Sentences with phrase «state board agenda»

During public comment, ACSA recommended the 2015 results not be used for a 2015 Base API as currently anticipated, but the State Board did nothing with that recommendation and it likely will return to the state board agenda for their next meeting in January, also likely to be taken up by the PSAA advisory committee on Dec 2 next month in preparation for consideration by the state board in January.

Also, while the Smarter Balanced field test plan allows for a 12 - week test administration window, I suspect it is not widely known that CA - specific plans for the 2014 field test require shorter test administration windows for each school — 3 - week windows as assigned by the CA - specific «Field Test Participation Plan» that was first made public as part of state board agenda materials on Nov 6.

Not exact matches

«Not only will each independent chairman set each board's agenda... the independent chairman can direct a board's attention to the matters most in need of critical review and oversight,» SEC chairman William Donaldson stated in a 2004 speech to the Independent Directors Council.

From the beginning, Philadelphians have seen the Reading Terminal Market as an investment in the community, and the nonprofit board that's managed it since 1994 has made it its mission to ensure it remains a space run by Philadelphian food experts for Philadelphian food lovers and home cooks (an agenda made even more critical by the fact that the many Philly neighborhoods are food deserts — the market is the largest single - location redeemer of SNAP benefits in the state).

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Although the ESD board has previously approved the $ 15 million grant to SUNY Poly for the NexGen project, the state's Public Authorities Control Board pulled the item from the agenda of its Feb. 16 meeting due to concerns raised by DeFrancboard has previously approved the $ 15 million grant to SUNY Poly for the NexGen project, the state's Public Authorities Control Board pulled the item from the agenda of its Feb. 16 meeting due to concerns raised by DeFrancBoard pulled the item from the agenda of its Feb. 16 meeting due to concerns raised by DeFrancisco.

The release, explaining the decision was reached unanimously by the group's two component boards of directors, stated, «The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.&boards of directors, stated, «The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.&Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.»

In part, that's because Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature have been increasingly willing during King's tenure to legislate education policy, even though the State Board of Regents and education department are statutorily tasked with shaping the state's schools agState Board of Regents and education department are statutorily tasked with shaping the state's schools agstate's schools agenda.

But Mr. Malatras has been particularly visible in pushing Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, authoring a long and public letter to the state's Board of Regents and liaising with various interests in Albany as all sides gear up for a post-budget fight over the specifics of teacher evaluations.

Activist and Author David Mixner Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Jarrett Barrios Board Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda Frank Selvaggi Human Rights Campaign New York Marriage Director Brian Ellner Former Chief of Staff to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Deputy Campaign Manager to John Kerry for President Steve Elmendorf Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Winnie Stachelberg Democratic National Committee Treasurer Andy Tobias Former Clinton White House Advisor Richard Socarides Academy Award Winning Producer and AFER Board Member Bruce Cohen Gill Action Fund Executive Director Patrick Guerrero Gill Action Fund Deputy Executive Director Bill Smith

With the financial backing, according to sources, of groups such as the Real Estate Board of New York, the Business Council of New York State and the Partnership for New York, CSNY proceeded to run TV ads promoting Gov. Cuomo's agenda.

Left unsaid in its announcement on Monday was what the group actually is: A political referendum committee registered with the state Board of Elections that can raise unlimited amounts of cash to pursue its agenda.

Director Brian Stratton outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda, Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority Board Room, 1 Bridge Plaza, Ogdensburg.

At noon, OGS Commissioner RoAnn Destito outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda, Penn Yan Village Board Room, Penn Yan Village Hall, 111 Elm St., Penn Yan.

Also at 10 a.m., Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government Dede Scozzafava outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda, Essex County Board of Supervisors» Chambers, 551 Court St., Elizabethtown.

At 10:30 a.m., Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government Dede Scozzafava outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda, Town of Plattsburgh Board Room, 151 Banker Rd., Plattsburgh.

At 2:30 p.m., state Division of Veterans» Affairs Director Eric Hesse outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda, Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, 143 North Main St., Wastate Division of Veterans» Affairs Director Eric Hesse outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda, Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, 143 North Main St., WaState of the State agenda, Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, 143 North Main St., WaState agenda, Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, 143 North Main St., Warsaw.

At the end of the board's writing agenda, under unfinished business, it states «Resolution Authorizing Petition.»

Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.

«The Board of Regents adopted its Reform Agenda in 2009 and the Common Core State Standards in 2010 in order to better prepare New York State students for college and career success,» Tisch said in a statement.

According to the meeting agenda, Board members can read a letter from State Senator James Seward to the DEC sharing town concerns over expansion of a gravel pit near the town water wells.

To get state legislators on board with his agenda, Cuomo tied the proposals to a large increase in state school aid.

At the same time, not all members — specifically Sen. Ruben Diaz — in the Senate Democratic conference were on board with the plank in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's women's agenda that would codify Roe v. Wade in state law.

The Board of Elections and campaign finance plans would require approval of the state legislature, while the rest of his agenda could be enacted through executive order or by the legislature.

«Ross D. Levi, Esq., was today unanimously named by the Board of the Empire State Pride Agenda as the Executive Director.

Following up on a resolution adopted by the State Committee of the Green Party at the party's nominating convention in Troy on Saturday, May 17, Green Party leaders sent a letter today to the Executive Board of the Working Families Party suggesting a joint meeting to discuss cooperation in opposing Governor Cuomo's conservative agenda and supporting their common progressive policy goals.

