Sentences with phrase «performance scales based»

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He says while some pharmacists may have suspected the retailer was having trouble, and some stores could close based on low performance, he says they expected «nothing on the scale of what we observed.»

Gontard explained the packaging is developed using composite structures based on constituents (biopolyesters, fibers, proteins, polyphenolic compounds, bioadhesives and high - performance bio-additives) derived from food industry (oil, dairy, cereal and beer) by - products and by applying processing strategies (blends and multilayers at different scales) to customize the packaging's properties.

Ancelotti has, in fairness, perhaps not quite looked cut out for the scale of the job needed at Arsenal based on his recent performances with major clubs.

We'll consider their individual performances, rating them on a 1 - 10 scale based on what we think their chances are of breaking into the first team this year.

Progress along the Upper pay scale is not automatic, but is based on performance recommendations made by the head teacher.

Under the larger evaluation framework, announced in Albany Thursday afternoon, teachers will be graded on a 100 - point scale, 60 percent of which will be based on evaluations of teacher performance, including classroom observations.

Wang's research group designed a five - metal catalyst based on these high - entropy - alloy nanoparticles and demonstrated superior catalytic performance for selective oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen oxide, a reaction used by the chemical industry to produce nitric acid, an important chemical in the large - scale production of fertilizers and other products.

Because the performance of a fluorescent protein strongly depends on both the biological system as well as the imaging method, we recommend basing your selection on a small - scale head - to - head comparative study under conditions that best mimic the intended application.

Our tools support research down to the atomic scale through creation of high performance, cryogen - free low temperature and magnetic environments, based upon our core technologies in low and ultra-low temperatures, high magnetic fields and system integration, with ever - increasing levels of experimental and measurement readiness.

The CER report grades every state's STC law (or laws) on an A-F scale based on their performance in four categories: Eligibility and Availability; Design of Credit and Scholarship; Autonomy; and Budget.

In short, this is a bonus, thereby protecting the financial viability of the structure while also providing a reward - based culture for those who otherwise would not be able to benefit from exceptional performance because they are at the top of scale.

Performance - based payment as defined here could create a lethal environment for smaller - scale innovators.

This requires honest performance - based assessment of schools and the creation of options - by finding spaces in effective schools, creating new schools, or even, as Rod Paige did on a small scale in Houston, finding money to pay tuition in available private schools for a few dozen children whose public schools just wouldn't turn around.

The council proposed a substantial reliance on performance - based assessments, for example, even though such assessments are untested on a large scale.

On a wider scale, we see issues for young people in schools such as striving for body - perfection on social media, its impact on wellbeing, as well as increased use of diet supplements, based on both body image and sports performance enhancement.

For more than a decade, we used the Academic Performance Index (API), which was based solely on test scores and established 800 as proficient on a scale of 200 to 1000.

One of the first large - scale studies to look at how culturally based education influences academic performance was published by Education Northwest (Demmert & Towner, 2003).

It features large - scale, long - term, projects that meet or exceed performance demands of traditional «standards based» education.

This paper by Raymond L. Pecheone and Stuart Kahl describes efforts by states to use performance assessment in large - scale state accountability systems and highlights promising practices that can a basis for broadening how the nation approaches assessement and accountability.

A new study from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) and the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity's (SCALE) looks to «provide guidance to educators, assessment developers, and policymakers on how to increase student engagement in performance - based assessments.»

In Cleveland, Oh., public school leaders did away with the outmoded salary scale that gives raises based on only on tenure and college coursework and replaced it with a more modern system that gives raises based on performance and specialized qualifications.

DevMilestones is a brief, observation - based criterion - referenced rating scale used to track student development in key areas of skill and performance across the school year.

Among them, a loan forgiveness program that would reduce teachers» student loans over time, a performance - based pay scale and allowing part - time employment to teachers who leave their jobs for family care reasons, such as giving birth.

· Teacher compensation should be restructured to provide more incentives tied to performance, first by significantly reducing the number of steps on the salary scale, and then by phasing in a performance based system as the value - added assessment model evolves to the individual classroom level.

Building on this work, the school plans to continue developing performance - based tasks and scale up their inquiry processes using rapid inquiry cycles around specific, targeted skills.

