Iowa Association for the Educationof Young Children

2014 Annual Report

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We are pleased to present the 2014 Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children’s

annual report

Barb MerrillExecutive Director

Leann AndreGoverning Board President

2012 - 2014

Mary AiryGoverning Board President

2014 - 2016

of Iowa AEYC is to serve and act on behalf of the early childhood education

profession.

mission The

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Leann Andre, West Des MoinesMary Airy, Cedar RapidsCatherine Swackhamer, Cincinnati

Tom Rendon, Des MoinesDianne Casto, Mason CitySheila Hansen, Fort DodgeLeslie Stonehocker, OgdenMary Minard, Des MoinesBrian Kingrey, Knoxville

Laurie Jeffries, Iowa FallsTerry Wangberg, LenoxNancy Merryman, Cedar RapidsBrandy Smith, Cedar FallsConnie Schulte, Cedar RapidsPatricia Emerson, PeostaKristyn Mueller, HumboldtJoy Brown, CrestonMary Lukas, Iowa CityPam Mahoney, KnoxvilleCarrie Jones, Charles CityNichol Kleespies, Storm LakeBecky Hixson, Orion, ILAnne Michel, OttumwaSally Hartley, SalixAmy Liles, WinfieldLinda Eitman, TreynorAnnette Koster, Sac City

President/Past PresidentPresident Elect/PresidentVice President Elect/Rolling Prairie Chapter Rep/Vice PresidentTreasurer/FinanceSecretaryPublic PolicyLincoln Way Chapter Rep/Public PolicyPublic Relations/MembershipMidwest AEYC Rep/Resources/ MOYC/SecretaryResources/MOYCT.E.A.C.H./WAGE$ Advisory Committee ChairT.E.A.C.H./WAGE$ Advisory Committee Chair Black Hawk Chapter RepCedar Rapids Chapter RepDubuque Chapter RepFort Dodge Chapter RepGreen Valley Chapter RepIowa City Chapter RepMid-Iowa Chapter RepNorth Iowa Chapter RepNorthwest Chapter RepQuad Cities Local Affiliate Rep Rolling Prairie Chapter RepSiouxland Chapter RepSoutheast Chapter RepSouthwest Chapter Rep West Central Chapter Rep

governing board

why don’t you join?

2014

officers

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The State Governing Board consists of several dozen dedicated volunteers from across the state, creating vision and direction for our organization, including our 1,200 Iowa AEYC members in 15 chapters and 1 local affiliate (see map on page10). Our members are elected or appointed, residing in all corners of the state, and representing all roles within the early childhood care and education profession. If you are interested in more information or in attending an upcoming meeting, contact us at info@iowaaeyc.org.

AUDIT*Mary Airy*Leann AndreArt Dinkin*Dianne Casto Rob Reed *Tom Rendon*Cathy Swackhamer

PLAY LEADERSHIP*Leann Andre Tammy Bormann*Dianne Casto Angela ConwayKelly DonnellyRose EichornPam Elwood*Pat Emerson Holly FairholmJoan GredellAmy GullingDawn JohnsonDonna KennebeckAngie Mapes*Ann Michel Brenda O’Halloran Bridget OsbornVickie Parker*Tom Rendon Kay SchiefferDenise TerryBetsy Zan

*Mary AiryIsbelia ArzolaTasha BeghtolLarry BiceSandy BjerkJulie CurryCindy DavisMary Donegan-RitterTammy EngebretsonSusan GrayDeb GustafsonMelissa HestonRoyce HickieJeanine HoughMary JanssenDelora Jespersen HadeJean JohnsonJill LarsonAmanda MagieLaurie Martin*Nancy MerrymanHeather MillerDeborah Molitor Brenda O’Halloran

committees

EXECUTIVE*Leann Andre*Mary Airy *Dianne Casto *Brian Kingrey*Tom Rendon*Cathy Swackhamer

