7th Annual Nancy Latimer Convening for Children & Youth
June 18, 2013
TODAY’S AGENDA8:30 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
9:00 a.m. Welcome & Opening RemarksLynn Haglin, Northland Foundation
9:10 a.m. Minnesota Teacher of the Year, 2011Katy Smith, Winona Early Childhood Family Education
9:30 a.m. Early Learning Policy Update, MinneMindsFrank Forsberg, Greater Twin Cities United Way
9:45 a.m. Special Recognition AwardsRepresentative Ryan Winkler, Senator Patricia Torres Ray and Karen Cadigan, PhD
10:00 a.m. Honoring Nancy Latimer’s Spirit George Latimer
10:05 a.m. “Nancy Award” Presented to Rob GrunewaldPresented by Lynn Haglin, Northland Foundation
TODAY’S AGENDA10:10 a.m. Award Recipient Remarks
Rob Grunewald, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
10:30 a.m. Excellence in Early Learning Initiatives Across MinnesotaMary Kosak, Blandin Foundation - Moderator
Willmar Community Education and Recreation Ann Trochlil, Community Engagement SpecialistInvest Early, Itasca County Jan Reindl, Director, and Darla Beaver, Speech Language
PathologistHealthy Housing Initiative Dan Newman, Executive Director, Sustainable Resources CenterKindergarten Readiness, Fairmont Elementary School Michelle Rosen, Fairmont Elementary Assistant Principal
Welcome
Lynn HaglinNorthland Foundation
Keynote Presentation
Katy SmithMinnesota Teacher of the Year, 2011Early Childhood & Family EducationWinona, Minnesota
Early Learning Policy Update
Frank ForsbergGreater Twin Cities United WayChair, MinneMinds
2010
Modest Increase in ECCE $
Modest Increase in ECCE $
Modest Increase in ECCE $
Modest Increase in ECCE $
Modest Increase in ECCE $
Modest Increase in ECCE $
Start Early Funders Coalition Achieving All Children Ready To Learn By 2020
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Modest Increase in ECCE $
Modest Increase in ECCE $
EXPAND ASSESSMENTS - Ages 3, 4, 5EXPAND ASSESSMENTS - Ages 3, 4, 5EXPAND ASSESSMENTS – Ages 3, 4,
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2011 - 2012 Legislative Biennium
2013 - 2014 Legislative Biennium
2015 - 2016 Legislative Biennium
2017 - 2018 Legislative Biennium
Estimated annual Increase in
State Funding$250-290M
Estimated annual Increase in
State Funding$250-290M
State Budget
State Budget
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2019 - 2020 Legislative Biennium
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Report Card
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Expand QRIS - StatewideExpand QRIS - Statewide
Leadership – create one office responsible for early childhood care and education Accountability – expand a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) to help providers improve, establish a report card that rates providers to help parents select quality early childhood care and learning environments and evaluate children beginning at age three to ensure school-readiness by age fiveFunding – support existing and new funding initiatives
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MinneMinds Supporting Organizations
Strength in Numbers and Influence
A statewide coalition representing:•State and local government, including 1 state agency, 1 city agency and 2 Mayors•6 Initiative Foundations representing every rural region of Minnesota•19 child care resource and referral agencies•23 of Minnesota’s largest philanthropic organizations•30 statewide youth development, healthy living and social responsibility programs•34 Head Start grantees •51 high-profile business leaders•950 elementary and middle level principals•1,000 pediatric medical physicians •5,000 parents representing all 134 legislative districts •7,500 K-12 teachers•13,100 small businesses providing quality child care to more than 40,000 families •43,000 state union employees
Licensed center-based child care
Licensed familychild care
Preschool programs
Publicschool-based programs
Head Start
Early Learning Scholarships
All children enter kindergarten fully
prepared to succeed in school and life:
• Greater school achievement• Better graduation rates• Higher earning potential• More productive workforce
FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
4,057 kids $23,000,000
4,057 kids $23,000,000
4,057 kids $23,000,000
20,240 kids $150,000,00
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Eligible programs: Parent Aware rated or on path to quality rating
Funding levels based on anticipated maximum participation rate of 70% of 3- and 4-year-olds living at or below 185% of poverty.
