Sentences with phrase «level changes in expectations»

The League offers two - day sessions to learn how state standards have changed, including text complexity, literacy as a shared responsibility, mathematical practices, grade level changes in expectations, and more.

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Minor changes are evident in the key indicators used to compute the USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI)-- backlog levels, new business opportunities and revenue expectations — but contractor beliefs about revenue forecasts are the only driver of confidence that rose this quarter.

Forward - looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to the launch timing and success of products based on the BlackBerry 10 platform, general economic conditions, product pricing levels and competitive intensity, supply constraints, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, including its ability to implement meaningful changes to address its business challenges, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding the cash flow generation of its business.

The assessment depends importantly on the assumption that there will be no significant second - round wage and price effects arising from the tax changes and that the tax - related increase in the price level does not generate an upward shift in ongoing inflation expectations.

Especially when there is an established level of trust and expectation in a role - model character for children and then seemingly that all significantly changes in a single performance.

With the free agent additions of Lance Stephenson and Marvin Williams, along with a popular name - change back to the Hornets, expectations have been raised to a level not seen in Charlotte since the heady days of Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning.

New research on opioid prescribing in Washington State reports that a health plan initiative to change shared expectations of physicians regarding clinically appropriate drug levels for long - term management of chronic pain achieved significantly greater reductions in opioid dosing.

They examined prescribing trends in the plan's group practice, which implemented an initiative to change physician expectations regarding clinically appropriate and safe opioid dose levels, and compared them with trends among the health plan's contracted physicians who followed only the state guidelines.

Such data also helps to build capability at both system and school levels, in the expectations for success and the skills required to affect change.

EW: What changes in public schools are necessary to raise expectations and the level of learning for all students?

Highly influential school effectiveness studies120 asserted that effective schools are characterized by an climate or culture oriented toward learning, as expressed in high achievement standards and expectations of students, an emphasis on basic skills, a high level of involvement in decision making and professionalism among teachers, cohesiveness, clear policies on matters such as homework and student behaviors, and so on.121 All this implied changes in the principal «s role.

The state is now engaged in systemic reform, which seeks to change the culture of low expectations in state, to prepare all students with rigorous coursework at both the secondary and postsecondary levels.

At Centaurus, the principal explained their expectations: «If a learning environment is not closing the achievement gap by at least two grade levels in one year, we change the environment for the student and possibly the entire program.

Since grade - level expectations and graduation requirements will remain the same, and because the new state assessment tools still align with Rhode Island's Common Core standards, teachers will not have to change their approach in the classroom.

Miller welcomes the deeper learning and higher expectations associated with the CCSS, but he notes the tremendous level and pace of change in a few short years.

As we strive to implement strategies that promote systemic change, we must do so with the goal that no matter where students are assigned, they have the benefit of the thinking, expertise, and dedication of all teachers in that grade level or subject area; that they are part of a school system that requires all teachers to participate in learning teams that are provided regular time to plan, study, and problem solve together; and that this collaboration ensures that great practices and high expectations spread across classrooms, grade levels, and schools.

The evaluation focused on three key areas: 1) Implementation (training, staffing, promotion, availability, methods for sustainability, curricular connections), 2) Participation (methods of adoption / education, level of participation, parent / teacher / food service worker roles) and 3) Attitudes (changes in diet / nutrition - related knowledge, behavior, impact of cultural differences, food likes / dislikes, expectations, influences on food selection, etc.).

The standards call for some major changes in classroom practice to enable students to meet higher expectations, such as the greater level of text complexity in reading and challenging math expectations for all.

In a multistate multi-district study of district responses to increasing state - mandated reforms, Fuhrman, Clune and Elmore (1988) found that more proactive districts leveraged the new state policies to their advantage as they promoted district - level agendas for change, with a net increase rather than a reduction in district reform policies, often exceeding expectations established by the states (Firestone, 1989; Fuhrman and Elmore, 1990In a multistate multi-district study of district responses to increasing state - mandated reforms, Fuhrman, Clune and Elmore (1988) found that more proactive districts leveraged the new state policies to their advantage as they promoted district - level agendas for change, with a net increase rather than a reduction in district reform policies, often exceeding expectations established by the states (Firestone, 1989; Fuhrman and Elmore, 1990in district reform policies, often exceeding expectations established by the states (Firestone, 1989; Fuhrman and Elmore, 1990).

But this means many changes in curriculum and expectations at each grade level.

