Alignment Collaborative for Education (ACE) is a collective impact organization made up of people from all sectors of our communities with a mission to align local resources to support the goals and priorities of School District U-46. In general, ACE aims to support the District to raise student achievement, improve the health and happiness of our children, create responsible, productive and contributing members of our society, and advance the economic and social well-being of the 11 communities served by U-46. This is how we make a collective impact on our communities. ACE envisions all students starting kindergarten prepared to learn, reading at grade level by 3rd grade, graduating from high school with marketable employment skills and/or enrolling in post-secondary education. They U-46 graudates will leave high school prepared to be contributing adults eager to live and work in the community.