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The Collective Power of Working Together |
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“No single organization, no matter how powerful or innovative, can tackle future challenges in isolation.”
Collective impact is used to describe a cross-sector network that comes together around a set of common goals and shared data to solve complex community challenges to achieve social change. North State Together views education as a continuum that begins at birth and extends through K-12, college, career and beyond. Our regional network has brought together cross-sector partners who have signed on to strengthen this educational continuum for ALL in the North State.
Backbone support is a critical component of the collective impact infrastructure that enables collaborative, multi-sector efforts to advance systems change. It is also one of the most unique elements of collective impact, distinguishing the approach from several other forms of collaboration (FSG). North State Together offers the six essential functions for backbone support to our region:
1. Guiding regional vision and strategy
2. Supporting aligned activities
3. Establishing shared measurement practices
4. Cultivating community engagement and ownership
5. Advancing policy
6. Mobilizing resources
As a backbone, North State Together maintains a delicate balance between the strong leadership needed to keep our counties united toward our common vision, and the invisible “behind the scenes” role that lets each county network own their own success.
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North State Together's regional collaborative expands over 20,000 square miles in five counties or roughly the size of the states of New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island...combined!
While our five North State counties make up 12.56% of the geography of the State of California, we account for only 0.79% of the people.
But just how rural are we? The State of California is diverse in many ways including it's urban versus rural areas. The State of California as a whole is only 5% rural while our five North State counties are 44% rural. By joining together to work toward our common vision of a thriving North State, we can leverage our resources and make our voices heard.
#dontforgetnorthofsacramento #northstatetogether #datadriven #collectiveimpact #regionalvoice
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Reach Higher Shasta: A Student's Story |
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In February, the Shasta County Office of Education held its 4th annual Every Student Succeeding recognition ceremony. This ceremony honored 16 students from kindergarten to high school who are succeeding in spite of tremendous odds. This year, the celebration took place virtually. Principals and teachers shared stories of students showing grit, determination, confidence, courage, perseverance, motivation, and achievement all the while showing kindness, respect, acceptance, and appreciation toward staff and fellow students.
One of the 2021 Student Succeeding Honorees is Johana Luna-Cuahutenango. Johana is a 4th grader who lives with her mom and two sisters. Johana always gives her best effort in class and works hard in the Dual Immersion program at Sycamore Elementary School. Sycamore’s Dual Immersion program teaches lessons in both English and Spanish, gradually increasing instructional time in English each year so that students are bilingual by the time they leave the 5th grade. Reading is something that doesn’t come naturally for Johana, but she stays positive, always giving 100%. She has shown amazing growth in the past year in both reading and writing due to her constant effort. She is humble and kind with an amazing work ethic.
Reach Higher Shasta is proud to have Johana as a student at one of its member schools. Johana and Sycamore Elementary School exemplify the extra effort that has been required of students and schools in a challenging and unfamiliar academic year.
Shannon Shelburne, the 2nd/3rd/4th grade Dual Immersion Teacher at Sycamore Elementary School, says, "Johana is a shining example of what hard work and dedication can achieve! She gives her best effort on every task that she completes and is a caring and thoughtful friend to everyone. It has been an honor to teach Johana and watch her grow into such an amazing young person!"
Way to go Johana! The North State is proud of you!
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Rural Research Publications |
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Equitable Recovery and Resilience in Rural America - The ...
There are no easy solutions to the challenges facing rural America, but the pandemic and calls for racial justice have created an environment where systemic change might be possible.
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www.aspeninstitute.org
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Strengthening Rural Community Colleges
Strengthening Rural Community Colleges: Innovations and Opportunities details the needs and challenges of rural community colleges throughout the United States.
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rural.acct.org
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National Student Clearinghouse |
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North State Together partners with National Student Clearinghouse to provide a variety of free customizable data supports for our 45+ high school districts in our region from uploading high school data into our consortium account, providing technical assistant to high school staff, presenting and showcasing data, and contracting with the National Student Clearinghouse’s research department to create customized aggregate county level National data reports. Our aim is to have 100% participation for all high schools in order to track our students’ postsecondary educational outcomes no matter what college they attend nationwide, including enrollment, transfer, stop outs, and persistence rates in order to accurately and quickly assess our college preparation efforts and address equity gaps.
- How many of our high school graduates enroll in college?
- Do they persist and graduate from college?
- How long does it take for them to get their degrees?
- Do they go in or out of state for college?
- Do they attend a two- or four-year school?
- Which colleges do they most commonly attend?
- And, most perhaps most importantly, are we preparing our students for college?
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If you would like assistance or more information on how your high school can easily participate and gain valuable data, please contact your North State Together team at nst@shastacollege.edu. |
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North State Together would like to thank KIXE PBS for being a proud supporter of our cradle to career advancement efforts. Check out our latest KIXE PBS sponsored ad above or on your local KIXE PBS channel this week. |
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Film Viewing: The Only Good Indian
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Film Viewing: The Only Good Indian
Thursday, April 22, 2021
4:00-6:00 pm
No registration required! Just set the date/time on your calendar then copy the Zoom link above into your calendar appointment.
