Sentences with phrase «technical assistance effort»

Prior to joining the team at the National Alliance, she was the senior vice president of communications and knowledge management at the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) leading the communications and technical assistance effort for the charter community in the state of California.

These include Alignment Institutes; the ADP Assessment Consortium, which allows states to share best practices and drive improvements in effective assessment; and the College - and Career - Ready Policy Institute, a comprehensive technical assistance effort supporting work in eight states with support from a number of other national partners.

Previously he served as Senior Program Director for Evaluation and Policy Research at WestEd and Founding Director of its Washington, DC office where he led a nationwide staff conducting research, evaluation, and technical assistance efforts for clients from federal, state and local agencies, national and community - based foundations, and non-profit and for - profit organizations.

Here you can find information about TRFI's statewide professional development and technical assistance efforts.

In this role she oversees targeted and intensive technical assistance efforts and supports training and product development.

Juan has been the author or co-author of various publications focusing on process and summative evaluations of supplemental educational services, teacher - focused professional development, the impact of accountability systems, the impact of interim assessment practices on summative assessment results, and the evaluation of technical assistance efforts provided to state and local education agencies throughout the country.

Previously she headed up the technical assistance efforts for High 5s and Making Pre-K Count.

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An advocate for both small - business owners and workers, Perry oversees efforts that have included offering more than $ 600 million in financing and technical assistance programs to promote business growth and job creation in economically depressed areas of L.A.

In addition to providing technical assistance and training to governments and other actors in the implementation of the tools, the project also put a lot of effort into the establishment of networks and of cooperation between the various actors.

It also requires the Department of Education to develop a procedure to monitor and measure implementation of a local school system's wellness policy monitoring implementation plan, and provide technical assistance to support local systems in this effort.

Key to this effort is the new Wisconsin Training and Technical Assistance Professional (T - TAP) Competencies For Early Childhood and Related Professionals Working with Adults, which define the relevant knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed by T - TA providers.

Bloomberg, meanwhile, defended the administration's efforts to create opportunities for small, and minority - and women - owned businesses, including new programs to help them secure loans, partner with larger business and get technical assistance.

We appreciate the efforts of Jeff Klein and the IDC to identify where programs are falling short on safety, and hope that this work leads not only to more transparency, so parents can make the best choices for their children, but also to greater technical assistance to help centers provide safe, high quality services,» said Stephanie Gendell, Citizen's Committee for Children of NY.

He has been a lifelong volunteer for causes he believes in, including conducting climate change science field research with the Harvard Department of Forestry in Southern Africa, working on get - out - the - vote efforts for John Kerry, Barack Obama and Zephyr Teachout, building agricultural databases for USAID funded international projects all over the world, and providing technical assistance to schools in Senegal (for which he was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award by the Obama administration).

What is shaping up instead, officials said, is a set of cooperative measures on a range of measures that will include promises of technical assistance from the United States and financing for renewable energy efforts through export credit agencies and the Overseas Private Investment Corp..

The AAAS Science and Human Rights Program engages scientists in human - rights efforts and provides scientific and technical assistance to human - rights work.

(1) provide technical assistance to Federal departments and agencies, State and local governments, Indian tribes, and interested private landowners in their efforts to assess and address the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources;

The Miami - Dade County Office of Resilience has been awarded three different technical assistance grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help with countywide greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction efforts.

In short, our provision of technical assistance was a good - faith effort to help schools improve but, at the end of the day, they were responsible for their results and we were responsible for holding them to account for those results.

A federal effort to provide intensive technical assistance to low - achieving Title I students and schools had little effect, a new study concludes.

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.

She built her career providing applied research and evaluation, training, and technical assistance services to support schools, districts, state education agencies, and community - based organizations pursuing evidence - based change 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.

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.

On the Race to the Top front, Judy Wurtzel, a deputy assistant secretary for policy, planning, and evaluation, talked up the department's efforts to provide technical assistance to the...

Lewis Cass ISD's instructional services department provides guidance and technical assistance to schools to enhance their continuous school improvement efforts.

