Not exact matches
Besides simply viewing meetings as «a big company thing,» entrepreneurs are «constantly pushing, and always on, they don't consider the important
of cadenced checkpoints to
measure the
progress against their goals, and reevaluate that their previously agreed goals should continue to be their goals,» he writes.
While everyone knows that the number
of female investing partners is very limited, we aimed to establish a well - defined baseline
against which to
measure future
progress.
Evaluation
measures include
progress against business model and growth strategies, client relationship management, staff retention, and the evolution
of asset allocation and product strategy in line with investor needs.
We work with all
of the teams to help them understand how they can
measure progress against their objectives.
Everyone has room for improvement, and the scorecard's questions create space for a dialogue about how to make
progress in the context
of the place and organization being
measured, as opposed to
measuring against a single, inflexible standard.
i wld really wish that we
measure our hype and not loose focus after what i wld call exceptional performance by our lads
against MANURE.We can only hope that lessons have been learnt and mistakes
of the past will be duly corrected as we
progress forward.
It's a weird dichotomy
of seeing the MLS's best play
against a world power, and in some ways
measure the league's
progress, but it's also tough to judge because the All - Stars aren't a cohesive unit.
The newspaper reports that a website
measuring their
progress against a voluntary target to cut sugar by 20 % within five years is one
of the options being considered.
That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary
measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts
of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action
against ISIL is only one component
of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance
of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources
of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance
of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly
progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively
against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
It is important to evaluate the effort
of governments in the past as
against what the government
of the day is doing in the area
of water since assuming power to enable citizens
measure and ascertain who actually had / has the interest and
progress of the people in the area
of the provision
of potable water.
«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary
measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts
of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action
against ISIL is only one component
of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance
of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources
of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance
of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly
progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively
against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»
Charter school leader Deborah Kenny's op - ed in today's The New York Times argues
against the move by many states toward teacher evaluations based on multiple
measures, including both student
progress on achievement tests and the reviews
of principals.
The challenges confronting the present generation
of Africans may be unique in their own rights, however, it can not be in doubt that a concerted effort
of the kind that delivered victories over slavery, oppression, subjugation and colonialism is needed today in equal
measure to defeat contemporary forces such as neo-colonialism, racism, exploitation, unfair trade and poverty which are militating
against our
progress.
In addition, adds the report: «The lack
of a detailed plan or management information meant that the department has never been able to
measure its
progress effectively
against what it is trying to achieve.»
Chenoweth: One
of the ideas behind administering the National Assessment
of Educational
Progress (NAEP) is to provide a national scale
against which states can
measure themselves.
In this report, we use 2007 test - score information to evaluate the rigor
of each state's proficiency standards
against the National Assessment
of Educational
Progress (NAEP), an achievement
measure that is recognized nationally and has international credibility as well.
Ironically, however, it is not clear that these growth models would fulfill the more simplistic federal requirements for adequate yearly
progress, which dictate that the performance
of students at each grade level be
measured against a fixed standard
of proficiency.
American students lag academically behind their European counterparts largely because they lack any real incentive to achieve and because schools have no benchmarks
against which to
measure student
progress, a report by the American Federation
of Teachers says.
Christodoulou, who used to be head
of assessment at Ark Schools before moving to her new post this summer, said the purpose
of the tests was to give teachers a way to
measure the «absolute»
progress of their individual pupils over the year — rather than be stuck with their «relative»
progress against the rest
of the nation as shown by the government's headline
progress measures.
Tests for pupils at the beginning
of school, known as «baseline tests», were intended as a starting point
against which to
measure progress through primary school.
Progress is tracked based on a student's earned proficiencies or credit
measured against the length
of the goal (time).
He was most well - known for developing «a method used to
measure a district, school, and teacher's effect on student performance by tracking the year - to - year
progress of students
against themselves over their school career with various teachers» classes.»
But school accountability simply means
measuring the
progress of all students
against rigorous standards and assigning consequences to the results.
Schools will be required to publish details
of their pupils»
progress, which will be
measured against the average achievement level
of all children in England in the same year group.
In education, this simply means setting high standards for what students should learn,
measuring progress against those standards, and then using the data to determine and implement the right kinds
of supports and interventions to help students succeed.
Muir says that although the school did administer a standardized achievement test, that program did not: 1) provide a sufficient
measure of proficiency
against state requirements; 2) enable
progress monitoring; or 3) include math - skills benchmarking.
Our benchmarks assess student
progress toward meeting your state standards and provide valuable information to inform your instruction, offering a valid
measure of student proficiency
of knowledge and skills
against your state and college - and career - readiness standards.
«Our
progress is always
measured against other states, and other states are very serious about improving their educational systems,» said Pearson Cross, a political scientist at the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette.
At primary level the definition will apply to those schools who for the first 2 years have seen fewer than 85 %
of children achieving level 4, the secondary - ready standard, in reading, writing and maths, and which have also seen below - average proportions
of pupils making expected
progress between age 7 and age 11, followed by a year below a «coasting» level set
against the new accountability regime which will see children being expected to achieve a new higher expected standard and schools being
measured against a new
measure of progress.
That pathway starts when districts
measure the academic
progress of students
against meaningful standards, help students plan and prepare for postsecondary success, and make deliberate connections for students to all forms
of professional life.
However, we need to guard
against this being derailed by its implementation.The advantages that come with
Progress 8 are at risk from those wishing to place undue emphasis on a school's attainment
measure (Attainment 8) or from the introduction
of new GCSE grades that place greater value on the highest grades available.
Crucially, however, the report highlights a minority
of academy chains that continue to achieve improved outcomes for their disadvantaged students
against both attainment and
progress measures, thus demonstrating the transformational impact that can be made on the life chances
of these students.
The
measure compares the median
of a student's
progress against comparable children statewide, and pairs that
progress — or lack
of it — to a specific teacher.
If you like to
measure your
progress against others, it will be easier to talk about money with your friends and family if you make a competition out
of it.
Well - defined objectives are critical to the success
of any money management plan because they provide your plan with a sense
of purpose and a benchmark
against which you can
measure your
progress.
Each project has a series
of species, habitat and economic milestones
against which
progress to the planned conservation outcomes are
measured.
Countries develop a «baseline» that estimates the current amount
of emissions from a forest region,
against which conservation
progress can be
measured
It provides a baseline
against which to
measure progress towards the levels
of investment required to drive sustainable agriculture and reforestation.
You will have a tool to
measure the
progress of your major initiatives, and you will see how you stack up
against other firms.
While measurement is part art and part science, it starts with the discipline
of setting targets that align with the firm's chief goals, and tracking
progress and
measuring performance
against them.
This includes a timetable
of expectations
against which a child's action and
progress are
measured.
The report card will track
progress for the local Yorta Yorta community
against key indicators and community priorities and the performance
of government - funded organisations, to hold the region accountable to the prosperity
measures the community is seeking.
If you don't have a focus and hence a frame
of reference
against which to
measure your
progress you run the risk
of having the litigation get out
of control like a runaway truck with you footing the bill.
This reporting mechanism establishes benchmarks
against which to
measure progress towards closing the social and economic gaps; to «assist government and mainstream agencies to maintain a focus on the status
of Maori in their work and decision - making»; [16] and to assist in setting priorities for policy development.
One
of the purposes
of the Council would be to work with the Australian Bureau
of Statistics (ABS) and other relevant portfolios to establish baseline
measures, across all areas that impact on Indigenous health, and
against which
progress in improving the health
of the Indigenous population might be
measured over time.
Evaluating both your projects and your performance at this point is extremely important because you are then weighing the value and
progress of your projects
against the real
measures of sales and income.