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Education Related Events

 

The following are education related events. Education related projects will find value to link up with these education related events in our community. 

List of Beam aware projects:  

Rochester Public Schools 2022 Plan for Purpose

Cradle to Career 

Family and Community Engagement 

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Oct 10, 2023 10:00 AM RPS October 10, 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Family Engagement with Special Education ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Sep 12, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: September 12, 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Family Engagement Success Sharing from RPS Sites (10:05) Family Engagement Districtwide Updates (10:15-10:30) Discussion Groups (10:30-10:45) RPS and Community Updates (10:45-11:00) ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'Culture', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Education', 'cmrc')
May 09, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: May 9, 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Success Sharing from Sites (10:00-10:10) Spotlight on Host Site: Gage Family Engagement (10:10-10:30) Topics inlcude: Mary Beth Magyar and SEMAC Grants; Amy Ward and the BRIDGE Collaborative; Title I LEA Districtwide Work; Survey, Announcements, and Closure for the School Year; Optional Tour of Gage with Julie McLaren ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Mar 14, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: March 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Topics: Family Engagement Success Sharing from RPS Sites; RPS Family Engagement and Parent Empowerment: Overview and Group Discussion; Family Engagement and Post-Secondary Readiness, School Counselors, and CTECH: Heather Hogen, Director of Post-Secondary Readiness; Family Engagement and the Olmsted County Bridge Collaborative: Amy Ward, Collaborative Coordinator ; ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Feb 14, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: February 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Topics: Family Engagement Success Sharing from RPS Sites; Spotlight on Family Engagement, Mayo High School and Beyond: Brenda Shamblin; RPS Bicycle Fleet and Family Engagement Opportunities: Dustin Morrow; RPS Family Engagement Framework: Overview, Group Discussion, and Input; RPS and Community Updates ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Jan 10, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: January 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Topics: Family Engagement Success Sharing; Perspectives on RPS Family Engagement from a Latinx Parent; ACHLA and Family Engagement Minnesota Family Engagement Model ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Dec 13, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: December 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Topics include: Introduction to Beam ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Nov 15, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: November 11 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Learn about Family Engagement at host site: Riverside (10:05-10:20); November spotlight on RPS Family Engagement Sites: Sunset Terrace, ALC, and other site highlights (10:20-10:30); Presentation on Pamoja Women with Cofounders Fatuma Ahmed and Khadija Ali: Empowering Women and Building Families (10:30-10:50); Conversation Groups: Minnesota's New Family Engagement Model (10:50-11:10) ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Oct 11, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: October 11 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Gage Gator Night; Elton Hills: Belonging and Aspirations; Lindsey Riess-Wilson: Student Services; National Hispanic American Heritage Month ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Sep 13, 2022 10:00 AM RPS September Welcome to Family Engagement 2022-2023! Topics include: Jennifer Spindler-Krage - Intro; Idea Share: What are your ideas?; Group sharing of activities for 2023; What speakers would you like to hear?; Reach: A Framework for Starting School Year; Talking Points: Multilingual Family-Teacher communication platform; Speak Up for Safety; Fall Early Childhood Family Services; RPS Family Engagement Feedback Survey ('RPS', 'adult', 'key', 'education', 'openbeam')
May 10, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: District Family Engagement End of Year Review ('RPS', 'Education', 'rps')
Apr 12, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: April 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Learning at Home; April Events: School Board Academy; IMAA MNSure Info; Enrollment Kindergarten; Mental Health Supports; ('youth', 'Education')
Mar 08, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: March 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Crisis Center; Covid; Skyward 101; Internet Offerings; RPS Top 5 (mental health) ('youth', 'mental health', 'Education')
Feb 08, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: February 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Meeting video; injury prevention; RPS Budget; Education Resources ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Jan 11, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: January 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'Education', 'cmrc')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
SBDC - Foundations of Effective Marketing Part 1 Oct 09, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — SBDC Offices
Weaving a Wider Community Oct 10, 2025 08:30 AM - 02:00 PM — Olmsted County Human Services Campus - Whitewater & Cascade Rooms 2100 Campus Dr. SE Rochester, MN 55904
SBDC - Foundations of Effective Marketing Part 2 Oct 16, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — SBDC Offices
2025 Entrepreneurs First (E¹) Summit & Expo Oct 21, 2025 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Rochester Campus
2025 Co-design Leadership Training Session 1 Option 2 Oct 21, 2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
How to Start a Business - In English Oct 22, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — 221 First Ave SW, Suite 600 6th Floor of the MNBio Business Center, Rochester MN 55902-3295
Stay Cool, Stay Warm: Heat Pumps Demystified Oct 23, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM — Development Services and Infrastructure Center (4001 West River Parkway)
IMAA Pearl Gala Annual Fundraiser 2025 Oct 24, 2025 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM — J. Powers at the Hilton, 3rd Floor
2025 C2C Annual Education Summit Oct 29, 2025 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM — Mayo Civic Center
World Cafe - Uplifting Parent Voices for Multilingual Leaders Oct 29, 2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Castle Community
Upcoming events…
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