Ready, Set, Together!

On October 6, 2009, over 80 people from across Massachusetts joined the CAYL Schott Fellows to discuss the importance of social and emotional development in early education.

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Neal Horen, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

 

Closing Speaker:


Sherri Killins, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care

 

Panelists include:

Kerry
Conaghan, Assistant Vice President, United Way of Central MA

Catherine H. Macaulay, Executive Director, Cape Cod Children’s Place

Linda Cavaioli, Executive Director, YWCA of Central MA

Kate Roper, Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project Director, Department of Public Health

Kate Rogers, Early Childhood Special Education Consultant, Vermont Department of
Education

Melodie Wenz-Gross, Research Assistant Professor, United Way of Central MA

Jennifer Amaya-Thompson, Assistant Director, Massachusetts Head Start Collaboration,
Department of EEC

Julie Culhane, Educational Training and Consulting

 

Presentations:

Dr. Horen's PowerPoint presentation

Introduction to CSEFEL

Dr. Wenz-Gross' PowerPoint presentation

Additional Resources:

Social-Emotional Change in Early Childhood: What Every Policymaker Should Know

What Works? A Study of Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Programs

What Works? Fact Sheet

Prekindergarteners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Programs

Behavioral/Mental Health Specialists in Early Education Programs: Findings from a Survey of Child Care Directors & Mental Health Specialists