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FNMI PLANNING WORKING GROUP MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016, 9-11AM, COMMUNITY WELLBEING CENTRE, TYENDINAGA
IN ATTENDANCE: Jessica Anderson, Tracey Gazley, Susan Ramsay, Donna Kaye, Nicole Loft, Mallorie Pullen, Brandi Hildebrand, Wendy Anderson (facilitator and recorder)
REGRETS: Allison Brant, Callie Hill, Kienni Maracle, Tammy Doreen, Susan Sweetman, Margo Russell-Bird, Sarah Dunkley, Robin Simpson, Tracey Dale, Diana Barlow, Julie Brant,
Johanna Goodfellow, Esther Brant
PURPOSE:
To complete the 2015/16 Early Child Development – Aboriginal Planning Template for approval by the Children and Youth Services Network and submission to the Ministry of Education.
To engage and strengthen relationships among service providers serving indigenous children, youth and families, and work together to plan for the delivery of more seamless and integrated services for aboriginal children and families throughout HPE.
Item Discussion/Motions Recommendations (things go forward
to the Network)
Action (including Person Responsible
and Completion Date)
1. Opening and introductions
A smudge was held and everyone welcomed
2. Identify recorder Wendy agreed to take minutes
3. Accept minutes from Mar 2, 2016 Accepted All minutes are available at www.hpechildrenandyouth.ca
4. Work plan updates 2015/16 and development of final report
A draft summary was distributed, reviewed and each activity discussed
The inclusive language item –i.e., FNMI – will be moved to the top of the list
http://www.hpechildrenandyouth.ca/
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Item Discussion/Motions Recommendations (things go forward
to the Network)
Action (including Person Responsible
and Completion Date)
Next steps for 2016/17 will be added
Wendy will finalize the report, based on our discussion, include actual expenditures and send out to the group via email for final review and input
This final 2015-16 report will be presented to the CYSN on April 28th.
Please see attached
5. Planning for Next Year 2016/17
All items from the 2015-16 plan – with perhaps the exception of inclusive language – will continue in 2016-17
Work on an ABC Fair in Tyendinaga will be added to support the PSL clinic
Staff training in Nipissing and introduction to the translation will be added – evaluation component also important
Susan advised that there is no call for a Metis translation at this time
CWM e-newsletter could benefit from funds to print brochures, if available
Brandi identified learning opportunity for CYSN around funding models, etc.
Tracey suggested including role play in NWD training sessions
PD Event – facilitated by Tracey and Diane – room arranged in circle - two sessions
Wendy will draft the 2016-17 template for review and discussion at our next meeting – for approval by CYSN on June 23rd – due to MEDU on August 31st Brandi will bring back info from Provincial Territorial Organizations (PTO)
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Item Discussion/Motions Recommendations (things go forward
to the Network)
Action (including Person Responsible
and Completion Date)
@ 30 participants – 9am-2pm – shortly after Thanksgiving
Dates need to be established at next meeting
6. Next Meeting Date
Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 9-11am, Community Wellbeing Centre
7. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 11:15am
Early Child Development (ECD) – First Nations Metis Inuit (FNMI) Planning 2015/2016 – FINAL REPORT
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Period Covered: April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 Purpose: The Aboriginal Planning Working Group was struck by the CYSN on April 24, 2014. The group was renamed FNMI Planning
Working Group in October 2015. Six meetings were held at the Community Wellbeing Centre in Tyendinaga and one at the Metis Nation Healing and Wellness Branch in Bancroft to:
Complete the 2015/2016 ECD Planning Template for approval by the CYSN on June 25, 2015 and submission to the Ministry of Education by August 31, 2015.
Engage and strengthen relationships among service providers serving indigenous children, youth and families.
Work together to plan for the delivery of more seamless and integrated services for indigenous children and families throughout Hastings-Prince Edward.
