AGENDA

MANSFIELD ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

6:30-8:00 PM

Council Chambers- Town Hall

PLEASE CALL 429-3315 ASAP IF YOU ARE

UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING

-Desired Outcomes: -Adopt 4/1/09 Meeting Minutes

-MAC informed of responsibilities regarding School Readiness Grant

-Identify Professional Development Needs and Resources

-MAC updated on LWG Progress and MAC Accountability Related to Blueprint

-MAC updated on Public School Preschool Program changes and initiatives

-MAC creates new program year calendar

WHAT (Topic)	HOW (Process)	WHO (Roles)	WHEN (Time)
Open	-Welcome -Vote to adopt 4/1/09 Minutes -Quick report on WOYC events and next year (Jan.) Thanks to Lisa (MDD) and Debbie (WH)	Anne	6:30-6:40
School Readiness Update	- Slot allotments, reimbursement rates, evaluations . . . -SR Grant Council Responsibilities (See below for site address): MAC and SR Task Force and SR Executive council -Need for Local Policies: discussion and recommendations -Professional Development for this year and new grant year	Sandy Anne	6:40-7:00 7:00-7:15
LWG Update	-Review Kindergarten Survey -Accountability	Sandy	7:15-7:25
Preschool Update	-Update on Mansfield Public Schools Preschool Programs	Rachel	7:25-7:40
New Calendar	-For New calendar year: First or second Wednesday -Theme meetings and Regularly occurring topics	Sandy	7:40-7:50
Next Meeting	-Next meeting June 3, 2009  (NO Meetings in July and Aug.) -Recommendations from the group for the next meeting	Sandy and Anne	7:50-8:00

CT State Department of Education (SDE) Website and Early Childhood: www.sde.ct.gov on the right side click “Early Childhood”, in the center of that page click School Readiness, click center to find rules called “General Policies and Program Operations”, (recently updated).