Nashville Visit to Rockford
Melissa Jaggers, Associate Executive Director of Alignment Nashville, visited Rockford today and attended our Academy Expo team meeting. Her blog, below, perfectly captures the essence of the Alignment model. Rockford Pathways A-Team meeting – Rock Valley College This morning, I was privileged to be able to attend the Alignment Rockford Academy Expo Alignment Team (A-Team)
Visits to the Hospital, Jail
On July 31 I spent the day in the hospital, and on August 7 I spent the day in jail – all to support Rockford Public School teachers! Alignment Rockford support RPS205 by designing solutions around the District’s greatest strategic needs. One question posed by the District was how do we continue to support and provide
A Note from the Executive Director: Where We are Today
“You’re the new Executive Director of Alignment Rockford? What happened to Mike Schablaske?!” “No, no,” I respond. “You’re thinking of Transform Rockford. I’m with Alignment Rockford. We focus on solution design and connecting the community to Rockford Public Schools in support of their strategic plan.” This conversation took place too often as I transitioned from
A Day in the Life
Tuesday of this week a group of RPS 205 students experienced a day in the life of a UTC Aerospace Systems employee. Alignment Rockford’s Pathways team launched a job shadow pilot program for students with the help of RPS teachers. Last week teachers went on a similar job shadow experience to shape the day for students. Students were paired
