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THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Volume 2015-2016 No. 1, Fall 2016 www.VAECE.org email: [email protected] INDEX: In Memory Of Chris Spanos pages 2 Component Connections pages 3-5 Points of View pages 6 Advocacy & Public Policy pages 7-8 Accreditation / CDA Updates page 9 Contact Info page 10 VAECE HOTLINE 1-888-22VAECE (1-888-228-2323) Call for information about: Membership How do I join? How do I contact my local affiliate? Annual Conference Where is it? When is it? How do I volunteer? How do I register? Did you know that the VAECE board is made up entirely of volunteers? Men and women—the friends of VAECE— who give of their time because they have made it their mission to support the education and welfare of young children spend countless hours together at meetings, working on public policy, developing professional opportunities like the annual state conference, revamping the website and social media plan, and navigating the national dialogue and restructure process. These are just a few of the projects that are on going this year and will continue to require the work of volunteers. There are times when I wonder if we ask too much of ourselves. Change and progress seem to come slowly in all volunteer organizations, and remembering that we all have other lives, full time jobs, second jobs, families, and responsibilities outside of VAECE is important. When I did a quick Wikipedia search of the word volunteer I was surprised to find that there are those who believe some volunteers are only in it for themselves. The idea of volunteers who travel overseas to deliver medical care has recently attracted negative criticism when compared to the alternative notion of sustainable capacities, i.e., work done in the context of long-term, locally-run organizations. I can assure you that no one on the VAECE board is volunteering LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT By Holly McCartney I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends… (continued on next page)

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THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Volume 2015-2016No. 1, Fall 2016www.VAECE.orgemail: [email protected]

INDEX:

In Memory Of Chris Spanos pages 2

Component Connectionspages 3-5

Points of Viewpages 6

Advocacy & Public Policypages 7-8

Accreditation / CDA Updatespage 9

Contact Infopage 10

VAECE HOTLINE1-888-22VAECE(1-888-228-2323)

Call for information about:

MembershipHow do I join?How do I contact my local affiliate?

Annual ConferenceWhere is it?When is it?How do I volunteer?How do I register?

Did you know that the VAECE board is made up entirely of volunteers? Men and women—the friends of VAECE—who give of their time because they have made it their mission to support the education and welfare of young children spend countless hours together at meetings, working on public policy, developing professional opportunities like the annual state conference, revamping the website and social media plan, and navigating the national dialogue and restructure process. These are just a few of the projects that are on going this year and will continue to require the work of volunteers.

There are times when I wonder if we ask too much of ourselves. Change

and progress seem to come slowly in all volunteer organizations, and remembering that we all have other lives, full time jobs, second jobs, families, and responsibilities outside of VAECE is important. When I did a quick Wikipedia search of the word volunteer I was surprised to find that there are those who believe some volunteers are only in it for themselves. The idea of volunteers who travel overseas to deliver medical care has recently attracted negative criticism when compared to the alternative notion of sustainable capacities, i.e., work done in the context of long-term, locally-run organizations. I can assure you that no one on the VAECE board is volunteering

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENTBy Holly McCartney

I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends…

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because they need to build their own resume, or want a trip to Ashland, VA to stay at the Holiday Inn Express for the weekend for a meeting! Each day I am more impressed with our board and the dedication they have for the work they do. We even bring our own food for a potluck dinner and have the leftovers for lunch the next day! We are nothing if not sustainable and resourceful.

As I move out of the role of president-elect and into that of president this year, I am grateful to have board members who I consider my VAECE friends. Some I have known for quite a long time, and others who are new faces – new friends, and all are willing to do the work necessary to make a difference in the lives of Virginia’s children and families.

