Junior Achievement of New Mexico, Inc.
We inspire and prepare young people to for economic success.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Junior Achievement of New Mexico focuses on our state’s youth who struggle to find economic independence after high school. From the Annie E. Casey foundation, we know that: 35% of New Mexico’s youth have parents who lack secure employment. Of the New Mexicans that graduated from high school or obtained a GED in 2022, 23% did not graduate on time. 19% of our state’s youth live in high-poverty areas, compared to 8% of youth nationwide. 12% of children in New Mexico come from families where the head of household lacks a high school diploma. 12% of children live in a household where neither parent/guardian is in the workforce. These are just a few barriers that stand in the way of our young people. From research done by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, it is known that youth who come from economically disadvantaged households are subject to poor outcomes as adults as they lack access to resources and opportunities that may lead to better life outcomes.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
K - 12 Financial Literacy, Career Readiness, and Entrepreneurship Education
The purpose of Junior Achievement of New Mexico is to prepare young people to find success in adulthood. We do this by teaching financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurial skills to our state’s K - 12 students.
Students who receive Junior Achievement of New Mexico programs practice the principles of financial management, along with developing the 21st century skills necessary for the workplace. In addition to learning how to make and manage money and how to become career- & work-ready, students are empowered to explore their potential to become successful entrepreneurs, employees, and community members.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students educated through field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
K - 12 Financial Literacy, Career Readiness, and Entrepreneurship Education
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total number of students that participated in the JA Job Shadow Program.
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
K - 12 Financial Literacy, Career Readiness, and Entrepreneurship Education
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Volunteer contact hours spent working with K - 12 students
Total number of fields trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
K - 12 Financial Literacy, Career Readiness, and Entrepreneurship Education
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total number of JA Job Shadow site visits
Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
K - 12 Financial Literacy, Career Readiness, and Entrepreneurship Education
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total number of K - 12 students that received programs from Junior Achievement of New Mexico.
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
During the 2023-24 school year, Junior Achievement of New Mexico will reach 10,400 of New Mexico's students and 460 classes with our financial and career education programs, with a majority of those students coming from communities with lower employment rates and being classified as LMI.
Of those 10,400 students, over 800 students will participate in JA Job Shadow for a meaningful and immersive career exploration and work readiness experience.
Junior Achievement of New Mexico will recruit, train and steward 350+ volunteers to provide our Classroom-Based and Job Shadow Programs during the 2022-23 school year.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Provide a delivery model in partnership with educators and the business community
Deepen relationships to ensure young people have multiple Junior Achievement experiences
Provide experience-based learning to enable students to gain knowledge through a variety of age-appropriate hands-on activities to help them understand the relationship between school learning and successful participation -- application in our economy.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Junior Achievement of New Mexico has 30 years in New Mexico which has allowed us to grow deep partnerships with local businesses and community members. Additionally, we provide standards-aligned curriculum that our volunteers are trained to teach. This unrivalled model allows our over-worked and under-paid educators to enrich their students' learning without sacrificing content standards and having to prepare new material.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
For the 2022 - 2023 School Year, 85% of JA participants agree that their JA Program helped them see more possibilities for their future.
We served 8,777 students. We partnered with 328 volunteers. We facilitated 363 courses and program events. We supported 284 educators. We provided students with over 37,000 contact hours, learning critical financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurial skills.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Junior Achievement of New Mexico, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 06/20/2023
Adam Ciepiela
Charles Stephen
Term: 2022 - 2025
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.