STRONGER TOGETHER

Informing Collective Advocacy

for Children Birth to Five

An invited Water Cooler discussion for advocates and supporters of

Early Education, Child Care, and Pre-Kindergarten through First Grade 

Thursday, May 27, 2010

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

East End Complex - Department of Health Services Building

Training Rooms A-C

1500 Capitol Ave., Sacramento, CA 95814

Box Lunch Provided

Join the Water Cooler Discussion

*PLEASE REGISTER HERE by Monday, May 24, 2010*

Attendance limited to first 150 RSVPs

For questions, please contact Erica Lawless: elawless@advanceproj.org

AGENDA

10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.   Welcome, Introductions

Kris Perry, Executive Director, First 5 California

10:10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Remarks from Federal  Department of Education on Early Learning

Dr. Jacqueline Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Early Learning (by videoconference)

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.   (timing subject to change due to budget hearing)

May Revise Budget and Advocacy Discussion, Legislation

Patty Siegel, Executive Director, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network and

Donita Stromgren, Policy & Member Services Director

Khydeeja Alam, Legislative Advocate, Advancement Project

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Home Visitation and Health Care Reform Law

Introduction: Giannina Perez, Associate Director, Early Learning and Development Policy, Children Now

Sherry Novick, First 5 Association

Trinh Hartney, Western Region Program Developer, Nurse-Family Partnership

Kay Wernert, President, California Head Start Association

12:30 p.m. –  12:45 p.m. California’s Race to the Top Application & ECE

Ted Lempert, President, Children Now

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Collect Lunch from Hallway

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee Update

Dennis Vicars, Chair of Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee, Design Subcommittee Chair

1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Overview of Ballot Initiative on Closing Business Tax Loopholes

Richard Stapler, communications consultant to the campaign

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. ARRA ECE Investments in California

Inger Brinck, Public Finance Manager, Advancement Project