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Rochester Public Library Facilities and Operations Master Plan –Request for Proposals Date: 2024/04/18
The Rochester Public Library in Rochester, Minnesota, is seeking proposals from consultants and groups with experience working with libraries to engage in a robust, community co-design and collaborative process for a Facilities and Operations Master Plan.

Free FAFSA Support for Community Based Organizations Date: 2024/04/02
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.

Community Asset Building and Early Literacy Grants Date: 2024/03/26
Grant Opportunities:

Due April 17, 2024 Community Asset Building and Health and Wellness Priorities Grants

Due March 5, 2024 Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation seeking applications for Early Literacy Grants

ACT-S0 Olympics of the Mind Date: 2024/01/18
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

2023 C2C Announcements and News Date: 2023/12/19
Dec 2023 Leadership Table Membership

Oct. 2023 C2C Second Annual Education Summit

Jan. 2023 Data Analyst Job Opening.

Increase Access to Prenatal Care Co-Design Project Date: 2023/12/03
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

Journie 8 Step Program Date: 2023/12/01
Journie Presentation to CMRC July 2023

Video Recording

8 Step Program

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Date: 2023/10/30

1; Oct 2023 Inclusive and Equitable Communities Grant

2. 2019 impact report

Technology Referendum for the Rochester schools Date: 2023/09/29
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

RPS Board Consider Updating District Equity Policy Date: 2023/09/15
RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting

2022-2023 RPS Disipline Data Date: 2023/07/26
"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%."

RISE for Youth 2022 Activities Date: 2023/07/25

2023 News: Selection Committee

2022 News A: Career Fairs; B: 2022 Cohort: (1) Call to be a RISE for youth mentor; (2) Need Students to Apply - RISE for Youth Program -March 1st Application Deadline

Mayo Clinic Social Innovation Grant Date: 2023/07/11
Mayo Clinic is now accepting applications for a new Social Innovation Grant poised to address health care disparities in Olmsted County. Visit the Mayo Clinic Community Engagement page for application materials and additional information. Applications are due July 31, 2023.

Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan 2022 Date: 2023/04/25
1. 2022 Strategic Plan and extracted sections. 2. RPS Strategic Plan Building Blocks

Journie Scholarship Date: 2023/04/20
1. Journie will award a $1,000 scholarship for both Mr. & Miss Juneteenth. Scholarship winners will be crowned on Saturday, June 17 at NAACPs Juneteenth celebration.2. 2023 Juneteenth Honorees

United Way of Olmsted County Date: 2023/03/02
Thriving Community Grants Report

Centering Black Voices through Participatory Grantmaking Date: 2023/01/22

Investing in Community-Led Solutions Centering Black Voices through Participatory Grantmaking

American Indian Education at RPS Date: 2022/10/06
October 10, 2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day

United Way of Olmsted County Date: 2022/08/31
Request for grants proposal: Health access, Early success

Plans to Strengthen Belonging and Behavior During the 2022-2023 School Year Date: 2022/08/09
June 20, 2022 Memo to RPS Board re Belonging & Behavior Summit and August 2022 High Priority Items

Outcome and Discipline Data 2021-2022 Date: 2022/07/20
RPS 2021-2022 Monitoring Reports

United Way Funding Opportunities Date: 2022/04/28
(a) 2022 RFP (b) 2020 RFP United Way of Olmsted County is seeking proposals: (1) programs that provide high quality childcare or early childhood education and (2) proposal to "build back better".

2022 Newsletters Date: 2022/04/27
April 2022 Newsletter

Rochester Public Schools Board Self-Evaluation Date: 2022/03/29
2022 RPS School Board Self Evaluation Framework; Video Recording

RPS School Board Meeting - 3/22/22 Date: 2022/03/28
Strategic Action Plan - Focus Group and Survey Results

Rochester Area Family Y - A new beginning Date: 2022/03/12
February/March 2022 Newsletter: Extending the Y missions across the Rochester community: A message from the Rochester Y Board Chair

Supporting Student Success Means Supporting Diversity Education Date: 2022/01/06

In late December 2021, Diversity Council and other local organizations drafted and released a statement of support for Rochester Public Schools’ work on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Digital Equity IT Infrastructure: Beam Assessment Date: 2021/08/22
Beam Assessment

Cradle to Career ED Request Community Support for state funding Date: 2021/06/23
State funding for C2C to include in state legislation.

