Albuquerque Business Education Compact

Accomplishments 2004

Direction 2005

Literacy

Served more than 30,000 children with donations of over 30,000 books through the Read to Me Campaign

Book Drive Sandia/Lockheed Martin sponsored Book Grants Books Grants at 10 pilot schools funded by from Philips

Contribution for at-risk youth Book exchanges at local child welfare and public health

offices

Literacy

Read to Me Campaign reached over 23,000 families through 300 Read to Me Partner groups serving young families with children. Campaign provided Read to Me Partners with:

Read to Me materials: flyers, bookmarkers, posters and Once Upon a Time booklets

Resources to help support and expand their services Information about resources to support their work

Literacy

Read to Me advertising campaign reached over 723,285. Including:

Bus boards Water Bill Inserts Radio Public Service announcements (English

and Spanish) KNME Share a Story spots Read to Me Page on ABEC website

Literacy

Read to Me Campaign reached over 10,000 families through local businesses and events:

Dia De Los Ninos Welcome Back Days at UNM State Fair-Kid Pavilion School to World Book Fairs Local Business distribution

Literacy

Thanks“As an educator it is heartwarming for me to see

the corporate community involved in supporting our public schools. Please thank all the corporations who gave so generously of their time, talent, and money to produce such informative materials.” Ann Smith, Kit Carson Elementary School

Literacy

Thanks“Thank you for the Books. I like to read. The Cat in the

Hat. We have never had someone give us books to keep. Thank you”

“Thank you for all the books. Thank you for letting us have the books. My favorite book is EEK! I like the story because it is scary.”

“Thanks for the books. I like to read them. They are funny and cool. I love them.”

Students at Pajarito Elementary School

Literacy

Thanks to: Dick Kirschner and Pam Catanach for chairing the committee Sandia National Laboratories/Lockheed Martin for printing, books,

staff involvment City of Albuquerque for staff and funds from Philips contribution for

at-risk youth Vaughn Wedeen Creatives for design and staff Bound to Be Read for support of book drive 18 members of the committee representing various community

groups and organizations 300 Read to Me partners 30 groups/employers involved with the Book Drive

Quality

Convening for Strategic Collaboration:

Convened the strategic planners of APS, TVI, UNM, City of Albuquerque and business

Understand strategic directions of respective institutions

Identified ways to support each other Implementing actions plans

Quality

Convening for Strategic Collaboration continued Work on action plan in support of TVI’s priority of

enrollment management Problem discovery Agreement on focus of career pathways and

concurrent enrollment Work picked up by Seamless System Implementation

Team

Quality

Baldridge in Education Initiative through Jim Fawver and Bill Moye

*Strong Collaboration between the Governor’s Business Executives for Education and Public Education Department

*Utilizing Baldrige with strategic planning process for priority schools needing improvement

*Plan for creation of Regional Quality Centers

Testimonials

“All of these organizations share common interest in assuring desired outcomes are achieved. This process helps identify where the respective organizations can work together.” Ted Shogry, City of Albuquerque

“The Stragegic collaboration project is a simple approach with profound potential. ABEC serves as a catalyst for addressing issues in education by providing structure and momentum so interested parties can find common ground. I often tell others of this model because it can be applied to other sectors of our community.” James Gallegos, CPA

Quality

Thanks to: Jim Fawver for chairing the committee Committee members who actively worked the

issues

Philips Contribution for At-Risk Youth

Served over 730,205*Second Grade Reading Academy served 216 with 55%

children made at least one grade level improvement*Read By Third Grade Initiative

Marketing Campaign reached 723,285 with the importance of reading to their children10 Pilot schools served 3,697 children with 7,071 books

*School to World served 2200 students with high evaluations rating the event very informative

Philips Contribution for At-Risk Youth

*Fade II Reality served 22 students increasing attendance, 98% improved grades in math and science, 80% improved adult relationships

*Falcon Crest served 40 students improving attendance, grades including 1/3rd made honor roll and improved behavior

*Get to Work served 25 students and 17 students received entry level positions upon completion

*Job Mentor Program served 720 students 60 students received mentorships at University Hospital and $4,500 were given in scholarships

Philips Contribution for At-Risk Youth

Allocated carry over funds for 2004-2005 Established process for making

recommendations for 2005-2006

Thanks to: Committee members for their active involvement,

in establishing criteria and reviewing performance.

Web Site

Support the Work of ABEC by building collaboration Links to 9 partners Information and links to 23 primarily business

organizations involved in support of education Gallery page with over 40 local articles about current

education topics Activity calendar with activities related to education and

opportunity for groups to post their activities Resource wheel with local and national resources

about 12 topics

Website

Testimonial:

“Wow! I made a note to myself to put Golden Apple on the ABEC website, and I have to admit it’s been a very long time since I have gone to the website. The site is great!”

Celia Merrill, Golden Apple Foundation

Website

Thanks to: UNM College of Education for hosting and

updating the site Technology Ventures Corporation for financial

support to pay student intern for updating site City of Albuquerque for staff to do research

and provide updated information Gary Barnard for chairing the committee

Support for Job Mentor Program

Job Mentor Program Served 720 students 576 students had 60 hour job shadow experiences 14 received scholarships from the Job Mentor Program 73 participate in Government Day 210 Graduated 720 stayed in school

Legislative Committee

Brought partners together and developed a Legislative Agenda for 2005

Full Formula Funding Salary Increases for reaching peer institutions Three-tiered system for school support staff Support for Early Childhood Education Support for Accountability Measures Support for Career pathways Support for Strengthening Quality in Schools

Legislative

Thanks to:

Bob Matteucci and the committee for their involvement.

Planning

Initial RetreatPartners identified three focus areas and further need to hold a planning conference. Focus areas:

*early childhood education; *math, science and communications pipeline*intersection of education and workforce and

economic development Management Committee meetings held panels around

focus topics

Planning

Education Summit Planning Formation of Implementation Team Identification of Stakeholder Groups and

Invitees Invitation of participants Pre-conference report Support from sponsors

Planning

Education Summit Broad based, high level involvement and participation

for all stakeholder groups Development of goals for ABEC for the next 5 years.

*Develop and implement seamless education system

*Expand role of schools as centers of community

*Collaboration among business, APS, TVI, UNM, COA, Community Groups

Planning

Formation of Implementation Teams Process to provide framework for plan for

funds received from Philips Semiconductor’s settlement earmarked for ABEC

Planning

Thanks:“I wanted to extend my sincere appreciation for having

been selected by ABEC to participate in the Education Summit last week. This experience was an excellent vehicle for grounding me in the many education related issues facing our community, while at the same time allowing me to personally be engaged in developing opportunities for improvement. I look forward to working with follow-on teams to deliver on the goals that we developed.” Tom Garcia, Youth Development Inc.

Planning

Thanks to:Bill Moye and Dan Gerry for their leadership and facilitationTo Summit sponsors:APS TVICity of Albuquerque PNMFirst State Bank Next Generation EconomySTAR Group Technology Ventures Corp.UNMImplementation Team and Summit participants

Thoughts About 2005 Direction

Implementation Teams, Read by Third Grade Committee, Legislative Committee and Job Mentor Program develop and implement action plans to meet goals.

Make recommendations to City Council for 2005-2006 use of funds from Philips Semiconductors settlement.

2005 Direction

Develop a Plan for the use of the funds from Philips Semiconductors settlement.

Re-invigorate Membership Structure (Chair-elect, use of Executive Committee,

meeting frequency) Annual report on Implementation Team progress Annual Colloquium around Business-Education issue