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WA State School for the Blind upcoming events

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WA State School for the Blind upcoming events

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Resources for supporting staff persons who need their own resilience support (compassion fatigue)

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Resources for supporting staff persons who need their own resilience support (compassion fatigue)

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local author from Yakima with new book; La Casa Hogar will be hosting a speaker event with the author

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Growing up in Yakima, Washington, Noé Álvarez worked at an apple-packing plant alongside his mother, who "slouched over a conveyor belt of fruit, shoulder to shoulder with mothers conditioned to believe this was all they could do with their lives." A university scholarship offered escape, but as a first-generation Latino college-goer, Álvarez struggled to fit in.

At nineteen, he learned about a Native American/First Nations movement called the Peace and Dignity Journeys, epic marathons meant to renew cultural connections across North America. He dropped out of school and joined a group of Dené, Secwépemc, Gitxsan, Dakelh, Apache, Tohono O'odham, Seri, Purépecha, and Maya runners, all fleeing difficult beginnings. Telling their stories alongside his own, Álvarez writes about a four-month-long journey from Canada to Guatemala that pushed him to his limits. He writes not only of overcoming hunger, thirst, and fear--dangers included stone-throwing motorists and a mountain lion--but also of asserting Indigenous and working-class humanity in a capitalist society where oil extraction, deforestation, and substance abuse wreck communities.

Running through mountains, deserts, and cities, and through the Mexican territory his parents left behind, Álvarez forges a new relationship with the land, and with the act of running, carrying with him the knowledge of his parents' migration, and--against all odds in a society that exploits his body and rejects his spirit--the dream of a liberated future.
On Sale March 3, 2020. Published by Catapult. Distributed to the trade by Penguin Random House.

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Growing up in Yakima, Washington, Noé Álvarez worked at an apple-packing plant alongside his mother, who "slouched over a conveyor belt of fruit, shoulder to shoulder with mothers conditioned to believe this was all they could do with their lives." A university scholarship offered escape, but as a first-generation Latino college-goer, Álvarez struggled to fit in.

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FREE membership to American Consortium for Equity in Education

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FREE membership to American Consortium for Equity in Education

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

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Equity & Access in American Pre K-12 Education | American Consortium for Equity in Education

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Online journal publication, articles, research, resources, products and marketing solutions promoting equity and access in education.

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Wapato Migrant SEL Series: Minerva Pardo SEL Jueves, Febrero 4 - 7:00-8:00 pm click:  

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Wapato Migrant SEL Series: Minerva Pardo SEL Jueves, Febrero 4 - 7:00-8:00 pm click:  

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Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done.

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fyi...Next week, EduTalk Radio will focus on the Flamboyan Family Engagement Fellows program...representatives from two sites will be interviewed...a family engagement coordinator from Baltimore, Maryland...and MINERVA PARDO from the Yakima Valley!  Yay Minerva!

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fyi...Next week, EduTalk Radio will focus on the Flamboyan Family Engagement Fellows program...representatives from two sites will be interviewed...a family engagement coordinator from Baltimore, Maryland...and MINERVA PARDO from the Yakima Valley!  Yay Minerva!

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Wapato School District, Wapato Migrant SEL Series-Linda Balin,  

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Wapato School District, Wapato Migrant SEL Series-Linda Balin,  

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Thursday, February 4 - 7:00-8:00 pm click: http://bit.ly/wapatomigranteng

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Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done.

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-will be posting educational videos on website about COVID vaccine info
-Virtual programming avaialble: virtual baby labsits, trivia nights, virtual Spanish programming, online book club in Spanish
-back to curbside pick up
-Book BINGO

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lilian.bravo@co.yakima.wa.us and Jocelyn.castillo@co.yakima.wa.us

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Hay un webinar, en inglés (😢) sobre rumores y miedos de la vacuna. Aquí está el link: 

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Hay un webinar, en inglés (😢) sobre rumores y miedos de la vacuna. Aquí está el link: 

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Is there information out about how frequent it is that people get COVID twice?

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Is there information out about how frequent it is that people get COVID twice?

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Some getting questions from older folks who are skeptical of getting vaccine because of fear

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Some getting questions from older folks who are skeptical of getting vaccine because of fear

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Rumours about side-effects of campaign? Are there resources in English/Spanish?

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Rumours about side-effects of campaign? Are there resources in English/Spanish?

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If I've had COVID, how soon can I get the vaccine? Is there a waiting period?

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If I've had COVID, how soon can I get the vaccine? Is there a waiting period?

