Agenda 7/24/08 Leadership Work Group Meeting

AGENDA
Blueprint for Mansfield’s Children
Leadership Work Group Meeting #2

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Mansfield Town Hall, Council Chambers
5:30-7:30 PM
Light Dinner Available
Childcare Stipends Available

Desired Outcomes: - LWG Members will become aware of the status of the grant award
-LWG Members will adopt minutes of the 6/19/08 meeting
-LWG Members are grounded in the timeline of the project
-LWG Members have identified data and information available to provide a picture of the issues impacting Mansfield’s children and families.
-LWG Members have identified the individuals and groups they will need to connect with to learn more about the issues.
-LWG Members have determined the next steps necessary toward preparing for gathering this data and information.


Introductions:
Dinner, Announcement,
Minutes
Welcome, present status of grant award and adopt minutes of June 19, 2008 meeting
Sandy
5:30-5:45PM

Review Project Time Line
See Time Line to gauge where we are presently and what we want to accomplish by summer’s end
Sandy
5:45-5:50PM

What Do We Know About Mansfield?
-Reflect on issues identified about young children by the Mansfield 2020 town-wide strategic plan
-What has been learned in the MAC committees so far?
-What has the group experienced or heard professionally or personally?
Kevin
5:50-6:20PM

Learning More About the Issues
-What do you need in order to learn more about the issues and how they impact Mansfield’s children and families?
-What data/information would you like to have?
-Who are the people (individuals and groups) that you need to talk to?
-Who, on the LWG, has access to this data/information/people?
Malia
6:20-6:45PM

How Do We Organize this Work?
Large group or small group? Co-Chairs discuss options with the group
Terry and Raluca
6:45PM-7:00PM

What Do We Want to Achieve by 8/28
Discuss what we want to accomplish to move the work forward by the August meeting.
Malia
7:00-7:10PM

Next Steps
Action Plan for the next month. Who will be do what?
Malia
7:10-7:20PM

Next Meeting
Next Leadership Work Group Meeting – August 28, 2008, at 5:30-7:30PM in Town Hall, Council Chambers. Light dinner available.
Please R.S.V.P.
Sandy
7:20-7:30PM


Submitted by: Sandy Baxter, 860-429-3338, Baxtersp@mansfieldct.org