Sentences with phrase «including staff leadership»
Prior to her policy work, Ms. Johnson spent five years assisting low - income families in early care and education and child development programs, including staff leadership in child care, early intervention, and preschool special education / inclusive child care projects.
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It is apparently for that reason that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's allies in the party leadership, including party president John Walsh and Harper's chief of staff, Ray Novak, are not inviting defeated candidates for the first post-election caucus meeting, apparently in mid-November: They want to contain a rising tide of anger against Harper and his campaign.
As part of her investigation, which went from November to May, Daniels interviewed more than 160 people, including USA Gymnastics leadership and staff, club owners, current and former athletes, national team coaches and law enforcement.
However, the evidence we are aware of for the importance of board diversity on organizational performance specifically is less strong.71 GFI's board includes members of some relevant occupational backgrounds, but we are concerned that two of its five board members are leadership staff at the same external organization.
GFI's 2017 staff growth includes seven directors over the past nine months, so that now all nine director roles are filled.113 GFI's focus on hiring their leadership team positions means that they predict that the hiring pace will now increase, as all staff will now be hired by their respective supervisors.114
This list includes: solid internal consistency that links specific program elements to specific outcomes, well - trained and competent staff, high - quality reflective supervision that includes observation of the provider and participant, strong leadership and organizational capacity, linkages to other community resources and supports, and consistent implementation of program components.
Demonstrated leadership and project management skills, including effective and supportive supervision of staff, development of vision and strategy for program, and ability to juggle multiple priorities and respond to emergent situations in a timely and effective manner.
He has held numerous leadership positions in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology, including Chief of Staff of the OB / GYN Department at Southwest Methodist Hospital in 1990 and 1991, the Texas Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology Society.
Insecurity is still pervasive, but the terrorists are no longer growing in strength, thanks to the sacrifice and commitment of the security and intelligence services, the decisive leadership of the senior defence staff and their Commander - in - Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, and the support and cooperation of the local communities and regional allies, including Chad, Cameroon, and Niger.
He said «Insecurity is still pervasive, but the terrorists are no longer growing in strength, thanks to the sacrifice and commitment of the security and intelligence services, the decisive leadership of the senior defence staff and their Commander - in - Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, and the support and cooperation of the local communities and regional allies, including Chad, Cameroon, and Niger.»
A number of key members of Ed Miliband's team did that early in his leadership, including Lucy Powell, his first chief of staff, and Polly Billington, his senior communications aide.
«As we look forward to a vigorous political agenda for 2012, including a Presidential primary, a US Senate race, and newly drawn line for Congressional and legislative districts, this leadership team, along with our tremendous staff in Albany and New York City, ensures that our State Party is fully prepared to meet the challenges ahead,» Cox said.
HCR's leadership — which like that of all other executive agencies operates under the direction of the governor — can override a low staff assessment, including through what's referred to as a «Commissioner Determination,» to unlock the credits.
The caucus, then under the leadership of Council Members Helen Rosenthal and Laurie Cumbo, met and interviewed all eight candidates who were running to lead the Council, and extracted several promises from each, including funding for a new staff position to serve the caucus.
The decision, announced late Monday night by the leadership of each chamber, was made primarily for the safety of legislative staff, including those who would have otherwise had to fight their way on treacherous roads to the seat of state government and then home again at the end of the day.
Faculty, staff, donors, friends and more enjoyed cocktails and dinner, speakers featuring ACC leadership, committee chairs, including Madyln and Leonard Abramson and event co-chair Nancy and Richard Wolfson, patients, and entertainment.
Under his leadership, the program underwent a total makeover, including renovation of the strength training facility, expansion of the athletic development staff and the unification of training protocols for all athletes, while primarily working with football and baseball.
When I published my now - infamous piece earlier this year, it prompted, in addition to Rhames» piece and others, an «open letter» signed by 170 «white education leaders» (including, not incidentally, much of the staff of Education Post) who took serious exception to my critique and lamented reform's failure to put people of color in leadership positions.
A discussion of how managers can ensure that messes end up on the right desks is certain to include reference to Murphy's «goose theory of leadership»: honking and hissing like geese, faculty and staff members will cruise into the boss» office, ruffle their feathers, poop on the rug, and leave.
Create a positive school culture and climate that includes high - quality teaching and learning, safety, caring relationships, supportive, and challenging learning environments, sense of community and inclusion for all students and subgroups, and distributed staff leadership
The reasons for a proprietor to seek school improvement, according to Mikko Salonen, «can include factors such as poor learning outcomes, poor feedback from parents, decreased attractiveness, leadership problems, conflicts among personnel, or possibly even decreased well - being among pupils or staff.»
«The report praises everyone from across the school, including our incredible staff and senior leadership team, our Local Academy Committee and of course our excellent children.
All employers can offer existing members of staff the chance to go on to an apprenticeship programme to develop their skills at a higher level, including leadership, but the levy means that for the first time organisations such as NHS Trusts, government agencies and local authorities are offering apprenticeship opportunities to school leavers.
For example, the TIF program in Charlotte - Mecklenburg (North Carolina) includes substantial bonuses for professional development, working at hard - to - staff schools or in hard - to - staff subjects, and for taking on leadership roles.
As a part of the Commission's recommendations, institutions are urged to implement 10 «Child Safe Standards» which includes «child safety is embedded in institutional leadership, governance and culture»; «families and communities are informed and involved»; «staff are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children safe through continual education and training»; and «policies and procedures document how the institution is child safe».
