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RSVP now for the 1st meeting of the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and CareThe first meeting for the State Advisory Council will be Wednesday, January 13, 2010. The public meeting will be held from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at room 1505-C of the University Center Tower building of the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, located at 7000 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030.You can RSVP HERE In October 2009, Governor Rick Perry appointed 18 members to the State Advisory Council. This council is designed to bring together top decision makers for collective discussion about how to better coordinate services so that young children have the supports in place that they need. The Council provides an excellent opportunity to leverage federal investment, it can be an outstanding forum in which to build support for early learning, and should be viewed as a means to an end. The members of the council are as follows: Michael Berry, Office of the Governor Denise Brady, Texas Health & Human Services Commission LaShonda Brown, Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office Mary Capello, TMC Teaching and Mentoring Communities Deborah Cody, Mount Pleasant Independent School District Gina Day, Texas Education Agency Ana De Hoyos O'Connor, San Antonio College Blanca Enriquez, Education Service Center - Region 19 Head Start John Gasko, Children's Learning Institute Dottie Goodman, Texas Education Agency Elsa Cárdenas Hagan, Valley Speech Language & Learning Center Angela Hobbs-Lopez, Texas Department of State Health Services Robert Ott Jr., Killeen Independent School District Sasha Rasco, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Elaine Shiver, Mental Health America of Texas/Parents as Teachers Kimberly Wedel, Texas Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services Quincy White, City of Lubbock John Whitcamp, Child Care Associates |
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