Organizations Filed Purposes:
HORIZON EDUCATION ALLIANCE EXISTS TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION, INCREASE INNOVATION, AND MOVE EVERYONE FROM HOPE TO BELIEF THAT ELKHART COUNTY WILL BE TRANSFORMED THROUGH EDUCATION.
THE ADULT PATHWAYS SYSTEM IS FOCUSED ON EXPANDING THE COMPETENCY-BASED APPRENTICESHIP MODEL, WHILE CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW ADULTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTIFICATION AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. HEA HAS DEVELOPED STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH IVY TECH, GOSHEN COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO DELIVER THE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN (IMT) APPRENTICESHIP, WITH TRACKS IN PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS. IN ADDITION, APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN I.T. AND HEALTHCARE FOR ADULTS ARE READY TO LAUNCH. FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN SET UP TO SERVE AS SATELLITE SITES THAT CAN SERVE ADULTS (AS WELL AS STUDENTS) IN THE IMT PROGRAM WITH UNLIMITED USER LICENSES, CREATING EFFICIENCIES AND REDUCING COSTS THAT WILL HELP SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY. THE INVESTMENT OF TIME AND RESOURCES IN DEVELOPING AND DOCUMENTING THE IMT PROCESS IS FACILITATING REPLICATION IN OTHER MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS IN ADDITIONAL SECTORS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH HEA'S PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE ABLE TO REACH DIVERSE POPULATIONS: HEA IS PARTNERING WITH LABOR INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING (LIFT) AND GOSHEN COLLEGE TO DELIVER THE CERTIFIED PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN (CPT) TRAINING (WHICH IS THE FIRST COMPONENT OF THE IMT APPRENTICESHIP) IN SPANISH. HEA'S FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (DWD) SUPPORTS OUR ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) PROGRAMS, OUR INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS (IET) AND OUR WORKFORCE EDUCATION INITIATIVES (WEI). THE IET AND WEI FUNDING SUPPORTS HEA IN REACHING DIVERSE POPULATIONS WITH PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. THE IET FUNDING SUPPORTS HEA'S PARTNERSHIP WITH GRACE COLLEGE AND THE ELKHART COUNTY JAIL TO DELIVER THE CERTIFIED LOGISTICS ASSOCIATE (CLA) CERTIFICATION TO INCARCERATED ADULTS. HEA CONTINUES TO SERVE ADULTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE) PROGRAM, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING (ELL) PROGRAM AND LITERACY PROGRAM AS WELL, WITH A FOCUS ON TRANSITIONING ADULTS FROM THESE PROGRAMS INTO THE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. HEA ALSO PROVIDES REMEDIATION SERVICES FOR ADULTS IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, WITH EACH ADULT COMPLETING AN INTAKE PROCESS THAT INCLUDES ASSESSMENTS OF BASIC SKILLS TO ENSURE THEY ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN THE PROGRAM.
THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO THRIVE CENTER ON THE GOAL THAT ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN ELKHART COUNTY THRIVE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EXPERIENCING NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS - ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT PRO-SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ARE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS, AND LIMIT EXPOSURE TO TOXIC STRESS - IN THEIR HOMES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. HEA IS CURRENTLY ACTIVELY SUPPORTING TWO INITIATIVES IN THIS SYSTEM, FOCUSED ON EXPANDING SUPPORTS AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITHIN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS: THE TRIPLE P POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM AND ECOSISTEMA IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS. HEA COORDINATES THE TRIPLE P POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM, WHICH IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILD AND PARENT SERVICES (CAPS), SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTERS, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. TRIPLE P IS THE MOST EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING PROGRAM IN THE WORLD, AND THE ONLY PARENTING SUPPORT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO SERVE ALL PARENTS THROUGH OFFERING PARENTING SUPPORT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INTENSITY AT SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. TRIPLE P ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO CHOOSE STRATEGIES THAT WORK FOR THEM AND HELPS PARENTS APPLY THE SKILLS THEY LEARN TO MULTIPLE PARENTING STRUGGLES, SO THAT THEY BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, CONFIDENT PARENTS. THE EL SISTEMA MOVEMENT HAS EMERGED AS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT THAT PROMOTES THE ENGAGEMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED MUSIC-MAKING EXPERIENCES. EL SISTEMA IS NOT A REPLICABLE PROGRAM OR CURRICULUM, RATHER IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A PHILOSOPHY, AN INQUIRY, A SET OF INSPIRING IDEALS, AND A MOVEMENT TO "USE ENSEMBLE MUSIC TO ENABLE EVERY CHILD TO EXPERIENCE BEING AN ASSET WITHIN HER OR HIS COMMUNITY." EL SISTEMA-INSPIRED PROGRAMS ENGAGE CHILDREN IN ACTIVE MUSIC-MAKING AS PART OF A CHOIR OR ORCHESTRA. ELKHART COUNTY'S EL SISTEMA INITIATIVE "ECOSISTEMA" HAS TWO SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING EL SISTEMA-INSPIRED MUSIC PROGRAMS AND HAS NOW EXPANDED INTO AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AS WELL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, WITH THE GOALS OF PROVIDING INCREASED ACCESS TO MUSIC FOR CHILDREN, INCREASING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
THE STUDENT PATHWAYS SYSTEM IS FOCUSED ON TWO PRIORITIES: 1) CAREER AWARENESS AND EXPLORATION INITIATIVES AND 2) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS, WITH THE GOAL THAT ALL ELKHART COUNTY STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN IDENTIFIED CAREER PATHWAY THAT INTEGRATES RELEVANT HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. THE COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING COLLABORATIVE OF ELKHART COUNTY (CCCEC) IS LEADING EFFORTS TO CREATE A K-12 CORE CURRICULUM FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. CAREER QUEST, MANUFACTURING DAY AND AN INTRODUCTION TO APPRENTICESHIPS ARE ALL INTEGRATED AS PART OF THIS CORE CURRICULUM. CAREER QUEST WAS LAUNCHED IN APRIL 2019 TO PROVIDE ALL 7TH GRADERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN FOUR HIGH-DEMAND INDUSTRIES: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, HEALTH SCIENCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. MANUFACTURING DAY NOW REACHES ALL 8TH GRADERS EACH YEAR. INDUSTRY-INFUSED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING HAS INCLUDED ABOUT FIFTY TEACHERS EACH YEAR, WHO ARE PAIRED WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AUTHENTIC PROJECTS WITH STUDENTS. INDUSTRY-INFUSED PBL CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS K-12, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON LATE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EARLY HIGH SCHOOL. THE REACHING HIGHER INITIATIVE PROVIDES MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORT TO SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS THAT WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO PURSUE POSTSECONDARY, TO HELP ENSURE THEY ARE ON-TRACK TO ACCESS COLLEGE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGH SCHOOL. ELKHART COUNTY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP MODEL. ALL SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IVY TECH, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES COLLABORATED TO LAUNCH YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, I.T. AND BUSINESS, WITH 12 APPRENTICES IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. THE STRUCTURES ARE BEING PUT INTO PLACE TO EXPAND TO A MUCH HIGHER NUMBER OF APPRENTICES IN THE NEXT YEARS. THE TEAM IS WORKING TO THE REGISTER ALL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. THE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP TEAM ALSO WORKS WITH BUSINESSES TO BECOME SITES FOR APPRENTICES AND TO UPLOAD JOB POSTINGS TO OUR APPRENTICESHIP PORTAL IN TIME TO MATCH WITH INTERESTED STUDENTS EACH SPRING. OUR TEAM HAS CONTINUED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CAREERWISE COLORADO FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT, AND WE ARE ALSO PART OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP (PAYA) NETWORK AND THE STATE DESIGN TEAM FOR YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brian Wiebe | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $86,827 |
| Ken Julian | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Allen | VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Randy Christophel | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Diane Woodworth | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Yoder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Stahly | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Trout | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Mow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Tahara | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Will Weed | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Evans | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Stoltzfus | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amish Shah | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Oakley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Nafziger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Suzi Weirick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Leavitt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wes Herschberger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Steve Thalheimer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Scot Croner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vicki Becker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Dubois | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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