Sentences with phrase «time academic staff»

This is coming at a time the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is equally on a strike action which has spanned a month.

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In an email sent to Uber's staff, Callinicos said he is grateful for ending his career in finance in Uber, but it is time that he moved on to a new career, one that involved driving his daughter to middle school every day and attending her swim meets and academic activities.

The campus boasts 19 catering outlets including fast food restaurants, a Chinese restaurant as well as a bar; other ancillary facilities in the academic complexes include three banks, a bookstore, a supermarket, clinics (consisting of a medical clinic providing free outpatient service to all full - time students and staff, a student dental clinic, and a staff dental clinic) and Students» Union offices.

The clergymen serving full - time on the staff on community mental health centers are generally well trained for their work, with a few exceptions, having had a minimum of a full year of special clinical and advanced academic preparation beyond graduate theological school.

For some it is a springboard to Olympic fame, while for others it can be an all consuming task to beat Cambridge, valuable recreation time for students and staff during hectic academic programmes, or a chance to try a new sport from within our broad portfolio of 87.

At the same time, Turnaround's staff works to improve the classroom environment as a whole, coaching teachers on strategies to improve students» academic outcomes by improving their experience in class.

The Buffalo Board of Education has decided to cut its meeting schedule in half, a move aimed at allowing staff members more time to focus on academic programs and district operations.

The Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA), representing almost 780 full - time professors, librarians, and other academic staff, has been engaged in protracted contract negotiations with the administration since June 2001, when their previous collective agreement expired.

In general, the academic staff has more time available for research (and teaching) than in Japan.

At that time, there were only 5000 contract research staff (CRS) employees, and those who wanted a permanent academic job could reasonably expect to get one.

A quick calculation of the above shows that for a minimum of 9 months a year, the time available per week to academic staff in Spanish universities for research is 23 hours, compared to 37.5 for colleagues in «pure» research centers.

Per Clausen, president of the academics» union, the Magisterforeningen, says: «In principle we regard the science department's handling of the situation as the only proper response, but at the same time it is clear that blocking staff renewal will badly hurt the university and its research.»

Asked to offer advice to other research staff who want to leave academic research, respondents suggested investing time in preparing for the move, talking to people who had made the transition, and seeking their (and others») advice.

The group is part of the Astronomy Unit, which has 19 academic staff and a dynamic postdoc / student community, with around 15 - 20 students at any one time.

Schools can adapt over time to changes in funding levels, but they can not be effective if they must hire new staff or change their program in the middle of an academic year.

She also keeps her students engaged through Reading Buddies, a program that recruits staff and students from the Ed School to volunteer time once a week for the length of the academic year to read to an Amigos student.

Natasha Patterson School Leadership Program Current City: Chicago Current job: Assistant principal, Chicago Public Schools Career highlights: Serving as school director / principal of UCSN — Rogers Park for the 2013 - 2014 academic year and earning a Level 1 + on the SQRP; securing a partnership with the David Lynch Foundation and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to bring Transcendental Meditation and the Quiet Time program to the students and staff of Gage Park High School, a valuable tool in helping teachers and staff deal with stress and trauma; increased the number of 2016 Gage Park High School graduates earning early college and career credentials.

There has been much debate about the appropriateness and practicality of attributing academic staff time to activities.

TRAC allows a range of methods to be used in academic staff time allocation as long as they meet the requirements for robustness — all academics must provide information covering all periods of a year within a three year cycle.

Wolfreton headteacher Dave McCready said: «The long wait for a new building for the students, staff and governors of Wolfreton is finally over and we are delighted to start the academic year in our fantastic, modern building which enables the whole school to be based on one site for the first time since 1970.»

It has been an extraordinary experience to learn from staff members who take as much time as needed to support my academic success and health as if I were a child of their own.

And connect with tutors, academic staff and peers in real time.

After teaching in Houston, Feinberg and Levin launched KIPP: Knowledge Is Power Program, a network of charter schools meant to prepare any kid, regardless of prior academics or conduct, for college.Nationwide, there are now 99 KIPP academies, each a partnership among students, teachers, parents, and staff designed to prioritize learning and maximize classroom time.

The same principle applies to education: When a system values (and measures) many aspects of schooling, such as the amount of art and music, the time devoted to recess, student attendance, teacher attendance, teacher turnover, and academic achievement, the school and its students, teachers and staff are likely to be «balanced.»

