Sentences with phrase «school excellence by»

«These two schools represent the best of charter school excellence by serving their communities and providing innovative educational opportunities to meet the needs of students and families,» said Caroline Roemer, executive director of LAPCS.

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Accreditation by the AACSB is a mark of excellence earned by fewer than five per cent of the world's business schools.
AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education, and has been earned by less than 5 % of the world's more than 16,000 business schools.
The excellence of its schooling, we said, depends on how far all the practices that comprise the school are governed by the central end of the school to understand God truly.
No accredited theological school in North America escapes the probably unresolvable tension created within its common life by trying to assimilate itself simultaneously to both models of excellence and their inconsistent demands.
A second set of marks of excellence in theological schooling comes into view when we turn to reflect on the concreteness of a theological school: Its concreteness consists in part in its having institutionalized practices of governance, and its schooling is excellent to the extent that its polity leaves room so that the effort to understand God can be genuine by being free to err.
That paideia became the model for excellence in theological schooling was simply inherent in the way the Christian thing was construed by Christians and pagans alike in a Hellenistic culture that understood itself to be paideia
Many of these institutions are known for excellence: seven of the leading 25 part - time law school programs in America are Catholic (five are run by Jesuits).
By long tradition the schools are deliberately responsive to the claims of truth and of other ideals of excellence.
What is less clear is how this is understood to be related to the schooling in applicable skills that is required by their functionalist understanding of «professional»; thus the farther their approach in excellence is followed, the deeper theological schools are driven into internal incoherence and fragmentation.
And yet theological schools in North America are inescapably driven to try to meet standards set both by paideia and by the research university as models of excellence in schooling.
It is the vehicle by which they are able to do what Kelly said was needed: define themselves and police their adherence to their own standards of excellence in schooling.
Boston, Lincolnshire, 30/08/2016 — Leading packaging manufacturer Coveris has been shortlisted for the prestigious Factory of the Year award by Cranfield School of Management, celebrating manufacturing excellence in the UK.
The Schools» Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts certificate programs offer rigorous industry skills training as well as grounding in the standards of professionalism and excellence sought by employers.
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Waldorf schools seek to develop students» humanity by offering an education that promotes academic excellence, cultivates artistic expression, develops practical skills, and strengthens moral character.
Our mission is to help school nutrition professionals achieve excellence in their operations through innovative and trustworthy software solutions powered by passionate people.
Their stated mission is to advance «excellence, innovation, and equity in schools by endowing leadership and learning for principals for the benefit of all children.»
«We want to create an education system based on real excellence, with a complete intolerance of failure,» the prime minister will say in a speech being seen by some as backing a return to elitism in schools.
CAFR Salierno and the school district were awarded a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting by the Government Finance Officers -LSB-...]
A recent visit to four Bedford schools by a delegation of Swedish professionals showcased how its approach can deliver project excellence and high standards whilst remaining cost effective.
These events, delivered by some of our best schools, will help spread that excellence further so no child misses out on the joy reading brings.»
We want that kind of excellence to become the norm and these proposals will help deliver that by strengthening the links between schools and the experts who can give young people the support they need.»
School Principals, whose union contract is a slim document (150 pages) by New York City union standards, also work by rules that reward uniformity before excellence.
The approaches used by Denver schools in the Blueprint Schools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence in leadership and instruction; 2) increased instructional time; 3) a no - excuses school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring in critical growthschools in the Blueprint Schools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence in leadership and instruction; 2) increased instructional time; 3) a no - excuses school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring in critical growthSchools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence in leadership and instruction; 2) increased instructional time; 3) a no - excuses school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring in critical growth years.
The runner - up goal most often mentioned by principals is academic excellence: 37 percent of the Christian schools indicating religious development as their top education goal said academic excellence was their second most important one.
