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Transition 2 Kindergarten Network

Ensuring all Rochester children are ready for success in kindergarten

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Project Impact(s): Education

This project is in Available Phase

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Cradle to Career

Contact: TBD ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: Civic League Day Nursery ; Aldrich Memorial Nursery School ; County of Olmsted, MN ; Families First (Fomerly: Child Care Resource and Referral) ; IMAA ; Listos Preschool and Childcare ; Rochester Public Library ; Rochester Public Schools ; Spark (Formerly Minnesota Children's Museum - Rochester)

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Impacts 

Major Impact:  Networking

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Education

Level 2: C2C: Kindergarten Readiness

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:


Type of Project

Planning  

 

 

Detailed Description

Transition 2 Kindergarten Network

Result: Every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed.

Strategies

The Transition 2 Kindergarten Network believes kindergarten readiness is a shared responsibility. We are focused on two strategies: utilizing the Minnesota Department of Education’s Successful Learner Equation and supporting social-emotional learning for young children before kindergarten entry.

In practice, this currently looks like:

  • Creating a centralized Early Childhood Resource Hub 

  • Communicating with and building a shared understanding of “Successful Learner” for the community 

  • Engaging caregivers and educators in refining social-emotional learning supports within early childhood programs through the community co-design process

  • Developing and implementing a shared community data dashboard to visualize early childhood indicator data 

  • Distributing, repurposing, and increasing access to Transition to Kinder Cards 

  • Addressing child care barriers and recommendations outlined in the Childcare Insights report 

 


Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:

Education
August 12, 2024: Community Healthcare Simulation Center Co-Design Report
Jun 2021 Co-design Report

2024-08-12 PB Reporting GRAUC leads project to build prototype sim center The Southeast Minnesota Community Healthcare Simulation Center is set to open in downtown

Rochester by mid-October

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August 02, 2024: Rochester Vision 2050
The visioning effort calls for soliciting broad community input to help propose desired strategic initiatives based on desired outcomes through 2050.

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July 27, 2024: C2C Summer 2024 Sparklers

Newsletter Highlights:

Systems Change Designation; Data Updates; Network Updates; Contributors

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June 15, 2024: Homes for our Neighbors Community Gathering
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.

 

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May 29, 2024: Mr and Ms JuneTeenth 2024
2024 Recognition

$1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support

Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth

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May 06, 2024: 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.

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April 01, 2024: EBE Presentation to City Council Study Session
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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March 13, 2024: DEED Funding Opportunities and Workforce Training Available for Minnesota Employers
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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March 12, 2024: University of Minnesota Rochester at DMC Board November
DMCC Board November 17, 2023 Meeting UMR Update

Presentation Slides

Video Recording

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February 06, 2024: Luther College Rochester Semester Cohort
Luther College Rochester Immersion internship placements and coursework information:

2023, 2022, 2021 programming information 

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January 18, 2024: ACT-S0 Olympics of the Mind
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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December 19, 2023: 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 13, 2023: CMRC Letter of Support Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
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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December 03, 2023: 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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