CFYETF Notes
October 7, 2013
Participants: Jesse Hahnel, Ann Quirk, Kim Parker, Trish Kennedy, Susanna Kniffen, Charmaine Linley,
Rachel Velcoff Hults, Victor Serrato, Jessica Haslam, Debbie Raucher, Catherine Giacalone, Patty
Armani, Martha Matthews, Abby Kauffman, Lacy Lenon Arthur, Karie Lew, Susan Brewer, Betsy
DeGarmoe, Terry Hurt, Chris Wu, Christina Nigrelli, James Wogan, Carol Davies
I. Welcome and Introductions
There are no changes to the agenda, and no amendments to the September in person meeting notes.
II. Updates
Budget and LCFF Provisions:
There have not been many state level developments since our last meeting.
Trainings have been conducted regarding the LCFF FY provisions that have received good feedback. If
you are interested in LCFF FY training materials or would like help in organizing/presenting trainings or
events, please let Maya know.
They will be presenting at CWDA in November.
Marta Matthews shared that in LA, some districts are beginning to hold stakeholder and board meetings
to lay the basis for their own implementation work. She encouraged those on the call to visit school
district web sites to keep apprised of meetings and opportunities to show up and advocate for foster
youth.
Leg:
AB 216 was signed into law. The Alliance provided the TF with a fact sheet, which has been sent out to
our members.
Susanna reminded that these months are good for district visits and coming up with bill ideas for next
year. While the Task Force does not take legislative positions, organizations like Children Now can assist
with legislative matters.
Fact Sheets:
Drafts of the updated sheets are currently being disseminated to non-attorney volunteers to review.
Martha is working on the higher ed (?) sheets.
ACF National Panel:
Chafee funds have been cut back, and Jackie Wong was invited to join a conversation regarding best
practices and building an evidence based framework to move forward with CHAFEE in regards to
education. Entities in attendance included SDSU Guardian Scholars, The Urban Institute, Mark Courtney
and others.
The focus is around transition aged youth populations. Jackie emphasized joint responsibility, which is
the California model. Nationally, it sounds like more responsibility is being put on child welfare. With
changes in administration and leadership, California should be a national presence and emphasize the
education side and their important role in educational success and transition aged youth.
Do Kin-gap/Guardianship kids count in the API score? Only if they have an open 300 or 602 case or are a
non-minor dependent. .
III. Special Topics
Education Advocacy
A handful of members had a call recently to touch base. Training materials are still being gathered.
Leecia is summarizing the resources gathered thus far, and they will conduct outreach to fill the gaps. If
anyone has documents/info on ed rep programs and training materials, please send them to Rachel
Velcoff Hults.
Data:
Jesse heard that San Diego demonstrated their system to the subcommittee. The data group is planning
a series of demonstrations. We will ensure that their demonstrations are shared with the larger CFYETF
so members can join as they see fit.
ECE:
They have been developing questions to continue their research to determine barriers in services. The
group has been talking about the CWC report on young children in foster care and are sending feedback
regarding the report. The Zero to Three state survey has also been shared.
Post Secondary:
They finished their second email in a series in a part of their communications campaign. We will send
this out to the CFYETF. The next email will be about community colleges.
LCFF:
Jesse has the names and email addresses of the members who volunteered for this group
IV. Ed Summit
Cathy Murnighan has committed to helping plan the 2014 Summit.
The dates being considered are in March - May. The consensus is to include a legislative/policy focused
day/half day.
Susanna shared that March - May is popular for legislative committee meetings and deadlines. Tuesdays
and Wednesdays would be better days, as many legislators fly in Monday and fly out Thursday
afternoon.
Spring recess occurs in April 13th, so that week should be avoided.
T/W/Th, and W/Th/F are the preferred schedules.
It looks like we are learning toward a workshop centered Summit. If a workgroup would like to hold a
workshop, that would be fine. There will not be time for both workshops and workgroup work.
Cathy will need help with the opening day and opening session, as well as the youth engagement piece.
If you are interested in joining the Summit Planning group, or have any opinions to share regarding
structure or themes, etc. please let Mia and the Chairs know. The Summit location and time should be
determined within the month.
V. Next Steps and Close
Next conference call is November 4th from 3 - 4:30 PM.