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Attendance roster

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November ice breaker: winter drink recipes

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November ice breaker: winter drink recipes

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It's Time to Bond Project: OIC as lead convener, several Coalition partners as community outreach partners

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It's Time to Bond Project: OIC as lead convener, several Coalition partners as community outreach partners

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DCYF has plans to sponsor online trainings for anti-racism

The YVC Counseling team is available for "fee-for-service" training.

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Beauchamp Center can host early learning fair when we are able to host activities again

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Beauchamp Center can host early learning fair when we are able to host activities again

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ZOOM or YouTube Meeting with community members

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The Heckman Curve - The Heckman Equation

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The Heckman Curve shows that the highest rate of economic returns comes from the earliest investments in children, providing an eye-opening understanding that society invests too much money in later development when it is often too late to provide great value. It shows the economic benefits of inves…

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Victor:Coalition meeting with 15 minute activity for making cards, letters, phone calls, etc…tangible advocacy activity?

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Victor:Coalition meeting with 15 minute activity for making cards, letters, phone calls, etc…tangible advocacy activity?

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VROOM looking to recruit Spanish speaking trainers on an ad-hoc basis....contact Lindsay for more information

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VROOM looking to recruit Spanish speaking trainers on an ad-hoc basis....contact Lindsay for more information

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Consider holding the conference via virtual media in Aug 2021

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What are three items that we would like to accomplish in 2021? (tasks, projects, meetings)

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What are three items that we would like to accomplish in 2021? (tasks, projects, meetings)

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1) Continue to meet monthly as an action team.
2) Meet together to discuss returning to home visiting post-COVID (questions around PPE, assure families are comfortable with us returning to the home, trainings)
3) Explore collaboration with Help Me Grow (coordinated referral system)
4) Facilitating referrals with DCYF

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What did the action team accomplish in 2020?

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What did the action team accomplish in 2020?

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We survived! We supported each other as a team. We were able to meet virtually. We gave input to Help Me Grow.

What helped?
We had already experienced zoom with this group, familiar with technology. Relationships we have among group members. Group members reached out to request meeting again to problem solve.

What hindered?
COVID

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Virtual trainings available by ESD105 trainers:

WaKIDS 101

Early Learning Fellows

Additional trainings listed on the ESD105 calendar.

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Grants for emergency assistance COVID relief funds

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Grants for emergency assistance COVID relief funds

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All In WA launched the Vaccine Equity Initiative to support equitable access and uptake of vaccines by funding community-based organizations that can conduct linguistically and culturally-specific vaccine education and outreach to those most impacted, especially in Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color.

From April 2021 to January 2022, we provided over 400 grants totaling more than $7.8 million to support vaccination efforts, including education, outreach, communications campaigns, pop-up vaccination clinics and other events, as well as address transportation or technology barriers. These flexible grants have been distributed to organizations serving regions and communities across Washington with the highest need to ensure everyone has equitable access. All grantmaking for this initiative is complete.

A list of all Vaccine Equity Initiative grantees are listed below:

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Grants + Grantees - All In WA - Child Care Initiative

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All In WA launched the Vaccine Equity Initiative to support equitable access and uptake of vaccines by funding community-based organizations that can conduct linguistically and culturally-specific vaccine education and outreach to those most impacted, especially in Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color.

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Virtual trainings available by Catholic Charities trainers:

Ages and Stage Questionnaire (ASQ)

Autism training (English/Spanish)

Flip-It behavior training

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HS, Grade 11
Initial Certificate in Early Childhood Education

HS, Grade 12
Pre-Apprenticeship for Paraeducator, ETS Paraeducator Assessment

Associate of Science, Registered Apprenticeship for Paraeducator (50% tuition reduction)

Bachelor of Applied Science Teacher Education, K-8 Certification

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Break out session:

Action Team Description: Family Engagement: Support and enhance children’s learning and development by engaging and

equipping the families as the first and most important teachers and their first advocates. Connect

families to early learning opportunities that support child development, school readiness, and family wellness.

