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Key Education Assets

Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan

Develop Description

Every child and young adult succeeds cradle to career, through shared purpose, alignment and accountability among community partners This is the purpose of the Cradle to Career initiative in Rochester, Minnesota. Education is a powerful strategy to improve educational outcomes resulting in healthy individuals, families and community who have economic stability with productive careers and contribute positively to a civic and equitable society.

Collaborators

Confirmed: ARCH to Philanthropy ; Boys and Girls Club of Rochester ; City of Rochester, MN ; County of Olmsted, MN ; Families First (Fomerly: Child Care Resource and Referral) ; GRAUC (Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities and Colleges) ; Jeremiah Program ; Mayo Clinic ; Rochester Area Family Y ; Rochester Area Foundation ; Rochester Chamber of Commerce Foundation ; Rochester Community & Technical College ; Rochester Public Library ; Rochester Public Schools ; Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce ; Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation ; Spark (Formerly Minnesota Children's Museum - Rochester) ; The Reading Center ; United Way of Olmsted County ; University of Minnesota Rochester ; Winona State Rochester ; Workforce Development Inc

Potential:

Strategies (How)

The Cradle to Career Planning Team recommends the StriveTogether Framework for several reasons. The framework consists of four pillars: shared community purpose, evidence based decision-making, collaborative action, and investment sustainability. It is a model using collective impact which is critical to success. There are 70 other cities, large and small
within the United States and beyond working within this same framework. This gives the initiative a body of support, best practices and partners with whom to learn, share and grow success.

StriveTogether core values:

▪ Community: We focus on what connects us rather than what separates us and communicate to each other with transparency and integrity
▪ Courage: We fail forward even if no one is watching, have the tough conversations no one likes having and take risks in pursuit of results.
▪ Progress: We share learning and progress in real time, view professional development as personal growth and fix problems through continuous improvement.
▪ Results: We use data and evidence to make decisions and hold each other accountable for getting results.

Partnership goals

Developing a shared purpose and supporting systems change
Broadly supported backbone structure to sustain a community-adopted purpose and shared outcomes
Continuous examination and measurement of result using actionable data and continuous improvement
Aligning resources to support what works
Advocating for equity at all levels of the system

Results (Work Products)

Lowering of the poverty rate

Lowered social services and needs for social support programs

Reduced crime and its associated public spending on incarceration

Indicators (How do we know we are achieving the results?)

The Cradle to Career Goals align to seven community-wide academic outcome areas that we have committed to improving. By 2029 we are committed to maintaining or improving 60% of these outcome indicators. The seven indicators are:

1. Pre-K Developmental Success

Percent of children developmentally health at age three

2. Kindergarten Readiness

Percent of children developmentally ready to enter kindergarten

3. Third Grade Reading Proficiency

Percent of students reading at grade level at grade three

4. Eighth Grade Math

Percent of students proficient in math at grade eight

5. High School Graduation

Percent of students graduating high school with for year cohort

Percent of students with required skills for post-secondary training

6. Post-Secondary Completion

Percent of you adults attaining within 6 years:

a college degree or industry, government or military-recognized license/certificate

7. Workforce Participation

Percent of young adults gainfully employed and percent of young adults contributing to community

Related indicators

Lowering of the poverty rate

Lowered social services and needs for social support programs

Reduced crime and its associated public spending on incarceration

Increased food security

Increased housing stability

Increased employability

Increased physical and mental health

Related Projects

AVID: advancement via individual determination implementation in RPS ; America's City for Health ; Bridges to Careers ; Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) ; Expanding Career and Technical Education Center (C-TECH) Reach ; Head Start ; Identification and intervention for adverse childhood experiences in our local community - A Study ; IncubatorEdu at RPS ; Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard) ; P-TECH 535 ; Parents Are Important In Rochester (PAIIR) ; Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan ; Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization ; World's Best Workforce ; Youth & Whole Family Training System ; Youth Mediation in Rochester Public Schools

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October 01, 2024 Cradle to Career: Early Childhood Resource Hub Launch

The Early Childhood Resource Hub, a collaboration between C2C and IMAA, aims to connect Olmsted County families with young children to various resources and services.

September 15, 2024 Cradle to Career: C2C Report Child Care Report

Reports Downloaded from C2C website

Childcare Insight Report

Breakouts

July 27, 2024 Cradle to Career: C2C Summer 2024 Sparklers

Newsletter Highlights:

Systems Change Designation; Data Updates; Network Updates; Contributors

May 06, 2024 Cradle to Career: Free FAFSA Support for Community Based Organizations

5/6/2024 Announcement: CBO hosting a College Financial Aid Event to receive $1000 grant

Cradle 2 Career (C2C), Rochester Public Schools (RPS), and Arch to Philanthropy are launching a College Coordinator Pilot to provide College Based Organizations (CBOs) resources for College Readiness.