INSTITUTE ADVISORYLori Lynn Ahrends *Mary Airy*Leann Andre*Dianne CastoErin ClancyCheryl CollinsMary Donegan-RitterTammy Engebretson *Becky Hixson Mary Jo HuddlestonMary JanssenCatherine Jarmofsky Laurie Jeans Laurie JeffriesAlisha Kilburg Rikka Koele*Annette KosterBetsy LinDeb MartensTracey MavisGreta MuellerJudy NorrisBrenda O’Halloran Lisa PassolanoMelanie ReeseChristi Regan

* Designates governing board member

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FINANCE *Leann Andre*Joy Brown *Dianne Casto*Tom Rendon*Cathy Swackhamer*Terry Wangberg

INSTITUTE ADVISORY (continued)*Tom RendonMary Schertz Heidi SchlueterMelissa SchnurrKim Schraeder*Connie SchulteJen SchwennekerDeb ScrowtherKate SmallAmy Stoll*Leslie Stonehocker*Catherine SwackhamerCindy ThompsonCathy Wheatcraft

Lisa Passolano Dawn PowersCarol Rainforth*Tom RendonMarietta RivesMykala RobinsonMarianne RodriguesGail RoederJoy Rouse Kelly Ann SchulteDeb Scrowther*Brandy SmithElizabeth StanekMike StiehlMarsha SwansonKathy ThompsonJoanne TubbsJennifer Van RyswykJessica VollmerStacey Walter*Terry WangbergDwight WatsonDianna WilliamsVicki Williams

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.Warren Bennis

T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD® IOWA and Child Care WAGE$® IOWA ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Spring Leadership Institute

Fall Institute

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professional development

Eight hundred people attended this year’s Fall Early Care & Education Institute, representing Iowa AEYC, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Head Start Association, the Iowa Subdivision for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral, Iowa State University Human Sciences Extension & Outreach, First Children’s Finance, and other partners. Linda Espinoza shared information on language development and dual language learners. Division for Early Childhood (DEC) National President Carol Trivette provided information on family engagement. Clarissa Willis joined us from Kaplan Early Learning Company. Mary LaMantia provided training for CDA Professional Development Specialists. Kelly Swanson challenged us to hang on to our humor, even during stressful situations. Other professionals provided over one hundred breakout sessions and exhibits over the three day event. Join us September 17-19 for the 2015 Institute.

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The Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children recognizes one worthy Iowan as Children’s Champion every year, rewarding significant public impact on behalf of young children in our state. We selected Iowa Senator Janet Petersen as the worthy recipient of this year’s Children’s Champion Award. Senator Petersen is serving her first term in the Iowa Senate after serving six terms in the Iowa House of Representatives. She represents Senate District 18 in northwest Des Moines.

awards and recognition

Senator Janet Petersen Children’s Champion

Patricia Emerson Friend of Young Children

leadership fellowshipsThe 2014-2015 Leadership Fellowships, a value of at least $4,000 per person, were awarded to Heidi LaBounty, Clive, and Vickie Parker, Lovilia. Both will develop their skills as leaders for AEYC and our field. Both currently hold local chapter leadership roles for Iowa AEYC, Heidi in Mid Iowa and Vickie in Rolling Prairie; Vickie also is an Iowa AEYC play coach. Heidi is completing her masters’ degree in Early Childhood Education. Her project will involve offering administrative training to central Iowa directors utilizing the Director’s Toolbox series. Vickie will visit Reggio Emilia in Italy to learn more about their philosophy, and come back and share with others by providing training opportunities.

Heidi LaBounty Leadership Fellow

Vickie Parker Leadership Fellow

The Board of the Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children annually selects a recipient for the Friend of Young Children award from among our membership. This person exemplifies our vision and mission throughout a career. This year’s honoree, Pat Emerson, had an impressive career leading programs that made a difference in the lives of the children and families that she served. As a center director and trainer with Child Care Resource & Referral, she always fought for the interests of our children. She is truly a Friend of Young Children.