We were reminded this summer at our annual retreat that VAECE is not some unknown entity making decisions. VAECE is all of us working together. WE are VAECE. Your board members are your voice and your connection to early childhood in the state of Virginia and at the national level. In this issue of Viewpoint you’ll find an update from our past president, Debi Deloose, on the National Dialogue with NAEYC and how that process is moving forward along with resources to help determine which option is best for local groups. You’ll also find an update from Susan Barnes, our Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) representative and how the NAEYC restructure process may impact that relationship. I encourage you to reach out and ask questions at your local and state level. Please know that we are only a phone call or email away. Contact information for local affiliate and chapter presidents as well as VAECE board members can be found at the end of this newsletter. While the process may seem to move slowly and at times seems challenging, we will get by with a little help….from our VAECE friends.

In Memory Of Chris SpanosVAECE is saddened by the loss of Chris Spanos,

long time public policy adviser for the organization. Chris was a wonderful and amazing person who became a friend, not only of our organization but to many of our members. Chris had the ability to ‘read’ the politics and members in Richmond. He helped guide the organization through the processes and procedures to move our early childhood agenda to a better place. His ability to discuss challenges and opportunities assisted us in becoming better advocates. He will be missed.

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Christopher James Spanos passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at age 69. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand and later came to the US where he attended public schools and colleges in the state of Maryland. Chris spent many of his years working in public policy to build, strengthen, and protect the safety net for vulnerable Virginians. Chris is survived by his wife of 48 years, Anne Elizabeth Spanos; two children and their spouses, Courtney and Tim Wyatt, Stephen and Shauna Spanos; five grandchildren, Alexandra, Morgan, Hallie, Whitney and Annie James. He is also survived by his brother, Curt; and his sister, Kim. He was known for his generosity, kindness and friendship, his wonderful humor, his curiosity and keen intelligence, his devotion to his family, and his clear sense of right and wrong.

A memorial service will be held at Ivy Creek United Methodist Church, 674

Woodlands Rd., Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday, October 17, 2015, 1 p.m.

Obituary from: http://www.dailyprogress.com/obituaries/spanos-christopher-james/article_866e5dc0-3b01-54e9-86cc-39d3b450f2af.html

Check out VAECE’s new online look at vaece.org

Please take a look and as you cruise the site, let us know if you are having trouble locating any of the documents you need!

email webmaster Jenn at [email protected] with updates and questions!

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Your membership in state organization VAECE includes memberships in the national organization NAEYC, the regional organization SECA, and one of twelve local groups across the state of Virginia. Check out what’s going on at some of these other organizations!

REGIONAL:

Southern Early Childhood AssociationBy Susan K. Barnes, PhDVirginia Representative on the SECA Board of Directors

The Southern Early Childhood Association Board of Directors met in July and plans are underway to create some great new opportunities and resources for VAECE and all association members. SECA is committed to its mission of professional development, advocacy, and being a voice for children in the South.

With a goal to provide early childhood leaders and educators with easily accessible and affordable professional development materials,

three popular SECA publications, the books mathematics, obesity, and reading, will be republished as e-books. They will be reformatted into smaller publications so you can purchase the just the chapters you want in the new digital format. These materials, along with the currently available FREE modules, presentations,

and publications on the SECA website at http://www.southernearlychildhood.org/public-policy/, provide you with high quality training materials for staff and board members. Also, this fall SECA will launch a new blog where you can share your ideas and questions with early childhood professionals and other people interested in supporting young children. Of course there will be wonderful professional development opportunities at the SECA conference February 11-13, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The topic of the Leadership Summit, to be held on Thursday afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00, will be What SECA Can Do for You. Any VAECE member may attend.

Public policy resources are also just a click away, or you can sign up to receive an email alert whenever a new issue is released, by going to http://www.southernearlychildhood.org/public-policy/. Recent issues featured short bios of candidates declaring themselves as candidates for president, including our own Jim Webb of Virginia, notices about government grants, legislative session notes, and an article on the movement to scale back on testing.

SECA is committed to supporting all of the fourteen affiliates, maintaining the organizational structure that has evolved over the past 67 years, and to championing the well-being of children and families. I am honored to serve as Virginia’s representative on the SECA Board of Directors. If you have any questions about accessing SECA resources or about any of your other SECA membership benefits, please feel free to contact me via email, [email protected], or phone, 540-568-8114.

