Recommendation CC.41

Recommendation Status: New

Strengthen partnerships with Higher education institutes as well as pre-schools, primary, and secondary schools to foster lifelong education through the arts.

This recommendation help achieve the following

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Municipalities

Key Issues Addressed

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Sustainability Considerations

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Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Cultural equity empowers a just, inclusive, and equitable community and life-long learning.

Lifelong learning promotes continuous skill development and adaptability, enabling individuals to keep pace with new sustainable technologies and practices.

Related Planning Topic Areas

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Complete Communities

Not Municipalities
Not Sub-geographies
Countywide
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Leading the Region

Not Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Not Infrastructure Cost-burden
Population Stagnation
Jobs-Skills Mismatch
Social & Environmental Resilience
Not Housing
Not Transportation & Infrastructure
Economic Development
Land Use & Development
Open Space & Environment

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-5 mil)

Partnership

Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Timeline

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Supporting Partner(s)

  • Regional Arts Commission

  • The Arts and Education Council of St. Louis

  • COCA

  • St. Louis Artists' Guild

  • St. Louis Arts Chamber of Commerce

  • Kranzberg Arts Foundation

  • Craft Alliance

  • Public and Private Schools

  • Special School District

  • St. Louis County Library

  • County Older Resident Programs (CORP)

Project

Cost

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Policy

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • University and Community College partnerships

  • SLCL + The Library Foundation

  • Federal and State Adult Education Grants and High School Equivalency Program

Not Project

Tracking Implementation

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Publish the success.

Tracking Success

  • LEED_CC_ Quality of Life

If overperforming, what should we do?

Build a regional collaboration of universities, community colleges and life-long learning non-profits. Publish a regional on-line guide of educational opportunities.

If underperforming, what should we do?

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