October 2025 - Investing in Children Coalition by Lindsay Boswell

Advocacy and Awareness:

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Coalition's Website

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Schedule and Past Agendas

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Agenda

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ELAC rep needed for Investing in Children Coalition

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$1,250 available to support participation

Coalition's Facebook Page

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Equity

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Please follow this link to sign in for today's meeting!

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Coalition's Twitter Page

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@forthekidswa

Calm the Static:

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Family Engagement:

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Home Visiting:

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Zoom Link

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Health and Wellness:

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Music theme: Autumn is here!

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Professional Development and Workforce Development:

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Welcome! Screen

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Executive Committee:

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Break time Screen Share

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Nominating Committee:

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September Meeting Materials

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Land Acknowledgement (English)

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borrowed from ESD 105

2023-2024 Goals

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Equity Reflection & Progress Check-In Activity

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Purpose: To reflect on your individual and organizational progress toward the equity commitments you named, surface lessons learned, and identify continued areas of growth.

New to this activity? No problem!

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In a previous session, participants reflected on their role in advancing equity and identified small, specific actions they could take in their work. If you weren't part of that session, use the prompts below to reflect and name your own starting point. Your perspective is valuable, and it's never too late to join this work.

Prompts for you:

What does equity mean to you in your role or organization?
What is one area where you see an opportunity to make things more fair, inclusive, and accessible?
What's one small action you can commit to trying in the next 1-2 months?

Reflection Prompts to Discuss in Small Breakout Rooms

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What progress have you made on your equity action(s)? What have you been able to try, implement, or move forward, big or small?
What challenges or barriers have come up? Was anything harder than expected? What got in the way?
What has gone well or felt meaningful in this process? Any small wins, helpful conversations, or shifts in your role or team?
What do you still need to work on? What support would help you get there? Are there resources, partnerships, or learning opportunities that could help?

"Recommitment" Section

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"Given what I've learned, here's one concrete step I'd like to take next..."

Post your updates on this column!

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Unfortunately, we don't have time on this month's agenda for 'Good of the Order,' but please feel free to share any news or updates you have for the group in this column.

What’s your favorite cozy fall thing — drink, snack, or activity?

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What’s your go-to fall comfort movie or show when you want to unwind?

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Breakout Room Activity

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Secretary Senn with DCYF might be visiting Central WA next month. If so, we may get a unique opportunity to lift up local voices. In your breakout room, we’d like you to consider this question: If you could have a chat with the Secretary of DCYF, what would you like to tell her?

This could include comments, questions, or reflections about what’s working well, what challenges families are facing, or what supports would make a difference in our region. We’ll regroup afterward to share a few key takeaways from each group.

We need to change our original November meeting date

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Do we want to convene a week before or after?
Could it be a mixed meeting?
Do we want to meet in person?

2025 Year in Review Presentation

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Discussion Questions Pt.1

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Discussion Questions Pt. 2

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WCFC (Virtual) Advocacy Week

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2/2-2/6

ESIT - Children's Village

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ESIT ICC PowerPoint Slides

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