Call to Action Meeting

May 30 – Paul Tough, author, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character  

4 – 6 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center – 101E

Why do some children succeed while others fail?

The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control. Hear national author Paul Tough and learn about YCB’s Call to Action to help make Minneapolis the best city for children and young people.

Attendance is free; register in advance. 

YCB thanks:

The Greater Twin Cities United Way 

And the following sponsors - Search Institute and Sprockets                                                                                                                                  

With additional support from: 

• University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
• Carlson Family Foundation
• Hennepin County Library and Hennepin County A-GRAD
• Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
• Minnesota Department of Education
• Youthprise
• YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities
• Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)

Feb. 28 Call to Action Meeting:  Overview

At the Call to Action meeting on Feb. 28, 2013, representatives from the City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Public Schools, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board and the community joined Minneapolis YCB to talk about development of an out-of-school time system for Minneapolis. The meeting was hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and included:

• A presentation by Sheila Oehrlein, Minnesota Department of Education
• An overview of Sprockets, St. Paul’s Out-of-School Time Network by Kari Denissen Cunnien
• Comments from St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, who is one of three Minnesotans featured in a new compendium of articles on out-of-school time.

Thanks to all who attended!  

Minneapolis YCB will be hosting community engagement sessions in each of the city wards to gain input as we plan Minneapolis’ out-of-school time system. Additional information will be included in our e-newsletter and/or e-mailed. 

Previous work on the Call to Action meetings:

Highlights of Oct. 15 Call to Action Meeting

Thanks to all of you who joined us for the Oct. 15 Call to Action meeting.  At the meeting, we furthered our collaborative work together to benefit children, young people and families, with:

• A video recapping the Call to Action launch in Feb. 2012 with the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board, Minneapolis Public Schools, the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County and Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
• Special guest speaker Karen Pittman, President and CEO, The Forum for Youth Investment, who spoke on "Creating Community Change to Ensure Children and Youth are Ready by 21" (PowerPoint)
• Comments by Ann DeGroot, who provided an overview on YCB’s Call to Action strategic plan to help make Minneapolis the best city for children and young people 
• Representatives from 4 cross-jurisdictional workgroups – one workgroup for each of our shared goals – presenting the priority projects that the jurisdictions will work on together in the coming year.    

 

1. All Minneapolis Children Enter Kindergarten Ready to be Successful in School
2. All Minneapolis Young People Graduate from High School on Time
3. All Minneapolis Young People have Access to Safe, Quality Opportunities to Learn Outside of the Classroom
4. All Minneapolis Children and Young People Are Ready to Further Their Potential through Lifelong Learning, Work Experience and Community Connections

More about the Call to Action:

• Launched a collaborative Call to Action, a groundbreaking, cross-jurisdictional movement for and with Minneapolis’ children and young people  
• Shared our commitments for supporting children and youth
• Underscored that commitment by signing a citywide “Compact for Minneapolis Children and Young People,” a public commitment to our collaborative work

Simply put – we want to make Minneapolis the best city in the United States for children, young people and families.

• Call to Action – background and purpose – a presentation by Ann DeGroot, YCB Executive Director
• 2012 Commitments by the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Public Schools and Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board 
• Collective Power: The Rewards and Challenges of Working Collaboratively on behalf of Our City’s Youth  (a presentation by Dr. Douglas Scarboro, Office of Mayor A.C. Wharton, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee, Executive Director of the Office of Talent and Human Capital and Education Liaison for the City of Memphis)
• Minneapolis Report Card:  The state of our City’s children and young people – Goals and Indicators
• Call to Action Workbook
• Call to Action – Goals, Strategies, Actions, Indicators Chart

The February 28, 2012 Call to Action Launch was an exciting day, and provided the framework for new ways to work together across jurisdictions to support and benefit our children and youth.  

Please check back for updates as we continue our collaborative efforts.