The framework seeks to present statistics on Indigenous disadvantage strategically by
measuring progress against indicators in the short, medium and long term.
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.
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.
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.
We work with all of the teams to help them understand how they can
measure progress against their objectives.
It provides standards with a roadmap to
measure progress against sustainability goals and to improve practices over time.
overall and particular environmental objectives, along with targets to
measure progress against the objectives.
«Now the department is throwing good money after bad by introducing a short - term fix with no adequate plan for delivery, insufficient skills and unclear milestones to
measure progress against.
That's why we need an education agenda that strategically recruits, retains, and rewards the most effective teachers and principals; that builds incredibly high standards; that develops rigorous and useful assessments to
measure progress against those standards; that builds data systems that allow teachers, principals, students, and parents to quickly and conveniently access those data for everyday use; and that focuses on dramatic intervention within our country's lowest - performing schools.
After all, what standards are is a target, and the assessments are a yardstick that
measures progress against achieving the goals.
The new law mandates that all students take tests that
measure their progress against state standards every year in grades 3 through 8.
However, we have consistently faced gaps in our ability to revisit previous goals to
measure progress against teacher actions in our action plan.
This purpose can be accomplished by ensuring that high - quality academic assessments, accountability systems, teacher preparation and training, curriculum, and instructional materials are aligned with state academic standards so that students, teachers, parents, and administrators can
measure progress against common expectations for student academic achievement.
Each spring, your child takes a state test in math and English language arts to
measure progress against grade - level expectations.
The PM Growth Platform collects and analyzes student data and
measures progress against school, district, and state goals, giving administrators and educators unique insight into opportunities for improvement.
You can use Credit Sesame to help you set financial goals and
measure your progress against benchmarks.
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.
It will give you something you can
measure progress against to keep you on track.
Taking part in an obedience class with other pet parents can also be helpful in that you will have someone to commiserate with as well as
measure your progress against.
You measure progress against a Dark Souls boss according to two metrics: how much health you took off and how long you survived.
This will give you accurate data to
measure your progress against.
You need to choose specific objectives for each component, identify the metrics by which you'll
measure progress against these objectives, and assign a senior person within your firm to monitor their implementation and report the results to the firm's leadership on a regular basis.
Not exact matches
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.
Board meetings are about
measuring progress measured against the hypotheses in Customer Discovery and Validation.
We'll
measure our
progress by providing a monthly update
against our benchmark.
It's not enough to set targets, you also have to determine how you'll
measure and report
progress against them.
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.
We report annually on our CR program and initiatives, including our
progress against the United Nations Global Compact principles and our
measures to prevent modern slavery.
To
measure and describe
progress against the goal, the following two different, but equally important, baselines were chosen for the 2030 FLW reduction goal:
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.
«Our British team members are relatively young and inexperienced in such events and this affords them the exposure to compete
against Europe's best and
measure their
progress.
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.»
It is hard to say, when there is no external yardstick
against which to
measure progress.
If you're looking to take preventive
measures against injury, make sure not to avoid overtraining, make
progress slow and steady (for example, don't run 3 miles one week and 8 the next), and get enough sleep.
Can you work with your teams to identify key quality indicators that allow you to
measure your
progress and end point
against them, ensuring they are realistic as well as challenging?
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.
Still, it's helpful to
measure schools»
progress against a common metric and terms to allow people to understand the similarities and differences between what different schools are doing.
Learners»
progress can be clearly
measured against goals.
The test is intended to provide a starting point
against which to
measure future
progress through primary schools.
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.