FMC Empowerment Board

Meeting Minutes

January 12, 2004

(unapproved)

The meeting was called to order by Frank Rottinghaus, chairperson, at 6:40 p.m. Members present included: Virgil Pickar, Jr. Larry Hicok, Sandy Koch, Deb Freeman, Cheryl Jahnel, and Jennifer Bauer.

Roll call was completed. J. Bauer moved to approve the agenda and was seconded by Virgil Pickar, Jr. The agenda was approved.

L. Hicok moved to approve the November minutes; D. Freeman seconded. Minutes were approved.

A financial report was given (as of the end of December, 2003). There is still some question and was discussion about where the Families Together funding is at. There is going to be a meeting with one of the directors on January 14^th, to discuss a contract.

Sara Stewart, speech pathologist, presented a request for additional funding. There was discussion held. In the end, J. Bauer moved to allocate $4,000 to the Speech Pathology line item in the School Ready budget and to exempt a Mitchell County child from the income guidelines that Sara has been using. Sandy Koch seconded; it was approved.

CCR&R gave a proposal for training funds. They are trying to offer funding that the state is now requiring. There was some discussion about the different training and experience of the trainers. The request was to combine the current training line items for each county into one pot and to have CCR&R operate and administer that funding again. Sandy Koch made a motion to accept, Deb Freeman seconded; it was approved.

CCR&R then gave a proposal regarding an ìEvery Child Readsî training. The cost is $3,873.00 C. Jahnel moved to fund; J. Bauer seconded; motion carried.

The work groups then gave reports. Public Health reviewed what has been done so far; breast feeding, car seat clinics, flu shots, vaccines, home visits, lead screenings, etc.

CCR&R gave an update on trainings that have been offered.

Head Start./Heads Up hadnít met at this point.

Preschool/Ed. coalition is looking at meeting with Larry Hicok and Rockford teachers to start having discussion about how the combination with preschool and Head Starts came about and works. They are also going to look into how to work more closely with the AEA per letter received from them.

The Executive group met in December to iron out the work group goals and objectives. They also need to meet this month to change some by-laws.

The next meeting will be February 16 at which time will be a Forum, with presenter Sara Stewart offering a program that will also have credit available for Preschool directors/staff.

The Charles City Expo is March 27-28. There was discussion regarding whether we should participate or not. C. Jahnel moved to participate; J. Bauer seconded; it was carried.

The meeting was adjourned and Justin DeVore unveiled the new website.

Respectfully submitted,

Jennifer Bauer

Secretary, FMC Empowerment Board

Feb. 2004