HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-07-23; Child Care Commission Ad Hoc; MinutesMinutes of: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
Time of Meeting: 6:30 P.M.
Date of Meeting: July 23,1992
Place of Meeting: CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Baker called the Meeting to order at 6:37 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Chairperson Baker, Commissioners Gilk, Isenhart, L'Esperance, Mead, and
Schwei
Absent: Commissioner Cutler
Staff Present: Jim Hagaman, Research Manager
Joni Wiltgen, Management Analyst
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA:
There were no requests to address the Board.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Commissioner Isenhart requested that item 5 on page 3 of the minutes of June 11,1992 be amended to
reflect her correct title of R.N., Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Gilk, and duly seconded, to approve the Minutes of the
Regular Meeting of June 11,1992, as amended.
AYES: Chairperson Baker, Commissioners Gilk, Isenhart, L'Esperance, Mead, and Schwei
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Cutler
NEW & OLD BUSINESS:
1. Presentation on WINGS Mentor Project
Susan Botticelli, WINGS Mentors Project Director, addressed the Commission and gave an overview of the
WINGS Mentors Project which focuses on children ages 3-6 to develop thinking skills which are basic to
preparing them for a positive school and life experience. She stated that the San Marcos School District is
implementing the WINGS project in three of their schools this fall. Costs will be covered by Chapter 1
funding. The WINGS project is currently operating in 22 schools in Atlanta, Georgia, with outstanding
success.
2. Carlsbad Child Care Commission Workshop
Commissioner Gilk reported on the Child Care Workshop which was held on July 8,1992 at the Calavera
Community Park. She stated that nine child care providers attended the workshop as did the Superivisor
of the Child Care Licensing Division for San Diego County. A lot of positive feedback was received and all
of the providers in attendance were enthusiastic about attending another workshop in the future.
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Commissioner Gilk stated that the next workshop is scheduled for September 17,1992 from 7:00 to 9:00
p.m. at the Carlsbad Safety Center. The topic will be "Activities That Operators Can Provide For Children."
There will be a panel discussion followed by a workshop activity. Panel guests will be:
Karen Noel Sandy Tucker Ruth Hewitt
Director of the Pre-school Teacher President, San Diego
Childrens Program Mira Costa College Family Day Care Association
Mira Costa College
Commissioner Gilk inquired about the possibility of paying an honorarium to highly credentialed
individuals who may participate in the workshops. Jim Hagaman will research the availability of funds and
report at the next meeting.
Mr. Hagaman will also get together with Commissioner Gilk on the setup arrangements for the Safety
Center so that seating, etc. can be prepared in advance of the workshop.
3. Saturday Workshop
Chairperson Baker stated that she would like to forego the next regular meeting of the Child Care
Commission and replace it with a Saturday workshop for Commissioners, in order to set goals and
establish a timetable for tasks which need to be accomplished prior to the sunset date. After discussion, it
was suggested that it would be better to hold the workshop on the regular meeting night.
ACTION: Motion was made by Chairperson Baker, and duly seconded, to hold a workshop on
Thursday evening, August 27,1992 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in lieu of the regularly
scheduled meeting.
AYES: Chairperson Baker, Commissioners Gilk, L'Esperance, Mead, and Schwei
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Cutler
Chairperson Baker will create an agenda. Jim Hagaman will contact Ken Jaffe, ICRI, to see if he might be
able to attend.
4. Update on Recommendations Regarding Child Care Standards. Foundation, and CCNA's.
Jim Hagaman, Research Manager, reported that the Child Care Commission's recommendations on child
care should be going to City Council on August 11th or 18th. Commissioners will be advised of the exact
date so they may attend the Council meeting.
ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA:
The next meeting, which will be a workshop in lieu of the regular meeting, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on
Thursday, August 27,1992. Commissioners will be notified of the location.
COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS:
Commissioner Gilk was commended on the article which she wrote and was published in the Carlsbad
Journal. She has contacted the Blade-Citizen to see if they might be interested in running a series of
articles on child care, however she has not yet received a reply. She would like a commitment for space on
a monthly basis and has prepared a list of potential topics through July 1993.
Commissioner Mead reported that she has filed papers to run for a seat on the Carlsbad Board of
Education.
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ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Regular meeting of July 23,1992 was adjourned at 7:38 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES C. WAGAJWAN
Research Manager
BETTY BUCKNER
Minutes Clerk
ITEM1
July 23, 1992
TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
PRESENTATION ON WINGS MENTOR PROJECT
The attached material on the WINGS Mentor Project of San Diego is for your information prior
to Susan J. Botticelli's presentation at the meeting.
