“TK [Collaborative] is making a significant difference in our collective ability to lead, grow and improve Success For All. our region. ” The Tulare Kings College + Career Collaborative is transitioning from a grant funded — Thad Russell, Dean consortium to a partnership collaborative. Our goal is to increase the number of college College of the Sequoias and career ready graduates while in turn, collectively impacting our region by strength- ening leadership, developing robust partnerships, and building systems that help our youth move seamlessly and successfully from high school to college and into the workforce.

We believe that our investment in building sustainable relationships and an innovative network will yield significant returns for our students in the Tulare Kings Region.

Core Beliefs

TK partners have a rich history of collaboration, responding to education, workforce and economic priorities of the region. Organizations are commi ed to aligning career pathways and industry partnerships to be er prepare our region for economic success.

> A Solution for All All students must be ready to succeed “The TK Collaborative is a when they transition to post-secondary Scaling region-wide structure to education, career training and the workforce. Regionally emulate across the state and Our regional partnership has endorsed the nation. Together we > Talent Pipeline this shared set of core beliefs which serve students beer!” Linked Learning and high quality enhances our growth and success, career pathways are K-12 and inspiring more high quality pathways — Yolanda Valdez, Superintendent, post-secondary strategies to further and development of college and career Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified develop the talent pipeline for the readiness strategies along the Pre-K to School District region. Post-secondary continuum. > A Shared Vision Visit us at tkccc.org Tulare Kings partners are be er together and thrive by commi ing Contact our team to regional strategies and shared Joy Soares — [email protected] vision. Lori Morton — [email protected] “When the business community works with education we can help grow students that want to stay in the area and make a difference.”

— Colby Wells, Southern Gas Company

7-16 Pathways Talent Pipeline

Post Secondary K-12 Workforce

Convenor and Education Intermediary — Tulare County Office of Education Workforce Intermediary — Innovate Tulare Kings Regional Hub Tulare Kings Collaborative Partners of Excellence Our Linked Learning work has earned us Partners the designation of a regional hub of excellence, where all partners are active Alpaugh Unified School District Lemoore Joint Union School District and united – based on a shared interest in, Burton Unified School District Lindsay Unified School District and need for, young people to succeed. College of the Sequoias Corcoran Unified School District Cutler-Orosi Unified School District Tulare County Office of Education Dinuba Unified School District Tulare County Workforce Investment Board Exeter Unified School District Tulare Joint Union High School District Farmersville Unified School District Visalia Unified School District Fresno State West Hills College Lemoore INNOVATE T-K Champions Network Woodlake Unified School District Kings County Job Training Office Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County We are honored to have been chosen to be Kings County Office of Education + 500 Businesses & Community Partners a member of the ARCHES Alliance, a partnership of intersegmental regional collaboratives that are commi ed to closing opportunity and resource barriers for $5.3m students in California. 21 Business & 150+ High Schools Community Career Pathways Investment

•Established an intersegmental TK Collaborative Leadership Team and Network •Built and strengthened TK-12, post-secondary and workforce partnerships •Implemented Work Based Learning in 13 new systems •Created and implemented integrated CCSS PBL units in 92 career pathway Our Victories grade-level teams •Created a vertically aligned and articulated Pre-School to Post Secondary Regional College + Career Continuum •Enhanced data collection, analysis and conversations for continuous improvement measurement