well as LGBTQ people, women and youth.

Specified Associated Organisations (SAOs) review and input policies, representing groups including: ethnic minorities (EMLD), [169] women (WLD), [170] the LGBT community (LGBT + Liberal Democrats), [171] youth and students (Young Liberals), engineers and scientists (ALDES), [172] parliamentary candidates (PCA)[173] and local councillors (ALDC).

«We share the concerns of community members, law enforcement officials and youth facility staff that current policies at the Office of Child and Family Services, including the closure of 14 youth facilities, are making a bad situation worse in the juvenile justice system,» said CSEA President Danny Donohue.

That outcome was stunning given the speaker's long identification with the LGBT community — as the 1991 campaign manager and later chief of staff to Tom Duane, the Council's first out gay member; as head of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; as a demonstrator arrested year after year in protests against the exclusion of openly gay participants in Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day Parade; and as a Council member who pursued a range of initiatives in support of the community, including a school anti-bullying law, a requirement that the city only do businesses with contractors with anti-discrimination policies in place, and funding for LGBT homeless youth services, senior services, and the capital needs of the LGBT Community Center.

The other parties only nominated a single candidate, including the Democratic Development Party, the Independent Democratic Party, the National Coalition for Transportation, the New Voice, the Youth Empowerment Party and the Youth, National Organisations, Farmers Unification, Policy Reformation.

Because youth spend a substantial amount of time in school, school wellness policies should include plans designed to increase outdoor activity.

These include educators, health care and public health officials, families, and other child - care providers, policy makers, youth organizations, and industry, among others.

Join us in this annual gathering of youth organisations and a wide range of stakeholders, including other educational providers, policy - and decision - makers, institutions, academia and representatives from the private sector.

Participants received training on quality practices and program design in a wide variety of topic areas, including youth rights and policies, youth development and youth voice, program design and delivery, career exploration and workforce preparation, assessment and individualized planning, employer engagement, collaboration and partnership, and engaging families.

Through the Meaningful Student and Family Engagement initiative, OKF increased district and school capacity to ensure the voices and priorities of over 500 youth and families of color were included in school improvement processes and reform efforts — including development of school plans, budgets, and policies at the district level and at three partner schools.

Presenters will include: Nina Salomon, Project Manager, Corrections and Reentry, Council of State Government's Justice Center, Derek Grubbs, Director of Juvenile Education, Indiana Department of Correction, Jesse Kannam, Policy Research Assistant, American Youth Policy Forum, and Moderator: Jenna Tomasello, Policy Associate, American Youth Policy Forum

She also oversaw efforts to develop policies and provide technical assistance to states regarding special populations, including American Indian / Alaska Native students, English language learners, children in foster care, students who have dropped out of school, homeless children, and incarcerated youth.

RESOURCE GUIDE: Defending Immigrant Youth Post DACA Resource Guide covering information on the key policy issues impacting the lives of DACA grantees, including 1.

Her work involves the development of learning events and products, including forums, study tours, webinars, discussion groups, and publications, and the dissemination of policy and practice guidance to multiple audiences to frame issues, inform policy, and create conversations that improve education and the lives of vulnerable students and youth.

This discussion group brought together a wide range of stakeholders across education and youth - serving systems, including educational researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, to expand participants» understanding of research application in educational policy and practice.

The Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, or YACVic, is the peak body and leading policy advocate on young people's issues in Victoria, including education.

Speakers include Joe Harris, Director, College and Career Readiness and Success Center at AIR; Jennifer Brown Lerner, Senior Director, American Youth Policy Forum; Melinda Mechur Karp, Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University; Louisa Erickson, Program Administrator, Basic Skills, Washington State Board for Technical and Community College; Thomas Acampora, Field Manager, Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University.

Presenters included Betsy Brand, Executive Director, American Youth Policy Forum; Michael Collins, Vice President, Building Educational Pathways, Jobs for the Future; Marcia Ballinger, President, Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH; and Nate Easley, Executive Director, Denver Scholarship Foundation, Denver, CO..

These include enhancing the quality and accessibility of programs, ensuring that best practices and lessons learned from the field inform the broader policies impacting children and youth, and maintaining and creating reliable funding streams to sustain these programs.

Speakers include Jennifer Brown Lerner, Senior Director, American Youth Policy Forum; Melinda Mechur Karp, Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University; Louisa Erickson, Program Administrator, Basic Skills, Washington State Board for Technical and Community College; Thomas Acampora, Field Manager, Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University; and Joe Harris, Director, College and Career Readiness and Success Center at AIR.

The clinic offers students the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of educational rights and reform work, including direct representation of youth and families in special education and school discipline matters, community outreach and education, school reform litigation, and / or policy research and advocacy.

This report summaries a summit designed to improve youth development and leadership policy and practice for all youth, including youth with disabilities.

Panelists include Jean Grossman, Senior Fellow, K - 12 Education Policy, MDRC; Stephanie Jones, Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Charmaine Mercer, Director of DC Office & Senior Researcher, Learning Policy Institute; David Osher, Vice President and Institute Fellow, AIR; and Charles Smith, Executive Director, Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality; and to be moderated by Caitlin Emma, Education Reporter, Politico.

