Sentences with phrase «of out of school time programs»

TXPOST has been working tirelessly to develop our advocacy strategies that could increase the quality and availability of out of school time programs in Texas.

Synergy is the only statewide conference bringing together providers of out of school time programs, along with education and community stakeholders.

HFRP's mission in out - of - school - time is to promote the strategic use of information to improve the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of out of school time programs across the nation.

In July 2013, the OST Program Quality Standards Work Group launched a process to establish a set of voluntary statewide standards of out of school time program quality for Texas by December 2014.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

For the second year in a row, Kellogg's joint Executive MBA program with Hong Kong's UST Business School came out on top of The Financial Times» new 2010 global EMBA ranking released Oct. 26th.

Those who speak out against abortion and family practice and at the same time support cuts in education, school lunch funding, decry reasonable control of weapons and other programs that help children can not call themselves Christians.

The sad reality, as I have said many times before, is that our school meal programs are almost criminally underfunded; our schools mostly lack kitchens, with some literally operating the meal program out of a closet, and even the schools with kitchens from 40 or 50 years ago lack equipment with which to scratch cook.

We have friends whose kids are going to the public kindergarten (only 1/2 day) with the «wraparound» enrichment program for the rest of the day; their little ones are already stressed out because they have just 2.75 hours in school, during which they're basically being trampled on with mountains of «instruction,» and the wraparound program gives just 20 minutes for lunch while foregoing rest time in favor of «reading instruction» and «homework help.»

The AAP's priorities for child nutrition reauthorization are strengthening the WIC program, keeping the nutritional standards for the school meals program strong, and addressing childhood hunger and food insecurity during out - of - school time, especially in the summer months.

Summer is an opportunity for all of us to take a well - deserved break, but it's also the perfect time to seek out funding for your school nutrition program.

Maybe you are in the process of rewriting your school's wellness policy, and have found that a new physical activity or nutrition program will require additional funds; if so, now is the time to start seeking out, and applying for, funding opportunities.

The National School Lunch Program allows schools to provide breakfast, but it's long been known that when breakfast is served in the cafeteria, economically disadvantaged students often don't eat it, either out of fear of stigma or because they have no time to get to the cafeteria before school sSchool Lunch Program allows schools to provide breakfast, but it's long been known that when breakfast is served in the cafeteria, economically disadvantaged students often don't eat it, either out of fear of stigma or because they have no time to get to the cafeteria before school sschool starts.

In addition to school programs, out - of - school time learning opportunities are offered year - round.

The best programs offer much more than homework help, says Sara Hill, senior consultant for the National Institute on Out - of - School Time.

As director of school and out - of - school time programs, Crystal directs FRAC's work on the child nutrition programs that serve school - age children.

The occassional treat you provide, plus the birthday treats that get brought in approx 3 times a month during the school year, plus the well meaning parents who supply gogurts to the soccer team, plus the after school program that gives out lollipops as bingo prizes, plus the pizza class celebration for being «good,» plus the innumerable other childrens activities that include some sort of «treat» ---- IT HAS TO STOP.

Nine out of 10 babies who complete the program meet all developmental milestones on time and finish the program ready for school.

As well as being the first time in recent memory that meals have been made from scratch in D.C. Public Schools, the program represents the culmination of innovative efforts by D.C. Central Kitchen to build a successful economic model around concepts that don't normally associate in the public mind: local farming, job training for the down - and - out, and feeding the indigent.

«The community eligibility provision has created a huge new opportunity,» said Crystal Fitzsimons, FRAC's director of school and out - of - school time programs.

Turn out - of - school time into out - of - doors time with Moose Hill's vacation week programs!

Turn out - of - school time into out - of - doors time with Drumlin Farm's vacation week programs!

Jill was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to tell us more about her program and her school nutrition philosophy.

Advocates can expand the Afterschool Meal Program and obtain federal reimbursement using proven outreach strategies, including promoting the program, building relationships with afterschool and out - of - school time provider networks, connecting sites to available community resources, and working closely with the state Program and obtain federal reimbursement using proven outreach strategies, including promoting the program, building relationships with afterschool and out - of - school time provider networks, connecting sites to available community resources, and working closely with the state program, building relationships with afterschool and out - of - school time provider networks, connecting sites to available community resources, and working closely with the state agency.

In eight years at the Department of Youth and Community Development, Chong was a leader in implementing the Out - of - School - Time Initiative — an after - school program that has served over 630,000 School - Time Initiative — an after - school program that has served over 630,000 school program that has served over 630,000 youth.

Minchin Lewis, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs who studies financial management and social programming in urban government, pointed out this is not the first time the city of Syracuse has gone through government overhaul.

Also in 2007, Quinn's Middle School Task Force recommended «every middle - grade student have access to after - school programming through expansion of [the Department of Youth and Community Development's] Out - of - School Time Initiative and Beacon programs.&School Task Force recommended «every middle - grade student have access to after - school programming through expansion of [the Department of Youth and Community Development's] Out - of - School Time Initiative and Beacon programs.&school programming through expansion of [the Department of Youth and Community Development's] Out - of - School Time Initiative and Beacon programs.&School Time Initiative and Beacon programs.»