In his view, actual changes in demand and supply are less important than the role they play in setting expectations for future price levelIn his view, actual changes in demand and supply are less important than the role they play in setting expectations for future price levelin demand and supply are less important than the role they play in setting expectations for future price levelin setting expectations for future price levels.

Our expectation is that gradually higher levels of inflation breakevens will result from firmer inflation data in the coming months, while a move higher in real rates will be virtuously tied to cyclical changes in real growth.

«Our mission is to give homebuyers access to the best possible real estate tools and information while providing a premium level of in - house customer service — and that means building a team of professionals who can adapt to changing consumer expectations.»

Interest rates change in response to a number of things including revised expectations about inflation, and such changes in the prevailing level of interest rates affects the value of all outstanding bonds.

Sea of Thieves, fell short of expectations for all of these things, and while the game is incredibly polished, with a beautiful art style, and perhaps the most beautiful water in a videogame ever, the game lacks depth — pun intended - it was a repetitive cycle of three missions that hardly change as you level up, they may get longer — and more tedious — but they never feel like fun.

We know very well that there are many countries in the G8 grouping that share our ambitious expectations, and therefore it is regrettable that the lowest common denominator in the G8 determined the level of ambition in the G8 Declaration on climate change.

What this tells us is that «climate - change — driven acceleration» has been assumed ahead of time, and since the raw data failed to confirm the existence of such an acceleration («In stark contrast to this expectation however, current altimeter products show the rate of sea level rise to have decreased from the first to second decades of the altimeter era.»

Implications include (i) the expectation of additional global warming of about 0.6 °C without further change of atmospheric composition; (ii) the confirmation of the climate system's lag in responding to forcings, implying the need for anticipatory actions to avoid any specified level of climate change; and (iii) the likelihood of acceleration of ice sheet disintegration and sea level rise.

Studies in the New York City metropolitan area have projected that climate - change impacts associated with expectations that sea level will rise, could reduce the return period of the flood associated with the 100 - year storm to 19 to 68 years on average, by the 2050s, and to 4 to 60 years by the 2080s (Rosenzweig and Solecki, 2001a), jeopardising low - lying buildings and transportation systems.

RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE # 18 - # 22K PA PLUS UNCAPPED OTE If you have the drive and ambition to succeed in a highly pressurised environment Extra Personnel are currently recruiting for: INDUSTRIAL RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT Hours of Work — Monday — Friday 40 hrs per week with flexibility to the business KEY DUTIES OF THE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT * To identify suitable candidates for current and prospective industrial clients * Conduct interviews and full reference including right to work for all workers * To canvass new and existing clients to generate new business opportunities * Ensure that all clients and workers comply with health and safety legislation and promptly refer any concerns to the branch manager * Maintaining quality and ISO procedures in line with Standard Operating Procedures to ensure effective, positive quality audit results * Liaising daily with the clients and managing expectations including job requirements, hours of work and rates of pay * To conform to all statutory employment and contractual legislation * To ensure all administrative requirements are satisfied to ensure candidates are paid correctly, promptly and customers are invoiced promptly and correctly * Covering out of office calls and demands on a rota requirement * On time reporting of key information to Extra Personnel SKILLS REQUIRED FOR A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT * Strong Sales and Customer service experience within a fast paced changing environment * Able to communicate at all levels from worker to director * Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads which continually change * Computer literate — outlook, excel and word * Ability to report critical information accurately and to tight deadlines * Ability to use a common sense approach to problem solving * Full UK driving license required BENEFITS As part of our commitment our Recruitment Consultant will also receive: * Excellent salary and bonus opportunities * Healthcare Scheme * Pension * Min 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays rising to a maximum of 29 days plus Bank Holidays * Plus an additional days holiday for your Birthday * Continued advancement training

• Track record of effectively analyzing customer buying patterns and predicting correlating future trends • Deep familiarity with managing plans for stock levels and effectively reacting to changes in demands and logistics • Highly experienced in maintaining fruitful relationships with existing vendors and suppliers and sourcing new ones for future liaison • Exceptionally well - versed in liaising with different departments including merchandising and sales to ensure that all buying and projection requirements are fulfilled • Competent at providing input in promotional activities and visual merchandise setups • Effectively able to research and present new product ranges to retail managers • Focused on researching and developing product assortments in sync with the demands of retailers and customers • Qualified to maintain and monitor purchase orders, shipping, reorders and markdowns • Hands - on experience in creating periodic reports and recaps in order to support merchandising strategies • Demonstrated expertise in selecting products that appeal to customers and meet their expectations • Fundamental comprehension of the statistical components of business such as selloffs, WOS and MD percentages • Able to prioritize tasks in order to balance both immediate and long term needs of the buying process • Proficient in assisting buyers with determining appropriate adjustments such as markdowns, delivery changes and price negotiations

Results - driven Director - Level human resources professional with 16 years experience in strategic planning to establish model performance expectations, manage change and transition, improve workforce performance, and amplify achievement of the organization's overall mission and profit goals.

