AGENDA

 

MANSFIELD SCHOOL READINESS COUNCIL

Wednesday, November 5, 2003

Conference Room C

6:30-9:00 PM

 

PLEASE CALL 429-3315 ASAP IF YOU ARE

UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING

 

 

I.                     INTRODUCTIONS

 

II.                   MINUTES: Joint MSRC/Task Force, September 3, 2003

 

III.                   COMMUNICATIONS

A.  2003-04 School Readiness Grant Award and Budget Justification (3 pages)

B.      Chronicle article on universal pre-school: October 3, 2003

C.    Invitation from State Department of Education to November 20 meeting on full-access pre-school

D.    Revised Discovery 2003 Work Plan and Timeline

E.    Description of Discovery 2003: April 1, 2003

F.     Discovery 2003 Community Assessment and Planning Tool

G.    October 2 Presentation to the Board of Education on Early Care and Education in Mansfield

H.    Invitation to the Community Conversation

I.        Draft letter to Denise Merrill

 

IV.               PROGRAM UPDATE

A.  Status of Mansfield School Readiness Grant (K. Grunwald and Center Directors)

B.  Report of School Readiness Coordinator and Discovery 2004 Application Process (S. Baxter)

C.    Community Conversation (S. Baxter and K. Grunwald)

D.    Other

 

V.                 OLD BUSINESS

A.            Proposed MSRC Meeting Schedule for 2004 (K. Grunwald)

B.    MSRC Evaluation Committee (S. Baxter)

C.    Reappointments to MSRC: process, timetable, new appointments (J. Buck)

D.    MSRC Mission, Goals and Objectives (handout) for January discussion

E.    Update on CCC (P. Wheeler)

F.     Other

 

 

VI.               NEW BUSINESS

A. Motion to include needs 2/3 vote of members present.

 

Vll.      NEXT MEETING: December work meeting for Discovery 2004 application; MSRC meeting January 7, 2004

 

VIII.            ADJOURNMENT