THE MAY DINNER DETAILS

Sussex County Association for the Education of Young Children

Annual Spring Dinner

May 15, 2007 (YES, the 15th)

The Keynote Speaker will be Carol Benevy, MSW

Sussex County Youth Services Coordinator

There will be one training hour for attending for the May Dinner. There will be our year in review, scholarship presentations, and a very informative program.

Dinner choices are Chicken Francaise, Eggplant Parmigiana and Vegetable Napoleon

Additional courses are salad, pasta and dessert

The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non-members

Please call Anna Corbo at 973-579-9999 to RSVP and send your check with dinner selection to:

Tiny Town Preschool

99 Demarest Road

Sparta, NJ 07871

Show up and schmooze at the Farmstead Country Club, 88 Lawrence Road, Lafayette, NJ 973-383-4506.

Cash bar from 6:30 Dinner at 7:15

March 14th Natural Sciences Training

Natural Science Investigations

Learn how to ask creative questions and develop critical thinking skills for young children while having fun and exploring the natural world.

Using an integrated inquiry based approach to foster children's curiosities and interests; increase children's knowledge and understandings of new ideas and concepts.

Training to be facilitated by Sue Mankiw, MS Ed, William Paterson University, College of Education, Elementary/Early Childhood Department Instructor.

Training will take place at TRICO (see under TRICO heading on blog) on March 14th. There will be a dessert reception starting at 6:30. Certificates for 1 1/2 hours of training will be provided to all attendees. Admission is free for members and $5.00 for non-members. Register for training by emailing your name and membership status to justjanes@gmail.com. Don't miss this opportunity.

News from the December and January Minutes

From the December 13, 2006 meeting: The May dinner was scheduled for May 15th a Tuesday so as to not conflict with graduation at SCCC. It was discussed that we need to have at least 2 membership wide meetings, not including the May Dinner.

From the January 10, 2006 meeting: The location of the Trico Community Room was discussed for a possible training location for March and April general membership meetings and trainings.

The theme for the Fun Fair was to be "It's All About the KIDS" on the flyer. It was suggested that we make a Community Partner Directory for the businesses participating.

Getting Ready for the Fun Fair

A flyer will be coming to your center very soon with the Fun Fair sign up pamphlet. This year's theme is "It's all about the Kids". Last year we estimate that around 500 people came to the Fun Fair. Providers are able to post a 2'x3' sign at their table advertising their center and they can hand out business cards or pamphlets.

This year we are putting a provider directory together. All centers who participate can have a business card printed in our provider directory. This directory will be in the bag that each child receives when they come to the Fun Fair. Providers who can not attend can pay $25.00 to have their business card included in the directory.

May Dinner

Thursday, May 18th at 6:00 at the Farmstead Golf Club is our May Dinner. There will be an election, scholarship award and Sharon Giacchino will be our speaker.

Fun Fair

Fun Fair March 25th!!!!

Minutes from March 3, 2006

The SCAEYC Executive Board, along with members Maureen Greiner, Anna Corbo, Joanne Taylor and Jane Hutnik, met on March 3, 2006 at the offices of NORWESCAP.

Scholarship
Jane Hutnik stated that Laura Boonham has mailed 20 scholarship applications to various High Schools and Community Colleges.

Fun Fair
Pam Raynor had found 2 banners that were displayed for earlier fun fairs. The large street sign for Main Street in Newton was very dirty and it was too late to get the municipality to hang it. Jane will try to get her children to clean it with clorox and see if the state will get us funds for a new one. Maureen Greiner thought she had the specs for the previous banner and would try to find them.

Pam had only 2 people respond for tables at the Fun Fair. Anna Corbo will call centers that received the flyer and see if they are attending on March 15th and 16th. She will then call Pam [phone number] with the results. Jane will e-mail Anna with the list of centers. [as of this posting 11 centers are signed up].

It was decided that SCAEYC would supply tables with signs listing Center's names. They will then be collected and used to reserve Tables at the May dinner. Maureen Greiner will go to Staples and get the plastic signs, name badges and markers are needed for the fair.

Sparta Book Store will supply us with a number of children's books to sell at the Fun Fair. We will need to contact Vito Telischak to provide cash for change. it was decided that we needed $150 in $10's, $5's and $1's increments, $50 for book sale change and $100 for entrance change.

