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Stratford School Readiness and Child Care Advisory Council |
| Stratford School Readiness and Child Care Advisory Council |
2008-2009
COUNCIL MEETINGS
September 16, 2008
November 18, 2008
January 20, 2009
March 17, 2009
May 19, 2009 |
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Meetings are held at:
Birdseye Municipal Complex
468 Birdseye Street,
Stratford, CT 06615
203 381-6992
Meeting times are
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location and dates
are subject to change.
Please call to confirm if you are interested in attending. | |
In July of 1998, the Town of Stratford was awarded a School Readiness grant through the State Department of Education. This funding was available as the result of legislation that recognized the importance of investing in early childhood programs. In addition to the development of affordable, accessible preschool child care programs for the community, the core of this school readiness initiative required that local government and public schools foster planning and joint action through the formation of a local School Readiness Council. The Stratford School Readiness and Child Care Advisory Council (SRACCAC) was established in September of 1998.
The Council is comprised of early childhood and school-age child care providers, parents, school and community representatives, and is advisory to the Mayor and the Superintendent of Schools. The Council provides direction for the implementation of the School Readiness grant program and provides a forum for early childhood, elementary and special education professionals, as well as families to develop a cohesive philosophy on family literacy, transition to kindergarten and parent involvement in their child's education.
The Town of Stratford, through the SRACCAC, is one of 50 Connecticut cities and Towns selected to receive a Discovery grant from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. The priorities of the SRACCAC closely match those of the Discovery Initiative. These include expanding the supply of high quality early childhood education; increasing the quality of existing early childhood education; building strong connections between early care and elementary education and improving students' social, emotional and academic performance. The Discovery Initiative with $15 million dollars committed over seven years, is aimed at better preparing children for school and improving their success in early school years.
Michael Augusztin |
Sheree Baldwin
Stratford YMCA |
Nell Barrett |
LaSandria Boyd |
Trina Carr
ABCD Head Start |
Priscilla Choquette
Sterling House Community Center |
Diana DiIorio
Stratford Public Schools |
Peggy Fernandes |
Robin Gaskins |
Susan Gottlieb |
Jean Jelenick |
Robert Landis, M.D.
Pediatric Health Care Associates |
Patti Law |
Lisa Pippa
Stratford Health Department |
Priscilla Long
Stratford Parents' Place |
Ellen Michaels, Co-Chairperson
Stratford Public Schools |
Nicholas Mongillo, M.D.
Pediatric Care Associates |
Patrica Naylor
Stratford Public Schools |
Abel Padro
United Way of Eastern Fairfield County |
Amanda Prather
Knowledge Learning Corporation |
Lynne Pert
Grace Child Care Center |
Carolyn Ross |
Alix Semanchik
Helen King Reynolds Private School |
Holly Shultz
Co-Chairperson |
Martha Simpson
Stratford Library Association |
Norma Tomes
Knowledge Learning Corporation |
Myra Watnick
Rehabilitation Associates, Inc. |
| Residents interested in early care and education are invited to participate in the Stratford School Readiness and Child Care Advisory Council Leadership Work Group, who is developing a working blueprint of the early childhood community, Stratford's Promise to Young Children. Please call Stratford Parents' Place at 381-6992 for more information or get involved. Join The Campaign! The SRACCAC invites you to Join the Campaign with the public goal that all children born in Connecticut beginning in 2004 will enter Kindergarten healthy, eager to learn, and ready for school success. Stratford Parents' Place is pleased to announce Champions Preschool Program will open on July 1, 2008 at Stratford Academy/Johnson House. |
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