...established the Siskiyou Forest Reserve in 1905, then designating it the Siskiyou National Forest in 1907. The Rogue River National Forest became established in 1908 and until 1932 was known as the Crater National Forest. The forest has two individual geological regions which are the Cascade Range and the Siskiyou Mountains. | Build-up of fuels in fire-prone forests, (Forest Guild.org, 2014). | Implemented the National Fire Plan, theHealthy Forests Initiative (HFI), and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act(HFRA) to facilitate fuel reduction projects, (Forest Guild.org, 2014). | Mechanical thinning of small trees and prescribed fire. | Part 2 Take your information from Part 1 and use it to create a Sustainability Plan. Your sustainability plan should present what, when, and how something is to be sustained and maintained now and into the indefinite future. Your plan can be submitted in a narrative or table format. The Corporation for National and Community Service (n.d.) provides the following list of components that make up a sustainability plan that should be included in your paper or table: 1. Action items: Provide the items or activities that need to be addressed or that need to...
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...a written parental involvement policy that contains information required by section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (parental involvement policy). Schools, in consultation with parents, may use the sample template below as a framework for the information to be included in their parental involvement policy. Schools are not required to follow this sample template or framework. If they establish the school’s expectations for parental involvement and include all of the components listed under “Description of How a School Will Implement Required School Parental Involvement Policy Components” they will have incorporated the information that section 1118 requires be in the school parental involvement policy. Schools, in consultation with parents, are encouraged to include other relevant and agreed upon activities and actions that PART I. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS Austin Montessori agrees to implement the following statutory requirements: • Consistent with section 1118, the school will work to ensure that the required school level parental involvement policies meet the requirements of section 1118 of the ESEA, and each include, as a component, a school-parent compact consistent with section 1118(d) of the ESEA. (See Enclosure) • Schools will notify parents of the policy in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand. The policy will be made available to the local community and updated periodically...
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...Assessment Interview EDU 390 Professional Growth Plan EDU 390 Professional Organizations Chart EDU 390 Reflection Paper on Becoming a Teacher EDU 390 Section Summary EDU 390 Work Sample Reflection Paper EDU 390 Parent and Community Involvement Product and Presentation EDU 390 Teaching Portfolio Chart ------------------------------------------------------- EDU 390 Parent and Community Involvement Product and Presentation (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Learning Team: Parent and Community Involvement Product and Presentation Read the 4A Parent and Community Involvement proficiencies from Domain Four, The Professional Educator, of the University of Phoenix Teacher Education Program Standards located on your student website. Brainstorm two to three activities to address each of the five proficiencies listed. Select one activity and develop a product, such as a flyer, brochure, poster, handout, or newsletter, as an example of how you might facilitate parent and community involvement. Present your product in a 5- to 10-minute presentation. -------------------------------------------------------- EDU 390 Professional Growth Plan (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Individual: Professional Growth Plan I Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Professional Growth Plan I located on your student website. Refer to the University of Phoenix Material: Professional Growth Plan I Assignment Directions for details regarding...
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...RESEARCH PROPOSAL THE CONTENTS OF A RESEARCH PROPOSAL A research proposal is an overall plan, scheme, structure and strategy designed to obtain answers to the research questions or problems which constitute your research project. A research proposal should outline the various tasks that you plan to undertake to fulfil your research objectives, test hypotheses or obtain answers to your research questions. It also should state your reasons for undertaking the study. Broadly a research proposal’s two main functions are to: * Outline the operational plan for obtaining answers to your research questions * Specify and ensure the methodology for control of variance. (This is a technical function and is important for those studies that are designed to investigate a causal relationship.) In order to achieve its first function, a research proposal must tell you, your research supervisor and a reviewer: * What you are proposing to do * How you plan to proceed * Why you selected the proposed strategy Therefore it should contain: * A statement of the objectives of the study * A list of hypotheses. If you are testing any * The research design which you are proposing to use * The setting for your study * The research instrument(s) that you are planning to use * Information on sample size and sampling design * Information on data processing procedures * An outline of the proposed chapters from the report * The study’s...
