ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS: * THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED, THE * QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKERS CAN BE SHARED IN RECORDING WILL BE AVAILABLE THE CHAT BOX, MAKE SURE TO SELECT "ALL PANELISTS AT WWW.FIRSTUP.ORG/COVID-19 BY END OF DAY. AND PARTICIPANTS." Agenda: 9:00 Welcome + Self-Care Moment 9:05 Re-Opening Realities 9:20 Funding Update SEPECC Meeting 9:25 Advocacy Skill Building 9:40 Racial & Social Justice Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:50 Community Partner Updates Meeting will begin 10:00 Extended OCDEL &PHLpreK Update streaming at 8:45, content 10:55 Wrap Up will begin at 9:00. 11:00 Meeting End
SELF-CARE MOMENT “THE HEART OF COURAGEOUS • Gratitude is training in vision . • It invites more grace and success into our lives. LEADERSHIP” • It restores a feeling of abundance and it attracts what we most value. • Exercising gratitude is a life changer and a BY ELYSSA NELSON source of joy! • The challenge of the moment may not disappear, but you will gain perspective that allows you to approach it with fresh eyes .
Re-Opening Realities
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: KINDER ACADEMY Leslie Spina LSpina@kinderacademy.com
Funding Update
Advocacy Skill Building
THE IMPACT OF SHARING YOUR STORY
TAKE ACTION SAVE CHILD CARE ! CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKERS AND ASK THEM TO MAKE SURE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS RECEIVE THE FINANCIAL RELIEF THEY NEED TO STAY IN BUSINESS HTTPS://CHILDCARERELIEF.ORG
TUESDAY, AUGUST 04, 2020 6:00 - 7:00PM As schools plan to resume teaching in the fall, (either in person, virtual or a combination) childcare facilities will become even more vital to our community. As new challenges continue to arise, the Bringing Back Delco Task Force wants to hear what your needs are so we can better support your business and help you protect the families you serve and your employees. Hear from fellow Childcare Business Owners and the Following Organizations: Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Delaware County Council Delaware County Commerce Center Pennsylvania Health Department Delaware County Early Learning Resource Center
GET OUT THE VOTE! Voter Registration Absentee/ Mail-in Ballots Registrations must be Apply by mail by 10/27 RECEIVED by 5 pm on or online/ in person by 10/30. October 19. Ballots must be received by https://www.pavoterservices. November 3, by mail or in pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrati person. onApplication.aspx. Download an absentee ballot application at For more information on www.dosimages.pa.gov/pdf/Ab finding your polling place, senteeBallotApplication.pdf. visit www.votespa.com.
Opportunity for Learning: Racial & Social Justice
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: CHILDREN’S VILLAGE Nikki Grantham Sim Loh nikkig@childrensvillagephila.org siml@childrensvillagephila.org
Children’s Village: Our Approach to Discussing Race with Students
Building a Strong Foundation Staff must reflect on their individual views in regards to the topic of race/racism. ● Meaningful staff trainings: Jillian Best Adler (focus on self-reflection) and Ruby Martin, (train ● the trainer) Subsequently, in-service and staff meetings were devoted to the topic and a diversity ● committee was created.
PQAS Trainings Love the Skin You’re In! ● The Teacher, The Race Relations Mediator ● Love Thyself, Child ● *Common theme throughout all the meetings and trainings, there are different levels of comfortability in discussing the topic with students, thus it’s been imperative to provide resources and staff members to talk to for support.
Activity
Be Intentional About Continuing the Conversation with Staff Devoted time during a staff meeting to discuss bias and hate crimes against the Asian ● community in response to the coronavirus. Devoted a staff meeting to discussing the tragedy of George Floyd’s death and the racism ● that many blacks face.
