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February 23, 2010

Dear Colleagues,
 
On February 11, Assembly Member Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana), introduced AB 1831, which proposes to set aside 24% (or $132 million) of the ASES appropriation for after-school services designed specifically to meet the needs of students who are English learners. To assist after-school advocates in their ongoing discussions with Assembly Member Solorio and his staff, it would be helpful to know the percentage of ELL students that are currently served among the state's largest programs (disaggregated from statewide totals). Please take a moment to retrieve that datum from your most recent report to the CDE and send it to LCAP by replying to this message by Friday, February 26. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation.

Yours in partnership,

Steven Amick

Executive Director

February 22, 2010

Dear Colleagues,
 
The following is a forward on behalf of Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth: 

Northern California Children and Youth Summit
June 3 - 4, 2010 
2010 - A New Decade of Hope

Civic Center Auditorium 
Richmond, California

Presented by: Richmond Children's Foundation 

The Northern California Children and Youth Summit, 2010: A New Decade of Hope, seeks workshop presentations that illustrate innovative approaches, research driven models, and best practices for supporting children, youth and families.  Click here for an electronic version of the form. This conference will provide the opportunity to learn from and share with a broad range of professionals from throughout Northern California. Presenters are encouraged to provide new ideas, exchange program models, and discuss assessment tools in a setting that promotes the building of networks.

Please share this form with your networks.  Presenters should examine the successes and challenges of their program or concept and how the work improves the lives of children, youth and families from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

Please submit your proposal to:Richmond Children's Foundation, Attn: Workshop Selection Committee, 125 Park Place, Suite 230 Richmond, CA 94801.

The deadline for submission is March 15, 2010.

Workshop Proposal Submission

We are seeking proposals for workshops based on practical experience and applied research. Workshop submissions should be innovative and well grounded. The Summit will have four tracks which operate simultaneously: Education, Health, Community Building, and Youth Services (employment, college tracking etc.). When thinking about your presentation, please decide which track best fits your proposal.

Please direct any questions on your workshop proposal to Jim Becker at jbecker@richmondchildren.org or (510) 234-1200.

Workshops selected for the Summit will include complimentary Summit registration for the Presenter (and Co-Presenter if there is one), as well as a special reception for Presenters, Keynote Speakers and Summit Sponsors.

The following are some examples of possible workshops within each track. You can select one of these topics for your submission or submit a topic of your choosing within one of the four tracks.

Education: Fiscal Realities of California's Education System; Out of School Time - Implications for Policy; School Ready Children - Promising Practices; Community Supported Schools - Building Partnerships that Work; Closing the Digital Divide for Children in Poor Urban Communities; Building a College Based Culture in Schools and Communities; Impacts of Head Start and Early Head Start; Early Childhood Education.

Health: Reducing Chronic Health Conditions for Children and Youth; Children's Mental Health - Making it a Priority; Reducing Health Disparities in Communities of Color; School Based Health Programs - What Works; Impacting Youth Violence.

Community Building: The Importance of Play for Children and Families; School/City Partnerships - Joint Use for Facilities and Parks; Raising the Quality Bar for Children and Youth Programs; Community Strategies for Reducing Childhood Obesity; Developing the Whole Child; Community Action.

Youth Services: The Promise of Vocational Programs; Building a College Based Culture in Schools and Communities; Fiscal Realities of California's Youth Employment Programs; Youth Strategies that Work; Evaluating Youth Services; Foster Care - Aging Out; Mentoring.

Watch for the registration materials coming soon.  
 
Sincerely,

Joan C. Davis, President and CEO
Richmond Children's Foundation

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