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Alliance
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Quality EducationEvery child...
deserves a quality education
Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) was founded by civic-minded parents in 1996. We simply believe every child deserves a quality education.
The well-being of our communities is fundamentally dependent upon the degree to which all children receive a quality education. A quality education makes it possible for them, as citizens, to contribute responsibly to the social, economic and political strengths of their community.
We must make every school a good school because every child counts.
We hope we can count on you to help make this happen.
Belong... Contribute... Make a Difference!
MITZ LEE
President and Co-founder
Alliance for Quality Education
Why AQE? Public schooling has a "No Warranty, No Refund, No Return" policy. As a matter of urgency, we need to properly educate our children from the day they enter kindergarten until the day they receive their high school diplomas.
Strengthen the capacity of communities to act as catalysts to transform and revitalize public education so that every child receives a quality education
The well-being of our communities is fundamentally dependent upon the degree to which all children receive a quality education. A quality education makes it possible for them, as citizens, to contribute responsibly to the social, economic and political strengths of their communities.
Supporting quality education in a rapidly changing democratic society requires:
The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) is an independent, community-based, nonpartisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded by civic-minded parents in 1996 and is run by volunteers.
AQE's vision is to transform public education so every child receives a quality education.
AQE's mission is to strengthen the capacity of communities to act as catalysts to transform and revitalize public education so every child receives a quality.
AQE accepts financial support from civic-minded individuals and philanthropic organizations. It is not affiliated with any school district, institution of higher education or government agency.
AQE's focus is to bring Community-Based Accountability to public education. Community-Based Accountability is a simple yet powerful concept based on the American traditions of family, community spirit, the importance of educating children and the belief that we can make the future better.
It begins with changes in attitude and person-to-person relationships that occur when individuals decide that schools are important. It is sustained through actions that foster mutual understanding and trust. Parents, community members and organizations act together to align the actions of the local public schools to the educational vision of their community.
Community-Based Accountability is accomplished by:
The quality of our public schools is as crucial to our future as clean air and clean water. Ultimately, having an educated populace determines the social, economic and political strength of our local communities and our nation.
Good schools help create neighborhoods where people want to live, determine the employability and earning power of our students and attract businesses with good paying jobs. Education also affects the public safety and property values of our neighborhoods.
The reality is that too many children are falling behind. About 50% of the students in public schools are not proficient in the gateway skills of reading or math. Too many students drop out and of the students who do graduate, many are not ready for the modern workplace, college or to contribute responsibly as a citizen.
Public schooling has a "No Warranty, No Refund, No Return" policy. As a matter of urgency, we need to properly educate our children from the day they enter kindergarten until the day they receive their high school diplomas.
The people elected or hired to operate our public school system - bureaucrats, politicians, employee unions and others - are not fixing the problems.
Good schools do exist, but good schools do not exist everywhere. Some of the roadblocks to effective reform are:
Everyone in the public school system says that parent and public involvement is a crucial requirement for our schools to be successful. Yet, when well-meaning parents and citizens try to help, they are shepherded into ineffectual advisory groups while business continues as usual - to the detriment of the students and our nation.
Parents are responsible for the education of their children and are the critical factor for making good schools. Parents have the purest motive of all stakeholders in the public education system. They seek only one result: a quality education for their children.
Informed parents are able to recognize problems. Involved parents take leadership roles in their children's education. They work effectively to ensure quality academic programs in their neighborhood schools and to change school district policies and state laws to support classroom excellence.
Informed and involved parents - working together to magnify their impact - are the key to successful education reform.
The focus of Alliance for Quality Education is to bring Community-Based Accountability to public education - the conditions and actions that must take place to make every school a good school.
Community-Based Accountability is a simple yet powerful concept based on the American traditions of family, community spirit, the importance of educating children and the belief that we can make the future better.
It begins with changes in attitude and person-to-person relationships that occur when individuals decide that schools are important. It is sustained through actions that foster mutual understanding and trust. Parents, community members and organizations who act together to align the actions of local public schools to the educational vision of their community.
Mitz Lee has been a community leader, coalition builder and neighborhood advocate for nearly three decades. Mitz' early public service started the same way many others have served. She was a military spouse, a Youth Soccer and Little League Team Mom, a Den Mother, a school classroom volunteer, and a School Parent Volunteer Coordinator.
