1. October Leadership Webinar
10:00-11:30am
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2. Today’s Agenda Welcome and Roll Call- Debbie Director Remarks - Susan
Board Chair Remarks – Ken
Information on flood recovery efforts- Debbie
Save The Children – Anna Hardway
Department of Social Services – Rick Knight
Local Partnerships— Williamsburg, Georgetown
Coordination of training for caregivers responding to children and families experiencing traumatic events
Finance Update—Beverly
Data System Update– Betty
7. 4K Update– Martha
Baby Net Update—Janice
9. The Chairmen’s Early Childhood Summit – November 3- Susan
10. Announcements and Key Dates--Debbie

3. Flood Recovery Efforts First Steps- Save the Children- DSS

4. Anna M. Hardway State Programs Director – SC, WV, AL Save the Children USA

5. Rick Knight, M.Ed. Systems Program Coordinator Division of Early Care and Education South Carolina Department of Social Services

6. Finance Update

7. FINANCE UPDATE
Final Carry Forward Amounts have been certified by Finance Office – carry forward should be budgeted by December 31
Copy of Vendor Contracts for FY 16 should be sent to state office- attention Dana Gray

8. Data System Update

9. DATA SYSTEM UPDATE
Registering Programs and Entering Projected to Serve:
All but 3 partnerships have entered PTS
Many counties need to enter projected training hours (NEW)
Will be receiving an regarding any corrections that need to be made
Outputs screens are ready for Child Care Training and Community Education. Please try to catch up with your data entry for these screens by the 1stQ data deadline.
Adding the Health and Safety training requirement to the staff section of the Child Care Data.
Quarterly data submissions will be reviewed by TAs during and Partnerships will be notified if TA has questions. First quarter deadline: October 31 (including CTK Summer 2015).
NEW for FY16: Child Care Training follow-up visits to non-QE providers should be entered in the FSDC within the Child Care Data section

10. 4K Update

11. 4K UPDATE
4K Lead Teachers will engage in a PD day on Friday, Oct. 23 on educating the whole child throughout stages of development and typically developing milestones. Speech pathologists and therapists will work with us on strategies to bridge growth. And tips to share with parents! Check out
is the link to our current providers. Please continue to refer interested parents and providers.

12. BabyNet Update

13. BabyNet Update
Planning with agency partners, state and local is underway to improve system intake.
Janice Kilburn and/or
Christie Duke at

14. The 2015 Chairmen's Early Childhood Summit

15. The 2015 Chairmen's Early Childhood Summit - November 3rd
Registration:
Vendor booth opportunity
“I CAN” Campaign kick off

16. ANNOUNCEMENTS/Follow-Up
FY 15 Partnership Annual Reports will be posted to First Steps Website October 30th
CTK Teacher Survey
Learning Communities - Updates
BUILD Initiative - Equity Leaders Action Network
Early Head Start Update
Other Announcements

17. Joint Citizens Legislative Committee on Children Public Hearings
Florence
Tuesday, November 3rd , 5:00 – 7:30
Florence-Darlington Tech Main Campus
Fred C. Fore Auditorium
2715 West Lucas St. Florence, SC
Charleston
Wednesday, November 4th, 5:00-7:30
 Charleston County Public Library
68 Calhoun St., Charleston SC 29401
Columbia
Tuesday, November 17th, 4:30-7:30
 105 Gressette Building
Statehouse Grounds

18. Key Partnership Dates through 2015
October 26: First Steps Study Committee Meeting
October 31: First Quarter data deadline (including CTK)
November 2: First Steps State Board Meeting
November 3: Early Childhood Summit
December 3: First Steps State Board Annual Meeting