Sentences with phrase «levels support schools»

Policies and initiatives at the national, regional and local levels support schools and teacher preparation programs in the effective implementation of technology for achieving curriculum and learning technology (ICT) standards.

Not exact matches

ITS offers the following levels of support to all academic and administrative staff at the Haskayne School of Business.

That makes support for elite private schools an effective wedge issue that works for parties like Mr. Kenney's UCP — as long as no one figures out the impact of this level of support on public schools.

Personally I think if they reduced it to 50 %, which I believe is the next highest level of support among the provinces that provide any support to private schools, it would be a small enough reduction that there would be little migration to public schools that Farmer Brian alluded to.

Murray, I share your disappointment over the NDP's inaction on reducing the level of support to private schools.

Kevin Wozniak, a sociologist at UMass Boston, reviewed polls after the Newtown school shooting in 2012 and found that the event coincided with a temporary spike in support for gun control, followed by a leveling off and return to pre-mass shooting opinion by the end of 2013.

The vast majority of people who are educated beyond the level of high school know that evolution is far more reasonable and has more evidence to support it than do creationism or intelligent design.

Community support might yield louder crowds and snack shack volunteers at the high school level, but athletic programs still must struggle to get funding from schools, school districts and parents.

So on a purely moral, ethical plane, all outstanding teams at a given school should receive the same level of student, administrative and community support.

The British Athletics Supporters Club's aim is to encourage support for athletics at all levels from schools events to international championships.

When parents feel that they are micromanaging the school and care environments in order to maintain stability for their child, a higher level of support and intervention may be needed.

With the generous support of the Walmart Foundation, the newest phase of Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom shifts our focus from direct implementation in individual schools to a state - level expansion; this expansion will allow us to work in partnership with local organizations to provide district - and school - level technical assistance and support for start - up breakfast - in - the - classroom programs.

Participants will receive waste - related educational materias for the classroom, a snapshot results report tailored for your school (for Blue & Gold level participation), and the change to win money to support your school — up to $ 1500!

The survey also found that eight in ten support a requirement that an athlete be evaluated and cleared by a doctor before being allowed to return to play sports after suffering a concussion (as is now required by law, at least at the high school level, in virtually every state).

There is an obvious disparity between the funds made available by the federal government to support free meals for low - income students and the revenue collected by school districts (from federal «paid» meal reimbursements and student payments) to support the very same meals when served to children at higher income levels.

Ms. Bodnar explains how refreshing it has been to receive this level of support throughout the grant process, «School lunch programs get bad raps, but they've come so far in the past five to ten years.

And my bet — I could be wrong, but this is my bet — is if we start with kids very early, and we provide them with the kind of intense and continuous academic rigor and support that they need, then when they get to the middle school and high school level, we're not going to need those superhuman strategies at all.»

In addition, some school districts might reduce their level of support for school food programs once revenues increase, which would reduce the net revenue increase to the school food program (though it would free up resources for other educational purposes).

Schools applying for the grant program must have support from their school principal, district school nutrition director and school nutrition manager, have school enrollment of at least 500, have a breakfast participation level less than 40 % and demonstrate an opportunity to raise breakfast participation.

Each adult stakeholder — whether a parent, coach, or sport or school administrator — has the obligation to give each participating youth the opportunity and support to excel as an athlete and person at his or her own levels of athletic and sport readiness, development and desired context of participation and success.

The level of medical care awaiting them on the sideline has not kept pace.While professional and college football teams have physicians, athletic trainers and other specialists at their disposal, medical support is spotty at the high school level.

This chapter outlines a range of actions that families, communities, businesses, and governments at all levels can take to improve school foods and the school nutrition environment so they support and foster healthier food choices and help reduce childhood obesity.

Better support and health education (at both school, home and at the community level) will lead to breaking the cycle of stress and unhealthy behaviors for your teen.

The foundation supported several levels of training, first on building important culinary skills and knowledge of healthy food preparation, then on building employee morale and support for making significant changes to the school food environment.

The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 and the resulting new school meal guidelines that went into effect in 2012 support increasing consumption of vegetables and fruits by changing the school lunch requirements to 6.25 - 10 servings of fruits and vegetables weekly depending on grade level and adding new requirements for legumes and vegetable subgroups.

Southern was selected for the grant based on the number of students that qualify for free or reduced priced meals, average daily participation in the school breakfast program, and district and school - level support.

«I'm so grateful to SNA and SNF for supporting research, which is hugely important to the work that school nutrition professionals do — and for the opportunity to share my work at the national level, which is why I applied for the award to attend ANC.

In 2014 - 15, we will be expanding our project by working in partnership with state organizations in several states — including Virginia — to provide district and school - level technical assistance and support for breakfast - in - the - classroom.