C2C 2021 and 2020 Annual Reports Date: 2021/04/22
C2C Annual Reports: 2021, 2020

Mental Health Well-being During COVID Date: 2020/11/19
MN Children's Cabinet Info and Info shared by April Sutor, Family Service Rochester: MDH Shared Resources: Check out MDH websites for resources on mental well-being during COVID. Sites may be updated frequently.

Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) 2019 -2020 Date: 2020/07/21

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

A message from the Y to honor George Floyd's Memory Date: 2020/06/04
OpenBeam is sharing the message from the Y's management team. A time to reflect.

Family Service Rochester implements COVID-19 Grocery Shopping Service Date: 2020/03/27
Family Service Rochester implements COVID-19 Grocery Shopping Service

Olmsted County residents who are homebound and unable to shop for groceries can contact Family Service Rochester for help. FSR will match requests with a volunteer to assist with shopping.
Requests can be submitted online at familyservicerochester.org or by calling 507-218-3267 between 9 am – 3 pm. All volunteers have background checks and COVID-19 screening for health and

safety.

Lifestyle Wellness Awareness Month Date: 2020/03/03
Rochester Mayor Proclamation

Federal Reserve Bank quality education initiative Date: 2020/02/18

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis invitation to support constitutional amendment to guarantee a quality education for all of our state's children.

United Way of Olmsted County Date: 2020/02/01

2019 Listening Team Summary.

Education, Health and Recreation Space (DMC UMR/Rec sub-district) Date: 2019/10/16
UMR/Y Joint Request for Proposal.

Analysis of RPS referal data Date: 2019/09/23
s Phil Wheeler analysis of RPS referral data.

Diversity Council Recipient of 2019 IBM Community Grant Date: 2019/07/24
Diversity Council recipient of 2019 IBM Community Grant

Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) Date: 2019/07/17

2018-2019 Report presented to RPS school board and comparison with 2018 reporting.

Diversity Council Recipient of 2019 Anti-Racism Initiative Category Date: 2019/07/08
Diversity Council selected as recipient of the 2019 Nonprofit Mission Award in the category of Anti-Racism Initiative

Education, Health and Recreation Space (DMC UMR/Rec sub-district) 2019 DMCC Date: 2019/02/17

The DMC EDA, City of Rochester and UMR will begin discussions about future sub-district development.

Cradle to Career publishes community report Date: 2018/10/16

Cradle to Career published Community Report and recruiting Collaborative Action Network (CAN) conveners for Kindergarten Readiness and On-Time Graduation.

CNG Steering Committee working on 2018 Compass Points Date: 2018/05/08

CNG Steering Committee is working on the next version of Rochester/Olmsted County Compass report.

Rochester-Southeast Minnesota Campus for Single Mothers and their Children Date: 2017/09/10
Remick Family donates land for future Jeremiah Program campus in Rochester

August 2017 Update of June 27 RPS Board Study of 2016-2017 discipline data Date: 2017/08/24
August updating the 2017-06-27 RPS Board Study of discipline data with school breakdown.

Diversity Council extending Compass Points Data to direct Rapid Consensus conversations Date: 2017/04/28
On April 26, 2017 Diversity Council utilizing data from Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points data combining with other community data analyses successfully developed and convened a Rapid Consensus conversation program as part of the 2017 Mayo Community Luncheon celebrating and inspiring an inclusive community.

CNG Releases Compass Points 2016, City of Rochester and Olmsted County Date: 2016/10/30
2016-10-27 CNG releases Compass Points in today's meeting.

Consultant interim identification on barriers Date: 2016/03/09
Great Lakes Equity Center has identified 6 barriers for equity progress.

An openBEAM 5+1 proposal to address school disciplinary dispairty Date: 2016/01/05
The Rochester Public School District is taking the first steps to address a disproportionate disciplinary rate for black and Hispanic students. A community engagement session to get input and solicit involvement from community members will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Riverside Elementary School. I believe that conversation is necessary but not sufficient. We need to follow up with actions. Here is a 5+1 action plan.