The 2025 Network Meeting will be hosted in partnership with Educare Flint.
The Network Meeting provides a forum in which Network members share, problem-solve and receive technical assistance and support regarding issues of program and policy development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Educare Model. The Network meeting also provides an opportunity to reflect on the successes and challenges of the work. As a platform for policy and systems change, the Network Meeting also offers an opportunity to define, discuss and address critical issues facing the early childhood field and identify partnerships that best leverage state and local investments for young children in disinvested communities.
Registration and Call for Proposal details coming soon!
What is the Network Meeting?
Our annual Network Meeting is a collaborative event that brings together representatives from each Educare school, parents/caregivers, researchers, public- and private-sector partners and other key contributors in the early childhood field. Each meeting includes:
- A plenary session which features program, research and policy experts from the early childhood and related fields as our keynote speaker
- Concurrent sessions (including data dialogues) led by Network members and partners that focus on relevant issues or core features of the Educare model
- Sessions for work groups and committees to convene
Historically, in-person Network Meetings are hosted yearly with the meeting location rotating between Educare schools.
Audience
- Boards of directors, executive directors & school directors
- Family support staff & supervisors
- Funders & philanthropists
- Fundraising, organizational capacity & sustainability staff
- Local evaluation partners (LEPs) and national evaluation partners (NEPs)
- Mentor teachers, coaches, curriculum & instruction managers, education coordinators
- Parents/caregivers
- Program administrators
- Teaching staff & all other Educare staff
- Invited guests
For more information, please reach out to support@educarenetwork.org.
Event Details
Steering Committee
The Educare Network Meeting is informed by the work of the Planning Committee, comprised of members of the Network and contributing partners, who work collaboratively with the NCO to design an engaging and inclusive annual meeting that is representative of the diverse needs of the Network. Membership from all roles within the Network – including parents/caregivers of children currently enrolled with Educare – is encouraged. Planning Committee membership runs from the Fall to late Spring; responsibilities include:
- Guiding the direction of the theme/content
- Speaker selection and session development
- Elevating innovations in practice, policy and research to the broader Educare Network
- Informing planning by leveraging and utilizing learning group and work group participation
- Engaging in monthly planning meetings
- Promoting the Call for Proposal process and reviewing session proposals
- Serving as a liaison between Educare schools and the Planning Committee to inform content and logistics planning
- Serving as a meeting ambassador for first-time attendees and parents/caregivers
- Developing networking and engagement opportunities
- Moderating or introducing sessions
- Supporting on-site logistics as needed
We would like to thank the following Network members who volunteered to be part of the committee this year:
- Sarah Baird, Educare Omaha and Winnebago, Assistant Project Director/LEP
- Angie Belisle, Educare New Orleans, School Director
- Tamisa Brooks, Educare Washington, D.C., Family Engagement Manger
- Nikki Burnett, Educare Springfield, Executive Director
- Evandra Catherine, Educare Arizona, Director Disability and Mental Health Policy/LEP
- Linwood Cole, Educare Washington, D.C., Family Engagement Manger
- Kris Damon, Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach, Principal
- Maria Harris, Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach, Director
- Ja’Nel Jamerson, Educare Flint, Chief Executive Officer
- Paula Moujalli, Educare Miami, Vice President
- Keiona Mosley, Educare Flint, Chief Strategy Officer
- Jalen Nunn, Educare Flint, Early Childhood Special Projects Manager
- Erica Palmer, Educare Central Maine, Education Manager
- Jami Pollis, Educare Central Maine, Infant-Toddler Partnership Manager
- LaDonna Stevens, Educare Tulsa at Celia Clinton, Mentor Coach
- Chaika Stribling, Educare Flint, Site Coordinator
- Ealasha Vaughner, Educare Denver, Manager, Policy & Advocacy
- Colleen Walling, Educare Tulsa at MacArthur, Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher
- Felicia Williams, Educare Kansas City, Infant Toddler Mentor Teacher