AGENDA

 

MANSFIELD ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN

Wednesday, November 1, 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 October 4, 2006.

 

C.   Thank You: 

 

Movement and Music for Young Children -Connections Team Event:  Kate Vallo, Judy Stoughton, Barbara Giardina

Northwood Apartments Last Event: Jane Goldman, Becky Lehmann, and People’s Bank Storrs Manager Kathleen Caron

School Readiness Special Task Force:  Lisa Dahn, Mary Jane

Newman, Katherine Paulhus, Susan Daley, Anne Bladen, Jane Goldman

Week of the Young Child Sub-Committee:  Ande Bloom, Joan Buck, Pam Wheeler, Ande Bloom, Becky Lehmann, Community Center Staff:  Curt Vincente, Bette Day Stern, Jay O’Keefe,

 

 

II.       COMMUNICATIONS (Consent Agenda, unless otherwise noted)

 A. Discovery Assessment and Planning Tool

B.     School Readiness Space Allocation Policy with amendment for final     approval vote on 11/1/06

3. Additional Child/ren in Care Policy Draft

D.   Janice Grundel: CT Early Childhood Cabinet -Ready by 5 Fine by 9 Update.

 

      III.        NEW BUSINESS:

 

A.     Small Groups Short Reports:

·                    Northwood Apartments Outreach Group-Event 10/7/06

·                    Week of the Young Child: Report on meetings with Parks and Recreation, Advertising and Scheduling and request for Volunteers

 

B.     School Readiness Task Force Policy on Space Allocations:

·                    MAC to vote on the adoption of this new policy

Questions re. Policy on Additional Child/ren in Care Policy draft

 

IV    Next Meeting(s)- December 6, 2006, Wednesday.

             

·        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.

 

 V.    Adjournment