Projects
Here is a list of current and planned projects that our community has identified as opportunities. Feel free to explore the projects listed. If you have a current project that is helping improve the cradle to career outcomes for our community and would like it included, contact us here.
ACTIVE
Advisory groups and project teams are working to improve the community level indicators for Monterey County. These are only a few of the key projects.
Goal 1 Early care and learning
- Child Care Accessibility – the project team, working to expand referral system
- Early Care and Education Workforce
- QRIS – Quality Rating & Improvement System for Early Childcare providers
Goal 2 Kinder ready
- Development and launch of “Strategic Framework for Early Childhood Development in Monterey ”
- Family Friendly Business Project
- Incorporating language in early childhood in city General Plans and Elements
Goal 3 Language & Literacy
- Language & Literacy Pilot
- Bright Spot analyzer – data visualization tool
Goal 4 Critical thinking
- College futures conversation – data sharing opportunity
Goal 5 Youth connectedness
- Inventory & Map Youth Programs (Landscape analysis)
- Measures of Youth Connectedness
Goal 6 College Training Ready
- A-G accessibility and Completion project
- North Monterey County and Salinas Union High school District Actively engaged
- South County Cohort beginning in April, Tim Vanoli hosting. There is still time to indicate your district is interested in participating
- National Student Clearinghouse
- Opportunity for All High School districts to engage in the supported enrollment process. There is still time to identify the contact for your district
Goal 7 Career Pathways
- Career Coach pilot in North Salinas and Gonzales district completed and student input results shared back with districts
- Healthcare sector report
- Analyzing college training programs, career training, and employment opportunities
- Regional Talent Supply data visualization
- Monterey Bay Internships – connect students and employers locally
For more information contact – Larae Lindsey Community Engagement Coordinator for Bright Futures llindsey@csumb.edu