Recommendation CC.41

Recommendation Status: New

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

This recommendation helps achieve the following

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Complete Communities

Leading the Region

Key Issues Addressed

Population Stagnation
Not Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Social & Environmental Resilience
Not Infrastructure Cost-burden
Jobs-Skills Mismatch

Related Planning Topic Areas

Economic Development
Not Housing
Land Use & Development
Open Space & Environment
Not Transportation & Infrastructure

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Countywide

Municipalities

Not Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Not Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

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

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Sustainability Considerations

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

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

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)

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Cost

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-5 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Project

Partnership

Policy

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Not Project

Timeline

Potential Funding Sources

  • University and Community College partnerships

  • SLCL + The Library Foundation

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

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • LEED_CC_ Quality of Life

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Publish the success.

If underperforming, 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.

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