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We are only 7 days away from our second round of Job Shadows! RPS Juniors at Rockford East High School will soon gain valuable hands-on work based learning experience at seven different organizations around the state-line including: RPS 205, Schmeling Construction Company, Rock Valley College, RVC Starlight Theatre, Collins Aerospace, C.H. Robinson, City of Rockford Public Works, Rockford Illinois Police Department.
If you would like to join us there is still time to become a host site for our March 20th job shadow. Please click the link below to register your organization.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/MVHL3QQ
Who’s going to get pizza this week? Lou Malnati's open now in Rockford!
WREX-TV
GRAND OPENING: 13 News Reporter Evan Leake takes a look inside the kitchen as Lou Malnati's gets ready to open its new location in Rockford.
We are only 7 days away from our second round of Job Shadows! RPS Juniors at Rockford East High School will soon gain valuable hands-on work based learning experience at seven different organizations around the state-line including: RPS 205, Schmeling Construction Company, Rock Valley College, RVC Starlight Theatre, Collins Aerospace, C.H. Robinson, City of Rockford Public Works, Rockford Illinois Police Department.
If you would like to join us there is still time to become a host site for our March 20th job shadow. Please click the link below to register your organization.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/MVHL3QQ
Who’s going to get pizza this week? Lou Malnati's open now in Rockford!
WREX-TV
GRAND OPENING: 13 News Reporter Evan Leake takes a look inside the kitchen as Lou Malnati's gets ready to open its new location in Rockford.
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Alignment Rockford Brochure 
Find out more about Alignment Rockford. Click here to view a pdf version of our brochure.
Find out more about Alignment Rockford. Click here to view a pdf version of our brochure.
Building a System of Change Alignment Rockford’s strategy for success is built on the following elements.
Vision
Alignment Rockford envisions all students graduating from high school with marketable employment skills or enrolling in post-secondary education. They are eager to live, work, learn, create, and play in the Rockford Region as contributing adults.
Mission
Alignment Rockford’s mission is to align community resources in support of public school strategies to raise student achievement, improve the health and happiness of our children, and advance the economic and social well-being of our community.
Collective Impact
Collective impact is a centralized infrastructure, a dedicated staff, and a structured process that leads to a common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communication and mutually reinforcing activities among all participants.
Operational Principles
- Enable children to succeed
- Align with the school district’s strategic priorities
- Design solutions focusing on high-yield challenges
- Solve complex problems
- Work of serving public schools is generational
Process
All Alignment teams form in response to a request made by RPS205. All teams are chaired by a school district administrator and vice chaired by a community leader. Each team follows the same process cycle, and each phase is comprised of multiple steps.
Alignment Rockford’s strategy for success is built on the following elements.
Vision
Alignment Rockford envisions all students graduating from high school with marketable employment skills or enrolling in post-secondary education. They are eager to live, work, learn, create, and play in the Rockford Region as contributing adults.
Mission
Alignment Rockford’s mission is to align community resources in support of public school strategies to raise student achievement, improve the health and happiness of our children, and advance the economic and social well-being of our community.
Collective Impact
Collective impact is a centralized infrastructure, a dedicated staff, and a structured process that leads to a common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communication and mutually reinforcing activities among all participants.
Operational Principles
- Enable children to succeed
- Align with the school district’s strategic priorities
- Design solutions focusing on high-yield challenges
- Solve complex problems
- Work of serving public schools is generational
Process
All Alignment teams form in response to a request made by RPS205. All teams are chaired by a school district administrator and vice chaired by a community leader. Each team follows the same process cycle, and each phase is comprised of multiple steps.