1. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
Building Bright Futures, 600 Blair Park, Suite 306, Williston, VT 05495
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2. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
What does a successful Early Childhood System look like?
Fully coordinated, collaborative and integrated system for all children and families
Strong centralized data, outcomes based thinking, regional and state accountability
Improved access, quality and equity of early care, health and education for families and young children 0-8
-Complex arena with many stakeholders
-How do we create a single and consistent system for children and families in Vermont
-All of the parts of our early childhood system are part of a greater whole
-What does success look like for our Early Childhood System and how will we know when we get there?
-Embed outcomes based thinking in the wider mainstream of “early care as usual”
-Data is like a temperature gauge, it tells you when you have a problem, but doesn’t tell you how to fix it

3. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
What does success for Building Bright Futures look like?
Serves as the backbone organization to the Early Childhood System as the designated Vermont Early Childhood Advisory Council and a statewide public private partnership.
Convenes and facilitates cross sector public/private collaboration, and supports systems
Building Bright Futures is of services to the system
Vision for the system, system audit

4. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
What does a backbone or convening organization do?
Guides vision and strategy, support aligned activities, establish shared measurement practices, build public will, advance policy, mobilize funding
Structure provides capacity to sustain and bring to scale long term systemic change and impact in the community
Key idea
Vehicle for collective impact
-BBF is of service to the ECS
Can be difficult to explain (nationally) –
-Take credit in Vermont as being an innovative state that has invested in a structure that can support our ECS
-Structure allows us to share resources, expand capacity
- Vehicle for collective impact

5. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
What does a successful State Advisory Council look like?
Members understand their role and the role of Building Bright Futures
SAC is empowered to advise the governor and legislature on the needs of Vermont’s children and families prenatal through third grade
SAC acts in a capacity to support and facilitate solutions for regional councils and state action plan committees
SAC is aware of and connected to the needs of children, families and communities in Vermont’s early childhood system
- Know our role, inspired and engaged
Formal structure to align work with credibility and statutory authority
Assure a forum for policy discussion and action
Responsive and nimble
Looking at the big picture of our ECS
Up “on the balcony” of our Early Childhood System

6. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
Building Bright Futures SAC, ACT 104
16 Mandates (summary) “The What”
Monitor, Review and Advise on the status and needs of young children ages 0 to 8.
Develop an ECE system plan and advise on policy & system changes.
Develop, Coordinate and Integrate an ECE budget and reduce duplication of services.
Support regional councils.
Pursue funding from diverse sources outside of government.
Ensure cross-sector, cross agency Data Collection and Analysis.
Report to the Governor and General Assembly each biennium on findings and Council progress.
-This is the what… which I am confident that we are all aware of, the bigger question for us is the “how”
-How do we as a State Advisory Council empower ourselves to take action and drive change for our early childhood system

7. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
Strategic Goals for FY17
Clearly define and message the role of BBF, the State Advisory Council and Regional Councils and Coordinators
Develop and implement a shared, core set of principles, policies and procedures binding the SAC , ECAP, and the 12 Regional Councils as a statewide network
Develop a structured annual calendar for the SAC that promotes action & decision making
-Symbiotic relationship between the Regional Councils and the State Advisory Council
-Annual calendar for the SAC that is topic based (top 2-3 priorities for the year)
-Focus on form vs function (we want to focus on function)

8. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
Strategic Actions FY17 “The How”
1. Communication, Outreach, Stakeholder Development
Define and refine our BBF elevator speech, the role of the state advisory council, region councils and early childhood action plan
Legislative outreach & development
SAC Council members serve as ambassadors for BBF
SAC Council nomination process
- “All of our issues convene here”
-Engagement during the legislative session, we want our legislators to see BBF as the “place to go” for questions about Early Childhood in Vermont
-SAC members as ambassadors of BBF, the Regional Councils, Early Childhood Action Plan, VI, Vermont’s children & family
Increased involvement by BBF in nomination process
Appointments are made by the speaker of the house and the senate committee on

9. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
Strategic Actions FY17 “The How”
2. Policy & Procedure
Regional Councils
Develop and implement a shared set of principles, policy & procedures binding the SAC & 12 Regional Councils
Early Childhood Action Plan
Establish a formal relationship/authority with the SAC
Establish a committee of the co-chairs that present to the SAC
Process by which community needs, data, and gaps are identified and brought to the State Advisory Council
symbiotic relationship between the SAC and Regional Councils

10. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
Strategic Actions FY17 “The How”
3. SAC Meeting Planning & Facilitation
Annual calendar
BBF committee presentation schedules
Topic based agenda and focus areas for the SAC
Follow up on SAC areas of focus, initiatives, etc.
SAC meetings should promote and support an advisory and action role
Annual calendar that is strategically aligned with the legislative session
Annual spring retreat (reflect on previous year and plan for the upcoming year)
Focus on 1-3 main topics per year
Do those topics really well
Data, national approaches, in-state and national content experts
Follow up
Pending, ongoing, completed
Communication in the “off” month
Present with topics, community need, and issues that promote analysis, critical thinking, looking for patterns, time for discussion and taking action
ACT 166 as an example of this
BBF has a statutory role to play related to ACT 166
Opportunity to provide analysis, problem solve and present the AHS, AOE and the SAC on the implementation of ACT 166

11. BBF State Advisory Council: Building a Bright Future
Review Draft Calendar
SAC Input & Discussion
Annual calendar that is strategically aligned with the legislative session
Annual spring retreat (reflect on previous year and plan for the upcoming year)
Focus on 1-3 main topics per year
Do those topics really well
Data, national approaches, in-state and national content experts
Follow up
Pending, ongoing, completed
Communication in the “off” month
Present with topics, community need, and issues that promote analysis, critical thinking, looking for patterns, time for discussion and taking action