Director's Meeting
The next director's meeting will be March 21st at NORWESCAP's office and will be on "Children Biting".

Newsletter
Jane has gotten the newsletter together and another flyer on the fun fair. She needed to make some corrections and will then deliver it to Pam who will take care of mailing it.

May Dinner
Barbara young said that we did not need to elect any individuals this year. It was determined however that we did need to vote on two positions, Vice President and Treasurer. Maureen Greinerwill ask if Sharon Giacchino to be the speaker.

My Favorite Day
Jane had contacted Mickie Wood to type the book, but has not received an answer as of yet.

The meeting ended about 7:30 pm Next meetings will be March 20th at 5PM in the Cafeteria of Sussex County Community College to see about set-up.

Respectfully Submitted,
Anna Corbo, Secretary

Fun Fair and Board Meeting

There is a Fun Fair and Board Meeting at NORWESCAP, 186 Halsey Road in Newton,
Thursday evening from 5:30 - 7:30.

If anyone has not been emailed an attachment containing the fun fair flyer please email me at justjanes@gmail.com and I will send you a copy. Please post in your centers, and out to your parents and promote the event for the Week of the Young Child.

If I can figure out the blog I will see if I can attach the flyer to a post.

Meeting Dates for Fun Fair and Executive Board

The following dates are scheduled for Meetings
February 2, Fun Fair Meeting, 5:30 - 6:30

February 16, Director's Group Meeting Smart Start Two (Contact Jennifer Rumore for details)
Fun Fair Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 and Executive Board Meeting 6:30 - 7:30

The Fun Fair is March 25 at Sussex County Community College from 1 -3.

Also, Save the Date - The May Dinner is May 18 at the Farmstead.

Minutes from September 22, 2005

The SCAEYC Executive Board Members: Jane Hutnik, Barbara Young, Jennifer Rumore and Anna Corbo met to discuss several topics. These include the Fall Kick Off, State Conference/Professional Recognition, Director's Group, Public Relations, Annual Schedule and "My Favorite Day".

Minutes of the 5/23/05 and 6/21/05 meegings were approved by Barbara Young and seconded by Jane Hutnik.

Fall Kick Off
The Fall Kick Off meeting will be scheduled when Jennifer Rumore can finally contact Alan Robinson. She has made several attempts and will try again. When we know his availability, we will decide on the meeting place of either the Merriam Avenue School or the Sussex County Community College Theater, depending on the response. A flyer will go out with the newletter along with a tear off indicating interest. Alan Robinson will talk about "Measures to Prevent Your Child from Being Kidnapped, Abducted & Sexually Exploited". It was suggested that separate flyers be sent to centers to post for any parent interest. When Jennifer speaks to Alan, she will also ask if we are allowed to charge a small fee for a desert reception.

State Conference/Professional Recognition/Public Relations
Jane Hutnik will e-mail the State to arrange for Jennifer Rumore's Conference admission and hotel room in Atlantic City. She will also put a few lines in the Sussex County Herald's Business Section about Jennifer Rumore of Smart Start and Smart Start Too receiving the Professional Recognition Award from SCAEYC and that Maureen Greiner of Tiny Town Pre-School, a NAEYC accredited pre-school, received the Becker Award.

Director's Group
Jane Hutnik will contact Karen Voight and Chritie Smith to find out what is going on and when the Director's Group will start.

Annual Schedule
Fall Kick Off, October - State Conference, November - National Conference in Washington, DC, December - January/February - 1 Winter Event? - Fun Fair, March - April,? - May - Dinner

Board Meeting Dates
October 27 - Come with Event Ideas for winter, December 1 & January 5

My Favorite Day
Jennifer Rumore's husband can take the book in any format we choose. He can scan the book into his program along with clipart. Barbara Young and Jane Hutnik will meet October 7th during the day to discuss the book and make sure to include an index.

There was no old or new business. The meeting adjourned at 7:25

Respectfully Submitted,
Anna Corbo, Secretary

There will be a board meeting Thursday October 27, 2005 at 5:30 at NORWESCAP, 186 Halsey Road, Newton, NJ 07860. Please RSVP 973-951-4565.