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...FACTORS IMPACTING STUDENT SATISFACTION IN MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA Nahian Ali(25651137) Sarani Tilekaratne(25770888) Anfaal Alkharusi(24728128) Monash University Malaysia(2015) INTRODUCTION Background The environment that higher educational institutions have operated in has changed dramatically over the years. Among the main precursors to these changes are alterations of the demographic structure, socio-economic changes, the development of new information and communication technologies, the new knowledge society and the debate over the role of education, of human capital and of scientific research in our societies (Fram & Camp, 1995). These changes together with a questioning of the functionality and performance of university institutions, an increase of society’s expectations with respect to the performance of public universities, as well as an increase in the demands of the various users of these services have resulted in a concern to improve the quality of teaching, research and all services that a university provides (Capelleras & Veciana, 2001). Higher education is increasingly recognized as a service industry, placing greater emphasis on meeting the expectations and needs of its participating customers, who are the students. According to Astin (1993), just like any form of business, factors related to satisfaction levels and students’ perceptions of quality will attract and retain students. Satisfaction is defined as being a consequence of the...
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...Running head: FAMILY ENGAGEMENT 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ON THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF YOUNG CHILDREN EDU 626 Instructor Dr. Rodriguez September 16, 2012 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ON THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF YOUNG CHILDREN Torri Gaines Ashford University 2 ABSTRACT Because of common barriers to engagement, many families do not actively participate in their child‟s education process. These barriers can be addressed and overcome by building strong school and family partnerships to promote and increase family engagement. These types of partnerships can be established and maintained by both teachers and families in a joint effort for the benefit of all involved. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of my research study is to describe the impact that family engagement has on the educational process of children. Additionally the study describes the beliefs of teachers and families concerning family engagement, its benefits, and challenges. The specific research questions that will be addressed in this study are: 1. How does family engagement set the foundation for academic success in young children? 2. How does family engagement impact the family as a whole? 3. What are some barriers to engagement? A hypothesis I developed concerning this topic is that students whose families are not engaged in their educational process do worse in school (have lower selfesteem, perform worse academically and behaviorally) than those whose families...
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...About loveLife loveLife promotes healthy, HIV-free living among South African teenagers. Organised under the auspices of the loveLife Trust, loveLife combines a sustained high-powered multi-media campaign with nationwide community-level outreach and support programmes for youth. loveLife’s programmes are implemented by a national youth volunteer service corps known as groundBREAKERS in partnership with more than 150 community-based non-government organisations, 3700 schools and 350 government clinics across South Africa. Major funding for loveLife is provided by the South African Government and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund, Avis, Barloworld, BMW, ClearChannel Independent, Independent Newspapers, Mondi, the National Lottery, Novell SA, Pick ’n Pay, Primedia, Rapport, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Southern Sun, Ster-Kinekor, Transnet and the Vodacom Foundation. For information visit www.lovelife.org.za or call thethajunction on 0800 121 900 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Concept 1 Details of Event 2 a. Dates and Times 2 b. Location 2 c. Attendees 2 d. Participant Target 2 e. Target Audience 3 Involvement of your Organisation 3 loveLife Media Support 4 Conclusion 5 Introduction loveLife is South Africa’s national HIV prevention programme for youth. loveLife is an NGO that has brought together a broad-based coalition of international and local...
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...School and Community Relations Allison C. Dunlap EDU 506 Synthesis Project School-Community relations rely on a planned two-way process that involves internal and external publics. The goal of the communication is to understand the organization, its rules, procedures, and needs. A two-way communication process involves giving information to the community, as well as receiving it. The Assistant Superintendent assumes the role of the Public Relations director in Abbeville County. Her role is to make sure the right person communicates information during specific times and events. The information has to be relayed accurately to the public. Her responsibilities include: communicating with television, radio, and news media at various times throughout the year to keep them informed of school and district information. Although our district is experiencing harsh budget cuts, Mrs. Hall enjoys sharing district’s website for the community to enjoy. With every job, there come challenges. She discussed the difficulty in sharing news that is not so good. She recently had to visit several schools to inform employees that they would not be receiving a contract next year due to budget cuts. Communication with the public is extremely important in regards to happenings in the school and district. Parents and community members are directly connected to the well-being and success of students. Awareness is important...