The film "The Only Good Indian" will allow participants an opportunity to visually experience the setting and trauma enduring by young Native children when they were taken from their homes and enrolled in Boarding Schools Watch the movie trailer below.
Educators and community members alike in the North State are encouraged to attend this virtual session.
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Have questions about working in collective impact?
If you have questions about working in a collective impact approach, The Collective Impact Forum is here to help. Join them for their Spring 2021 Virtual Office Hour Series. Where they will be answering your questions on a range of topics, including structuring the governance of an initiative, embedding equity within collective impact work, and aiming to avoid the “traps” that can keep a collaborative stuck and not making progress towards its goals. Feel free to sign up for one or all sessions, and they will answer any questions you might have.
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North State Together is proud to sponsor the Spring Economic Summit highlighting Wildfire resiliency efforts including educational/agency programs, policy, land use and more!
"Resilient North State"
Thursday, April 15, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Virtual Event)
Summit sponsored in part by:
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Using Middle-Skill Career Supply and Demand Data for Decision making: California’s Northern Inland Region
Date: April 21, 2021
Time: 3:00-4:30 PM
Description: Join REL West at WestEd for a webinar on using data to improve the alignment between the supply and demand of middle-skill occupations in California’s Northern Inland region.
During this 90-minute webinar, the participants will:
• learn about the relationship between middle-skill occupational supply and demand in rural California;
• Examine the regional job opening and credential completion data on middle-skill occupations in the Northern Inland region;
• Share insights into shifts in middle-skill occupational demand due to COVID-19; and
• Identify strategies for improving the alignment between middle-skill credentials completed and job openings.
Who Should Attend: Leaders and practitioners who serve California’s Northern Inland region and are interested in strengthening the alignment between middle-skill supply and demand, including those in education (K-12 and higher education), industry, local government, non-profit, and philanthropy sectors.
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Regional Hub: Community Leadership Center |
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North State Together is excited for the development of the new Block 7 Community Leadership Center which will house North State Together where we will provide a space for regional research and collaboration. The building is expected to be completed in December of 2022 and is located in Block 7 of downtown Redding. |
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This image above shows what will eventually be a multi-story parking structure in front of which the new Community Leadership Center will be constructed.
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The Opportunity Atlas
The Opportunity Atlas is an initial release of social mobility data, the result of a collaboration between researchers at the Census Bureau, Harvard University, and Brown University. While the estimates in the Opportunity Atlas are not...
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www.opportunityatlas.org
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North State Together supports data-driven policies particularly for our rural, far northern California communities.
#dontforgetnorthofsacramento #northstatetogether #datadriven #collectiveimpact
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California Dream Index
Measuring 10 trackable indicators for economic mobility, security and inclusion, data can be analyzed by race/ethnicity, region, and county across the state.
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www.cadreamindex.org
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California - County by County - US Prosperity
The state-by-state and county-by-county maps demonstrate how each area performs across the different domains and pillars of the U.S. Prosperity Index. You can find out more information by clicking on an individual state or county. The pull-out...
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usprosperity.net
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Restoring and Healing Tehama County:
2020 Will Not Dictate Our Vision of the Future
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North State Together's county network, Expect More Tehama, cordially invites you to join us for a meaningful monthly workshop series. Each workshop will be accompanied by a helpful guide that showcases insightful resources, contacts, stories, and events related to the topic. Let’s continue to work together and refuse to allow the chaos of 2020 to dictate our vision of the future. Save the dates! |
Do spreadsheets, graphs, and data make you feel like this guy? Don't be afraid! North State Together's data team offers data coaching and consulting services to help our county network collective impact teams drive systematic change across their county and the North State region. The weekly drop-in sessions with North State Together's data team is meant to be an informal place to come and ask your data questions without fear! Come ask impromptu or random questions or let us know ahead of time, and we can prepare coaching topics based on our most frequent requests from partners or customize the drop-in call to meet your county collective networks needs and goals. These free drop-ins are open to anyone on steering or subcommittees for Reach Higher Shasta, Expect More Tehama, Advancing Modoc Youth, Trinity Together Cradle to Career Partnership, or Cradle to Careers for Siskiyou
Have a question on your county network's Roadmap or data tracking spreadsheets? Have miscellaneous data questions for a grant report for your county? Applying for a grant and need help with metric choices? This is your time to ask North State Together's backbone team your data questions! Login to this informal question and answer session. To obtain the Zoom link contact your county coordinator or email nst@shastacollege.edu
Upcoming Drop-Ins:
• Thursday, April 8, 2021 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
• Monday, April 19, 2021 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 28, 2021 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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