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Cecil County Cecil County Judy Center Judy Center Partnership Partnership Sandra Grulich – Grant Sandra Grulich – Grant Manager Manager Susan Banker – Program Susan Banker – Program Coordinator Coordinator Lynn Dech – Case Manager Lynn Dech – Case Manager

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Page 1: Cecil County Judy Center Partnership

Cecil County Judy Cecil County Judy Center PartnershipCenter PartnershipSandra Grulich – Grant ManagerSandra Grulich – Grant Manager

Susan Banker – Program Susan Banker – Program CoordinatorCoordinator

Lynn Dech – Case ManagerLynn Dech – Case Manager

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Cecil County Judy Center Programs

Cecil County’s 2009-2010 Judy Center provided early childhood services for students from these areas, from birth through six years through the following programs:

•6 Full-day Kindergarten classrooms•4 Pre-Kindergarten classrooms•7 collaborative Special Needs/Head Start classrooms/sessions for three-year-old children•1 Full-Day/Full-Year Head Start classroom•1 Full-Day/Full-Year Family Education 3 year-old classroom•1 Full-Day/Full-Year Family Education 4 Year-old Classroom•2 Early Head Start classrooms•3 Child Care Centers: Nancy’s Christian Learning Center ; Tender Care Learning; YMCA•2 Family Childcares: Cindy and Robin•1 Pre-K summer program for exiting special needs/pre-k students•2 Pre-K summer science camp programs for Family Education Center and Head Start•1 Kindergarten summer program for exiting special needs/kindergarten students

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Community Liaison PositionCommunity Liaison Position Facilitate Teacher Planning Facilitate Teacher Planning

with Child Care Providerswith Child Care Providers Performs Fall, Winter, Spring Performs Fall, Winter, Spring

Assessments in Child Care Assessments in Child Care ProgramsPrograms Provides Teacher supportProvides Teacher support Facilitates Professional Facilitates Professional

DevelopmentDevelopment Technical Support for MSDE Technical Support for MSDE

Accreditation Accreditation

Training.AVI

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Instructional ObservationsInstructional Observations

Family Education Center Preschool, Family Education Center Preschool, Pre-K, and Elkton Judy Head Start Pre-K, and Elkton Judy Head Start Teachers visit Holly Hall & Gilpin Teachers visit Holly Hall & Gilpin Manor to promote consistency in Manor to promote consistency in instruction on an ongoing basisinstruction on an ongoing basis

Our program works to ensure that all Our program works to ensure that all programs are aligning the curriculum programs are aligning the curriculum in the classrooms.in the classrooms.

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Steering CommitteeSteering Committee Meets monthly throughout the school yearMeets monthly throughout the school year Provides updates within the partnering programsProvides updates within the partnering programs Discuss case management statusDiscuss case management status Promotes community resourcesPromotes community resources Presentations of new programs are providedPresentations of new programs are provided MMSR results are discussed and program goals are MMSR results are discussed and program goals are

determineddetermined Documentation and Tracking information is collected and Documentation and Tracking information is collected and

discusseddiscussed Family events and opportunities are planned and discussed Family events and opportunities are planned and discussed

to work towards grant goals.to work towards grant goals. Judy Center Projects Committee meets prior to the steering Judy Center Projects Committee meets prior to the steering

committee to plan all family events for the yearcommittee to plan all family events for the year Calendar Coordination is completed to avoid duplication of Calendar Coordination is completed to avoid duplication of

services/eventsservices/events

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3 in 1 Workshop3 in 1 Workshop Was developed as a result of our Family Was developed as a result of our Family

Survey that was distributed in Fall 2009Survey that was distributed in Fall 2009 Information requested regarding:Information requested regarding:

Financial – PNC Bank presentedFinancial – PNC Bank presented Educational – Cecil College presentedEducational – Cecil College presented Health/Nutrition – Cecil Co. Health Dept. presentedHealth/Nutrition – Cecil Co. Health Dept. presented Floor was open to other service vendors such as: Floor was open to other service vendors such as:

Child Care Links, Angel Food Network, Family Child Care Links, Angel Food Network, Family Involvement Advisors from CCPSInvolvement Advisors from CCPS

Child Care was provided during info session which Child Care was provided during info session which offered story time and activity in the children’s libraryoffered story time and activity in the children’s library

12 Families attended, one on one counseling was available during this workshop.

We are planning to offer this type of workshop in the future based on the results of the family survey.