Casey Alexander, Asbury Allyn Arguello, Bettendorf Catherine Bergman, Stratford Linda Birchard, CrestonRachel Bousselot, GrandmoundLinda Coan, Waterloo

Angela Conway, Sioux CityBrenda Cook, CrestonTraci Ehlert, Cedar RapidsMargaret Fuller, Cedar RapidsJulie Jensen, Iowa CitySheri Jensen, Garner

Rhonda Kramer, FarleyMarlee Kramer, FarleyAndrea Murphy, Iowa CityMarianne Rodrigues, Des MoinesKathryn Schaeffer, MarshalltownKalean Tanksley, Ottumwa

The late Tony Lacy passionately promoted the importance of membership in his role on the Iowa AEYC Governing Board. In his memory, the annual Tony Lacy Membership Scholarship provides a one-year membership scholarship for new AEYC members. This scholarship is supported by revenue from the Fall Institute raffle and private donations.

2014 Tony Lacy scholarship recipients

2014 outcomes

million invested in T.E.A.C.H. scholarship recipients$1 322

3.5average

GPA

8% average compensation

gain

26 college partners

167 degrees and

credentials earned

Over 13,000 children 2,822 credits earned 236 employer

sponsors5% or less turnover rate for T.E.A.C.H. recipients

benefitting

1st generation

college students

Over 40%

14.5 average credits

per contract

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T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® IOWA

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Child Care WAGE$® IOWA

Early Childhood Iowa

partnerships

IHSA and Iowa AEYC completed another successful year of partnership through continued support of the IHSA board and by helping to coordinate six trainings in topic areas including CLASS, PBIS, and more. With an additional eight networkings conducted during the year, over 350 attendees received 108 hours of training. Grantees found it easy to register for events through the website, www.iowaheadstart.com. They also found the website a central location for agency messages, board updates and upcoming events.

Iowa Head Start Association

Would you like to earn more money? Qualify for a WAGE$ salary supplement! Child Care WAGE$® is a national, evidence-informed project to increase the salaries of the child care workforce, impact retention, and incentivize earning additional college credits. Thanks to a 30-month grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, partnered with local-area funding, WAGE$ is now in place in five pilot areas (serving 8 counties) across the state. Eligible programs typically have met a quality standard and serve families accessing Child Care Assistance, to serve the highest need children in the highest quality settings possible.

If you are teaching in an eligible program in a pilot area, you might annually receive:

If you have 12 credits or more in early childhood education If you have an associates’ degree in early childhood education

If you have an Iowa teaching license in early childhood education

$ 500$ 1,800

$ 3,500

Iowa AEYC’s mission is to support the early childhood education profession, including supporting professional development of the early childhood field. Through a contract with the Iowa Department of Management, Early Childhood Iowa office, Iowa AEYC supports the development of an integrated, comprehensive early childhood professional development system for Iowa. The Early Childhood Iowa Professional Development Component Group consists of an executive team and three leadership teams for early learning, family support, health/mental health/nutrition; with the integration of special needs, and the workforce systems that members represent. The Early Childhood Iowa Professional Development Component Group is one part of the comprehensive Early Childhood Iowa system. A list of the work products and resources from these groups can be found at www.earlychildhoodiowa.org. A linkable visual of the Early Childhood Iowa system can be found from the homepage. By following the visual’s professional development link you will find a list of developed work products and resources, including the new Professional Development Approval Framework. This work product is intended to guide professional development entities in the coordination of quality training. The group also develops and approves career pathways and competencies for the Iowa early childhood workforce.

