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Education Score Card

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RPS Demographics
C2C 2016 Metrics
General (Compass Based)
Education Gaps (Compass Based)
OCR Findings (Rochester)
RPS Referral

Data Courtesy of Cradle to Career   Minnesota ECLDS   Minnesota SLEDS

Pre-school Enrollment (C2C P8)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zI4SnpJZNUASsfTl4zxkya2YJODsUTRR/view' target='_blank' >Pre-school Enrollment (C2C P8)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

RPS School Enrollment (C2C P8)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zI4SnpJZNUASsfTl4zxkya2YJODsUTRR/view' target='_blank' >RPS School Enrollment (C2C P8)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Racial Proportion (C2C P7)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zI4SnpJZNUASsfTl4zxkya2YJODsUTRR/view' target='_blank' >Racial Proportion (C2C P7)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Special Group (C2C P8)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zI4SnpJZNUASsfTl4zxkya2YJODsUTRR/view' target='_blank' >Special Group (C2C P8)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

High School Graduation Test

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' http://sleds.mn.gov/#highSchoolAcademics/orgId--053501000groupType--districtECODEVREGION--FOC_NONECOHORTID--2019p--2' target='_blank' >High School Graduation Test</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Third Grade Special Ed

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' http://eclds.mn.gov/#ECSEto3rdGrade/orgId--053501FISCAL_YEAR--2019DISABILITY_TYPE--FOC_NONEHOME_LANGUAGE--FOC_NONESUBJECT--RIDEA_COLLECTIONS--PART-BECSE_OUTCOMES--1MOMS_AGE_AT_CB--ALLMOMS_EDLVL_AT_CB--ALLCR--FOC_NONEp--1' target='_blank' >Third Grade Special Ed</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Third Grade Reading

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' http://eclds.mn.gov/#thirdGradeEdStatus/orgId--053501FISCAL_YEAR--2019DISABILITY_TYPE--FOC_NONEHOME_LANGUAGE--FOC_NONESUBJECT--R__p--1' target='_blank' >Third Grade Reading</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Data Courtesy of Cradle to Career

Higher Ed Enrollment (C2C P13)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DXEB_WlOxw-72Jq0L2l2lyCPIT8TGXdW/view' target='_blank' >Higher Ed Enrollment (C2C P13)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

PS Completion (C2C P22)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/11AQSLBwcs7aEJqkV_i_olevZtE-A5UpN/view' target='_blank' >PS Completion (C2C P22)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

HS Graduation 2019 (C2C P20)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/11AQSLBwcs7aEJqkV_i_olevZtE-A5UpN/view' target='_blank' >HS Graduation 2019 (C2C P20)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

8th Grade Math (C2C P19)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/11AQSLBwcs7aEJqkV_i_olevZtE-A5UpN/view' target='_blank' >8th Grade Math (C2C P19)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

3rd Grade Reading (C2C P18)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/11AQSLBwcs7aEJqkV_i_olevZtE-A5UpN/view' target='_blank' >3rd Grade Reading (C2C P18)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Early Childhood Screening (C2C P14)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/11AQSLBwcs7aEJqkV_i_olevZtE-A5UpN/view' target='_blank' >Early Childhood Screening (C2C P14)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Kindergarten Readiness (C2C P11)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zI4SnpJZNUASsfTl4zxkya2YJODsUTRR/view' target='_blank' >Kindergarten Readiness (C2C P11)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Data courtesy of MN Compass and MN Education Report Card

3rd Grade Reading

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k195/3rd-grade-reading-scores#1-6262-g' target='_blank' >3rd Grade Reading </a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

3rd Grade Reading By Region Trend

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k195/3rd-grade-reading-scores#5-6263-g' target='_blank' >3rd Grade Reading By Region Trend</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

8th Grade Math By Region

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k339/8th-grade-math-scores#5-7859-g' target='_blank' >8th Grade Math By Region</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

8th Grade Achieving Math Std

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k339/8th-grade-math-scores#5-8018-g' target='_blank' >8th Grade Achieving Math Std</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

High School Graduation

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k177/high-school-graduation#5-6093-g' target='_blank' >High School Graduation</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

High School Graduation by Race

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k177/high-school-graduation#5-11252-g' target='_blank' >High School Graduation by Race</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