REGIONAL:

Marian B. Hamilton AwardCongratulations to Brookes Sims and

Stephanie Massie of Central Virginia AEYC for being selected as co-recipients of the 2016 Marian B. Hamilton Award. The Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) presents this award to honor outstanding leadership and contributions to the field. The award will be presented at the SECA Leadership Breakfast that will be held during the SECA annual conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, February 13, 2016. The award will be presented by Dr. Susan Barnes, the VAECE Representative on the SECA Board of Directors.

Component Connections

This award was created in honor of Marian B. Hamilton, a past president of the Southern Association on Children Under Six (SACUS). Marian was a member of the Kentucky association and served as SACUS (now SECA) President in 1978 & 1979. During her term of office, circulation of Dimensions of Early Childhood rose to 12,000 and the first Board-to-Board newsletter was created.

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STATE:

Restructure UpdateBy Debi DeLooseVAECE Past-President

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is committed to strengthening the relationships among all the component parts (national, state, and local) and to creating an even stronger, higher performing inclusive organization that serves the needs of members as they work toward the goal that ALL children receive a high quality early childhood education.

Over the past few years NAEYC has been involved in a study of how those state and local groups function and work together. Input was sought from both local and state AEYC boards. VAECE was actively involved in providing input to those working on this.

As a result of this intensive work on the part of NAEYC a revised set of criteria for affiliation which has been introduced and voted on by the NAEYC governing board. The new criteria

“raise the bar” for affiliation in the area of budget size, reserve funds, and staffing (either employees or consultants) as well as in areas of branding and relationships between affiliates. All current affiliates of NAEYC, including

VAECE and the 8 local Virginia affiliates, will need to determine if they meet the new criteria or can work toward meeting those criteria.

At the June VAECE Board meeting the board voted the following which will guide their work over the next few months:

VAECE believes we are stronger together and believes that to act and speak on behalf of all young children in Virginia, the best structure is for VAECE to be an affiliate of NAEYC. VAECE will continue to commit to, advocate for and support the 12 local groups for sustainability, if they choose to become chapters of VAECE.

The VAECE Board recognizes that the structure is not fully developed and that a VAECE Board made of local groups and officers will continue to determine how that structure will look and operate.

As members of VAECE you are also members of SECA. The SECA board is also examining how dual affiliation may look as the NAEYC restructuring plan moves ahead. Something like that might be enough at the moment for the full membership.

VAECE will continue to keep the membership informed of the process with restructuring and to keep you informed as to how this may affect your local group and you as a member.

STATE:

Seeking Nominations

AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA

One of greatest honors that VAECE has is presenting at the VAECE conference the annual Award for Outstanding Service to Young Children in Virginia.

The recipient should be someone who has made a significant contribution to the education and development of young children particularly in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Ove the years the award has been given to a wide variety of individuals from differing fields of service to young children.

The VAECE board is soliciting nominees for this honor. Please contact Debi DeLoose at [email protected] who will provide you with the nominations form. Please submit nominations by December 1.

MEDIA AWARDSThe support of the media for children’s issues is

invaluable. Annually, VAECE presents media awards at the annual conference to any media representative who has been supportive of early childhood during the previous year. Has there been media in your area who has shown exemplary support of early childhood? Please consider placing their name in nomination for this award. Nominations should be submitted to Debi DeLoose at [email protected] by December 1.

Component Connections

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LOCAL:

Prince William Association for the Education of Young Children

PWAEYC affiliate is hosting it Fall Conference on Saturday, October 17. We are excited to announce that we have 3 wonderful presenters this year. Each participant will be split up into smaller groups to facilitate discussions in each training session.

Mark Gardner will be presenting Being a More Effective Social-Emotional Detective and Problem Solver (Using Information Gathering, Teaming and Planning Strategies to Foster Children’s Social-Emotional Functioning). Children’s development and functioning, families and classrooms are complex and each contribute to their experience in early-care settings and classrooms. Ongoing exploration and understanding of each of these domains and how they influence each other are crucial to a child’s social-emotional success. In this workshop you’ll learn information gathering techniques to help

identify needs and (re)frame the problem-solving process; how to work with colleagues and families to empower you as a caregiver/teacher; and how to develop effective plans to guide your interventions.

