Purpose and Guiding Principles Sample Clauses

Purpose and Guiding Principles. The Surrey School District’s AEEA outlines a collaborative plan that is guided by a collective vision. This plan is a shared respon- sibility between local Aboriginal communities, the Board of Education, District Education Services - Aboriginal Education, the Aboriginal Education Council, and the Ministry of Education. THE AEEA WILL SERVE TO: • respect and affirm positive relationships between local Aboriginal families and communities, and the district; • xxxxxx shared decision making between the district and local Aboriginal peoples and communities; • develop a better understanding among school and district administration, teachers, and support staff of the contemporary and historical issues that may impact the achievement of Aboriginal learners; • educate all learners about the history and culture of Aboriginal peoples; • xxxxxx an environment that supports Aboriginal learners to develop a positive personal and cultural identity; • promote learning opportunities relevant to Aboriginal learners; • focus on the strengths that Aboriginal learners bring to the education system; and • celebrate the achievement of Aboriginal learners. PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE COMMITTED TO: • acknowledge and honour the people and traditional territories of the Katzie, Semiahmoo, and Kwantlen First Nations on which Surrey schools reside; • through dialogue and collaboration, xxxxxx mutual respect and strong relationships that recognize the cultural differences and diverse needs of Aboriginal learners; • share responsibility for the success of all Aboriginal learners attending Surrey schools; • enhance the educational experience, sense of identity and place, and belonging of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit learners within a safe and respectful learning environment; and • maintain high expectations of Aboriginal learners in all subject areas. Top: Elder Se’qwa:y e´nte´ (Xxxxx Xxxxxxx) from Sto:lo Nation marking the base of the Welcome Post located within the Surrey District Education Centre. The post was carved by artist Xxxxxxx Xxxxx. Bottom: Chief Xxxxxxx Xxxx (Semiahmoo Nation) 5 OUR JOURNEY “Everyculturehasaworld view, whether it is stated or not. It gives people a characteristicperspectiveof thingswhichrunsthrough everyaspectoftheirlives. Thisperspectivetellsthe peoplewhatisimportant and why.” (DeneKede,1993,p.xxii) The planning carried out for the AEEA was informed by evidence collected and analyzed from a number of sources. These included data from Ministry and District...
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Purpose and Guiding Principles. The governance model is a set of defined interactions, expectations, decisions, roles and processes that guide the governance of the DCS program. The governance model is designed to facilitate effective resolution of issues and enable strategic decision making. The governance model involves DIR, DIR Customers, and DCS Service Providers and has the following guiding principles: • Establish DIR Customer business executives as leaders in guiding the data center services program strategy • Implement a decision-making model with DIR Customer authority and accountability • Resolve issues at the lowest possible organizational level • Establish representative groups to resolve issues • Formalize roles and responsibilities for strategy and issue management among DIR, DIR Customers and DCS Service Providers. .
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Purpose and Guiding Principles. 1.1 The parties to the Memorandum of Understanding commit to promote interprovincial trade and international competitiveness by establishing greater uniformity in the conditions applicable to movement of overdimensional vehicles and loads within Atlantic Canada.
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Purpose and Guiding Principles. The Collective may engage in any legal activity for which a Limited Liability Company may be formed under the Act. As of the date of this Agreement, the specific purposes of the Collective are to: (i) govern the rehabilitation of the real property at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000
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Purpose and Guiding Principles. (a) The purpose and objective of this Agreement is to set forth the terms and conditions under which ADP will: (i) continue to provide the Current Services to the BFS Business; and (ii), after the Distribution, add New Services and increase and/or decrease the volume of the Current Services and New Services. In addition to the principle set forth in Section 2(b) below, the two basic guiding principles of this Agreement are:
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  • Accounting Principles Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for the purposes of this Agreement, the same shall be done in accordance with GAAP, to the extent applicable, except where such principles are inconsistent with the requirements of this Agreement.