Questions:
What did the action team accomplish in 2020? Play & Learn groups, CSO and then convert to virtual, offer text message portal and sending kits. Kittitas community events - transition to drive through model. Casa Hogar using family voice to influence activities being offered in community. During pandemic, classroom dojo being offered to families and children don't have to be registered to participate in an early learning activity. Families are contacted regularly to support them with their children and family needs. Focus on whole family needs first. Families are highly represented in the direction and decisions made for what services are brought forward. Janes house: supported with getting resources and materials out to families so they could work on early learning. Difficulty in continuing with that model now that families have resumed in person services. (Adrianne) didn't close, created materials and packets children could take home to have materials they could use at home. Over 180-200 children. Including children from YWCA, food distribution and drive through system to pick up food and materials. Ball, board games, glue, crayons, books, many items shared. served 5-18. 1 of few licensed kitchen locations in the area. Meals for 7 weeks, partnered with Rotorary for children to receive new book every week. School supplies also offered. Homeless children from YWCA -
*   What helped? Partnerships are critical. Homeless kids with infants and toddlers. What hindered? New technology to get use to
*   What are three items (tasks, project, meetings) that you'd like to accomplish in 2021?
*   i.e., convene an action team meeting once/quarter, schedule a call with each state elected, schedule a call with mayor/city council lead, etc?
*   What resources would you need to accomplish those goals?
*   Who is missing from your action team (is it an organization? Parents? Business leaders?)
*   What is something you are wondering about?
*   Any other thoughts/questions/comments to share

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ESIT home visiting not expected to resume in homes until post Phase 4

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ESIT home visiting not expected to resume in homes until post Phase 4

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-Phase 3 allows for community visits (parks, etc)

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Early Intervention updates: Cindy Carroll, Children's Village

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Early Intervention updates: Cindy Carroll, Children's Village

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-referrals dipped during March/April
-catching up now, but families are declining early intervention services
-brainstorming: why is that? families overwhelmed (particularly with those with K-12 students), seeing openings in early head start, families are at home, afraid due to COVID, burden not all on families (so many priorities they are managing), technology practice for parents/caregivers,

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ESIT Contract update: Cindy Carroll, Children's Village

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ESIT Contract update: Cindy Carroll, Children's Village

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-early intervention contract recently transitioned from DYCF/School Districts to DCYF/Children's Village
-Early Invention: part C of IDEA "School for babies"
-What is IDEA?
-not only do we in Central WA have special educators, but also OT/PT/Speech/Vision/Nurses
-can do do tele health visits using ZOOM
-Birth to three programming with Children's Village ranges from: top of Snoqualmie pass to Prosser

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1. Advocacy and Awareness – Trissa

2. Family Engagement – Victor

3. Health & Wellness – Sandra and Betsy

4. Home Visiting – Marilyn

5. Professional/Workforce-Claudette

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Department of Children, Youth & Families

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DCYF is a cabinet-level agency focused on the well-being of children. Our vision is to ensure that Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community.

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co-pays waived for remainder of Oct, Nov, Dec for families receiving Child Care Subsidies

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co-pays waived for remainder of Oct, Nov, Dec for families receiving Child Care Subsidies

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The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is waiving copayments for the months of October, November and December 2020 for families receiving Child Care Subsidies. Waiving copays allows eligible families to keep more of their income to meet other needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DCYF will pay the family's copayment requirement to the provider through the normal invoice process. For example, the family's October copay will be included in the provider payment made for October services.

DCYF is in the process of notifying families by mail. If you have the opportunity, please let families know that their copay is waived for October, November and December 2020.

Families will be required to pay their copay beginning in January 2021. DCYF will cap copays at $115 for the months of January, February, March, April, May and June 2021. This means that the highest family copay will be $115. DCYF will send additional information regarding January copays in December.

Thank you for your continuing commitment to the children and families of Washington State.

Providers with questions may call the Child Care Provider Line at 1-800-394-4571

Families with questions may call Child Care Subsidy Contact Center at 844-626-8687

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The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is waiving copayments for the months of October, November and December 2020 for families receiving Child Care Subsidies. Waiving copays allows eligible families to keep more of their income to meet other needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WA State CARES Act Funding (link to individual cities, counties on this page)

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WA State CARES Act Funding (link to individual cities, counties on this page)

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Governor Inslee has directed the Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) to release a portion of the state's Coronavirus Relief Funds to certain local governments in Washington.

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New position coordinating the HMG network statewide. NOTE: this position can be located anywhere! Central WA seems like a great place....

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New position coordinating the HMG network statewide. NOTE: this position can be located anywhere! Central WA seems like a great place....

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What did the action team accomplish in 2020? What helped? What hindered?
- Did legislative advocacy in January, but not much else because of Pandemic.