The erratic nature of professional development and school improvement is all too real, and I knew that if I wanted to get the most out of our staff and professional development, it needed to have a through line that mapped onto what it takes for an organization to learn — not some artificial period of time like a semester or an academic year.

Grounded in resilience theory and aligned with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework, the DESSA measures can be used by teachers, parents, and out - of - school time staff to assess K - 8th grade students» social and emotional skills.

The article offers five practices that can help schools improve educational achievement for these students: acceptance of shared responsibility by school staff; a dual curriculum that promotes language development as well as academic needs; careful consideration of how to integrate immigrants with the general school population; extended learning time; and individual progress records.

By June 2017, the staff at Village Elementary will increase academic learning time by reducing the number of office discipline referrals from 360 to less than 30.

It is obvious that if a child is not ready for school, then their academic success will be reduced, the knock on effect to this means extra staff time and resources.

Postscript: On August 7, 2015, the teachers, non-teaching staff, parents, and students of Eastside Memorial High School were notified that their school has reached a rating of «acceptable» on the STAAR (formerly the TAKS the state's primary statewide testing assessment) for the first time in 10 years and was rated the number school in the state for achieving academic progress over a single academic year.

The Targeted Schools include 25 underperforming and difficult - to - staff schools that have suffered from staff retention issues and that have demonstrated growth over time based upon several measures of school - wide teacher performance and overall academic growth.

Now, though, with social issues off the front burner, the high school staff can dedicate themselves full time to academics, Lester said.

These students work closely with university staff to set up academic plans that allow them to graduate on time.

Program is designed to allocate enough time, staff and resources to promote positive academic and developmental youth outcomes.

They are not intended for annual use therefore your intention to use them in any academic year needs planning ahead of time with the whole staff.

Instead, he spoke about his strategic goals and priorities for the year — specifically, how he planned to spend more time in classrooms coaching teachers, providing professional development tailored to the needs of his staff, and reaching more students in Greenville who would benefit from LEAD's rigorous academic program.

Despite overwhelming need, there is little to no support as counseling staff are stretched and schools are hesitant to incorporate social emotional learning due to academic time constraints.

We have staff located in a variety of time zones, not to mention our night staff who are just as qualified and well - trained for the best academic assistance.

We want to support our academic staff to make the most if iPads and custom - designed apps in class so that, even in the largest lecture theater, students have access to just - for - me, just - in - time learning experiences.»

In a world that sees hundreds of thousands of new academic titles published each year, keeping up and ordering books on a title - by - title basis is a daunting task for time - strapped librarians — even at the most affluent academic institutions not facing severe budget cuts or staff reduction.

Individual Membership: Librarians, library professionals, and library staff from academic, public, school and special libraries; full - time students; retired librarians; vendors; and trustees, supporters, advocates.

I wish the ITT Academic Staff could do a MUCH BETTER job in warning first - time students the dangers of going to the school, instead of looking at each of us as dollar, profit signs for their pockets, and rush, rush, rush us into school.

Throughout his career, he has spent time in academics at Texas A&M and Colorado State University and in private practice in the Silicon / Monterey Bay region of California, where he served as a staff surgeon and practice owner.

Audiences will include academic colleagues, veterinary students, shelter staff, and at times, pet owners.

Operating on an academic schedule gives the staff time to plan and leaves the city wanting more all summer long.

I worked in a university department about forty years ago which, like every department there at that time, relied heavily on the campus» mainframe computer to process the information our academics fed into the thing via cards punched by the staff at the central computer facility.

Lamont's office of Academic Affairs & Diversity also supports women in science by offering family leave policies for Lamont research professors and paid maternity leave for full - time postdocs at Lamont; promoting a more diverse applicant pool for job openings; enhancing the visibility of women through special events; and increasing awareness by regularly distributing information on social science research to the Lamont staff.

A full - time staff of 39 works with a 12 - member Board of Directors, some 5,500 donors, some 500 academics and professional economists who serve as Policy Advisors, 33 senior fellows, and 275 elected officials who pay dues to serve on our Legislative Forum.

This Ottawa Citizen article on the appointment of Kevin Whitaker to review the Ontario ban on unionization of part - time College workers went out on the CAUT Contract Academic Staff wire today.

Beyond academic governance, Flex Time models may also have an impact on collective agreements (which stipulate working hours and requirements of consultation and / or agreement prior to changes in any changes to the delivery of courses affecting terms and conditions of staff or faculty work) or on Law School budgets (some of which collect tuition by «term» rather than for each credit).