Agenda & Minutes August 18, 2005 View: Agenda Minutes

Agenda

Minutes

August 18, 2005

Attendance

Cheri Adams (CCRS), Carol Carlton (CCRS), Becci Cline (CFC), Mark Driscoll (Champaign County Mental Health), Roberta Cundiff (CFC), Julie Grygiel (Christie Foundation), Mary-alayne Hughes (U of I), Christy Lee (Parent Co-chair), Jeanne Murray (Carle), Deb Gossrow (DCFS), Karin Green (Crisis Nursery), Amy Santos (U of I), Mary Anne Wilson (United Way), Hollie Ronk (LIC Coordinator)

Agency Announcements

• Downs Syndrome Network is having a “Buddy Walk” in October. Informational tables will be available for $15.00 for non-profit organizations. Mary-Anne Wilson motioned for Birth to 5 Council to participate. Amy Santos seconded the motion. Birth to 5 Council will set up a display table at the walk.
• Amy Santos announced plans and handed out the registration packet for “Sharing A Vision” conference. It will be held in the Chicago area this year.
• Mary Anne Wilson announced that the “kindergarten calendars” that they had been working on all summer were now available for distribution and can be mailed to individual addresses upon request. Contact the United Way office for more details.
• Mark Driscoll announced that the Champaign County Mental Health Center would be offering the first of a series of seminars on September 21, 2005 at the Illinois Terminal. Contact Champaign County Mental Health for more information.
• Child Care Resource Service is once again offering community child care providers the opportunity to apply for a mini grant for quality improvement projects. The application is due by 10/14/05 and there will be workshops to help with grant writing offered several times before that.
• Julie Grygiel said that the binders for the “Transition Binders” have been purchased. The committee will be moving forward on the project and will meet again after September 7, 2005.

Old Business

Council reviewed June minutes and they were approved unanimously.

Becci Cline reported for Child and Family Connections.

• She reported 10 referrals for the month of July and said referrals were low, but that this typical for the summer months.
• She also reported that the state will be focusing on serving children in their natural environment much more this year. They will be offering free workshops to help facilitate this focus. Another main focus this year will be the identification of children before the age of 1. Presently the average age at referral in Champaign County is 563.25 days old, which is slightly below the state average.
• Champaign County referral/screening results were distributed.

The council reviewed the Memorandum of Understanding and everyone present was asked to sign a new one for this year.

New Business

Becci Cline introduced the newly hired social/emotional Coordinator (Roberta Cundiff) who will be working to link families with services to foster social emotional development. She will also be screening using the ASQ-SE to identify children with social/emotional needs.

Mary-alayne Hughes suggested that Roberta come and present at our next meeting in September on the ASQ-SE. Roberta agreed to present.

Hollie Ronk presented the council with last year’s budget as a guide for establishing the 2005-2006 budget. The council requested an “actual” budget from last year in order to make an informed decision for this year.

Christy Lee came to the meeting to see if she would be interested in joining the council as the Parent Co-chair. Mary-alayne Hughes suggested we offer a $20.00 stipend per meeting to cover childcare and or transportation costs for the parent. Julie Grygiel motioned for the stipend to be granted. Mark Driscoll seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Mary-alayne presented the idea of a LIC student assistant that would help maintain the website and keep information updated. This opportunity would be credited toward their student traineeship through the PREP Project.

Hollie Ronk shared the monthly LIC Report that is required of her to turn in by the State of Illinois. The monthly committee updates will now try to focus on the questions asked on the required report. We will also implement a provider sign in so that we can accurately report on how many providers from each discipline attend our meetings. Julie Grygiel will check with Rob Derry (Provider Connections) to see if attendance will be able to be counted as clock hours toward maintaining their certification.

Council purchased a display board, letterhead, envelopes, stickers and magnets. Hollie Ronk brought these items to the meeting for the council to view.

Committee Reports were tabled until the next meeting because of time restraints.

A discussion regarding a time change resulted in the council deciding to leave the time as is; it proves to be the most convenient for everyone.

Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for September 15, 2005 from 8:30-9:45 at Mental Health of Champaign County at 1801 Fox Dr.

Adjournment

Meeting Adjourned.

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