Sentences with phrase «strong academic community»

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We selected St. Benedict Prep because of the school's high academic rigor, committed faculty, small class size and its strong faith - based, community - focused mission.

Admission is based on a review of many factors, including strong prior academic performance, positive teacher reports, a successful interview at our School, and the student's ability to give something back to our School community.

The chancellor will also aim to make sure students have strong academic programs, but will also look to the arts and community organizations to add to before - and after - school opportunities.

Regular readers of this column know that I am a strong proponent of the much - debated construction of a new academic building at Erie Community College's (ECC's) North Campus.

At the Y, we know that access to playgrounds throughout our communities provide kids with the opportunity to be physically active, which is essential for their health and academic achievement,» stated Kyle Stewart, Executive Director of the Alliance of New York State YMCAs, «We commend Senate Co-Leader Klein for his continued and progressive leadership to create strong communities by creating safe environments for kids to play outdoors, thereby leading toward a healthier New York.»

She's learned the ropes from people like John Matsui, BSP's director, who says that a generation of studies has identified the key elements of a successful program: relevant and timely academic advice, a community environment, strong mentoring, and early involvement in research.

The academic fluid dynamics community's «surprisingly strong» response has been especially gratifying, Sharp says.

Strong academics and community involvement are also appreciated by the selection committee.

Earlier this year, Wiens received the honorary title of chevalier (knight) in France's Academic Order of Palms for establishing strong ties between American and French scientific communities.

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 11, 2016 — Space scientist Roger Wiens was awarded the honorary title of chevalier (knight) in France's Academic Order of Palms for his work in forging strong ties between the French and American scientific communities.

Community Peace Academy was designed around three components: caring relationships (community), a strong ethical focus (peace), and seriousness about academic achievement (Community Peace Academy was designed around three components: caring relationships (community), a strong ethical focus (peace), and seriousness about academic achievement (community), a strong ethical focus (peace), and seriousness about academic achievement (academy).

While I was at Drake, my colleagues and I achieved great academic results from the students as a result of a redesign of the school to support project - based learning and by building a strong, professional learning community.

Explicitly designed according to a set of design principles that stress academic rigor and personalization, attention to youth development, strong community partnerships, and accountability for results, these schools have produced powerful results for students — many of whom fall squarely within the cohort of the «underprepared.»

These schools are open to students at all levels of academic achievement, located in disadvantaged communities, and emphasize strong relationships between students and faculty.

At Mount Desert Elementary, SEL, coupled with an approach to academic instruction that is responsive to each student's needs, helps to create a school community where students gain not only a strong academic education but also the self - confidence, emotional maturity, and social skills needed to succeed beyond the walls of the classroom.

St Peter's Girls» School is one of Australia's most innovative girls» schools, acclaimed for its academic excellence, caring atmosphere and strong community spirit.

By focusing on raising student achievement through strong local governance and by actively engaging the community, school boards provide leadership for academic success in our public schools.

Our staff has a strong commitment to student achievement and excellence in academics as well as developing our students» sense of belonging, community, and responsibility.

Successful Catholic schools typically attract parents with equivalent (or superior) academics in addition to religious instruction, strong moral environment, and tight - knit community.

While these 21 charter schools serve a variety of locales and grade levels, the common denominator of all CSDC client schools is that they each exhibit strong leadership, a clear educational mission and vision, a compelling academic model, a close relationship with the community and demonstrated interest and demand from parents.

Through strong relationships with students, families, partner schools, and community based organizations, OHSCS provides academic and college counseling for all BCS alumni.

While these charter school organizations serve a variety of locales and grade levels, the common denominator of all CSDC client schools is that they each exhibit strong leadership, a clear educational mission and vision, a compelling academic model, a close relationship with the community and demonstrated interest and demand from parents.

As debate commenced today for floor action of the Senate's Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), NSBA sent a letter to all 100 U.S. Senators urging their strong support for moving forward on a final bill that restores community ownership to local school districts, maximizes authorized funding for Title I, and advances academic achievement among all students.

