1. Building A Talent Pipeline

2. TwinWest Partner School Districts
Regional k-12 talent pipeline - 5 school districts - 53,000 K-12 students
Not including Robbinsdale Public School District - 12,385 (60% SOC/I; 52.6% FRL)
5 school districts: 15,801 high school students

3. Ensuring a 21st Century Workforce: A Partnership Model
TwinWest
Business
Students
Families
Educators
Ensuring a talent pipeline for our region will require that we scale and imbed Career Connected Learning and Experiences to support early career exploration and skill building that results in heightened engagement and improved postsecondary and career readiness for all students, contributing to the closing of educational disparities.
TW:
Curating and supporting business engagement
Working with educators to assess needs, secure opportunities
Evaluate impact and use data to support improvements
Informational Interviews
Guest Instruction
Site Visits
Shadowing
Internships

4. Opportunity Connect Pathway: Summer’s Outcomes:
Experiences applied learning from guest instructors
Develops soft skill and workplace preparedness through training from business professionals
Works on real world consulting project teams via internship and site visit experiences with Medica, Fairview and other businesses
Pursues a career in Business and Computer Science and enrolls at:
Receives a paid internship at:
Actual Student Example: Summer

5. Business Benefits Educator Benefits Student Benefits City Benefits
New, Innovative Technology Platform that seamlessly connects businesses to educators to students for enhanced career exploration.
Business Benefits
Educator Benefits
Student Benefits
Links employers to a diverse and skilled talent pipeline Promotes industry sectors, company and career pathway opportunities to educators and student Retain current workforce through skills-based engagement opportunities
Tool to help students cast vision into future careers
Empowers parents to optimize college selection for their child with career choice field in mind
Augment the teachers’ lessons with real, relevant curriculum-based experiences
Tool leverages technology to assist in creating critical career relationships and networks
Allow students to engage more significantly in the community and with individual companies/leaders
Provides real career-based experiences outside of the classroom
City Benefits
Allows local companies to be more competitive and prosperous because they are able to address their talent challenges.
Retains companies and people in the community, driving the economy and the tax base.
Tool for cities to also use in their own talent challenges.

6. Hear what students and parents have to say about career connected learning?

7. Targeted Impact
Outcomes Career exploration Understanding of labor market needs and educational paths Postsecondary and career readiness Reduced disparities
3 Year Targets
2500  5000 students access opportunities
Access to 14  50 teacher externships
90 percent employer satisfaction
Close to one third of high school students by year three
TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS:
TwinWest partner businesses that participated by hosting teachers throughout the week included Bonfe Plumbing Heating and Air, Cargill, EvolveAdditive Solutions, Fairview, Kimley Horn, Liberty Diversified International, MetCouncil, Optum/UnitedHealth Group, and Target,
Teachers and business professionals alike were thrilled with the program outcome. Teacher, Gary, from Osseo School District, stated “Every teacher needs to do this” supported by Jeri, from Wayzata School District, “Extremely valuable experience! Thank you!”
The businesses were equally invested in continuing to build relationships with local teachers and enjoyed the experience. “Don't stop. Keep pushing this program. There is so much work to be done. Help kids find something they like and they can find a company they love.”

8. Support a talent pipeline Foster economic prosperity for region
Engage as an employer
Engage as a community member
Tweak
Talent pipeline for city and local businesses that is critical to economic prosperity of region
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