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ABEC "Best Practices" in Business-Education Partnership InitiativeBACKGROUNDThe Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC) was formed by Arizona's business and education leaders who understand that our future economic success is directly linked to the success of our K-12 schools. Businesses and school districts in Arizona have already created successful partnerships and programs that directly support student achievement. However, there is no state organization or local group dedicated to supporting and recognizing best practices in business-education partnerships.Not all business leaders are interested in advocating for specific public policy issues; but they are interested in public K-12 schools and are willing to assist. Many businesses are looking to invest their time and money into education but want to be certain that their investments are tied to results. The ABEC "Best Practices" in Business-Education Partnership Initiative will recognize best practices and provide examples to schools and businesses for developing and maintaining partnerships that support student achievement in public education. This initiative will provide information to businesses and schools on how to create, implement, evaluate, and sustain, as well as recognize such programs in Arizona. GOALSThe ABEC "Best Practices" Initiative was created to better advocate for effective public/private partnerships in support of student achievement in public education. The goals of this initiative are:
Key elements of the ABEC "Best Practices" Initiative include:
AWARDS PROGRAMAs part of this initiative, ABEC wishes to recognize excellence and innovation in business-education partnerships that support Arizona's K-12 public education system, in order to encourage the expansion and creation of other programs based on these successful models.In choosing the 2008 recipient of the ABEC "Best Practices" in Business-Education Partnership Award, the selection panel focused on the evidence presented and the degree to which the partnership "achieves and measures success" that improves student achievement. The 2008 recipient of the ABEC "Best Practices" in Business-Education Partnership Award is The Gowan Achievement Project, a partnership between the Gowan Company and Crane Elementary School District #13 in Yuma, Arizona. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! Read the News Release "Best Practices" Awards Presentation |
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