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THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Volume 2015-2016No. 2, Winter 2016www.VAECE.orgemail: [email protected]

INDEX:

Component Connections pages 2-7

60th Annual VAECE Conferencepages 8-11

Advocacy and Public Policypages 12-15

Accreditation/CDApage 16

VAECE Budget 2016page 16

Contact Infopage 17

VAECE HOTLINE1-888-22VAECE(1-888-228-2323)

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MembershipHow do I join?How do I contact my local affiliate?

Annual ConferenceWhere is it?When is it?How do I volunteer?How do I register?

I know it seems cliché, but the new year brings resolutions and according to a recent study, while some of us never make them (17%), most of us usually do (45%) and not surprisingly, only about 8% keep them. The top ten list of New Year’s Resolutions for last year included:

1) Lose Weight2) Get organized3) Spend less, save more4) Enjoy life to the fullest5) Stayingfitandhealthy6) Learning something exciting7) Quit smoking8) Helping others in their dreams9) Fall in love10) Spend more time with family

Jess Ekstrom in Entrepreneur magazine recently suggested that perhaps instead of reaching for the unreachable, we should be more realistic and thoughtful about the year ahead. And while her viewpoint is framed from a business perspective, it can also be applied to our personal lives and our profession. She suggests that readers take time to reflect on thefollowing questions to help us make the best resolutions.

What were your most fulfilling moments of 2015? If we think about what brings us fulfillment – amomentwhere we think our lives or our volunteer work really means something - that is encouraging. No doubt all of

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENTBy Holly McCartney

New Year’s Resolutions

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us can easily answer this question with our service to young children and families. Being mindful of the important things we do for our profession can help us navigate the new year ahead with so many changes coming our way withNAEYCaffiliationforexample.

Who are five people who supported you this year? Think about a time when you really needed someone’s help and they came through for you. Taking time to develop and nurture these friendships this year can be a healthy and positive resolution.

When things were working well for you, what was the cause? We don’t always have to reinvent the wheel when coming up with a new idea to solve a problem. Making a resolution to do more of what has worked well this year is sometimes all you need.

When were you the happiest?Ok– thisone was actually written as when were your employees happiest and while that is important and her suggestions are spot on, I would turn it around and ask When were you the happiest? Because we can’t always control what happens around us and we can never control other people, we need to take care to remember when we were happy this year and why. This one might be the hardest for some of us.

If you need a bit of encouragement this year to stay motivated here are four motivatingTEDtalksyoumightfindhelpful.http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241324

I would have to say that number three seems most relevant to me as VAECE president this year. The Power of Believing that You Can Improve by Stanford University psychology professor Carol Deck explores the simple idea that mind over matter really does work. Or as The Little Engine That Could reminds us, I think I Can, I think I Can, I think I Can!

Kess Ekstrom, contributor, CEO and Founder of HeadbandsOfHope.com http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/253423

New Year’s Resolution Statistics. http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/

Hauman, D. & G. (1954). The Little Engine that Could. New York: NY. Platt & Munk Publishers.

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Your membership in state organization VAECE includes memberships in the national organization NAEYC, the regional organization SECA, and one of twelve local groups across the state of Virginia. Check out what’s going on at some of these other organizations!

REGIONAL:

Southern Early Childhood AssociationBy Susan K. Barnes, PhDAssociate Professor, James Madison UniversityVirginia Representative on the SECA Board of Directors

Ihavesomereallyexcitingnewsforyouaboutyourmemberbenefitsfrom the Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA). Because VAECEisanaffiliateofSECA,allVAECEmembersaremembersof

SECA! As members, you have access to some wonderful new SECA resources. In previous issues of Viewpoint, I featured the SECA public policy notes and leadership resources, but in this issue, I would like to draw your attention to some resources developed to support some of our fastest growing groups of stakeholders. First,

did you know that SECA has many resources available in Spanish? Go to the SECA website http://www.southernearlychildhood.org/ and click

on the tab Materials EN ESPANOL or simply use the QR code here to link to Aula Infantil, the new Spanish language publication for those who might wanttoprovidematerialtostaff,butarenotfluentin Spanish. Each publication includes section for teachers of children birth to three years old, another sectionforteachersofchildrenthreetofiveyears

old, and a section for directors. Materials and library resources are also reviewed. The most recent volume features information and resources on the role of play.

The second exciting announcement is that SECA will be providing a high quality professional development track for home visitors at the conference in Tulsa in February. Beginning on Thursday, February 11,

presenters from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center will present training sessions and a research symposium focusing on supporting families and enhancing home visiting. Click on the conference tab on the SECA website or use this QR code to learn more. If you have any

questionsorwanttoknowmoreaboutyourSECAmemberbenefitsorthe conference, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

Component Connections

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Restructure UpdateBy Debi DeLooseVAECE Past-President

As you may have seen in the last issue of Young Children and the last issue ofViewpoint NAEYC has issued a revised set of criteria for affiliation withNAEYC.

