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Caledonia & So. Essex Recap, October 2019
The BBF Regional Council supported a variety of events during the months of September and October. The “All Things Lyndon” group, a group that started as a Promise Community initiative, […]
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Supporting Families and Teachers as they Teach Emotional Processing
The Chittenden Regional Council’s Action Plan includes the following strategy, “Children’s social and emotional needs are met.” While the language used here is simple, the action steps and research involved […]
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Equity
by Su White, Teaching Director, Quarry Hill School, Middlebury Co-leader, Addison County Directors Network 2018 Early Childhood Leadership Institute, Snelling Center In considering equity so many things come to mind- […]
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Vermont Insights Project Manager RFP
BBF seeks a Project Manager to work on specific deliverables for our data platform, Vermont Insights. This work will execute a needs assessment project with our early childhood partners outlined […]
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The Importance of Families & Communities in Early Childhood: An Interview with Shannon Hottinger
By Steve Ames, Regional Coordinator for Central Vermont and Lamoille Regions A few months back I spoke with the Co Chair of the ECAP Family and Communities Committee Shannon Hottinger. […]
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State Advisory Council, September 2019
September’s State Advisory Council Meeting kicked off with an update on the status of the Preschool Development Grant, followed by reminders of calendar items for the remainder of the calendar […]
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Orleans & No. Essex Recap, September 2019
A coalition of community partners from a variety of agencies, including Building Bright Futures, meets monthly as the Newport Building Flourishing Communities (BFC) committee. The vision of BFC is for […]
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Northern Windsor & Orange Recap, September 2019
The Northern Windsor and Orange County Regional Council identified “Professionals have knowledge and resources regarding children’s social and emotional health” as a priority for the year. The council has also […]
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Lamoille Recap, September 2019
This month the Lamoille Council meeting hosted Michelle Salvador, the Vermont Department of Health’s Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant for the Lamoille Valley. The Council has worked with Michelle over the […]
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Franklin/Grand Isle Regional Recap
The BBF Regional Council hosted a region-wide Infant/Toddler Drive in June, with participation from over 12 locations across the region. Each donation site was set up to collect donations to […]
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Chittenden Recap, September 2019
Chittenden’s BBF Regional Council is moving forward with our strategy to provide early care and learning professionals and service providers with Early Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) trainings in our […]
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Caledonia & So. Essex Recap, September 2019
The Caledonia/S. Essex Building Bright Futures Council and Steering Committee have been reviewing accomplishments over the past year, and reviewing data and comments from Council members to develop an action […]
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