About this Event
Join us for an inspiring day of community collaboration at the Cradle 2 Career Education Summit!
🗓️ October 9th, 2024
📍 Saint Mary's University, Rochester Campus
🎟️ Free admission & lunch
This year's theme:
"Power in Partnership: Our Collective Impact"
We're bringing together people from all walks of life who care about educational outcomes in Rochester - teachers, parents, business leaders, community members, youth-serving organizations, and students. Together, we'll explore exciting ways to support our young people from early childhood through their careers.
What's in it for you?
- Hear inspiring stories of local success
- Share your ideas for improving educational outcomes
- Connect with others who are passionate about our community's future
- Enjoy a day of learning, networking, and free lunch!
Whether you're an education pro or simply care about Rochester's youth, there's a place for you at our summit. Come be part of the change!
Because when it comes to empowering our students, we're stronger together. 💪🏽📚
Register now and help shape the future of education in Rochester!
Learn more about Cradle 2 Career on our website: www.C2Cmn.com
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Agenda:
Venue Opens - 8:30 - 9:00
Warm Welcom and Keynote - 9:00 - 9:55
Session 1 - 10:00 - 10:45 -
✨ Students Decoded: The Mental Health Database; Anousha Mozammel, Juliann Yao, Rochester Community Initiative & High School Seniors
✨ Rochester Reading Champions - Connecting and Collaborating to Build Capacity; Tammy Fritz, Rochester Public Library
✨ Community Co-Design; Wafa Elkhalifa, Destination Medical Center
✨ Empowering Futures: Bridging Financial Aid and Housing Support for Rochester Students; José Ortega Sorto, Cradle 2 Career
✨ Education Portal to Support Collective Impact; Al Lun, Beam Inc.
✨ Building Bridges: Launching an Early Childhood Resource Hub through Strategic Partnerships; Zerina Said, IMAA Whole Family Systems; Angalee Schmidt & Noah Shore, Cradle 2 Career
Session 2 - 10:55 - 11:40
✨ Mindfulness and Play: Reigniting Fun, Curiosity, and Joy in Schools; Laura Lenz, Rochester Public Schools
✨ Unlocking Student Potential through StrengthsSpotting™; Bethany von Steinbergs, Flourish Consulting LLC
✨ Increasing the Success Rate of Reunification: An Innovative Collaboration; Angie Ellsworth, Timeout Behavior Coaching; Chad Kirschbaum, Olmsted County Child and Family Services
✨ Rochester Fire Department: Creative and Progressive Recruitment within School Settings; Caleb Feine, Rochester Fire Department
✨ Know your number: StriveTogether's New Metric for Measuring Initiative Success; Julie Ruzek, Noah Shore, and José Ortega Sorto, Cradle 2 Career
✨ Community Co-Design: Social-Emotional Learning; Winnie Godi, Cradle 2 Career; Erica Schumacher, Rochester Public Schools; Christina Valdez, Listos Preschool
Session 3 - 11:50 - 12:35
✨Connect and Collaborate: Youth Mental Health; Amy Ward, Rochester Public Schools; Mary Eichten, Olmsted County
✨Knowledge Matters; Rebecca Mecikalski, Danielle Knoll, Alision Krinke, Rochester Public Schools
✨The Pitch! - A Community-Student Collaboration for Economic Development in Downtown Rochester; Julie Brock, Workforce Development Inc.; Sue Bender, Rochester Public Schools
✨Cradle 2 Career Student Data Summit; Beth Martinez, Cradle 2 Career; John Marshall High School Students
✨How Leveraging Communications Drives Collective Impact; Angalee Schmidt, Cradle 2 Career; Gretchen Wieland, Buoy Communication Consulting
✨ECFS-Linking together to Strengthen Families; Bobbi Jean Tweed & Jenna Skrukrud, ECFE, RPS Preschool, Rochester Family Literacy (RFL), Early Childhood Screening
Lunch - 12:45 - 1:15
Panel Discussion - 1:30 - 2:15
The Future of Education: Trends, Practices, and Issues from Cradle to Career
Dr. Kent Pekel, RPS Superintendent
Dr. Jeffery Boyd, RCTC President
Paul Hanstedt, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UMR
Representative from Rochester Catholic Schools
Session 4 - 2:25 - 3:10
✨Youth Leading a City’s Mental Wellness Strategy Development; Margaret Ganyo & Marla Destache, Children First
✨Minnesota Aprende: An Innovative Approach to Support Multilingual Learners; Claudia Tabini & Merissa Russie, Southeast Service Cooperative
✨Community Investment to Ignite Student Learning in Rochester Public Schools; Dr. Kent Pekel, Rochester Public Schools
✨Examining Complex Family Structures with the Power of Triangles and other Impactful Assessments; Mike Stensland, PhD, Krstine Stensland, Genograms
✨STOP Grant; Noah Shore, Cradle 2 Career
✨Parent Advocate Cohort Graduation; Beth Martinez, Cradle 2 Career; Community Parents
Session 5 - 3:20 - 4:05
✨Enhancing Teacher and Student Wellbeing through Nature-based Therapeutic Strategies; Sara Holger, Project Get Outdoors
The Science of Reading and Multilingual Learners: Outcomes of Collaboration with ACHLA; Evalina Day, The Reading Center (Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota)
✨Empowering Southeast Minnesota: Tools Proven to Bridge the Gap Between Education and Industry; Mike Schnell, Southeast Service Cooperative
✨Know your number: StriveTogether's New Metric for Measuring Initiative Success; Julie Ruzek, Noah Shore, and José Ortega Sorto, Cradle 2 Career
✨Brain-Based School Environments; Christine Bright, Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport
✨Community Co-Design: Adaquate Access to Prenatal Care in Olmsted County; Winnie Godi & Beth Martinez, Cradle 2 Career; Sarah Stevens, Olmsted County Public Health
Ice Cream Social - 4:10 - 5:00 PM
Cool Down and Connect: Post-Summit Ice Cream Social
Continue the conversation and build lasting connections over a delicious treat! Join us for a refreshing ice cream social immediately following the summit. This casual gathering provides the perfect opportunity to: Discuss key takeaways from the day's sessions; Network with fellow attendees and speakers; Exchange ideas and insights in a relaxed atmosphere; Enjoy a creamy, delicious dessert! Don't miss this chance to sweeten your summit experience while forging valuable professional relationships. Your brain may be full, but there's always room for ice cream!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota - Rochester, 2900 19th Street Northwest, Rochester, United States
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