Not exact matches
Mr. Speaker, we note that several transition programs run under the various government institutions and
agencies including the Ministry of
Local Government and Rural Development, the National Vocational and Technical Institute (NVTI), Council for Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (COTVET), Youth Enterprises Support and the Youth Employment Authority, have
targeted non-tertiary graduates.
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 CST offers a variety of technical assistance services to state
education agencies and
local education agencies, including direct and
targeted support in any or all of the four domains for rapid school improvement: turnaround leadership, talent development, instructional transformation, and culture shift.
At the state level, funds that were
targeted for
local education agencies are diverted to vouchers for individual children, a sharp loss in the funding that states historically have provided to school districts.
State
education agency policies and procedures generally require a
local education agency and / or individual school currently implementing a Title I
Targeted Assistance Program to undergo a yearlong transition process to a Title I Schoolwide Program.
The percentage of
local education agencies that operate Pre-K programs
targeting children from low - income families.
The State Board of
Education took a small step Thursday toward launching a new
agency that will have a pivotal role in seeing that districts and schools meet achievement
targets and other goals under the
Local Control Funding Formula.
In any case,
local education agencies (LEAs) and SEAs must approve school improvement plans for those schools in need of comprehensive support, and LEAs must approve school improvement plans for schools in need of
targeted support.