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Skip Bates
Community Loan Officer
Bangor Savings Bank |
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REPORT ON PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT IN MAINE (Dec. 2008)
Presented to Governor Baldacci on March 16, 2009, this report highlights the three priorities identified by the Roundtable to most effectively improve early childhood systems in Maine. These are:
- Public Private Partnerships
- Public Awareness and Parent Education
- Workforce Development
Please click on the link at left to read the full report, which includes a methodology for selecting the top strategies for investments in the early childhood system.
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Purpose: Provide leadership on this issue
and help advise the Governor’s office
on policy decisions.
During the four meetings planned
for 2008, the Roundtable will:
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Identify fundable and realistic priorities for investment in early childhood;
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Determine a variety of public-private partnerships to finance the development and management early childhood systems, at the state and local levels; and
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Provide recommendations to the Maine Children’s Growth Council and the Governor’s Office for sound policy direction.
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Amy Bouchard
Founder and Owner
Isamax Snacks |
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Jim Clair
CEO
Goold Health Systems |
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Dana Connors
President
Maine Chamber of Commerce |
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Wayne Davis
Executive Vice Preisdent
Backyard Farms, LLC |
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Mike Halle
General Manager
Hancock Lumber |
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Pamela Joy
V P, Community Affairs
Fairpoint Communications |
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John N. Markin
General Manager
Whatman, Inc. |
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Barry McLaughlin
President, Maine School
Superintendents Association |
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David Moser
Product Development Manager
Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers |
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Steve Musica
VP, Operations
FHC |
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John Peters
President
Downeast Energy |
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John Richardson
Commissioner, DECD Chair, Business Roundtable on ECI |
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Rhyan Romaine
Director of Resource
York County Com. College |
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Cheryl Rust
Owner
Le Garage Restaurant |
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E. Gilman Tenney
Retired VP
UBS Financial |
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Steven Thing
Chief Financial Officer
FHC |
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David Warren
Managing Partner
Verrill Dana, LLP |
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Sheryl Peavey
Director
Early Childhood Initiative |
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Donna Overcash
Policy Consultant
Early Childhood Initiative |
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