Sentences with phrase «voluntary program involving»

The Civil Reserve Air Fleet is a cooperative, voluntary program involving the DOT, DOD and the U.S. civil air carrier industry in a partnership to augment DOD aircraft capability during a national defense related crisis.

L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy, although named as a defendant, said Tuesday that he agreed with the lawsuit's major assertions: that state law requires the use of student test scores in evaluations and that the district does not use them except in a limited voluntary program involving 700 teachers and principals.

The district wants to use test score data as one of several measures in its new evaluation system, as it is currently doing in a voluntary program involving nearly 700 teachers and administrators at more than 100 schools.

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Most home visiting programs are voluntary, and states and communities encourage participation by families with risk for maltreatment (for example, families where parents have low levels of education, live in poverty, single - parent households, and parents who themselves were involved in the child welfare system).

Many efforts were made to involve families through voluntary programs.

A randomized trial involving 19 elementary schools (K — 5) was conducted to replicate and extend two previous experimental studies of the effects of a voluntary summer reading program that provided (a) books matched to students» reading levels and interests and (b) teacher scaffolding in the form of end - of - year comprehension lessons.

All Ziwi Peak feeding trials or research programs involving animals are conducted using in - home testing protocols, often recruiting the voluntary services of our employee's pets, as well as the pets of our loyal customers.

Prior to her current responsibilities, Lori was integrally involved in AGA's pipeline safety and environmental advocacy, including participating in the development of the EPA STAR program to encourage voluntary operations reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, serving on the executive steering team of the Department of Transportation's distribution integrity management program, and participating in the launch of the Common Ground Alliance — a collaborative organization with the goal of reducing excavation damage of underground facilities.

A more ambitious strategy could involve the development of best practices backed by a voluntary certification program that would allow app developers, where applicable, to signal their commitment and compliance to best practices.

Most home visiting programs are voluntary, and states and communities encourage participation by families with risk for maltreatment (for example, families where parents have low levels of education, live in poverty, single - parent households, and parents who themselves were involved in the child welfare system).

Home visiting is a voluntary program that involves meeting with a trained, family - support professional at a time convenient for families.