Sentences with phrase «quality youth career»

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The Erie County Legislature has a long - standing tradition of recognizing individuals, youths and adults, that have achieved great heights in their professions, have retired from distinguished careers, have demonstrated excellence in the arts or sports, or have made extraordinary contributions to the quality of life or quality of place in Erie County.

• Boost the employment prospects of disadvantaged youth via high - quality career and technical education programs • Help their students develop «performance character» — particularly drive and prudence • Offer a full suite of well - organized extracurricular activities (to help build those all - important non-cognitive skills and to keep kids off the streets) • Most importantly, give their students a sense of hope and purpose

Now, BLOCS is focused on understanding how program quality improvement yields positive impact on youth outcomes including academic, behavioral, and college and career readiness outcomes.

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.

The NRCCTE at SREB is working with Manhattan Strategy Group and other partners to increase access to high - quality career pathways for youth and adults through a project funded by the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at the U.S. Department of Education.

Participants received training on quality practices and program design in a wide variety of topic areas, including youth rights and policies, youth development and youth voice, program design and delivery, career exploration and workforce preparation, assessment and individualized planning, employer engagement, collaboration and partnership, and engaging families.

Additional measures that have a critical impact on student achievement are reported only (not included in schools» ratings) such as access to quality state - funded preschool; half - day vs. full - day kindergarten; the percentage of first - year teachers; teacher turnover; teachers with certifications in their specialized area; career counselors / coaches; out - of - school suspensions; and whole child supports such as access to a school - based counselor or mental health services provider; nurse or health services provider; librarian / media specialist; and a family resource / youth service center.

The previous standards, released in 2004, outlined ten key practices that lead to high quality career academies that improve outcomes for youth.

The report was updated to include context from two significant events that are pushing states to take a closer look at their accountability systems: the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (now known as ESSA) and the launch of the New Skills for Youth initiative, a competitive grant program funded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. that requires participating states to transform their systems to support high - quality career - focused education for all students.

The tool outlines quality parameters for high - quality career preparation systems aligned with the six key New Skills for Youth objectives: