Sentences with phrase «of the board members felt»

The majority of the board members felt that this is important for us as a national breed club to be more proactive in funding research that would benefit the Great Dane.

One of our board members felt a real sense of pride when a neighbor shared with her the story of an animal we couldn't save.

Not exact matches

Times editorial board member Elizabeth Williamson writes that wealthier tech employees seem to support Clinton; meanwhile, those living in «a less glamorous Silicon Valley, inhabited by brainy young people whose long hours power the big companies and whose college debt is so heavy that some of them can't even qualify for a credit card» are «feeling the Bern.»

They came up with a two - part compensation package: a base salary, which the board pegs to what CEOs of similar - size companies in northeastern Ohio earn, and an annual bonus, fixed at 25 % of TRC's pretax profits, which board members feel is a typical CEO profit incentive at privately held growth companies in the region.

Having a couple of board members who have your back is the best feeling in the whole world and makes for a much better business as well.

Both of those factors may leave Board members feeling overly sympathetic and likely to set higher levels of compensation than are warranted.

Making time for innovation as an ongoing topic of boardroom conversation is a luxury few board members feel they have.

Board members, though, feeling the heat of possible lawsuit, could feel otherwise and be peeled off.

They initially shared board members, but AiG - Australia suffered a hilariously acrimonious schism from its now much larger partner in 2005 [1] culminating in accusations of witchcraft and hurt feelings all round.

«We feel this award is well - deserved,» says Gary Honeycutt, owner of BJ's Kountry Kitchen, and board member for the Fresno chapter of the California Restaurant Association.

Take the final step and spend the warchest that our media friendly board members regularly boast of whenever the fans become restless, I am only me, Im not a skilled or qualified professional football manager BUT I am a lifelong fan of the club having supported Arsenal since the tender age of four and I have seen glory years and I have seen rubbish but what I have never ever seen in those 40 odd years is Arsenal Football club rise to the heights of the European Elite and I do feel that for a club that has been on the very brink and who have had to step back from it due to the worlds finances and the ever shifting world of the global media.

Spot on bro... the problem with most of us Arsenal fans is that we've been made to accept average as our only option after been promised by Gazidis and other members of the board that we will compete with top European clubs... i feel some players need to be allowed to go in order for better ones who are ambitious and hungry for titles to come in... and someone made mention of Giroud saving Arsenal in a few games like the countless chances he's missed that could have put the club in better positions could be equated right... he should have done that against Watford, west brom and the rest... truth be told..

theres something desperatly wrong within the club and I for one feel that Wenger is not the entire casue of the problem but he almost certainly IS a part of it and is complicet with the board in running a well oiled machine as far as finance is concerned but will not risk any major financial outlay in order to achieve what it is in effect there for, TO WIN TROPHIES IN FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS!!!!! Its a sporting club NOT an investment bank for private members as its currently being run

«The suggestion that the present representative members on the board may feel diluted in their efforts is more a matter of form than substance,» he said in a letter to the Park District Bboard may feel diluted in their efforts is more a matter of form than substance,» he said in a letter to the Park District BoardBoard.

How would you feel if you were a board member of one of the leagues?

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Nevertheless, the Senate Republicans are also feeling bullish about Republican Greg Bernard, who won a special election to fill the remainder of former Yorktown Town Board Member Terrence Murphy's term after Murphy departed at the end of last year to take a seat in the state Senate.

«I feel like a lot of women, mostly moms, because it's school, feel like they can come and talk to me about different concerns that they have, and I don't know if that's always happened before,» said Seema Rivera, a first - term Guilderland school board member.

Mr. Skabry said the union does not disapprove of the Town Board authorizing raises for themselves but he feels the town's 160 - member bargaining unit is equally entitled to a pay hike this year.

«My client feels very strongly that his constitutional rights, including his right to free speech have been violated by the actions of the majority members of the Board, the Board of Education and the school district as a result of a resolution that was passed seeking to remove my client from elected office,» Vacco said.

He wants to see an overhaul of the vetting process for choosing Community Board members that are appointed by the City Council Member and the Borough President, a process he feels is corrupt.

«We have three members of the board who are excused because of medical issues and the governor's office scheduled a roundtable discussion in Lake Placid that members of the board felt was important to attend.»

Many grassroots activists feel that they don't know enough about the National Conservative Convention and the work of the elected members of the Party Board on their behalf.

One of those new members, longtime community activist K Webster, said, «I feel uncomfortable when we start looking for the racist in the room... I am particularly uncomfortable when the person who is the racist in the room is a young Chinese woman who has done a brilliant job leading this board.»

