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On Wednesday, May 23, 2018 NCSL staff along with members of the Wisconsin Assembly hosted a day long Early Care and Education Symposium. This page highlights the sessions from the day and relevant PowerPoint Presentations. Access a blog post about the day along with the services NCSL can offer our members. If your state is interested in a similar in-state symposium email Alison May to learn more.
Meeting Agenda
8:30-9 a.m. |
Coffee and Networking |
9-9:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions
Presenters
- Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R)
- Julie Poppe, NCSL
- Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Wis.) | NCSL 2017 Early Learning Fellow
- Representative Jill Billings (D-Wis.) | NCSL 2017 Early Learning Fellow
- Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Wis.) | NCSL 2017 Early Learning Fellow
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9:45-11 a.m. |
Early Brain Development
Moderator:
- Representative Joan Ballweg
Presenter:
- Seth Pollak, Waisman Center | UW-Madison
Additional information availabe from the Child Emotion Lab |
11-11:15 a.m. |
Break |
11:15 a.m.-Noon |
A Look at Prenatal-to-Five in Wisconsin
Moderator:
- Representative Jessie Rodriguez
Presenters:
- Janean Dilworth-Bart, School of Human Ecology | UW-Madison
- Larissa Duncan, School of Human Ecology | UW-Madison
Presentation |
Noon-1 p.m. |
Lunch |
1-2 p.m. |
Sing a Song of Sixpence: An Early Childhood Public-Private Partnership
Moderator:
- Representative Jill Billings
Presenter:
- Mike Medwick, First Five Nebraska
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2-3:30 p.m. |
Early Care and Education Panel Discussion
Moderator:
- Bethany Anderson, Office of Representative Joan Ballweg
Presenters:
- Representative Joan Ballweg
- Representative Jill Billings
- Kimber Liedl, Office of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald
- Jennie Mauerl, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Representative Jessie Rodriguez
- Ken Taylor, Kids Forward | Presentation | Handout
- Amy Wagner, School of Human Ecology | UW-Madison
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3:30-4 p.m. |
Closing
Moderators:
- Alison May, NCSL
- Julie Poppe, NCSL
- Jennifer Palmer, NCSL
Presentation
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