Management / Quality / Accountability

Albuquerque Business Education Compact (ABEC)
www.abec-web.org
ABEC provides support to the Albuquerque Public School District leadership to support their implementation of continuous quality improvement. ABEC is also bringing together the strategic planners from APS, TVI, UNM, the City of Albuquerque and business to facilitate and enhance the already existing collaboration among the groups.

American Productivity and Quality Center
www.apqc.org
For more than two decades the American Productivity & Quality Center has remained steadfast in its mission of working with people and organizations around the world to improve productivity and quality. A nonprofit organization supported by nearly 500 companies, government organizations, and educational institutions. American Productivity and Quality Center is one of the sponsors of BiEIN nationally.

Baldrige in Education Initiative (BiEIN)
www.biein.org
(505) 845-9955
New Mexico is one of six states chosen nationally to be a part of a national effort sponsored by the National Alliance of Business and the American Productivity and Quality Center. BiEIN's objective is to implement quality principles on a statewide level, helping to align all the systems. Visit the ABEC Gallery for a presentation on BiEIN(PDF).

Baldrige in Education Web Site
www.baldridgeineducation.org
The web-site delivers online, high-quality, practical continuous improvement resources and tools that are Baldrige-based and focused on helping educators “implement quality”. This web-site creates an on-going opportunity for educators to access and share what works in achieving greater improvement in student and school quality.

Baldrige National Quality Program
www.quality.nist.gov
Provides information on the process, history and Criteria for Performance Excellence.

Governor's Business Executives for Education (GBEE's)
(505) 241-2569
The mission of the GBEE's is to serve as the business voice in New Mexico for continuous quality improvement New Mexico education system through partnership of business, education and government to achieve best in class for all students. The GBEE's created and continue to support Strengthening Quality in Schools.

National Alliance of Business (NAS)
www.nab.com
Is one of the sponsors of BiEIN nationally. The site (www.nab.com/initiatives.htm) has a list of resources on implementation of continuous quality improvement and its impact on student performance.

Quality New Mexico
www.qualitynewmexico.org
Administers the New Mexico Quality awards by promoting training and recognizing business, education, government and health care that strive for and achieve performance excellence. Quality New Mexico provides and opportunity for schools to conduct a self assessment using the Malcomb Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Applicants receive a feedback report outlining their strengths and opportunities for improvement. Quality New Mexico provides educators an opportunity to attend Baldrige Examiners training at no cost.

Rio Grande Education Collaborative
www.rgec.org
The mission of the Rio Grande Educational Collaborative (RGEC) is to act as a catalyst for building capacity and sustainability in communities by channeling existing educational and community resources and enabling students to acquire innovative, experiential and cross-cultural education. The Collaborative's focus is the Rio Grande Cluster. One of the Rio Grande Educational Collaborative's goals is the full deployment of Baldrige principles through the Rio Grande Cluster.

Strengthening Quality in Schools (SQS)
www.sandia.gov/sqs
Is an initiative by the Governor's Business Executives for Education. The mission of Strengthening Quality in Schools is to assist the school system in assessing its system through the use of Malcomb Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and improving education through the use of quality principals and tools. SQS provides training and support, upon acceptance, for schools and school districts who are interested in applying the continuous quality improvement to their system. SQS also provides a series of training that are open to the public.

Accountabiliy/Fact Books

Albuquerque Public Schools (APS)
www.rda.aps.edu
Visit APS's Research, Development and Accountability section.

Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute
http://planet.tvi.cc.nm.us/ipr
For information about TVI and the most commonly asked TVI data.

New Mexico Commission on Higher Education
www.nmche.org
Has a series of reports including "Aiming for Excellence: An Accountability Report on New Mexico Public Higher Education".

New Mexico State Department of Education
www.sde.state.nm.us
Has a series of reports including a New Mexico Fact Sheet for more information visit "Publications and Resources" page on their web site.

University of New Mexico
www.unm.edu/~oir/index.htm
UNM's Office of Institutional Research compiles data regarding UNM. For UNM Fact book and other information visit www.unm.edu/~oir/index.htm

Strategic Plans

Albuquerque Public Schools Strategic Plan
View presentation of APS strategic plan (PDF).

Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute 1998-2003 Strategic Directions
http://planet.tvi.cc.nm.us/ipr/planning/plan_doc.htm

University of New Mexico - Strategic Plan and Implementation Plan
www.unm.edu/~unmstrat/

City of Albuquerque - Albuquerque 2000 Progress Report
www.cabq.gov/progress/

Next Generation Economy
Cluster-Based Economic Development for Central New Mexico (PDF), a presentation by Paul Shirley of the Workforce Development Committee