P-3 Community Team. ⢠B-3rd Grade Institute. ⢠2 year commitment. ⢠Finalizing Asset Mapping. ⢠Website. ⢠Key
Community Collaboration Kimberly Nelson Executive Director of Early Childhood
78.7% Low Income
RPS Enrollment
27,498 Rockford Population 150,843
Rockford Early Childhood Programs
78 Classrooms 3 Early Childhood Centers Approximately - 6 Special EducationSchools Self-Contained 7 Elementary 2,600 Students - 8 Bilingual Spanish 2 Daycare Collaboration Sites - 64 Monolingual - 15 ESL Teachers
Head Start
Social & Economic Development COMMUNITY OUTCOMES Measure Benefits Faith Community
Non-Profits & Services
Local, State & Federal Govt.
Business & Trades
Educational Entities
Student Performance Improvements
Events
Time & Talent
Location
Moral Authority
Political Will
Networks
VERTICAL ALIGNMENT Engage Resources via Organizations to Support the School District’s Own Strategies HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT Identify Resources
Context for reform • • • • • • • •
Lawsuit, suburban flight, poverty growth Superintendent revolving door Chronic truancy “Dropout Factories” Low educational achievement Low college attainment Political silos “Change fatigue”
2012 Current State-RPS Graduates
Healthy Starts Alignment Team • RPS Administration, Harlem School District Administration, United Way, CCRR trainers, Head Start, Child Care Directors, Social Service, Business Leaders, NIU staff, and Community Members • Regional Approach to coordinate and align community resources to support early care and learning • Community is the “feeder school”
Current Projects • P-3 Community Team • B-3rd Grade Institute • 2 year commitment • Finalizing Asset Mapping • Website • Key Benchmark Experiences • Data Sharing System • Professional Development • Success by Six • Tiny Hands Big Hearts-Pilot
Kimberly Nelson Executive Director of Early Childhood Rockford Public School District 205
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