AGENDA

MANSFIELD ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

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/ Thank You:  Goodwin Before School Group,

Kristine Stone, Joan Buck, Becky Lehmann

Northwood Apartments Outreach:  Jane Goldman, Louisa

                              Kimball

B. Adoption of minutes of December 6, 2006.

II. COMMUNICATIONS (Consent Agenda, unless otherwise noted)

A. Courant Article: “State Panel Seeks Hike in Preschool Spending” 12/07/06

B. Courant Article: “Now VIPs Care About the ABCs” 12/08/06

C         Final Assessment and Planning Tool as submitted 12/13/06

D.        Discovery 2006 Action Plan

E.         2006 MAC Accomplishments

F. Draft of Letter to Goodwin Principal re: Before School

Program

III          NEW BUSINESS

A. Discovery 2007 Renewal Packet-Mayra Esquilin

B. Goodwin Before School Program-Small group

C. Week/Month of the Young Child-Updates and

           Organizing-Small group (B and C done simultaneously)                     

IV.       PROGRAM UPDATES

A. School Readiness Update 

B.        Discovery – See above

V.        OLD BUSINESS

A.        Northwood Apartments Parent Outreach – Jane and Sandy

III. NEXT MEETING:  Feb. 7, 2007, with a possible interim meeting to complete the Discovery 07-08 Action Plan Packet

· 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