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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
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.