In particular, the funds will support our efforts to identify innovative practices and provide technical assistance to a cohort of charter schools, publish our Annual Research Synthesis, and grow our Equity Coalition to engage key partners in both the special education and charter school sectors.»

Through various partnerships with national technical assistance centers and national coalitions, we work to support states in their efforts to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

Eric L. Johnson, Ph.D., Senior Associate, School Turnaround, provides technical assistance designed to support systemic school improvement efforts.

The Michigan Department of Education will also provide technical assistance to support these efforts.

She also oversaw efforts to develop policies and provide technical assistance to states regarding special populations, including American Indian / Alaska Native students, English language learners, children in foster care, students who have dropped out of school, homeless children, and incarcerated youth.

American Institutes for Research (AIR), a research and evaluation think - tank, works with the school district to provide technical assistance on its reform plan, which has been critical to their ongoing efforts.

College Readiness for All Toolbox: Comprehensive tools and related resources offering school leaders and technical assistance providers with support to plan, organize, and implement secondary school redesign efforts.

CEI continues to focus our efforts on workshops and technical assistance that are sound and that will outlast the latest trend or fad or regulation.

To support these efforts, ED launched the National Student Attendance, Engagement, and Success Center (NSAEC) to provide technical assistance nationwide for strategies that prevent and address chronic absenteeism.

Through TCSA's significant efforts and technical drafting assistance, HB 2442, known as the «minutes bill,» passed to protect the funding of 110 charter campuses serving 21,000 students.

A School - Based Behavioral Healthcare Framework adopted in Alameda County to inform practice — intended to: create a common reference from which educators, service providers, funders, and evaluators can collaborate; serve as a training and technical assistance tool for current, new, and potential partners; serve as a foundation for schools, districts, and providers to target improvements in existing school - based behavioral health systems; and function as a basis for evaluation improvement efforts,

Their technical assistance and financial analysis helped solve tough problems that often stand in the way of reform efforts.

Additionally, the department will compile a list of existing resources for schools to use throughout their outreach endeavors, and will provide support and technical assistance through regional team members to assist states and districts with their family and community engagement efforts.

The IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity commits 15 to 20 days of services and technical assistance to the effort at no cost to the district, including staff time, travel, technical and clerical support, and other resources that are necessary to complete the FEA.

WestEd is a leader in moving research into practice by conducting research and development (R&D) programs, projects, and evaluations; by providing training and technical assistance; and by working with national, regional, state, and local policymakers and practitioners to carry out large - scale school improvement and innovative change efforts.

Through consulting, coaching, and facilitation of workshops, she provides services, strategies, and technical assistance to support change efforts.

We are offering school grants and technical assistance to help you in your efforts to increase participation.

Coordinate statewide efforts to provide research - based dropout prevention and reentry dropout program resources and technical assistance;

WestEd has been a leader in moving research into practice by conducting research and development (R&D) programs, projects, and evaluations; by providing training and technical assistance; and by working with policymakers and practitioners at state and local levels to carry out large - scale school improvement and innovative change efforts.

The Center on Standards and Assessment Implementation (CSAI) is a federally funded national center charged with focusing research - and evidence - based technical assistance to increase states» capacity to support their districts and schools in this implementation effort.

Identify technical assistance needs to support state leadership efforts to enhance teaching effectiveness and strategies.

The report, entitled Use of Individualized Learning Plans: A Promising Practice for Driving College and Career Readiness Efforts: Findings and Recommendations from a Multi-Method, Multi-Study Effort, summarizes NCDW / Youth's findings and recommendations of ILP research and technical assistance activities over a six - year period.

As a result of technical assistance requests from various stakeholders, CSAI has conducted comprehensive scans or reviews of states» efforts surrounding teacher evaluation, standards, assessment, and accountability systems.

Wallace gave direct grants to 13 state arts agencies to support programs, research and outreach efforts on arts participation, including leadership training, pilot demonstration projects and improved technical assistance.