  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Wherever in this Agreement reference is made to generally accepted accounting principles, such reference shall be deemed to be the recommendations at the relevant time of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, or any successor institute, applicable on a consolidated basis (unless otherwise specifically provided herein to be applicable on an unconsolidated basis) as at the date on which a calculation is made or required to be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of revenue or expense is required to be determined, or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for the purpose of this Agreement or any document, such determination or calculation shall, to the extent applicable and except as otherwise specified herein or as otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

  • Accounting Principles; Changes in GAAP Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters and all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP (including principles of consolidation where appropriate), and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP; provided, however, that all accounting terms used in Section 8.2 [Negative Covenants] (and all defined terms used in the definition of any accounting term used in Section 8.2 shall have the meaning given to such terms (and defined terms) under GAAP as in effect on the date hereof applied on a basis consistent with those used in preparing the Statements referred to in Section 6.1.6(i) [Historical Statements]). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that the Borrower wishes to amend any financial covenant in Section 8.2 of this Agreement, any related definition and/or the definition of the term Leverage Ratio for purposes of interest, Letter of Credit Fee and Commitment Fee determinations to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the Closing Date on the operation of such financial covenants and/or interest, Letter of Credit Fee or Commitment Fee determinations (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower in writing that the Required Lenders wish to amend any financial covenant in Section 8.2, any related definition and/or the definition of the term Leverage Ratio for purposes of interest, Letter of Credit Fee and Commitment Fee determinations to eliminate the effect of any such change in GAAP), then the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratios or requirements to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, the Loan Parties’ compliance with such covenants and/or the definition of the term Leverage Ratio for purposes of interest, Letter of Credit Fee and Commitment Fee determinations shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenants or definitions are amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders, and the Loan Parties shall provide to the Administrative Agent, when they delivers their financial statements pursuant to Section 8.3.1 [Quarterly Financial Statements] and 8.3.2 [Annual Financial Statements] of this Agreement, such reconciliation statements as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; provided further that the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay an amendment fee (excluding costs and expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with such amendment and the pricing of the Loans shall not be increased in connection with such amendment. No delay by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders in requiring such an amendment shall limit such Person’s rights to require such an amendment at any time after such a change in accounting principles.

  • Accounting Principles, Terms and Determinations All references in this Agreement to "generally accepted accounting principles" shall be deemed to refer to generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States at the time of application thereof. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall be made, and all unaudited financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of paragraph 5A or, if no such statements have been so delivered, the most recent audited financial statements referred to in clause (i) of paragraph 8B.

  • Accounting Terms and Principles (a) Except as set forth below, all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in conformity with GAAP and all accounting determinations required to be made pursuant hereto shall, unless expressly otherwise provided herein, be made in conformity with GAAP.

  • General Principles 9.2.1 Each Party shall implement its tasks in accordance with the Consortium Plan and shall bear sole responsibility for ensuring that its acts within the Project do not knowingly infringe third party property rights.

  • Accounting Policies and Procedures Permit any change in the accounting policies and procedures of the Company or any Guarantor, including a change in fiscal year, provided, however, that any policy or procedure required to be changed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or other board or committee thereof) in order to comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles may be so changed.

  • Accounting Practice Except as otherwise provided herein, all Mortgage Loan account records must be maintained according to (a) the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers and (b) where applicable, sound and generally accepted accounting practices.

  • Accounting Practices All matters concerning this FuturesAccess Fund’s accounting practices shall be determined by the Sponsor on a fair and equitable basis, and all such determinations shall be final and conclusive as to all Investors. However, the Sponsor shall be under no obligation whatsoever to make any deviations from the allocations set forth in this Article II. In reporting Net Asset Values to Investors and third parties on an interim basis, the Sponsor shall be entitled to accrue fees and payments due at the end of a period as if such fees or payments were due (on a pro rata basis, if appropriate) as of the end of an interim period within such period.

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