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School Readiness FairSchool Readiness Fair Yearly event that is open to Cecil CountyYearly event that is open to Cecil County Planned and organized by the Judy Center Projects CommitteePlanned and organized by the Judy Center Projects Committee 7 Domain tables are facilitated by CCPS Family Involvement 7 Domain tables are facilitated by CCPS Family Involvement

Advisors or TeachersAdvisors or Teachers Community Resources provide info on their servicesCommunity Resources provide info on their services Just this past spring, we were able to offer free screenings – Just this past spring, we were able to offer free screenings –

Dental (Univ. of MD Dental Clinic) and Hearing (MRDC Head Dental (Univ. of MD Dental Clinic) and Hearing (MRDC Head Start)Start)

Milkshake performed a 30 minute educational showMilkshake performed a 30 minute educational show Healthy snacks and water are providedHealthy snacks and water are provided Resource packets are sent home with each familyResource packets are sent home with each family This past spring, courtesy of Toys for Tots, we were able to This past spring, courtesy of Toys for Tots, we were able to

send home 3 educational games with each family (Manners, send home 3 educational games with each family (Manners, Listening, Sharing)Listening, Sharing)

Each family receives a children’s book to take home Each family receives a children’s book to take home

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Head Start Education Advisory Head Start Education Advisory CommitteeCommittee

Program Coordinator has been invited to attend meetingsProgram Coordinator has been invited to attend meetings Worked as a team to align Head Start and CCPS Worked as a team to align Head Start and CCPS

curriculum.curriculum. Participated in a Head Start Review of their quarterly Participated in a Head Start Review of their quarterly

WWS data WWS data Judy Center provides input regarding curriculum and Judy Center provides input regarding curriculum and

assessmentsassessments Participated on site reviews during the Head Start Prism Participated on site reviews during the Head Start Prism

reviewreview This year Head Start and CCPS will do joint observations This year Head Start and CCPS will do joint observations

of all Judy Center classes.of all Judy Center classes.

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Housing AgenciesHousing Agencies

Cecil County Housing Agency provides section 8 vouchers, Cecil County Housing Agency provides section 8 vouchers, financial counseling, default mortgage counseling and serves financial counseling, default mortgage counseling and serves on JC Steering Committeeon JC Steering Committee

JC Program Coordinator serves on Family Self Sufficiency JC Program Coordinator serves on Family Self Sufficiency Coordinating CommitteeCoordinating Committee

Elkton Housing Authority provides residential communities in Elkton Housing Authority provides residential communities in two Title 1 districtstwo Title 1 districts

JC works in collaboration to provide monthly story time through out JC works in collaboration to provide monthly story time through out the year and summer for the past four years in our Gilpin Manor the year and summer for the past four years in our Gilpin Manor areaarea

This current grant we are able to also offer this story time at another This current grant we are able to also offer this story time at another development for Thomson Estatesdevelopment for Thomson Estates

Provides a member to our Steering CommitteeProvides a member to our Steering Committee Works closely with JC Case Manager to provide Works closely with JC Case Manager to provide and refer services such as housing, and refer services such as housing, school registration, parenting, necessities –school registration, parenting, necessities – food, clothing, energy/electric, medical,food, clothing, energy/electric, medical, educational, jobs, health issues – dental…..educational, jobs, health issues – dental…..

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Child Care ConferenceChild Care Conference

Began in 2009 and will be a yearly eventBegan in 2009 and will be a yearly event JC Program Coordinator and CCPS Early Childhood Advisor JC Program Coordinator and CCPS Early Childhood Advisor

serve key roles on the planning committeeserve key roles on the planning committee Joint collaboration between Cecil College and CCPSJoint collaboration between Cecil College and CCPS Open to all providers in Cecil andOpen to all providers in Cecil and Harford CountiesHarford Counties

157 attended last year, and expect 200 157 attended last year, and expect 200 this yearthis year Workshop presentations provided by Workshop presentations provided by CCPS staff and area specialists CCPS staff and area specialists 3 Full day sessions and 5 morning, 3 Full day sessions and 5 morning, 5 afternoon sessions were offered5 afternoon sessions were offered Participants received 6 “Core Knowledge” Participants received 6 “Core Knowledge” continuing ed creditscontinuing ed credits

Vendors on hand to offer info/resources available to child Vendors on hand to offer info/resources available to child care programscare programs