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Facebook live with United Farmworkers Foundation tomorrow, 

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Facebook live with United Farmworkers Foundation tomorrow, 

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UFW Foundation. 39,458 likes · 233 talking about this. Our core purpose is to empower communities to ensure human dignity. Si Se Puede! ®

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Ya Llego "La Vacuna": Platica de la vacuna contra el COVID-19

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Health event by Yakima Health District on Tuesday, February 9 2021 with 110 people interested and 65 people going. 5 posts in the discussion.

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any information in a train-the-trainer format for programs working with families

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any information in a train-the-trainer format for programs working with families

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COVID es real - community health worker campaign

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COVID es real - community health worker campaign

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can deliver testing kits to folks who aren't able to go out

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-recognizing that it is frustrating with both limited quantities with so much information and it is changing so quickly
-registration differs by site offering the vaccine
-really grateful for community partners who can help distribute information to families you serve

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Find Your Phase (link to determine eligibility) but not availability

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Find Your Phase (link to determine eligibility) but not availability

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Primary tool currently is listed on the health district website: recognizing that it isn't accessible to everyone but is currently the place with the most updated information

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Primary tool currently is listed on the health district website: recognizing that it isn't accessible to everyone but is currently the place with the most updated information

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Who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine?

Where can I take my child age 5-11 to get vaccinated?

The Pfizer vaccine that is given to adults and adolescents cannot be used for children ages 5-11. The following locations are offering the COVID-19 vaccine to children within this age range. YHD's mobile vaccine clinics are also offering the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 5 and older. See table under "Community COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics" for a list of available clinics.

Youth under 18 years need parent or guardian consent to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Find more information about COVID-19 vaccines for children and teens on the CDCandDOH websites.

Where can I get a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine?

Several sites are offering booster doses to eligible individuals. Click here for a list of COVID-19 vaccine locations in Yakima County. YHD Community vaccine clinics are also offering Pfizer booster doses to anyone 16 and older. Please take your vaccine card to your appointment.

Community COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics

Community COVID-19 vaccine clinics are currently providing first and second doses of Pfizer vaccine to anyone 5 and older. Pfizer booster doses are also available to anyone 12 and older. Appointments are not required. Youth under 18 years need parent or guardian consent to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Times and locations may change.
Private Clinic Registration for Business/Organization

If you are a business or organization and would like to set up a clinic for employees or members, please email yakimavaccinemobileteam@gmail.com with the following information:

Name of business/organization

Point of contact Name-Email-Phone Number

Date you want the team to come

Time frame you would like the team to come (Ex. 11am-12pm)

Number of appointments required

Location you'd like to host the clinic
Location should have access to bathrooms, chairs, and plenty of space for people to wait for 15-30 minutes.

Once we have received this information we will send you a link to the Private Clinic for you to register your employees, members, etc. Please provide all information for registration prior to the mobile vaccine event for faster processing and screening.

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covid -19 vaccinations questions covid-19 vaccine faq's

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The Pfizer vaccine that is given to adults and adolescents cannot be used for children ages 5-11. The following locations are offering the COVID-19 vaccine to children within this age range. YHD's mobile vaccine clinics are also offering the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 5 and older.

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EduTalk Radio - Interview re "Play & Learn" groups

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EduTalk Radio - Interview re "Play & Learn" groups

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https://www.blogtalkradio.com/edutalk/2021/02/03/equity-in-early-learning

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EQUITY IN EARLY LEARNING This topic is coming up more and more. A report from WASHINGTON STATE districts on their successes with PLAY & LEARN Groups , designed specifically for families furthest from economic opportunity....

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Lilian Bravo and Jocelyn Castillo, Yakima County Health District

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Lilian Bravo and Jocelyn Castillo, Yakima County Health District

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Outreach Strategies for Vaccine Information

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Outreach Strategies for Vaccine Information

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1. Updating Commuity Health Worker Campaign
2. Medical Provider Panel
3. PSAs with Latinx community members
4. "I Got the Vax" Campaign
5. Ongoing Media presence

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Dr. Kyle Cook, St. John's University: best practices for preschool to kinder transitions

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Dr. Kyle Cook, St. John's University: best practices for preschool to kinder transitions

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Gretchen Stahr Breunig,  Kindergarten Transition Specialist | Learning and Teaching, OSPI                      Mari Taylor, Transition Specialist ECEAP | Early Learning Division, DCYF

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Gretchen Stahr Breunig,  Kindergarten Transition Specialist | Learning and Teaching, OSPI                      Mari Taylor, Transition Specialist ECEAP | Early Learning Division, DCYF

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Thank you Maggie for arranging for these guest speakers!