RPS HS Graduation 2017

<h2>RPS HS Graduation 2017</h2>

RPS HS Graduation Trend

<h2>RPS HS Graduation Trend</h2>

SE HS 2017 Grad in 4 Yrs

<h2>SE HS 2017 Grad in 4 Yrs</h2>

General Education: Data courtesy MN Compass and Minnesota Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS)

Trending 3rd Grade Reading By Ethnic Group

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k195/3rd-grade-reading-scores#1-6487-g' target='_blank' >Trending 3rd Grade Reading By Ethnic Group</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

3rd Grade Reading By Race

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k195/3rd-grade-reading-scores#1-6485-g' target='_blank' >3rd Grade Reading By Race</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

3rd Grade Reading by Groups

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k195/3rd-grade-reading-scores#1-6486-g' target='_blank' >3rd Grade Reading by Groups </a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

8th Grade Math By Race/Ethnic Group

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k339/8th-grade-math-scores#1-7875-g' target='_blank' >8th Grade Math By Race/Ethnic Group</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

High School Graduation by Race

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k177/high-school-graduation#5-11252-g' target='_blank' >High School Graduation by Race</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

RPS 2017 HS Graduation Disparity

<h2>RPS 2017 HS Graduation Disparity</h2>

2018 HS Graduation (C2C P14)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zI4SnpJZNUASsfTl4zxkya2YJODsUTRR/view' target='_blank' >2018 HS Graduation (C2C P14)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Office of Civil Rights Tracking RPS Progress RPS 2017 Data

Enrollment

<h2>Enrollment</h2>

In School Suspensions by Race

<h2>In School Suspensions by Race</h2>

Out-of-School Suspensions & Expulsion

<h2>Out-of-School Suspensions & Expulsion</h2>

Retention

<h2>Retention</h2>

Calculus

<h2>Calculus</h2>

SAT/ACT

<h2>SAT/ACT</h2>

Science Enrollment

<h2>Science Enrollment</h2>

Gifted & Math

<h2>Gifted & Math</h2>

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Official Data: Data from RPS Score Card

Referral by Race (RPS P4)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xWW0kyfanoIIxNJsE1L9OBhf1idbx-TB/view' target='_blank' >Referral by Race (RPS P4)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Referral EPL (RPS P5)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xWW0kyfanoIIxNJsE1L9OBhf1idbx-TB/view' target='_blank' >Referral EPL (RPS P5)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Removals (RPS P7)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xWW0kyfanoIIxNJsE1L9OBhf1idbx-TB/view' target='_blank' >Removals (RPS P7)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Referrals to Law (RPS P37)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xWW0kyfanoIIxNJsE1L9OBhf1idbx-TB/view' target='_blank' >Referrals to Law (RPS P37)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Metric Navigation Tip (OB: P16)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GFqI6qeEPklrVXMOjmWT3XTe5w-HXOH2l4-pEFD5D_4/edit#slide=id.gdd4e4ed263_1_0' target='_blank' > Metric Navigation Tip (OB: P16)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Public Private Partnerships

Education Equity

Diversity Council Education Equity Plan

Plan Description

Educational Equity exists when all individuals are fully prepared for the roles of their choice, regardless of personal or social circumstances. Educational Equity requires systems of support that result in full access to opportunities that lead to personal growth.

Strategies (How)

The Diversity Council focuses on three educational issues:

1. addressing the school to prison pipeline by building individual advocacy skills in students,

2. strengthening and diversifying career pathways, and

3. improving communication and connectivity between existing and developing educational resources and potential students.

Results (Work Products)

Improved youth's individual empowerment, self-advocacy, advocacy for others, understanding bias, and active participation in school culture - all central to creating positive school and life experiences, establishing a foundation for success

Status/News
Cradle to Career

Status/News

April 02, 2024 Cradle to Career: Free FAFSA Support for Community Based Organizations

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.

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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. 

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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

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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.

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February 22, 2018 Cradle to Career: Cradle to Career 2018 Launch Feb 22, 2018 Meeting

At the February 22 meeting, the following information was shared. 

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August 24, 2017 Cradle to Career: Cradle to Career Second Newsletter (July 2017)

Second newsletter:  "Organizations involved in planning have committed additional resources to bring StriveTogether back on August 31 to help us complete our recommendations for a shared backbone structure to sustain this work across the community over time."