Sally Hartley, SalixOpenDianne Casto, Mason CityKathy Bohlman, WaterlooJackie Thilgen, DubuqueHope Blum, ManningRenee Kofoot, Fort DodgeStacy Lehman, AmesKelly Donnelly, Des MoinesKarin Leesekamp, Cedar RapidsGayle Dunlap, Iowa CityLeigh Egger, DavenportJean Stiehl, Council BluffsBrandi Snyder, CrestonDawn Johnson, CentervilleAmy Liles, Winfield

1. Siouxland2. Northwest3. North Iowa4. Black Hawk5. Dubuque6. West Central7. Fort Dodge8. Lincoln Way9. Mid-Iowa10. Cedar Rapids11. Iowa City12. Quad Cities13. Southwest14. Green Valley15. Rolling Prairie16. Southeast

chapter/affiliate president

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statement of activities

local chapter/affiliate map

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12

13

14 15 16

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local chapter activities

Green Valley North IowaNorth Iowa Early Childhood Symposium - October Fall into Reading - October

Rolling PrairieTour of Davis County Day Care and Preschool - October

Iowa CityWeek of the Young Child - April

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RevenueT.E.A.C.H. program

Iowa Department of Human Services Iowa Department of ManagementIowa Department of Education Iowa Department of Public HealthUnited Way of Central Iowa Early Childhood Iowa, county contracts Polk Intensive counseling Copayments from recipients

As independently audited in 2013 by Denman & Company, LLP, West Des Moines, Iowa

WAGE$ programConference incomeContract income Other Iowa Head Start Association Iowa Department of Management – Early Childhood Iowa Professional DevelopmentMembership duesDonations InvestmentsMiscellaneous Total Revenue

ExpensesProgram service-education and training Supporting services-management and general Total Expenses

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

Year ended June 30, 2014

$ 400,000 227,22731,599

113,45178,061

92,0006,594

60,791

74,99885,820

15,930 34,08394,134

31,39010,1336,3992,365

1,227,080166,834

(28,939)

NET ASSETS, beginning

NET ASSETS, ending

103,900

74,961$

statement of activities

1,009,723

1,439,973

1,393,914

North Iowa Early Childhood Symposium - October

2014 donors Mary Airy Amazon Smile Leann Andre Dianne CastoRosemary EichornLinda EitmannPat EmersonBrian Fett-JonesDeb FinkMelissa Heston

Becky Hixson Just Give Brian KingreyAnnette KosterJoann KronMary Jo MadvigPam MahoneyRobert MerrillAnne MichelBridget Osborn

United Way of Central IowaUnited Way of Metropolitan ChicagoUnited Way of the Quad Cities AreaUnited Way of Story CountyKyle UpchurchShanell WaglerWells Fargo Community SupportTerry Wangberg

Tom RendonDorothy RendonMelissa SchnurrConnie SchulteBrandy SmithLeslie StonehockerCatherine SwackhamerKaren Thelin

Tammy BormannLori ChicchellyPat DautremontJessica DoplerPam EllisBrian Fett-Jones Johnna Haggerty

Dara MadiganBarbara Merrill Pam Mahoney Ashley OtteKaren Teel Tarah WidamanAmanda Winslow

staff

Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children5525 Meredith Dr, Suite FDes Moines, IA 50310 (515) 331-8000(800) 469-2392FAX (515) 331-8995

fundingFunding for programs at Iowa AEYC comes in part from the Iowa Department of Human Services through federal funding from the Child Care Development Fund; Iowa Department of Management; Iowa Department of Public Health through the MIECHV grant; United Way of Central Iowa, Women’s Leadership Connection; Early Childhood Iowa Professional Development; Local Early Childhood Areas including Polk County, Linking Families & Communities (Calhoun, Pocahontas, and Webster counties), Siouxland Human Investment Partnership (Ida and Woodbury counties), and Henry/Washington ECA; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Iowa Head Start Association; child care programs who co-sponsor a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship participant; our members, program participants, donors, and friends.

www.iowaaeyc.orgwww.childcareservices.org

info@teach.org

Chris Barnes Kyle Upchurch

interns

contact information

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® IOWA and Child Care WAGE$® IOWA are licensed programs of Child Care Services Association.