Sentences with phrase «voluntary program designed»

READY Tours are a free, voluntary program designed to educate, orient, and support you as you prepare for your hearing.

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Other Affiliated Organizations American Board of Pediatric Dentistry The American Board of Pediatric Dentistry is the organization which verifies to the public and health professions that a pediatric dentist has successfully completed both an advanced educational program accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation and a voluntary examination process designed to validate the knowledge, application and performance requisite to the delivery of proficient care in pediatric dentistry

Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro met with county elected officials, department heads, and CSEA union representatives this morning to outline his «Workforce Adjustment Incentive Program,» a voluntary employee separation program designed to minimize the impact of layoffs while reducing operational exProgram,» a voluntary employee separation program designed to minimize the impact of layoffs while reducing operational exprogram designed to minimize the impact of layoffs while reducing operational expenses.

The program, which is purely voluntary, is designed to give addicted prisoners who are serious about recovery a head start upon their release, said O'Neill.

Governor Cuomo's crowing over his agreement to establish a voluntary program of public financing for the campaign for state Comptroller hid a fatal flaw — the program is designed to fail.

The U.S. computer industry has responded by adopting a voluntary program called Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) that is designed to provide standards for greener computers as well as to keep discarded electronics out of landfills, where the majority end up.

The voluntary testing program is sponsored by the state department of education and is designed to serve as a «diagnostic tool» for students, counselors, and curriculum planners, according to Duane Clow, professor of mathematics at the university and the director of the testing program.

National Board Certification, that complements, but does not replace, a state's teacher license, is achieved upon successful completion of a voluntary assessment program designed to recognize effective and accomplished teachers who meet high and rigorous standards established by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).

Common Core is designed to be a national standards program but is disguised as a «voluntary» program.

National Board Certification is a voluntary assessment program designed to identify, recognize and reward highly accomplished teachers and school counselors who meet the rigorous standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for what teachers should know and be able to do.

This bill is designed to increase data collection of voluntary afterschool and summer programs in school districts across the state.

Districts participating in the Teacher Incentive Fund, a voluntary federal program to help schools create alternative pay programs, would have to design evaluations.

The Louisiana program has been operational for five years and was designed as a voluntary program enabling low - income parents to move their children from low - performing public schools to either higher - performing public schools or to private schools.

Designed to promote and continuously improve canine well - being, this program develops and tests rigorous, science - based, voluntary standards for the care and welfare of breeding dogs and creates a third - party auditing and certification process for dog breeders.

The legislation also standardizes holding times for stray dogs, prohibits the use of gas chambers for euthanizing dogs and cats, and creates a spay / neuter program, funded by a voluntary tax check off, that is designed to reduce the number of homeless animals in Massachusetts.

On Thursday, the Obama administration announced a «comprehensive approach» to enlist American farmers in a voluntary effort to cut greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen oxides — through programs and incentives designed to reduce fertilizer use, encouraging tree planting, and turn poop into power by capturing methane.

«The government has taken the role of a coordinator, rather than a regulator,» explains Monica De Los Rios, «This is not a law — it is a program designed to generate opportunities for voluntary activity; flexibility is the most important aspect.»

Darnall, N. and J. Carmin, 2003: The design and rigor of U.S. voluntary environmental programs: results from the survey.

The program is designed to be implemented by licensed mental health professionals on an outpatient voluntary basis.

This page is designed to inform drivers about both mandatory driver retraining programs as well as voluntary defensive driving / traffic school courses.

This universally shared view translates to broad bipartisan support for policy approaches that support parents» choices and preferences, that empower and engage parents in program design and implementation, and that emphasize voluntary rather than mandatory participation.

The program is designed to be implemented by licensed mental health professionals on an outpatient voluntary basis.

The video also looks at decisions by the NAR Board of Directors at its meeting in early November, which included the approval in concept of a voluntary Commitment to Excellence program that's designed to help elevate the professionalism of the real estate industry.

The EPA will also create a voluntary program to recognize owners and tenants that use energy efficiency in designing and creating new and retrofit space.