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2016 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKING GROUP SESSION 1 GOALS: IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES June 13 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM International 1 – 3 Expected Outcomes: Working Group participants learn about each of the table subtopics and determine which topic they will work on during the Working Group sessions. Each table identifies 2-3 specific, actionable opportunities to focus on over the course of the Working Group. Participants gain an understanding of what is expected and possible over the next two days. Framing Questions: What are the interests and assets of your organization? What subtopic best aligns with these? What is working well? What are specific challenges within the context of what is working well? What is an audacious for the next 5-10 years that would be a “win” for each subtopic? Is this challenge truly the root issue, or is it a symptom of something else? What unique opportunities for collaboration exist in the Working Group? Table Suptopics: Books, diapers, and other basic needs for families City-level early childhood systems Military families and veteran families with young children Multi-generational and preventative health Professional development strategies for the early learning workforce Social and emotional development Technology supporting parent and caregiver success Trauma-informed care and addressing ACEs Proposed Agenda CGI welcome Introduction of Working Group Advisors Lorez Meinhold, Senior Policy Director, Keystone Policy Center Kyle Zimmer, President and CEO, First Book Introduction of table facilitators and table subtopics Small group discussions Wrap up and outline priorities for Session 2
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2016 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKING GROUP
SESSION 1 GOALS: IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES
June 13 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM International 1 – 3
Expected Outcomes:
Working Group participants learn about each of the table subtopics and determine which topic
they will work on during the Working Group sessions.
Each table identifies 2-3 specific, actionable opportunities to focus on over the course of the
Working Group.
Participants gain an understanding of what is expected and possible over the next two days.
Framing Questions:
What are the interests and assets of your organization? What subtopic best aligns with these?
What is working well? What are specific challenges within the context of what is working well?
What is an audacious for the next 5-10 years that would be a “win” for each subtopic?
Is this challenge truly the root issue, or is it a symptom of something else?
What unique opportunities for collaboration exist in the Working Group?
Table Suptopics:
Books, diapers, and other basic needs for families
City-level early childhood systems
Military families and veteran families with young children
Multi-generational and preventative health
Professional development strategies for the early learning workforce
Social and emotional development
Technology supporting parent and caregiver success
Trauma-informed care and addressing ACEs
Proposed Agenda
CGI welcome
Introduction of Working Group Advisors
Lorez Meinhold, Senior Policy Director, Keystone Policy Center
Kyle Zimmer, President and CEO, First Book
Introduction of table facilitators and table subtopics
Small group discussions
Wrap up and outline priorities for Session 2
SESSION 2 ROLES: GETTING SPECIFIC
June 13 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM International 1 – 3
Expected Outcomes:
Working Group participants refine the ideas and concepts that emerged from Session 1.
Each table designs solutions that would address the challenges and goals discussed in Session 1,
along with the types of stakeholders needed to carry out such solutions.
Participants identify the best use of particular industries’ and sectors’ core competencies in
working towards these solutions.
Each participant is at the table that best aligns with his or her interests, expertise, and objectives.
Framing Questions:
What broader actions are needed to achieve the audacious goal identified in Session 1? By sector?
By industry?
What are the other organizations, resources, and skill sets needed to achieve each of these goals?
How would these stakeholders be motivated to get involved?
What are the potential limitations of these types of partnerships? Who else could fill the gaps?
Could these solutions be mapped by looking at who serves particular populations or
constituencies?
What would a solution serving one person look like? One city? One state? The entire United
States?
Table Suptopics:
Books, diapers, and other basic needs for families
City-level early childhood systems
Military families and veteran families with young children
Multi-generational and preventative health
Professional development strategies for the early learning workforce
Social and emotional development
Technology supporting parent and caregiver success
Trauma-informed care and addressing ACEs
Topics can adjust based on recommendations from Session 1
Proposed Agenda
Welcome back remarks
Table facilitator report outs on Session 1
Small group discussions
Wrap up and outline priorities for Office Hours and Session 3
SESSION 3 LET’S GO: PLANNING FOR ACTION
June 14 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM International 1 – 3
Expected Outcomes:
Working Group participants develop specific action plans from implementing the multi-
stakeholder solutions crafted over the previous two sessions.
