Sentences with phrase «overall quality of the program»

According to Cavanaugh, the overall quality of the program also brings schools back year after year.

Under proposed rules now being considered in both New Hampshire and Vermont, school districts would be required to increase basic academic offerings — particularly in mathematics and science — and improve the overall quality of their programs before they could receive state approval.

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Its tailored, world - class services that reduce overall pharmacy costs, reduce avoidable drug impacted medical costs, and optimize specialty drug spend while improving patient quality of life are for all plan sponsors — health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), exchanges, state Medicaid programs, and employer groups.

The HAWK program is designed to make homes more affordable for FHA home buyers, and to improve the overall loan quality of the FHA's portfolio.

Overall, our restaurant team members play a critical role in the success of our recycling efforts and Darden Harvest program — without them, our high - quality surplus food would not make it to families in need.

The Bureau is responsible for ensuring that the overall educational quality of the programs offered will provide students with the necessary skills to secure meaningful employment and for protecting students» financial interests while attending proprietary schools.

The overall purpose is to understand maternal and perinatal deaths (both numbers and causes) to inform improve policies, programs, and facility - level quality of care.

Overall, this first generation of relationship education programs for low - income couples had no impact on relationship quality, except for Building Strong Families in Oklahoma City, which improved relationship quality, romantic involvement, co-parenting, and father involvement.

He says part of Obama's plan is to increase overall preschool quality by moving the 4 - year - olds in Head Start into pre-kindergarten programs.

NIH examines indicators such as the track record of graduates in academic medicine positions, time to graduation, overall student happiness, how well the program integrates the medical and scientific training, and most importantly, the quality of the scientists and science available to the MD / PhD students; NIH manifests disapproval or approval of a program by decreasing, increasing, or maintaining the number of funded trainee positions at that institution.

A specially - designed yoga program for these MS patients not only improved their physical and mental well - being but also enhanced their overall quality of life.

«Problems with memory, executive function, and processing speed are common symptoms of bipolar disorder, and have a direct and negative impact on an individual's daily functioning and overall quality of life,» said lead investigator Eve Lewandowski, PhD, director of clinical programming for one of McLean's schizophrenia and bipolar disorder programs and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

«Problems with memory, executive function, and processing speed are common symptoms of bipolar disorder, and have a direct and negative impact on an individual's daily functioning and overall quality of life,» said lead investigator Kathryn Eve Lewandowski, PhD, director of clinical programming for one of McLean's schizophrenia and bipolar disorder programs and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION: With the overwhelming increase in obesity and metabolic disease throughout the United States many Americans are searching for the most effective diet and exercise program which promotes fat loss and increases overall quality of life.

This program represents the foundational diet that I used in order to get well and it has improved my brain, body and overall quality of life.

High - quality evaluations of charter and voucher programs demonstrate greater parental satisfaction, along with higher graduation rates, often at lower overall taxpayer cost.

More time for teachers to collaborate, to share ideas, to support one another, to program cooperatively and develop more effective teaching and learning approaches is good for students and will overall enhance the quality of public education.

• Overall quality and adequacy of courses ranging from advanced placement to career and technical education to special education; • Extra-curricular programs, including «the expertise of teachers, coaches and advisors;» and «availability of necessary materials.»

As part of the 1978 reauthorization, Smith and others rewrote the legislation so that a significant portion of Title I funds were dedicated to a whole school program that would improve the overall quality of instruction.

Overall, the study's findings suggest that, in the absence of higher - quality alternatives, participation in a low intensity preschool program may have some limited positive long term effects.

Decades of best practice, cutting edge research in early education including the Head Start Impact Study, expert advice, and The Secretary's Advisory Committee's recommendations all culminate in a call to action for policy changes that ensure all Head Start programs provide a consistently high quality early learning experience that prepares children for Kindergarten and has long - term effects on their academic success and overall health.

Students would be much better off if policymakers and education leaders were to focus on student achievement results as a way to assess teacher quality overall, and to assess the quality of teacher preparation programs supported by federal and state dollars.

The decreases occurred even though overall appropriations for education research increased in the same period, according to Lois - ellin Datta, director of human - services program evaluation for the gao She said the situation had improved only marginally since the agency reported a signficant decline in the quality and quantity of federal education data nearly two years ago.

«Passage of House Bill 467 would be a credit negative for the PSF, as it could potentially weaken the overall credit quality of the program's participants as the PSF extends its guarantee to a growing number of charter schools over time,» Nichols said.

This recorded PowerPoint provides information on the overall Title II, Part A, program, including intended uses of funds, updates about teacher quality provisions, and general requirements of school divisions under Title II, Part A. Additionally, the presentation provides information about the overall application process for Title II, Part A, including general provisions, needs assessment, and completing the program specific pages of the application.

The study's authors speculate on four potential explanations for the large negative effects that their program evaluation found: misalignment of private school curriculum to the Louisiana State Standards; differences between serving scholarship students with achievement gaps and traditional private school students; success of other education developments, especially in New Orleans; and the overall quality of private schools willing to participate in the program.

Larger institutions can be left with a false sense of superiority if they post high value - added scores in states where the overall quality of teacher preparation programs is weak, said Walsh.

