The Children’s Movement of FloridaMay 20, 2011 Legislative Webinar

•Remember to turn your volume up.•Please select “fine color” when the video begins.•A few questions will be answered at the end of the presentation. In the event yours did not get answered, please submit your question to webinar@childrensmovementflorida.org

Webinar Agenda

• Presentation (10:30 -10:50)• Q & A (10:50 – 10:55)

Presenters:• Dave Lawrence, Chair, The Children's Movement of Florida• Sergio Bendixen, political strategist, Bendixen & Amandi

Accomplishments: Last 12 Months

1. The Pilot: The Palm Beach Project2. Established 17 regional committees throughout Florida3. Held 17 “Milk Party” rallies across the state4. Reached more than 15,000 Floridians5. Achieved media coverage statewide and national coverage on CNN6. Identified five key issue priorities 7. Organized a lobbying campaign in Tallahassee 8. Established a bipartisan 27-member statewide steering committee9. Built a following of 235,000 Floridians via integrated communications10.Generated interest in organizing Children's Movements in other states

2011 Legislative Platform

1. Access to quality health care.• Additional 19,000 - slots for KidCare and the $35 million

necessary to fund it.

2. Screening and treatment for special needs• Early Steps received $8 million in funding through the leadership

of The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Broward Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, the Special Need Advisory Council and a host of dedicated organizations and individuals.

2011 Legislative Platform

3. Genuine quality pre-kindergarten.• School Readiness and VPK will remain together housed within

the Department of Education.• Despite this bright spot, Florida’s already underfunded VPK

program was cut by an additional $20 million.

4. Real support and information for parents.• New money was nearly impossible to find. The creation of a

“Parent Portal” never gained traction this session.

5. High-quality mentoring programs.• $6 million cut in funds allocated to high-quality mentoring

programs. Almost a 40% reduction from funds allocated in 2010.• Governor’s Mentoring Initiative eliminated. • The Big Brothers Big Sisters’ BIG Alliance successfully secured a

$300,000 increase in funding.

This Summer• 15-city “listening” tour: We need to hear from you!

– June • June 6th – Broward County, Noon – 2pm, Family Central• June 6th – Miami-Dade County, 4pm – 6pm, United Way• June 20th – Treasure Coast Counties, 10am – Noon, location T.B.D. soon• June 20th – Palm Beach County, 3pm – 5pm, Children’s Services Council

– August• August 2nd – Hillsborough & Polk Counties, 10:30am - 1pm, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County• August 2nd – Pinellas & Pasco Counties , 2:30pm – 5pm, Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County• August 4th – Pensacola County, 1pm – 3pm, location T.B.D. soon• August 5th – Panama City, 9am – 11:30am, location T.B.D. soon• August 5th – Tallahassee, 3pm – 5:30pm, location T.B.D. soon• August 8th – Sarasota & Manatee Counties, 1pm – 3pm, location T.B.D. soon• August 8th – Lee & Collier Counties, 6pm – 8pm, location T.B.D. soon• August 12th – Orange, Seminole & Osceola Counties, 9am – 11:30am, location T.B.D. soon• August 12th – Space Coast Counties, 9am – 11:30am, location T.B.D. soon• August 15th – Alachua County, 1pm – 3:30pm, location T.B.D. soon• August 15th – Duval County, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, location T.B.D. soon

This Summer• Contact your regional coordinators for more information regarding the

upcoming summer regional meetings: David Abrams - Coordinator, North & Central Florida

Alachua, Bay, Duval, Escambia, Leon, Orange, Osceola, Seminole Countiesdavid.abrams@childrensmovementflorida.org

John Knight - Coordinator, South & Central Florida Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach and Treasure Coast Countiesjohn.knight@childrensmovementflorida.org

Becky Newell - Coordinator, West Florida Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota Counties

becky.newell@childrensmovementflorida.org

Special Thanks•The Florida Virtual School and Sara Sprinkel (Director of Elementary Education – Virtual School) for graciously providing us with the Elluminate platform to conduct this Webinar.

•Greg Kunzweiler, Florida Virtual School, for teaching us how to operate the Elluminate platform.

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Have Questions?•Submit your questions related to today’s webinar to webinar@childrensmovementflorida.org, and we will make sure to follow up shortly.

•You can also contact your regional coordinator with questions related to the upcoming summer meetings:

David Abrams - Coordinator, North & Central Florida Alachua, Bay, Duval, Escambia, Leon, Orange, Osceola, Seminole Countiesdavid.abrams@childrensmovementflorida.org

John Knight - Coordinator, South & Central Florida Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach and Treasure Coast Countiesjohn.knight@childrensmovementflorida.org

Becky Newell - Coordinator, West Florida Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota Countiesbecky.newell@childrensmovementflorida.org