Thenew criteria “raise the bar” for affiliation in the areas of budget size,reservefunds,andstaffing(eitheremployeesorconsultants)aswellasinareasofbrandingandrelationshipsbetweenaffiliates.

VAECEisanaffiliateofNAEYCasarethefollowinglocalaffiliates:LordFairfax AEYC, Southside AECE, Tidewater AECE, Prince William AEYC, Northern Virginia AEYC, Richmond ECA, Southeastern AEYC, and Central VirginiaAEYC. All current affiliates ofNAEYC, includingVAECE and the

eightlocalVirginiaaffiliateswillneedtodetermineif they meet the new criteria or can work toward meeting those criteria.

InVirginia localaffiliateswhodonotmeet thecriteria for affiliationhave theoptionofbecominga chapter of VAECE. Currently Virginia has four chapters, Valley, Greater Lynchburg, Southwest, and

NewRiverValley.Thesechaptersconvertedfrombeingaffiliatespreviouslyandoperatemuchastheydidasaffiliates,providingprofessionaldevelopmentandother services to members in their areas. Chapters do not have to meet the more rigorousaffiliationrequirements.

An“initial”checkinwithNAEYConwhateachaffiliateplanstodowilltakeplaceinFebruary.AfinaldecisionwillbeduetoNAEYCinJune.

InadditiontoitsaffiliationwithNAEYC,VAECEisaffiliatedwithSECA.Virginia is a dual membership state. The membership dues “bundle” currently includesamembershipinNAEYC,VAECE,SECA,andalocalaffiliate.

SECA and NAEYC have agreed that the dual membership states can continue with that status but the dues would no longer be bundled and individuals could choose to join NAEYC or SECA or both along with their membership in VAECE. The VAECE Board would then be the state board for both the NAEYC and the SECAaffiliate.

VAECEhasbeenworkingwithlocalaffiliateleadersandhasbeenprovidingthem with additional information regarding these important decisions. Both NAEYCandSECAhave been providing state and local affiliate leaderswithinformation. The VAECE board will be participating in a facilitated dialogue led by a consultant provided by NAEYC to better plan a seamless transition to the newaffiliatestructure. TheSECALeadershipSummitat theFebruaryannualSECAconferenceinTulsawillbeasessionaddressingre-affiliationwithSECA,whichwillbeespeciallyinformativefordualaffiliatedstatessuchasVirginia.

The VAECE Board will vote prior to the end of February (when the initial checkinisduetoNAEYC)regardingbothaffiliationwithNAEYCandSECA.Membership thoughts and questions are most welcome.

VAECE will continue to keep the membership informed of the process with restructuring and to keep you informed as to how this may affect your local group and you as a member.


STATE:

Request for Proposals

The Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education requests proposals from experienced event planners to coordinate the VAECE 2017 Annual Conference.

Additionally, The Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education requests proposals for a registration management contractor for the VAECE 2017 Annual Conference.

VAECE must receive proposals no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 2016.

If you or anyone you know would be interested in submitting a proposal, you can request the full rfp for either position by emailing [email protected].


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STATE:

Elections


We are pleased to present the slate of officers for the 2016 election. Please get to know them through these short biographies. Watch for an email ballot coming in February. Elections will be

done electronically this year. Election results will be announced at the VAECE conference.There are 3 positions members will be voting to fill in 2016.

President ElectThis individual assists the President and Past President in implementing

VAECE programs for the year prior to becoming president.

Statement from the candidate: In regards to Leadership experience, I have served on the VAECEBoardas4thVPandaCVAEYCAffiliateRepresentative for several years. Also, I served as the Co-President and Treasurer for the Central

Virginia AEYC. After serving on the VAECE Board and CVAEYC Board in various positions the past several years, I would like to increase my leadership role. This is an organization that I am very passionate about and feel that I have many skills that couldbenefittheBoard.I am passionate about the fieldofearlychildhood

and about helping all children have the best early learning experiences possible. I believe serving on the VAECE Board allows me to invest in the futureofourfieldandstayconnectedtopeopleandresources that bring positive experiences for Virginia children. I am actively seeking ways to educate our society on the importance of quality early childcare. I want to encourage and help build professional development by assisting in providing continuing professional development opportunities throughout the Commonwealth. I feel I would bring dedication, organization and creative thinking to the board as President-Elect.

Name of Nominee: Brookes M. Sims M.Ed

Present Position: Senior Program Director for the Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc. Past Positions related to the early childhood field: Teacher in an early childhood setting as well as after school program. I was a Child Care Director for three years before supervising all child care programs for the YMCA.

