THE CAMPBELL INSTITUTE
Programs
Early School Success Initiative
SUPPORTING EARLY YEARS AND EARLY GRADES SUCCESS: CI LAUNCHED EARLY SCHOOL SUCCESS (ESS) TO WORK WITH EDUCATORS AND CREATE ECOSYSTEMS OF PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY ALIGNMENT BUILT AROUND THE BEST PRACTICES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT. ESS IS DESIGNED TO MAKE THIS ALIGNMENT POSSIBLE WHILE TRANSFORMING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO YIELD BETTER OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS. THIS IS A STRATEGY THROUGH WHICH CI FACILITATORS COACH DIVERSE TEAMS OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL LEADERS, EARLY LEARNING STAFF, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS BY WORKING WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM OF PRACTICE, CREATE CHANGE IDEAS, AND IMPLEMENT NEW STRATEGIES. THIS PROCESS IS KNOWN AS HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN, AND CI IS A FORERUNNER IN EMPLOYING THIS STRATEGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. KEY TO THIS APPROACH IS CENTERING THE WHOLE CHILD, PLAY-CENTERED LEARNING, AND NEUROSCIENCE INTO A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS. ESS IS A DISTRICT/SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM THAT SPANS THREE TO FIVE YEARS, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING CONTINUITY AND ESTABLISHING SYSTEM CHANGE. THE EARLY SCHOOL SUCCESS ACADEMY ("ACADEMY") IS AN INTENSIVE, ONE-YEAR, COHORT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EDUCATORS AND LEADERS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN EARLY LEARNING IN THEIR DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION TO THE ACADEMY TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO A CHANGE LIBRARY THAT COLLECTS AND SHARES CHANGE IDEAS THAT CAN BE ENACTED IN SCHOOL SETTINGS. BOTH ESS AND THE ACADEMY TARGET SCHOOLS WITH LARGE HISTORICALLY UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, RURAL SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOLS WITH LARGE PERCENTAGES OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND DUAL-LANGUAGE LEARNERS. EARLY WORKS (EW) IS A LONG-TERM SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2011. IT USES A COLLECTIVE IMPACT APPROACH TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN BY ESTABLISHING PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS CO-LOCATED WITH K-5 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES, AND CONNECTING FAMILIES TO WRAPAROUND SUPPORT AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. EW HAS DEMONSTRATED TRANSFORMATION AND ALIGNMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND ELEMENTARY GRADES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.6MEarly Childhood Policy Advocacy
PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION: CI CREATES PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. CI DOES THIS THROUGH A COORDINATED STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING A BOLD EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY AGENDA THAT ENGAGES FAMILIES AND PROVIDERS AND CULTIVATES CHAMPIONS ACROSS EDUCATION AND HEALTH. CI CONVENES OREGON'S EARLY CHILDHOOD COALITION (ECC), A PARTNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 65 STATE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO ADVOCATE AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR OREGON'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. CI WORKS WITH AND ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ELEVATE THE VOICES OF PARENTS, PROVIDERS, AND EDUCATORS. IN THIS WORK, CI EMPHASIZES RACIAL EQUITY AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVOCACY AGENDA FOR OREGON. CI TRANSLATES LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH AND POPULATION CENSUS DATA IN WAYS THAT INFLUENCE POLICY AND PROGRAMS. THE RESEARCH-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INFORMED BY LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROMISING PRACTICES, LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FAMILIES AND PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND NATIONAL TRENDS. THE CI TEAM COLLABORATES ACROSS SECTORS AND ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATE INVESTMENTS AND LAWS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO AND IMPACT OF HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. CI VALUES THE RESEARCH TO POLICY CONTINUUM FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE AND USES A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY TO ADVANCE CI'S VISION. THAT STRATEGY EMPLOYS A RANGE OF TOOLS AND TACTICS THAT ALLOW US TO SHARE VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LANDSCAPE, DEFINE PRIORITY ISSUES, SHAPE POLICY, ILLUMINATE ADVOCACY, AND STRENGTHEN THE NARRATIVE AROUND THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENTS. CI IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO EXPAND ITS REACH IN RURAL AREAS, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL SETTINGS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1MEarly Childhood Equity Collaborative
EARLY CHILDHOOD EQUITY COLLABORATIVE: IN JANUARY 2023, SVP PORTLAND TRANSFERRED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EQUITY COLLABORATIVE (ECEC) TO CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE. THE ECEC IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. CI OPERATES AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE ECEC IN ITS EFFORTS TO INCREASE INVESTMENT IN CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SHIFT THE PUBLIC NARRATIVE TO MAKE EQUITY A PUBLIC PRIORITY IN OREGON'S EARLY EDUCATION SYSTEM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$368.6K
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