AGENDA
MANSFIELD ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Mansfield Public
Library: Program Room
5:30-7:30 PM
(pizza will be provided)
PLEASE
CALL 429-3315 ASAP IF YOU ARE
UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING
I.
INTRODUCTION/MINUTES:
A.
Introductions
B.
Adoption of minutes of
March 9, 2005.
II.
COMMUNICATIONS (Consent Agenda, unless otherwise
noted)
A. Letter on behalf of MAC to Town Council concerning full-day
kindergarten; March 21 2005.
B.
Letter and petition to Town Council dated 3/30/05.
C.
Sandy’s notes from 3/30 Town
Council/Board of Ed. budget meeting.
D.
Chronicle article from 3/31
on full-day kindergarten.
E.
Chronicle article from 4/12
on Mansfield
budget.
F.
Chronicle letter to the
editor from 4/19.
G.
NCLB op-ed piece from
Hartford Courant.
H.
CT Post article from 4/9 on
preschool funding.
I.
Horizon article on Leadership Academy.
J.
NLC Town Council agenda
item summary.
K.
Revised Discovery training
schedule.
L.
School Readiness Fact Sheet
III.
PROGRAM UPDATES
A.
Discovery 2005 Action Plan Update (Sandy)
B.
Report on Discovery
Regional Learning Circle on Racial and Economic
Equity (Tresca)
C.
UConn International groups activity update (Tresca)
IV.
Old Business
A. Update on full-day K Town Meeting on May 10. (Joan and Sandy)
B. Report on NLC Leadership
Academy (Kevin)
C. Update on UConn Provost’s
survey (Jane)
B.
“Other”
V.
New Business
A.
School Readiness Grant (refer to fact sheet) [Kevin]
B. Other (motion to include
other new business needs a 2/3 vote of
members present).
VI.
Next Meeting(s)
June 1,
October 5, and December 7.
Meetings are held from 6:30-
8:30 PM at a location to be determined.
Additional meetings may be scheduled as needed.
VII. Adjournment