Any offices held and/or activities undertaken in behalf of the state and/or local association: • Currently 4th VP,VAECE Board• VAECE 2015 Co-Conference Chair• AffiliateCo-President,CVAEYC• VAECE 2010 Program Co-Chair• Treasurer, CVAEYC

Community involvement in behalf of young children: • Youth Ministry for preschool and school-aged

children at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church• Piedmont Virginia Community College Early

Childhood Development Curriculum Advisory Committee

• YMCA Child Care Task Force


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STATE:

Elections




1st Vice President for Affiliate/Chapter SupportThis individual serves as the liaison between the VAECE Executive board

and the local group presidents.

Statement from the candidate: I believe the early childhood years serve as an essential foundation for future educational success. I believe my role as an early childhood professional is to not only construct but also to promote, foster and build a foundation for future learning. VAECE has been instrumental

in my role. As Vice President of AffiliateSupport,my goal will be to help VAECE continue to support the local chapters andaffiliates,asthey serve and act on behalf of the needs and well-being of all young children and their

families.Ourchaptersandaffiliatesareessential to the organization! By working effectively and cooperatively, their work will continue to make a difference in the lives of our children, families, early childhood educators and professionals. I wish to become an effective liaison and leader for ourchaptersandaffiliates.Iwouldliketoreceive their feedback on what resources they may need and ideas they may have to further early childhood advocacy efforts in the commonwealth.

Name of Nominee: Navine Fortune, M.Ed.

Present Position: Assistant Program Director for the Child Development Lab at Norfolk State University; Lead Teacher, Virginia Preschool Initiative (plus); Co-President, SEAEYC; Technical Assistance Specialist, Virginia Quality; Professional Development Specialist, Council for Professional Recognition. Past Positions related to the early childhood field: I have worked as a Pre-k teacher in a Faith-Based setting for 10 years and a pre-k teacher for several years with Childhelp Headstart prior; Other positions include Teacher Leader, Mentor and Technology Chair.

Any offices held and/or activities undertaken in behalf of the state and/or local association: • Co-President, SEAEYC (Southeastern Association for the

Education of Young• Conference Committee, Raising the Bar Annual Conference

2013-2015• Technology Chair, SEAEYC (Southeastern Association for the

Education of Young 2012-present• Editor of C-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n-s• Conference presenter at both the local and state levels

Community involvement in behalf of young children: Early Childhood Education Advisory Committee Member for Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center; Youth Ministry Sunday School Teacher, Piney Grove Baptist Church; SEAEYC Board Member; Advocate, Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education-Capital Steps & National Association for the Education of Young Children-Public Policy Forum; Co-organizer, SEAEYC’s Annual Kids Fit Fest


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STATE:

Elections




SecretaryThis individual keeps a record of the official VAECE business and

assumes responsibility for authorized correspondence.

Statement from the candidate: While the Secretary position is a support position to the Board it is a vital part. The Secretary position often acts as an information and reference point…clarifying past practice and decisions; and retrieving pertinent documentation. I see the goal of Secretary…to provide administrative support to the VEACE Board, keeping accurate meeting minutes.

Name of Nominee: Donna Foley

Present Position: Quality Assurance & Data Services Coordinator, Child Care Aware of Virginia Past Positions related to the early childhood field: I was a nanny for 7 children for 14 years. I worked in a child care center. I started out as a temporary employee working my way up to Summer Camp coordinator overseeing multiple sites and over 600 children. Since leaving the child care center I have worked in the child careresourceandreferralfield.

Any offices held and/or activities undertaken in behalf of the state and/or local association: OriginallywaselectedVicePresidentoftheaffiliateSVAECE,whichinturnIbecamePresidentoftheaffiliate,then served as Immediate Past President, Past President and then I retired from the local Board. I rejoined the board, once again as Vice President and undersaw the conversion to a Chapter. Currently serving as Chapter President.

Community involvement in behalf of young children: Most of community involvement for the past several years has been in conjunction with Child Care Aware of Virginia and our advocacy efforts for children on the local, state, and national level. I have been to Capitol Hill several times meeting with aides and/or representatives alike, as well as, made visits to the General Assembly meeting with staff and/or delegates.


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LOCAL:

Tidewater Association for the Education of Young Children

TAECE Fall Mini-ConferenceTAECE held its annual fall mini-conference on

Saturday, October 17, in Newport News. More than 120 early care and education personnel took part in a variety of training sessions. The session topics included math, science, strategies for working with infants and toddlers, music, literacy, Virginia Quality and Virginia’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning.

The mini-conference was a success as the teachers gained much knowledge that was ready to use in their classrooms. Additionally, many door prizes were given away. This year’s conference featured a free snack rather than a paid lunch. This appeared to be well received as it allowed the conference to end a bit sooner and didn’t cut down on training time.

TAECE Make-It-Take-ITOn November 12, TAECE held a Make-It-Take-

It session in Hampton. The theme was Activities for Winter. Members of the TAECE Board organized and manned six stations with activities on art, math, literacy and music.

