I first started teaching in Northfield in 1974 after graduating from St. Olaf College. Having been an elementary teacher or coach for 25 years in Northfield, I know that classroom teachers can’t do this monumental task of educating all children without additional resources.

In case you missed it, the Northfield News ran a front page story in Saturday’s paper on Northfield Promise.

The first Northfield Promise “Report to the Community” will be coming to your mailbox soon.

Northfield Promise is a community-owned initiative. As a result, its success depends on the willingness of community members to share their time, talents, ideas, and energy.  Please consider getting involved with Northfield Promise!

A key focus of the Northfield Promise initiative is to help close the academic achievement gap that exists in the community.

A key to collective impact success is ensuring all partners remain informed/updated on the project. Northfield Promise seeks volunteers to help communicate between partners and promote the work of Northfield Promise in the Northfield community.

Northfield Promise focuses on the whole child and all the experiences that help
children grow – not just their academic success. To help ALL of our children achieve
their full potential, we need everyone’s help.

The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) has been awarded a Bush Foundation Community Innovation Grant to help with the launch of the Northfield Promise collective impact initiative.

Northfield Promise is an exciting new collective impact initiative being launched in Northfield, MN this fall.