AGENDA

 

MANSFIELD SCHOOL READINESS COUNCIL

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Conference Room C

6:30-9:00 PM

 

PLEASE CALL 429-3315 ASAP IF YOU ARE

UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING

 

I.                    MINUTES: Mansfield School Readiness Council; May 19, 2004; July 13, 2004.

 

II.                  COMMUNICATIONS

A.  “Effective Kindergarten Transition…”

B.  Minutes: Regional Meeting of Discovery Communities, 6/14/04

C.    Dan Harr from the Hartford Courant

D.    Article: “Rell Sets Preschool Goal”

E.     Article: “Rell: Preschool Priority In State”

F.     Denise Merrill: School Readiness

 

III. INTRODUCTIONS

 
n      Welcome, Meeting Purpose

 
n      Ground rules; Agenda Review

 
n      Member Introductions, Expectations

 

 

 
IV. PURPOSE, MISSION
 

n      Review, Reaffirm Core Purpose/Mission

 
 

 

 

 

V.  ROLE & ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

 

n      Update: Next Steps, Maintaining link with Town

Government (Council, Board of Education)

 

n      Role of New Organization in Community

 

n      Relationship with EASTCONN

 

 

 

BREAK/STRETCH

 

 

 

      VI. NEW NAME SELECTION

 

n      Purpose, Criteria

 

n      Brainstorm Names/Decisions

 

 

 

 

 

       VII.    NEXT STEPS

 

n      Remaining Work, Assignments (if needed)

 

 

 

n      Leadership

 

n      Meeting Processes

 

                        Decision-making

 

                   Frequency, Time of Day

   *   Next Meeting

 

       VIII.   ADJOURNMENT