And they must undertake a leadership role, including setting high standards of financial probity and financial management, and ensuring that these are communicated to staff.
The report recommends various measures to help close the achievement gap, including: more investment in early years education; ensuring all schools have access to good examples of top quality teaching and leadership; good careers guidance for all pupils; extra support for teachers, such as a mortgage deposit scheme to help high - performing school staff get on the housing ladder; and promoting and measuring character development, wellbeing and mental health in schools.
By the end of the day, nearly 20 different «raters,» including human resources representatives from BPS, BTR mentors, site directors, former residents, and BPE staff, have observed candidates for evidence of «leadership ability» and «persistence,» says Solomon.
Proactive leadership develops a shared vision for educational technology among all education stakeholders, including teachers and support staff, school and district administrators, teacher educators, students, parents and the community.
He later founded a management and technology consulting company, and held several strategic leadership positions with Chicago Public Schools, including serving as its Chief Information Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Area Instructional Officer, and Chief of Staff to the Board of Education.
Other leadership actions that nurture school turnarounds include (1) sending a clear signal that dramatic change is urgently needed, (2) maintaining a consistent focus on improving instruction, (3) making visible improvements quickly, and (4) building a staff that is committed to the school's improvement goals.
Most often the target audience includes principals or aspiring leaders, but may also include teacher - leaders, other members of school leadership teams or district staff.
Principal - evaluation systems must be «based in significant part on evidence of improved student academic achievement and growth and student outcomes, including the English language proficiency of English language learner students, and evidence of providing strong instructional leadership and support to teachers and other staff.»
During site visits, ACNW staff or contracted evaluators observe classrooms, tour the facilities and interview key school stakeholders including board members, school leadership, teachers, staff, parents and students.
The school leadership operates with broad local control, exemptions from District policies and some waivers from the teachers union contract, including the unique ability to replace staff at the end of each school year.
Teacher leaders charged with providing leadership to grade level, department or school - wide teams may also need broader expertise, including knowledge of the needs and interests of different constituents (e.g., district staff, school administrators, and / or classroom teachers).
Enlists expertise and competent leadership for all areas essential to charter school oversight - including, but not limited to, education leadership; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; special education, English learners, and other diverse learning needs; performance management and accountability; law; finance; facilities; and nonprofit governance and management - through staff, contractual relationships, and / or intra - or inter-agency collaborations.
Teachers are selected by Teach Plus and principals and district staff following a four - stage selection process that includes a teaching demonstration; interview day to assess a candidate's leadership and teamwork skills and experience in data analysis; and an interview with a principal.
Successful applicants include teachers, academic specialists, and professionals who have demonstrated both academic gains in the classroom and strong leadership among fellow staff.
They ensure that the Community School Coordinator is a part of the leadership team and that a Community School Committee (Committee)-- which includes parents, community partners, school staff, youth, and other stakeholders that are representatives of the school's various constituencies — has a voice in the planning and implementation of the strategy.
The categories included program characteristics (explicitly articulated objectives and role expectations, provision for continuous student progress, flexibility in matching materials and instruction to student needs, and stability of programs over several years), leadership behaviors (establishing reading improvement as a school priority, being knowledgeable about reading instruction, actively facilitating instructional decisions, establishing and maintaining monitoring of student progress, and evaluating teachers), and psychological conditions (high expectations for students, calm and businesslike school climate, staff commitment to the reading program, staff cooperation, parental involvement, and attribution of reading failure to program defects).
Several other characteristics of more effective schools include features that are also linked to the culture of the school and leadership: maintaining focus on learning, producing a positive school climate, setting high expectations for all, developing staff skills and involving parents.
The latest version of Chicago's highly detailed Principal Competencies has undergone at least seven drafts «and counting,» says Steve Gering, who, as chief leadership development officer, has overseen a standard - setting process that has included district staff members, principals, and local and national experts.9
Through professional development, teacher leadership has formed a culturally relevant committee that meets each month and sends staff newsletters — which include scholarly readings and evidence - based practices and strategies — to support growth in cultural responsiveness.
After observing IDRA staff, teachers took leadership roles by developing lessons that include strategies they had learned to foster innovation and cultivate problem solving and logical thinking.
These typically included promoting distributed leadership among all staff (where the task of leading a particular aspect is undertaken by a range of members of staff across a school's workforce), developing middle leaders, and holding strategic - level discussions to diagnose issues and plan improvements.
These include: · Use of instructional programs and curricula that support state and district standards and of high quality testing systems that accurately measure achievement of the standards through a variety of measurement techniques · Professional development to prepare all teachers to teach to the standards · Commitment to providing remedial help to children who need it and sufficient resources for schools to meet the standards · Better communication to school staff, students, parents and the community about the content, purposes and consequences of standards · Alignment of standards, assessment and curricula, coupled with appropriate incentives for students and schools that meet the standards In the unlikely event that all of these efforts, including a change in school leadership, fail over a 3 - year period to «turn the school around,» drastic action is required.
«A range of effective external support has been provided by the sponsors, including reorganising staffing, staff training, leadership coaching and visits to outstanding providers.
These boards provide important administrative oversight relative to the educational policies and programs they institute; play a central role in establishing systems and processes to ensure the school system's fiscal, programmatic, and outcome accountability; and undertake broad human resource functions that include making crucial decisions regarding the district's top - level leadership and key staff.
The one - year Idaho School Leadership Fellowship will ultimately prepare an individual for all aspects of school leadership; including responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and leading the academic and instructional needs of the students and staff in one of Bluum's ’20 in 10 ′ partner schools.