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Community Health Improvement

Community Health Assessment Process

Available Description

The Community Health Assessment Process is about improving the health and well-being of residents in Olmsted County. Every three years the community conducts a health needs assessment to determine Olmsted County’s leading health priorities; formulate a plan to address the needs; and publish an annual progress report. Olmsted County Public Health Services, Mayo Clinic, and Olmsted Medical Center engage with diverse partners across our community to lead this process.

Strategies (How)

Work with partners: 

  • Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
  • Promote quality of life, healthy development and healthy behaviors across all life stages

Obesity:

  1. Promote a culture of health eating
  2. Promote a culture of physical activity

Diabetes

  1. Promote and increase diabetes screening throughout the community
  2. Improve collaboration to expand health education and awareness

Mental Health

  1. Develop a framework to improve mental health for all populations
  2. Engage existing collaboratives to enhance and connect current and future strategies

Vaccine Preventable Disease

  1. Increase immunization rates
  2. Expand health education and awareness

Financial Stress/Homelessness

  1. Increase the availability of affordable housing
  2. Ensure people have access to safety net programs
  3. Increase the proportion of living wage jobs

Results (Work Products)

All community Members:

Have high-quality, longer lives--free of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death.           

2019 Work Products Include: 

 

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

Obesity:

  • By December 31, 2020, reduce the percentage of Olmsted County adults who are
    • Obese from 28.0% to 26.0%
    • Overweight from 64.0% to 60.0%
  • By December 31, 2020, reduce the percentage of Olmsted County adolescent who are
    • Obese from 7.4% to 7.0%

Diabetes

  • By 2020, percentage of adult DM from 7.6% to 7.0%
  • Diabetes screening and education in the community from TBD baseline to 2020 Target

 

Mental Health

By 2016, foundation established to develop a set of mental health strategies for Olmsted County

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

By December 31, 2020, reduce or maintain the number of reported vaccine preventable diseases

VPD

Baselin

(2011-2013 avg)

Target

(2018-2010 avg)

Measles 0 0
Meningococcal 1 0
Pertussis 99 89
Varicella 3 0

 

Financial Stress and Homelessness

By December 31, 2020, decrease the percentage of Olmsted County adults reporting living in financial stress from 26.0% to 20.0%

 

Status/News

January 13, 2024 Olmsted County Public Health Services: NIH Compass Funding Opportunity

Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Clinical-Community Linkages to Address Unmet Social Needs and Adverse Social Determinants of Health to Advance Health Equity among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities (R01)

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January 27, 2023 County of Olmsted, MN: Community Health Assessment Process

2021 - 2023 CHIP Priorities and Status; 2024 - 2026 CHIP Priorities

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December 25, 2022 County of Olmsted, MN: Collection of documents

Documents include Process Improvements; Planning Process, Memberships

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July 14, 2022 County of Olmsted, MN: Opportunity to make an impact

Community Health Assessment & Planning (CHAP) co-designers wanted. 

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January 14, 2021 County of Olmsted, MN: 2021 - 2023 Community Health Improvement Plan Document and Sections

Coalition of Community Health Improvement (CHIP) releasing 2021-2023 health improvement plan. 

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March 12, 2020 County of Olmsted, MN: Health Assessment and Planning

March 2020 Olmsted County Health Assessment & Planning Process (HAPP) Meeting Recap

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RPS Led Projects

Closing Education Gaps

Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights)

Archive Description

Need to close the disciplinary gap. Black and Hispanic students are referred to the office at a significantly higher rate when compared to white students and Asian students. Black and Hispanic students receive In-School-Suspensions at a significantly higher rate when compared to white students and Asian students. Black and Hispanic students receive Out-Of-School-Suspensions at a significantly higher rate when compared to white students and Asian students.