Childcare and Education Minister Sam Gyimah said: «School business management plays a vital role in helping us achieve our aim of educational excellence everywhere, by enabling schools to be more innovative and autonomous, and by making sure money is spent as efficiently as possible.
Both are distinguished by academic excellence, and their respective leaders are resolutely committed to single gender as a vital part of the school's program.
The new module is based on the pre-existing GoodWork Toolkit, a curriculum developed to familiarize high schoolers with the meaning of «good work» — as defined by excellence, engagement, and ethics.
ASCEL aims to lead excellence in library services for children, young people and schools, so that every child has the opportunity to be inspired by an exciting and stimulating library environment.
20 - 23 outline only - 24 - 25th includes comment on competition and «excellence» in school and on some of the atrocities committed by the British Raj in India + news of the rest of the day.
«While Madison Park has struggled, our review concludes that it can aspire to the same level of excellence already achieved by vocational high schools elsewhere in the Commonwealth.»
«By multiple measures, the school offers an island of excellence in the midst of the inner - city neighborhood in which it resides,» according to a California Best Practices Study done in 2005.
Our White Paper reforms will ensure we continue to spread excellence everywhere by putting control in the hands of the teachers and school leaders who know their pupils best, alongside new measures to more swiftly tackle failing and coasting schools.
By equating integration with equality of education, the Brown decision left all - black schools tainted with suspicions of inferiority while giving all - white schools an undeserved presumption of excellence.
The grants, which are funded by the Atlantic Richfield Foundation and administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, are intended to enable principals, joined by their administrators and teachers, to take «essential steps» to further excellence in their schools, said Ernest L. Boyer, president of the foundation and author of High School — A Report on Secondary Education in America.
«Right now, K - 12 education in the United States is all at sea, with islands of excellence surrounded by choppy waters where free - floating school districts flounder for lack of a unified (national) plan.
Our objectives for the scheme are to: formally recognise and raise awareness of excellent practice and expertise within the profession; encourage the profession to aspire to excellence and higher standards of practice; and improve the practice of school business management by encouraging ongoing participation in professional development.
Unlike in the U.S., where school education has become much more standardized and driven by external requirements, like bureaucratic accountability, standardized testing and scripted teaching, Finnish schools are free to focus on «good» education that leads to excellence, engagement and ethics.
The awards, introduced by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan in 2015, celebrate excellence and diversity in character education, recognising that character is already being encouraged, nurtured and developed alongside academic rigour through a variety of programmes inside and outside schools across the country.
The ChalleNGe Program addresses the needs of the whole adolescent, as evidenced by its eight core components: leadership / followership; academic excellence (i.e., high school diplomas or GED certificates); responsible citizenship; service to the community; life coping skills; physical fitness; health and hygiene; and job skills.
Inspired by the school's plans to be a symbol of educational excellence in Azerbaijan, and drawing on my own experience of managing and teaching in schools across five different continents, I have set out below what I believe to be a blueprint for educational success.
«Our white paper reforms are the next step in achieving excellence everywhere by putting control in the hands of the teachers and school leaders who know their pupils best, alongside new measures to more swiftly tackle failing and coasting schools.
Once the eighth lowest - performing middle school in the state, Cochrane Collegiate reversed course and is swiftly raising student achievement by investing in research - based teaching strategies, enhancing teacher excellence, and fostering strong relationships.
Is the school a gleaming bastion of educational excellence, or is it tainted by mould, vermin and dust?
AITSL is funded by the Australian Government to provide national leadership for the Australian, State and Territory Governments in promoting excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership.
We create schools of excellence by developing highly effective teachers and transforming educational outcomes for students in the lowest performing schools.
Accordingly, this project recognizes high schools that have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to equity and excellence by giving all students the opportunity to succeed.
Center City Public Charter Schools empowers our students and families for lifelong success by building moral character, promoting academic excellence, and generating public service throughout Washington, D.C.
CSDC is committed to promoting competition, choice and excellence in education by financing and building great public charter schools.
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