THE PROGRAM APPROACH

 

Accountable to Community

  • Place-based & locally-driven development process

  • Community-facing dashboard with community selected metrics 

  • Builds capacity of local stakeholders

 

Broad Spectrum Coherence

  • Multi-age, grades 4-12 

  • Multi-career

  • Local & national funders and partnerships

 

Collective Impact  

  • Multi-district/school

  • Higher education

  • Business 

  • Community-based organizations

 

Embedded Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

  • Communication

  • Responsibility

  • Problem-solving

  • Team-building

  • Organization & time management etc.

 

Accessible Opportunities

  • Low barrier to entry

  • Student and family friendly

  • Equitable options

  • Low or neutral cost

 

Sustainable Structure

  • Engages with intermediary for design

  • Allows for external contributions, accountability & partnerships

  • Provides fiduciary for cost sharing & savings