Title: Alliance for Regional Collaboration to Heighten Educational Success (ARCHES)
1Alliance for Regional Collaboration to Heighten
Educational Success (ARCHES)
- A Vision Whose Time Is Now.
2California Alliance of Pre K-18 Partnerships
- CAPP funded a two-year study of seven
partnerships conducted through the College of
Education at California State University, Long
Beach, and the guidance of an Advisory Board
composed of a statewide group of experts.
3This study concluded that partnerships
- Provide an effective strategy for enhancing
student achievement and, - Promote efficient and effective use of resources
around shared institutional goals. - Improve Alignment Across Educational Segments
- Increase Incentives and Resources for
School-University Collaboration - Encourage Cross-Institutional Exchange of
Faculty, Staff, and Students - Effectively Use Student Achievement Data
- Strengthen Accountability for Student Preparation
for Higher Education
4Simply
- The bottom line for partnership efforts is the
same as the bottom line for all of California
education - to prepare all students for success in college
and careers, and - to close the achievement gaps between racial and
socioeconomic groups. - The ICC began promoting regional partnerships in
2000. - The Alliance Project validates that partnerships
are an effective strategy for attaining these
goals. - UCs strategic review panel report Forging
Californias Future Through Educational
Partnerships adds further weight to the growing
consensus supporting partnerships. - On December 22, 2004, Superintendent Jack
OConnell announces his intention to establish a
new statewide P-16 Council to better coordinate
and integrate education in California -- from
preschool through college.
5Superintendent Jack OConnells P-16 Council
Membership Ackerman, Arlene Richard
Alonzo Andreason, Dave Allen, Carrie Atkin,
Catherine Barbara, Manny Canter, Marlene Chu,
Dorothy Clifton-Bacon, Sandy Couch, John
D'Amico, Judy Davis, Shelley
Drummond, Mark Fischer, Herb Gordon, Jack Graf,
Jody Greenwood , M.R.C. Guardino, Carl Hart,
Gary Hasson, Dian Jackson, Bill Lansing,
Sherry Levine, Harold Loss, Jo
Marantal, Manny Martel, Patty Meno, Lionel
Murphy, Stanley Murray, Linda Nguyen-Lam, Kim
Núñez, Fabian Penry, Martha Perata, Don
Plotkin, Scott Rava-Treat, Carol Rios-Kravitz,
Rhonda
Rodriguez, Luis Seigel, Alan Siri, Diane
Stanton, Anne Stevens, Carroll Stewart, Jack
Tacheny, Suzanne Tomlinson-Keasey, Carol Thorp,
Peter Vaught, Kendall Ann Washington, Curtis
Whitebook, Marcy Wright, Joyce
6Superintendent Jack OConnells P-16 Council
- Goals
- Improve student achievement at all levels and
eliminate the achievement gap - Link all education levels -- from preschool,
elementary, middle, high school, and through
higher education -- to create a comprehensive
seamless system of student learning - Ensure all students have access to caring and
qualified teachers - Increase public awareness of the link between an
educated citizenry and a healthy economy. - Meeting Dates
- May 17th Sacramento
- July 20th Palo Alto
- September 20th Los Angeles
7ARCHESThe Assessment Phase
- In the summer and fall of 2004, approximately 70
Californians who have been involved at either
policy or programmatic levels in education were
interviewed.
8The Assessment Phase
- The individuals interviewed included
- Leaders of all education segments
- Public Schools
- Community Colleges
- California State University
- University of California
- Independent Colleges and Universities
- Business executives
- Participants in existing educational partnerships
- Elected officials and policy leaders
- Community-based organization executives and
advocacy organizations.
9The Assessment Phase
- These interviews yielded a wealth of information
including - Support for the recommendations of the California
Alliance of Pre K-18 Partnerships report - Support for a statewide network of partnerships
- Support for the inclusion of the business
community, private sector, community alliances,
and faith-based organizations - Support for incentives -- rather than mandates
as the mechanism for expanding existing
partnerships and developing new ones
10The Assessment Phase
- Support for connecting measurable goals
identified by partnerships including - recruitment and retention of qualified teachers
- professional development
- preparation for college of all students
- improving student achievement and,
- high school reform.
- Having access to, and using, data to inform the
direction and assess the effectiveness of
partnerships was regarded as critical and, - Opportunities for partnerships to share their
best practices are needed.
11Alliance
Harnessing the knowledge, experience, and
strength that characterizes each partnership into
a statewide network offers the potential to
increase substantially the base of expertise and
to develop significant synergy in the state.
12Regional
- The prevailing wisdom is that the state is
naturally divided into approximately 30-40
regions that have their own unique set of
educational issues that would benefit from a
regional approach based upon - unique student populations
- geographic characteristics
- cultural richness and,
- leadership relationships.
13Collaboration
- Involving all stakeholders and joining forces
involves - the commitment of human and fiscal resources
- the willingness to set aside institutional or
organizational imperatives - the patience to learn the culture, language, and
idiosyncrasies reflected in all the
collaborators and, - the trust to be candid in sharing and using data
to identify issues and assess effectiveness for
the benefit of all students. -
14Heighten Educational Success
- The effectiveness of each regional collaborative
and ARCHES will be measured in terms of - the extent to which student achievement is
enhanced and, - the opportunity and resources gaps that lead to
persistent achievement differentials are closed. - ARCHES will encourage regional collaboratives to
disaggregate data in developing their action
plans in order to focus on the unique needs of
their different populations of students.
15ARCHES
ARCHES, then, is envisioned as a voluntary
confederation of collaboratives whose sole
purpose is to improve student success and close
the achievement gap among groups of students. To
be clear, the collaborative is a means to an end
the end, or goal, both individually and
collectively of ARCHES and its members, is
greater student academic achievement,
opportunity, and equity in California.
16ARCHES Regional CollaborationValue Added
Pre-K K-8 High School College/Training
measures
measures
measures
CAREER
- Shared Measures
- Shared Outcomes
- Continuous Improvement
- Student Results
17P-16 Partnerships Connect Measurable Goals Across
Programs from Childhood to College and Careers
College2,4-yr, grad Adult work and family roles
Preschool and Kindergarten
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Head Start First 5 California
Puente Center for Adaptive Optics
CSMP KATU Kids Around the University
GEAR UP COSMOS
DEEP ASSIST
EAOP MESA Upward Bound AVID CAL-SOAP
P16/ P-20 Regional Partnerships and Alliances
(Slide courtesy
of Catherine Cooper)
18Californias Regional Partnerships Work in State
and National Alliances
- Examples of Regional Partnerships in California
- North State College OPTIONS
- Central Valley Higher Education Consortium
- Monterey Bay Educational Consortium (MBEC)
- Santa Barbara and Santa Ana ENLACE
- San Diego-Imperial County College Going
Initiative - San Bernardino and Riverside K-16 Councils
- Long Beach Educational Council
- Examples of State and National Alliances
- ARCHES, Ed Trust K-16 Councils, ENLACE P-20
Councils, GEAR UP, Pathways to College Network,
CCSESA, BMWA - Superintendents key role we have a thirst
for data -
(Slide courtesy of Catherine Cooper)
19Californias P-16 Regional Partnerships are
Aligning Science, Policy, and Practice
(Draft of Collaborative Work in Progress
Slide courtesy of Catherine Cooper)
20Regional Partnerships Forge a Learning Community
- Bringing educators, researchers, and funders
together - Effective, efficient data management systems for
state and local use - Asking common questions about P-16 pathways with
long-term data - Engaging diverse families and communities as full
partners - Common tools help students, families, schools,
and programs build pathways to careers and
college
(Slide courtesy of Catherine Cooper)
21The proposed activities of ARCHES are to
- Develop a plan to provide each school with the
opportunity to participate in a regional
collaborative. To meet this objective, ARCHES
must support the partnership strategies of
existing educational organizations, support
current regional partnerships, emerging
collaboratives, and, when appropriate, the
fostering of new arrangements - Create a web-based clearinghouse to share best
practices that includes a website, research
library, materials and resources, and information
on funding opportunities
22The proposed activities of ARCHES are to
- Convene statewide and regional conferences to
facilitate the sharing of information, expertise,
and best practices - Assemble a group of facilitators who have the
experience to assist entities to develop and
sustain regional collaboratives - Seek financial resources to develop and sustain
regional collaboratives
23The proposed activities of ARCHES are to
- Connect prospective collaborators from various
sectors of society and, - Advocate for state and federal policies that
promote regional collaboration.
24ARCHESThe Next Phase
- Between now and December, the following
activities are planned - ARCHES is launched at this conference.
- Convene Advisory Board.
- Seek relevant advice from constituencies,
including members of the Round Table and
participants at this conference. - Garnering information from potential participants
statewide. - Solicit financial support from educational
sectors, private foundations, and corporations.
- Develop a Request for Proposals to provide funds
to approximately five new regional
collaboratives. - Support the goals and activities of
Superintendent OConnells P-16 Council. - Collaborate with California Teach initiative to
improve math and science education by encouraging
more college math and science majors to become
teachers.
25We invite your ideas,celebrate your
participation, and encourage your accomplishments.
Dennis Galligani and Diane Siri Executive
Directors ARCHES A Joint Initiative of
the California Academic Partnership Program
(CAPP) and the California Education Round
Table Intersegmental Coordinating Committee (ICC)
- Dave Jolly
- Statewide CAPP Director
- Office of the Chancellor
- California State University
- 916-966-6533
- djolly_at_calstate.edu
Penny Edgert ICC Coordinator California Education
Round Table Intersegmental Coordinating
Committee 916-327-1821 pedgert_at_cde.ca.gov