Strategies (How)

Per December 9, 2015 RPS District Discipline Data Presentation handed out in community meeting on 2016-01-07

Areas of focus:

  • RPS continued partnership with Great Lakes Equity Center
  • Distribution of Student Handbook
  • Training and discussion with students regarding Student Handbook
  • Community engagement sessions
    • Review student handbook
    • Generate ideas and suggestions and solicit input from our stakeholders
  • District-wide focus on identifying alternatives to suspensions
  • Continued enhancement and strengthening of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
  • Developing individualized plans to ensure students are receiving the supports needed to promote their success
  • Relentless pursuit of eliminating the disproportional
    • Ongoing staff development
      • Internal expertise
      • External expertise
  • Soliciting community supports
    • Wrap around services for our families
  • Identify areas of excellence within our district and find ways to replicate
    • Continued identification of and alignment of resources
  • Engage with Community Focus Team

Status/News

September 15, 2023 Rochester Public Schools: RPS Board Consider Updating District Equity Policy

RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting

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July 26, 2023 Rochester Public Schools: 2022-2023 RPS Disipline Data

"According to the district’s data, suspensions increased from 1,224 in 2021-22 to 1,523 in 2022-23, representing a jump of 24.4%."

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July 21, 2020 Rochester Public Schools: Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) 2019 -2020

2019 and 2020 RPS Data: July 14, 2020 School Board Meeting, 2019-2020 First Semester, Achievement and Integration Plan Updates 2020

 

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July 30, 2018 Rochester Public Schools: Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights)

July 18, 2018 Commissioner Lindsey of the MN Department of Human Rights Forum with Rochester Community.

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June 19, 2018 Rochester Public Schools: 2018 RPS Discipline Data Update - Information

At the 6/19/2018 school board meeting, the following discipline data was presented.

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K-12 Education

 

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."

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

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

Status/News

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.

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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

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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 

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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

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November 18, 2015 Rochester Public Schools: Rochester School board adjusts 3-year plan

2015-11-19 PB reports the following:

Three Year Operational Plan

... Rochester Public Schools likely will look at developing a 'care team' model next school year that would connect families with community resources.  The goal of the program would be to break down problems that affect a child's academic performance. "The model is based on recruiting the 'navigator-type' person, who's aware of all the services that might be needed by a family," said Amy Eich, director of community education.

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Education Related Projects
Project Phase Definitions

The following defines the various project phases:

  1. Available - a product, program or service is in production
  2. Develop - program or application is being developed
  3. Plan - idea is solid, stakeholders are identified, and there is strong commitment to go forward from all parties.
  4. Concept Phase - idea scoped out with enough details to give an early sizing and/or to build a proof of concept
    demonstration
  5. Pre-concept Phase - an early idea or a requirement.

 

ConceptPlanDevelopmentAvailable

AVID: advancement via individual determination implementation in RPS

Impacting: Education ; Adult Education ; C2C: 8th Grade Math ; C2C: Post-Secondary ; Children & Youth

Led by : Rochester Public Schools
Description AVID is not just another program… at its heart, AVID is a philosophy Hold students accountable to the highest standards, provide academic and social support, and they will rise to the challenge. AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the achievement gap by preparing all students for college and other postsecondary opportunities. Established more than 35 years ago with one teacher in one classroom, AVID today impacts nearly 1.5 million students in 46 states and 16 other countries/territories. View our AVID Snapshot.

Digital Equity IT

Impacting: Education ; Adult Education ; C2C: Prenatal-K Development ; C2C: Kindergarten Readiness ; C2C: 3rd Grade Reading ; C2C: 8th Grade Math

Led by : Rochester Area Nonprofit Consortium
Description Increase access to and effective use of technological devices and programs among communities experiencing barriers in the Rochester area. To do this, we will generate immediate and longer-term solutions related to the following barriers to access: 1) technological devices/hardware with appropriate software installed (computers and tablets); 2) affordable, reliable internet; and 3) culturally appropriate education to support digital literacy.

Identification and intervention for adverse childhood experiences in our local community - A Study

Impacting: Chronic Illness ; Health & Wellness

Led by : Olmsted County Public Health Services, Rochester Public Schools, Mayo Clinic
Description To develop local ACEs screening and intervention programs for children and evaluate the impact of these new intervention programs on the mental health and developmental trajectory in children.

The Rochester Early Childhood Education Hub

Impacting:

Led by : Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics and Latin American--Rochester
Description The Rochester Early Childhood Education Hub works to bridge at-risk children and families with existing educational service providers.

Diversity Council Education Equity Plan

Impacting: African American ; Asian American and Pacific Islander ; Native American ; Latino ; LGBT

Led by : Diversity Council
Description Educational Equity exists when all individuals are fully prepared for the roles of their choice, regardless of personal or social circumstances. Educational Equity requires systems of support that result in full access to opportunities that lead to personal growth.

