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South Central Region Report to Provincial <strong>SSAAM</strong><br />
January 20th, 2O03<br />
Since the last Provincial meeting on October 21st, the South Central group has met twice.<br />
Issues at these meetings included:<br />
• Student Services Grant Funding Model - Pilot Update<br />
• South Central Coalition for Healthy Child Manitoba<br />
• Community Mental Health Services in Central Region<br />
• Inter-sectoral Committee<br />
• ESL Programming<br />
• Children's Therapy Initiative Call for Proposals<br />
• Resource Teacher allocation ratios<br />
• Family Services' Summer Gap Program<br />
• Paraeducators' Framework<br />
• South Central Leadership Committee<br />
• Early Development Instrument<br />
• Updates from Manitoba Education - by Allan Hawkins<br />
Those who are responsible for curriculum in their divisions have also been meeting regularly<br />
throughout the school year, separate from the <strong>SSAAM</strong> meetings.<br />
Upcoming Professional Development:<br />
• February 7th, at the Pentecostal Church in Carman - Nancy McConkey presenting on<br />
"Solving School Problems: Strategies for Principals, Teachers and Counsellors"<br />
Early Childhood Development Initiative<br />
Advisory Committee Report<br />
The second meeting of the year was held on November 27Ul. Agenda items:<br />
a Early Development Instrument Update - 21 school divisions in Manitoba will be<br />
implementing the EDI in 2002 - <strong>2003</strong>, with province wide implementation targeted for<br />
Spring 2005<br />
Q National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) Update - information from<br />
Human Resources Development Canada's Applied Research Branch website was presented<br />
related to NLSCY data; the PowerPoint information ("Growing Up in Canada") on the<br />
website can be accessed at the following address:<br />
www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/sp-ps/arb-dgra/nlscy-elnej/publications e.shtml<br />
a National Child Day Information - a government of Canada funding announcement was<br />
made regarding Early Childhood development (Visit website referenced below for details)<br />
www.canada.gc.ca/whats/whatsnew e.html; two Government of Canada reports were<br />
released (Early Childhood Development Activities and Expenditures: Government of Canada<br />
Report 2001 - 2002 and The Well-Being of Canada's Young Children: Government of Canada<br />
Report 2002. These reports can be accessed by telephone at 1-800-622-6232 or online at<br />
canada.gc.ca); two Provincial ECD reports were released (Investing in Early Childhood<br />
Development: 2002 Progress Report to Manitobans and Supplement to Investing in Early<br />
Childhood Development: 2002 Progress Report to Manitobans. These reports can be accessed<br />
online at www.gov.mb.ca/hcm/ecd report.html<br />
Q A Feedback Form was drafted for distribution to ECDI project contacts to gather<br />
information regarding professional development needs.<br />
a Next meeting is scheduled for April<br />
Respectfully submitted by:<br />
Twyla Kastrukoff
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