The 17 participants worked to create ready to use winter activities. There was much excitement in the room as everyone networked and supported each other while completing musical instruments, flannel boardsnowmen and mittens, three dimensional snowman art, filefoldergames,etc.Whataquickandefficientwaytohave activities ready to use when you leave a training session!!!

Pizza and snacks were provided to top the evening off. This turned out to be quite a success. Non-members were charged $10.00 and ended up with quite a bargain.

November 24th TAECE Board MeetingOn November 24th, much of the TAECE Board met

with Cindy Brown to discuss NAEYC restructuring. We were able to meet for dinner and a much needed understanding of what the TAECE Board is being asked to do as it relates to NAEYC restructuring. Cindy arrived with several handouts and ready to dive in to assist us. Through her knowledge, she explained the restructuring to us in a way that we were all able to understand and can better chat about at our next meeting. We met for about two hours and thank Cindy much for all she did during this session.


LOCAL:

Valley Chapter

The Valley Chapter of VAECE held its annual fall meeting on Oct. 21st at James Madison University. After our dinner and business meeting, we were treated to an evening of wonderful math experiences to use in our classrooms. Our guest speaker was Mr. Eric Imbrescia, and adjunct faculty member at JMU, whose presentation was entitled “Tips and Tricks for Early Addition”. Participants were able to interact with materials in this hands-on learning experience. Many developmentally appropriate strategies for working with young children were shared. We had an excellent turnout of approximately thirty attendees. This included fivegraduatestudentsfromtheMATprograminearlychildhood at JMU. The evening ended with each attendee receiving an education text which was made possible by SECA.

This event was also used as a way to introduce education students at JMU to VAECE and our Valley Chapter. Grant monies provided by both VAECE and SECA were used to pay the registration fee for our JMU students. We are still working on developing this group, which we hope will grow into an important piece of our chapter.

Valley Chapter of the Virginia Association for

Early Childhood Education


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The Happiness of Learning - New Conference Options!

60th Annual VAECE Conference

One of our goals when planning the upcoming 2016 VAECE Conference was to offer some in-depth training options that would meet the needs of veteran teachers and administrators. We also wanted to encourage conference attendees to enjoy some of the beauty and variety that Richmond offers. To that end, we created several training institutes, which provide 6 hours of training on each topic offered. All three training institutes include lunch and the two that are away from the Marriott (STEM at the Science Museum of Virginia and The Arts at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) include transportation. Space is limited in the institutessobesuretoregisterearlybeforetheyfillup.

Here is a brief description of the institutes we are offering:

Thursday: STEM Institute Fostering Exploration and Innovation in the Early Learning STEM Classroom - $50

Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop at the Science Museum of Virginia that will help you integrate STEM into your program. You will learn about strategies to foster exploration and critical thinking skills for young children through hands-on science. We will discuss the foundational

concepts of inquiry and inquiry based teaching techniques. You will take away hands-on STEM activities that stimulate engagement while learning how science activities can be easily integrated with other

subject areas and be cross-curricular. Strategies learned during the session can be immediately used to enhance teacher interaction with students and to augment classroom instruction techniques. Transportation and lunch are provided.

Thursday: Train the Trainer Institute: Becoming an Effective Early Childhood Professional Development Provider - $50

Train the Trainer: This train-the-trainer curriculum was created by the Virginia Cross-Sector Professional

D e v e l o p m e n t (VCPD) Team to increase the skills of early childhood leaders who have content knowledge

but very little background in designing and delivering professional development. In this Institute we will explore:

• Principles of adult learning and how to plan professional developmentreflectiveoftheseprinciples.

• How to design training so that participants gain new knowledge and skills and are able to implement what they learned in their work with children and families.

• Techniques for delivering professional development including organizing the learning environment and time management.

• Interactive, participant-centered instructional strategies including ideas for openers, closers, refreshers, and rechargers that make learning active and fun.

You will leave this Institute with hundreds of new ideas to incorporate into your future trainings. This institute is held at the Marriott and lunch will be provided.

Friday: VMFA Institute and Early Childhood Education Programs - $50

This Institute will be held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) transportation and lunch will be provided. Participants will learn about VMFA Early Childhood Education programs and how to use VMFA as a resource for Early Childhood Education.

Learn how to integrate works of art from VMFA’s collection into the early childhood classroom or for an on-site visit on your own. Explore how art can enrich the core subjects you teach every day. Discover how VMFA is emphasizing process over product in our ECE classes and how this approach can be incorporated into early childhood classrooms with diverse curriculum frameworks.

Gallery Visits: Participants will learn how to talk about works of art without feeling like you have to be an art expert! Participants will learn how to walk students through

the act of looking and describing what they see. (Although this activity will be done in the galleries, it can be done in

the classroom as well with reproductions, posters, digital images.) Enhance your observation skills and boost brain power through something as simple as drawing! Discover how sketching can help you notice the details in a work of art. We will follow the hands on experience with a deep discussion of how you can apply this to your work.


