Albuquerque Reads -
Education
Reform
Character
Counts!
Every child can learn and be taught. It
is up to educators, administrators, legislators, business
people and the community to create a public education system
that supports all children in achieving high expectations.
When we say all means all, we mean it. As a community, we
cannot accept anything less and must embrace a "whatever
it takes" attitude so that every child has the opportunity
to succeed.
Our Vision
A world class education system that addresses the needs of
every child and sets the benchmark
for the rest of the nation. A highly-skilled,
well-educated workforce prepared for all the future has to
offer.
A region and state that enjoys a high quality
of life, a robust economy, high-paying jobs and a
lower crime rate. A community that raises
the bar, closes the gap, and accepts no excuses.
Our Commitment
We will work at both the state and local levels to bring about
true, systemic education reform.
We are committed to aligning reforms so
that each individual school, especially the APS system, has the ability and the support to achieve
the desired results, leaving no child behind or unchallenged.
The report, Every Child: Reinventing Public
Schools, was released in June 2001. Since that time, the Chamber
continues to work on education reform and consequently, some
elements of the original report have changed. Philosophically,
however, our position, that every child deserves a quality
education, remains the same.
Every Child: Reinventing Public
Schools Report
"We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully
teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We
already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not
we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact
that we haven't so far." - Dr. Ron Edmonds, Founder of
the Effective Schools Movement
We would like to extend our sincere thanks
and appreciation to the sponsors of our Every Child education
reform effort. Without their support, this initiative could
not succeed.
Platinum Level Contributors
Bank of America
Public Service Co. of NM
Wells Fargo Bank
Gold Level Contributors
First State Bank
Silver Level Contributors
Lovelace Health Systems
Qwest
Ever-Ready Oil
Presbyterian Health Services Of NM
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Benefactor Level
Contributors
Charter Bank, Mortgage, Ins.
SAIC
Keleher & McLeod
Molzen-Corbin
Big J Enterprises
Maestas & Ward
Philips Semiconductors
Investor Level Contributors
Jesse Dompreh, State Farm Agent
Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown
Avila Retail Dev & Mgmt
CVI Laser Corporation Bank of Albuquerque General Technology
Corporation
Dr. Jim and Terri Cole Klinger Constructors Inc. Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
Ltd.
Sumitomo Sitix Silicon
Ethicon Endo-Surgery inc.
Geltmore, Inc.
KPMG LLP
Sandia National Labs Yearout Mechanical Pulakos & Alongi
Ltd. Carl & Linda Alongi French Mortuary Allegiance Healthcare
Corp.
J.B. Henderson Construction
Arthur Andersen
Bank of the West
NM Bank & Trust
Friends Level Contributors
John A. Carey
Sheehan, Sheehan, & Stelzner
West Wood Realty Myrla Jean Sauer Sandia Gaming Palace
Bradbury Stamm Construction Chevron
James Durst
Sandia Properties Doug Baker
Baker Morrow
Gina Euell
Art Tatum
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