January 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM - Early Childhood Committee

1. Call to order

2. CENSUS 2020

2.A. GSRP/HS/Parent Educators Census Day on April 16th at all sites

2.B. Next committee meeting on Friday, January 31st at 2:00 p.m.

3. GSRP

3.A. Monthly advisory meeting - Friday, February 14th at 12:00 p.m.

3.A.1. KRA Results

3.A.2. Marketing for 2020/2021

3.B. Attendance and enrollment

3.B.1. All but one slot filled (Carrollton)

3.B.2. Merrill has 3 children over their allotment - seeking 6 additional slots - were able to reallocate one slot to them

4. Head Start

4.A. Greater Michigan Construction Academy

4.B. MALE (Men Are Leading Examples) Conference

4.B.1. February 19, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

4.B.2. Financial Literacy & Greater Michigan Construction Academy Presentation

5. Great Start Collaborative

5.A. Social/Emotional Training - What Children Need from Adults to Thrive 

5.A.1. February 10th

5.A.2. Full with a wait list

6. Great Start to Quality/Early Childhood Support Network

6.A. Infant & Toddler Academy, March  14th

6.B. Just hired a new Quality Improvement Consultant (QIC) - Wendy Malkiewicz

6.C. Approved budget and signed contract w/Ingham ISD

7. Birth - 5

7.A. Working closely with special education to take over REED assessments on currently enrolled families

7.B. New role for our Parent Educators (Meghan Shepard is assisting us)

8. Healthy Families America

8.A. Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) Site Visit

8.B. Very encouraging remarks - report in about a month

9. Michigan Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program

9.A. Newly trained in the Son to a Father Curriculum

9.B. One of three pilot sites in the state of Michigan

9.C. Collaboration with the Michigan Organization for Adolescent Sexual Health

9.C.1. Funding to start a young parent advisory council

9.C.2. Look at local policy and advocate for change when needed