FNMI Planning Working Group Membership in 2015/16: Allison Brant – Family Health and Child Development Brandi Hildebrand – Mohawk Family Services Callie Hill – Tsi Tyonnheht Onkwawenna Language Circle Diane Barlow – Enyonkwa’nikonhriyo:hake (Good Minds) Diane Martin – North Hastings Children’s Services Donna Kaye – Early Literacy Specialist (H-PE) Esther Brant – Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) Jessica Anderson – North Hastings Children’s Services
Johanna Goodfellow – Mohawk Family Services Julie Brant – Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) Kienni Maracle – Tatikonhsotontie Head Start Mallorie Pullen – Eksa ‘Okon:’a Childcare Centre Margo Russell-Bird – Preschool Speech & Language Nicole Loft - Tahatikonhsotontie Head Start Robin Simpson – Metis Nation of Ontario - HBHC Sarah Dunkley – Aboriginal HBHC
Susan Ramsay – Early Literacy Specialist (H-L&A) Susan Sweetman – Children’s Mental Health Services Tammy Doreen – Eksa ‘Okon:’a Childcare Centre Tracey Dale – Metis Nation of Ontario Tracey Gazley – Good Minds – Children’s Mental Health Wendy Haystead – Resource Consultant Program Wendy Anderson – CYSN Coordinator
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# Category and Description Partners Intended Outcome Planned Expenditure
Achievements/Outcomes Actual Expenditure
1 Other
Engage First National Metis Inuit (FNMI) communities to move our language to inclusiveness
FNMI WG, CYSN, CYSN Coordinator
Practice cultural awareness and sensitivity through the use of accepted language by service providers in HPE
$530
Based on results of a MBQ community survey and several working group discussions, consensus was achieved to rename group to FNMI Planning Working Group and replace use of the term Aboriginal with FNMI
Coordination - $525 Travel - $102 Lunch - $138 $765.00
2 System Planning
Continue to support the operation of a preschool speech and language (PSL) clinic in Tyendinaga
Preschool Speech & Language Program (PSL), Early Literacy Specialist (ELS), FNMI Working Group, Stakeholders, CYSN Coordinator
Sustainable speech and language services in Tyendinaga
$750
PSL Clinic operates one day per week
# of children served July to March: 4
Stakeholder meeting held on Feb 2/16 to identify barriers to access and strategize
PSL and ELS delivered Milestones and Referral workshop and resources to 11 Head Start staff on Mar 23rd.
Coordination - $525 Travel - $25 $550.00
Milestones and Referral workshop with Day Care staff is being scheduled in 2016/17.
Early Literacy Specialist will deliver a Sharing Sensitive News with Parents workshop in 2016/17. (May 4th)
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PSL Cafés (Story Time Plus) have been scheduled for 2016. (Apr 12th & Jun 7th)
Early ID Resource Fair being planned for 2016
3 System Planning
Advocate and support the inclusion of FNMI families in any system changes related to the outcomes of the Ontario Special Needs Strategy
FNMI WG, Margo Russell-Bird – Hastings-Prince Edward-Northumberland Co-Chair and HPE Lead Agency, CYSN Coord
Ensure the needs of FNMI communities are included in the implementation of Coordinated Service Planning and Integrated Rehabilitation
$750.00
Margo Russell-Bird gave regular updates
Meetings offered opportunities for learning, consultation and input
Coordination - $525 Travel - $25 $550.00
4 System Planning
Advocate and support the inclusion of FNMI families in any system changes related to Moving on Mental Health - Ontario
FNMI WG, Susan Sweetman – ED of CMHS - Hastings-Prince Edward-Northumberland Lead Agency, CYSN Coordinator
Ensure the needs of FNMI communities are included in children’s mental health system transformation
$750.00
Susan Sweetman gave regular updates
Meetings offered opportunities for learning, consultation and input
Coordination - $525 Travel - $25 $550.00
5 System Planning
Add FNMI components to the ABC Childhood Screening Toolkit: o Develop cultural
interest toolkit o Translate 18 month,
3, 4 & 5 year Nipissing District
FNMI WG, Tyendinaga Children and Youth Network, Tsi Tyonnheht Onkwawenna Language Circle, Mina Beauvais (translator), CYSN Coordinator
Increase early identification and referral
Practice cultural awareness and sensitivity
$2,000.00
All four translations were completed and submitted to Nipissing District Developmental Screens (NDDS) in Jan/16 for formatting, printing and distribution
Support from Callie Hill at the Language Circle was greatly appreciated!
Coordination - $1,050 Travel - $25 Translation - $2,000 $3,075.00
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developmental checklists into Mohawk
Nipissing training and introduction to the Mohawk translation are being planned for service providers in Tyendinaga in 2016/17.