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60th Annual Conference

Thursday - March 17Registration 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Workshops/Seminars 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.STEM Institute* 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Train the Trainer Institute* 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Literacy Lunch* Delano Douglas and Chental-Song Bembry

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Featured Session with Dr. Jean!"Totally Math"

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Grand Opening Session with Dr. Jean!"Better Bodies Better Brains"

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday - March 18Registration 7:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Workshops/Seminars 8:00 - 5:00 p.m.VCU Tour 1 I/T Class* 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Featured Morning Seminar with Dr. Jean “Rock, Rhymes, Write and Read”

8:00 - 12:00 p.m.

VMFA Institute* 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.Exhibits 9:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Public Policy Luncheon*“Early Childhood Education Policy in Virginia”

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

VCU Tour 2 Pre-K Class* 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.Pre-Banquet Reception 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Banquet 6:15 - 8:15 p.m.

Saturday - March 19Registration 7:00 - 12:00 p.m.

VAECE Annual Meeting 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.Morning Featured Session 10:00 - Noon

Workshops/Seminars 8:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.Exhibits 9:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Closing SessionAnne Lund - PBS KIDS

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

March 17-19, 2016Richmond, VA

Chental-Song Bembry Delano Douglas Dr. Jean

FEATURED SPEAKERS


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ToursFriday Tour 1: VCU Health Systems CDC (Infant/Toddler Class) March 18, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Cost: $15, pre-registration required

Friday Tour 2: VCU Health Systems CDC (Pre-K Class)Friday, March 18, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Cost: $15, pre-registration required

Visit VCU Health System CDC to explore the Classrooms and examine how the screening tools of Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) and Environmental Rating Scales (ECERS & ITERS) are used to increase the quality of child care.

Institutes (lunch included)STEM: Fostering Exploration & Innovation in the Early Learner STEM Classroom*Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop that will help you integrate STEM into your program. You will learn about strategies to foster exploration and critical thinking skills for young children through hands-on science. We will discuss the foundational concepts of inquiry and inquiry based teaching techniques. You will take away hands-on, cross-curricular, STEM activities that stimulate critical thinking.Thursday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Location: Science Museum of Viriginia (trans. provided)Cost: $50, pre-registration required

Train the Trainer: Becoming an Effective Early Childhood Professional Development Provider*Do you lead professional development for groups of adults? In the back of your mind, do you wonder why you are standing in front of a room of grown-ups when you are far more comfortable leading four year olds at circle time? If so, VCPD 101: Becoming an Effective Early Childhood Professional Development Provider is for you. Thursday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Cost: $50, pre-registration required

VMFA and Early Childhood Education Programs*Learn how to integrate works of art from VMFA’s collection into the early childhood classroom or for an on-site visit on your own. Explore how art can enrich the core subjects you teach every day. Discover how VMFA is emphasizing process over product in our ECE classes and how this approach can be incorporated into early childhood class-rooms with diverse curriculum frameworks.Friday, March 18, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Location: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (trans. provided)Cost: $50, pre-registration required

Student (High School & College) and Young Professional Social

Friday, March 18, 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Come for Coffee, Conversations, and Connections!

Meet informally for a question and answer session highlighting careers, quality care, organizations, and

advocacy. Enjoy sweet treats and enter to win door prizes including an annual membership. Free and open to all

students and young professionals. No pre-registration required.

RegistrationComplete a separate registration form for each person attending. Some special events have an additional fee or have limited spaces. Register early. Keep a copy of your completed registration form and bring it with you to the conference.

Online Registration - Go to www.vaece.org/registration.html to register, and pay with a credit card.

Early Bird Rate - Get a reduced rate if you register by February 1, 2016.

VAECE Member Rate - Please enter your NAEYC ID number on the registration form.

Student Rate - Please photocopy your student ID and attach it to the registration form or enter in your ID # where prompted online.

Purchase Orders - Purchase orders for payment are permitted. No changes, except substitutions of registered participants can be made once a purchase order is received. The same guidelines for refunds apply to registrations with purchase orders.

Refund Policy - All payments are fi nal. No refunds will be issued.

Returned Check Policy - The full cost of a returned check will be charged.

Hotel Information The Richmond Marriott

500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VAPhone: 804-643-3400

Rate: $175.00 - $195.00 (based on occupancy) plus 13.3% tax (rate may change, reservations open October 2015)

ProSolutions Training will be available at the conference to provide Continuing Edu-

cation Units (CEU) on qualifying work-shops! Please reference the fi nal program

for those workshops and seminars that meet CEU criteria, procedures, and fees.

CEUs Available

VAECE Membership MeetingSaturday, March 19, 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Join us for the Annual Membership Meeting at the Conference! You will receive updated information on our 2015 accomplishments, 2016 goals, witness special recognitions of new CDA, accredita-tion, and other achievments, and get the results of the election of

offi cers. Door prizes and Continental Breakfast

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Mental Health in Early Childhood Programs

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School-Aged Care Technology

VA Star Quality Initiative

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Advocacy and Public PolicyUnified Early Childhood Legislative Agenda

VAECE’s Annual Capital Steps!