Strategies for Using Virginia’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning will be presented by Krista Dawson. Dig in to the revised Foundation Blocks and get practical tips for

using classroom materials to ensure your preschoolers are ready for Kindergarten. Practice using the tool and see how easy it is to add quality activities to each day no matter what curriculum you use!

All About Art! will be presented by Mariella Walker. Thankfully we don’t have to be Monet in order to appreciate art. This seminar focuses on creative art projects with connections to quality literature. You may just get a little bit messy during this seminar, so dress appropriately.

Receive 5 training hours in one compact day. Please email the co-presidents of the Prince William Affiliate: Laura Basu [email protected] or Stacey Godin [email protected] for more information.

LOCAL:

Northern Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children

SAVE THE DATENVAEYC Fall Conference

Reach for the StarsAchieving Success through Play

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Component Connections

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VAECE Members represent a diverse group of individuals, working in a variety of positions for the common goal of benefiting young children.

Points of View

A Decadent Indulgence for the Professional SoulBy Gerin MartinEarly Childhood Special Education Teacher, Lynchburg City SchoolsVirginia’s 2015 Region 5 Teacher of the Year

Wow! “Wow”, is the most sophisticated word I can come up with to describe my most recent experience. In April, I was extended an honorable invitation by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to attend the Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers (ECET2) convening in Seattle Washington this July (all expenses paid…even better, right?). In the months leading up to my trip, I dreamed of how awesome this experience was going to be. All of my dreaming and speculating did not prepare me for the transformation of a professional that was about to take place, and to be blown away at the magnitude that I was!

ECET2 was designed “for teachers, by teachers”. The theme of the convening was Elevate, Celebrate, and Connect.

Elevate: Elevating the teaching profession

through celebrating the profession

Celebrate: Celebrating teachers and

treating them like celebrities

Connect: Connecting with other educators to create a network of support

Four hundred of our nation’s top educators, together under one roof, sharing the same passion. The positive energy generated from elevating, celebrating, and connecting was powerful! There were times when the energy was so powerful that it gave me chill bumps, shivers, and even misty eyes. It was a decadent indulgence for the professional soul.

We were challenged to know our story, and share our story. The convening gave me an opportunity to reflect on who I am and what my purpose is as an early childhood

professional. In order to elevate the value of our most important work with the youngest learners, we must know what we are about and create our story. Then, tell everyone! Affirming who you are and what you are about to others, celebrates the fiery passion inside. Like attracts like. I am a firm believer that an individual is only as good as those they surround themselves with, and once you share your story, you will find yourself cultivating a network of connections with others that share your passions. With the powerful energy you will generate from celebrating your story as an early childhood professional by sharing it, and connecting with others, together, we will elevate our profession to the place of value it deserves.

So, here’s my story to share, what I am all about. My name is Gerin Martin and I am an Early Childhood Educator. To borrow the words of Baruti Kafele, “I have chosen a narrow path with a singular purpose”. My path and purpose is to give families the gift of a joyful early childhood experience for their child, while maintaining the value and integrity of childhood. I am driven to play a role in elevating the early childhood profession and the professionals that are teaching our youngest learners. The early childhood profession will be impacted by my passion, path, and purpose.

My hope and challenge for you is to take some time to celebrate yourself by defining the magical early childhood educator you are. What’s your story? What is your purpose? What are you about? Now, shout it from the roof tops!

With the powerful energy you will generate from celebrating your story as an early childhood professional by sharing it, and connecting with others, together, we will elevate our profession to the place of value it deserves.