The issue became the subject of debate among Town Board members last month, as Mr. Walter said he felt the town should back Islip / McArthur Airport as the site of the new facility, because it would be bad for all of Long Island if that airport, which has struggled financially of late, were to close.

The board, he said, could adjust the figures pertaining to the sale of East Hampton's interest in the Poxabogue Golf Center to Southampton Town, its joint owner, but suggested that if members feel confident that the contract approval is imminent it should be left as is.

I think board members felt that it was a more powerful package and also we had a better shot of getting our changes to the project.»

MANHATTAN — SoHo resident Pier Consagra applied to become one of the newest members of Community Board 2 because he was fed up with street vendors, garbage and noise in his neighborhood and felt no one was listening to him.

Laurie Sylla, a member of the community advisory board for the Fred Hutch - based defeatHIV research group, gave a presentation at Seattle's Gay City on how people with HIV feel about taking part in cure studies.

You can also explore opportunities outside of the office that allow you to feel challenged and fulfilled, such as volunteer groups, freelance gigs, or lending your skills as a board member for an organization.

As school board member George Giles was quoted, the initiative «brought in a lot of people who didn't have children, who in some cases felt like they didn't have a stake [in the local schools].»

«What concerns me about this downturn is that everyone is feeling the pain,» says Richard Bell, a member of the AIE advisory board and the executive director of Young Audiences, the nation's largest arts education program, serving 7 million children in 700 programs across 26 states.

«We felt that it would be good for the members of the club to know that we on the foundation board were expanding our interests to something as important and timely as helping with the problems of education,» said Truda Jewett, chairwoman of Harvard Club of New York and executive associate of external affairs for The Children's Aid Society.

According to research sponsored by the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA), they include (1) feelings of safety among staff and students; (2) supportive relationships within the school; (3) engagement and empowerment of students as valued members and resources in the school community; (4) clear rules and boundaries that are understood by all students and staff; (5) high expectations for academic achievement and appropriate behavior; and (6) trust, respect, and an ethos of caring (Bryant & Kelly, 2006; Elfstrom, Vanderzee, Cuellar, Sink, & Volz, 2006; Perkins, 2006).

Indeed, when asked about their feelings toward various reforms, over 85 percent of school board members cite PD as «extremely» or «very» important.

On the downside, the researchers found, parents and community leaders often feel cut out of the decision - making process once a mayor appoints the board members.

But at its last board meeting, Keric Ashley, deputy superintendent for the District, School and Innovation Branch of the California Department of Education, said board members shouldn't feel «tied» to this timeline regarding the new science assessments.

Alan Hawkes, a member of the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board who holds close ties with NHA, told his colleagues upon approving relatively few new charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.»

A recent survey by the National Association of State Boards of Education revealed that board members are «feeling encouraged» about their «role and influence over education policy thanks to more leadership opportunities under ESSA.»

In sessions, school board members put their heads down and answered anonymously about their experiences of being bullied or being the bully; they got down on the floor and learned what «Maker - Space» and true hands - on learning looks and feels like; and they listened and learned from their fellow trustees and students alike.

«One of the things that gives me confidence that this has a chance to work is that there is a lot of buy in up front because people felt like they had the chance to provide meaningful input,» board member Roger Marcum said.

School board member Monica Garcia, who represents the district, told LA School Report that she met many times with the parents of 20th Street and felt their frustration.

«I don't want to feel that the virtual school is a school of the privileged,» said John Tate, a State Board of Education member from Charlotte.

At Wednesday's meeting, the board chair of the N.C. Virtual Academy was asked about why he and the other members of the non-profit board felt comfortable hiring K12, Inc. given the well - publicized problems in other states.

«I feel good about the substance of what was accomplished, but I also feel good about the process,» school board member Nick Melvoin said after the meeting.

MABE's training will focus its Open Meetings Act training on the unique role of local school board members so that you feel confident in your knowledge of and ability to implement the necessary components of the Open Meetings Act.

Wright said she asked JPS to place her on the agenda of its board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20, to address the members with the «same sense of urgency» that the department is feeling.

There is no word, at this point, as to why the Democrats felt there was no conflict of interest for a member of the State Board of Education and his company to collect money that is allocated and managed by the State Department of Education and its Board.

I also did not feel better discovering that a former Gates Foundation exec now at the College Board is the newest member of the Fordham Board.

In this seven - page document, CUSD board members detail all the ways in which they feel the petition did not follow California law and the State Board of Education's Parent Trigger regulatboard members detail all the ways in which they feel the petition did not follow California law and the State Board of Education's Parent Trigger regulatBoard of Education's Parent Trigger regulations.