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Early Childhood Development Focus Group

Agenda
MACAE Early Childhood Focus Group
3/26/09

I  Welcome:  Topic of the month:  How late do you let students register for preschool? 

II  Tasks:

1. No Child Left Inside
1. Book from Richard Louv-Last Child in the Woods
2. Contacted Schulers and Mary Gibson, can we get a good rate if we have copies for them?
3. All set to go-look at the budget for workshop
2. Legislation:  All day kindergarten?  Other issues in State Aid Act
1. Is it a K-12 issue
2. Young 5’s.  Cannot pay through K-12 funds. 
3. Contacted Lindy Buch, for any hot early childhood topics
3. Fall conference sessions-Finalize – 2 day conference with 6 sessions
1. Session 1:  Wednesday:  10:00-11:30:  Lindy Buch State of Preschool
2.  Session 2:  Wednesday 1:15-2:45:  Lindy Buch continuation
3. Session 3:  Wednesday 3:00-4:30:  ?????
4. Session 4:    Thursday  9:00-10:30:  Licensing
5. Session 5:  Thursday 10:45-12:15:  Panel discussion with licensing Hot topics
6. Session 6:  Thursday 2:45-4:15:  IMIL-Continuation of NCLI
7. Pre-conference-should we move it so Lindy is pre with breakout session following and then add session 2.  Do we want to have one?