AGENDA

 

Mansfield Advocates for Children

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Mansfield Public Library – Buchanan Center

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-6:35 PM

Call to order and Announcements

Sandy – SR Allocations

             -State Legislative Session

None required

 

FYI

 

6: 35PM-6:40PM

Approve minutes of 1/09/08

**Read minutes 1/09/08 enclosed

Approve minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6:40PM-7:25PM

 

 

 

NOTE:

Small Group Updates and Next Steps included in this section

 

 

 

DISCOVERY

Sandy report on TA Money and Liaison Assignment

 

Discovery Action Plan Updated

 

 

One-On-One Training- Brainstorm for Questions to include in the conversations

 

Consider Colchester’s Needs Assessment

 

 

Review steps taken by your sub committee towards meeting strategies and outcomes

 

Consider 1-on-1 conversation participation

 

Read Colchester Needs Assessment

Organize and coalesce all committees’ work to connect overlapping objectives for better collaboration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update action plan and consider next steps

 

Create Action Steps which incorporate and consolidate actions of each of the small groups towards our vision

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:25PM-7:30PM

 

 

Unite Way Kim Russo will update us on the Infant/Toddler Listening Campaign

 

FYI

 

7:30PM-8:00PM

Month of the Young Child

-Review last year’s offerings

-Form small committee

-Begin planning for April events

 

Consider assisting with Month of the Young Child.

 

Develop calendar of events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMINDER:  PLEASE COMPLETE MEMBERSHIP BIO CARDS TO SUBMIT AT MEETING OR MAIL IN TO SANDY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:  Write 2 sentences about yourself, who are you, how did you get to MAC?                                                                                                                                         

Additional Instructions:  Consent Agenda unless otherwise noted

 

 

Packet Inclusions: January 9, 2008 MAC Minutes, 2008-09 Graustein Discovery Action Plan, Janice Grundel 1/13/08  piece “Pipeline To Prison”, Janice Grundel Early Childhood Governor’s Cabinet Jan. 08 update, Graustein’s Sue Wilson’s Early Childhood Community Profile on Mansfield completed 1/24/08.

           

**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 to continue meeting.

 

+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.

 

 

 

NEXT MAC MEETING:  March 5, 2008, 6:30PM-8:00PM Location TBA