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West Coast Policy Summit
Co-Sponsored by CHSA and RIXHSA
San Jose, CA
July 27, 2010
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Policy Summit Issues
Federal -- Summit speakers will address the status of the proposed FY 2011 budget, ARRA reporting, GAO report and local enrollment practices, Congressional Impact Study, reauthorization of ESEA.
State -- State leaders will address implementation of state level quality initiatives, including ELQIS in California and newly formed Early Learning Advisory Councils.
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West Coast Policy Summit- Agenda
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Tuesday, July 27
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| 9:00 am |
Registration and Coffee
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| 10:00 am |
Welcome: Kay Wernert, CHSA President & Wassy Tesfa, RIXHSA President
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| 10:30 am |
Federal Update: Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, Director, Office of Head Start
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| 12:00 |
Lunch
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| 1:00 pm |
National Issues & Advocacy: Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director, National Head Start Association
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| 1:00 pm |
Break
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| 2:10pm |
Candidates for California Superintendent of Public Instruction (invited)
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| 2:40pm |
California State Budget Update: Nancy Remley, Educational Administrator over the Policy Office, Child Development Division, California Department of Education
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| 3:00pm |
State Early Learning Advisory Council/Early Learning Quality Improvement Systems (ELQIS) Panel:
• Consuelo Espinosa, Vice Chair of ELQIS Design Subcommittee
• Nancy Remley, Child Development Division, California Department of Education
• Sarah Younglove, Head Start Director, Los Angeles County Office of Education
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| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, Director of the Office of Head Start
As Director of OHS, Ms. Sanchez Fuentes helps to lead ACF’s critically important mission of enriching the quality of early childhood development for our nation’s most vulnerable children. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Sanchez Fuentes served as the Executive Director of the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA).
Before joining NMSHSA, Yvette worked for the Education Development Center where she was the Early Childhood Specialist for the International Systems Division and provided technical assistance to projects in Honduras, El Salvador, and Egypt.
Ms. Sanchez Fuentes has served as a National Head Start Fellow and early in her career, managed services for a large migrant and seasonal program for staff development and family child care initiatives. She received her B.A. in Liberal Arts from California State Polytechnic University.
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Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director of the National Head Start Association
Ms. Vinci previously served as the Executive Director of the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) where she served for 11 years. Most recently, Vinci has been a founding director at EDGE Consulting Partners and over the years has held key positions in the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, and in child care centers. She has also served in leadership positions on the Boards of a number of local, state and national organizations, including the Council for Professional Recognition.
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Additionally, the Policy Summit will provide updates on state level issues, including the status of the California State budget, State Quality Rating System and Early Learning Advisory Committee, with presenters:
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Vice Chair, Design Subcommittee, California's Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee (ELQIS)
Member, California's State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care
WestEd, Center for Child and Family Studies, The Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC), Partners for Quality, Area Manager Northern CA
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Nancy Remley
Education Administrator over the Policy Office, Child Development Division, California Department of Education (CDE)
Director of the California Head Start State Collaboration Office Member, State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care
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Sarah Younglove
Director, Head Start-Early Head Start, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Member, California's State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care
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