Document Actions

Workgroup: Parent Coalition

GSC Parent Coalition

The Ingham GSC working with the GSC Parent Coordinators is organizing a Parent Coalition.
The Parent Coalition is a network of parent groups, parent organizations and parent members that are willing to help plan and support the Ingham GSC efforts.
The members of the Parent Coalition will serve as key contacts to a broad range of parent groups to facilitate the exchange of information between the parents, parent groups and the Ingham GSC.

The purpose of the Ingham Great Start Parent Coalitions is:
1. build public support for early childhood investment
2. serve as a sounding board for parent members of the GSC
3. provide a ‘customer’ perspective to GSC members
4. lend support to GSC related efforts

For further information contact:
Ingham GSC Parent Coordinators: MC Rothhorn at InghamGSCparents@yahoo.com, Keri Keck at KeriKeck@msu.edu, or Ingham GSC Coordinator, Michelle Nicholson at mnichols@inghamisd.org

Great Parents, Great Start offers parent and child activities and developmental screenings for children birth through age five, as well as connecting families to community resources, promoting school readiness, and supporting high quality early education and care. For more information about and to register for any of the Great Parents, Great Start Playgroups, contact LaVera at 517-244-1267.

The GPGS Playgroup Schedule is now available as a PDF to download, view, and print: GPGS Winter 2010

GSC Website Navigation
GSC, Birth to Five homepage
GSC Agenda and Minutes
GSC Workgroups
GSC Training
GSC Members
GSC Meeting Calendars
GSC Monthly Focus Articles
Other Resources

Ingham GSC Parent Coalition

Procedures & Guidelines for Financial Support

The intent of these Procedures and Guidelines is to support the provision of financial support to parents participating in Birth to Five related business and activities, while maintaining user-friendly financial procedures and accountability, which leaves clear paper trails for evaluation and audit purposes. Additional documents that relate to implementation of these Procedures and Guidelines are contained in an Appendix attached to this document. A Glossary of Terms is located at the end of this document. Note: if the guidelines and procedures in this document do not adequately support a parent to participate, IISD staff will meet individually with parents to determine possible next steps.

Click on the links below to download these documents:

Procedures & Guidelines for Financial Support

Request for Child Care Reimbursement FORM

Request for Parent Support Funds FORM

Ingham GSC Parent Coalition

See the specifics about the Parent Coalition meetings listed in the

GSC Meeting Calendar.

The following is a tentative calendar for 2010.

Parent Coalition Meeting Dates 2010 (Tentative)

January 5 – Family Growth Center 11:30 Parent Coalition Steering Committee

January 20 – Okemos Senior Community Center 6-8 pm
Topic: Review of materials sent to ECIC and annual plan, make contact for MSU Small Animals Day

February 17 – Okemos Senior Community Center 6-8 pm
Topic: Prepare for parent panel on 3-10-10 and campaign for Parenting Awareness Month

March 17 – Location TBA 6-8 pm (Looking for space in Holt area)
Topic: Review of parent panel, art for sending to legislatures for Month of the Young Child and prepare for Small Animals Day

April 21 – Okemos Senior Community Center 6-8 pm
Topic: Create talking points and questions for legislators

May 19 – Star Power Rally – Capitol (no regular PC meeting)

June – no regular meeting

July 14 – Collaborative orientation and Why is This Important Training! (no regular meeting)

August – Picnic at park in the city

September 21 – Okemos Senior Community Center 6-8 pm
Topic: Review of past year and plan for next

Capital Area Community Voices

Sections

Personal tools

Document Actions

Workgroup: Parent Coalition

Procedures & Guidelines for Financial Support

See the specifics about the Parent Coalition meetings listed in the

Parent Coalition Meeting Dates 2010 (Tentative)