Purpose:
The Building Green Bridges CWG links a new high school green building pathway, business, and Santa Fe Community College as a novel strategy to: 1) promote critically needed graduation success and workforce development; 2) devise the best pathway support mechanisms for expanding into the 4 additional tracks of the Academy of Sustainability (ASE) at Santa Fe High School such as construction and more; 3) engage Santa Fe businesses more closely with career pathways and begin development of a skills inventory matching student skill development with Santa Fe business needs; and 4) serve as a nucleus for aligning youth programs that can evolve into a “14-18” CWG on the B2C continuum.
In addition to workforce development, this Green Building/ASE/ business CWG addresses the B2C focus areas of K-12 student success, re-engagement of disconnected youth, mentorship, and community engagement and empowerment.
Outcomes:
The Building Green Bridges Committee has identifed the following Outcomes using the Results-Based Accountability (RBA) framework.
- Students are positively engaged in and out of school
- Students and families in need receive support to stay and succeed in school
..which in turn will contribute to:
- Students succeed in school
- Students graduate High School ready for college, training, and careers
Indicators:
The Building Green Bridges Committee has identifed the following Indicators using the Results-Based Accountability (RBA) framework.
The Primary Indicators that the CWG most contributes to:
- % of students reporting sufficient levels of caring adult relationships and support (DDA*)
- % of recent HS graduates & equivalent enrolling in college or certificate program (DDA)
- Attendance rate (DDA)
Baseline data will be developed over the next year as part of the Data Development Agenda
Description:
Building Green Bridges CWG will develop a high functioning partnerships between Academy of Sustainability Education, SFCC, and strategic community partners as a demonstrative model that bridges high school education to career and college success by:
- Identifying and connecting students to anchor/engagement points such as peer groups, high engagement activities, meaningful learning community and caring adult relationships
- Promoting community understanding of what a positive anchor point for students looks like and how it helps students engage and succeed
- Providing wraparound support to decrease negative indicators
- Providing students with internships, mentorships, and dual credit courses that will allow them to obtain career exploration opportunity, experience caring adult relationship, and achieve a certificate or credit toward a degree during their high school career
- Improving linkages with existing businesses and community partnerships to
- Expand opportunities for career exploration and adult mentorship for students
- Support/facilitate workforce development
- Engage other Academies and Pathways in discussions around the role each program plays in meeting the needs of the target population and how the various programs can share learning and resources and improve coordination
- Develop ideas about whether/how the Building Green Bridges model can be replicated or expanded within other Academies and Pathways for increased impact
Progress made / News: CWG has visited the Green Building class, made contacts with current community mentors, hired a coordinator, launched budget outlays for salaries, and clarified current direction, community outcomes and performance measures
Key Documents: Click here to see the RBA Action Plans.Part 1. Part 2
Partners:
Collaborative Working Group (CWG) Leadership Team:
- Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association - Kim Shanahan, Executive Director
- Santa Fe High School - Dana Richards, Director – Green Building Program, Academy of Sustainability Education; Mary Massey, Principal
- Santa Fe Community College/Higher Education Center - Rebecca Estrada. Executive Director
- Interfaith Coalition for Public Education - Claudia Krause-Johnson, retired principal of Santa Fe High School, DeVargas Middle School, and Las Lunas High School; and Lynn Bickley MD (retired), Medical Director, Women’s Health Services 2009-2013; Clinical Professor of Medicine, UNM
- City of Santa Fe Children and Youth Commission - Joanne Lefrak, Chair, and Director of Education and Outreach, SITE Santa Fe
Advisory Group:
City of Santa Fe, - Chris Sanchez, Program Manager Children and Youth Commission
City of Santa Fe - Kate Noble, Interim Director Economic Development Office
Partners in Education Foundation - Ruthanne Greeley, Executive Director
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce - Carl Luff, Chair of Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
Workforce Development Committee:
Santa Fe Hispanic Fe Chamber of Commerce - Roy Martinez, President and Executive Director of Rising Stars of New Mexico
Green Chamber of Commerce, Santa Fe - Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director-Santa Fe Chapter
Santa Fe Community College - Kathy Keith, Board of Directors, SFCC and Executive Director, Regional Development Corporation
Alex Martinez - Executive Director/CEO, SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico
Contact Information:
Sharon Cunningham, Building Green Bridges Coordinator: sncblondie@q.com
Kim Shanahan, Executive Director, Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association: Kim@sfahba.com 505 982 1774
Lynn Bickley, Interfaith Coalition for Public Education: lbick09@gmail.com 806 773 2268