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Advocacy and Public PolicySeeing it in focus-Thoughts from the Jt. Subcommittee on VPI ReformBy Emily GriffeyVoices for Virginia’s Children’s Senior Policy Analyst for Early Childhood and Education

Reprinted with permission from vakids.org This summer legislators on the Joint Subcommittee on VPI Reform

are getting a crash course in early childhood education policy. They are lucky to have some of the best instructors in the country to share their knowledge and insight. The presentations at the 8/25 meeting from Steve Barnett of NIEER, Amanda Wiliford of UVA, Katharine Stevens of AEI and leaders from Michigan and North Carolina were very detailed, thorough and fact-based. These presentations, on top of the information shared at the July and June meetings, gave legislators a lot of detailed information to consider. (I encourage everyone to review the slides from the presentations at the 8/25 meeting. There was not a lot of new information that would be surprise to long-time advocates but it was authoritatively and definitively presented.)

Early childhood education is appealing to policy makers because of the payoff. What we know is that payoff is not guaranteed, nor is it as great, if our programs are not high quality. We must ask our legislators to tread carefully through this process and make policy choices that are supported by research.

There was some talk at the end of the August meeting about the future of the Joint Subcommittee. The members unanimously agreed to keep their work going for another year. They discussed wanting to expand their attention beyond public preschool. They also discussed potentially piloting new approaches to private-partnerships and teacher credentialing. They have mentioned that they will attempt to “fix” the problems with the eligibility criteria established last year. To me, these discussions speak of the need of the Joint Subcommittee to spend some time reviewing how they might focus their efforts more specifically on Virginia’s barriers to access and quality in early childhood education.

We have a few takeaways from the expert presentations. Based on those takeaways and our understanding of the current barriers in Virginia, we think there are some clear policy choices for our legislators to consider. And, as an added benefit, many of those policy choices have spillover effects to do more for kids and families to prepare for success in school than investments in VPI can do alone.

Takeaways#1 - All of the early years are critical to a child’s development.#2 - At the preschool stage, full-day, high-quality early childhood

education helps to close the achievement gap.#3 - High-quality settings educational settings are defined by

teachers who are adequately prepared to support learning and who are highly interactive with students.

#4 - Getting good outcomes requires a process of continuous quality improvement and monitoring implementation.

#5 - We are already getting good outcomes from VPI, but perhaps we could do even better, serve more kids, and improve the overall early learning continuum if we made some tweaks.

Policy Choices around VPI1. Spending/true cost/local match - No beating around the bush;

quality early childhood education has a cost. State policymakers shouldn’t ask localities to shoulder even more of the burden of educational costs. If we want to get better outcomes of early childhood education, we need to put more into it. With investments in quality we should be able to avoid costs later on, but we need to prime the pump.

2. Systems-building and oversight - The lessons learned from other states show that private provider partnerships require oversight and support systems. Virginia has the opportunity to put those systems in place through our Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) and our choices about early childhood leadership and governance. Localities can easily identify and monitor high-quality private providers that participate in QRIS. Providers can be supported to improve quality through QRIS, which can have a spillover effect to children of all ages in private child care arrangements. Low-income families needing care can better access high-quality providers when their assistance is linked to a proven high-quality setting. Finally, Virginia can better focus and align efforts when high-level leadership, oversight and accountability is in place.

3. Teacher background and preparation and on-the-job training - Two letters of the alphabet are divisive in the early childhood field- BA. There are those who say the best education and preparation comes through a college education, and those who say training in the appropriate skills and competencies is enough. The reality might be that both schools of thought are right and a solution incorporates both. Our current policy choices rest on what we require in terms of preparation to be an early childhood educator, if there are different rewards or benefits for achieving more skills and competencies, and how we support those who are already working in the field or want to be working in the field to improve their skills. We believe systems-building and oversight can play a role here, as well as investing in workforce preparation. We also see a big role for on-the-job mentoring and coaching in the field. Investing in those supports could also be useful to improve the skills of K-3 elementary educators as well.

We hope that as the policymakers on the Joint Subcommittee continue their work that they will focus on these three areas. We also hope that they will consider the broader contexts of these policy options- how decisions can impact the birth to five cohort and kindergarten to third grade. Finally, we hope that they will keep an eye on policy decisions based on evidence; including the experiences and expertise of Virginia’s early care community.

