AGENDA

Mansfield Advocates for Children

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Mansfield Town Hall –Conference Rm. C

6:30PM-8:00 PM

 

PLEASE CALL 429-3315/429-3338 ASAP IF YOU

ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING

 

 

Time                                                   Item                                        Pre-work                   Outcome

6:30 PM-6: 55 PM

-Call to order:

Introductions:  Visitors

Announcements: PEP program

Restructure use of GMF Incentive grant funds

Interest Survey of MAC members

Read Packet

Prepare to discuss current items

 

6: 55PM-7:05PM

Approve minutes of 9/5/07

**Read minutes 10/3/07 enclosed

Approve minutes

7:05 PM-8:00PM

3 Small groups: Report to MAC group:  where group is, next steps and future meetings and use remainder of time to meet with group members.

 

  • Parents-Interest in Family Resource Center restructure use of GMF Incentive Grant budget from PEP

 

  • Infant/Toddler- Smaller group meets with Betsy and Matt 11/5/07 and report to MAC  

 

  • Membership-Move to change name to “Membership and Communications”

Sub committees meet independently of MAC and prepare report to MAC re: actions since last MAC meeting

Maintain action plan noting steps taken and next steps

 

Make next meeting date

 

                                                                                                                                                      

Additional Instructions:  Consent Agenda unless otherwise noted

 

 

 

Packet Inclusions:

MAC Minutes from 10/3/07, State Early Childhood Education Cabinet and Research and Policy Council Update from 9/17/07, New York Times article 10/28/07 “What Every Child Needs”, Courant 11/1/07 article “Parental Involvement on Rise, Study Finds.”

           

**Read MAC packet materials and bring packet to MAC meeting.

 

Possible meetings after main meeting:  Infant/Toddler Group, Parent Work Group, Membership/Communications Group

Room will be available till 8:45PM

 

+As part of our new by-laws we have agreed that each member will be an active participant on a sub committee or ad hoc work group.  If you have not chosen a group or sub committee, please discuss with Sandy.  Thank you.