Each participant determines concrete first steps for his or her organization to take and agrees to
calls, collaboration, and follow-up with interested partners.
Participants explore how these action plans and goals could translate into Commitments to
Action.
Framing Questions:
Assuming we have achieved the audacious goal and “wins” outlined in the previous sessions,
what were the specific steps your organization took to make it happen? What was the first step
you would have taken?
What current activities or skills can you leverage toward this solution? What new capabilities do
you need to develop or strengthen to accomplish this work?
What role is each specific partner playing? What does the timeline for implementation entail?
What is our plan to carry this work forward after the CGI America Meeting?
Table Suptopics:
Books, diapers, and other basic needs for families
City-level early childhood systems
Military families and veteran families with young children
Multi-generational and preventative health
Professional development strategies for the early learning workforce
Social and emotional development
Technology supporting parent and caregiver success
Trauma-informed care and addressing ACEs
Topics can adjust based on recommendations from Session 1 and/or 2
Proposed Agenda
Keynote and Q&A
Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
Table facilitator report outs on Session 2
Small group discussions
Final report outs on outcomes and next steps Closing Remarks
SELECT 2016 COMMITMENTS Click here for a complete list of past commitments
First Book Logistics: Elevating the Social Sector
Commitment by: First Book
Partners: Campaign for Black Male Achievement; Columbus Public Schools; Office of the Mayor, City
of Columbia, South Carolina; Skillman Foundation
In 2016, First Book committed to create First Book Logistics (FBLogistics), a fee-for-service logistical
and operational platform for nonprofits delivering essential goods to children and families in need
throughout North America. Use of FBLogistics will reduce costs and elevate the effectiveness of other
nonprofits’ cash and staff resources. FBLogistics will offer participants a menu of services as needed:
warehousing; inventory management and insurance; user-friendly ecommerce platforms; access to a
verified market of child-serving programs; fulfillment and shipping; “white label” options; and the
opportunity to add their users to the First Book Network. First Book will also negotiate collective
discounts for services including shipping and insurance on inventory. From their savings, nonprofit
partners will pay FBLogistics on a fee-for-service basis as a percentage of their FBLogistics-processed
product volume and on a fee-for-access basis for access to the growing First Book Marketplace of
250,000 educators serving children in need.
Barbershop Books: Inspiring Black Boys to Read for Fun
Commitment by: Reading Holiday Project, Inc.
Partners: Commitment Partner, Commitment Partner
In 2016, Barbershop Books committed to create child-friendly reading spaces for over 4,000 black boys
ages four to eight annually in 110 barbershops across 11 cities. Each Barbershop Books reading space
includes culturally relevant, age appropriate, and gender responsive children’s books on a colorful
bookshelf. Foundations, school districts, institutions such as churches, and other community partners will
fund local program implementation and recruit participants. Barbershop Books will provide early literacy
training to more than 110 local volunteers including at least 55 barbers. These workshops detail the
reading challenges Black boys face and outline practical reading and engagement strategies barbers can
use to support early literacy in their barbershops. While Barbershop Books’ target audience is young
black boys, the program enables community organizations to sponsor individual reading spaces for any
barbershop in the U.S. regardless of the racial or ethnic makeup of that barbershop’s clientele.
Pathways to Quality Early Learning
Commitment by: Think Small
Partners: First Children’s Finance, Generation Next, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges; Serve
Minnesota; University of Minnesota
In 2016, Think Small committed to support early childhood providers and parents in effectively preparing
children for success in kindergarten. Think Small will serve 102 providers – specifically target providers
of color, English Language Learner providers, and providers that are serving low-income and new
immigrant communities – who are in need of high quality early learning improvement supports.
Additionally, Think Small will engage 1,500 parents and their child care providers in a joint effort to
enhance children’s early development and decrease the word gap in underserved communities by
supporting the Minnesota Reading Corps; implementing the LENA Start program; and developing the
Reminders for Readiness texting program that will give weekly prompts to parents for engaging their
children in literacy-enhancing activities.
