2nd Annual Michigan Early Childhood Challenge

November 18, 2008
Lansing Center - Lansing, Michigan


8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Banquet Rooms 1-4

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks Letter from the Governor
Judy Samelson, CEO, ECIC
Banquet Rooms 1-4

9:15 - 9:45 a.m.
Keynote
The Status of Young Children in Michigan:
Report on Current Status of Young Children Using Great Start Indicators
Ismael Ahmed, Director, Michigan Department of Human Services
Banquet Rooms 1-4

9:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Children of Color: An Ongoing Community Conversation
Terrence Young, Parent Liaison, Kalamazoo Great Start Collaborative; and Marissa Zamudio, Senior TA Consultant, ECIC
Banquet Rooms 1-4

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Accomplishments from Challenge 2007 & Call to Action
Daniel Krichbaum, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Jennifer M. Granholm
Banquet Rooms 1-4

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
ECIC Strategic Planning Committee:
The "Big Picture" View of Strategic Priorities & Benchmarks for 2010 & 2015 Great Start Blueprint
Banquet Rooms 1-4

11:00 - 11:15
Break

11:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Working Lunch
Breakout Sessions
External Board Advisory Committee Chairs Host Stakeholders - Dialogue on the Work of the Committees:

• Pediatric & Family Health Fact Sheet | Strategic Priorities
• Social & Emotional Health Fact Sheet
• Child Care & Early Education/Preschool Fact Sheet | Strategic Priorities
• Family Support & Parenting Education Fact Sheet | Strategic Priorities

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion
ECIC Strategic Planning Committee
Banquet Rooms 1-4

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Next Steps
Judy Samelson, CEO, ECIC
Banquet Rooms 1-4