Eligible children:3- and 4-year-old children living at or below 185% of poverty (plus younger siblings)
4,057 kids $23,000,000
Funding Approved in 2013 for Pre-K Scholarships
Funding Required to Meet the Need
2013 Legislative Session OutcomesInvestment/Policy Change Impact
Education Budget
Pre-K Early Care and Education Scholarships
$46 million ($40 million new money) 3- and 4-year olds at 185% of poverty Includes younger siblings (ages 0-2) Prioritizes 0-5 year olds of teen parents $5,000 scholarships
All Day Kindergarten $134 million to allow districts to provide all-day Kindergarten beginning in Fall 2014
Fully funds all day k for all students statewide Districts can use general education revenue for 3-
and 4-year olds as long as the district does not have a fee-based all-day kindergarten program
Allows school districts to use basic skills revenue to prepare early learners for kindergarten
Human Services Budget
CCAP Reimbursement $20 million increase in investment to increase reimbursement rate by 20% to 3- and 4-star Parent Aware rated programs
Incentivizes expansion of quality statewide Helps address gap of cost of quality Benefits all children in quality care (ages 0-5) Authorized activities at 3- and 4-star programs
reduced from 35 hours/week to 30 hours/weekRepeal of Absent Day Cuts
Reinstates 25 absent day policy Repeals 10 day law Helps families maintain access to quality care
WWW.MINNEMINDS.ORG
Investment inPre-KindergartenScholarships
Minnesota Early Learning Foundation Early Childhood Scholarship Pilot
State-funded Pre-Kindergarten Allowances Pilot
State-funded Early Learning Scholarships
Race to the Top Early Learning Grant Scholarships
MinneMinds State-funded Early Learning Scholarships
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Scholarships: 350Investment: $6 million
Scholarships: 970Investment: $4.6 million
Scholarships: 460Investment: 1.8 million
Scholarships: 4,057 per yearInvestment: $20.3 million per year
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Special Recognitions
Representative Ryan Winkler Senator Patricia Torres Ray Dr. Karen Cadigan
Honoring Nancy Latimer’s Spirit
George Latimer
“Nancy Award”
Rob GrunewaldEconomist
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Presented by Lynn HaglinNorthland Foundation
Economic case for public investment in early learning
Has positive spillovers
“Without public support, the market will yield too few educated workers.”
Yields an extraordinary public return
Early years set trajectory for success
“Evidence is clear that [Minnesota] has one of the most successful economies in the country because it has one of the most educated workforces.”
Economic case for public investment in early learning
Early learning professionals
When asked, “What do you do for work,” reply:
• “Economic development”
• “The solution to federal and state fiscal imbalances”
• “U.S. competitiveness in the global economy”
Claim your role!
Panel: Excellence in Early Learning
Willmar Community Education and RecreationAnn Trochlil, Community Engagement Specialist
Invest Early, Itasca CountyJan Reindl, Director, Invest EarlyDarla Beaver, M.S. CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist
Healthy Housing InitiativeDan Newman, Executive Director, Sustainable Resources Center
Kindergarten Readiness, Fairmont Elementary SchoolMichelle Rosen, Fairmont Elementary Assistant Principal
Early Childhood Programs
Willmar at a glance• PreK census= 1916• K-12 enrollment= 4093• Free and Reduced Lunch=56.4%• Kindergarten Free and Reduced Lunch= 60.5%• 26 different languages spoken in our schools
including English• 18% ELL- district wide• Community Population=19,582
Early Childhood Atmosphere in the Willmar Area
• Early Childhood Initiative (2004)• Strong long lasting relationships/collaboration• Community events including monthly EC nights
rotating through community partner sites• Child Care Centers, Public Health, Private
preschools, Head Start, United Way, Family Child Care
• Willmar Public schools support through allocation of Title One dollars for Early childhood outreach
Seed Community
• July 2012 named a seed community for Parent Aware ratings and scholarship dollars
• Only Head Start and School Readiness could achieve accelerated ratings
• No accredited child care center or provider in City of Willmar
• Created School Readiness Satellite Sites with a child care center and family day care.
Satellite Sites
• Sites agreed to follow the district school readiness plan
• Professional development opportunities• Mentoring and Coaching support• Access to curriculum and assessments• Data analysis• Working with Child Care Aware to get sites
star ratings of their own
Parent Aware
• As a result of Parent Aware rating system, staff was provided extensive training in the fall of 2012 including SEEDS of Early Literacy, Creative Curriculum and Gold Assessment, and ECIP’s
• 20 families were able to access scholarships that are being used at JLC sites
Willmar Children’s Cabinet• Through ECI partnerships and collaborations, a
concentrated effort to address gaps in access and alignment in Early Childhood programming in Willmar continued to grow.
• The Willmar Children’s Cabinet was formed in the fall of 2012.
• The cabinet seeks to establish a community wide, responsive system that builds capacity and provides access to high quality early childhood learning experiences. The Cabinet seeks to provide programming for children in a cost effective manner by not duplicating efforts but expanding opportunities through alignment and partnerships.
Willmar Children’s Cabinet• Reduce disparity in a child’s learning experience across
community settings by improving professional development
• Unify early learning curricula and program approaches to increase effectiveness, decrease disruptions
• Increase the number of high quality learning preparatory programs to better meet demand
• Improve outreach to assist families in understanding their options and accessing the program of their choice.
• Evaluation to measure if the outcome of more children arriving at Kindergarten ready.
Invest EarlyJune 18, 2013
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Why Change?
• Children are changing.
• Traditional model of services wasn’t meeting needs.
• Research on poverty.
• Our elementary schools range from 40%-73% free and reduced lunch.
Goals
• What we want for our children is to receive support on the skills they need throughout their day, EVERY day.
• What we want for our teachers is to feel supported with all of the children they serve.
• What we want for families is feel empowered in supporting their child’s learning.
Lessons Learned
• True change can come when an idea is presented and support for that idea is provided.