WSU Education Village

Impacting: Education ; Adult Education ; Higher-Education

Led by : WSU
Description Our bonding request is a bold, responsive plan to renovate three buildings and environs (Wabasha Hall, Wabasha Rec and the Cathedral School) into an Education Village of the future that will be designed with integrated, flexible, state-of-the-art learning and teaching spaces. Labs, classrooms, offices, meeting and community spaces will take a cohesive, sensible form and provide space for the extraordinary preparation of extraordinary teachers and school professionals.

Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan

Impacting: African American ; Disable ; Education ; Society ; Adult Education ; C2C: 3rd Grade Reading ; C2C: 8th Grade Math ; C2C: Post-Secondary ; C2C: Workforce Participation ; Higher-Education ; Best Practice ; Business Process ; Civic Engagement ; Children & Youth ; Governance/Public Policy

Led by : Cradle to Career
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.

Mayo High School School Within a School (SWS)

Impacting: C2C: 8th Grade Math ; C2C: Post-Secondary

Led by : Mayo High School
Description Help at-risk students succeed in school and life.

World's Best Workforce

Impacting: C2C: Workforce Participation ; Best Practice ; Civic Engagement ; Workforce Development

Led by : Rochester Public Schools
Description School boards in each district across the state must establish an advisory committee that will: • Involve the community during plan development. • Include members that reflect the diversity of the district and its schools. • Make recommendations to the school board on rigorous academic standards and student achievement goals and measures.

Youth Mediation in Rochester Public Schools

Impacting: Education ; Adult Education ; Best Practice ; Civic Engagement ; Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion

Led by : Mediation and Conflict Solutions (MCS)
Description A mediation program offered by Mediation and Conflict Solutions (MCS) for RPS students

Community Dashboard

Impacting: Business Process ; Technology Enablement

Led by : openBEAM.net
Description Many best-practiced communities have implemented community web-based dashboards to provide a "read-out" of the health and wellness metrics of the community. DMCC's website is a push technology and not so much as social, collaborative virtual teaming site. Olmsted County, Mayo, OMG (and others) have just completed a community health study and published a report. We should go further and have a plan to be more agile and responsive in changing statistics by implementing a dashboard.

Exploring - Discovering Your Future

Impacting: C2C: 8th Grade Math ; C2C: Post-Secondary ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Networking

Led by : Gamehaven Boy Scout Counci
Description Exploring provides exciting activities and one-on-one mentorship for youth looking to discover their future. Whether you’re a local organization looking to strengthen the community or a young person wanting to uncover the possibilities of your future, Exploring is a great place to start.

Generation Next (GN)

Impacting: African American ; Asian American and Pacific Islander ; Education ; Native American ; Latino ; LGBT ; Adult Education ; C2C: Prenatal-K Development ; C2C: Kindergarten Readiness ; C2C: 3rd Grade Reading ; C2C: 8th Grade Math ; C2C: Post-Secondary ; C2C: Workforce Participation

Led by : Generation Next
Description Our Vision Every child has the academic, social and emotional skills to thrive in a globally-fluent world. Our Approach A seamless alignment of family, community and schools to ensure every child thrives.

Global Technovation Challenge

Impacting: Women ; C2C: 8th Grade Math ; C2C: Post-Secondary ; C2C: Workforce Participation ; Computer Literacy

Led by : Rochester Area Math and Science Partnership
Description Technovation is a 3-month program where teams of young women work together to imagine, design, and develop mobile apps, then pitch their “startup” businesses to investors.

IncubatorEdu at RPS

Impacting: C2C: Workforce Participation

Led by : Rochester Public Schools
Description Offered to RPS High School Students, incubatoredu is a year-long program that offers an authentic entrepreneurship experience. In the program, students have the opportunity to create and fully develop their own product or service.

Jeremiah Program (Campus for Single Mothers and their Children)

Impacting: Family ; C2C: Prenatal-K Development ; C2C: Kindergarten Readiness ; C2C: 3rd Grade Reading ; C2C: Post-Secondary ; C2C: Workforce Participation ; Housing: Affordable Rate

Led by : Jeremiah Program
Description Jeremiah Program Rochester-Southeast Minnesota launched its campaign for a campus in Rochester to serve 40 single women with children from Southeast Minnesota, with the assistance of a gift from the Sisters of Saint Francis, Rochester, MN.