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...Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science 2011, Vol. 43, No. 3, 195–202 © 2011 Canadian Psychological Association 0008-400X/11/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/a0022697 The Impact of Schooling on Academic Achievement: Evidence From Homeschooled and Traditionally Schooled Students Sandra Martin-Chang Concordia University and Mount Allison University Odette N. Gould and Reanne E. Meuse Mount Allison University Although homeschooling is growing in prevalence, its educational outcomes remain unclear. The present study compared the academic achievements of homeschooled children with children attending traditional public school. When the homeschooled group was divided into those who were taught from organized lesson plans (structured homeschoolers) and those who were not (unstructured homeschoolers), the data showed that structured homeschooled children achieved higher standardized scores compared with children attending public school. Exploratory analyses also suggest that the unstructured homeschoolers are achieving the lowest standardized scores across the 3 groups. Keywords: curriculum, education, homeschooling, reading, unschooling The number of children being homeschooled in North America is growing at an unprecedented rate (Arai, 2000; Barwegen, Falciani, Putman, Reamer, & Stair, 2004; Brady, 2005; Cai, Reeve, & Robinson, 2002; Jones & Gloeckner, 2004a, 2004b; Ray, 2010). In the United States, best estimates place the homeschooling population above 1.5 million children (National...
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...demographics/performance, 2) Identifying and recruiting board members, 3) Involving the board in fundraising, and 4) building a better board. I am interested particularly in this report because of my involvement as Director of External Affairs and how can we as CalRep, maximize the benefit /resources of our board? First, we must understand what make a board effective in order to get the most out of our nonprofit boards. Board Demographics and Performance: This section of the report talks about the importance of creating a board that reflect the community and how nonprofits skip essential steps when they are first establishing boards or adding new members. Some important questions a board must ask themselves are: • Is the board’s ethnic mix representative of community it serves? • Gender diversity? • Age diversity? • Geographic diversity? • Other groups that might have an affinity to the board? The advantages of having diversity on the board is the value of different perspectives, funding sources might pass on boards that do not adequately reflect the community and depending on the organization’s mission, people with differing religious/political view or disabilities might be of importance to an organization mission. There is also an informative template named, “sample board member profile”(Lysakowski,...
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...Executive Summary Sugar Rush will be a small entrepreneurial store of sweets located in Ayala Columns, Makati City of Philippines. Sweet products will be offered with a variety of sizes and styles. This store will contain a comfortable seating area, allowing customers to stop in and sit down. As a Sweets store, Sugar Rush will have an extensive target market. People of all ages enjoy delicious sweet products, and will therefore be included in the target market. Sweet products are a low priced item; they are obtainable by nearly anyone, despite varying incomes, again keeping the target market large. Product quality is critical in the food industry. For that reason, Sugar Rush will ensure product quality through the use of fresh ingredients, sale of only fresh sweet products, and a focus on cleanliness. Innovations are also a goal of the company. One way which this will be accomplished is through creating new sweet products each month and offering them for a limited time. This will allow the business to test new products and determine which ones are preferred by consumers. Similarly, Sugar Rush will provide seasonal sweet products with flavors corresponding to the seasons. These treats will also only be available for a limited time each year. Product quality and innovations will be a major focus of the business. Though Sugar Rush will open as a single, small store, over time the business will strive to expand. Once the store proves to be a success, the business will open more stores...