I’m Only Four! Ending Pre-K Suspensions in NYC
Commitment by: Ramapo for Children
Partners: Bank Street College of Education; Carl Hirschmann III; Edith Glick Shoolman Foundation;
Oppenheimer & Haas Foundation; Teach for America – New York; The McSilver Institute @ NYU
In 2016, Ramapo for Children and its partners committed to provide professional development to 150
Pre-K sites in New York City over three years through centralized workshops and individualized one-on-
one coaching. Ramapo first introduces participants to a toolbox of classroom management strategies for
positively and proactively handling distractive, aggressive, and/or disruptive behaviors. All school staff
participating in the workshops receives an easy-to-use reference guide detailing strategies that can be
implemented in the classroom immediately. Next, Ramapo’s seasoned educators provide in-classroom
coaching to support school staff in implementing classroom and behavior management strategies.
Ramapo also provides parent support to these Pre-K sites through on-campus workshops and coaching
opportunities. Additionally, Ramapo will shift from a paper-based on-site coaching evaluation to a mobile
app version, which will enable qualitative and quantitative classroom-level data to be shared with
Ramapo’s various teams and stakeholders.
Talk, Read, Sing for Change: Promoting Children’s Early Literacy Development through Diaper Banks
Commitment by: National Diaper Bank Network; Too Small to Fail
Partners: Huggies® Brand; Penguin Young Readers
In 2016, the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), Too Small to Fail (TSTF), Penguin Young
Readers, and Huggies committed to establish Baby Book Banks within 20 NDBN-member diaper banks
serving low-income communities throughout the U.S. These Baby Book Banks will distribute age-
appropriate books and early literacy resources to parents when they pick up diapers for their children. To
launch this effort, Penguin is donating 100,000 age-appropriate board books to the new Baby Book
Banks. NDBN and TSTF will also launch “Talk, Read, Sing for Change,” a campaign encouraging
parents to take a pledge to spend time talking, reading, and singing with their children every day. Parents
who take this pledge will receive information on ways to use everyday moments like diaper time to
engage in language-rich interactions with their children. Huggies will share early literacy resources
encouraging parents to take the pledge through its social media channels.
Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors to Two Generations
Commitment by: Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors
Partners: Bezos Family Foundation; Catholic Charities USA; David and Lucile Packard Foundation;
Heising Simons Foundation; James Irvine Foundation; Latino Policy Forum; LAUSD Parent Community
Student Services; National Head Start Association (NHSA); Partnership for Community Action in New
Mexico; Redlands Migrant Christian Association (RCMA)
In 2016, Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors (AP) and its partners committed to reach more than 12,500
parents over 18 months with an initiative that adds four content areas to the current AP curriculum: early
math skills development; comprehension of the rights of dual language learners in the school system;
keys to a successful transition to kindergarten; and parental use of technology. Through its three-day
“Training of Trainers” Institutes, AP will prepare and certify 250 community partners to deliver its
bilingual curriculum and additional resources throughout the U.S. The institutes will be held in high-need
communities and leverage partnerships with migrant Head Start centers, school districts, housing
authorities, and various other organizations. AP will measure parent and caregiver results through a pre-
and post-test to be developed by outside evaluators.
Promoting ACEs Screening and Intervention: A Pediatric Practice Community
Commitment by: Center for Youth Wellness
Partners: Center for Care Innovations; JPB Foundation; Tara Health Foundation
In 2016, the Center for Youth Wellness (CYW) committed to create a Practice Community of at least
1,000 physicians who are early adopters of screening patients for and treating the impacts of Adverse
Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Interventions range from anticipatory guidance to integrated care based
on the results of the ACE-Q questionnaire developed by CYW which medical staff presents to parents and
caregivers during routine clinical appointments. CYW will provide members of the Practice Community
with updates on best practices and emerging trends through monthly newsletters curated by CYW’s
research and clinical teams, as well as by launching quarterly mini-convenings and a new annual
symposium. CYW will also develop regular assessments to understand the opportunities and challenges
for implementing screenings and referrals within different pediatric care settings. Additionally, surveys
will capture ongoing knowledge and resource needs of community members to help inform the content
CYW provides.
