Welcome to the first Cradle to Career Newsletter
Keeping you informed of the progress and status of our work.
July 2015 to October, 2016
First a brief recap. The Cradle to Career Rotary committee convened in July, 2015 and through October, 2016 accomplished these items:
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Aligned around education as a critical community gap
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Gathered data, held community interviews
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Obtained a grant to conduct a community literacy summit
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Researched 10 cities across U.S. using the StriveTogether framework
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Had conversations with national leaders on literacy and education
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Based on our research, broadened our scope: To improve educational outcomes from birth to workforce by bringing people together across the community who care about children - from parents and educators to civic leaders and local employers - and who can accomplish more by working together.
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Added community members to the Rotary Literacy committee and changed the name to the Cradle to Career Committee.
November, 2016
In November, 2016 the Cradle to Career Rotary committee and the United Way of Olmsted County combined forces as we were both focused on the same goals. We began to build a coalition, and together we
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Determined approach: Collective Impact
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Held coalition partner meetings; 28 local organizations supported the cause and became partners by publicly supporting the effort and committing to participate in the summit
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Created the Data Walk - 33 slides of local data that demonstrate how our community is performing around educational indicators
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Consulted with StriveTogether
April 2017
On April 21, 2017 we held the Cradle to Career Community Summit attended by 200 community leaders. The state of Rochester education was conveyed via a data walk built by United Way. Cradle to Career was introduced to the community by Jeff Edmondson, Managing Director, StriveTogether and Charley Nelson, Executive Director, Every Hand Joined, Red Wing, MN.
C2C Community Summit Video
The session was taped and can be accessed below.