Timeline and Results
2018 – Key Milestones Achieved
Expanded the Partnership
- Partnered with the United Way of Monterey County to serve as a funding agent on grants awarded to the partnership
- Hired Communications and Research Associate
- Began integration of backbone staff from various organizations; standardizing operations
- Developed Guidelines for High Impact Projects
- Engaged two contract Facilitators/Project Managers
- Hired (replaced) a Community Engagement Coordinator
- Hired a Project Manager
Bright Spots & Insights
- First annual Bright Spot event
- Designed and launched online Bright Spot Finder (Tableau visualization)
- Launched Bright Spot section of website
All 7 Goals
- Disaggregated, equity data sets produced for all Advisory Groups
- Published attendance and suspension data set
- Communicated Year-Two Community Report Card to the community
- Presented South County data at community event
- Produced analysis of local charter schools
Goal 1: Early Care
- Completed child care accessibility project phase I
- Launched the child care finder website www.montereycountychildcare.org
Goal 2: Kinder Readiness
- Launched strategic plan for early childhood, developed by the Early Childhood Advisory Group
Goal 3: Language & Literacy
- Presented English learner data to College of Education professors
- Analysis of students reclassified as Fluent English Proficient by 5th and 6th grade
- Analysis of 3rd grade English for native and fluent English speakers
- Launched research into English class Bright Spots
Goal 4: Critical Thinking
- Produced math initial data set
- “Adopted” an existing math group to become Advisory
Goal 5: Youth Connectedness
Goal 6: College Readiness
- Merged college and career readiness work in A-G courses with Hartnell College’s Bridging the Gap project with their 5 feeder districts
- Launched the A-G Beliefs and Communications Project
Goal 7: Career Readiness
- Pilot of MBCareerConnect.org
- Designed and launched Regional Talent supply data visualization
2017 – Key Milestones Achieved
Expanded the Partnership
– Goals 1 & 2: Early Care & Kinder Readiness
– Goal 3: Language & Literacy
– Goal 5: Youth Connectedness (Pre-Advisory group)
– Goal 6: College/Job Training Readiness
Bright Spots & Insights
All 7 Goals
Goal 1: Early Care
Goal 2: Kinder Readiness
Goal 3: Language & Literacy
Goal 5: Youth Conectedness
Goal 6: College Readiness
Goal 7: Career Readiness
2016 – Key Milestones Achieved
- 9 Community Projects started
- Work in Goals 1, 2, 6 and 7 began
- Community Alignment with:
United Way Monterey County
Bright Beginnings
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership
Community Foundation for Monterey County - Hosted community training on Collective Impact and Capacity Building
- Backbone Senior Data Analyst hired
- Designated as a StriveTogether.org national partner
- Share vision and goals broadly; foster mutual goal alignment with many organizations
- Publish baseline report
2015 – Key Milestones Achieved
- Formed a 10-year vision for a Bright Future where kids achieve and communities thrive
- Set measurable outcomes and progress indicators for each community goal
- Set 7 community goals for improved education and talent outcomes over a 10-year horizon
- Listened to Community feedback
- Shared data and story with community members
- Staffed second backbone position; Community Engagement Coordinator
- Formed the Leaders’ Forum
- Launched Bright Futures brand, messaging and website
- Published first cradle to career pipeline data report
- Quantified how many local students achieve career readiness
- Gathered, analyzed and prioritized 100+ measures of success along the talent pipeline
- Formed Phase 1 Data Team
- Accountability structure for the Partnership developed
- Formed the primary leadership table of Steering Partners
2014 – Key Milestones Achieved
- Relationships built with other collective impact initiatives
- Initial Partnership designed and formed
- Backbone Director hired
- Core Conveners formed
- Anchor organization established