<div dir="ltr">Please share and distribute <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kim Hunt <<a href="mailto:area5coordinator@birthtofiveil.com">area5coordinator@birthtofiveil.com</a>> Date: Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 3:13 PM Subject: Council Members needed for St Clair Co To: <a href="mailto:bkolli@eshd.org">bkolli@eshd.org</a> <<a href="mailto:bkolli@eshd.org">bkolli@eshd.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:rebeccafudge@aol.com">rebeccafudge@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:rebeccafudge@aol.com">rebeccafudge@aol.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:meichenlaub@sccroe50.org">meichenlaub@sccroe50.org</a> <<a href="mailto:meichenlaub@sccroe50.org">meichenlaub@sccroe50.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:Rachaelbates@hotmail.com">Rachaelbates@hotmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Rachaelbates@hotmail.com">Rachaelbates@hotmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:tamara.vaughn-walker@co.st-clair.il.us">tamara.vaughn-walker@co.st-clair.il.us</a> <<a href="mailto:tamara.vaughn-walker@co.st-clair.il.us">tamara.vaughn-walker@co.st-clair.il.us</a>>, <a href="mailto:grtpt1@gmail.com">grtpt1@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:grtpt1@gmail.com">grtpt1@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:msumner@harmony175.org">msumner@harmony175.org</a> <<a href="mailto:msumner@harmony175.org">msumner@harmony175.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:anthony@compugineers.com">anthony@compugineers.com</a> <<a href="mailto:anthony@compugineers.com">anthony@compugineers.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:astallings@ketc.org">astallings@ketc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:astallings@ketc.org">astallings@ketc.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:Hilscher.donnie.lee@gmail.com">Hilscher.donnie.lee@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Hilscher.donnie.lee@gmail.com">Hilscher.donnie.lee@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:skraus@sccroe50.org">skraus@sccroe50.org</a> <<a href="mailto:skraus@sccroe50.org">skraus@sccroe50.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:stephanieherling@gmail.com">stephanieherling@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:stephanieherling@gmail.com">stephanieherling@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:Thekidkave@gmail.com">Thekidkave@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Thekidkave@gmail.com">Thekidkave@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:jmoenste@childrenshomeandaid.org">jmoenste@childrenshomeandaid.org</a> <<a href="mailto:jmoenste@childrenshomeandaid.org">jmoenste@childrenshomeandaid.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:yella1949@aol.com">yella1949@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:yella1949@aol.com">yella1949@aol.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:luvteach5@gmail.com">luvteach5@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:luvteach5@gmail.com">luvteach5@gmail.com</a>> </div> <div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"> <div class="m_6657447643563099152WordSection1"> <img width="347" height="134" style="width:3.613in;height:1.3928in" id="m_6657447643563099152Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:18043cc1acc4cff311"> Join Your Action or Family Council! Do you want to make the Early Childhood Education and Care system in Illinois the best it can be? How can we do this? We must create policies and take actions based on the actual needs of children and families. What is Birth to Five Illinois? Birth to Five Illinois is a new initiative from the state of Illinois. There are several important goals for the work: <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1155cc;margin-top:12.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"> To support local residents in coming together to address early childhood needs within their own communities</li></ul> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1155cc;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"> To make sure the State’s policies and funding priorities match the needs of each region, prioritizing voices of families, providers, and communities</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1155cc;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"> To provide equitable access to high-quality early childhood services for all children</li></ul> How will the Councils be created? Both the Birth to Five Action and Family Councils will be community-driven. Birth to Five Illinois is providing the infrastructure and support to ensure there is equitable representation. We are ready to stand up councils as soon as the community is ready! Now we need you and others in your community to complete an Interest Form. Who can participate on the Councils? We welcome people with a range of experience, including those new to this type of work. Each Birth to Five Action Council will have around 15 members and include a wide variety of experiences. Families who have children under age eight and/or experience with Illinois’ early childhood education and care services should also apply to join their area’s Birth to Five Family Council. Family Councils will also each have around 15 members. I am interested in joining a Council. What’s next? Learn more about the two councils and how to complete an Interest Form by clicking one of the buttons below. If you are a family member, you can complete an Interest Form for either council. <a href="https://www.birthtofiveil.com/councils/#action" target="_blank">Learn More: Action Council</a> <a href="https://www.birthtofiveil.com/councils/#family" target="_blank">Learn More: Family Council</a> <img border="0" width="115" height="48" style="width:1.2023in;height:.5in" id="m_6657447643563099152Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:18043cc1acd7745b42" alt="A picture containing vector graphics Description automatically generated"> Kim E. Hunt, Consultant Area 5 Coordinator Email: <a href="mailto:area5coordinator@birthtofiveil.com" target="_blank">area5coordinator@birthtofiveil.com</a> Web site: <a href="http://www.birthtofiveil.com" target="_blank">www.birthtofiveil.com</a> Cell: 618-920-6879 (Serving the following counties: Bond, Christian,Effingham, Fayette, Montgomery, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair) </div> This e-mail message may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not disclose, use, disseminate, distribute, copy or rely upon this message or attachment in any way. If you received this e-mail message in error, please return by forwarding the message and its attachments to the sender. INCCRRA does not accept liability for any errors, omissions, corruption or virus in the contents of this message or any attachments that arises as a result of e-mail transmission. Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail </div> </div> <div> </div>-- <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1xGGjTFo35rSvB8N-PQfg-GCmkwafDAUT&revid=0B5GZnX-WHiq_MytROW96M3VNR3VCR21MVENReUVSOHVaUVkwPQ" width="96" height="78"> Dr. Mark Eichenlaub Regional Superintendent St. Clair County Regional Office of Education #50 1000 South Illinois Street Belleville, IL 62220 618-825-3935 <a href="mailto:meichenlaub@sccroe50.org" target="_blank">meichenlaub@sccroe50.org</a> <a href="http://www.stclair.k12.il.us/" target="_blank">www.</a><a href="http://sccroe50.org" target="_blank">sccroe50.org</a> Follow us on Twitter! @StClairROE<div><div></div></div></div></div></div>