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This Week in RichmondLieutenant Governor Ralph Northam & Toni Cacace-Beshears, Commonwealth Council for Childhood Success were on

This Week in Richmond in early September—you can see the archived footage here: http://www.blueridgepbs.org/videos/local-productions/this-week-in-richmond/this-week-in-richmond-video-archives/1791-september-4-2015-this-week-in-richmond

Advocacy and Public Policy

Engage by VotingLet us engage intentionally, forcefully, and conscientiously in our political system and renew our commitment as advocates on behalf of young children and their families by VOTING!

VIRGINIA VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES General 22 Days before election Primary 22 Days before election Special 13 Days before election Special (Called by the Governor) 7 Days before election

VIRGINIA’S UPCOMING ELECTION

State General Election November 3, 2015

Virginia polling times 6:00am to 7:00pm

Registration deadline October 13, 2015

INFORMATION ABOUT VOTER REGISTRATIONhttps://www.vote.virginia.gov/

http://elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/

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Accreditation/CDAAttention!

There is a New Mailing Address for submitting Accreditation & Scholarship Forms:Kamna Seth, VAECE Accreditation Chair

3723 Mill Pond Ct. Fairfax, VA 22033

Forms and questions can also be emailed to [email protected]

VAECE Subsidy Project for NAEYC Accreditation

The Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education has established an annual subsidy to assist early childhood programs interested in accreditation and re-accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

VAECE will reimburse 50 percent of the amount paid by an early childhood program towards fee for any of the four steps in the NAEYC Accreditation/Re-accreditation process, annual report fee, or the verification visit fee.

For more information on the Accreditation Subsidy, contact Kamma Seth at [email protected].

VAECE Scholarship Project for CDA

The Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education has established an annual scholarship project to assist people working with young children interested in obtaining a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.

VAECE will reimburse 50 percent of the amount paid towards the cost of direct assessment credentialing fee or 50 percent of the amount paid towards the renewal fee by the candidate.

For more information on the CDA Scholarship, contact Kamma Seth at [email protected].

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Contact Information

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (VOTING MEMBERS):

President/NAEYC Affiliate council rep. Holly McCartney [email protected] (C) 540-478-4558 (W) 540-568-8753

Past President Debra DeLoose [email protected] (H) 703- 451-2047 (C) 571-422-1226 SECA Rep Susan Barnes [email protected] (H) 540-246-6313 (W) 540-568-8114

First VP for Affiliate Support Cindy Brown [email protected] (C) 757-339-1097 (W) 757-245-8635

Second VP for Professional Development Jane Plum [email protected] (C) 703-975-3531

Third VP for Public Policy and Liaisons Pat Victorson [email protected] (H) 703-730-7449

Fourth VP for Outreach Brookes [email protected] (C) 434-242-8193(W) 434-974-9622

Secretary Stephanie [email protected](H) 434-531-9488

Treasurer Toni Cacace-Beshears [email protected] (W) 757-397-2981(C) 757-641-2913

Member at Large for Membership Mary Braxton [email protected] (C) 571-288-4466

Central Virgnia AEYC, President Jennifer McDonald [email protected] (W) (434) 202-8639

Lord Fairfax AEYC, President Maureen Keeler [email protected]@inbox.com (H) 540-667-9350

NRV Chapter of VAECE, Co-PresidentKim Thomason [email protected]

NRV Chapter of VAECECo-President Katie Thompson [email protected] 540-381-6095

Northern VA AEYC, Co-presi-dent Ginny Holloway [email protected] [email protected] (H) 703-922-4481

Northern VA AEYC Co-pres. Fahemeh Pirzadeh [email protected]@gmail.com (H) 703-542-5185 (W) 703-476-8150

Greater Lynchburg Chapter, Co-President Janet Trent [email protected] (H) 434-525-6651 (W) 434-384-3131