WINGSTM MENTORS PROJECT of California
May 21, 1992
James Hagaman, Manager
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Dear James,
I met you at the Child Care Symposium at USD last week. Enclosed in
this packet is a synopsis of the WINGS Mentors Project of San Diego.
I would appreciate your taking time to review the project and
passing along this information to the person who might be interested
in implementing it in the Carlsbad schools or preschools.
Briefly, the WINGS Mentorship Project focuses on children ages 3-6
to develop thinking skills which are basic to preparing them for a
positive school and life experience. The emphasis of our project is on
developing a partnership with volunteer mentors who we train to
work individually with children in the school or preschool setting.
Mentors spend 1/2 hour twice weekly with each child playing fun
games and activities which are individualized, sequenced,
educationally correct, and designed to use the child's existing
strengths to develop his/her less developed areas.
The cost of this program is less than $50 per child for the first year
with only minimal replacement cost during the following years.
Corporate funding and grant support may be available for this
project for preschools, public schools, and family daycare centers.
This project has also been approved for Chapter 1 funding, which
incidentally, was used by San Marcos School District to place this
program in three of their schools beginning next fall.
I will call you in a week or so to see if I can answer any questions
and to hear your thoughts on this project being implemented in
Carlsbad.
Sincerely,
Susan J. Botticelli
WINGS Mentors Project Director
WINGS MENTORS SYNOPSIS
An all inclusive project with vision and dramatic results
Addresses the real issues of children's development -
interactive time with children.
A preventative program, not remedial
Mentorship - a proven track record of success
Empowers advantaged and disadvantaged parents to make a
difference with their children in their communities
Low cost project utilizing volunteer program directors and
volunteer mentors
Increases volunteer commitment in America because it is
simple, requires no prep time, 1 hour a week time
requirement, and will provide immediate results
Accelerates the learning of disadvantaged for children who
are developmentally between the ages of 3-6 years
Accelerates the learning of the gifted, average, autistic,
bilingual, handicapped, and emotionally disturbed
Develops skills through play which is the work of children
Teaches self-esteem and builds character through positive
interaction nurturing the child in the way that he/she learns
best
Teaches children how to think (decision making, creative
thinking, problems solving, memory and comprehension)
Supported by networks of churches, local and national agencies,
schools, foundations, social clubs, volunteers and children
. 49% of children come from single parent homes.
. 70% of women work outside the home.
. Every 2 seconds of the school day a public school student is suspended.
. Every 10 seconds of the school day a student drops out of school.
. Every 7 minutes a teenager is arrested for drugs.
. Every year 700,000 students graduate who cannot read their diplomas.
Today, more than ever before, educators, parents, social scientists and
politicians are becoming increasingly aware of the large percentage of
children who lack the skills necessary to achieve in school and in life. The
above listed data shows an influx of social problems, characterized by a
downward spiral in achievement, and an upward spiral in crime impacting
today's children.
There are a multiplicity of problems facing the schools and parents today.
Increasing budget and staffing cut-backs along with increasing enrollment
continues to hinder the school's effectiveness in teaching our children.
Economic conditions have created a morass of poverty forcing parents to
work more and spend less time with their children. It is our belief that a
community, which moves as a unified body, can create leadership that will
provide the positive reinforcement needed to help our children become
effective contributing members of our society.
The problem that confronts advocates for children is trying to determine
how they can best help children develop into contributing adults, rather
than destructive members of society. Development has to do with the sense
of "self" as well as the acquisition of skills and achievement. During a child's
formative years, children go through a stage in their development where
they can be salvaged if given the opportunity to interface with positive role
models. In the past, these children have depended on educators and all
other groups of adults who attempted to turn failure into success. Such a
challenge therefore, can again be met by persons who agree to provide
services that will not only ensure successful achievement, but will instill in
them a sense of power, and control over their destiny.
The Mentorship Project
The Mentorship Project will provide a positive role model, in the form of a
volunteer mentor, who will work individually with children develop-
mentally between 3-6 years. The purpose of the volunteer mentor is to
provide positive adult leadership as well as individual one-on-one time.
The tool used to mentor the child will be an individualized educational set of
games and activities called Wings which are designed to develop self-esteem
and basic thinking skills.
A child's first and potentially best teacher is in the home and family. Most
parents want to do what's best for their children, but the pressures of
survival create little quality time to spend with their children. In addition,
parents lack a systematic approach in assisting with their child's education.
Volunteer mentors can provide a positive adult role model in the school
setting and help bridge learning in the home and school. The volunteer time
required with each child is one hour per week.
