1. Childrens Cabinet Network webinar with the Federal Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs February 15, 2011 3PM EST

2. Welcome and Introductions Announcements Review and Discuss Childrens Cabinet Network Input Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs Update on Phase 1 - Overall Strategic Planning Input Process Next steps: Phase 2 of Input Process and Validation Facilitated Discussion A Selection of Responses from the Public Input Sessions Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs, Draft, For Internal Use Only, Do Not Disseminate Meeting Agenda

3. About the Forum for Youth Investment Nonprofit, nonpartisan action tank dedicated to helping states and communities ensure all young people are ready for college, work and life. Signature initiative is Ready by 21 Manages the Childrens Cabinet Network © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment.

4. Forum Staff Elizabeth Gaines Director of Policy, 202.207.3714, Elizabeth@forumfyi.org. Elizabeth@forumfyi.org Danielle Evennou Senior Policy Associate, 202.207.3712, Danielle@forumfyi.org. Danielle@forumfyi.org © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment. 4

5. What is a Childrens Cabinet? Made up of the heads of state agencies with child- and youth-serving programs Break down agency silos Develop and work toward common goals for children and youth © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment.

6. What the Network Offers © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment. Best Practices Peer Learning Technical Support Coaching & Tools …to bring efficiency and effectiveness to state efforts to improve child and youth outcomes.

7. Upcoming Network Activities Childrens Cabinet Training June 8 & 9, 2011 Washington, DC 50 State Survey on Child and Youth Policy Coordinating Bodies Survey issued by email March 2011 Preliminary results June 2011 © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment. 7

8. Childrens Cabinet Training For the Chairperson, staff and members of existing Childrens Cabinets (or councils or commissions) Also for Staff to governors considering the creation of a Childrens Cabinet Opportunities to network with federal policymakers. © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment. 8

9. Childrens Cabinet Training Objectives of the training: Examine effective structures & initiatives New tools for policy coordination Share best practices with other states Release preliminary results of the survey Announce Ready by 21 Policymaker Awards © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment. 9

10. 50 State Survey Developed by the Forum for Youth Investment, in partnership with the RAND Corporation. Goal 1: Get a sense of the landscape of child and youth policy coordinating bodies, including: Childrens Cabinets P-20/P-16 Councils Early Childhood Advisory Councils Childrens Commissions © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment.

11. 50 State Survey Goal 2: Gain an understanding of the goals of these child and youth policy coordinating bodies. Goal 3: Track what actions these coordinating bodies are taking in regard to these goals. © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment.

12. Childrens Cabinet Roundtable Comments – June 2010 Enable & encourage the use of existing coordinating bodies to meet federal mandates rather than creating new state entities to do so. Align policies (and funding) with research/what we know about positive youth development. Support data sharing across state agencies to better serve children, youth & families (e.g. clarification HIPPA, FERPA). Provide more flexible funding streams (often funds have too narrow a focus). More leeway for innovative policy concepts to meet the unique needs of states. Not all best practices look the same; focus should be on achieving broad outcomes rather than service delivery based on specific programs. © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment.

13. from the Forums Written Comments Create and implement a Child and Youth Strategic Plan with: a clear vision results framework corresponding indicators strategies and action steps Strengthen connections between federal, state and local collaboratives © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment.

14. Related Publications Dont Stop Collaborating – Just Stop Creating New Collaboratives http://forumfyi.org/content/don%E2%80%99t-stop-collaborating-just-stop- creating-new-collaboratives Input For the Federal Strategic Plan for Youth Policy http://forumfyi.org/content/input-strategic-plan-federal-youth-policy Whats the Plan? http://www.firstfocus.net/library/reports/what%E2%80%99s-the-plan www.forumfyi.org © 2010 The Forum for Youth Investment. 14