La Semaine du Goût workshop activities and lessons are supported on a local level within the context of school lunch menus.

Dr. Lester and his colleague, James F. Padbury, MD, pediatrician - in - chief and chief of Neonatal / Perinatal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital and the William and Mary Oh - William and Elsa Zopfi Professor of Pediatrics for Perinatal Research at the Alpert Medical School, published research in September 2014 in Pediatrics, which found that a single - family room NICU environment provides for appropriate levels of maternal involvement, developmental support, and staff involvement, which are essential to provide the kind of care that can optimize the medical and neurodevelopmental outcome of the preterm infant and lead to the development of preventive interventions to reduce later impairment.

Dr. Lester and his colleague, James F. Padbury, MD, pediatrician - in - chief and chief of Neonatal / Perinatal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital and the William and Mary Oh — William and Elsa Zopfi Professor of Pediatrics for Perinatal Research at the Alpert Medical School, published research in September 2014 in Pediatrics, which found that a single - family room NICU environment provides for appropriate levels of maternal involvement, developmental support, and staff involvement, which are essential to provide the kind of care that can optimize the medical and neurodevelopmental outcome of the preterm infant and lead to the development of preventive interventions to reduce later impairment.

Inclusion criteria: ≤ 25 years, low educational level (primary school or prevocational secondary school), maximum 28 weeks of gestation, no previous live birth, understood Dutch, and at least 1 of the following additional risk factors: no social support, previously or currently experiencing domestic violence, psychosocial symptoms, unwanted and / or unplanned pregnancy, financial problems, housing difficulties, no education and / or employment and alcohol and / or drug use

Schools have felt forced to meet floor targets by pushing the average pupils to Level 4 and have not always had the resources, despite hard work and the best intentions, to sufficiently support pupils requiring additional help in basic skills who may never reach Level 4.

Nestle, the World's leading nutrition, health and Wellness Company is committed to promoting healthy diets and lifestyle and to support grass roots sports at the basic school level, including the Milo U-13 Champions League and the President Day's Award, as well as the junior championship.

Join us for our Spring 2015 semester, supported by a graduate level class at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.

«Working collaboratively with the Broome County Promise Zone, those interested in serving as mentors will be matched with children in schools that are part of CCPA's University - assisted community school effort, which aims to level the playing field for students from low - income families who lack some of the supports for academic success from which children from middle - class families benefit,» Bronstein said.

At the official launch of the GISD at the party's headquarters in Accra on Thursday, Mr Portuphy said the establishment of the school would also help grow the party's support base, particularly at the grassroot level.

At a panel in Syracuse University's School of Architecture Thursday night, Syracuse mayor Ben Walsh reaffirmed his support for the option to tear down the Interstate 81 viaduct and replace it with a surface level street.

Per - pupil funding levels should be adequate across all programs and settings — both school districts and community based organizations — in order to support high - quality pre-k for 3 - and 4 - year - olds, and the state should establish a timeline for ensuring adequate resources while expanding access to all eligible children, particularly in high - need communities.

[37] The campaign has support from both religious and non-religious organizations at both the national and local level including the Accord Coalition, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the British Humanist Association, British Muslims for Secular Democracy, ICoCo Foundation, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, Ekklesia, the Hindu Academy, the Liberal Democrat Education Association, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign, the Runnymede Trust, the Socialist Educational Association, the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

Directors of School Standards will be appointed at a local level to monitor performance and intervene in under - performing schools to support them to improve.

Yes she did, she supported the reduction of school aid, but that only shifted the burden from the state to the school district and did nothing to reduce expenses at the state level.

«So, while we support the governor's initiatives for Universal Pre-K, STEM scholarships and a bond issue to fund technology in our schools, we must ensure that state staffing levels are at a place for the implementation of these initiatives.

Please recall — local taxpayers vote on (and support) school budgets put before them for approval despite NY State walking back it's historical level of support for local districts!

Conference maintains its full support for the National Executive's industrial action strategy to secure a resolution of the trade disputes across the UK by: (i) maintaining and enhancing, as appropriate, the action short of strike action instructions and (ii) escalating to strike action at school, local, regional and national level as appropriate.

«The NASUWT predicted that the funding changes, driven by a desire by the Department for Education to mask the level and impact of cuts to school and local authority budgets, would result in those who needed the support to address their needs losing it.

«The high level of voter support for school budgets speaks to the importance of public education.

He said: «The level of support for the school district from this community is nothing short of overwhelming.»

The proposed schools would offer lab and computer sciences, Regents level instruction in science and math, and additional hours of STEM instruction during the school day to support female students aiming to apply for one of the city's specialized high schools.

«I'm appalled that one or maybe two people can bring something to this level and waste taxpayer dollars at the school board when there is overwhelming support for her,» stated Dore.