Greater Lynchburg Chapter, Co-President Holly Layne [email protected] (C) 434-444-4294 (W) 434-947-8787

PWAEYC, Co-President Laura Basu [email protected] (H) 703-583-5123 (W) 703-216-5274

PWAEYC, Co-President Stacey Godin [email protected] (H) 703-583-2077 (W) 571-274-7587

Richmond ECA, Co-President Debbi Mintz [email protected] (W) 804-272-1704 (C) 804-305-8878

Richmond ECA, Co-President Susan Hill [email protected] (W) 804-740-9342 (C) 804-467-3081

Southeastern AEYC, Co-President Joyce B. Oandasan [email protected] (W) 757-426-6490 (C) 804-338-4048

Southeastern AEYC, Co-President Navine Fortune [email protected] (C) 757-217-7218 (W) 757-823-8111

Southeastern AEYC, Co-President Navine [email protected] (C) 757-217-7218 (W) 757-823-8111

Southside AECE, President Joyce P. Jones [email protected] (C) 804-943-3092 (H) 804-530-1270

Southside AECE, Secretary Peggy Fulton [email protected] (H) 804-691-1064

Southwest VA AECE, President Donna Foley [email protected] 540-420-2474

Tidewater AECE, Co-President Cecil Overton [email protected] (C) 757-879-2857

Tidewater AECE, Co-President Connie Goode [email protected] 757-826-1136

Valley Chapter of VAECE, President Reece Wilson [email protected] 540-421-8861

STANDING COMMITTEES & OTHERS (VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS)

Viewpoint Paige Beatty [email protected] (C) 703 851-8369 (W) 202-226-9321

Public Policy Taskforce, Chair Pat Victorson [email protected] (H) 703-730-7449

Accreditation / CDA Chair Kamna Seth [email protected] (H) 703-255-7130 (W) 703-860-9200

Budget/Fin. Taskforce, Chair Toni Cacace-Beshears Conference Taskforce, Chair Jane Plum

Conference Facilitator/Manager Sara Smith [email protected](C) 703-946-3413

2016 Conference Committee, Co-Chair Joyce [email protected]

2016 ConferenceCommittee, Co-Chair Debbi [email protected]

2016 Conference Committee, Co-Chair Joyce [email protected]

2016 Conference Committee, Co-Chair Debbi [email protected]

LIAISONS (NON-VOTING MEMBERS)

Social Services Division of Licensing Programs(H) 804-272-4392(W) [email protected]

VA State Occupational Child Care Kathy Strickler, ECE Teacher(W) 540-658-6080 ext. 1132(Fax) [email protected] VA School Age Child Care Assoc.Roy Hughes, President(H) 757- 473-8887(W) 757 - 471-5884

VA Cooperative Extension ServiceNovella J. Ruffin(W) 804-524-5257(Fax) [email protected] Child Care Aware Sharon Veatch(W) 804-285-0846(fax) [email protected]

Voices for Virginia’s Children Margaret Nimmo Crowe(W) 804-644-0184, ext. 26(Fax) 804-649-0161

VEALola McDowell(H) 804-364-7146(W) [email protected]

Head StartPat Carlton(H) 804-843-9710(W) 804-843-2289804-693-3497 (Gloucester)(Fax) [email protected] VA Preschool Initiative Cheryl Strobel [email protected] 371-7578

TCC E C Development Program HeadKerry Ragno(W) 757-822-7604(H) [email protected]

AFFILIATE CHAPTER PRESIDENTS (VOTING MEMBERS)

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Mission StatementVAECE acts and speaks on behalf of all young children in Virginia.

PurposeThe purpose of this organization shall be to serve and act on behalf of the needs and rights of all young children and to work with all groups serving the interest and well being of children in Virginia. Some of the particular concerns of VAECE shall be:1. To promote the professional growth of persons working with young children.2. To improve the availability and quality of developmental and educational services and resources

for young children. 3. To advocate for and promote public policy decisions which improve the quality of life for young

children and their families. 4. To support, disseminate and utilize research related to the well being and education of young

children.

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