Professor Plummer was killed over a piece of software named G.H.O.S.T. (though not in the pantry with a candlestick) now believed to have been stashed somewhere in his home; when the snot - nosed kids — vain Zoe (Brittany Snow), surly Seth (Max Thieriot), precocious Lulu (Morgan York, also one of the Cheaper by the Dozen brats), and reaction - shot fodder Peter (Keegan & Logan Hoover) and Baby Tyler (Bo & Luke Vink (and with «The Dukes of Hazzard»'s impending renaissance, boy are those two in for a rude awakening at the start of school)-RRB--- grease the stairwell to take out Shane, they end up driving away their German nanny (a typically misused Carol Kane) instead, forcing Shane into a more maternal role and leaving him little time to search for the computer program.

If PE programs have been cut from your school and you want to take a few minutes of class time to get the students» wiggles out and their blood flowing, check out this video series from Missouri organization Move to Learn, which offers 5 - minute, age - specific exercise break videos designed for classroom use, plus a database of more than 1,200 health - and activity - related lesson plans for all ages and subjects.

«We've created a program that overcomes all those volunteer hurdles, such as taking time out of work, to ensure we've always got a mentor to share their story with the students and arm them for success when they leave school,» Harris said.

The after - school practitioner, also known as an out - of - school - time (OST) practitioner, is a professional who works with children and youths within the context of an after - school program.

Her community outreach includes serving as chairman of After School Matters, a non-profit that provides Chicago teens with high quality, out - of - school time proSchool Matters, a non-profit that provides Chicago teens with high quality, out - of - school time proschool time programs.

Lenz and Director of Instruction Jeannette LaFors spend much of their time working with schools: meeting weekly with school principals and teachers at their campuses, analyzing and reflecting on results, building out Envision's professional development programs, and working with teachers to create tools that can support projects.

Prevention and Research graduates draw on their prevention science background to, work for youth social service agencies, non-profit organizations, research organizations, out - of - school time programs and policy - oriented nonprofits.

As a leader in youth development during out - of - school time, BGCA is redefining the opportunity equation by leveraging the power of after - school and summer programs to ensure academic success and create a stronger generation of future leaders.

We're all busy — family, work, school, life, life, work, work... One of the biggest challenges faced by online learners is managing time and carving out enough time and space to complete the requirements of their online course or program.

At the same time, U.S. presidents, governors, school boards, and businesses have spent billions of dollars on public education and out - of - school - time programs to bring down the high - school dropout rate.

Disadvantaged students who regularly attend top - notch after - school programs end up, after two years, academically far ahead of peers who spend more out - of - school time in unsupervised activities, according to findings from an eight - state study of those programs.

At a time when other federal and state policies are focused on achievement, school results, and the narrowing of learning gaps, why do we carve out a huge subpart of K — 12 education for a program that's still centered on inputs and services?

Because we observe schools over several time periods, we can subject the program to an even stricter test by controlling for all characteristics of schools that remain constant over time (by «differencing out» the effect of attending a particular school on exam scores).

We seek to learn whether the creation of an institute that provides the space and time for the sharing of ideas, resources, best practices, lessons learned, etc. can result in the development of sustainable, strong, effective, actionable and replicable faith - based supplemental education (out - of - school learning) and advocacy programs.

This second comparison with non-APIP schools enables me to separate out the impact of any policy, such as the Texas Advanced Placement incentive program or the 10 percent rule (every student in Texas in the top 10 percent of her graduating high - school class is guaranteed a spot at the public university of her choice), that could have occurred at the same time as APIP implementation and could otherwise be confused with the effect of APIP.

Dierke knew his solution was out of the box, and he anticipated some resistance at school, mostly because he wanted the faculty not only to support the program, but also to be trained in meditation and Quiet Time techniques.

Over time, competent private schools have grown their base of public funding while patently low - grade schools have shrunk or been ushered out of the choice programs.

«All our programs incorporate project - based learning,» explains Karen Smuck Tylek, PBL coordinator for the Out of School Time Project at Public Health Management Corporation.

Schools and communities across the country have joined forces to develop enriched after - school and out - of - class programs — something we like to call full - time learning.

Her agency manages the city - funded network of out - of - school - time programs.

Since many out - of - school programs face limited funding and their staff members tend to be young, part - time workers who rarely commit to the job for long, providing high - quality, cost - effective professional development can be a challenge.

With three out of four students in the U.S. lacking access to summer learning programs and a shortage of interested K - 12 students in STEM subjects, Boys & Girls Clubs serve as a partner to schools by providing a safe and supportive place for youth to learn without limits during out - of - school time.

School Foundations Help Out in Hard Times Many communities are coming to the aid of their schools by setting up educational foundations that channel private donations toward specific schools or programs.