Organizations Filed Purposes:
BEC MAKES LEARNING REAL BY:CONNECTING THE CLASSROOM AND WORKPLACE WITH HANDS-ON, INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.CREATING AND LEADING WORKING PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS AND EDUCATION.ADVOCATING FOR QUALITY EDUCATION IN OREGON.
EDUCATIONAL INTERNSHIPS - BUSINESS EDUCATION COMPACT (BEC) OFFERS YEAR-ROUND AND SUMMER EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS (HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE). ALL BEC INTERNSHIPS ARE PAID, IN-DEPTH LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT CREATE PRACTICAL AND IMPACTFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CLASSROOM AND WORKPLACE. WORK EXPERIENCES HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP A PLAN TO GRADUATEA PLAN TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. OUR PROGRAMMING CONNECTS VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO BUILD ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND PROVIDE WORK EXPERIENCES THAT ARE MEANINGFUL AND ENGAGING. WHETHER THE INTERN IS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OR A COLLEGE GRADUATE STUDENT, THE EXPERIENCE HELPS THEM MAKE INFORMED CAREER DECISIONS AND CURRICULUM CHOICES CONSISTENT WITH THEIR INTERESTS.
TEACHING AND LEARNING - BEC IS LEADING A RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF OREGONS K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM THROUGH PROFICIENCY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING, FOCUSING ON THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF TEACHERS. PROFICIENCY IS PROVING TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES. IN A PROFICIENCY-BASED SYSTEM, STUDENTS LEARN AT THEIR OWN PACE, MOVING ON ONLY WHEN THEY HAVE MASTERED THEIR CURRENT LEARNING TARGET. THE GOAL IS NOTHING SHORT OF A DIPLOMA THAT IS A RELIABLE PREDICTOR OF POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS.
STEM CONNECT INITIATIVE - THROUGH THIS RAPIDLY-GROWING PROGRAM, COMMUNITY BUSINESSES PARTNER WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD UNDERSERVED SCHOOL TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF STEM. THE FOCUS IS ON 4TH AND 5TH GRADE CLASSROOMS WHERE RESEARCH REPORTS DECLINING INTEREST IN MATH AND SCIENCE. THE PARTNERSHIP IS DESIGNED TO MAKE LEARNING REALTO GENERATE EXCITEMENT FOR MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATIONTHE GATEWAY TO STEM CAREERS. STUDENTS WHO SHOW POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD MATH AND SCIENCE ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE ADVANCED COURSES AND PURSUE STEM MAJORS. THE GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH AN ENDURING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUSINESS AND SCHOOL THAT IMPACTS STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD STEM.
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 |
|---|
| Tamra Busch-Johnsen | Executive Dir. | 36 | $97,898 |
| Courtney Vanderstek | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carlos Sequeiria | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Ransom Jr | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John O'Neill | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Colleen Mileham | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Randy Hitz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Wayne Young | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Monica Reynolds | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Girod | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Gilliam | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sandra Fowler-Hill | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Carlisle | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tova Peltz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Hartz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Grant Kimball | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Goddard | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cari Bacon Flick | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Daylene Long | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Maestretti | PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Jupe | PAST VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Randy Dalton | VICE CHAIR ELEC | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Wrangler | CHAIR ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Courtney Vanderstek | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Hank Sigmon | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Fletcher | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Wilson | Chair | 1 | $0 |
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