January 12, 2024 Cradle to Career: Cradle to Career Parent Council

Info from RPS Family Engagement Meeting

December 19, 2023 Cradle to Career: 2023 C2C Announcements and News

Dec 2023 Leadership Table Membership

Oct. 2023 C2C Second Annual Education Summit

Jan. 2023 Data Analyst Job Opening.

December 03, 2023 Cradle to Career: Increase Access to Prenatal Care Co-Design Project

We invite parents, family members, healthcare providers, and others to help us increase healthcare access for pregnant people. Parents 15-19-years-old, with less than a high school education, and/or who are Black/African American face the largest care gaps.

C2C Admin Message

Compensated co-designer description

April 22, 2021 Cradle to Career: C2C 2021 and 2020 Annual Reports

C2C Annual Reports: 2021, 2020

March 02, 2020 Cradle to Career: Cradle to Career

Feb news, Jan. Updates to RPS Board

October 16, 2018 Cradle to Career: Cradle to Career publishes community report

Cradle to Career published Community Report and recruiting Collaborative Action Network (CAN) conveners for Kindergarten Readiness and On-Time Graduation.

Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan

Available Description

Per RPS: "We are currently in the third stage of strategic planning. This stage develops a plan that addresses the action (the 'how') and measurements ('how well are we doing') to meet the strategic objectives. You are now invited to nominate yourself, or others, to be part of the third stage of strategic planning by serving on the Measurement Team or an Action Team."

Collaborators

Confirmed: Rochester Public Schools

Potential: Black Data Processing Associates of Southern Minnesota ; Bolder Options ; Boys and Girls Club of Rochester ; IMAA ; Journey to Growth Diversity and Inclusion Committee ; Listos Preschool and Childcare ; Rochester-Olmsted County Youth commission ; Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce ; STEM Forward ; United Way of Olmsted County

Strategies (How)

Create a collaborative learning environment that uses best practices

Expand and enhance community partnerships

Inspire, challenge and empower current and future employees

Results (Work Products)

Results By 2017

All students will demonstrate and promote cultural understanding of self and others to become involved members of a global community.
All students will identify, develop and apply their personal talents to contribute positively to future generations.
All students will create and pursue their individual empower them to reach their full potential.

Indicators (How do we know we are achieving the results?)

Indicators

Staff, students, and parents understand our strategic objectives and framework for assessing student development.
Community partners recognize and support the value of our strategic objectives and framework for student development.
Rubrics relevant to all student levels have been developed.
A learning and phased process is used to refine how we gather evidence and assess student growth on the strategic objectives.

Related Projects

AVID: advancement via individual determination implementation in RPS ; City of Rochester: 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan ; Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) ; Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan ; Exploring - Discovering Your Future ; Family and Community Engagement (RPS) ; Parents Are Important In Rochester (PAIIR) ; RCTC Building Out Minnesota State’s Equity 2030. ; RCTC/Perkins Collective Impact ; Rochester Family Literacy ; The Rochester Early Childhood Education Hub ; World's Best Workforce

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November 11, 2024 Rochester Public Schools: Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results

October 01, 2024 Rochester Public Schools: Resources for Homeless Students and Families in Rochester

Collaboration of Rochester Public Schools, Olmsted County, and Three Rivers Community Action

March 01, 2024 Rochester Public Schools: John Marshall HS Black Student Union

RPS:

Best Practices in Recruitment and Project Management Appointments

John Marshall Black Student Union:

African and African American students are sometimes viewed by their white peers as a monolithic group with identical life experiences.

September 29, 2023 Rochester Public Schools: Technology Referendum for the Rochester schools

1. Post Bulletin: Rochester 10 Year, $ 10M+ school funding referendum Op ED PB: Kent Pekel: "Why I recommended a technology referendum for the Rochester schools"; 2. School Board Study Session; 3. Official YouTube Presentation

April 25, 2023 Rochester Public Schools: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan 2022

1. 2022 Strategic Plan and extracted sections. 2. RPS Strategic Plan Building Blocks

August 09, 2022 Rochester Public Schools: Plans to Strengthen Belonging and Behavior During the 2022-2023 School Year

June 20, 2022 Memo to RPS Board re Belonging & Behavior Summit and August 2022 High Priority Items

March 28, 2022 Rochester Public Schools: RPS School Board Meeting - 3/22/22

Strategic Action Plan - Focus Group and Survey Results

July 26, 2019 Rochester Public Schools: Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Evaluation Study Group

Study session by the school board on evaluating the superintendent.