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National Equity Project: Liberatory Design Training

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National Equity Project: Liberatory Design Training

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Agenda Planning Tool

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Work on La Escuelita wraps up, making room for more young learners at La Casa Hogar

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Construction on La Casa Hogar’s expanded early learning building wrapped up this month, meaning the community organization will be able to teach more preschoolers and their parents once it reopens

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Who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine?

Where can I take my child age 5-11 to get vaccinated?

The Pfizer vaccine that is given to adults and adolescents cannot be used for children ages 5-11. The following locations are offering the COVID-19 vaccine to children within this age range. YHD's mobile vaccine clinics are also offering the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 5 and older. See table under "Community COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics" for a list of available clinics.

Youth under 18 years need parent or guardian consent to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Find more information about COVID-19 vaccines for children and teens on the CDCandDOH websites.

Where can I get a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine?

Several sites are offering booster doses to eligible individuals. Click here for a list of COVID-19 vaccine locations in Yakima County. YHD Community vaccine clinics are also offering Pfizer booster doses to anyone 16 and older. Please take your vaccine card to your appointment.

Community COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics

Community COVID-19 vaccine clinics are currently providing first and second doses of Pfizer vaccine to anyone 5 and older. Pfizer booster doses are also available to anyone 12 and older. Appointments are not required. Youth under 18 years need parent or guardian consent to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Times and locations may change.
Private Clinic Registration for Business/Organization

If you are a business or organization and would like to set up a clinic for employees or members, please email yakimavaccinemobileteam@gmail.com with the following information:

Name of business/organization

Point of contact Name-Email-Phone Number

Date you want the team to come

Time frame you would like the team to come (Ex. 11am-12pm)

Number of appointments required

Location you'd like to host the clinic
Location should have access to bathrooms, chairs, and plenty of space for people to wait for 15-30 minutes.

Once we have received this information we will send you a link to the Private Clinic for you to register your employees, members, etc. Please provide all information for registration prior to the mobile vaccine event for faster processing and screening.

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The Pfizer vaccine that is given to adults and adolescents cannot be used for children ages 5-11. The following locations are offering the COVID-19 vaccine to children within this age range. YHD's mobile vaccine clinics are also offering the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 5 and older.

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Vacunas contra el COVID: Verdades, mitos y preguntas

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Making Sense of Vaccines During COVID-19

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Washington Communities for Children: Feb 22nd-26th
WCAAP: Feb 5th
La Casa Hogar (Andrea R. is on planning team): January 18th
Development Disability Legislative Briefing:
WSA: Depending on who sets up ZOOM appointments, might influence whose account is it with?
ESD:

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One Vax, Two Lives Communication Toolkit

This communication toolkit (accessible via Google Drive) is designed to provide you with communication materials, including social media content, and a comprehensive list of medically vetted answers to FAQs about the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy. Currently, we have content in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Bulgarian. We are adding more languages on an ongoing basis.
Thank you to our partners at One Vax, Two Lives for creating this toolkit! Visit their website to learn more.
Vax Into Summer Promotional Materials
Social Media Toolkit
Help us promote our Vax into Summer campaign with your networks! This social media toolkit includes shareable images and messaging that you can use on your own social media and communications channels:
"Dear Parent" Letters
These letters are for clinics and health care providers to send out to the parents or caregivers of their pediatric patients. These letters come in several languages and can be downloaded below as editable Word Documents:
COVID-19 Vaccines for Adolescents: What it means for providers
This flyer provides health care providers with information and resources that they can use to ensure adolescents ages 12 and up get immunized against COVID-19 and receive all other vaccinations they are eligible for:

Vax To School Promotional Materials

Provider Toolkit for Childhood Immunizations: This toolkit is for general health care providers. The toolkit includes links to resources, a parent letter for children 4 to 6 year olds and social media posts for childhood and COVID-19 vaccines.

Childhood Vaccination Toolkit for Schools: This toolkit is for school and school nurses. The toolkit includes links to childhood vaccination resources, sample letters for parents/guardians and social media posts for childhood and COVID-19 vaccines.
Social Media Toolkit
Help us promote our Vax to School campaign with your networks! This social media toolkit includes shareable images and messaging that you can use on your own social media and communications channels:
"Dear Parent" Letters
These letters are for clinics and health care providers to send out to the parents or caregivers of their pediatric patients. These letters come in several languages and can be downloaded below as editable Word Documents:
"Dear Provider" Letter
This letter is for clinics and health care providers. See below to download an original version or editable Word Document version of this letter:
"Dear Administrators/School Nurse " Letters
This letter is for school nurses, administrators and staff. See below to download an editable Word Document version of this letter:

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Vaccinated! Promotional Materials
Social Media Toolkit
Help us promote our Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Vaccinated! campaign with your networks! This social media toolkit includes shareable images and messaging that you can use on your own social media and communications channels:

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This communication toolkit (accessible via Google Drive) is designed to provide you with communication materials, including social media content, and a comprehensive list of medically vetted answers to FAQs about the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy. Currently, we have content in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Bulgarian.