Because programs produce teachers across a range of grades and subject areas, looking at the overall and average student growth achieved by graduates provides meaningful insight into program quality and should anchor the accreditation process.»

Oregon After 3 pm: Oregon is new to the list of top 10 states for afterschool, ranked 7th due to strong overall parent satisfaction with afterschool programs, the quality of care, variety of activities and cost.

PAA looks forward to working with to improve H.R. 2218, in order to assure better charter school transparency, accountability and governance, so that they fulfill the role originally envisioned for these programs that of partners in improving the overall quality of our nation's public schools.

What is the overall level of programming quality as assessed by standardized assessments for after - school programs?

The recommendation is based on aggregate evaluation data generated during the application process, considering the following key elements: (1) the quality of the proposed program as measured against the criteria contained in the charter school application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School District.

Just as there are standards for regular day classroom expectations, the Expanded Learning community realized that having those North Star goals about what high quality programming looked like from both a point of service and programmatic perspective were important to communicate how expanded learning programs contribute to children and youth's overall intellectual growth and development.

Pros: - Great exterior styling - Gas mileage is acceptable (I averaged 30 miles on the long drive and roughly 24 during city driving and that included many pedal to the metal moments)- Ambient light inside the car is quite fun to play with - Garage door opener was easy to program - Shaker audio system is great for the music I listen to (mainly EDM and Reggae)- Leather seats - Auto dimming rear - view mirror - CONVERTIBLE (I think this is a must have for southern california)- Sirius radio - Aluminium pedals - Door - sill «MUSTANG» lettering lights up - 6 - way power adjustable drivers seat - HID headlights - Track Apps (this car is not track - worthy but I think this is a cool feature) Cons: - Solid rear axle (although I'm not sure this is a con as it lets you do some Tokyo drifting)- Stitching on the leather seats is low - quality - Stock tires rated to 118 mph (car is electronically limited to 112 mph)-305 hp out of a 3.7 liter V6 is really not that great (ex a Nissan 370z has a 3.7 liter V6 putting out 332 horses)- Cabin noise is quite loud with the top up - Manual passenger seat - Manual shifting is terrible, my old automatic VW Jetta seemed to shift faster when in manual mode Overall I think this is a great car for anyone that wants to enjoy the sun.

Despite being based in Ireland, the publisher hopes to work with authors from across the globe and says that its «editors work with authors on a one - on - one basis to ensure each book presented is of the highest quality... the publisher works side - by - side with authors to develop effective marketing plans and promotional programs, advising on career choices and forward career planning, and assist in setting up the author's overall image.»

Acting as a clearing house for Jewish Book Month events is part of the Jewish Book Council's overall mission to promote the reading, writing, publishing and distribution of quality Jewish content books in English, as well as to serve as the coordinating body of Jewish literary activity in North America in both general and Jewish venues, advising local communities on exhibits, book fairs, book club appearances, author tours and other literary programs.

The Foundation is part of Old National's overall charitable giving initiative, which enables us to support programs that improve quality of life in areas of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin where our clients, associates and shareholders live and work.

The HAWK program is designed to make homes more affordable for FHA home buyers, and to improve the overall loan quality of the FHA's portfolio.

For canine athletes and couch potatoes alike, we can develop an individualized conditioning program that will help your dog become fit, extend his / her lifespan and improve their overall quality of life.

In October, 2012, the ARL introduced a program called Kennel Companions, which is designed to improve kennel presentation, quality of life and overall adoptability among dogs with minor behavioral issues.

Nothing is perfect but I fully agree with more controlled and limited breeding of all cats and dogs by responsible, reputable breeders to reduce the overall population, spaying and neutering all other dogs and cats and expanding the foster program, and helping some groups to become a sanctuary themselves to help those animals that are harder to adopt have a quality place to stay (following in the footsteps of the Best Friends model) until they are adopted, other programs that train some of these dogs to be therapy dogs, search and rescue dogs, dogs to help the handicapped, police dogs, etc..

The Physical Rehabilitation Service creates a program catered to your pet's specific needs to increase the rate of recovery from surgery or injury, improve function, assist with weight loss, increase mobility and strength, and improve your pet's overall quality of life.

Overall, Commerce Bank's Corporate Giving Program has contributed more than $ 56 million to nonprofit organizations, helping improve the quality of life of the people living in the communities served by the bank.

It's really a validation of the hard work the team puts in across the board to raise the bar each year with regards to the quality and depth of the event program, educational tracks and overall exhibitor and attendee experience.

It ranked frequent flyer programs according to the number and type of perks provided, the ease of earning rewards, award flight options, the overall quality of the airline, how many routes are flown and how many flights are offered.

Overall, the quality of the shows is up, and the extra time also allowed for the addition of a public art program featuring newly commissioned works by Timur Si - Qin, Zhang Yue, Can Lei, and Kunniao Tong.

The EPA Global Change Research Progam has a $ 20 million annual budget to contribute to the overall U.S. Climate Change Science Program with a «primary emphasis on evaluating the potential consequences of global change (particularly climate variability and change) on air quality, water quality, ecosystems, and human health in the United States.»

SQA as utilized today by most vendors is really just incremental testing and is in no way indicative of a good overall corporate quality assurance program or even a segmental one.

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