Where
The Century House
997 New Loudon Road, Route 9
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 785-0834(
Driving Directions
Contact
Melissa Dobbs
Early Care & Learning Council
518-690-4217 x 11
mdobbs@earlycareandlearning.org
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Gold Sponsors:
Bronze Sponsors:
Silent Auction & Wine Pull
Please bring you're Silent Auction item and/or
Wine Pull item to the event, please bring it with you
to registration on Wednesday morning. We'll have a team from ECLC ready to accept the items.
Silent Auction Items
Once again, we are accepting cash, check or credit cards for all Silent Auction purchases.
Wine Pull is Cash Only
Please plan accordingly.
Wine pull tickets are $10 each.
2017 ECLC Leadership Summit
“Emerging Trends: Expanding Our Reach”
September 13-14, 2017*
The Century House | Latham, NY
*Pre-Summit Conference begins on September 12th
Early Care & Learning Council | Albany, NY
Hotel Scholarships are available for the Pre-Summit Only
Please register by Friday, September 1st
~ PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE ~
PRE-LEADERSHIP SUMMIT CONFERENCE
New York Child Care Works provided by Child Care Aware of America ~ Training
Day 1 & 2: Tuesday, September 12th & Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
Purpose:
1) To engage, educate and inspire CCR&R Emerging Leaders and to become committed, effective advocates for quality child care on behalf of children, families, child care professionals and communities; and
2) To hone the advocacy skills of Seasoned Leaders and to motivate them to welcome, mentor and support the Emerging Leaders in their collective advocacy efforts moving forward
3) To unify the NY CCR&R system in both message and advocacy in action
Structure:
The 1 1/2 day training will serve as a pre-conference event to the Early Care and Learning Council's (ECLC) annual Leadership Summit (September 13th & 14th, 2017).
PRE-CONFERENCE:
Day 1: Tuesday, September 12th
Location: ECLC, Lunch included
This will be a 6-hour session (11:00 am – 5:00 pm) focused on an advocacy “Reset, Refresh & Back to Basics” with an emphasis on Emerging Leaders. Each topical session will include information shared by the Child Care Works (CCW) team as well as open group discussion coupled with interactive small group role-playing & creative engagement of the participants.
Building Effective Advocates: Understanding the Basics, Raising New Voices, Leveraging the Traditional media and Engaging Today's Generation
Day 2: Wednesday, September 13th
Location: The Century House, Breakfast included
This will be a 3-hour morning session (8:30 am - 11:45 am) for all CCR&R staff who are (or want to be) at the forefront of child care and CCR&R advocacy efforts in New York. The full ECLC Leadership Summit will begin with Lunch at 12:00 noon.
Advocacy in Action: Unifying the CCR&R Voice, Messaging Strategies that Support CCR&R, Speaking with Passion and Defending with Data, Partnering for Success, Creating an Advocacy Roadmap
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT CONFERENCE
Day 2: Wednesday, September 13th
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration/Networking
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Keynote Address: Susan Ochshorn, ECE Policy Works
"Placing the Whole Child at the Center of Education Policy"
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Book Signing with Susan Ochshorn
"Squandering America's Future: Why ECE Policy Matters
for Equality, Our Economy, and Our Children"
2:15 pm - 2:20 pm Bronze Level Sponsor Presentation
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm Policy Panel: ECLC Policy Committee and Statewide Partners
"Where We Are And How We Move Forward!"
3:20 pm - 3:35 pm State of Child Care Aware® of America Update
Michelle McCready, Chief of Policy, Child Care Aware® of America
3:35 pm - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Business & Corporate Engagement Panel Discussion
~ Joseph P. Dragone, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, Ballston Spa CSD
~ Matthew Grattan, Director of Community & Economic Development, University
at Albany Division for Research
~ Amber Mooney, Manager of Government Affairs, The Business Council
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Break
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm Gold Level Sponsor Presentation
6:20 pm - 9:00 pm Dinner | Silent Auction & Wine Pull
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT CONFERENCE
Day 3: Thursday, September 14th
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Networking
8:00 am - 8:05 am Opening Remarks
8:05 am - 8:25 am Gold Level Sponsor Presentations
8:30 am - 10:30 am Keynote Address: David Wallace, Associate Executive Director
for Program Development, LaSalle School
10:30 am - 10:40 am Break | Hotel Checkout
10:40 am - 10:45 am Bronze level Sponsor Presentation
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Equity Panel Discussion
~ Dahlia Herring, Co-Chair, Capital Region Refugee Roundtable
~ Barry D. Walston, MSW, Associate, Education Core, Center for the Elimination
of Minority Health Disparities, Director, Community Coordination and Planning Section AIDS Institute/Division of HIV Prevention
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Facilitated/Informal Discussions
~ Aligning Data
~ Collaborating with School Districts
~ Social Media
~ Request for Proposal (RFP)
3:00 pm Summit Concludes
REGISTRATION
All Pre-conference events are being offered FREE of charge, but require registration
Attendance at The Leadership Summit requires a $250 registration fee per person
- Pre-Leadership Summit Conference and Leadership Summit (3 Days) $250
- Pre-Leadership Summit Conference ONLY (Day 1 and Day 2 AM) FREE
- Leadership Summit ONLY (begins at noon on Day 2) $250
- Leadership Summit AND Day 2 AM Pre-Conference Policy Discussion (begins at 8:30 on Day 2) $250
- Day One of Pre-Leadership Summit Conference ONLY (Day 1) FREE
- Day Two of Pre-Leadership Summit Conference ONLY (8:30am-11:45am Day 2) FREE
*Note: a complimentary breakfast is provided by The Century House on Day 3 for all overnight guests
Additional Information:
All meals will be buffet style, as such, no meal selection is required from you at this time.
REMINDERS:
Each attendee must submit a separate registration. Registration fees are NOT refundable. In the event you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person at any time prior to the event.
Registration DOES NOT include hotel. Please book your room by contacting The Century House directly. A block of rooms has been reserved in ECLC's name at the rate of $ $118.56 per night. Book your room by Friday, August 25th to receive this discounted rate.