We had a wonderful
Annual Meeting & Luncheon yesterday!
Read on for highlights of this great event!
We distributed our 2011 Annual Report. We are very proud the work we accomplished for children and families. Please take a look here.
Our theme was "moving forward". A paper airplane was incorporated in the design of our Annual Report (thanks Ruth Sadinsky!) and we ran with it! Even our center pieces were topped with a paper airplane.
The
event, held at the Albany Country Club, was attended by over 150 guests from
around the state! In addition to those in the CCR&R, early education
and child care fields, we were happy to have folks from the business community
with us. Early care and education is everyone's business!
We
could not host events like this without the support of generous sponsors. This
years's major sponsors included:
We also were honored to have special
guest Meredith Wiley signing her book
Thanks Meredith!
Our
keynote speaker was Stephanie Fanjul. Stephanie is the President of Smart Start
and the North Carolina Partnership for Children. Her message was loud and
clear; QUALITY MATTERS! Stephanie talked about Smart Start, North Carolina’s
initiative that inspires and connects people to make lasting change in the
health and well-being of North Carolina’s young children.
Smart
Start highlights:
- 67% of all children in early care and education attend
4- and 5-star programs as compared to 33% in 2001.
- 78% of children whose families
received subsidy attend 4- and 5-star centers (compared to 30% in 2001). A 2011
Duke University study found children had higher third grade reading and math
scores and fewer special education placements in counties that received more
funding for Smart Start when those children were younger.
The first 2000 days of child’s life
are critical! That’s why Smart Start works and QUALITYstarsNY will work too! We
need to invest in the first 2000 days and invest in QUALITYstarsNY.
We were so pleased to be able to recognize
three Excellence
in Leadership Award Honorees.
The Early
Care & Learning Council’s annual presentation of the “Excellence in
Leadership” Award is a tradition that began in 1999. The Award recognizes individuals or
organizations that have made a significant contribution to New York State’s
children and families and have shown exemplary leadership in advancing high quality
early care and education in New York State.
This year’s winners were
Kathy Halas presents Dennis McDermott with the award
Congratulations
winners and thank you for your continued support of young children and their
families!
We
were thrilled to recognize two CCR&Rs who achieved Child Care Aware of America National Quality Assurance in the past year. National Quality Assurance enables
CCR&Rs and State Networks to improve quality and strive for excellence just
as accreditation and quality rating systems do for providers. It is a process
of continuous quality improvement and being Quality Assured means that an
agency has net the highest standards of service. Congratulations:
Together
these two agencies make Long Island a Quality Assured region!
Congratulations
PITC graduates!
The Council also recognized
Program for Infant and Toddler Care (PITC) graduates, who in 2010 and
2011 completed two weeks of intensive training and went on to complete the
process to become certified in this nationally recognized approach to
professional development for infant and toddler caregivers. We are so proud of
the hard work you did!
PITC
GRADUATES (CERTIFIED IN FOUR MODULES)
Angela Atwell
Susan Barco
Darlene Beiling
Betty Bellino
Mira Tetkowski Berkley
Dawn Breitung
Tammy Bursley
Kristin Cadro
Rosa Calderon
Michele Conklin
Susan DeCarlo
Rosemarie Dehn
Diana A. Diaz
Stephanie Dockweiler
Colleen Eager
Kathy Ector
Evelyn Efinger
Jerine Faber
Colleen Farrell
Janet Foppes
Ann Fraser
Sonia Gonzalez-Cruz
Sarah Gould
Daseta Gray
Abbe Hahn Hook
Karen Harkness
Miriam Kerness
Kristen Knight
Lucy Lasky
Kellie Lockwood
Susan Marker
Andrea McKenna
Kelly Mikulski
Magdalena Monroy
Angela Moran
Lynn Morris
Brandee Mortimer
Tricia Narolis
Janie Newkirk
Cindy O'Neill
Kristin Perrone
Rebecca Reed
Tonya Rivera
Wendy Rolnick
Jude Rose
Andrea Royal
Linda Scheer
Tammy Schollard
Rose Shufelt
Karin Sperb
Mary Stalker
Elizabeth Starks
Susan Thomas-Mancke
Mary Wong
Celinia Yu
CERTIFIED
IN THREE MODULES
Dawn Daniello
Karen Kopacz
CERTIFIED
IN TWO MODULES
Maryann Ciskal
Lisa Hilliard
Valerie Loscalzo
Catherine McLaughin
Tamara Racino
Thank
you!
We
were able to say a heartfelt thank you to two board members who are ending
their terms on our board. Thank you Peggy
Liuzzi and Jeanne Wagner for your years of service!
We also said thank you to
two board members who are retiring.
We wish you well Susan Block and Patty
Skinner!
And
finally, getting to the meeting part of our event, a new board slate was
elected.
Welcome
to the Early Care & Learning Council Board of Directors:
Trent Ferrington
Owner, Ferrland Press,
Bainbridge, NY
Patricia Persell
Head Start State
Collaboration Director
Karilee Carman
Senior Tax Associate,
BST
Donnovan Beckford
Director, Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment Board
And welcome to your second term:
Anita Franklin
Development Support
Corporation of
New York City
A big thank you goes to ALL of our
friends and supporters. We appreciate all you do for the children of New York
State.