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...SEDL – Advancing Research, Improving Education The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement Annual Synthesis 2002 A New Wave of Evidence Anne T. Henderson Karen L. Mapp SEDL – Advancing Research, Improving Education The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement Annual Synthesis 2002 A New Wave of Evidence Anne T. Henderson Karen L. Mapp Contributors Amy Averett Joan Buttram Deborah Donnelly Marilyn Fowler Catherine Jordan Margaret Myers Evangelina Orozco Lacy Wood National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools SEDL 4700 Mueller Blvd. Austin, Texas 78723 Voice: 512-476-6861 or 800-476-6861 Fax: 512-476-2286 Web site: www.sedl.org E-mail: info@sedl.org Copyright © 2002 by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from SEDL or by submitting a copyright request form accessible at http://www.sedl.org/about/copyright_request.html on the SEDL Web site. This publication was produced in whole or in part with funds from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, under contract number ED-01-CO-0009. The content herein does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department...
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...3.|Social Audit Vs Other Audits|13|| 4.|History of Social Audit|14|| 5.|Stakeholders and Social Audit|15|| 6.|Principles of Social Audit|17|| 7.|Uses and Functions of Social Audit|18|| 8.|Benefits of Social Auditing for Government Departments|19|| 9.|The Design and Methodology|20|| 10.|Social Audit for Government of Andhra Pradesh|21|| 11.|Good Governance and Social Audit|22|| 12.|Social Auditing and Performance Evaluation|24|| 13.|How does Social Audit work?|25|| 14.|Who can use Social Audit?|26|| 15.|Social Audit and Social Capital|27|| 16.|Designing Social Audit|28|| 17.|Designing the Data Collection|29|| 18.|A checklist for designing an Audit|33|| 19.|Group Exercise|33|| 20.|Traditional Social Indicators|34|| 21.|The Follow-up action plan for Social Audit|36|| SECTION – II. THE TOOLKIT|37|| 22.|Social Audit Toolkit|38|| 23.|Where do we start?|38|| 24.|Six key steps for Social Audit|39|| 25.|How core values are linked to...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY INTRODUCTION Leaderships is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence - Bernard Montgomery- The widespread fascination with leadership may be because it is such mysterious process, as well as one that touches everyone’s life. The term leaderships mean different things to different people. It is a word taken from the common vocabulary and incorporated into the technical vocabulary of a scientific discipline without being précised redefined. As a consequence, it carries extraneous connotations the create ambiguity of meaning (Janda, 1960). Further confusion is cause by the use of other imprecise term such as power, authority, management administration, control and supervision to describe the same phenomena. Bennis (1959, p.259) surveyed the leadership literature and concluded: Always, it seems, the concept of leaderships eludes us or turns up in another forms to taunt us again with its slipperiness and complexity. So we have invented and endless proliferation of terms to deal with it...and still the concept is not sufficient defined. Researchers usually define leaderships according to their individual perspective and the aspect of the phenomena of the most interest of them. After a comprehensive review of the leadership literature, Stogdill (1974, p.259) concluded that “there are almost as many definition of leaderships as there are persons who have attempted...
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...NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Aging Ment Health. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2008 February 19. NIH-PA Author Manuscript Published in final edited form as: Aging Ment Health. 2005 March ; 9(2): 105–118. Family Involvement in Residential Long-Term Care: A Synthesis and Critical Review* Joseph E. Gaugler The University of Kentucky Abstract The objective of this review is to critically synthesize the existing literature on family involvement in residential long-term care. Studies that examined family involvement in various long-term care venues were identified through extensive searches of the literature. Future research and practice must consider the complexity of family structure, adopt longitudinal designs, provide direct empirical links between family involvement and resident outcomes, and offer rigorous evaluation of interventions in order to refine the literature. NIH-PA Author Manuscript Keywords Family Involvement; Nursing Homes; Assisted Living Facilities; Family Care Homes; Family Caregiving; Informal Care NIH-PA Author Manuscript Over the past several decades, various research studies have demonstrated that family members remain involved in the lives of their loved ones following placement in residential long-term care facilities (e.g., Bowers, 1988; Maas et al., 2000; Rowles & High, 1996; Smith & Bengston, 1979; York & Calsyn, 1977; Zarit & Whitlatch, 1992, to name a few). These collective findings have helped debunk...
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