Agenda & Minutes July 15, 2004 View: Agenda Minutes

Agenda

Minutes

July 15, 2004

Attendance

• Carol Carlton (Healthy Child Care Illinois), Jeanne Murray (Carle Therapy Services), Angela Reinhart (U of I Extension), Julie Grygiel (Christie Hearing Education Program), Deanna Williams (Provena Behavioral Health), Bette Chapman (DSC), Mary Anne Wilson (United Way), Terry Goode (Parent), Brandi Granse (Head Start), Christina Ploeckelman (Crisis Nursery)

Agency Announcements

• Mary Anne Wilson announced the Sick Child Care service for employees at Carle, U of I and Busey Bank. The start up date is October 1, 2004 for U of I and January for Carle and Busey. For more information you may contact Mary Anne Wilson at 352-5151.
• Bette Chapman suggested linking the Sick Child Care service to DSC’s Respite Care Provider program, which provides services to people with disabilities. For a certain number of hours, providers care for children in their home to give parents some time away. Parents cannot use this service to go to work. If you would like more information, Vicky Tolf is the Service Provider Coordinator at DSC.
• Carol Carlton passed around flyers about the upcoming Healthy Child Care Conference on August 7 from 8:30 – 2:30. The training will be held at the Holiday Inn, 1001 Killarney, Urbana.
• Christina Ploeckelman announced an Ice Cream Social at the Crisis Nursery on July 17, 2004 from 2:00 – 4:00. Crisis Nursery is working to serve Hispanic clients better by having someone bilingual available to speak to families Monday through Friday, 7:00 – 3:00.
• Terry Goode discussed the need for family volunteers in the Family Mentor Experience. U of I students would visit with families who have children with disabilities to get a feel for what the family goes through each day. Please contact Amy Santos at 333-0260.

Old Business

• Council reviewed minutes. Angela Reinhart and Julie Grygiel’s names were incorrectly spelled. Secretary made corrections. Bette Chapman motioned to approve minutes and Deanna Williams seconded. Minutes were approved unanimously.
• There was not much to update the council on the website. However, Bette Chapman said she has to get permission for the use of pictures from a family enrolled at DSC. Mary Anne Wilson stated that once a month, the council will add information to the website to control website administrator costs.

New Business

• Terry Goode asked to add notebooks for members and a planning schedule for the year to the next meeting’s agenda.
• The MOU was passed out to each member present to review and sign. Those members, who are not in attendance or cannot sign today, may sign an MOU at the next meeting. The MOU gives voting right privileges to the members. Brandi Granse will file the signed MOU’s in the Birth to 5 Council Notebook.
• The action on the approval of the Bylaws will be completed at the August meeting.
• The committee, to nominate Co-Chairs, completed their task by nominating Amy Santos, Community Professional and Sarajane Annin, Parent. Both nominees have agreed to accept the nomination for one year. Mary Anne Wilson asked for a vote on the nominees. The council members including a parent unanimously voted for both Amy Santos and Sarajane Annin. Terry Goode and Mary Anne Wilson will meet with co-chairs before the meeting in August.
• Bette Chapman made a statement regarding the need for the council members to continue participating and maintain the same momentum. Mary Anne Wilson suggested that once the co-chairs were in place, the committees could be reformed to support ongoing participation from the members.
• CFC representatives were not able to attend this meeting. However, some council members stated that Crosspoint now has computers and cell phones, and the 800# still works to place referrals. Members also stated that services are happening.
• Christina Ploeckelman offered meeting space at Crisis Nursery for the council but cannot offer child care. Christina did say that the Crisis Nursery might be able to arrange child care at another location.
• Mary Anne Wilson stated that Carla Oldham suggested a church in Urbana for the council’s meetings. The church does have a nursery, which could increase parent participation.
• Terry Goode mentioned adding training to the meetings on a quarterly basis from parents and professionals in the community. The council will discuss this idea at the August meeting.

Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for August 19, 2004 from 8:45 to 10:00 at United Way.

Adjournment

Bette Chapman motioned to adjourn the meeting. Carol Carlton seconded. Motion carried to adjourn meeting.

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