Why Wings
The years before a child is six are full of exploration and learning. In fact,
over 50% of intellectual development takes place during these years. In
these formative years the child develops the physical, social-emotional,
language and cognitive skills he/she will need to develop their to fullest
potential.
Children love to learn by playing and spending time with their parents or
other positive adult role models. Wings provides a series of fun, colorful
games and activities which are developmentally appropriate for the
uniqueness of each child as well as interactive between children and parent
and/or mentor. The games come with complete scripts which empower
parents/mentors to support the child's discovery that learning to learn is
fun! From this positive approach the child's self-esteem and family bonding
enable him/her to reach their fullest potential in school and life.
Evaluation
Evaluation is an essential element of any project. In this project, the
evaluation will be a continuous process and will be used in several stages.
In the first stage strategies to be used are designed to assess the acquisition
of academic skills by the children participants. This will take place through
assessment instruments provided .with the Wings Personal Learning System,
or by using the school's own assessment instrument.
The second method will occur through general observation by teachers and
parents to determine if the goals of this Project have been realized.
Mentors should be familiar with the interpersonal behaviors and academic
achievements of each child participant under his/her supervision, and
should periodically write brief progress reports in the child's file. At the
conclusion of this Project it should be clear to all involved whether this
mentoring effort, using Wings as the vehicle for learning did in fact, achieve
its intended purpose.
Goals and Objectives
1. To enhance the self-esteem of children by helping them develop at their
own pace. To prepare each child for a positive school experience and assist
each child in developing to their fullest potential.
2. To create a partnership between home, school, business and community
by developing parent/child, mentor/child, community/child and
corporation/child relationships.
3. To provide positive socialization experiences on a one-on-one basis (with
mentor volunteers) that will be mutually satisfying for the child participant
and the mentor.
4. To provide weekly mentoring services (one hour per student per week)
which are geared to enhance the intellectual, social and physical
development of children ages 3-6 by teaching them through games and
activities designed to develop skills in creative thinking, problem solving,
decision-making, memory and comprehension.
5. To involve the parents of child participants in all activities experienced
by their children, to include serving as the child's first teacher.
6. To empower parents and families to make a difference in the education
of their children by providing them with education, training, and home
management skills.
7. To teach children that learning is fun.
8. To leverage new sources of funding from private giving, corporation
sponsorships and government grants to finance this project and make it
available to all children.
Summary
This Project is designed to enable children and their families to become
empowered through the establishment of meaningful relationships with
mentors and through appropriate structured activities. The vehicle for
effecting this outcome is Wings, a significant pre-school educational learning
system. The Program's goal is to decrease the chances of these children
ending up as unproductive members of society. The theme of this Project is
that "investing in the beginning pays dividends in the end".
ITEM 2
July 23, 1992
TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
CARLSBAD CHILD CARE COMMISSION WORKSHOP
The first workshop of the Child Care Commission was very successful. Commissioners Gilk and
L'Esperance did an outstanding job in organizing this event. Commissioner Isenhart was
invaluable on the panel. Work has already started on the next workshop, tentatively scheduled
for the last half of September. Commissioner Gilk will report on the progress of this second
workshop.
ITEMS
July 23, 1992
TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
SATURDAY WORKSHOP
The matter of scheduling a Saturday workshop meeting to develop a hands-on volunteer work
program for the coming year is on this agenda at the request of the Commission.
Also, attached is a list of proposed topics for a series of news articles to be prepared by
Commissioners Gilk and Baker.
To: Jim Hagaman, Research Manager
From: Linda Gilk, Child Care Commissioner
Date: June 25, 1992
Jim, here are the topics Julie and I would like to propose we do on
a monthly basis in the Carlsbad Journal:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
School's Out - Before/After School Program
How to check references of daycare providers; what
questions to ask, who to talk to.
In-home care; the pros and cons of nannys
Illness and daycare
Babysitters: where have they all gone? How to find them,
train them and keep them.
Licensing of family daycare
Relationship between kids and their daycare providers
Preschool profiles (a look at Los Ninos and other
preschools in Carlsbad
Finding daycare for special needs children
Infant care
Summer care/summer camps
More on nannys/au pairs
ITEM 4
July 23, 1992
TO: CHILD CARE COMMISSION
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
UPDATE ON RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CHILD CARE STANDARDS, FOUNDATION
AND CCNAS
Jim Hagaman will provide an update on the Commission's recommendations regarding Child
Care Standards, the City of Carlsbad Child Care Foundation, and Child Care Need Areas
(CCNAs).
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