What are three items (tasks, project, meetings) that you’d like to accomplish in 2021?
- Start tracking funding in legislature and make plan to find ways to reach out to our legislators. Have a coordinated strategy for communication. This should be an larger discussion for the whole group and planning/details to be done in a separate meeting by the advocacy group.
- Social media push or coordinated call plan for our legislators. Highlight that early learning is only 1% of the budget, but has a deep impact on our families and young children.
- Make decisions about how often an advocacy meeting should occur.
- A coordinated push for recruitment across social media. Where else could we search for more families beyond the places we already search for referrals.
- If possible - a Early Learning Fair(s) in Summer or Fall 2021.

What resources would you need to accomplish those goals?
- Get additional input and direction from the whole coalition for the next 12 to 18 months.

Who is missing from your action team (is it an organization? Parents? Business leaders?)
- That needs to be defined by the coalition and people who have access to decision makers and those who have good advocacy skills/passion.

What is something you are wondering about? Any other thoughts/questions/comments to share.
- Is there a statewide Advocacy day or virtual meetings will there be for early learning this year.
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Action Team Questions

· What did the action team accomplish in 2020? Joining work of the Help Me Grow Project helped us focus on concrete to work on, such as the ASQ Developmental Assessment

o What helped? What hindered?The size of the group was very small, which was a challenge; HMG helped leverage other resources, i.e., bring in other providers/services

· What are three items (tasks, project, meetings) that you’d like to accomplish in 2021? Do some information-sharing with group about State-of-the-Community with developmental assessmesnts (the state is working on a registry for developmental assessment data); get information out on immunization status and need to stay current

o i.e., convene an action team meeting once/quarter, schedule a call with each state elected, schedule a call with mayor/city council lead, etc? Meet once a quarter and look at child health indicators, like assessment information

· What resources would you need to accomplish those goals?

· Who is missing from your action team (is it an organization? Parents? Business leaders?)

· What is something you are wondering about?

· Any other thoughts/questions/comments to share
Health and wellness is part of so many other services we all provide.

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CARES Act funding by city and county

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Across the nation, Help Me Grow offers families seamless access to community services and supports so they can easily connect to the resources they need, when they need them.

The Help Me Grow Washington network represents a growing, powerful coalition of communities and individuals invested in building an organized system of community resources to help children grow up healthy.

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The Help Me Grow Washington network represents a growing, powerful coalition of communities and individuals invested in building an organized system of community resources to help children grow up healthy.

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Grant funds to support remote learning

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OSPI has allocated $8.1 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds (ESSER funds) through the CARES Act to provide grants to community-based organizations (CBOs) to work in partnership with schools and school districts to support reopening efforts in the 2020-21 school year.

The grants will be provided both to large statewide CBOs with regional networks and to smaller, local CBOs who serve specific local needs and populations. The CBO grants will be focused on expanded learning and integrated student supports to address student and family needs. The grants can also be used to strengthen language and disability access for families and students.

Expanded Learning & Integrated Student Supports

Throughout the different reopening models, community-based organizations are in a unique position to support school districts by providing expanded learning opportunities and integrated student supports that complement student learning, address identified needs, and provide wraparound services to students and their families.

Expanded Learning Opportunities

Expanded learning opportunities (ELOs) are educational activities offered to students before or after school, during school, during intersession breaks, and during summer.

ELOs include educational supports for blocks of asynchronous (students working on independent learning) and synchronous (students working in real-time with an educator) learning time.

Such opportunities can build skills through hands-on, experiential learning, and expand upon and complement traditional learning that happens during the school day.

More information about ELOCs can be found in the 2018 ELOC Guide.

Integrated Student Supports

Integrated student supports (ISS) are a school-based approach to promoting students' academic success through an integrated system that addresses academic, social-emotional, physical, and mental health and non-academic needs of the student. ISS can also focus on identifying and providing supportive factors for a family such as basic needs, economic support, childcare, and other community supports.

Includes student support frameworks such as Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Response to Intervention (RTI), School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF), and other tiered systems of support that address one or more domains of learning and development.

More information about ISS can be found in the 2017 Washington Integrated Student Supports Protocol.

Grant Materials

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The Washington State Legislature has allocated $12,885,000 of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III funds through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, for grants to community-based organizations (CBOs) to collaborate with Washington school districts to support learning recovery and acceleration.