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BRIGHT SPOT Shining the light on great work underway around the Northfield Promise benchmarks!

Northfield Soccer Association & the Positive Coaching Alliance Northfield Promise recognizes that children’s success means more than just academic achievement. Instead, young people need to be supported socially and emotionally – and the adults who interact with youth have an important role to play in ensuring this. For those reasons, Northfield Promise is excited to highlight the Northfield Soccer Association for their work to bring the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to Northfield. Read more

By the Numbers 43% of economically challenged Northfield students entering kindergarten last fall were at risk for academic difficulties in math, compared to 7% of their non-economically challenged peers. In reading, 36% of economically disadvantaged incoming kindergarteners were at risk for academic difficulties, compared to 5% of their peers. 2015 Kindergarten Readiness assessment (FAST) - Northfield Public Schools

Northfield receives major grant to support career pathways for Opportunity Youth A number of Northfield Promise partners came together this fall and winter to work on a collaborative grant proposal to help young people facing significant risk factors in Northfield, Faribault, and Red Wing. The coalition learned recently that Youthprise (a Twin Cities foundation) awarded the project a 3-year grant totaling $579,000. Named Tri-City Bridges to the Future, the project will offer career pathways approaches for 85 youth ages 14-24 who are in foster care, involved in the juvenile justice system, homeless, or disconnected from school and work. Read More

What's New

Dr. Chris Richardson's retirement celebration - You are invited! Check out the national profile on Greenvale Park Community School "Welcome Back to the Library" packs available - what are they?

My Northfield Promise

"I think that sometimes it’s easy to lose people who aren’t automatically visible. But if we’re serious about wanting to ensure all of Northfield’s youth are successful, we must be sure that we are truly representing all youth." Hear more from Sandi Gerdes – Executive Director, Laura Baker Services Association; Member, Northfield Promise Council of Champions...

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Northfield Promise exists to ensure all children in Northfield reach their full potential.

Northfield Promise is a member of the national  Strive Together network , a group of communities working to improve education success for every child through a data-driven, collective impact approach.

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