StepSeven
BuildStrongPartnerships
Establish a local Business-Education Success Team (B.E.S.T.)
Creating Your Vision
Oneofthefirstactivitiesyourlocal
partnershipcantackleisestablishingyour
visionforyourlocalprogram.Askthegroup
toimaginewhatwillbechangedinyour
schoolsbytheyear2012,thestategoalfor
implementationofAchieveTexas.Asksuch
questionsas:
�Whatclusterswillhavebeen
implemented?
�Howwillstudents’learningexperiences
havechanged?
�Whatextendedlearningopportunities
willbeavailabletostudents?
Youmaywanttohavethegroupundergoa
formalvisioningprocessasyoucreateyour
localprogram.Thiscaninvolveeverything
fromameetingofstakeholdersledbya
professionalfacilitatortosmallercommunity
meetingsorsurveysandquestionnaires.A
If you’ve read this far in this
TexasB.E.S.T.
clearvisiongivesyouandyourcolleaguesa
Theplanistobuildapartnershipcalledthe
commongoalforwhichtostrive.
booklet, you’re probably
TexasBusiness-EducationSuccessTeam,or
Establishingaclearvisioninthebeginning
thinking, wow, this is going to
B.E.S.T.Thisteamwouldbringtogether
willsavetimelater.
take a lot of work. You’re right! leadersfromeducation,businessand
Onceyourvisionisclear,documentthe AchieveTexasisanambitiouseffortto
industry,governmentagencies,professional
visionandidentifythestepsnecessaryto
redesigneducationandfullyintegrate
organizations,andothergroupsto
makeitareality.Usetheinformationinthis
collegeandcareereducationinTexasP–16
implementAchieveTexas.Thismayinclude
booklettoframeyourworkandestablish
responsibilitiesfordevelopingcareer
education.That’snosmalltask.
discussingpolicyissues,includinghowbest
clusters,programsofstudy,andTexas
Fortunately,youarenotexpectedtodoit
topromoteAchieveTexas.Thebiggest
AchievementPlans.Besuretoset
alone.That’sbecauseoneoftheprimary
responsibilityofthisgroup,however,willbe
achievabletimelinesandcelebrate goalsofAchieveTexasistovastlyincrease
tobuildbuy-intotheredesignofeducation
milestonesastheyarereached.
thequantityandqualityofpartnerships
amongleadership,sothatallsharea
supportingeducationthroughoutthestate.
commonvisionfor education.The
Partnershipisoneofthebasicprinciplesof
Governor'sIndustryClusterInitiativehas
AchieveTexas,particularlybetween
broughtbusinessandindustrytothetable
educationandbusiness.Theideaisto
withrecommendationsandwillingnessto
spreadthetasksofprogrambuildingover
dowhatisnecessarytoredesignschools,so
largegroupsofeducatorsandemployers.
thatallshareacommonvisionfor
It’stheentirecommunity’sjobtohelp
educationinTexas.
constructastrongclustersprogramfor
yourschoolsandstudents.
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