Sentences with phrase «quality programs during»

At the end of high school, effects of attending higher quality programs during the first five years were evident in class rank, grades, and entrance into more selective colleges.

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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.

During the evaluation process, he paid close attention to their food safety and quality programs.

During the accreditation visit, the culinary arts program was commended for its «top quality» meals served as the «best luncheon ever experience at a site visit.»

During my last 6 years working for the state I managed the Ground Water Protection program for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and • improve meal quality

The prestigious Excellence in Youth Sports Awards, created by Athletic Business magazine and NAYS to honor organizations that deliver the highest quality youth sports programs, were also presented during the awards session to these five incredibly deserving organizations:

These include encouraging eligible afterschool programs to maximize service by providing suppers instead of or in addition to snacks, recruiting more school districts to provide afterschool suppers and snacks, simplifying the administration of the Afterschool Supper Program, serving meals during weekends, holidays, and school closures, and improving meal quality.

While the growth of the approved program models will lead to more parents receiving this critical support during their child's early years, many families will still not have access to high - quality research - based programs.

In the Continuity of Care Program of Medela Inc. provides mothers with the same high - quality equipment they use at the hospital during their stay at a Ronald McDonald House ®.

Since 2011, Keith has worked for City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. helping to advocate for after school funding, expanded Advanced Placement, prevent bullying of LGBT students in public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyer.

However, registration of cardiac arrests was prospective and uniform, following the standardized Utstein style for reporting out - of - hospital cardiac arrest and revised for data quality assurance by the RACE - CARS team.18 Our results support efforts of other communities seeking to improve bystander and first - responder intervention, since they come from a quality - improvement database of a substantial portion of the state of North Carolina, with stable reporting over a 4 - year period during a broad implementation program that used a standardized protocol, as recommended by the American Heart Association.13, 20,40

The quality of her report earned her a place in the Sharp Lab as a Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program researcher during her first year at MIT.

Our support services team provides a range of programs designed to reduce stress and improve your quality of life during treatment and beyond.

MineralPlex ™ provides the highest quality minerals for optimal absorption and utilization during the program.

We can check this by analyzing the specific types of strength required during COD maneuvers, and then checking this against (1) the cross-sectional research assessing the relationships between COD ability and those specific strength qualities, and (2) the long - term trials that have compared > 2 training programs, where they vary exercises or loading schemes.

So we can serve all new patients to the highest quality, we encourage you to call us during our business hours for a complimentary 15 - minute pre-session evaluation so we can get to know you and best recommend the private consultation or program that best suits your needs and desires.

And it is these experiences in high - quality after - school programs that have been shown to increase students» attendance in after - school programs and during the school day.

«The program will provide high - quality, intensive, subject - specific, and sustained support for fellows, both during their initial pre-service year in the field as well as during the critical first few years of teaching,» said Associate Professor Jon Star, who chaired the committee that designed the proposal.

During the past year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.

According to Kun, the traditional dodge ball game does not belong in a quality phys - ed program mainly because students are eliminated, so not everyone is active during the game.

But two RFTs funded by IES during Whitehurst's tenure, one on professional development in reading, the other in math, show the same thing: even prolonged, high - quality, in - service professional development programs for teachers produce nothing in the way of gains for students.

«It's the quality, not the quantity, of time spent with the children that's important,» states the study, «Chicago's Government Funded Kindergarten Programs,» on the basis of analyses made during...

On a related note, I can not rule out the possibility of an influx of quality teachers to APIP schools during the program's first year.

The Abecedarian Program also had a focus on quality with ideal caregiver - child ratios (1 - to - 3 for infants and toddlers and 1 - to - 6 during preschool), and a curriculum focused on children's language, cognitive, and social emotional development through high quality caregiver - child interactions.

«During our 30 years of contractual agreements, Measured Progress has consistently delivered a high - quality statewide assessment program.

Formal assessment during the program was rarely used as a means of quality control.

