April 14, 2016 at 1:30 PM - Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

1. ACTION
        Call to Order / Roll Call     
         - Sheila Kuehl, Chair

2. ACTION
        Consent
         - John Wagner, Chief Operating Officer

2.A. Approve Commission Meeting Summary Action Minutes and Transcript
        - Thursday, March 10, 2016

2.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements Month Ending February 29, 2016        

2.C. Contract: Approve Two New Agreements and One Amendment and Authorize Staff to
 Complete Final Contract Execution Upon Approval from the Board

2.D. Approve Mid-year Budget Adjustments for FY 2015-16

3. INFORMATION      
        Remarks by the Commission Chair of the Board
         - Sheila Kuehl, Commission Chair

4. INFORMATION   
        Executive Director's Report
         - Kim Belshé, Executive Director

5. ACTION    
 Approve Legislative Agenda
 - Tessa Charnofsky, Government Affairs Manager                                                  

6. INFORMATION
Strategic Plan Implementation: Measuring Change at the Systems,
Community, and Family Level                                                                                                     
 - Armando Jimenez, Director, Research and Evaluation    
 - Barbara DuBransky, Director, Program Development 
 - Antoinette Andrews, Assistant Director, Best Start Communities
 - Peter Barth, Director, Policy & Intergovernmental Affairs 

7. Break

8. INFORMATION
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Landscape Findings
 - Katie Fallin, Assistant Director, Research & Evaluation
 - Namrata Patel, Research Analyst, Research & Evaluation
 - Ted Lempert, President, Children Now 
 - Kendra Rogers, Managing Director, Early Childhood Policy, Children Now    

9. INFORMATION  
     Public Comment (for items not on the agenda)       

10. ACTION     
   Adjournment