United Through Reading: Enhancing Military Family Connections
Commitment by: United Through Reading
Partners: First Book; Kindoma; Too Small to Fail
In 2016, United Through Reading and its partners committed to develop an iOS and Android App that
will expand access to UTR’s proven model for supporting U.S. military families who face physical
separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud together – benefitting at least 10,000
families. App features will include the ability to pre-record book readings with video synchronized to
page view and, when a live connection is possible, the ability to read books together over video chat with
the same page of the book appearing on each user’s screen. Evaluation tools will also be integrated into
the App. UTR will lead program management and implementation. Kindoma will develop, publish, and
maintain the App. First Book will work with its publishing partners to curate the App’s book collection.
Too Small to Fail will help parents identify specific actions they can take within the UTR App to support
their children.
Inclusion in Philadelphia’s Early Childhood Education Centers
Commitment by: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Policy Lab
Partners: Public Health Management Corp
In 2016, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Policy Lab committed to pilot social-emotional training
in one Philadelphia childcare center and then expand to an additional four local centers. Pennsylvania
professional development and technical assistance providers will train childcare directors and staff at
these centers on how to link children with community resources, integrate parent education, and build
collaborative relationships among service providers. This sustainable model will leverage public childcare
supports from the Public Health Management Corp, Early Intervention, Community Behavioral Health,
and community mental health service providers. Financial aid for implementation will be provided
through state early childhood funds.
PARTICIPANTS 2016 Early Childhood Education Working Group
John Bare
Vice President of Programs
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Cynthia Barron
Vice President, U.S. Social Impact
Sesame Workshop
Chris Bender
Head, Public Affairs and Communications
Novozymes
Jeanette Betancourt
Senior Vice President, U.S Social Impact
Sesame Workshop
Terra Bonds Clark
Chief Learning Officer
Child Care Aware of America
Al Brandel
Past International President
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Sean Brecker
Chief Executive Officer
Headspace
Rahil Briggs
Director, Pediatric Behavioral Health Services
Montefiore Medical Group
Michele l. Broadnax
Sr. Director of Advancement
LAUP
Candace Byrd
Chief of Staff
Office of the Mayor, City of Atlanta
Jared Carroll
Manager, US Programs
Right To Play
Sherry Cleary
Executive Director
NY Early Childhood Institute
Mark Cloutier
Executive Director
Center for Youth Wellness
Kevin J. Delaney
Editor in Chief and President
Quartz
Rebekah Dorman
Director, Invest in Children
Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood
Kara Dukakis
Director, Too Small to Fail
The Opportunity Institute
Tammy Elkon
President & Founder
GenTree Solutions
Abby English Waldbaum
Senior Strategist
Children's Hospital Colorado
Rhian Evans Allvin
Executive Director
National Association for the Education of
Young Children
Danielle Ewen
Senior Policy Advisor
EducationCounsel
Richard Fernandes
Executive Director
Fred Rogers Center
Yolie Flores
Chief Program Officer
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Jennifer Frey
Assistant Professor
The George Washington University
Brian Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer
Reach Out and Read
Jennifer Sager Gentry
Vice Chancellor Institutional Advancement
Virginia's Community Colleges
Marsha Gerdes
Senior Psychologist, PolicyLab
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Joanne Samuel Goldblum
Executive Director
National Diaper Bank Network
Delaney Gracy
Chief Medical Officer; Senior Vice President,
Medical Affairs
Children's Health Fund
Ed Greene
Vice President, Partnerships and Community
Development
Hispanic Information and Telecommunications
Network (HITN)
Robin Grossman
National Director
Right To Play USA
Sandra Gutierrez
National Director
Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors
Leslie Hale
Executive Director
Books for Keeps
Stephen Hannon
President
LENA Research Foundation
Tiffany Harris
Co-founder and CEO
Shane's Inspiration
Gail Hayes
Senior Consultant
National Campaign for Grade Level Reading
Betsy Hodges
Mayor