Save the Date:NAEYC Public Policy Forum

VAECE continues to be involved the Early Childhood Policy Action Network convened by Voices forVirginia’s Children to develop aUnifiedEarly Childhood Legislative Agenda. This Network represents advocates for young children from across different disciplines in early care and education and seeks to identify priorities and a consensus for legislative support of early care and education issues. VAECE

Board members Mary Braxton, Pat Victorson, and Debi DeLoose are active participants in meetings and calls with this network

VAECE’s annual Capital Steps event was held January 17-18, 2016. All VAECE members were invited to attend legislative information sessions, followed by meetings with delegates and senators at the General Assembly. This is a key opportunity to carry out our mission to speak and act on behalf of young children. Be on the lookout for more information about this year’s event.

The 2016 Public Policy Forum will begin on Sunday, February 28 at 1:00 pm with an exciting half-day session on electoral advocacy. On Monday, February 29, NAEYC willbehostingexpertpolicybriefings,guestspeakers,andinteractive breakout sessions for all state team members, providing many opportunities for networking and learning. On Tuesday, March 1, attendees will experience Hill Day, building relationships with their Representatives, Senators and/or their staff.

Advocacy Training (photo courtesy Navine Fortune)

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From our Friends at Voices for Virginia’s Children By Emily E. GriffeySenior Policy Analyst, Early Care & EducationVoices for Virginia’s [email protected]

Advocacy and Public Policy

Do you remember the days when we were excited to

see one little blip of a mention for early childhood,

preschool or child care in the state budget and

Governor’s budget address? You don’t have to think

too hard, because it was not that long ago! This

budget is a totally different story! The state is starting

to make more investments in early childhood, and it is

in the comprehensive way that we believe will benefit

kids and families most.

What’s included in Governor McAuliffe’s budget for early childhood? (blog post)

There is a lot of good news to celebrate in this budget. But we know that advocates and stakeholders will need to voice their support to make sure it says in the budget. This year is different than the past because there will be legislators, beyond those on the money committees, weighing in on early childhood issues. While it is important that the Appropriators hear support for early childhood at the budget hearings, there will be opportunities to engage champions through this Session. Members of Health, Welfare and Institutions and Rehab and Social Services and the Courts committees will weigh in on child care safety issues. Members of the House Education (and likely) Senate Education and Health committee will weigh in on mixed-delivery preschool grants and establishing a Workforce committee. And those members of Senate Finance and House Appropriations will weigh in on these budget request items. It will be critical for us advocates to demonstrate that we are connected, that this cross-cutting approach is the right approach, at that early childhood is a bi-partisan, high priority issue. I encourage you all to use the talking points and the “Starting Early and WorkingTogether” theme of the Early ChildhoodUnifiedAgenda to help reinforce that messaging.

Among the budget issues, I believe that our policy network at this point should prioritize our efforts around the significant investments in home visiting, child care safetyand the mixed-delivery preschool grants. I believe that the Governor’s proposal for VPI eligibility is a good approach. Across the state, about 14% of children attending VPI this year were above 200% of poverty. I think his proposal for someflexibilitywiththeslots,15%ofthoseallottedtothosewho do not meet the 4 eligibility criteria, would work in most communities. I am concerned that VPI funding is essentially flatfundedforthenexttwoyearsandwillbeaskingsomequestions and raising that issue. I’ll be there to help connect advocates and stakeholders to talking points. And I will help connect to various legislators that are our champions or that we would like to become champions. I will also connect among the various issues.

Let’s work together in the following ways:1. Write to your legislator that you support the items in the

Governor’s budget proposal2. Attend a Town Hall or other meeting with your legislator3. Share this information with families, providers,

community members and stakeholders. Suggest they sign up to receive emails and action alerts from Voices.

4. Participate in Network calls to share talking points, feedback and intel from discussions with legislators- Tuesdays at 12:30pm starting on Tuesday, January 5th. Call in number will be: (530) 881-1212 Meeting ID: 534-607-162.

Refer to the talking points on the following pages for meetings and conversations with your representatives.

Thank you for all you do for young children in Virginia. Together we can continue to make progress!

Voices for Virginia’s Children

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Notes about talking points:Please use these talking points as a starting point. You may want to use a sentence or two from the “Starting Early and Working Together” section to tie you points together. You can use these points to round out your testimony on a specific subject—home visiting, Part C, etc. Please add to these points with examples from your own experience.