Later, Mitz was elected to the San Diego Unified School District's Board of Education. Mitz has also served on San Diego City Human Relations Commission. She cofounded several nonprofit organizations and has served on their Board of Directors. In addition, she is now spearheading two neighborhood-focused projects as Executive Director of Mira Mesa Senior Center and Chairperson of D6 Night Market. She continues to serve as President and CEO of Alliance for Quality Education
Helen Quintanilla is a Cash Management Supervisor with a retail company in charge of reconciliation of bank accounts, cash analysis and forecasts, approval and release of cash transfers. Previous to this she worked as an accountant in the banking industry.
Since 2006, Helen has been an active member of Lions Clubs International, the largest and one of the most effective service club organizations in the world. She has served in leadership positions in her Lions Club and at the district level receiving numerous awards and honors including "Lion of the Year 2008-2009" from her club and was featured in the December 2014 issue of Lions Magazine, "Why It's Great to be a Lion - in Our Own Words". Helen currently serves as 4-L6 Cabinet Treasurer (2nd term) and is the Auditor of San Diego Lions Scholarship Foundation, a Frank P Rivera Fellowship.
Helen is also a neighborhood leader with Neighborhoods First Coalition in San Diego.
Born and raised in the Philippines, Helen earned a BA in Finance from the University of Baguio.
Helen and her husband, Medes, reside in San Diego, CA. Their two children attended public schools in San Diego; one child is a college graduate and the other is presently attending college.
Frank Lucero is an accomplished career public school teacher with 37 years of teaching experience. He taught all elementary and middle school grades and high school mathematics and has been a teacher in three different school districts including two of the largest in California, Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified. Frank has also taught in Sweetwater and Grossmont Adult Schools. After graduating from San Diego's Montgomery High School, Frank received a congressional appointment to the United States Air Force Academy, later transferring to the University of Southern California where he earned a teaching degree with an emphasis in mathematics and science. He also has an MS degree in Multicultural Education with an emphasis in second language acquisition from California State University, Los Angeles. In addition to his classroom work, Frank has been a school district Resource Teacher in mathematics and science, a Teacher-in-Residence at San Diego State University School of Education, and a mathematics consultant for a major textbook publishing company.
Jeff Lee was appointed by the California State Board of Education to the advisory panel for testing and reporting of students' mathematics performance. He also served on the committee for selecting standards-based English language arts instructional materials for the California public schools. In the San Diego Unified School District, Jeff headed the Parent Involvement Task Force and served as Vice Chairman of the Community Advisory Committee on the Budget.
He served 22 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, was recognized as an expert in logistics and strategic planning, and is a decorated combat veteran.
Jeff attended the University of Wisconsin on an academic scholarship, where he earned a BS in History. He also earned an MS in Systems Management from the University of Southern California, an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College, and an MA in International Relations from Salve Regina University. Jeff is a graduate of Deming Management Training and Drucker Foundation Leader of the Future Training.
For more than twenty years, Jeff has served as a volunteer adult leader and youth mentor with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), in which his two sons participated and earned Eagle rank. Jeff is a graduate of the BSA's Wood Badge advanced leadership training course.
AQE's principle is to build powerful alliances and join with others to affect change. In 1996, the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) was founded to improve public education by getting individuals and groups to work together and to bring about changes in attitudes and person-to-person relationships that occur through mutual understanding and trust.
Its focus has evolved to engage in the promotion and sponsorship of educational, recreational, cultural, and social service programs and activities, for the residents of the City of San Diego, over the last 10 years. Revenues are generated from voluntary contributions, special events, grants, and fundraising projects.
Utilizing education reform through getting parents and community to work together to help their neighborhood schools, AQE is also supporting three dynamic projects as the fiscal sponsor:
An annual neighborhood night market
The "D6 Night Market", with free admission, is a unique, family-oriented celebration specifically designed to assist neighborhoods in getting to know one another better, to promote good-neighbor community activities and to champion the civic skills and values prosperous communities embrace.
Learn MoreD6 Small Business provides a collaborative platform for local, small businesses to grow and brand, through meetups, online profiles and community events. It also serves as our marketing and publicity vehicle for the vibrant D6 Night Market.
Learn MoreThe mission of Mira Mesa Senior Center is to offer wonderful programs and activities for the enjoyment of our seniors and the betterment of the whole community. In September 2016, the City of San Diego "Special Use Permit" (or SUP) was entered into by and between the City of San Diego and Alliance for Quality Education (AQE), thereby giving AQE the authority of the management of the Mira Mesa Senior Center.
Learn MoreAuthor: E. D. Hirsch, Jr
Publisher: Doubleday
Remarks: Hardcover, 336 pages
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