Sentences with phrase «proficiency test for»

The Every Student Succeeds Act requires that states include performance on the new proficiency test for English learners as a key metric and, at a minimum, identify and work with the 5 percent of schools with the lowest - scoring English learners.

The school board voted last week to pay elementary principals an extra $ 515 for administering a new state proficiency test for 4th graders.

And we're developing a proficiency test for observers, which is a requirement that has been written into law in a couple places, including Illinois and New York.

«I also would like to institute technology proficiency testing for prospective teachers to ensure that new teachers know the basics of technology and are comfortable with using it before they're hired,» Smith said.

Annual statewide math and reading tests in grades 3 — 8, grade - span assessments in science, and English proficiency testing for English language learners (ELLs).

Adult Nurse Practitioner — Duties & Responsibilities Provide exceptional patient care and medical team support across multiple medical specialties Currently completing clinical and academic work toward a master of science in nursing Utilize strong background in biology, chemistry and mathematics Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure situations Direct therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities for eight developmentally disabled adults Responsible for patient health, safety, and attainment of therapy goals Train and supervise medical lab personnel ensuring efficient and professional operations Offer guidance and support to junior lab technicians and medical technologists Perform a wide variety of daily testing utilizing machines such as AXSYM — Hitachi RA 1000 CX 7 Responsible for preventative maintenance on machines by running calibrations and controls Successfully complete monthly state proficiency tests for therapeutic drug, blood, and urine chemistries Prioritize stat specimens for immediate reporting Maintain direct contact with clients to resolve problems regarding appropriate tests and specimens Oversee confidential patient information, customer service, phones, and other administrative functions as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner

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More gravely, the Journal says, Theranos may have conducted its proficiency testing, required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, incorrectly.

Intresting, I believe in all states have regulations for what can and has been used as a dangerous weapon, altough not designed to be, the automobile We have age limits, proficiency standards (tests), regulation for safe use (speed limits, seat belts, air bags, etc.) and licences that can be revoked.

Our lab also participates in the quarterly AOAC proficiency testing program to validate the lab methods we use are successful in detecting the pathogens we are testing for.

By contrast, Moskowitz kept her schools open for one reason: In a city where the overwhelming number of black and Latino students are failing their proficiency tests, she believes students can not afford to miss the precious education they get.

The requirement that NYC taxi drivers take an English proficiency exam has been eliminated, with the test for a taxi license now available in several languages after a push by the City Council to remove a barrier for would - be drivers.

Success also outlined its academic goals for all its students in its application, as mandated by SUNY application requirements: the network is aiming for 75 percent proficiency rates for second - year students in both math and English on state tests.

The National Assessment Governing Board, an independent committee that sets policy for the test, defines proficiency as «solid academic performance» with «demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.»

The average mathematics test score and proficiency rate were 562 and 46 percent for hypoglycemic newborns vs. 589 and 64 percent for normoglycemic newborns.

Basic criteria for admission are excellent grades in mathematics and physics, English proficiency and the SAT (general test).

B. burgdorferi clones were tested for their proficiency in the mouse - tick infectious cycle by using naïve RML mice and naïve Ixodes scapularis larvae from a colony kept at RML, as described in ref.

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Leaning too heavily on proficiency rates or average test scores can unfairly target schools, especially those that serve disadvantaged students, for intervention, while ignoring schools where students are learning the least.

The Ohio story, for one, tends to favor the views of those who are grumping about the state's proficiency testing program.

The Cincinnati Federation of Teachers is mobilizing its ranks to tutor high school seniors who have not passed the state proficiency test required for graduation.

One pushes for improvements to the current framework that guides what is on the test, while the other recommends a dramatic shift in how students» proficiency in the subject is gauged.

What students are expected to know in order to reach proficiency levels on exams in some states may be as much as four grade levels below the standards set in other states, according to a study by the American Institutes for Research that uses international testing data to gauge states against a common measuring stick.

Well, I'm not making the case for taking our eyes off the prize (proficiency in the subject, good test scores, high promotion and graduation rates, and so on).

The results, which showed far lower rates of proficiency than the prior test, which was tied to the previous state standards, provoked an outcry from teachers and parents, who complained that schools and students had not been adequately prepared for it.

Proficiency, growth, science tests, English - language proficiency, «transition readiness», four - and five - year grad rates for hProficiency, growth, science tests, English - language proficiency, «transition readiness», four - and five - year grad rates for hproficiency, «transition readiness», four - and five - year grad rates for high schools

The U.S. Department of Education so far has granted conditional waivers to 26 states from mandates such as the 2013 - 14 deadline for bringing all students to proficiency on state tests and the NCLB law's teacher - quality requirements.