RESOURCES ● Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School Edited by Mica Pollock ● Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: A Guide for Change by Louise Derman- Sparks, Debbie LeeKeenan & John Nimmo ● Why Do We Fight?: Conflict, War, and Peace by Niki Walker ● Developmental Perspectives on Risk and Pathology by P. Katz & J.A. Kofpin ● Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves by Louise Derman-Sparks & Julie Olsen Edwards ● Journal of Genetic Psychology by P. Ramsey ● Race Matters Group
COMMUNITY PARTNER UPDATES Teri Bell David Bradley The Reinvestment Fund World Café Live
TERI BELL THE REINVESTMENT FUND TERI.BELL@REINVESTMENT.COM
DAVID BRADLEY WORLD CAFÉ LIVE BRADLEYDT@GMAIL.COM JACINDA ARELLANO WORLD CAFÉ LIVE JACINDA@LIVECONNECTIONS.ORG
THE PHILADELPHIA LULLABY PROJECT Create music with your child Discover new and fun ways to sing, move, and play together Music and play promote self-care and your child’s development Looking for parents/caregivers of children age newborn to 4 years old "I wrote this lullaby to express to my daughter that nothing is out of reach. The world is hers for the taking.” —Past Lullaby Project parent
THE PHILADELPHIA LULLABY PROJECT "You are special to me You have my heart The bond we have What To Expect as a Parent/Caregiver Can’t break apart.” —Alani, a Lullaby mother & Deidre, a Lullaby Six interactive online musical sessions musician Work directly with local teaching artists Write and record a personal lullaby for Next Steps yourself and your child Contact Jacinda Arellano to register jacinda@liveconnections.org (215) 821-9554
Extended Update: OCDEL & PHLpreK For this portion of the meeting: please submit all questions for Karen and Sean via the Q+A feature, not the chat box.
FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING: PLEASE SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS FOR KAREN AND SEAN VIA THE Q+A FEATURE, NOT THE CHAT BOX. Karen Grimm-Thomas Sean Perkins OCDEL PHLpreK ck-grimmth@pa.gov sean.perkins@phila.gov
KAREN GRIMM-THOMAS C-KGRIMMTH@PA.GOV DIANE GETZINGER - PHILADELPHIA DGETZINGER@CARINGPEOPLEALLIANCE.ORG OCDEL & ANGIE SOMOGYI – BUCKS ASOMOGYI@CSCINC.ORG ELRC Contact BETSY VASSALLO – CHESTER BVASSALLO@PHMC.ORG Information MAGGIE JOHNSON – MONTGOMERY MJOHNSON2@MONTCOPA.ORG TAMMY JOLAOSO – DELAWARE TJOLAOSO@PHMC.ORG
SEPECC CALL RESOURCES AND PRESENTERS NEXT MEETING – TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 PRESENTERS: SEPECC STEERING COMMITTEE: Karen Grimm-Thomas - c-kgrimmth@pa.gov Maddy Malis, FELS Diane Getzinger - dgetzinger@caringpeoplealliance.org Mary Graham, Children’s Village Elizabeth Farwell-Ozer - elizabeth.ozer@firstup.org Rachael Fennel, Elwyn SEEDS Jackie Groetsch – jackie.groetsch@firstup.org Norma Finkelstein, FELS Pamela Haines – pamela.Haines@firstup.org Shineal Hunter, Family Circle Academy Leslie Spina – LSpina@kinderacademy.com Shawn Towey, PACCA Nikki Grantham – nikkig@childrensvillagephila.org Stephanie Bey, City of Philadelphia Sim Loh – siml@childrensvillage.org Sara Jann, Maternity Care Coalition Teri Bell – teri.bell@reinvestment.com Marykay Mahar, PHMC David Bradley – bradleydt@gmail.com Sharon McClafferty, PHMC Jacinda Arellano – Jacinda@liveconnections.org Minnette Taylor, Minnie Montessori Academy Sean Perkins – sean.perkins@phila.org Latonta Godboldt, Small Wonders Family Daycare Eleanor Levie, National Council of Jewish Women www.firstup.org/covid-19 Khadijah Sabir To be added to the First Up newsletter e-mail Pamela Haines, First Up Becca Tyrrell at rebecca.tyrrell@firstup.org Elizabeth Ozer , First Up , Jackie Groetsch, First Up
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