This tool, developed by the Tennessee Department of Education during Phase One of the New Skills for Youth initiative, is designed to map the scope and quality of career pathways programs.

During a summer Improving Teacher Quality Grant workshop funded by ESEA, teams of mathematics teachers and CTE special populations teachers were instructed in a technology - based mathematics program.

During 2015, the project convened state leaders and experts to provide ideas, best practices, and resources to inform «what» policies most effectively advance teaching quality and «how» those policies and programs can be implemented to support great teaching and learning.

A rubric was developed based on six features of high - quality PD identified through prior research and components of the Wolf Trap program observed during the summer institutes.

During the forum, teacher and administrator representatives agreed that improving quality instruction for students should be the top priority of the evaluation initiative, though DelPlano and Tenturier conceded they were apprehensive over how any implemented program might impact their ultimate ratings, particularly using student performance as a criteria.

«During my tenure as President, my goal is to ensure that our programs, products, services, and communities continue to provide relevant, timely, and high - quality resources to meet the demands of an ever - changing world.»

OST programs serve multiple roles, ranging from providing quality supervision for younger children during traditional work hours to first steps into workforce for older youth.

During her year as CCSSO's Board President and Mississippi Superintendent of Education, Carey Wright, is focusing on early learning — Commitment No. 6 in the Leading for Equity report — and how state chiefs can increase early learning opportunities for all children and ensure quality in PreK programs.

During her tenure, Vielka was charged with seeing that every school was equipped with necessary personnel and intervention programming to ensure compliance and instruction quality in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act.

Expert coaches provide feedback throughout summer training, and also during Teaching Fellows» first year of teaching.52 The program also streamlines the pathway to teaching for career changers and recent graduates to build a larger pool of talented teachers for high - need schools and subjects, without sacrificing teacher quality.53

Higher retention rates may be attributable to the combination of program quality, residents» commitment to teach for a specific period of time in return for financial support, and induction support during the first one to three years of teaching.22

CIWP Arts Education Guidance Planning Tool A first step in ensuring high - quality arts programming at your school, both during the school day and during out of school time, is to include the arts in your school's Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP).

CEELO Senior Fellow Jim Squires presented this material during a webinar to the EarlyEdU Alliance, a 35 - member consortium of institutions for higher education and 16 state - based teams supporting quality teaching in Head Start and early childhood programs.

Your tax - deductible contribution enables Gardner Pilot Academy to deliver a full range of high - quality programs and services to children and families before, during, and after the traditional school day.

Early Learning as a School Improvement Intervention During this session at the Title I Conference, presenters Libby Doggett (USED), Lenay Dunn and Carlas McCauley (Center on School Turnaround), and Jana Martella (CEELO) provide an overview on how early learning strategies can advance achievement as a school improvement intervention, along with key research on the impact of high quality early learning programs.

Local 21st CCLC programs, which are either located in an elementary schools, secondary schools or similarly accessible community facilities, provide high quality support services to students during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session.

WASHINGTON, DC — February 26, 2015 — Teacher Quality Partnership Grantees will be sharing innovative strategies from educator preparation programs as well as best practices in residencies during roundtable discussions hosted by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) and the Georgia State University College of Education on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015.

Induction programs are becoming more and more common, with more than 90 percent of teachers reporting that they participated in one during their first year of teaching.36 Yet as with many education initiatives, the quality of induction programs varies greatly.37

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.

In addition to high quality instruction and curriculum, programs during school, after school, and during the summer that have been already developed and practiced to make sure that every student has an opportunity to attend college.

After all, the former First Lady's husband, Bill Clinton, has been one of the foremost supporters of charters and other reforms during his tenure in the White House; this includes ushering in the federal Charter School Program, which provides $ 157 million a year to launch high - quality charters.

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.

The city boasts a comprehensive ozone management program, which encourages telecommuting, reduced lawn mowing, and the refueling of vehicles during poor air - quality days.