City of Minneapolis
Teresa Huizar
Executive Director
National Children's Alliance
Donna Hunt-O'Brien
Senior Director of Training, Curriculum, and
Programming
Parents as Teachers National Center
Alvin Irby
Founder & Chief Reading Inspirer
Barbershop Books
Amy Jacobs
Commissioner
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Wendy Johnson-Askew
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Gerber
David Kass
President
Council for a Strong America
Robin Kelleher
President and CEO
Hope For The Warriors
Francis "Buck" Kern
Snowball Express (for children of fallen
military)
Wendy Lewis Jackson
Interim Co-Managing Director
The Kresge Foundation
M.-A. Lucas
Consultant
New York Early Childhood Professional
Development Institute
Melba Luciano
Superintendent Emeritus
School District of Osceola County, FL
Marjorie Margolies
HIPPY USA Chair
HIPPY USA (Home Instruction for Parents of
Preschool Youngsters)
Salli Martyniak
President
Forward Community Investments
Maura Marx
Deputy Director
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Kent McGuire
President and CEO
Southern Education Foundation
Penelope McPhee
President
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Lorez Meinhold
Senior Policy Director
The Keystone Center
Mauricio Miller
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Family Independence Initiative
Patti Miller
Director, Too Small to Fail
Clinton Foundation
Claudia Mincemoyer
Director
Penn State University Better Kid Care Program
Neesha Modi
Program Officer
The Kresge Foundation
Barbara Nemko
Superintendent of Schools
Napa County Office of Education
Susan Ochshorn
Founder
ECE PolicyWorks
Natalie Vega O'Neil
Acting Vice President, US Programs
Save the Children
Jane Park Woo
Manager of Strategic Partnership, Too Small to
Fail
Clinton Foundation
Bill Partyka
Regional Business Head Infant Nutrition, North
America
Gerber
Thomas Petrillo
Senior Associate
American Federation of Teachers
Cheryl Polk
President
Highscope Educational Research Foundation
Michael Powell
Assistant to the President for Strategy
American Federation of Teachers
Joyce Wessel Raezer
Executive Director
National Military Family Association
Rip Rapson
President and CEO
The Kresge Foundation
Sarah-Elizabeth Reed
First Lady
City of Atlanta
Nancy Rigby
Vice President of Cox Foundations
Cox Enterprises
Dawn Rochelle
Executive Director
Onslow County Partnership for Children
Emily Roden
Co-founder
ReadyRosie
Priscilla Rodriguez
Vice President
Understood.org; The Poses Family Foundation
Ilene Rosenthal
Chief Executive Officer
Footsteps2Brilliance, Inc.
Audrey Rowe
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sharon Ryan
Director, Straus Center for Young Children and
Families
Bank Street College of Education
Holly T. Sargent
Founder and CEO
Doing Good While Doing Well
Diane Schmidt
President and Founder
Healthy Fare for Kids
Jenn Scully
Associate Director, Government Relations
American Federation of Teachers
Rebecca Sibilia
Chief Executive Officer
EdBuild
Celia Hartman Sims
Vice President, Government Relations
KinderCare Education
Sheetal Singh
Director, Design and Innovation, Early
Learning Lab
Early Learning Lab
Ralph Smith
Managing Director
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Rachel Sprecher
Grants Specialist, Office of Partnerships and
Development
Atlanta Public Schools
Shannon Stacy
Director of Family Programs
The Station Foundation
Kerry Steib
Director of Social Impact
Spotify
Teri Talan
Michael Louis Chair
McCormick Center for Early Childhood
Leadership
Lisa Tazartes
Senior Director
Ramapo for Children
Barbara Thompson
Director, Office of Family Readiness Policy
U.S. Department of Defense
Nithya Vaduganathan
Principal
The Boston Consulting Group
Ann Marie Van Duyne
Vice President, Philanthropic Services
Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Susan Van Ness
Director, Programs
National Diaper Bank Network
Brian Wallace
President and CEO
Coin Laundry Association
Angela Watts
Senior Policy Aide
City of Minneapolis
William Weil
Co-Founder and CEO
Tales2go
Dorothy Weintraub
Senior Director, National Accounts
Scholastic Inc.
Conor P. Williams
Founding Director
New America's Dual Language Learners
National Work Group
Elanna Yalow
CEO, KinderCare Education Early Learning
Programs/Chief Academic Officer
KinderCare Education
Comer Yates
Executive Director
Atlanta Speech School
Barbara Yates
President and CEO
Think Small
Kyle Zimmer
Chief Executive Officer
First Book
Tracy Zimmerman
Executive Director
North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation
Sally Ann Zoll
Chief Executive Officer
United Through Reading
