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Effective Community Councils : Supporting Our Children

Effective Community Councils : Supporting Our Children. Rebekah Duchette Boone County CECC. Challenges and Elephants. What are the challenges and elephants in the room that limit your council. Goal of CECCs.

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Effective Community Councils : Supporting Our Children

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  1. Effective CommunityCouncils: Supporting Our Children RebekahDuchette Boone CountyCECC

  2. Challenges and Elephants • What are the challenges and elephants in the room that limit your council

  3. Goal of CECCs The primary goal of all Community Early Childhood Councils (CECCs) is to build innovative, collaborative partnerships that promote school readiness for children and families.

  4. Children Enter Kindergarten Ready High Quality Early Learning Environments Supportive Families Access to Data Common Kindergarten Entry Screener Families understand child health and developmental needs Participation in STARS A great early childhood workforce Families are engaged Children have access to appropriate services Data is shared by early childhood programs Scholarships & PD Plans

  5. Educate • What issues are at the top? • How does the issue impact families, children and council agencies? • How does the issue look different for different entities? • What data is available on the issue? • Who is an expert on the issue? • What biases exist in the discussion?

  6. Listen • Real listening means being open to influence and sometimes changing your view on an issue. • With real listening the quality of the dialogue increases • Chairs balance the need to share information, promote CECC work with creating a format for the group to set topics and ask the questions.

  7. Advocate and Publicize • Use state resources like the monthly message from Governor’s Office of Early Childhood • Publicize successes..BIG and SMALL….. new rated programs CDA graduates council work

  8. Data driven work • County profiles • KIDs Count • Agency data • Needs Assessment

  9. Get members vested…. • Practice meeting ‘etiquette’ • Keepthe meeting productive • Makeit relevant to all • Involve all in the discussion • Askpointed questions

  10. Effective Councils…. • Continually learn • Advocate and Educate the Community • Use data • Engage the community in strategies to support K readiness

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