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The Partnership for Children and Families Coordination, Communication, Collaboration... CLOUT

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The Partnership for Children and Families Coordination, Communication, Collaboration... CLOUT

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    1. The Partnership for Children and Families Coordination, Communication, Collaboration... CLOUT History In May 2006, representatives from 22 local organizations attended strategic planning meetings with the intention of enhancing existing and developing needed community services while creating new partnerships. Since then the group has mobilized and is now called The Partnership for Children and Families (The Partnership).

    2. The Partnership for Children and Families Coordination, Communication, Collaboration... CLOUT Purpose & Mission: To work together to enhance, develop and implement a network of services that support our Children, families and child caregivers for years to come.

    4. Early Learning Committee Children enjoying learning for life!

    5. School Readiness Sub-Committee Ready Schools~Ready Children~Ready Communities The School Readiness group is a subcommittee of The Partnership for Children & Families� Early Learning committee. The purpose of the School Readiness subcommittee is to build a collaborative effort in Chelan-Douglas counties to develop strategies and resources that will help increase the percentage of children ready for school/kindergarten and schools for ready for children (this includes seeking grant funds for local school-readiness initiatives).

    6. The Foundation for Early Learning supports early learning efforts across Washington State through community-based solutions. Providing capacity building grants, technical assistance and early learning information to help ensure that our youngest learners are ready for school and life.

    8. Phase One: Initiating As few as three individuals express interest in generating momentum to improve local early learning.

    9. Phase Two: Engaging Engage wide Community in assessing needs and building momentum.

    10. Phase Three: Planning Based on the needs assessment, the collaboration develops a strategic plan.

    11. Phase Four: Implementing Coalition is poised to take action on one or more of the strategies included in strategic plan.

    12. Strategic Plan Goal #1: Design and deliver School Readiness track for 18th Annual Embracing Early Childhood Conference. Completed: February 27th & 28th

    13. Strategic Plan Goal #2: Collaboration with Strengthening Families Community Cafes to continue collection of community needs/wants information. Official start date: July 23, 2009

    14. Strategic Plan Goal #3: Design and coordinate cross-site visits for kindergarten and preschool/child care staff. Kindergarten Teachers visited 11 early learning sites May 2009 Early Learning Professionals scheduled to visit Kindergarten classroom in Fall 2009

    15. Strategic Plan Goal #4: Continue to increase public awareness of school readiness issues and access to resources. April 11th Wenatchee Valley May and April 26th Apple Blossom Kids Day 3,000 children reached

    16. Strategic Plan Goal #5: Disseminate relevant information amongst stakeholders for ownership to all. Achievement Brochure Build membership � ongoing School Readiness Calendar � projected September 2009

    17. This is why we do what we do! Partnerships for Children & Families for success in school and life!

    18. Phase Three: Planning Based on the needs assessment, the collaboration develops a strategic plan. Helen Jones, Ph.D., owns Jones Consulting based in Spokane, Washington. She is also an external senior consultant for JMJ Associates, LLC, Austin, Texas, a firm specializing in organizational transformation. Her doctorate is in Human and Organizational Development. She was formerly a full-time faculty member for the GU Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Department and adjunct faculty at Whitworth College. She has coordinated agency programs for mid-career leadership development, and provided industry training in leadership, conflict resolution and organizational development. Past international work includes projects in Russia, Nicaragua and Canada.

    19. Intelligent Visits ~ Stepping Stones to bridge a large gap in school readiness TOOLS ~ PERSONAL INTRODUCTIONS eliminate assumption and preconceived ideas CROSS VISIT CHECKLIST research based on successful state and national transition models

    20. The Intelligent Visit The �Intelligent Visit� template was based on Phase 3 collaborative meeting outcomes and then further developed through a series of reviews by School Readiness subcommittee members. It was the resulting sentiment of coalition group discussions and the consensus of project participants that a very strong format needed to be developed in order to guarantee the success and overall benefit of the visits. Given the young stage of the relationship-building process between school staff and early learning providers, care and consideration needed to be given to bringing the two groups through interactions that served to 1. Provide insight into the experiences being provided to children in different environments. 2. Highlight the positive aspects and provisions of each learning environment. 3. Provide a source of common ground, shared interests, and mutual respect for both groups.

    21. Spring Site Visits Types of facilities ~ Private Preschool Family Friend & Neighbor Care Play & Learn Groups Licensed Child Care Centers Licensed Child Care Home

    22. Outcomes of Spring Visits � Analysis of Spring visits have allowed a bridge to be built in the area of: Acknowledgement of each group Respect for each other Sharing with one another Shared professional development opportunities Common Curriculum and Targets (Benchmarks)

    23. Here we are today: August 20, 2009 30 Participants across both groups will participate in a �Facilitated Conversation on the Creative Curriculum and Benchmark Alignment�

    24. Thank You! Kim Ferguson, Program Director Child Care Resource & Referral 509-662-6761

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