Weekly Digest: February 12, 2009

Article Highlights East Haven Early Childhood Collaborative’s Report on the Status of Young Children

The East Haven Courier published an article about the East Haven Early Childhood Collaborative’s (EHECC) report, “The Status of Young Children in East Haven: Are They Ready for Success in School?”  According to the article, local and state officials joined educators and community activists for the unveiling of the study, "the first step in developing a strategy to improve early childhood education for East Haven youth."  EHECC Coordinator Paul Perelli underscored the importance of public discussion and strong parental involvement in children’s education.

The Courier offered readers an opportunity to share their thoughts on East Haven’s assets for youth and the areas in which the town falls short by posting a comment online.  These comments would then be forwarded to the East Haven Early Childhood Collaborative for use in an “asset mapping” and brainstorming process.

To view this article, visit http://zip06.theday.com/blogs/east_haven_courier/archive/2008/11/20/evaluating-early-education.aspx

Advocacy Day at the Capitol

The CT Early Childhood Alliance is hosting an Advocacy Day at the Capitol on March 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Space will be limited, so please contact the Alliance at (860) 819-3647 or Samantha Dynowski at Dynowski.ceca@gmail.com early to register.

Applications Due for the RBA and Kindergarten Transition Institutes

Applications for community teams wishing to participate in the Results Based Accountability (RBA) Institute are due TOMORROW.

Applications for community teams wishing to participate in the Kindergarten Transition Institute are due February 20.

To download the applications, visit the Discovery website "What's New" section at http://www.discovery.wcgmf.org/

A description of the Kindergarten Transition Institute can be found at http://www.discovery.wcgmf.org/category_65.html

A description of the RBA Institute can be found at http://www.discovery.wcgmf.org/category_284.html