Strategic plan
Goal 1 – To advocate for effective public policy and accountability that increases measureable student performance for every student and closes the achievement gap.
- Objective: Advocacy for effective public policy that ensures that all 3rd grade students meet or exceed reading and math standards on state required exams.
- Objective: Advocacy for effective public policy that ensures that all 8th grade students meet or exceed state academic standards demonstrating a readiness for high school.
- Objective: Advocacy for effective public policy that ensures all students graduate college and career ready.
- Objective: Advocacy for effective public/private partnerships in support of student achievement in public education.
Goal 2 – To promote fiscal and educational accountability through public policy that assures stable and consistent funding of the public education system statewide.
- Objective: Facilitate understanding of the system of education revenue and expenditure.
- Objective: Advocate for school funding that is equitable, evidence based and provides for innovation to support increasing levels of student learning and achievement.
Goal 3 – To serve as a forum to educate policy makers, business, educators, other advocacy groups and the community about ABEC-focused issues within the Arizona public education system.
- Objective: To become the resource on Arizona education issues.
Goal 4 – To ensure that ABEC is a viable, credible and sustainable organization, striving and advocating for common ground.
- Objective: To maintain management excellence.
Board approved revision, September 2011