Starting Early and Working Together Background/Theme• Several members of the Finance and Appropriations

committees have participated in the Joint Subcommittee on VPI Reform over this last year. These members have heard the research and perspectives demonstrating why states must invest in early childhood education. Perhaps the most compelling information is the brain research. The latest brain research shows that most of the brain’s architecture is formed before a child reaches 5 years old. It shows we could have an even greater impact, and get more bang for our buck, if our investments were targeted to even younger children, our infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

• Because of this research we know that what happens for a child at 0-3 is just as important as what happens when they are 4 or 5. I believe that school readiness is more than preschool. It is strong parents, high quality early care, access to health care and health interventions, enriching communities AND preschool. Virginia can improve our impact and return on investment when we START EARLY and WORK TOGETHER.

• Virginia’s approach to early childhood education should START EARLY—helping parents of infants, improving intervention services for infants and toddlers and improving the quality and safety of child care for all young children.

• Our approach to early childhood education should WORK TOGETHER—We want to WORK TOGETHER on under a comprehensive approach to support health, families and schools. We should WORK TOGETHER to enable collaboration and resource sharing among our existing programs. And we should encourage our public and private sector to WORK TOGETHER.

Highlight and ThankHOME VISITING• The Governor’s introduced budget empowers parents to

betheirchild’sfirstteacherbyexpandingVirginia’shomevisiting network. Although home visiting is recognized as an incredibly valuable two-generation intervention to improve health outcomes and family stability and security our current efforts reach less than 8% of need. The proposed budget includes an additional $7.75 million in TANF funding each year to expand Virginia’s network. These state directed funds leverage private, local and federal funds.

• I hope that you will support this investment that STARTS EARLY, supporting pregnant women and new parents, and WORKS TOGETHER, matching health and parent educatorstoassistparentsastheirchild’sfirstteacher.

EARLY INTERVENTION• The introduced budget includes additional investments

in Part C early intervention for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities. More children are identifiedfortheseserviceseachyearandtheycontinueto be incredibly effective interventions. 1 in 4 children that receives early intervention services catches up to their peers by the time they are three.

• I hope that you will support this investment that STARTS EARLY, focused on children 0-3 years and WORKS TOGETHER, promoting cost savings from future remediation or special education.

CHILD CARE SAFETY• The introduced budget continues efforts to improve the

safety of child care. The budget includes funding and language tosupportafingerprintbackgroundcheckforall child care providers. We must provide assurance for families that children in care are safe.

• I hope you will support this investment that STARTS EARLY, preventing harm or abuse of children in care and WORKS TOGETHER, guaranteeing safety as the firststeptowardsasystemofqualitychildcare.


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Suggest ImprovementsVIRGINIA PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE• Since the Virginia Preschool Initiative began in 1996,

during the Allen administration it has grown to serve more than 18,000 at-risk four year olds a year. VDOE reports that students that attend VPI are more prepared for kindergarten than their peers. Despite the demonstrated successesandsignificantgrowth,theremorethan7,000students across Virginia that do not get the opportunity to attend. Participating in VPI is a local option. Localities cite the true cost of preschool, local match and classroom space as barriers to full participation.

• I am supportive of Governor McAuliffe’s proposal explore mixed-delivery models of public-private partnership to test local innovation. These models can WORK TOGETHER BY partnering with existing child care programs and Head Start classrooms. They can meet the needs of families better by providing full-day, year round care.

• School divisions are currently allowed to partner with private providers but only a few do. Virginia’s federal preschool development grant also encourages public-private partnerships. Given these existing initiatives, and the new budget proposal, we supports in place to help localities problem-solve how to establish these partnerships. We also need to ensure that we evaluate these efforts for the best approaches and outcomes. I believe that the Governor’s proposed funding for mixed deliverygrantswouldnotsufficientlyincreaseaccessorafford evaluation of the effort. I hope that the Governor’s proposal of $1.5 million for grants should be doubled to $3 million a year to afford expanded access for children to attend high quality preschool classrooms and a robust evaluation of the effort for Virginia’s policymakers.

• We must also look at the true cost of providing public preschool. The per-pupil rate for VPI was set in 2008 and has not been increased. Even at that time, JLARC recognized that the rate was below the true costs of providing services. Since that time, participating localities have been contributing more than their required match to fund preschool efforts. It is time to boost the state’s contribution and assist localities in affording well-trained staff and incentivizing public-private partnerships.

• WemustalsoexaminehowVPIfitsintoVirginia’searlylearning system as a model of high quality preschool. To ensure that all public and private classrooms offer high quality, enriching experiences we should extend the reach of Virginia Quality, the Quality Rating and Improvement System, as a means to improve the quality of the workforce and to help identify high quality programs.


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Since the Virginia Preschool Initiative began in 1996, during the Allen administration it has grown to serve more than 18,000 at-risk four year olds a year.


