Alliance for Regional
Collaboration to Heighten
Educational Success
(ARCHES)
A Vision Whose Time Is Now.
California Alliance of Pre K-18
Partnerships
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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.
This study concluded that
partnerships:
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Provide an effective strategy for enhancing student
achievement; and,
 Promote efficient and effective use of resources
around shared institutional goals.
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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
Simply:
The bottom line for partnership efforts is the same as the
bottom line for all of California education:
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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.
UC’s strategic review panel report “Forging California’s
Future Through Educational Partnerships” adds further
weight to the growing consensus supporting partnerships.
On December 22, 2004, Superintendent Jack O’Connell
announces his intention to establish a new statewide P-16
Council to better coordinate and integrate education in
California -- from preschool through college.
Superintendent Jack
O’Connell’s P-16 Council
Membership
Drummond, Mark
Ackerman, Arlene
Fischer, Herb
Richard Alonzo
Gordon, Jack
Andreason, Dave
Graf, Jody
Allen, Carrie
Greenwood , M.R.C.
Atkin, Catherine
Guardino, Carl
Barbara, Manny
Hart, Gary
Canter, Marlene
Hasson, Dian
Chu, Dorothy
Clifton-Bacon, Sandy Jackson, Bill
Lansing, Sherry
Couch, John
Levine, Harold
D'Amico, Judy
Loss, Jo
Davis, Shelley
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
Superintendent Jack
O’Connell’s 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
– July 20th
– September 20th
Sacramento
Palo Alto
Los Angeles
ARCHES
The 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.
The Assessment Phase
The individuals interviewed included:
 Leaders of all education segments:
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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.
The 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;
The Assessment Phase
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Support for connecting measurable goals identified by
partnerships including:
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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.
Alliance
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.
Regional
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.
Collaboration
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.
Heighten 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.
ARCHES
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.
ARCHES
Regional Collaboration
Value Added
Pre-K
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measures
K-8
High School
measures
College/Training
measures
Shared Measures
Shared Outcomes
Continuous Improvement
Student Results
CAREER
P-16 Partnerships Connect Measurable Goals Across Programs
from Childhood to College and Careers
Preschool and
Kindergarten
Elementary
School
Middle
School
High
School
College:2,4-yr, grad
Adult work and
family roles
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P16/ P-20 Regional Partnerships and Alliances
(Slide courtesy of Catherine Cooper)
California’s 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)
California’s P-16 Regional Partnerships
are Aligning Science, Policy, and Practice
Examples of
P-16 Regional
Partnerships
Theories of Change
Demographics
Rural/Urban
Home Language
Services
Families & Students
Schools,
Comm organizations
Connecting P - 20
Outcomes
for Students, Partnerships
North State
College
OPTIONS
Social Capital:
college-going culture
Rural
English, Hmong,
others
F, St, S, Co workshops
St: Math, English, A-G,
College enrollment
CCC transfer
P: Leveraging funds
MBEC
Monterey
Bay Educational
Consortium
Sociocultural
Bridging Multiple Worlds
Planned Behavior
Organizational Change
Rural and urban
English, Spanish,
Vietnamese,
others
Regional Vertical teams
St: API, Algebra, A-G
College enrollment
CCC transfer
Graduate degrees,careers
P: Aligning curriculum
Leveraging funds
CEOs & site admin
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P-20 faculty, staff
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Undergrad/Grad students
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P-12 Students
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Sociocultural
Rural and urban
English, Spanish
F, St, S, Co workshops
Faculty engagement
St: Algebra academies
St: API, Algebra, A-G,
College Enrollment,
CCC transfer
P: Aligning curriculum
Leveraging funds
Imperial
County
Social Capital:
college-going culture
Rural
English, Spanish
F, St, S, Co workshops
St: Algebra academies
St: Algebra, Geometry,
A-G
P: Leveraging funds
(Draft of Collaborative Work in Progress: Slide courtesy of Catherine Cooper)
Regional Partnerships Forge a Learning Community
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Bringing educators, researchers, and funders together
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Effective, efficient data management systems for state and local use
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Asking common questions about P-16 pathways with long-term data
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Engaging diverse families and communities as full partners
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Common tools help students, families, schools, and programs build
pathways to careers and college
(Slide courtesy of Catherine Cooper)
The proposed activities of ARCHES
are to:
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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;
The proposed activities of ARCHES
are to:
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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;
The proposed activities of ARCHES
are to:
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Connect prospective collaborators from
various sectors of society; and,
 Advocate for state and federal policies that
promote regional collaboration.
ARCHES
The 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 O’Connell’s
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.
We 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@calstate.edu
Penny Edgert
ICC Coordinator
California Education Round Table
Intersegmental Coordinating Committee
916-327-1821
pedgert@cde.ca.gov