Overview of This Effort
Support increasing the number of pathways to Top Jobs and number of learners on these pathways by driving efforts to increase funding for school districts and community colleges, helping partners understand what’s happening along pathways, and increasing synergy in their work to yield better results.
The Challenge We’re Working to Address
Our community members do not have enough of the skills and credentials needed to meet the needs of critical industries throughout our region. Additionally, educational achievement equity gaps have remained wide.
Why Does The Data Look This Way?
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Everyone doing work in the educational/workforce space knows that pathways to top jobs are lined with bumps in the road and barriers to the finish line, such as transportation, mental health, lack of awareness, stigmatization, etc. Additionally, the system does not have enough on-ramps and off-ramps to support transitions between pathways and pathways do not always extend beyond graduation all the way to employment.
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But perhaps the greatest challenge of all facing our education and workforce development providers is a lack of adequate funding to support to learners to access the career opportunities they deserve. For example, 27J Schools is the third least funded school district in the state, despite being the second largest in Adams County and having one of the best graduation rates in Colorado. |
The impact of these challenges is that without a workforce equipped with the skills and credentials needed, critical industries will struggle to thrive, grow, and support the development of our region.
What We’re All Working Towards
There is so much incredible work happening in the pathways space to support learners throughout the region. Ultimately, partners are working collectively and within their own organizations to:
How We Are Going To Get There
The Rocky Mountain Partnership is filling critical gaps in pathways work to support, not duplicate, the work that partners already have underway. To that end, the Partnership has identified three collective efforts for strengthening and increasing the number of pathways to top jobs:
Learn More
Learn more about this effort, including data and impact, our action underway in 2022 and beyond, and who’s involved, by clicking on the links in the left sidebar.
Click on the button below to see Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about this effort.
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Matt Horn, RMP Director of Collaborative Action, serves as the Project Manager for this effort. Contact Matt at MattHorn@RMPBackbone.org with additional questions or to learn more. |