Albuquerque Business Education Compact

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Albuquerque Business Education Compact

• Accomplishments 2005
• and
• Direction 2006

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Literacy--Books

• Served more than 26,000 children with donations
  of over 26,000 books through the Read to me
  Campaign
• Book Drive
• Sandia/Lockheed Martin Book Grants
• Book Grants to 10 pilot schools funded by Philips
  Settlement Fund
• Book Exhanges at local public service offices
• Road Runner Back Packs
• ABQ Ride Discover a Book

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Literacy-Partners

• Read to Me Campaign reached over 25,000 families
  through our 300 Read to Me partners groups
  serving young families. Campaign provided
• Read to Me materials flyers, bookmarkers,
  posters and Once Upon a Time booklets
• Read to Me email with resources i.e monthly
  literacy activity calendars, coupons, information
  to support their work with children and their
  families
• Books
• Opportunity to evaluate services provided

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Literacy-Partners

• Read to Me Campaign reached over 10,000 families
  through local events
• School-to-World
• Dia De Los Ninos
• State Fair-Kid Pavilion
• Book Fairs

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Literacy-Advertising

• Read to Me advertising campaign reached over 2
  million, strategies included
• TV Public Service Announcements on all stations
• Bus Boards
• Water Bill Inserts
• KNME Share a Story
• Read to Me Page on ABEC Website
• Distribution of Materials

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Literacy-New Initiative

• Literacy on the Move-bus taking literacy
  activities to children and families. Serving
  children, birth-3rd grade, and their care giver.
• ABQ Ride commit bus and storage space for bus
• Dekker/Perich/Sabatinni commit layout and
  specifications for interior design
• Golden Apple Foundation assist with curriculum
  design
• Sandia National Laboratories assist with books
  and science and math kits
• Student grant writer from UNM has prepared
  proposal to approach other funding sources

• Literacy on the Move

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Thanks from

• "Thank you for the book that you gave me. That
  was really thoughtful. I really really like it.
  My family does also.

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Thanks to

• Pam Catanach for chairing the committee and to
  the 19 members representing 19 groups
• Sandia National Laboratories/Lockheed Martin for
  printing, books and staff involvement
• City of Albuquerque for staff and funds from
  Philips Semiconductors
• ABQ Ride for bus boards for book drive and
  recognition of book drive sponsors, involvement
  with Literacy on the Move and staff involvement
• UNM student grant writer
• Borders for coupon supporting Read to Me
  Campaign, hosting meetings and reception and
  staff involvement
• Bound to Be Read for support of book drive
• 48 groups/employers involved with Book Drive
• 300 Read to Me Partners

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Thanks to

• Book Drive Sponsors

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Direction 2006

• Literacy
• Continue Read to me Campaign
• Annual Book Drive
• Find resources for and implement Literacy on the
  Move Bus
• Develop partnerships to promote literacy

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Collaboration

• Developed Implementation teams for three goals
• Develop and implement a seamless, flexible,
  student-centered pre-K through adult education
  system
• Expand the role of schools as centers of
  community and family involvement
• Collaboration among business, APS, TVI, UNM, City
  of Albuquerque, Community Groups, SIPI

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Collaboration

• Built Collaboration among groups
• Developed understanding of 9 partners 2006
  legislative agenda
• Developed and advocated ABEC 2006 Legislative
  Agenda
• Work of Implementation Teams and Committees
  involve representation from partners and
  community groups-involving some 100 individuals
  and their companies/organizations

• Albuquerque Business Education Compact
• 2006 Legislative Agenda
• Funding
• Support for Full-formula workload.
  (post-secondary)
• Support work of the Funding Formula Task Force
  (K-12)
• Support Capital Funding Requests
• Support a comprehensive study to address Charter
  School growth, governance, and capital issues
• Support for making postsecondary education
  affordable
• Support for pre-kindergarten access
• Personnel
• Maintain three tiered system and an 8 salary
  increase.
• Create system comparable to the three-tiered
  system for other k-12 personnel i.e principals,
  educational assistants.
• Support professional development initiatives i.e.
  Golden Apple Foundation, Strengthening Quality in
  Schools, Advanced Placement, Career Pathways.
• Support salary increases of 4-6 for higher
  education faculty and staff.
• Accountability
• Continue to strengthen education accountability
  systems by supporting the Office of Education
  Accountability. Assure the intent of the School
  Reform Act (HB 212 of 2003) is implemented.
• Programs
• Support for ABEC partners specific requests of
  the following programs Dual Language program
  UNMs combined Bachelor of Arts and Medical
  Doctor degree program and Nursing Program TVIs
  Tax Help New Mexico.

