Sentences with phrase «state agency capacity»

«Attendance Works has been an indispensable thought partner with Connecticut as we build state agency capacity, develop resources and implement statewide strategies to improve attendance.»

As National WNS Coordinator, Jeremy chaired the development of a US response plan, he works with domestic and international partners to implement the collaborative response to WNS, and he oversees annual research and state agency capacity grant programs, among other duties.

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Part of the objectives of the Foundation was to sponsor students by way of scholarships, grants and organizing capacity building seminars, workshops and other related activities and opportunities to students and young people, as well as collaborating with other stakeholders such as government agencies, NGOs, foreign bodies to raise awareness on the state of education in Nigeria and intervening with solutions.

New York's Public Officers Law bans former government officials from appearing before the state agencies where they worked for two years in a paid capacity, and also says state employees can not ever practice, appear before or ever even «communicate» with those agencies on matters over which they were «directly concerned» during their state employment, or which were under their «active consideration.»

He said the State Government would also address other deficiencies conventional security agencies faced such as funding, staff strength, capacity and equipment, assuring the Federal Government Agencies of his readiness to sustain support to them in thatagencies faced such as funding, staff strength, capacity and equipment, assuring the Federal Government Agencies of his readiness to sustain support to them in thatAgencies of his readiness to sustain support to them in that regard.

Interior minister, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau in his address stated that one of the fallouts of the Chibok girls» abduction was the test case it placed on security agencies especially the intelligence community and the capacity to respond to such intelligence.

Towards this end, states governments have been given a 21 days ultimatum to disarm vigilantees and neighbourhood watch group, hunters and watch - night men or any group or association under any capacity or guise other than statutory security agencies recognized and gazetted by the Federal Government of Nigeria to bear firearms of specified category; who are currently possessing and using prohibited / illegal firearms such as Pump action gun and the likes for whatsoever purpose.

Bello reiterated the commitment and capacity of the Akinwunmi Ambode administration to go after and suppress any act of crime and criminality in any part of the State, urging residents to take advantage of the state's toll free lines: 112 and 767 to report any case of crime or unusual / suspicious movement or strange faces in their neighbourhood to security agenState, urging residents to take advantage of the state's toll free lines: 112 and 767 to report any case of crime or unusual / suspicious movement or strange faces in their neighbourhood to security agenstate's toll free lines: 112 and 767 to report any case of crime or unusual / suspicious movement or strange faces in their neighbourhood to security agencies.

«Nearly all agencies have stable workforce levels, with modest attrition reductions expected for the Office of Mental Health -LRB--353) and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities -LRB--253) as streamlining of institutional capacity continues,» the budget narrative states.

At the same time, a peaceful world can never be achieved if too many regions remain impoverished, which is why the State Department, often through its Agency for International Development, has worked to bolster the science and engineering capacity of developing nations.

RCP assists countries, states, agencies, universities, foundations, and others in the strategic planning, management, and evaluation of programmatic activities in order to help them improve their research competitiveness and capacity.

The Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) is an autonomous agency of the Chilean State with legal capacity and eAgency (CORFO) is an autonomous agency of the Chilean State with legal capacity and eagency of the Chilean State with legal capacity and equity.

This means that if agency fees were deemed unconstitutional, teachers» union organizational capacity would be seriously harmed across the country, especially in states that already prohibit agency fees, which are already faced with smaller budgets and adverse labor conditions.

The center provides professional development and technical assistance to the Texas Education Agency and the state's 20 regional education service centers to build their capacity to support districts and schools in meeting student achievement goals.

For the most part, the labs are not building the capacity of districts and state agencies to gather evidence and measure impacts but are launching research projects that are disconnected from decisionmaking.

Texas Comprehensive Center (TXCC): The TXCC provides professional development and technical assistance to the Texas Education Agency and the state's 20 regional education service centers to build their capacity to support districts and schools engaged in improvement efforts.

Southeast Comprehensive Center (2005 — 2012): The Southeast Comprehensive Center provided technical assistance and professional development to the state education agencies of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina to build their capacity to support districts and schools engaged in improvement efforts.

For instance, universities and research contractors should be asked to submit proposals for helping state agencies and school districts not just in evaluating a specific program but in building the capacity of school agencies for piloting and evaluating initiatives on an ongoing basis.

This center provides professional development and technical assistance to the state education agencies of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina to build their capacity to support districts and schools in meeting student achievement goals.

Texas Comprehensive Center (2005 — 2012): The Texas Comprehensive Center provided technical assistance and professional development to the Texas Education Agency and the state's 20 regional education service centers to build their capacity to support districts and schools engaged in improvement efforts.

They write that succeeding with school improvement and performance management «will require state agencies to build new capacities and assume new roles.»

In more recent examples, the Northwest Comprehensive Center at Education Northwest (NWCC) is building state education agencies» capacity to serve Native students.

We have served our region in this capacity since 1996, helping to build the capacity of state education agencies (SEAs) in the five Northwest states (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington).