In a joint statement, state Education Commissioner John King and Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch praised the governor's education agenda.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER In the face of shock, chagrin, and some withering criticism both on social media and from past executive directors, top staff and board members at the Empire State Pride Agenda pushed back against the notion they had declared «Mission Accomplished» in their December 12 announcement that they were winding down major operations -LSB-...]

«The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo,» ESPA's release stated.

His guests will include two Michigan residents who will talk about the damage to their state's public schools caused by the DeVos privatization agenda — Detroit parent activist Wytrice Harris and outgoing president of the Michigan State Board of Education John Austin.&rstate's public schools caused by the DeVos privatization agenda — Detroit parent activist Wytrice Harris and outgoing president of the Michigan State Board of Education John Austin.&rState Board of Education John Austin.»

Jim Heaney, in his latest column for City & State, provides his take on the reform agenda being advanced by the new majority on the Board of Education.

Gay City News on the shutdown of Brian Ellner's appointment to the Empire State Pride Agenda: «Nearly everyone who spoke to Gay City News — both advocates and foes of Ellner — cited the adamant opposition to him from board member Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, one of the city's most progressive labor leaders and a tough critic of Bloomberg.

«They have put forth an agenda that says to New York «drop dead,»» Cuomo said of the House Republicans in a conference call today with editorial boards across the state.

With the agenda established, key statutes passed by the state legislature and Executive, and the funding secured, and most importantly the Board of Regents putting the crucial regulations in place, the key elements of the reform plans are now present.

Together with sister organizations like the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the National Commission on Teaching & America's Future, NCATE is developing increasingly symbiotic relationships with state - level licensing boards — relationships that allow these organizations to push forward their agenda of increased training requirements, tougher licensing exams, and the higher pay to match.

The report, issued that morning at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Boards of Education, set an ambitious agenda for the state education panels, saying they would bear prime responsibility for building coalitions among existing early - childhood programs, community agencies, and local school officState Boards of Education, set an ambitious agenda for the state education panels, saying they would bear prime responsibility for building coalitions among existing early - childhood programs, community agencies, and local school officstate education panels, saying they would bear prime responsibility for building coalitions among existing early - childhood programs, community agencies, and local school officials.

Split Decision: Two Incumbents Losing in Denver School Board Elections, Two Supporters of District Policies Prevail (Chalkbeat) Quotes Martin West: «There are signs in the national election results this week that Democrats may make significant headway at the state and local level next year when many more seats are in play, and that typically makes it harder to pursue the traditional reform agenda.

If that wasn't complicated enough, it appears that the state board of education has the responsibility to set standards for the state, so it's not clear that the governor can do anything other than offer his opinion (or appoint board members that advance his agenda).

Carr has publicly stated she supports Superintendent Driver's reform agenda, but Driver and Board President Sain stood with the community against the MPS Takeover.

Steve Sundquist, who served on the Seattle School Board from 2007 to 2011, including one year as president and two years as vice president, said Wednesday that the new charter - school law and the State Board of Education have set an ambitious agenda for the group.

And while the overall numbers are somewhat muddled in the data, state officials still reported increasingly white charter schools this year, so much so that the state's Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a GOP champion of school choice, asked to pull a demographics report from the State Board of Education's agenda in January because it was too negastate officials still reported increasingly white charter schools this year, so much so that the state's Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a GOP champion of school choice, asked to pull a demographics report from the State Board of Education's agenda in January because it was too negastate's Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a GOP champion of school choice, asked to pull a demographics report from the State Board of Education's agenda in January because it was too negaState Board of Education's agenda in January because it was too negative.

A U.S. Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Classroom Fellow, Diaz established the Wyoming Education Summit as a platform for Board - certified teachers to help shape the state's education reform agenda.

Utah State Board of Education Meeting Summary for April 12, 2018 Quick Links Complete Agenda Continue Reading...

Utah State Board of Education Law and Licensing Committee Meeting Agenda for April 11, 2018 Continue Reading...

The National Association of State Boards of Education debuted their «State Board Insight Database» designed to track «trends in state boards» agendas and actions each month» on ESSA implementaState Boards of Education debuted their «State Board Insight Database» designed to track «trends in state boards» agendas and actions each month» on ESSA implementBoards of Education debuted their «State Board Insight Database» designed to track «trends in state boards» agendas and actions each month» on ESSA implementaState Board Insight Database» designed to track «trends in state boards» agendas and actions each month» on ESSA implementastate boards» agendas and actions each month» on ESSA implementboards» agendas and actions each month» on ESSA implementation.

Prior to joining the Patrick Administration, Mr. Reville had chaired the Massachusetts State Board of Education, founded the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, co-founded the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE), chaired the Massachusetts Reform Review Commission, chaired the Massachusetts Commission on Time and Learning, and served as executive director of the Pew Forum on Standards - Based Reform, a national think tank which convened the U.S.'s leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to set the national standards agenda.

LCFF on State Board of Education agenda: Comments due this Friday California State Board of Education

Meanwhile, Florida's State Board of Education continues to push a reform agenda that includes the massive expansion of charter schools, virtual schools, more standardized testing and stricter «teacher evaluation» systems.

Dedicated to the charter school industry and the corporate education reform agenda, Trumbull's Stephen P. Wright has been one of Governor Dannel Malloy's staunchest allies on the State Board of Education.

The Park City Board of Education met Tuesday with an agenda that included updates on student enrollment and the impacts on state funding and closing schools to out of district admissions.