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DCY Tuesday Times
Issue 17: September 18, 2024 |
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Tuesday Times
This ongoing correspondence focuses on essential business-related information, providing important updates for our partners. These updates encompass practice and policy adjustments, data dashboard enhancements, funding prospects, program details, training initiatives, and various other pertinent topics.
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Children Services
Home Visiting
Ohio Children's Trust Fund
Maternal and Infant Vitality Programming
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Early Education |
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Early Intervention
Publicly Funded Child Care
Early Childhood Education
Preschool Special Education
Licensing
Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Ohio
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Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
Ohio Family Children First Council
Healthy Beginnings at Home
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Strong Families, Safe Communities
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Director Wente Honored, DCY Staff Share Ride-Along Experiences at Annual PCSAO Conference
The Public Children Services Association of Ohio held its annual conference on Monday, September 9, and as part of the festivities, the PCSAO Board of Trustees honored DCY Director Kara B. Wente with the Partner of the Year award.
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The award recognizes individuals, organizations, associations, and state leaders who have been exceptional partners in collaborating with and supporting PCSAO on children services-related issues. Conference attendees had the opportunity to watch this video, featuring DCY leadership sharing what they experienced when given the opportunity to ride-along with caseworkers and other children services personnel.
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DCY Team members Elisha Cangelosi, Colleen Tucker. Dorothy Striker, Director Wente, PCSAO Executive Director Angela Sausser, DCY Team members Lucy Gobble, Katina Bays, and Assistant Director Jeff Van Deusen. |
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Save the Date for the first DCY Bi-Monthly Children Services Call
DCY will begin holding bi-monthly calls, via Teams, intended for public children services agencies and Title IV-E juvenile courts. The purpose of the calls is to share updates and information on children services programs, policies, and best practices. Directors, administrators, supervisors, and children services caseworkers are invited to attend; however, the focus of the calls will be best practice information for caseworkers and supervisors. These calls will be held from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every other month, beginning Tuesday, October 15, 2024. More information will be shared in upcoming issues of the Tuesday Times.
Lunch and Learn Scheduled Exploring Brain Injury and Domestic Violence
The Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN) invites you to explore the intersection of Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence, brain injury, and substance use during a Lunch and Learn event on Monday, September 23.
Information will be presented by ODVN Health and Disability Project coordinator Kasey Holderbaum and Substance Use/Mental Health Program Director Sheryl Stahl.
To register for this event, click this link.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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2024-2025 Open Office Hours with the Department of Children & Youth Preschool Special Education Team
The Department of Children and Youth preschool special education team invites educators, school personnel, early care and educational service providers to participate in an open office virtual meeting series for the 2024-2025 school year. The purpose of the meeting is for early care and education professionals to ask questions of the team related to the provision of preschool special education services and supports to children with disabilities ages three through five. Meetings are an hour in length and held on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Adjustments will be made in November and December due to the winter holidays.
The first meeting is Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
Additional dates are as follows:
- Wednesday, October 25, 2024
- Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (no November meeting)
- Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Click here for the Microsoft Teams meeting link. Meeting ID: 246 927 275 475 Passcode: xmWfkU
Share Your Head Start Story!
The Ohio Head Start Association, Inc. (OHSAI) is collecting stories to prepare for Head Start Awareness Month, celebrated in October, and beyond.
Your story will help legislators, policymakers, stakeholders, and the community understand why Head Start is vital to the community and important to families like you. Data and statistics are wonderful tools to share, but stories are where the magic happens when talking to legislators. They understand the funding they support makes a difference in their district. Lives are changes forever.
Ideas to consider when telling your story:
- How did you hear about Head Start/EHS?
- How many children went through the program?
- How HS/EHS has benefitted your child(ren)
- Because of Head Start/Early Head Start my child(ren) are now able to do…..
- Because of Head Start/Early Head Start I am now……
- Because of Head Start/Early Head Start my family is now……
Download the flyer to spread the word of Head Start!
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They want to hear your stories about how Head Start has impacted YOU. The stories received will help OHSAI continue to spread awareness about all of the great things Head Start does.
Whether you're a Head Start parent or family member, teacher or other staff member, or a Head Start graduate yourself, your story is powerful.
All stories submitted by September 30 will be entered into a random drawing for a $100 Amazon e-Gift card! Click this link to submit your story.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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Resources Available for Child Passenger Safety Week
From the 8/20 issue of EdConnection
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has child passenger safety resources available for families and guardians in recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 15-21) and National Seat Check Saturday (Sept. 21).
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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