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Accreditation/CDANAEYC Accreditation Update:NAEYC released the new Guidance for Assessment document recently. Revisions included in this document went in effect on October 1, 2015. All programs visited by NAEYC Assessors should be prepared to be assessed according to these revisions. This revised guidance document is available at this link - http://www.naeyc.org/academy/files/academy/Revised%20Guidance%20for%20Assessment%20Effective%201%20Oct%202015%20%281%29.pdf

Remember, you can schedule a phone consultation, to get answers to your questions and concerns about the NAEYC Accreditation process. Consultation Request form is available at this link - http://www.naeyc.org/academy/consultation

CDA Update:CDACouncillaunchedanewCDARenewalSystem,effectiveOctober1,2015.Thenewsystemoffersmanybenefitstomake it easier to renew your CDA. To learn more, click here - http://www.cdacouncil.org/credentials/renew-cda

Forms and questions can also be emailed to [email protected]

VAECE Budget 2016January is the start of a new fiscal year for VAECE. The final 2015 Budget will be reviewed at the Annual VAECE Business Meeting at the 2016 Conference.

Income

Revenue Dues 20340

Investment / Interest 0

Advertising 0

NAEYC / SECA 1000

Other 0

Chapter Transfers 0

Conference Income 165500

Investment Transfer 20796

207636

Expense

Local Group Support 2588

Scholarship/ Awards/ Grants 4950

Contracted Services/ Fees 37779

Communications 3025

Conference Expenses 143650

Other 500

Marketing / Outreach 200

Operating Expenses 11394

Committee Task Force 3550

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AFFILIATE CHAPTER PRESIDENTS (VOTING MEMBERS)

VAECE HOTLINE • 1-888-22-VAECE • (1-888-228-2323) • REVISED JANUARY 2016

STANDING COMMITTEES & OTHERS (VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (VOTING MEMBERS):

President/NAEYC Affiliate council rep. Holly McCartney [email protected] (C) 540-478-4558 (W) 540-568-8753

Past President Debra DeLoose [email protected] (H) 703- 451-2047 (C) 571-422-1226 SECA Rep Susan Barnes [email protected] (H) 540-246-6313 (W) 540-568-8114

First VP for Affiliate Support Cindy Brown [email protected] (C) 757-339-1097 (W) 757-245-8635

Second VP for Professional Development Jane Plum [email protected] (C) 703-975-3531

Third VP for Public Policy and Liaisons Pat Victorson [email protected] (H) 703-730-7449

Fourth VP for Outreach Brookes [email protected] (C) 434-242-8193(W) 434-974-9622

Secretary Stephanie [email protected](H) 434-531-9488

Treasurer Toni Cacace-Beshears [email protected] (W) 757-397-2981(C) 757-641-2913

Member at Large for Membership Mary Braxton [email protected] (C) 571-288-4466

Central Virgnia AEYC, President Jennifer Slack [email protected] (W) (434) 202-8639

Lord Fairfax AEYC, President Maureen Keeler [email protected]@inbox.com (H) 540-667-9350

NRV Chapter of VAECE, Co-PresidentKim Thomason [email protected]

NRV Chapter of VAECECo-President Katie Thompson [email protected] 540-381-6095

Northern VA AEYC, Co-president Ginny Holloway [email protected] [email protected] (H) 703-922-4481

Northern VA AEYC Co-pres. Fahemeh Pirzadeh [email protected]@gmail.com (H) 703-542-5185 (W) 703-476-8150

Greater Lynchburg Chapter, Co-President Janet Trent [email protected] (H) 434-525-6651 (W) 434-384-3131

Greater Lynchburg Chapter, Co-President Holly Layne [email protected] (C) 434-444-4294 (W) 434-947-8787

PWAEYC, Co-President Laura Basu [email protected] (H) 703-583-5123 (W) 703-216-5274

PWAEYC, Co-President Stacey Godin [email protected] (H) 703-583-2077 (W) 571-274-7587

Richmond ECA, Co-President Debbi Mintz [email protected] (W) 804-272-1704 (C) 804-305-8878

Richmond ECA, Co-President Susan Hill [email protected] (W) 804-740-9342 (C) 804-467-3081

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Southeastern AEYC, Co-President Navine Fortune [email protected] (C) 757-217-7218 (W) 757-823-8111

Southeastern AEYC, Co-President Navine [email protected] (C) 757-217-7218 (W) 757-823-8111

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Southside AECE, Secretary Peggy Fulton [email protected] (H) 804-691-1064

Southwest VA AECE, President Donna Foley [email protected] 540-420-2474

Tidewater AECE, Co-President Cecil Overton [email protected] (C) 757-879-2857

Tidewater AECE, Co-President Connie Goode [email protected] 757-826-1136

Valley Chapter of VAECE, President Reece Wilson [email protected] 540-421-8861

Viewpoint Paige Beatty [email protected] (C) 703 851-8369 (W) 202-226-9321

Public Policy Taskforce, Chair Pat Victorson [email protected] (H) 703-730-7449

Accreditation / CDA Chair Kamna Seth [email protected] (H) 703-255-7130 (W) 703-860-9200

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Conference Facilitator/Manager Sara Smith [email protected](C) 703-946-3413

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