To know our Black community is to know that the vast majority of us will do almost anything to ensure a strong academic base for our children: use our friends» addresses, scrape every dime we have for tuition - based schools, sign up for every single scholarship, etc..

Building the school's capacity to promote high academic achievement, effective educators, adequate resources and facilities, safe and orderly schools, and strong parent and community relations

This single - day training session, to be held at The Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, will provide an overview of the state charter petition process and discuss ways in which stakeholders can develop a strong charter petition, specifically focusing on school governance, academic and financial accountability, and community engagement.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school poStrong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school postrong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

National merit awards are given to magnet schools that demonstrate a commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation and diversity efforts, and strong parent and community involvement.

To truly serve every child, every school must have solid academics, strong after - school activities, wraparound physical and mental health care, and real community decision - making.

Northwest Catholic School serves a diverse urban community through strong academics and service rooted in the Catholic tradition.

The group is focused on securing key academic resources such as a challenging curriculum, high quality teaching, and positive discipline practices, as well as wraparound supports and strong community engagement.

National merit awards are given to magnet schools that demonstrate a commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, diversity, and strong parent and community involvement.

A recent report from the National Commission on Service Learning and Fiske (2002) re-affirms that a good service learning project has strong ties to academic content, meets a real community need, and involves students in the project's design, implementation, and evaluation.

Among the most popular selections were «small schools of choice,» which are small, nonselective public high schools that emphasize academic rigor, strong relationships between students and teachers and community partnerships.

By emphasizing high academic expectations, strong character development and individual responsibility, Southside - Ashpole will improve academic outcomes and inspire students to become lifelong problem solvers, effective communicators, and contributing members of their community.

By engaging scholars with an academically rigorous, college - preparatory curriculum and supporting them in a community focused on high academic achievement and strong character building, Summit Academy will prepare our young people to participate meaningfully in the greater economy and expand their choices and opportunities.

«Emphasizing hands - on, real - world learning experiences, this approach to education increases academic achievement, helps students develop stronger ties to their community, enhances students» appreciation for the natural world, and creates a heightened commitment to serving as active, contributing citizens,» said David Sobel.

The CCPT program, created through legislation authored by Senate leader Darrell Steinberg and being administered by the California Department of Education, is designed to foster partnerships between schools, community colleges and businesses to create learning programs that merge real - world experiences with strong academics.

Research shows strong family, school, and community partnerships represent critical components of improving academic achievement.

For example, teachers and other community leaders from Teach Plus, Future is Now Schools, and Communities for Teaching Excellence have worked over the past year to develop a strong set of recommendations for how to best incorporate AGT (Academic Growth over Time) into the new district evaluations that have already been piloted by 900 teachers and principals.

Our workshops and books and conferences help elementary and middle school educators to create safe and joyful learning communities where students develop strong social and academic skills and every student can thrive.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

Gestalt schools provide strong academic outcomes for their scholars through initiatives including meaningful community involvement.

These strong academic results add weight to the ever growing body of external evidence that highlights Bridge's effectiveness in helping children from marginalised communities to excel in learning.

Visionary leader with high expectations and successful administrative experience Willing and able to be a visible community leader Strong working knowledge of community relations, program evaluation, finance, school law, collective bargaining, personnel recruitment, selection, and retention Desire to build upon a record of continuous academic improvement and success Sensitivity to the total needs of all socio - economic and cultural backgrounds pertaining to students, parents, educators, and support staff Individuals who possess, model, and expect fairness, honesty, and integrity

Strong academics, small class - sizes, safe and nurturing communities, smiling and successful students.

Gestalt schools provide strong academic outcomes for their scholars through initiatives that include meaningful community involvement.

National Charter Schools Week highlights the growth of the charter community, the amazing academic successes of charter students, and the strong parental demand for more schools.

The integrated and tailored focus on academics, health, nutrition and social services, youth and community development, and community engagement leads to improved student learning, stronger families, and healthier communities.

Tom has served as the Incubated Memphis Leader with Scholar Academies since summer 2014, working with the Memphis Scholars team to foster school community engagement, build a strong academic team, and open the public charter school operator's first campus in Memphis.