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Collaboration

• Brought together those involved with grants from
  each of the partners
• Group has identified potential grant
  opportunities to support the work of the
  implementation teams
• ABEC Website and continued support by Technology
  Ventures Corporation, UNM College of Education
  and City of Albuquerque
• ABEC Management Committee meetings, presentations
  and discussions

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Thanks to

• John Walstrum and all members of the ABEC
  Management Committee for their leadership and
  involvement.
• Lee Trussell for chairing the Collaboration
  Implementation Committee and its members
• Technology Ventures Corporation, UNM College of
  Education and City of Albuquerque for support of
  the ABEC website
• Bobbie Matteucci for his leadership around our
  Legislative Agenda
• Jim Fawver for representing ABEC on Biein
• The 100 some individuals who volunteer their time
  and talents for this community

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Direction for 2006

• Collaboration
• Develop and advocate a collaborative legislative
  agenda
• Utilize meetings as a forum for information and
  dialog
• Explore and develop collaborative
  grants/proposals
• Continue through web site building a data base of
  groups, best practices and resources

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Schools As Center of Community

• Prepared recommendations for 2005-2006 for the
  use of the Philips Semiconductors Settlement
  fund
• Merged efforts with the Joint Task Force for
  Schools as Center of Community.
• Task Force commissioned study
• Task Force established four models
• Task Force recommends the establishment of Office
  to coordinate the work of the task force and
  develop Joint Powers Agreements with all
  entities.
• Commitments from primary Task Force partners for
  funding.

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Thanks to

• Jim Fawver for his leadership on the
  Implementation team and involvement on the Joint
  Task Force.
• Members of the Implementation team and the Joint
  Task Force

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Direction for 2006

• Schools As Center of Community
• Continue involvement on Joint Task Force
• Support establishment of an Office to coordinate
  work
• Support plan for establishing models across the
  district
• Support joint planning and sharing of facilities
  in the formation of new schools

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Seamless Education System

• Prepared recommendations for 2005-2006 for the
  use of the Philips Semiconductors Settlement
  fund
• Formed to subcommittee early childhood and
  career pathways
• Both subgroups looked at what exists and
  identified area of need

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Seamless Education System

• Early Childhood
• Early Childhood group partnering with New Mexico
  Childcare and Education Association to provide
  on-line curriculum for child care professionals.
• The group is collaborating with interested
  partners and will approach the Daniels Fund for
  the first year of funding.

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Seamless Education System

• Career Pathways
• Identified professional development as primary
  need to built a sustainable career pathway system
• Strategies and intermediary to provide
  management information system of best practices,
  design online resource system, provide technical
  assistance, curriculum design, professional
  development, resources and personnel experts
• Group is developing a draft plan

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Thanks to

• Bill Moye, Nancy Stewart, Dan Gerry and Tom
  Savage for providing the leadership for the
  Implementation Teams
• Thanks to the many individuals who have
  participated on the Committees.

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Direction for 2006

• Seamless Education System
• Identify resources to support an on-line
  curriculum for childcare professionals
• In conjunction with New Mexico Childcare and
  Education Association pilot an on-line
  curriculum.
• Identify an intermediary to establish for career
  pathways
• Management information system of best
  practices Provide technical
  assistance
• Professional development resources personnel
  experts
• Assist in the creation of policy

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Job Mentor Program

• Served 740 students in 11 high schools
• 120 Job Mentor Students had summer employment
  through the program
• 17 students received scholarships to attend post
  secondary education
• 208 students graduated

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Job Mentor Program

• Thanks to
• Joan Schueller and the Business Advisory
  Committee
• To the School Based Coordinators
• Staff for their dedication to the students

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Direction for 2006

• Job Mentor Program
• Business Advisory committee to provide support
  and guidance
• Support for identification of scholarship

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Direction for 2006

• Philips Semiconductors Settlement Fund
• Work out the access to the funds
• Make recommendations to City Council on the use
  of the funds
• Monitor and track performance
• Have presentations around what works and doesnt
  work
• Increase membership