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4-6 hours/month includes:
2 hour meeting translation via ZOOM
1-2 hours prep time for each meeting
1-2 debrief time to prepare for next meeting

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WA211 is operating the DOH COVID-19 Assistance Line. Here is the contact information:
State COVID-19 Assistance Hotline: Dial 1-800-525-0127, then press #

6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Friday
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and observed state holidays

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Start with Equity Report (includes recommendations for state and federal)

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Start with Equity Report (includes recommendations for state and federal)

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Brandi @ applevalleyinterpreting@yahoo.com

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About the show

Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin welcome you to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. Every Friday, they dig through the annals of medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we've tried to fix people over the years. Educational? You bet! Fun? We hope!

Send topic suggestions to sawbones@maximumfun.org and follow @Sawbones on Twitter.

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COVID Vaccine Questions and Answers | Maximum Fun

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About the show Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin welcome you to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. Every Friday, they dig through the annals of medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we've tried to fix people over the years.

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Help Me Grow State wide Action Team Meeting-11/17

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Help Me Grow State wide Action Team Meeting-11/17

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Why Liberatory Design?
We are all living in challenging times that our past experience and training has not sufficiently prepared us for. Too often, well intentioned equity efforts do not succeed-and even produce unintended consequences. This can lead to frustration, hopelessness and cynicism.
It's important to consider why so many equity efforts stall or fail to achieve intended outcomes:

They do not employ a deep enough equity lens-for example, a diversity and inclusion focus as opposed to interrogating deeper causes produced by systemic oppression.

They take the form of traditional linear, hierarchical plans that focus on strategies, goals, timelines, metrics and accountability. These efforts don't recognize the messiness and complexity of the challenge, so they often are ineffective and, sometimes, even backfire.

They are created in the context of dominant white culture, in traditional structures (e.g. committees, task forces), or in teams that don't have an effective approach to the work. Common problems include:

group members unable to engage in authentic critical dialogue;

lack of trust, especially across role/power and identity difference, that undermines team efficacy;

the process doesn't bring forward sufficiently creative thinking;

urgency leads to hasty, misguided decisions;

creative and potentially powerful solutions are not accepted by leadership.

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Liberatory Design - National Equity Project

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Addressing equity challenges and change efforts in complex systems with liberatory design. Learn more about this process or register for an upcoming course.

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The Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) was created by the Legislature in 2007.

ELAC representatives from around the state meet regularly to provide input and recommendations to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) so our strategies and actions are well informed and broadly supported by parents, child care providers, health and safety experts and interested members of the public.

Governor Jay Inslee holds final authority for policy decisions.

The council has adopted a Racial Equity Framework through which it conducts its business as an advisory board to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

Members

The Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) members are a diverse group of people whose role is to provide DCYF with input and recommendations to inform DCYF's work.

ELAC includes parents, child care providers, health and safety experts, legislators, representatives of Tribal Nations, independent schools, K-12 and higher education, and others who are interested in creating a statewide early learning system that helps all children realize their full potential.

Some ELAC members are appointed by the Governor. Others are appointed by various entities as required in the legislation that created ELAC.

Meetings

The Early Learning Advisory Council has six regular meetings each year, held on the first Tuesday of odd months. At each meeting, ELAC members get updates on DCYF's work and provide input and recommendations to DCYF.

Members of the public are welcome to attend ELAC meetings. Public comment periods are offered throughout each meeting. The locations and times vary for each meeting.

2022
December 6, 2022 August 2, 2022 October 4, 2022 June 7, 2022 April 12, 2022 February 1, 2022
At the time of the meeting, please join the Zoom meeting via the link below.

9:00am-3:00pm

Meeting number (access code): 824 9183 1069
Meeting password: 904723

Join by phone: 1 253 215 8782 US Toll
Passcode: 904723

2021
December 7, 2021 October 5, 2021 - Joint Early Learning Advisory Council, Provider Supports Subcommittee, and Parent Advisory Group Meeting August 3, 2021 June 1, 2021 - Joint Provider Supports Subcommittee Meeting March 30, 2021 - Joint PAG Meeting February 2, 2021

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Department of Children, Youth & Families

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The Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) was created by the Legislature in 2007. Read the statutory language ELAC representatives from around the state meet regularly to provide input and recommendations to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) so our strategies and actions are well informed and broadly supported by parents, child care providers, health and safety experts and interested members of the public.