Vermont Child Poverty Council
Name Change: Advisory Council on Child Poverty and Strengthening Families
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Thursday, July 20, 2017
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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9:00 AM
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Welcome and Introductions
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9:20 AM
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Election of Chair
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9:30 AM
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RBA Presentation
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Drusilla Roessle, Performance Improvement Director, Agency of Human Services
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10:30 AM
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Review Council Charge and 2016 Report Recommendations
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Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
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11:30 AM
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Review Meeting Dates
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11:45 AM
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Session Topics and Witnesses
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12:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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9:00 AM
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Measures of Success for Vermont's Children
Review of Indicators in Council's 2009 Report "Improving the Odds for Kids"
Vermont's Statewide Population Outcomes: review of 2 V.S. A. 970
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Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
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9:15 AM
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Data and root causes related to indicators in the Council's 2009 Repot
Trendlines
Drusilla Roessle, Performance Improvement Director, AHS
Root Cause Analysis Facilitators
Paul Dragon, Director of Policy and Program Integration, AHS
Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, DCF
Amy Fowler, Deputy Secretary, AOE
Kate Rogers, Early Learning Team Manager, AOE
Michael Hock, Director of Educational Assessment, AOE
Shaun Gilpin, Housing Policy Specialist
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, VAHC
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11:30 AM
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Population Outcomes
What are the quality of life outcomes the Council wants for Vermont's children?
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Drusilla Roessle, Performance Improvement Director, Agency of Human Services
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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9:00 AM
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Approve Minutes
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9:05 AM
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Building Resilience for Individuals Experiencing Advanced Childhood Experiences
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Paul Dragon, Director of Policy & Program Integration, Agency of Human Services
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Amy Fowler, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
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Kathy Hentcy, Mental Health & Health Care Integration Director, Department of Mental Health
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9:45 AM
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Using Indicators and Identifying the Most Useful for Achieving Desired Population Outcomes
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Rep. Diane Lanpher, Vergennes
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10:00 AM
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How do other states structure legislative child poverty initiatives?
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Rochelle Finzel, Group Director, National Conference of State Legislatures
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10:45 AM
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Council's Role
What role does the Council play in affecting trendlines pertaining to child poverty in Vermont?
Is there a gap in addressing the child poverty in Vermont that the Council can fill?
Should/could the Council be structured to address unmet need? If so, how?
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Drusilla Roessle, Performance Improvement Director, Agency of Human Services
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11:30 AM
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Committee Discussion
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12:00 PM
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Adjourn
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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9:00 AM
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Road Map to End Homelessness
Erhard Mahnke, Executive Director, Vt Affordable Housing Coalition
Angus Chaney, Director of Housing, Agency of Human Services
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9:40 AM
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Economic Empowerment and Financial Capability - Basic Needs Budget
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
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10:00 AM
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Minimum Wage and Benefits Cliff Study Committee
Phone
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Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Senate Committee on Finance
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10:15 AM
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Economic Empowerment and Financial Capability
Post Secondary Education and Transportation
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Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
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10:30 AM
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Break
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10:45 AM
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Results Based Accountability
Continuation of Conversation
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Drusilla Roessle, Director of Performance Improvement, Agency of Human Services
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11:30 AM
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Committee Discussion
Council Priorities
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12:00 PM
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Adjourn
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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9:00 AM
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Approve Minutes
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9:05 AM
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Affordability and Accessibility of Child Care
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Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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Sarah Squirrell, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
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9:35 AM
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Supporting Children from Low-Income Families in Educational Settings
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Jennifer Gresham, Director, Agency of Education Federal and Education Support Programs
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Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool
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10:05 AM
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Child Savings Accounts
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John Pelletier, Director, Center for Financial Literacy, Champlain College
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10:15 AM
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Break
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10:30 AM
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Committee Discussion
- Recommendations for Restructuring the Council
- Review of Top Council Recommendations as determined by survey
- Review of Structure for 2017 Report
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12:00 PM
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Adjourn
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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9:00 AM
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Approve Minutes
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9:05 AM
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Mental Health and Childhood Poverty
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Charlie Biss, Director, Children and Family Services, Department of Mental Health
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Laurel Omland, Operations Chief, Child, Adolescent and Family Unit
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9:20 AM
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Substance Abuse and Childhood Poverty
Building Bright Futures Substance Use and Opiate Epidemic Task Force
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Sarah Squirrell, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
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9:35 AM
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Parent Child Centers on Substance Abuse, Mental Health and Childhood Poverty
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Donna Bailey, Co-Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
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9:50 AM
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Economic Opportunities to Lift Families Out of Poverty
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Jan Demers, Executive Director, CVOEO
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Kate Larose, Director of Financial Futures, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
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10:20 AM
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Break
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10:30 AM
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Review of Final Report
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Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel
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12:00 AM
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Adjourn