The Alliance for Education is a San Bernardino County partnership with business, labor, government, community and education to align common goals in order to produce an educated and skilled community that will provide a qualified workforce. Working in collaboration with all stakeholders, and partnering with the P-16 Council, San Bernardino County and Smaller Learning Community schools, the Alliance has the potential of impacting more than 61,000 students in its intial phase.

With the support of over 1200 stakeholders from across the county, three regional Alliances are now in place, with steering committees mobilized, and are currently developing the three system components of the Alliance: P-16 Education, Family Involvement/Literacy, and Economic/Workforce Development.

Each of these components are interdependent and of equal importance in realizing the Alliance’s mission to produce an educated and skilled community that provides a qualified workforce. The dynamic relationship that exists between these components hinges on embracing and incorporating the elements of Rigor, Relevance and Relationships.

Benefits:

Parents/Community

• Have access to resources and training in literacy support strategies and how to develop personal responsibility and a strong work ethic in children.
• Gain satisfaction as children improve and are motivated to learn and make a difference in their community.
• Learn how to support children with college and career planning.
  

Business/Labor

• Create access to a well-educated and skilled future workforce.
• Reduce the cost of recruiting and training new employees.
• Provide company recognition and make a difference in the community.
  

Students/Teachers

• Bring relevance to curriculum and make connections between the classroom and the workplace.
• Enrich and develop skills through internship and networking opportunities.
• Motivate students and teachers to increase performance levels in a cooperative learning environment.
  
  

How you can get involved:

• Job Shadowing
• Mentoring
• Internships
• Advisory Committees
• Project/Problem-Based Learning
• Speaker's Bureau
• Field Studies
• Tutoring
• Youth Alliance for Students