None of the districts described state agencies as a significant source of support, although three states (Texas, Missouri, and New Jersey) have well - funded regional service agencies whose role is to support professional development and to enhance the capacity of district offices.

The Center on School Turnaround (CST) at WestEd provides technical assistance to increase the capacity of state education agencies (SEAs) to support districts in turning around their lowest - performing schools.

One of 22 Comprehensive Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) will strengthen the capacity of State Education Agencies (SEAs) to lead sustained improvements in early learning opportunities and outcomes.

Our work is aimed not only at developing new and more targeted tools and approaches for addressing the region's priority needs, but also building the capacity of state and local education agencies to use evidence in making decisions that move us toward a more efficient, effective, and equitable education system.

The IDRA EAC - South's capacity - building technical assistance can help state and local education agencies in creating asset - based solutions that help address inequities and desegregation issues impacting national origin equity.

But do the state agencies have the knowledge and capacity to do what the districts have not done?

November 19, 2010: NSBA's Letter to Secretary Duncan NSBA comments regarding state and local education agencies» capacity and support in the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program (SRCL).

Twenty - two states recently asserted that their new accountability and support systems will strengthen state education agencies» capacity and effectiveness.

The Center for American Progress (CAP) identified some of these obstacles in a November 2012 study of early - adopter states, including restructuring and staffing state education agencies; lack of capacity and the tight fiscal climate; debates concerning local control and the proper role of the state; training administrators who will be conducting new teacher evaluations; and determining how to evaluate teachers who do not teach in tested subjects or grades and therefore lack student achievement data (McGuinn, 2012).

Without citing evidence, Kane states: «For the most part, the labs are not building the capacity of districts and state agencies to gather evidence and measure impacts but are launching research projects that are disconnected from decision making.»

The purpose of this funding is to improve student academic achievement by increasing the capacity of State educational agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), and local communities.

This page highlights examples of successful state strategy and policies to implement the College - and Career - Ready standards in the State Education Agency (SEA) Common Core Implementation: Progress and Capacity Rustate strategy and policies to implement the College - and Career - Ready standards in the State Education Agency (SEA) Common Core Implementation: Progress and Capacity RuState Education Agency (SEA) Common Core Implementation: Progress and Capacity Rubric.

The Academy will introduce concepts of leadership development tailored to state early education administrators designed to build SEA leadership and management capacity to advance state agency visions for early childhood education and partner with state leaders and organizations to build a more unified, equitable, and efficient state birth through third grade early childhood system.

If the goal is to greatly increase the capacity and authority of the state education agencies, much of the new authority will have to come at the expense of local control.

Available to schools, districts, regional service agencies and state departments of education, ASCD's capacity - building solution can be delivered on - site, virtually, or through a blended model.

To achieve this vision, NCSI's overarching goal is to provide technical assistance that builds State Education Agency and Lead Agency capacity to develop, implement, and evaluate their State Systemic Improvement Plan and support local programs in improving educational results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities.

But state education agencies have been steadily drained of staff for years and do not have the capacity or the authority to redesign the education systems of their states to meet the challenges posed by the fundamental changes that have taken place in the global economy over the past two decades.

The SCBC will provide services to CCDF Lead Agencies using a TA framework through four teams — State Systems Specialist Network, Infant / Toddler Specialist Network, Intensive Capacity Building Network, and Information Services Team.

The Center on School Turnaround (CST) at WestEd is charged with building the capacity of state education agencies (SEAs) to assist districts and schools in meeting student achievement goals.

The Mission of the NCII is to build capacity of state and local education agencies, universities, practitioners, and other stakeholders to support implementation of intensive intervention in reading, mathematics, and behavior for students with severe and persistent learning and / or behavioral needs.

We must build the capacity of state and local education agencies to advance evidence - based, equity - focused, pragmatic change, and include their communities in the process.

Texas Comprehensive Center (2005 — 2012): R&E staff provided technical assistance to the Texas Education Agency and the state's 20 regional education service centers to increase their capacity to support low - performing districts and schools.

Specifically, the agency will build capacity both in computer science and open instructional materials, the OSDE encourages schools and districts creating and curating instructional materials to make use of the exciting #GoOpen campaign, of which Oklahoma is a partner state.

The meeting is collaboratively planned with national technical assistance partners to build capacity of state agency leaders and early childhood specialists to provide informed leadership about research - based practices that directly impact the development and learning of children, birth through grade three.

Building Capacity to Enact Change for Classroom Quality Improvement in New Jersey — State Education Agencies (SEAs) across the country are working to directly impact early childhood teaching and learning in local education agenciesAgencies (SEAs) across the country are working to directly impact early childhood teaching and learning in local education agenciesagencies (LEAs).

Yet many state educational agencies have limited capacity to address the many complex issues involved in state - to - district assistance.

«It marks an outwardly visible shift to capacity building rather than sanction and intervention alone,» Christine Swenson, director of the Local Agency Systems Support Division for the state education department, told the board.