Kimberley Ehrlich is parent of a 2nd grader in the FOCUS program and is the co-chair. The FOCUS Board and parents feel that there was not a due process and the notice was submitted as a done deal. They would like to find a favorable outcome for all parties involved. They feel they have reached an impasse. They are requesting a stay of the phasing out of the program, reinstatement of the focus page on the district website, allowing the program to market and hold their mandatory information meeting
Yum brands: Taco Bell • Taco Bell is the nation's leading Mexican-inspired quick service restaurant brand. From breakfast to late night, Taco Bell offers a wide range of Mexican menu items, and serves more than 36.8 million consumers each week in approximately 6,500 restaurants worldwide. They serve made-to-order tacos and burritos, among other foods. Taco Bell and its more than 350 franchise organizations proudly serve over 42 million customers each week through nearly 7,000 restaurants across
on national security objectives (Department of Defense). In that same vein, the Chairman is also tasked with completing assessments of the capabilities of the United States Armed Forces as well as possible adversaries. The Chairman works with the Secretary of defense in identifying the strategic direction of the Armed Forces and their capabilities. Additionally, through consultation with the Joint Chiefs, the Chairman produces reports regarding an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of possible
Board of Directors There are 8 members on the Cummins Inc. Board of Directors. There are 7 outsiders and 1 insider on the board. The only insider is N. Thomas Linebarger. Linebarger is the current Chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc. The Chairman of the board position is held by Cummins Inc. CEO, N. Thomas Linebarger. There are no term limits for membership on the Board of Directors at Cummins Inc., but the Director must stand for election annually. The present board has been together for 5 years. The
decided to embark in reading a book about the life of Alan Greenspan by Bob Woodward published in 2000. I was attracted by the title of the book, but especially by the designation of maestro, given by the author to Alan Greenspan, who served as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. To me, the title of maestro denotes a conductor of an orchestra, the one holding the baton marking the beat and indicating each compass of a work of music. It may also signify a master, a genius, an expert
General Mills was founded in 1928 and was the result of the merged of five milling companies. Kendall J. Powell is the Chairman of the Board of General Mills which operates as a centralized organization. The company has more than 150 years of operation and make business in the United States and around the World. Financially, the company is having some issues due to decreased of sales. The cereals segment of the company is on risk due to high levels of competition and the yogurt segment which used
And from 1969 to 1974, Volcker served as under-secretary of the Treasury for international monetary affairs. With all of this experience had has been able to influence monumental change in the history of our economy. Volcker was appointed chairman of the board of governors for the
Alan Greenspan is the former Federal Reserve Chairman; at the same time, he is also the one who led the US economy through one of the largest boom in the history, “Financial Crisis” Moreover, his ideology is “Free Market Ideology,” which means that the government should regulate less on the investments and banks. In other words, it is regulated free, to provide more freedom to the banks to do whatever they want, to take whatever risk they want. According to the movie “Inside Job”, Greenspan was so
John T. Chambers Chairman & CEO, Cisco Systems John Thomas Chambers born August 23, 1949 is the executive chairman and former CEO of Cisco Systems .Chambers was born in Cleveland He holds a Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Arts degree in business and a law degree from West Virginia University and a master of business administration degree in finance and management from Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Previously, he also attended the School of Engineering at Duke University from
Max Messmer, chairman and chief executive officer of Robert Half International Inc., wrote in his article “Today's employers want more than just good accountants. They seek accountants who exhibit the desire and ability to interact with others in their department, as well as with individuals from different areas in the firm. As a result, strong interpersonal skills have become the new essential to career success” (Messmer, 2001). However, many individuals still underestimate the importance of social
strategic goals of Combatant Commands which forms the basis of the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP). The JSCP issued to combatant commanders, service chiefs, Combat Support agencies, and other relevant DOD agencies and field offices by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). The JSCP provides functional planning guidance, contingency planning requirements to meet military objectives and outlines resource and force allocations and apportionments for each respective agency or command
a. Colin L. Powell is a retired general of the United States Army (1958-1993). He also served as the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005). Other positions held by Mr. Powell include National Security Advisor (1987-1989) and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-1993). 3. Leadership Principles. a. “The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not
A recent article in Variety Magazine, “FCC Chairman Says Set-Top Box Proposal Will Boost TV Innovation” discusses FCC chairman Tom Wheeler’s reaction to a pending proposal from the FCC to improve competition in the cable box market. Rather than forcing consumers to rent cable boxes directly from their cable provider, the proposal would allow competitors to create and sell set-top boxes. This would allow for a simplified user experience, reduce the need for multiple devices for media consumption and
Characteristic of Transformational Leadership Diaz-Saenz (2011) described that more than 30 years, transformational leadership has been the one of the most studied and debated within the field of leadership. This term was first stated by Dowton (1973), after that James Mac Gregor Burns (1978) tried to link the role of leadership and followership, and stated that transformational leadership is quite different with transactional leadership, because it is contrary with followers’ need. Burns explained
Why And How Chairman Mao’s Chinese Cultural Revolution Turn Against Some Intellectuals? Lao-She’s death In August 24th of 1966, one of the most famous Chinese Writer: Lao-She was discovered in Taiping Lake. A day before, he was criticized as a ‘monster’ and was sent by force to the Confucius Temple for criticism. Then he was taken back to the Federation. In both places he was lambasted and severely beaten. Later, his corpse was quietly retrieved from the water and cremated, but the mystery of his
The film Dances With Wolves is a moving, culturally significant American western film produced in 1990 and directed by Kevin Costner, who also plays the lead role of John J. Dunbar. It portrays a fictional account of the relationship between a soldier and a tribe of Sioux indians. In the beginning, Dunbar is an injured soldier who accidentally makes himself a hero while trying to commit suicide by riding his horse in front of the enemy. When given a choice for where he wants to be stationed he requests
What Martin Luther King Jr Was Like as a Leader There were other civil rights leader during his time, but it was Martin Luther King Jr. who was the most conspicuous and eloquent among the bunch. His leadership style is deeply rooted in speeches and, thanks to the television, he became an omnipresent inspirational speaker. He is renowned for his “I Have a Dream” speech that he made in August 1963, during the civil rights march on Washington. He was undoubtedly the champion of African Americans, inspiring
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest-ranking and senior-most military officer in the United States Armed Forces and the principal military advisor to the President. Additionally, the Chairman advises the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. Historical Context The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) was an outgrowth of the ARCADIA summit conference in 1942 during World War II between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister
ruined by Bad Academics because teachers were considered Four Olds (Something that is from the Old Chinese Culture) because Chairman Mao(a communist revolutionary) wanted to “Revolutionize" China. Ji-li Jiang was brainwashed by Mao to believe that “father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao” but as the book progresses Ji-Li starts putting family before Chairman Mao At the start Ji-li was all with the cultural revolution. She was excited about Liberation Army tryouts and the
of their role within the NSC was resolved in the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols DOD Reorganization Act, which clearly designated the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) as the principle military advisor to the President, and removed the Chiefs from the chain of command of combatant forces. Arguably the biggest impact of the Goldwater-Nichols Act was to identify the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the leader among equals, representing the service chiefs and combatant