Journie 8 Step Program

Impacting: African American

Led by : Journie
Description Today's youth face many challenges on their journey through adolescence and transition into adulthood. At Journie, we know that our youth are smart, creative, and curious. We see their limitless potential and aim to provide them with the skills and resources to envision and attain their ideal future. Journie is unique in its provision of high-quality, ongoing mentorship in addition to needs-based education and interactive learned experience. Our staff at Journie are culturally competent and can provide life skills based off lived experience. Journie focuses not only on personal development, but on building a supportive, vibrant and engaged community for our young people where they can be naturally expressive in a safe, non-judgmental space.

Mayo Clinic Health Disparities Research

Impacting: Best Practice

Led by : Mayo Clinic
Description Health Disparities Research supports meaningful research to identify and address health disparities and to help ensure Mayo Clinic patients reflect the diversity of our communities.

Project Search

Impacting: Disable ; Education ; Adult Education ; Workforce Development

Led by : Mayo Clinic
Description Mayo Clinic Project SEARCH is for students with developmental cognitive disabilities who are in their last year of high school eligibility, between ages 18-21 and enrolled in Rochester Public Schools in Minnesota. The goal of Project SEARCH is competitive, integrated employment for each student intern. The Mayo Clinic Project SEARCH site in Rochester, Minnesota is a partnership between the Rochester Public Schools, Mayo Clinic, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Olmsted County Disability Services with supports from the Project SEARCH State Leadership Team.

RCTC Building Out Minnesota State’s Equity 2030.

Impacting:

Led by : Rochester Community & Technical College
Description n June 2019, we set a critical goal: By 2030, Minnesota State will eliminate the educational equity gaps at every Minnesota State college and university. It is a staggeringly ambitious goal and one that will require both intentional systems and culture change and innovation, as well as advocacy and leadership with partners and stakeholders across the state to accomplish.

RISE for Youth

Impacting: African American ; Native American

Led by : Mayo Clinic
Description RISE for Youth is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) designed to help Black and underrepresented students transform themselves from youth with potential to competitive and empowered talent entering the workforce. The program aims to create new pathways for success by providing students with critical educational and leadership skills, training and long-term mentoring for successful careers in health care, science and beyond.

Rochester Family Literacy

Impacting: Family ; Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion

Led by : Hawthorne Education Center
Description Rochester Family Literacy is: Parent Education Adult Education Early Childhood Education Parent & Child Time To enroll in Rochester Family Literacy, you will need to make an appointment for a home visit.At this appointment, you will fill out an application and possibly set up placement testing. After the home visit, we will contact you to let you know if you are eligible for this new program.

Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan

Impacting: African American ; Asian American and Pacific Islander ; Disable ; Education ; Native American ; Latino ; LGBT ; Women ; Adult Education ; Children & Youth

Led by : Rochester Public Schools
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."

Rochester Reading Champions (Literacy Tutoring)

Impacting: C2C: Kindergarten Readiness ; C2C: 3rd Grade Reading ; Children & Youth

Led by : Mayo Clinic, Rochester Public Library
Description Rochester Reading Champions is a forward looking community program that started in summer 2014. It brings trained volunteers with a passion for literacy, together with members of our community who are struggling to read, and lack means to access help.

Sister Save Sister

Impacting: African American

Led by : John Marshall High School
Description The club provides an anchor and sense of belonging to a group of students who often felt adrift and disconnected from school. But the weekly meetings are only one element of the club, which tries to build a network of support and accountability around the students. The club has its own rules. To be in Sister Save Sister, each student must find a mentor among the JM staff. Students are to be accountable not only to themselves but to each other. If a sister goes astray, set her right. If a sister is roaming the hallway when she should be in class, tell her where she ought to be.

StandUp Students

Impacting: C2C: Kindergarten Readiness ; C2C: 3rd Grade Reading ; C2C: 8th Grade Math ; C2C: Post-Secondary

Led by : Diversity Council
Description StandUp Students, a program of the Diversity Council, provides interactive scenario-based training that equips students with tools and tactics to interrupt bias and hate as it occurs, in safe and age-appropriate ways that help build environments where all students feel welcome.

