••••••••••••••••••.• Modesto Junior College •rM Child Development Advisory Committee "~.. Agenda ~~ Wednesday, March 26, 2014 ~• "" - Welcome and Introductions .•

'" "- John Sims - Report on Children & Families Commission

., - Gail Brovont - Report on COTC .•

., - Veronica Garcia - Report on SCOE .•

" ~- Christopher Wilhite - Report on Brandman University ~

" - Pam Reeder - Report on Family Child Care Association "

~" - Linda Barr - Report on VMRC "

" - Tami Wood - Report on Planet Kids "

'" - Janet Chisler - Report on Sequoia Preschool Academy "

" - Cathy Jepson - Report on "Special Kids" .,

., - Tanya VanderWeide - Report on Salida School District "

'" - Debbie Parr Noblitt - Report on CCCDS •

• - Libby Soria - Report on CSUS Child Development Center "

• - Brainstorming session for community survey "

.• - Comments/Questions .•

~ - We hope to see you in the Fall "

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Child Development Advisory Committee Meeting

Modesto Junior College

Spring 2014

(3/26/14)

Introductions were made as each attendee introduced herself orhimself.

- Gail Brovont (CDTC): MJCwas approved for their CAP alignment.Official notification will be coming soon. We have a lot of campusesthat are aligned. The consortium is all online as of this semester. Thefall will run smoother.

- Veronica Garcia (SCOE): CARES+ will not renew contract for the14 -15 year. We will get new funding for the Race to the top. There isnot a lot of money for family child care homes and they are doingsome funding for training for FCCH.Restoration of sequestrationfunds from last year. They are focusing on problem issues. They arefocusing on Health & Safety. They are also focusing on environments& parent & child relationships.

- Debbie Laffranchini talked about the Health & Safety class that sheis teaching.

- Libby Soria asked about teachers going on to get their bachelor'sdegree. Veronica stated that they have asked about moresupervision classes and administration classes.

- Christopher Wilhite (Brandman University): Brandman isoffering a special of 15% off tuition for anybody in Health & HumanServices through the 2014-15 school year. They would like to get acohort of about 15 students started to go through the programtogether. They would like students who have finished up theirAA/AS and are ready to get their BA/BS. They are gettingauthorization for an Early Childhood Special Education program.

- Pam Reeder (Family Child Care Association): They have had arough couple of years with people not committing to their program,but things are picking up again.

- Linda Barr (VMRC):They are busy going into summer and gettingchildren ready for summer. She stated that she would be happy topass out any information/flyers for programs.

- Tanya VanderWeide (Salida): They lost Early Interventionprogram. The building has been sitting vacant, and they are going tohave an Autism class starting Monday with 6 children in thatbuilding. Volunteers are always welcomed for hours in theirprogram. Tanya & Jackie Grayhill (Literacy Coordinator) will beleadership chairs for the conference in Pasadena for SAEYC.

- Pam Guerra-Schmidt stated that if they come into the classroom toask for volunteers, they would have a better turnout.

- Debbie Parr Noblitt (CCCDS):We have 14 centers & family childcare homes. They operate through 5 funding sources. They haveMigrant Early in Merced. Lots of staff development going on. Theyare starting Supervisor 101 training. They have 3 new center

supervisors. The drought is going to impact the migrant programthis year.

- Pam Guerra-Schmidt thanked Debbie Parr Noblitt for being flexiblefor letting 2 of her lab students attend class and work around theirhours.

- Libby Soria (CSUS): Brought along greetings from Jose Nunez.They are in the process of interviewing interns for next year in thelab. They have a Fast Track program to help them graduate in 2years, to help the students along the path for success. They areinterviewing for candidates for Intervention position. They arewatching and following the impact of the Transitional Kindergartenbill. She will be attending the CAP meeting in April for HigherEducation Collaborative.

- Dawn Reece (Waterford Child Development) ROP is changing.With Local Control Funding districts can decide to not have ROPcourses, but our District is still offering ROP courses. CLASSis beingincorporated into Common Core. Encouraging morelanguage/interaction for the children and teachers.

- Laurie Hatch brought along and passed out copies of an articlecalled: Head Start Trauma Start. The article talks about ConsciousDiscipline, dealing with children that have incurred trauma. Thisarticle talks about treating children with respect.

- Debbie Laffranchini announced that she has started a ChildDevelopment Club on campus and she is the Advisor. They have thesupport of the Psychology Club, Leadership Club and the Human

Services Club. They have agreed to meet every week. They will be atthe second High School visitation day, to be held in April.

- John Holanda is working with a local program at Orville Wrightschool training for parents and teachers to encourage the support ofchildren in Science.

- Libby Soria added that she hopes that we can pull the Kindergartenteachers down to our level.

- Tanya VanderWeide stated that teachers with longevity need tostay up to date and be willing to change.

- Brainstorming for MJCCommunity Survey: Pam Guerra-Schmidttalked about designing a survey on Survey Monkey about lab times,hours, what the community/parents need/want. We are hoping togo through Resource & Referral. Pam passed around (recycled)paper to help brainstorm questions for the survey. The membersbroke into groups, by table to brainstorm for the survey. PamGuerra-Schmidt asked the members to pass their papers in, so thatthe information could be calculated and the survey could be put outto the community.

- Libby Soria asked that maybe next time we can get a trainer forCLASS.Pam stated that agencies can only train their own staff.Teachstone is very protective of their stuff. The Local PlanningCouncil has the money and Heather Haubrich is the person tocontact.

- Laurie Hatch thanked everyone for coming and we hope to seethem in the fall.

Special Feature

Head StartTrau ma Smart:Creating Trauma-Informed Head StartCommunitiesby Avis Smith, ACSW, LSCSW, LCSWCrittenton Children's Center, Kansas City, MO

Rachel is 3 years old. She is the only survivor of anautomobile accident that took the lives of her grandfather,older brother, and baby sister. Months after the accident,her mother reports that Rachel cries and tantrums everytime they stop to purchase gasoline for their vehicle. HeadStart teachers report that Rachel becomes agitated andruns around the classroom as soon as they begin to putcots out for nap time. If they don't block the door, Rachel

ns out of the center. If teachers try to contain Rachel so.nat she is safe, she cries, hits, and bites them. Teachersfear for Rachel's safety and their own. Exhausted andworried, they recommended a shorter day at Head Start. IfMom leaves work before 5 p.m. to pick up Rachel, she willlose her job.

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Head Start Trauma Smart (HSTS): HSTS is an earlychildhood trauma intervention model created by CrittentonChildren's Center in Kansas City, MO. It is designed tosupport young children like Rachel, David, and lavon, aswell as, the parents and teachers who love and care aboutthem. HSTS promotes the development of systemic traumaawareness in Head Start communities, teaching resiliencyand practical lifelong coping skills. It also addresses threenational priorities of Head Start: family engagement,mental health, and school readiness.

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Institute outside of Boston, MA.

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