CAYL Nellie Mae Education Foundation Workforce Policy Forum
Bringing it All Together
Enhancing the Early Care and Education Workforce
May 5, 2009
Read the press release here.
Recent national and state reports have all called for increased qualifications for the early care and education workforce provide an important framework for the future – but what is the pathway in Massachusetts by which these lofty goals might be achieved?
Join the CAYL Schott Fellows and expert panelists as we explore how Massachusetts might create a comprehensive, coordinated system that enables our workforce to achieve higher qualifications.
This Policy Forum will:
- Review the status of the Massachusetts workforce
- Identify gaps and challenges in the Massachusetts early care and education professional development system
- Explore lessons learned in other states
- Recommend strategies for change
Keynote Speaker: Sue Russell, President, Child Care Services
Featured Speakers:
Paul Reville, Massachusetts Secretary of Education
Sherri Killins, Commissioner of the Department of Early Education and Care
Gwen Morgan, Senior Fellow for Early Childhood Policy at Wheelock College
Panelists:
Margaret Leitch Copeland, Leadership Landscape
Peg Sprague, VP of Community Impact, United Way
Kate Finnegan, Interim Associate Dean, Behavioral Services, Greenfield Community College
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Cambridge College School of Education
80 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Cambridge College School of Education
80 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
To RSVP, please fill out this form.
Recommended Reading:
Role, Relevance, and Reinvention: Higher Education Programs in the Field of Early Care and Education