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Home My WebLink About2023-10-16 Joint Entities Minutes Joint Entities Meeting Minutes ICCSD Educational Services Center 1725 N. Dodge Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245 Monday,October 16, 2023 Present at Meeting: Iowa City Community School District(ICCSD): ICCSD Board Members President Ruthina Malone,Vice President Lisa Williams, Molly Abraham, J.P. Claussen, Charlie Eastham, Jayne Finch, and Maka Pilcher Hayek, Superintendent Matt Degner, Executive Director of Elementary Schools Eliza Proctor, Preschool Program Administrator Heather Stevens City of Coralville: Mayor Meghann Foster, City Council Members Hai Huynh City of Iowa City: Mayor Bruce Teague,Council Members Laura Bergus, Pauline Taylor, Megan Alter, Eric Sittig City of North Liberty: Mayor Chris Hoffman University Heights: Mayor Louise From Johnson County Board of Supervisors: Lisa Green-Douglass, Royceann Porter,John Green,V Fixmer Oraiz Clear Creek Amana Schools: Superintendent Corey Seymour State Representative Elinor Levin Johnson County Public Health: Danielle Pettit-Majewski, Director of Johnson County Public Health , Sam Jarvis, Community Health Manager A.Opening Call to Order ICCSD Board President Malone called the meeting to order at 4:30 pm. B. Welcome and Introductions President Malone welcomed everyone and introductions were made. C. Childcare Initiative Update-City of Iowa City Update from ICCSD on Preschool Initiative&Updates from those involved in local childcare coalition Matt Degner reported that the most extensive work has been done with the child care coalition group and collaborating with community partners. Cady Gerlach of the Child Care Coalition group provided a childcare solutions update. Childcare Solutions:AJohnson County Community of Collaboration . ICCSD Collaboration o ICCSD and Childcare Solutions team started meeting in late April and early May o Three opportunities identified: School Readiness Summit, Data Collection, Funding - long term School Readiness Summit Saturday, November 4, 2023 . Training topics: various speakers Panels . Education panels • Resource panels • Robust panel discussion Partners ICCSD administration . GWAEA administration . 4C's . Johnson County Social Services Head Start . Childcare center directors private providers o Additional Johnson County programs • Infant and Toddler Scholarship Program-$600 per month for families under 250% of FPL • Child Care Assistance (CCA) Incentive Program - $100/month . Starting Strong Expansion iii Wage Enhancement Program o Fundraising Update • Program Branding • Challenge: Budgeting cycles of larger businesses • FY24 and FY25 are targets • Private fundraising and outreach campaign . 48 employees - 8 partner businesses o State Funding • Limited time match of only private funds . Our program is one of the primary models, along with Hamilton County . Iowa Women's Foundation facilitated with the State . IWF is hosting an All Call for Johnson County businesses October 19 at 2:00 pm . Better Together 2023: A Shared Future for Johnson County o What we need . Share the opportunity . Make connections . Champion the public-private partnership o Ensure all neighborhoods have affordable child care ■ 4Cs opportunity at Oddfellows-Affordable and Accessible Childcare for Neighborhoods o The Location . Child care"desert" . Bear bus line . Between City and Tate High Schools . Zoning allows for this building to be a single family home, a church, or a childcare center o The Scope 120 children 51% (or more) of children on Child Care Assistance High proportion of slots specifically for infant care The Vision o Credentialed teachers are paid a wage commensurate with education and experience o This school becomes a training ground for future early childhood educators o Collaboration between area school districts and Kirkwood for internship and other training opportunities Matt Degner reported that the district currently has half time funding preschool programs at several elementary buildings as well as a few pilot sites for full day experiences. Heather Stevens provided an update on the district's preschool current state of affairs and work she has been doing. . Met 1:1 with administrators regarding preschool . Would like to meet with families, preschool teachers and the community for similar discussion . Surveyed all preschool teachers regarding instructional materials and furniture o Want equity among programs across the district . Visits to two other districts o Common theme is funding . Currently 481 preschool students o mostly 4 year old students but some 3 year old students with IEP's . WRAP care is with Champions at Wickham, Shimek, Borlaug and Kirkwood 0 40 slots in each building o Parents pay for WRAP care . Construction at Horn will allow for two preschool rooms Matt Degner stated the district will continue to work on existing pilot programs and make them accessible.There is a cost barrier inhibitor for some and the desire it to eliminate as many barriers as possible.The vision is a full day experience at no cost. He stated he would like to partner with municipalities for one site in Iowa City, one site in Coralville and one site in North Liberty to see if the model works. The cost would most likely be a per pupil cost. D. Update from Johnson County Public Health COVID-19 Update Sam Jarvis provided a COVID-19 update. . Updated COVID-19 vaccine available . How has vaccine changed? o Commercialization of vaccine - now a cost o Bridge access program provided to uninsured and underinsured . Walgreens, CVS, Johnson County Public Health o Partnering with pharmacies in program for testing . No charge for testing . Encouraging folks to get vaccine along with flu shot . August and September saw uptick in illness o Trending back downwards . Entering respiratory virus season o New tools, vaccines and antibodies available Implications of a potential government shutdown Danielle Pettit-Majewski provided information regarding implications of a potential government shutdown. . 32 days to November 17 when current resolution ends . Conversations with state partners o Can't tell if any back stock or additional funding for WIC program to continue services . Preparing for there not to be . Conversations to do a drive for diapers and formula o Looking at different resources o There is a lot of need o Want to be prepare o Planning to do the drive regardless of shut down or not E.Other Business There was none. F. Discuss schedule and hosts for upcoming Joint Entities Meetings The next Join Entities meeting is scheduled to be held on January 15, 2024, which is Martin Luther King Day. Coralville is scheduled to host the meeting and will find and communicate an alternate date. Future meeting dates include: April 15, 2024- Iowa City July 15, 2024- North Liberty October 21, 2024- University Heights January 13, 2025 -Johnson County G.Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 pm.