AGENDA

 

MANSFIELD ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Mansfield Town Hall, Conference Room C

6:30-8:30 PM

 

PLEASE CALL 429-3315 ASAP IF YOU ARE

UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING

 

I.                     INTRODUCTIONS/MINUTES:

A.                 Introductions 

B.                 Adoption of minutes of June 28, 2006.

 

II.                   COMMUNICATIONS (Consent Agenda, unless otherwise noted)

A.        CT Parent Power report of House Bill #5513-Bill That Promotes Parental Involvement         

B.                 CT Parent Power Candidate Forum Flyer for 9/30/06

C.                Graustein Discovery website, Discovery Website address

D.                CAHS 2006 National KIDS COUNT Data Book Release Notice

 

NEW BUSINESS

A.                 Small Group Break-Out Sessions:  Reports from previous meeting

·        Northwood Apartments Outreach Group-July 29th Event:

Review and plans for similar events at Holinko and Foster Drive Apartments

·        Kindergarten Forum:  Check-in and perhaps broaden

·        Week of the Young Child Activities, Flyer creation, Recruitment

 

III.                  PROGRAM UPDATES

A.                 School Readiness Grant

·        School Readiness Grant Award for 2006-07, $107,000 for

16 spaces at 4 Mansfield Centers

·         School Readiness Program and Individual Sites Evaluation was sent to the State Dept. of Ed. on August 15,2006

B.                 Discovery

·        School Readiness Parent Involvement Ideas

·        Brainstorming for Fun Family Events For Holinko and Foster Drive Apartment Complexes

 

IV.               OLD BUSINESS

A.                  “Other” 

B.                 New School Readiness Task Force Committee:  Formal Motion

 

V.                 Next Meeting(s)- To Be Decided By Group At This Meeting

             

·        Meetings are held from 6:30- 8:30 PM at a location to be determined.  Additional meetings may be scheduled as needed, or removed as not needed.

 

     VII.  Adjournment