ARCHES is envisioned as a voluntary confederation of regional collaboratives whose sole purpose is to improve student success and close the achievement gap among groups of students. To be clear, the collaborative is a means to an end; the end, or goal, both individually and collectively of ARCHES and its members, is greater student academic achievement, opportunity, and equity in California.

 

“Through ARCHES-ENLACE, local leaders will lead together to find ways to improve student achievement.  It is my hope that ARCHES-ENLACE will help lead the way to regional collaborative efforts throughout California”. 

Jack O’Connell,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction

 

 

 

“The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is funding California ENLACE and proud of the ARCHES-ENLACE partnership because of its potential to close the achievement gap among groups of students, especially Latino students in California.”

Miguel Satut,
Program Officer
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

 

 

"What distinguishes ARCHES-ENLACE from so many other similar efforts is its single-minded focus on demonstrating results in terms of student achievement.”

Joyce Justus, Vice Intern Provost for Educational Relations,
University of California

 

 

“The better prepared our high school graduates are, the more effective the CSU can be in helping incoming students expand their critical thinking and writing skills.  Collaboration between CSU campuses and public schools to improve student achievement is a winning strategy for California's students and CSU.”

Gary Reichard, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer,
California State University

 

 

“ARCHES-ENLACE has brought technical support to our new collaborative and helped us frame the specific student outcomes that we are working
toward collectively”.

Marie Smith
Deputy Chancellor, Los Rios Community College District and
Co-Chair of the ARCHES-ENLACE Sacramento Regional Workforce and Educational Collaborative

 

 

“The work undertaken by ARCHES-ENLACE will be a  valuable contribution to the new strategic plan for the California Community Colleges because of its focus on student success and advancement to the next educational level”.

Carole Bogue-Feinour
Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs for the California Community Colleges

 

 

“The ARCHES-ENLACE initiative to date in our region has resulted in a plan that links all segments of the education system together to improve educational achievement. Through our implementation effort ahead we envision substantial, lasting positive changes”.

Jorge Aguilar,
Director for UC Merced
Center for Educational Partnerships

 

 

“Independent colleges and universities are especially focused on student success.  Our involvement in ARCHES-ENLACE  is a visible reminder of that commitment"

Jonathan Brown
President
Association of Independent California
Colleges and Universities