K12, Inc. is the nation's leading provider of K-12 online school programs. A for-profit education company, K12, Inc. offers a variety of educational supports and services, including full-time online and blended public schools in 32 states, individual courses to private pay families, and product sales to a growing number of public schools across the country, as well as internationally. As a publicly traded education management organization (EMO) that provides online education services to charter school students, K12 hires a variety of school-based positions as well as corporate based employees.
With an established mission: “To put students first and maximize their potential to learn and achieve,” K12, Inc.’s human resource team believes in investing in staff first, acknowledging a strong fundamental core is the first step in the building block. With over 5000 employees that live and represent nearly every state and more than five international destinations, the human resource and development team is composed of over 20 full-time staff members and contractors. Different divisions of the company have a lead Human Resource Manager that directly supports the schools and employees. Hillary Frank is a Human Resource Manager at a K12 affiliated school: Newark Prep Academy, located in Newark, New Jersey.
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Newark Prep is an inner-city school in the heart of downtown Newark, New Jersey, in its fourth year of operation; Hillary joined the Newark Prep team in the second year of operation. Since joining the team, Hillary has been immersed in the day to day operation, support and training to personnel. She serves as a sounding board for staff as well as administration. As the Human Resource Manager of Newark Prep, she has a vast list of responsibilities, but one of her passions is both student and staff empowerment and
My reason for choosing to apply for Just Group is meany of the stores including Just Jeans Jay Jays and Dotti are stores I enjoy shopping at I have had good experience in theses stores and I enjoy the variety of clothing and styles these stores provide . That is why I would like to work for Just Group.
Describe the rules and legal requirements surrounding copyright and plagiarism and explain the need for referencing and give details of the two different types and referencing. For this task I have chosen the topic of stokes. I will discuss the four ways researching
Deborah Perkins-Gough the author of this interview is the senior editor at ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). Ms. Perkins Gough attended William and Mary majored in Education Management and she lives in the Washington D.C. Metro Area.
Walker-Davidson announced, “I am thrilled to serve the district and the community in this new capacity. For the past four years I have served as the ABC district middle school principal and I feel that has provided me with a great foundation for moving forward. I am excited to work with the administrative team and staff in order to continue the academic growth within our school district. It is my personal goal to increase the graduation rate, test scores, and the availability of career readiness programs, as well as obtaining and training expert staff members.” Dr. Walker-Davidson went on to explain her mission for the school district to be: success driven, education focused, and student centered. I plan on carrying out this mission with expert educators, dedicated staff members, and community involvement.”
The afterschool organization focuses on three area to ensure that their mission is carried out to its upmost potential. By maintain a student to staff ratio of 10:1, students receive the attention they need succeed. Firewall Centers provide a strong support system to better serve the students. Partnerships are formed with parents, teachers and school counselors so that everyone work cohesively for the better good of the students. The afterschool program is operated directly in public school across Broward County to ease communication and enhance liability. A committed relationship is formed between the students and the organization because the organization care for student from their 6th grade year to high school graduation.
P3 - Describe the main physical and technological resources required in the operation of a selected organisation.
For the purpose of this assignment, the leader I have chosen Ms. J, the principal of a charter school in New Orleans charter school named Harriet Tubman Charter School. Ms. J was also a founder of a school network that oversees 3 elementary to 8th grade schools. Founded in 2011 the schools now serve over 1700 students in the New Orleans area. Tubman Charter school has a staff of eighty. Ms. Lauses role is to oversee eight staff members that ensure that the school produces leading results for the state as well as promising scholars that will path their way to college. As the principal of this school specifically, Ms. J has large obstacles that go beyond the walls of the school. Harriet Tubman Charter school is within a neighborhood that struggles both economically and educationally. Almost 100% of the scholars qualify for a free lunch and are black or Latino and the kindergartens scholars that arrive on the first day know only one or two letters of the alphabet. Historically before Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on 38% of public school students graduated high school (quote). While most people see this as a place where most people see extreme challenges, Ms. J see’s it as an opportunity for change and promise.
