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COMMITTEES
The Children’s Growth Council was charged in statute to perform specific duties intended to improve the social and financial investments in Maine’s young children and their families. The structure of the Council now reflects an organization whose function is to ensure ongoing accountability of the system in conjunction with the legislative and executive branches of government, municipal and community leaders, parents, youth and providers.
The Children’s Growth Council has adopted a committee structure that engages the expertise and commitment of individuals and furthers the mission of the Children’s Growth Council. It is expected that each member of the Council participates in at least one committee; each committee has co-chairs, at least one of which is a Council member; each committee reports regularly to the Council; and, committee and Council meetings are open to the public.
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Karen Heck |
To pursue opportunities for the Children's Growth Council to lend its support to events, conferences, public hearings with a consistent message that promotes the healthy growth and development of young children |
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Rep. Berry Rep. Strang Burgess Sen. Mills |
To review at each state legislative session the potential bills, resolves or other that may have an impact on the strategies for investment as outlined in Invest Early in Maine. Where appropriate, this includes recommending that the Council take a public position for, against, or neither for nor against legislation, or to propose legislation to advance the goals in Invest Early in Maine. |
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Judy Reidt Parker |
To develop and monitor a set of indicators that demonstrate short and long-term outcomes for children and families based on the investments in systems. |
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Jim Clair Karen Heck Judy Reidt Parker |
To develop a public private partnership to sustain Maine’s comprehensive early childhood system and hold accountable the myriad levels of that system. |
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Alan Cobo Lewis Susan Gendron |
To make recommendations for administrative or legislative action concerning the connections between higher education and early childhood education, such as the ways in which the higher education system can support the development of the early childhood education system, the ways the early childhood education system can help strengthen the higher education system, and the support needed to make this reciprocal relationship sustainable. |
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Allyson Dean Lori Freid Moses |
To ensure that all Maine children, including children with special needs, have access to quality, affordable, accessible and inclusive early care and education and to ensure that Maine will have a stable, qualified high quality early childhood workforce. |
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Jan Clarkin Pam LaHaye |
To ensure that Maine families have access to a comprehensive array of family-centered, collaborative prevention services, including Home Visiting, Family Literacy, Parenting Education, and child abuse prevention. To ensure that Maine supports family-friendly practices that enable families of young children to secure their basic needs. |
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Jane Weil Sue Mackey Andrews Ellie Goldberg |
To support the development/enhancement of a family-centered health system that supports attachment, focuses on prevention and early intervention, and seeks to ensure health-literate consumers. |
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Peter Lindsay Sheriff Brackett |
To partner with communities and municipalities so that they include early childhood in their regional planning and to engage business and community leaders in supporting greater investments in early childhood. |