• Conversations are developmental.
• Systems and processes need to be in place and need to be revisited.
Sustainable Resources Center MissionTo create healthy and efficient homes,
in partnership with families and communities
Programs•Low Income Weatherization in suburban and rural Hennepin County •Lead Hazard Control in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, primarily Minneapolis•Lead Poisoning Prevention throughout Minnesota•Training in lead safety and healthy homes •Home performance solutions – diagnosis and interventions
SRC staff worked in the homes of over 700 low income families in 2012
Housing impacts health• Housing laws in 19th century
addressed health issues: cholera, tuberculosis, typhoid, fire
• Providing light, fresh air, reduced crowding, sanitation reduced disease rates
• Lead paint hazards in medical literature in 1914
“The connection between health and the dwelling of the population is one of the most important that exists”
Florence Nightingale
CharacteristicsEight principals of healthy housing:1. Dry2. Clean3. Pest-free4. Safe5. Contaminant-free6. Ventilated7. Maintained8. Thermally controlled
Health Problems that can occur…• Asthma• Allergies• Injuries• Brain damage• Behavior and learning disabilities• Poisonings• Lung Cancer
Information taken from the National Center for Healthy Homes
Home Environmental Survey & Radon Testing Results of 1058 homes
Partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health
• Radon: 44% greater than or equal to 4.0pCi/L
• Mold/Mildew: 44%
• Pests: 29%
• Fall Hazards: 18%
• Asthma: 28% of households have someone diagnosed with asthma
• Of these, 52% have mold or mildew, 35% have pests, 21% have both
Weatherization homes/built before 1978/with children under 6 = 57% with chipping or peeling paint
The prevalence of current asthma in the U.S. 16% among non-Hispanic black children10.7% among American Indian and Alaska Native children6.8% among Asian8.2% among non-Hispanic white7.9% percent among Hispanic
Among children with asthma, black children are:• Twice as likely to be hospitalized.• More than twice as likely to have an emergencydepartment visit.• Four times more likely to die due to asthma thanwhite children.
In 2008, asthma accounted for 10.5 million missedschool days.Children with more severe asthma and/or nighttimesymptoms are more likely to suffer academically thanthose with more mild symptoms.
Success in Reducing Lead Hazards• Comprehensive system
includes data/evaluation, enforcement, prevention, and hazard reduction
• In 2012 the CDC officially determined that there is no safe level of lead for young children.
• In 2011, 3,363 Minnesota children had blood lead levels over 5 µg/dL
Healthy Homes Strategic Plan• Input from 7 meetings around the state• A greater public health impact because it
promotes interrelated strategies: • Changes in structural conditions and
building practices; • Modification of resident and
property owners’ behaviors; and • Development or revision of policies,
legislation, and service systems to enable healthy housing practices. What to do
Alliance for HH & Communities
• The mission of the Alliance for Healthy Homes and Communities is to promote, support, and provide healthy homes and communities for all Minnesotans.
• The Alliance is a three-year effort to build bridges and coordination between the different sectors that play a role in creating a state where all Minnesotans have the opportunity to live healthy lives. Who will do it
Alliance for Healthy Homes and CommunitiesPriority Strategies
• Connect people, programs, and sectors• Develop and support policy changes• Educate the public and public officials
Connecting with the Alliancewww.alliancehhc.org
Marjean Hoeft, Alliance [email protected] 612-872-3295
Summary
• A healthy home and community provides a foundation on which the citizens of Minnesota can build healthy, productive lives
• Multi-agency approaches will work best
• Interventions have proven positive return on investment
To arrange a visit from Leadie Eddie in your community, call 612-872-3281
Kinder Prep
Kindergarten Readiness at Fairmont Elementary School
Target Need
•20% of our students entering Kindergarten had no formal school setting before starting.
•Minnesota Readiness Survey indicated a need for more social and emotional development of our students.
•50% of our Fairmont Area students qualify for free and reduced meals.
Program Overview
•Two weeks of programming (4 half days)
• In conjunction with the last two weeks of Targeted Services Summer School
•Busing for students in the district
•Breakfast and lunch served daily
•Collaboration between the public and private preschool and kindergarten teachers
•Program theme of "Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom"
Program Results
Kindergarten Readiness Study Results
Personal and Social Development-2011-12 32% proficient2012-13 52% proficient
Language and Literacy -2011-12 20% proficient2012-13 48% proficient
Results
Mathematical Thinking-2011-12 31% proficient2012-13 61% proficient
The Arts-2011-12 38% proficient2012-13 55% proficient
Physical Development and Health- 2011-12 55% proficient2012-13 76% proficient
Supporters of the Project
•Fairmont Early Childhood Initiative
•SMIF - Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
•Fairmont Area Schools both Public and Private
•BookStart Grant from SMIF and Capstone
Name writing and patterning practice
Fine motor practice- making a "Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom"
tree with their name
Graphing after trying coconut
Team work on building with Connects
This Year
•2nd year
•105 students
• July 22 to August 1
Discussion
Thank You
Denise MayotteThe Sheltering Arms Foundation
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