Agenda:

5:30 - 5:45 Treasurers Report and Minutes
5:45 - 6:00 Affiliate Grant/Professional Recognition
6:00 - 6:15 Pizza
6:15 - 6:30 Fall Kick Off & Newsletter
6:30 - 6:45 My Favorite Day Project
6:45 - 7:00 Director's Group
7:00 - 7:15 Schedule Review/State Board Meeting
7:15 - 7:30 Old Business/New Business

Minutes 6/22/06

The SCAEYC Executive Board members: Vito Telischak, Jane Hutnik, Laura Boonham and Anna Corbo met to discuss some topics for thought during the summer months. These include rewriting the scholarship application, funfair, our 3rd year objectives, the book for the state conference and awarding the professional development award to Jennifer Rumore.

Treasurers Report
Vito Telischak said that we were solvent and had enough for next years scholarship. Jane Hutnik requested funds of $75 and $40 for filing the NAEYC 2 year report on Non-Profit Foreign and Domestic Corporations Form from Washington for SCAEYC.

Jane Hutnik informed us that NAEYC is enlisting a new Pubic Relations firm who will require us to do a new self study program in October, since ours is out of date. She also said we should think about topics for the fall training. She will try to put together an agenda 2 weeks before the next meeting and email it to members. We should also go over the different committees we have and their job descriptions so they can be revamped for our member handbook. We also need to look for ideas for obtaining the silver level.

Jane Hutnik will do our 2 year strategic plan to include our goal to increase membership at all levels. Jane also said she would talk to Barbara Young so that she could draft a letter or postcards to include the Family Child Care groups in our organization. She would get a list from NORWESCAP.

The date for the next May dinner was set for May 18th, 2006.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 and no date was set for the next meeting.

Jane Hutnik emailed everyone over the summer to say that the next meeting will be held on September 19th at NORWESCAP at 5:30.

Respectfully submitted,
Anna Corbo
Secretary

Minutes From June 21, 2005

Board Meeting

Today's board meeting is postponed until Thursday, September 22nd at 5:30. It will be at NORWESCAP on Halsey Road. Topics will include My Favorite Day and The Fall Kick Off. Jane

Listing of Committees

To use as a reference for the survey question regarding committees I am including a listing of the committees.

Professional Development, Finance Committeee, Literature and Publications, Membership, Nominations, Public Policy, Events and Hospitality, Professional Recognition, WOYC (Week of the Young Child), Newsletter, Historian, Director's Group, Accreditation.

Leaving a Comment

To Answer the Survey, press comment on the bottom, you will now have a comment box. At the top of the box is a clickable statement Show original post. Click this and you will have all the questions available as you answer them in the comment box. Thank you for replying to the survey. Jane

Survey

Please Answer the Survey Using the Comments Button, Thank You.

1. Would you prefer to attend meetings in the early evening (4:30 - 6:oo), late evening (6:00 - 7:30) or night (7:00 - 8:30).

2. Do you receive the newsletter?

3. Would you be willing to contribute to the newsletter (writing an article, snack or activity idea, etc., submitted by e-mail)?

4. What topics of interest would you like professional development to address: emerging literacy, advocacy, discipline, motor development, occupational therapy, sensory integration? Please indicate any other areas you would like to see training in.

5. Are you a teacher, center director, family home child care provider? Please indicate your area if not mentioned. What is a convient location for you to attend a meeting? Sussex County Community College, NORWESCAP on Halsey Road in Newton or if you know of another place (school/library, etc., please indicate).

6. Where do you work? Public school, preschool, private primary school, day care center, infant/toddler program, retired, etc?

7. Would you be interested in receiving the newsletter via email?

8. Would you be interested in working on one of the committees?

9. Any suggestions for the affiliate?

This survey is part of the mentorship program that I am currently working on with national and designed to help complete our three year strategic plan and our focus for this years activities. Your participation is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time, Jane

Links

If anyone has links they would like the blog to link to then please e-mail me or post a comment with the web address. I plan on adding the ACNJ and the Children's Defense Fund. Thanks, Jane

Wednesday's Star Ledger

NJAEYC and NAEYC made the front page of the Star Ledger on Wednesday June 22nd. The article quoted our State Co-President Nora Kreiger and the NAEYC position on the new regulations that were just released. The article stated that NJ has over 300 NAEYC accreditated centers.

Celebration

This just in from Barbara Young --- This is our 30th year!!! We will have to keep that in mind and make our Fall Kick Off extra special. Also the state affiliate is celebrating it's 60th year and there will be special mention of this at the conference in Atlantic City. Anniversaries all around.