KEY DUTIES OF RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT * Managing drivers and being point of contact for resolving issues * Conduct interviews / pre screen and full reference of all drivers * Ensure that all clients and workers comply with health and safety legislation and promptly refer any concerns to the branch manager * Maintaining quality and ISO procedures in line with Standard Operating Procedures to ensure effective, positive quality audit results * Liaising daily with the clients and managing expectations including job requirements, hours of work and rates of pay * Self generate new clients via cold calling and expanding on existing client opportunities * Meet with new and existing clients to account manage and advise of the services available to them * Generate new drivers by way of advertising, social media and networking * Covering out of office calls and demands on a rota requirement * Planning a weekly rota / submitting accurate payroll data / reporting KPI data * Maintaining and increasing daily route allocations — ensuring the customer promise is delivered * Training of drivers in all aspects of the job * Managing claims for damages, insurance and fines * On time reporting of key information to Extra Personnel SKILLS REQUIRED: Recruitment Consultant * Strong Sales and Customer service experience within a fast paced changing environment * Able to communicate at all levels from driver to director * Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads which continually change * Computer literate — outlook, excel and word * Ability to report critical information accurately and to tight deadlines * Ability to use a common sense approach to problem solving * Full UK driving license required BENEFITS As part of our commitment our Recruitment consultant will also receive: * Excellent salary and bonus opportunities * Healthcare Scheme * Pension * Min 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays rising to a maximum of 29 plus Bank Holidays * Plus an additional days holiday for your Birthday * Continued advancement training

One theory for this marked increase in girls» rates of depression is that puberty for girls tends to activate a number of risk factors for depression, including changes in hormone levels and body shape, changes in their ruminative coping skills, and the onset or intensification of gender - based expectations and sex roles (Nolen - Hoeksema & Girgus, 1994).

To guide expectations about the extent to which home visiting programs can affect significant and meaningful change when implemented at the community level, CFRP reviewed the effects of four evidence - based home visiting programs participating in the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) on multiple aspects of early parenting.

16 Parental knowledge is thought to provide a global cognitive organization for adapting to or anticipating developmental changes in children.17 Mothers who are knowledgeable respond more sensitively to their child's initiations, 18 while mothers with inaccurate expectations about their child's development tend to be more harsh.19, 20,21 Studies have indicated that when mothers have higher knowledge of infant and child development, they show higher levels of parenting skills, 16,22,23 their children have higher cognitive skills, 16,24 and there are fewer child behaviour problems.16 Furthermore, a positive association has been found between parental self - efficacy and parenting competence when knowledge of child development is high.

It has been reported that maternal PPD is a predictor of paternal one since the first is higher during the three months postpartum.8 Based on the existing knowledge of maternal PPD, literature suggests that also paternal PPD could be related with hormonal changes regarding alteration of testosterone, estrogen, vasopressin, prolactin and cortisol levels.10 In addition to mood disturbances, high parenting distress levels could also be considered a important factor compromising the parenting competence and the daily child care.17 Parenting stress is a construct related to the parent role and influenced by expectations and perceptions of child characteristics, parent characteristics and parental - infant interaction quality.

We controlled for the level of interpersonal acquaintance in order to exclude the possibility that previous interpersonal interactions influence the individual expectations toward teamwork and biased the estimation of TWMM change.

Expectations about changes in the price of a college education rose from 6.8 percent in July to 7.3 percent in August, the highest level since November of 2015.

The steeper slope of the trend line indicates the share of respondents planning to buy a home is more responsive to the level of consumer confidence than expectations of changes in interest rates (either up or down).

Year ahead expected gasoline price change expectations dropped noticeably, with the median falling from 4.2 percent to 2.8 percent, returning to the low levels observed in fall 2014 and suggesting that respondents see current low prices as more permanent.