The initiative includes two private sector partners: Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit focused on broadening educational and economic opportunity; and the Stanford Center for Assessment, Language and Equity (SCALE), an affiliate of Stanford University that provides consulting services on the design and implementation of performance - based assessments.

Large scale examples involving the use of such performance - based assessments come from states such as Nebraska, Wyoming, Connecticut and New York, as well as nations such as Australia and Singapore.

All progression, including at the upper pay levels, is based solely on performance, so teachers move up the main pay - scale based on excellent teaching.

In some classrooms, students actually help to construct the scoring tools (rubric, rating scale, or performance list), based on their growing knowledge of the topic and the criteria they have identified in the examples.

Unfortunately, at least for the Academic Indicator, the state education agency developed a convoluted and inappropriate process for assigning colors for academic performance in ELA and Math on the state SBA tests by redistributing individual scale scores based on the low end of the Level 3 scale score band — Meets Standards.

The salary scale will start at $ 45,000 and goes as high as $ 87,000, with raises based on performance standards.

At convenings, CPAC members grapple with and explore questions around scaling performance assessments: training teachers to develop and implement assessments and to make instructional shifts based on data; calibrating teachers around student scoring; creating master schedules that allow students adequate time to work on their capstone projects or portfolios and teachers time to collaborate with each other and support students, and more.

The fact that police, fire, and soldiers were cited as examples of scaled salaries is a prime example of why schools should be able to set individual pay based on performance: the job of teacher is more technical, requires more education, and the results make more of a difference in society.

First, the state will look at a school's relative performance with all students and in closing gaps for «high needs» students based on a number of factors including average scale scores, academic growth, chronic absenteeism, and success in grade 9 courses.

Letter grades based on Tennessee Department of Education grade scales and representing overall school performance in math and reading.

In this webinar, participants will learn about Goal Attainment Scaling, a simple and research - based method for teams to measure and track the performance of students who need learning or behavioral support.

The results reported for 2009 are based on the total pool of questions administered to students in 2009 — that is, the reading scales are based on the performance of students who took the old, new, and mixed assessments in 2009.

The Infrastructure of Accountability brings together leading and emerging scholars who set forth an ambitious conceptual framework for understanding the full impact of large - scale, performance - based accountability systems on education.

Ms. Hoxby did not reach any conclusions about what practices at the schools caused the jump, but she noted that many charter schools had extended school days and school years, many required students to attend classes on Saturdays and most paid teachers based on their performance and responsibility, rather than the traditional teachers» union salary scales.

In any case, the objective of performance - based pay is not to create a salary scale that is «fair» to all teachers.

Suburban districts, after all, also have to deal with quality - blind seniority - based privileges such as reverse - seniority layoff rules, pay scales that favor seat time over performance, and restrictions on the use of objective student test score growth data from use in teacher evaluations.

Quality Counts grades the states and the nation on educational performance across a range of key indicators, issuing overall A-F grades based on a traditional 100 - point scale.

are accompanied by or integrated with extensive professional development (and, professional development supported by the Act may be used to develop, use, and score locally - based performance assessments, provided the funds are not simply used for scoring large - scale assessments)

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At the other end of the scale, Kia and Hyundai's performance chief is also considering a lighter, smaller GT model, probably based around the firm's 1 - litre, three - cylinder turbocharged engine.

These activities include: 1) bundling multiple sites to achieve greater economies of scale; 2) identifying potential opportunities for onsite renewable energy projects that can be included in performance - based contracts; and 3) ensuring relevant legal procurement staff are trained.

It's based on the Hydra - Matic 8L90 eight - speed, but scaled for the performance envelope of the smaller engines and offering an estimated 5 - percent efficiency improvement over a comparable six - speed automatic.

The newly available V6 in the E 400 sedan grants appreciable power beyond the base 4 - cylinder, and for those who want to tip the scale far more on the performance side, Mercedes - AMG variants are available (and reviewed separately).

On a scale of extreme on - road performance vs. extreme off - road performance, the X5 is positioned closer to the more on - road Lexus RX 300, which is based on the Toyota Camry.

Another rival, albeit on a smaller scale, [118] has been Corsa Specialised Vehicles (CSV — not to be confused with HSV's exports badged Chevrolet Special Vehicles in some markets) with its Commodore - based high performance cars that included the CSV GTS of 2007.