Marin Promise Partnership

WE PROMISE THAT BY 2028 WE WILL HAVE CLOSED EDUCATIONAL EQUITY GAPS AT EVERY STAGE ALONG A STUDENT'S CRADLE TO CAREER JOURNEY. THAT'S WHY MORE THAN 100 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, NONPROFITS, FUNDERS, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE JOINED FORCES TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COUNTY-WIDE, CROSS-SECTOR, CRADLE-TO-CAREER PARTNERSHIP. TOGETHER, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE PARTNERSHIP'S BACKBONE STAFF, USING THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STRIVETOGETHER COLLECTIVE IMPACT FRAMEWORK, PARTNERS ARE TAKING AN ANTIRACIST STANCE TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, CHANGE SYSTEMS, AND IMPROVE LIVES.

FUTURE READY INITIATIVE - BY 2028, MARIN'S HIGH SCHOOL AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM WILL PREPARE STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, ZIP CODE OR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE, TO BECOME CONFIDENT YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE READY FOR, CONTINUE INTO, AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THEIR LEARNING JOURNEY AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL. THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: 1. READINESS PLANS: INCREASE AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF FUTURE READINESS REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 2. POLICIES & PRACTICES: INCREASE COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT FOR COMMON LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN (LCAP)/BLUEPRINT ACTION ITEMS SUCH AS: GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, STANDARDS BASED GRADING, PROJECT BASED LEARNING, ETHNIC STUDIES, MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT (MTSS), AND SHARED DATA SYSTEMS. 3. FINANCIAL AID: IMPROVE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE. 4. BRIDGING & BELONGING: IMPROVE TRANSITION TO POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS. 5. SUCCESS NETWORKS: INCREASE EARLY, COLLABORATIVE, WHOLE-CHILD INTERVENTION SUPPORT.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INITIATIVE - BY 2028, MARIN'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WILL PREPARE ALL CHILDREN 0-5YRS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, ZIP CODE, OR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE TO ENTER SCHOOL READY TO SUCCEED AS MEASURED BY INDICATORS SUCH AS THE DRDP, AGE AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRES (ASQ) AND HEALTH AND INCOME DATA. THE INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: 1. COMMON GOALS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SUCCESS: IDENTIFY A COMMON VISION, GOAL, AND METRICS THAT WILL BE ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED BY AT LEAST 5 DISTRICTS. 2. HIGH-IMPACT, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN STRATEGIC SHIFTS: INCREASE AND IMPROVE PRACTICES AND STRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, CROSS-SECTOR, HIGH-IMPACT STRATEGIES IN WEST MARIN AND MARIN CITY.

MARIN EDUCATORS FOR EQUITY INITIATIVE - BY 2028, MARIN'S EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM, FROM CRADLE TO CAREER, WILL PROVIDE ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, ZIP CODE OR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE, ACCESS TO RACIALLY DIVERSE EDUCATORS. THIS EDUCATOR DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE EDUCATORS OF COLOR (EOC) ARE UNIQUELY POISED TO SUPPORT A MORE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND REPRESENTATIVE OF STUDENTS' CULTURES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS PROMOTES CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM, POLICIES, AND STRUCTURES ACROSS ALL LEARNING INSITUTIONS. THE INITIATIVE SEEKS TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF EDUCATORS OF COLOR IN MARIN SO THAT IT ROUGHLY EQUALS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS OF COLOR. IT FOCUSES ON THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: 1. GROW YOUR PIPELINE: IMPROVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TEACHERS OF COLOR THROUGH CTE PATHWAYS, TEACHER RESIDENCIES AND CREDENTIALING AND DEGREE COMPLETION GUIDANCE. 2. RETAIN QUALITY EDUCATORS: IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND AFFINITY SPACES, AND IMPROVE HR POLICIES. 3. RECRUIT DIVERSITY: IMPROVE AND INCREASE ANTIRACIST RECRUITMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES.