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Advancing Statewide Environmental Leadership

Building a connected network of education leaders to scale environmental priorities across Minnesota.

Sustainable transformation requires coordinated action. Through our Lead pillar, Bold Futures Now builds changemaker pipelines, connects statewide peer networks, and coordinates resources so education leaders can multiply their impact and shape local and statewide environmental priorities.

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Core Purpose & Outcome

A statewide ecosystem of education leaders advancing coordinated environmental leadership.

Scaling Systems-Level Impact

Peer leaders multiply impact across districts. As schools collaborate and coordinate, they actively shape local and statewide environmental policy, operational standards, and educational priorities

Key Levers of Action

Changemaker Pipelines

We cultivate the next generation of environmental leaders. From student advocates to school board members and superintendents, we open pathways for emerging leaders to build skills, drive institutional policy, and lead sustainable change.

 

Key Focus:

  • Student leadership development and youth voice platforms.

  • Educator and administrator leadership coaching.

  • Empowering local sustainability champions within every school model.

Resources & Peer Networks

Leadership thrives in community. We provide school leaders with direct access to peer learning networks, expert guidance, and practical tools to streamline sustainability efforts and lower operational costs.

Key Focus:

  • Statewide communities of practice for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.

  • Centralized access to best practice advisors and technical partners.

  • Tailored support for Greater Minnesota, Title I, and Tribal Community schools

Statewide Coordination

We connect state-level climate goals to local school action. By serving as a coordinating force across agencies, associations, and school districts, we align local school initiatives with Minnesota’s broader environmental priorities.

 

Key Focus:

  • Public-private partnerships, including state agency support (MPCA).

  • Alignment with Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.

  • Advisory committee engagement spanning K-12, higher education, and state leadership.

Impact

Peer leaders multiply impact. Schools shape local and statewide environmental priorities.

Who Benefits?

For School Administrators & Boards: Access statewide peers, align with state environmental frameworks, and lead cost-effective, high-impact school improvements.

For State & Community Partners: Gain a direct, coordinated pathway to engage schools as key partners in regional sustainability and climate resiliency goals

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