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[Some presenters have made additional resources available; they are listed at the bottom of the page.]
Against the Odds: Building Resiliency in Children and Strengthening Protective Factors
Learn about the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Program (DECA) tool and how it is being used in Bristol to improve the social and emotional development of young children.
Presenters: Mary-Alice Petrucelli-Timek, Bristol School Readiness Grant Manager; Marilyn Lobaczewski, Executive Director, Bristol Preschool Child Care Center
Infusing a Health Agenda into Early Childhood Programs: The Process and the Plan
Explore Middletown’s lessons learned about how to ensure effective health practices and increased access to nutrition services, oral health, and behavioral health services in the early childhood system. Topics will include creating a collaborative table, becoming culturally competent, and implementation challenges.
Presenters: Susan Macary, Project Planner, Middlesex Hospital Family Advocacy Program; Christine Holley, Parent Representative for “Opportunity Knocks;” Dr. Cliff O’Callahan, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UCHC and member of the pediatric faculty, Middlesex Hospital
[Hand-outs & presentation materials are in the folder below.
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Nourishing the Grassroots
How do you create a collaborative that involves both professionals and parents? How do you ensure your collaborative reflects the diversity of your community, both racially and economically? How do you “let go” of a grassroots group so that they are empowered to make decisions? Learn how Windsor has addressed these challenges in their Discovery collaborative.
Presenters: Tammy Exum, Windsor Early Childhood Council Coordinator and Ceila Robbins, Coordinator of Grants and Innovative Programs, Windsor Public Schools
Creating Parent and Teen Leaders
Learn about Norwich’s four-tiered approach to creating parent and teen leaders that includes People Empowering People, Voices for Families, Parent Graduate Leadership Initiative, and Teen Leadership Council.
Presenters: Sherry Filiatreault, Coordinator, Norwich Children First Initiative; Angelo Callis, Marriage and Family Therapist, Norwich Youth and Family Services; Parent (TBD)
[Hand-outs & presentation materials are in the folder below.
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Enhancing the Quality of Home-Based Care
A significant percentage of young children are cared for in home-based care, yet many quality enhancement efforts focus exclusively on center-based settings. Hear how two communities are reaching out to individuals who care for young children in their homes—both licensed providers and kith and kin providers—to support them in their ability to provide high quality early care and education.
Presenters: Jessica Sager, Executive Director, All Our Kin; Barbara Edinberg, Assistant Director, Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition
[Hand-outs & presentation materials are in the folder below.]
Developing a User Friendly Companion Guide to the CT Preschool Curriculum Framework
Learn about the Connecticut Preschool Curriculum Framework and the experience of a community partnership to produce a companion guide that would help providers understand how to apply the framework in their classrooms.
Presenter: Judith Bronson, Early Childhood Education Consultant, Education Connection
[Hand-outs & presentation materials are in the folder below.
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Managing and Leading Change
Continue the conversation with our Keynote Speaker about how to manage and lead change at the community level.
Presenter: Phil Schlechty, Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform
Building Community, Supporting Change: Two Communities’ Experiences
This panel presentation will highlight experiences in Mansfield and West Haven as they engaged their communities in Discovery and learned what issues were important to the community. Panel members will share lessons learned from their different approaches to community engagement.
Presenters: Mansfield and West Haven Discovery representatives
[Hand-outs & presentation materials are in the folder below.
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Local Strategies to Move Public Policy
Hear how several different communities have impacted public policy at the local and/or state level, including issues such as education funding, mental health services, and voter registration. Panel members will share specific strategies that worked in their communities.
Presenters: Christine Fahey, School Readiness Coordinator, Middletown Board of Education; Merrill Gay, Executive Director, New Britain Discovery Collaborative; Debbie Kievits, Parent Leader, CT Parent Power Delegate from Norwich; Marilyn Ondrasik, Executive Director, Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition; David Radclieff, Facilitator, Meriden Children First Initiative; Linda Kosko, Collaborative Director, Danbury Children First
All Children Ready for School Success: Moving From Public Goal to Public Action in CT and the US
Learn about the national and state influences that led to the creation of Ready, Set, Grow, how it has evolved over time, and how it can serve as a vehicle to move from public goal setting to public action.
Presenter: Janice Gruendel, Co-Founder and Co-President, Connecticut Voices for Children
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Building Community, Supporting Change: Two Communities’ Experiences
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Creating Parent and Teen Leaders
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Developing a User Friendly Companion Guide to the CT Preschool Curriculum Framework
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Enhancing the Quality of Home-Based Care
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Infusing a Health Agenda into Early Childhood Programs: The Process and the Plan
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