Presenters include Steve Brown, Director of Community Partnerships, College for America at Southern New Hampshire University; David Blumenthal, Content Expert, College and Career Readiness and Success Center at AIR; Rodney Powell, Principal, OPPortunity High School (Hartford, CT); Chanda Robinson, Director of Workforce Initiatives, Our Piece of the Pie (Hartford, CT); and Jenna Tomasello, Policy Associate, American Youth Policy Forum.

Other organizations signed on to the compact include: AASA, the School Superintendents Association; Alliance for Quality Education; The Albert Shanker Institute; American Youth Policy Forum; Center for Teaching Quality; Coalition for Community Schools; Committee for Economic Development; Education Law Center; League of United Latin American Citizens; Institute for Educational Leadership; National Association of Bilingual Educators; National Association of Secondary School Principals; National Education Association; Opportunity to Learn; Partnership for 21st Century Skills; and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center.

These and other successful initiatives include Early College High Schools, STEM Academies, the PUENTE program, the AVID program, IDRA's Coca - Cola Valued Youth Program, along with many others as described by the Educational Policy Institute (EPI) and the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC).

Examples of policies that can raise disparate impact concerns include policies that impose mandatory suspension, expulsion, or citation (e.g., ticketing or other fines or summonses) upon any student who commits a specified offense — such as being tardy to class, being in possession of a cellular phone, being found insubordinate, acting out, or not wearing the proper school uniform; corporal punishment policies that allow schools to paddle, spank, or otherwise physically punish students; and discipline policies that prevent youth returning from involvement in the justice system from reenrolling in school.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve all youth, including youth with disabilities and other disconnected yYouth assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve all youth, including youth with disabilities and other disconnected yyouth, including youth with disabilities and other disconnected yyouth with disabilities and other disconnected youthyouth.

Presenters include: Dr. George Batsche, Professor and Program Coordinator of Graduate Programs in School Psychology, University of South Florida; Lindsey Hayes, Researcher, Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center (CEEDAR), American Institutes for Research; Catherine Jacques, Researcher, College and Career Readiness and Success Center, American Institutes for Research; Ace Parsi, Personalized Learning Partnership Manager, National Center for Learning Disabilities; and Jenna Tomasello, Policy Associate, American Youth Policy Forum

This four - page policy brief outlines reasons after - school opportunities are important and identifies five key areas that strategic policy efforts that can strengthen after - school opportunities including recommendations to ensure after - school opportunities for disadvantaged and older youth.

Included in this group are migrant worker assistance organizations, immigrant services, farm workers, and domestic workers organizations, labour and human rights lawyers, unions, labour and social policy researchers, university professors, employment and labour relations specialists, child and youth welfare advocates, and legal aid societies.

The Education Practice Group advocates for appropriate and meaningful educational opportunities for children in poverty, including a focus on discipline cases and disrupting the school to prison pipeline, particularly for African American and Latino youth who are disproportionately impacted by these policies.

Completed intake assessments, including making initial diagnosis, and prepared and maintained proper records and reports in accordance with company policies and procedures, Department of Human Services, and Department of Youth Services standards.

• Completed intake assessments, including making initial diagnosis, and prepared and maintained proper records and reports in accordance with company policies / procedures, Department of Human Services, and Department of Youth Services standards.

Human Resources Partner November 1995 - January 2001 Assisted the Association of 500 employees with staffing and recruitment processes; administered pre-employment test, screened resumes, scheduled interviews, employment verifications, completed background and reference checks Processed personnel actions that included salary adjustments, merit increases, transfers, leave of absence, pension Calculations, metro check deductions and benefits programs Coordinated new employee orientation and ensure that new hires paperwork is completed accurately Updated the vacancy announcements, bulletin board, ABA web pages, job line and external web sites Composed and submitted job ads to various recruitment sources and tracked monthly advertisement expenses Managed the internal temporary staffing pool and youth employment programs for various internship positions Scheduled and interviewed candidates for administrative positions Formulated and assembled personnel policies and procedures to various department in the Association Scheduled and coordinated blood drives and influenza shot programs for the Association

We have ushered to passage critical policies and programs for children and youth experiencing homelessness, and provided extensive technical assistance on these policies, including:

As well as hearing from leading international and national researchers in the field of racism and child and youth health, the symposium will include breakout groups where attendees will be encouraged to explore policy, practice and research directions in order to form symposium recommendations and set an agenda moving forward.

§ Check to see if the youth serving organizations in your area — including schools, churches, recreation centers, sports leagues, summer / day camps, child care facilities, etc — have policies to prevent child abuse.

(2009) View Abstract Helps churches develop policies and procedures to protect children and youth from abuse and includes information on screening volunteers and staff, guidelines for handling allegations of abuse, and a suggested code of ethics for individuals working in child and youth programs.

Community Builders New South Wales This NSW Government website is an interactive online hub for people involved in community - level social, economic and environmental renewal, including community leaders, community and government workers, volunteers, program managers, academics, policy makers, youth and seniors.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) created a children's cabinet by executive order in 2016.10 The cabinet serves as an advisory body on issues that the state's children face — formulating policy solutions and encouraging innovation.11 The cabinet focuses on developing a comprehensive strategy to early learning through a uniform approach to data collection, quality assurance, and outcomes measurement.12 The governor chairs the cabinet, which also includes the state superintendent for education, the commissioner for mental health, and the executive director for youth services.

It is for all these reasons that Voices for Georgia's Children includes early childhood in our comprehensive policy agenda, which also covers issues related to child health and transitioning youth.