Rick Hess and Paul Peterson, for example, have compared state cut scores for proficiency on their state tests to results on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to show that the level of achievement required to be declared proficient in many states has been dropping over the last decade.

The following state consortia have applied for grant money from the federal government to help devise new tests of English - language proficiency:

(The specific numeric differentials between state and NAEP proficiency rates for each grade and test are available at educationnext.org/edfacts.)

The law allowed for exceptions to the retention policy if a student had limited English proficiency or a severe disability, scored above the 51st percentile on the Stanford - 9 standardized test, had demonstrated proficiency through a performance portfolio, or had already been held back for two years.

English Proficiency for All Students Consortium: Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania (lead state), Tennessee, AccountabilityWorks, and the Educational Testing Service.

• There was a widespread, well - justified concern that prior accountability measures based primarily on achievement levels (proficiency rates) unfairly penalized schools serving more disadvantaged students and failed to reward schools for strong test score growth.

If the percentage of students identified as proficient in any given year is essentially the same for both the NAEP exam and for a state's tests, it may be inferred that the state has established as rigorous a proficiency standard as that set by NAEP.

We therefore also evaluated the effect of actually being retained, again controlling for race, eligibility for free or reduced - price lunch, English proficiency, and baseline test scores.

Furthermore, over most of the past decade, the standards for student proficiency that Massachusetts has set on the MCAS exam have far exceeded those established by most other state testing programs.

To equate proficiency and performance rates across states and countries, the researchers execute a statistical crosswalk between standards identified by the NAEP (National Assessment for Educational Progress) and the PISA tests.

The matrix converts scores on standardized tests — the Stanford Achievement Test for English - speaking students and the Aprenda exam for Spanish - speaking students with limited English proficiency — scores on the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT), average course grades, teacher recommendations, and indicators for socioeconomic status into an overall index score.

But if for any given state the percentages proficient on the state tests are much higher than those reported for the state by NAEP, then we conclude that the state has set its proficiency standards much lower than the international bar that CCSS is encouraging.

Chicago — Mastery learning has proved its worth as a method of teaching reading, especially to students whose proficiency is below average, but educators who use the sometimes - controversial method should not regard it as a «quick fix» for poor basic - skills test scores.

NCLB requires annual testing of students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 (and at least once in grades 10 through 12) and that states rate schools, both as a whole and for key subgroups, with regard to whether they are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward their state's proficiency goals.

While the No Child Left Behind Act has a detailed formula for bringing students to proficiency on state reading and mathematics tests by the 2013 - 14 school year, it's much less precise on states» goals for English - language learners.

From the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1975 to its more inclusive follow - up in 1997; from the cry for attention from those lobbying for gifted students to calls for greater sensitivity to the learning styles of all student populations; from the initial proficiency tests of the early»90s to their high - stakes, pass - fail descendants; from the rise of bilingual education in some parts of the country to its demise in other regionspublic education has been a veritable vessel of change.

The overall grade for each state was determined by comparing the difference with the standard deviation from the average for all states for all four years on the tests for which the state reported proficiency percentages.

We take as our indicator of each school's performance its performance composite for grades 3 through 8, which the state computes as the percentage of tests taken in all three subjects that meet the state's proficiency standard.

NWEA furnishes classroom teachers and building principals with proficiency reports for each student within days of the fall test administration.

Annual tests: Both bills require annual testing in grades 3 - 8 under Title I, but offer differing timetables for when subgroups — minority and poor students, for instance — must attain «proficiency.»

By foregrounding the NAPLAN score scale and proficiency bands, NAPLAN would model and promote a growth mindset in assessment, an approach that follows naturally from recognition that learning occurs on a continuum and that a single year level test is inappropriate for most students.

For example, while these five urban charter schools offer an existence proof that high standardized test scores are possible and within the grasp of every student in this country, it is equally true that the several practices of successful traditional schools in areas such as special education, the arts, or second language proficiency, offer insights for the charter worFor example, while these five urban charter schools offer an existence proof that high standardized test scores are possible and within the grasp of every student in this country, it is equally true that the several practices of successful traditional schools in areas such as special education, the arts, or second language proficiency, offer insights for the charter worfor the charter world.

State requires that 75 percent of 9th graders in each school pass the High School Proficiency Test... Test scores for all four regular high schools are considerably below the state requirement.

The scores used to determine whether students demonstrated proficiency on the test were set too low, resulting in unexpectedly high passing rates for the state's elementary and middle school students.