Student Leaders Creating Change (SLCC)

Impacting:

Led by : Diversity Council
Description Training SLCC provides students with 12 weeks of in-depth training. Defining bullying and cyberbullying Reporting bullying incidents Prevention & intervention Understanding biases, stereotypes, and prejudice Unconscious biases Mindsets Microaggressions Race and privilege Gender and sexual expression Interfaith conversations Mediation and conflict resolution Becoming changemakers Role playing: safe ways to intervene Restorative practices: healing the hurts

Success by 6

Impacting:

Led by : TBD
Description TBD

Youth & Whole Family Training System

Impacting: African American ; Asian American and Pacific Islander ; Disable ; Diversity Training ; Education ; Native American ; Latino ; LGBT ; Women ; Adult Education

Led by : Diversity Council
Description This initiative takes a comprehensive approach to anti-bias education by providing programming that addresses the needs of the entire school community: students, staff, and parents.

Youth Frontiers Courage Retreat

Impacting:

Led by : RPS: Kellogg
Description Courage Retreat for deepening interpersonal skills and relationships, making good decisions, and empowerment to stand up against the crowd. A day to inspire students to follow their hearts instead of the crowd, use courage and make responsible decisions despite their fears.

 
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Free FAFSA Support for Community Based Organizations (April 02, 2024)

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.

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EBE Presentation to City Council Study Session (April 01, 2024)

1. Part of Feb 26, 2024 City Council Study Session on DEI: Presentation Slides include actions and measures to City Council Study Session and Link to City Council video 

2. Career Opportunities for Women of Color

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DEED Funding Opportunities and Workforce Training Available for Minnesota Employers (March 13, 2024)

Funding Opportunities: DEI for Small Employers, Targeted Populations Capacity Building

Employer subsidies: 1. The state of Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) program offers grants to help train or retrain your workforce.; .2. New Minnesota Fund Reimburses Employers for Costs of Reasonable Accommodations

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University of Minnesota Rochester at DMC Board November (March 12, 2024)

DMCC Board November 17, 2023 Meeting UMR Update

Presentation Slides

Video Recording

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John Marshall HS Black Student Union (March 01, 2024)

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.

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CMRC and Arch to Philanthropy Collaboration Conversation (February 26, 2024)

 

Feb 23 2024 CMRC Conversation with Arch Opportunity on Post Secondary Education for BIPOC youth:

Funding and Collaboration opportunities

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Luther College Rochester Semester Cohort (February 06, 2024)

 Luther College Rochester Immersion internship placements and coursework information:

2023, 2022, 2021 programming information 

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MN Higher Ed and Human Services Announcements (January 26, 2024)

Office Of Higher Education: Grant funds to support formerly incarcerated students in postsecondary education. 

Department of Human Services: Community Engagement Hub

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ACT-S0 Olympics of the Mind (January 18, 2024)

Empowering Minds, Inspiring Change: Rochester Branch of the NAACP Unveils ACT-SO, Olympics of the Mind, with a Boost from $75k Mayo Clinic Commitment Against Racism 2023 Grant!

Press Release 

Admin Message

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SE Minnesota Small Business Development Center News 2023 (December 21, 2023)

Dec 2023 SE SBDC Partners with ACHLA

April 2022 SE MN SBDC moved from RCTC to be under RAEDI.

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2023 C2C Announcements and News (December 19, 2023)

Dec 2023 Leadership Table Membership

Oct. 2023 C2C Second Annual Education Summit

Jan. 2023 Data Analyst Job Opening. 

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CMRC Letter of Support Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) (December 13, 2023)

CMRC Letter of Support; Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Request for Proposals

41 Grantees Announced to Support Small Business Success across Minnesota  

 

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Increase Access to Prenatal Care Co-Design Project (December 03, 2023)

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

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Journie 8 Step Program (December 01, 2023)

Journie Presentation to CMRC July 2023

Video Recording

8 Step Program

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State of Minnesota Governor Announrcements (November 04, 2023)

1. Elimination of Four-Year College Degree Requirements for Most State Jobs;

2. Grants for Infrastructure Projects That Will Fund Nearly 1,000 Jobs in Greater Minnesota; 

3. Increased Payments for Child Care.

 

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