6 Professional Development
Continue to support the planning and implementation of the Come Walk in My Mocassins e-newsletter
FNMI WG, Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle, CYSN Coordinator
Increase awareness of FNMI cultures, language and traditions among early childhood educators, teachers, service providers and families
$1,000.00
Please refer to Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle Update 2015-16 (attached) submitted by Susan Ramsay
Coordination - $525 Travel - $25 Planning - $1,000 $1,550.00
7 Professional Development
Train Eksa ‘Okon:’a Childcare Centre, Tahatikonhsontontie Head Start and other interested service providers in No Wrong Door/Warm Hand-Off
FNMI WG, Coordinator
To support system-wide approach to seamless information and referral
$1,000.00
Eight service providers received No Wrong Door/Warm Hand-Off training with Wendy Anderson on Mar 9th
Coordination - $525 Travel - $25 Printing - $90 $640.00 The need for additional training
sessions in Tyendinaga in 2016/17 was identified.
8 System Planning
Continue to meet with members of the KFL&A Circle
FNMI WG, CYSN Coordinator
Look at opportunities for cross-border collaboration
$500.00
Although no meetings took place this year, an informal connection was maintained through the two Network Coordinators
$0
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9 Professional Development Event
Sponsor a culturally sensitive and supportive professional development event, identified & directed by FNMI partners, that will bring service providers together
FNMI WG, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Metis Nation of Ontario, Children and Youth Services Network, CYSN Coordinator
Build relationships, improve mutual understanding of services through networking
$1,000.00
Planning began in Jan 2016 for delivery of PD sessions in Belleville and Bancroft to 60 service providers in Oct 2016
Coordination - $525 Travel - $25 $550.00 Proposed theme: To help
improve understanding of impact of residential school experiences on the individual, community and inter-generations
10 Other Develop an effective system for engaging the CYSN membership in FNMI advocacy issues
FNMI WG, CYSN, CYSN Coordinator
Practice cultural awareness and sensitivity
Respond to and advocate for equity of services for FNMI children, youth and families
$500.00
Events and letter-writing opportunities such as “Our Dreams Matter Too” and “Have a Heart Day” are regularly shared with CYSN members and community partners through the CYSN website blog
Coordination - $525 Travel - $25 $550.00
Total
$8,780.00
Coordination - $5,250 (150hr) Travel - $302 Printing - $90 Lunch - $138 Planning - $1,000 Translation - $2,000 $8,780.00
Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle (AFLC) Come Walk in My Moccasins e-Newsletter Update 2015/16
Through the FNMI Planning Working Group, the HPE Children and Youth Services Network (CYSN)
supported the Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle by providing $1,000 in 2015/16 to create and distribute
monthly e-newsletters to subscribers interested in knowing and using indigenous books, stories, languages,
teachings, recipes and more in their early learning programs or homes. The e-newsletters, coordinated by
the Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle with guidance from Knowledge Keepers and Elders, included First
Nations, Métis and Inuit family literacy content designed to support parents and professionals who touch
the lives of infants, toddlers and young children.
April 2015 to March 2016
Newsletter subscriptions at the end of 2015-16 fiscal year increased to 264. All subscribers were from
Ontario, mostly clustered in Hastings-Prince Edward and Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington. Ten
subscribers were from Ottawa and 27 from the Toronto area.
Newsletters and/or links to the e-newsletter were included on the CYSN and KFL&A planning table
websites, as well as certain agency websites and Facebook pages. (The number of subscribers may have
been impacted by websites that chose to post the newest newsletter each month rather than the link to
subscribe.)
A survey was sent out in September 2015 to request feedback from those who had subscribed or viewed
the newsletter. Book incentives were offered to encourage participation in the survey. A parent in
Belleville, an educator/parent in central Hastings, and a consultant in Toronto area were delighted to win
the book draws. Thirty-five respondents completed the survey. Their feedback helped guide the Circle and
Knowledge Keepers at the Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle planning day held in October 2015. The changes
to newsletter content came into play January 1, 2016. While it is speculative to say that the new content
caused increased interest in the newsletter, the open rate of the newsletter in January and February 2016
soared to 488% and 471% respectively from the previous average open rate of about 160% throughout
2015-16.
Engagement of Knowledge Keepers in designing and creating content for the newsletter also increased in
2015-16. There has been a sense of pride and joy in the work we do together on this project.
There is also great appreciation for the encouragement and financial support of the HPE CYSN.
Susan Ramsay
Submitted on behalf of the Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle
April 15, 2016
FNMI Planning Working Group Minutes Apr 13, 2016Final 2015-2016 Early Child Development - FNMI PackageFinal 2015-2016 Early Child Development - LS Aboriginal PlanningCome Walk in My Moccasins e-Newsletter 2015-2016 Update