Taylor County Early Childhood Committee minutes from June 3

Taylor County Early Childhood Committee

June 3, 2011

Meeting Minutes

Present:  Joseph Greget, Amber Fettes, Sheryl Balciar/Medford Area School District, Patty Krug/Taylor County Health Department, Laura Holmes/Birth to 3 Program, Carol Jahsman/Holy Rosary School, Michelle Wurzer/HeadStart and Mikki Krueger/Child Care Connection.   

MEETING SUMMARY

1.  Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order by Joseph Greget.

2.  W2:  Report provided by Laura Holmes. 

3.  Birth to Three Report:  Provided by Laura Holmes.  She reported since January they have

     25 children enrolled in the program, 3 are currently in process of evaluation and 1 new

     referral.  She provided the number of children who would enter school next year. 

                                                          

4. Head Start Overview and Outcomes Report:  Michelle provided a powerpoint presentation

    related to their health services and the 2009-2010 Annual Report. 

5. Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards Book 2011:  Joseph provided the committee

    with the new book and discussed ensued in reference to some of the changes in the book. 

6.  Families Being Involved Workshops Review:  Joseph provided an update from the past year

     events held and attendance. 

7.  B-6 Child Outcomes Reporting Updates:  The committee discussed the new requirements

    for documenting yearly.  Handouts were provided. 

8.  Round Table Discussion: 

Ø      Medford Area School District- Staff provided an update on classroom activities, speech and language continue to receive referrals.  Discussion was held on possibly moving Child Development Days to the fall or possibly Feb or early March so evaluations could be completed before end of the year.

Ø      Taylor County Health Department:  Patty provided information related to Maternal Child Health Life Course Model and the requirements for identifying strengths and gaps in services for our county, Passport to Taylor County summer promotion and Farmers Market for Gilman and Rib Lake.   

Ø      Child Care Connection:  Mikki discussed agencies can still apply for the YoungStar program, review of the various Wage and Benefit Surveys for child care centers and looking for a representative from Taylor County for their board. 

Ø      Holy Rosary Schools:  Carol reported on the changes of teaching staff for them, expanding playground and funding for this project and foreign language offerings. 

Meeting adjourned at 3:30 pm

Next Meeting Date:

To be determined