November 17, 2016 Rochester Public Schools: 2016 RPS Progress Report (Good News/Bad News)

Good News/Bad News

October 04, 2016 Rochester Public Schools: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan and its dashboard

Glad to see this RPS dashboard.

Prenatal-K

Beam Filter: C2C: Prenatal-K Development

Organizations

9 Organizations registered shown in alphabetical order at the following:

Projects

9 Projects registered shown in alphabetical order at the following:

Status

October 02, 2024 : OpenBeam to support collective impact
Associated Organization: OpenBeam
Impact Lvl1: Best Practice ; Business Process ; Education ; Metrics ; Neighborhood ; STEM ; Technology Enablement ; Transportation
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: HS Graduation C2C: Post-Secondary C2C: Workforce Participation

Presentation Slides of Education Portal for C2C Oct 9, 2024 Education Summit

Results Based Accountability

Collective Impact: Spectrum of working together

Tech Support

October 01, 2024 : Resources for Homeless Students and Families in Rochester
Associated Project: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan
Impact Lvl1: Basic Needs ; Children & Youth ; Commitment ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: HS Graduation C2C: Post-Secondary C2C: Workforce Participation Financial Stress/Homelessness

Collaboration of Rochester Public Schools, Olmsted County, and Three Rivers Community Action

October 01, 2024 : Early Childhood Resource Hub Launch
Associated Project: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan
Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness

The Early Childhood Resource Hub, a collaboration between C2C and IMAA, aims to connect Olmsted County families with young children to various resources and services.

September 23, 2024 : A Study of Financial Hardship
Associated Organization: United Way of Olmsted County
Impact Lvl1: Basic Needs ; Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Health ; Income ; Mental Health ; Neighborhood ; Pandemic
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: HS Graduation C2C: Post-Secondary C2C: Workforce Participation

Post Bulletin Reporting

United Way 2024 ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report

September 15, 2024 : C2C Report Child Care Report
Associated Project: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan
Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development

Reports Downloaded from C2C website

Childcare Insight Report

Breakouts

July 27, 2024 : C2C Summer 2024 Sparklers
Associated Project: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan
Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Metrics
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness Higher-Education

Newsletter Highlights:

Systems Change Designation; Data Updates; Network Updates; Contributors

June 15, 2024 : Homes for our Neighbors Community Gathering
Associated Project: Homes for our Neighbors
Impact Lvl1: Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Housing
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: Post-Secondary C2C: Workforce Participation Higher-Education

Calling for Community Support at Community Meeting: The most recent Olmsted County Maxfield Study found that from 2020-2030, housing demand required 18,000 new housing units. 71% would need to be general-occupancy and 29% age-restricted senior housing.

January 12, 2024 : Cradle to Career Parent Council
Associated Project: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan
Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: HS Graduation

Info from RPS Family Engagement Meeting

December 19, 2023 : 2023 C2C Announcements and News
Associated Project: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan
Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Workforce Development
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: Post-Secondary C2C: Workforce Participation Higher-Education

Dec 2023 Leadership Table Membership

Oct. 2023 C2C Second Annual Education Summit

Jan. 2023 Data Analyst Job Opening.

December 03, 2023 : Increase Access to Prenatal Care Co-Design Project
Associated Project: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan
Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Parenthood ; Workforce Development
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development

C2C Admin Message

Compensated co-designer description

August 31, 2022 : United Way of Olmsted County
Associated Organization: United Way of Olmsted County
Impact Lvl1: Basic Needs ; Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Funding ; Health ; Income ; Mental Health ; Pandemic
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness

Request for grants proposal: Health access, Early success

August 09, 2022 : Plans to Strengthen Belonging and Behavior During the 2022-2023 School Year
Associated Project: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan
Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth ; Commitment ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: Post-Secondary C2C: Workforce Participation Human Resource

April 28, 2022 : United Way Funding Opportunities
Associated Organization: United Way of Olmsted County
Impact Lvl1: Basic Needs ; Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Health ; Income
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness

(a) 2022 RFP (b) 2020 RFP United Way of Olmsted County is seeking proposals: (1) programs that provide high quality childcare or early childhood education and (2) proposal to "build back better".

March 28, 2022 : RPS School Board Meeting - 3/22/22
Associated Project: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan
Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: HS Graduation C2C: Post-Secondary C2C: Workforce Participation

Strategic Action Plan - Focus Group and Survey Results

January 12, 2022 : Family and Community Engagement (RPS) Report
Associated Project: Family and Community Engagement (RPS)
Impact Lvl1: Caring Relationship ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development C2C: Kindergarten Readiness C2C: 3rd Grade Reading C2C: 8th Grade Math C2C: HS Graduation C2C: Post-Secondary C2C: Workforce Participation

January Family Engagement Video Recordings

Kindergarten Readiness

Beam Filter: C2C: Kindergarten Readiness