MINUTES

                                  MANSFIELD ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN

                                                  Wednesday, June 3, 2009

6:30-8:00 PM

Council Chambers- Town Hall

 

PRESENT: K. Grunwald (staff), S. Baxter (staff), A. Bladen (Chair), J. Goldman, MJ Newman,

C. Guerreri, J. Stoughton (staff), J. Higham, N. Hovorka, J. Greene

REGRETS: B. Lehmann, S. Daley, D. McLaughlin, L. Buczynski, K. Paulhus,

R. Leclerc

 

 

ITEM

DISCUSSION

OUTCOME

 

Open

 

 

-Welcome: Chair A. Bladen called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM.

-Vote to adopt 5/6/09 Minutes: J. Higham requested that the wording of her comments  about discussion related to changes in pre-school be modified.

 

 

 

Minutes accepted with that correction.

GMF Evaluation

-Cindy Guerreri facilitated the group in the process of evaluating our Graustein Discovery Grant work for 2008-09 utilizing the Community Assessment Tool and Indicators of Success.  She explained the evaluation process and that the purpose of the scoring is to assist the collaborative in identifying next steps.  The group then used the tool to assess current progress to date.

Completed the Community Assessment Tool and Indicators of Success; S. Baxter will send this to Graustein.

LWG Update

First Draft considerations: C. Guerreri said that the draft can be sent to Bennett Pudlin for feedback.

 

Governance partly MAC: no discussion.

 

 

 S. Baxter will send an update via email to MAC members. MAC members are invited to attend the final LWG meeting on June 25 at 7:30 to review the final plan.

Transition Tool

Share Pre-Kindergarten Survey from Ledyard: J. Goldman asked what the role of MAC is relative to this survey.  A. Bladen explained that the goal is to look at the transition process and determine how this tool can be of assistance.  The kindergarten assessment required by the State is minimal, and the schools would like to have more information about incoming students.  S. Baxter explained that the goal is to support the transition from the Centers to kindergarten, and the CAN meetings may be used to address this.  Part of the transition plan has been that kindergarten teachers and Center teachers visit each other’s classrooms, and this has been successful. 

S. Baxter will email this survey to all members.

New Calendar

Discussion regarding whether or not collaborative meetings will be on the first or second Wednesday of the month. 

-Theme meetings and Regularly occurring topics: no discussion.

The group decided that meetings will continue on the first Wed. of the month.

Next Meeting

Meeting adjourned at 8:25 PM; -Next meeting (NO Meetings in July and Aug.) will be September 2.  Last meeting for Ann Bladen as Chair; thank you from the group for all of her hard work.

-Recommendations from the group for the next meeting: no discussion.

S. Baxter asked that members send her recommendations for a new Chair or Co-Chairs.

 Respectfully submitted,

 

Kevin Grunwald