All students deserve a quality education regardless of race, gender, socio-economic status, or zip code. At Aurum Preparatory Academy Charter School (“Aurum Prep”), each of our students will receive a quality education that will prepare them for success in college and career. We know from numerous examples of high achieving schools in the communities of Oakland and around the country that all students can achieve at high levels when provided with the proper structure, strong instruction, and clear guidance. We will provide our students with a rigorous and seamless secondary education rooted in expanding their literacy and mathematics skills, and in full alignment with rigorous national standards as adopted by the State of California. At Aurum Prep, we foster character development through our FIRST values: Focus, Integrity, Respect, Self-Determination, and Team. For students to determine their own life’s trajectory, they must have a foundation that prepares them to (a) excel in college and life and (b) become responsible leaders in their communities and in our world. We must have high expectations and clear structures, all provided within a culture of joy for learning, working hard, and honoring our students’ fullest self-determined potential.
The former DC school chancellor Michelle Rhee and the president of Harlem Children’s Zone, Geoffrey Canada are two leaders whose work stood in out in 2010 as an example of leadership that showed courage, tenacity, and dedication to the future of this country through the education of children. They were also featured in the documentary “Waiting for Superman” directed by David Guggenheim that showed a handful of diverse students undertaking an exhausting journey through public education, evaluating the drop-out rates, and academic disadvantages that they and students all across American are faced with and the contribution that leaders such as Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada play a part in helping the education system prosper, and saving them from the failing statistics that continue to rise in public schools.
Commutronics had not accumulated enough profits and had no sufficient capital reserves. The company’s registered capital was therefore very low. The withholding tax rate of
7-Eleven Inc. is one of the leading chains in the convenience/ retail industry. 7-Eleven was founded in 1927 in Dallas, Texas. It is the world’s largest mover and expanded faster then any of the convenience store. It also has many stores with gas stations that are cheaper price then the competitors. (http://mbacase.blogspot.com) The name 7-Eleven was originated in 1946 because the stores were open from 7am to 11pm. 7-Eleven has changed vastly after they started offering customers service 24 hours and seven days a week. It has now become the one stop shop, where customers can get their products quickly. (http://franchise.7-eleven.com)
At RMS, sports options range from volleyball, to wrestling, to skiing. Have you ever wondered who manages it all? Mr. Race is the Community Education Coordinator at Roosevelt. He has been working at RMS for 13 years and has managed all of The Royals’ sports teams and after school activities. Mr. Race works in all areas of the Community Education section from budgeting, to sign-ups, to uniforms. Before he worked at RMS, Mr. Race had the same job at Olson Middle School. Mr. Race faces many issues, such as budgeting, in which he manages at 4 other schools besides Roosevelt. He loves the sound of water lapping against the beach and overall is a nice and cooperative staff member.
Gonzaga University is located in the city of Spokane, Washington in the western region of the United States. Spokane means “children of the sun” and it comes from the Spokane tribe. This scenic city is the gateway to the great outdoors. It holds 76 lakes, 5 national parks, and 33 golf courses. You can also hike the famous Centennial Trail, a path stretching from Idaho to Nine Mile Falls, Washington. One of the largest urban waterfalls in the United States is located in the center of Spokane. Spokane has the reputation as the smallest town to host the World’s Fair in America.
It is the mission of the K12, Compliance team to provide compliance support and leadership to our school partnerships, through education and cultivating a collaborative culture, with an intent focus on integrity, building sustainable processes, and best practices, based on a continuous cycle of improvement.
3.) Strong presence in high margin health services business. In addition to UnitedHealth Group’s leadership position in the health benefits market segment, UnitedHealth Group has strong information and technology based health services platform through its business segments which is Ingenix, OptumHealth and PrescriptionSolutions. The “CNN MONEY” (2012) website states Ingenix is one of the largest health information, technology and consulting companies in the world. The UnitedHealth Group derived $2.3 billion of revenues from Ingenix which contributed $284 million (excluding $200 million in goodwill impairment and business line deposition charges) of operating profit, and an operating margin of 12.1% during FY2010.