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NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING AND AGENDA
TO: Chair Clarence Malick
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Dawn Campbell, Project Coordinator
COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Coordinated Family Services
DATE: March 10, 2006
TIME: 1:30pm
LOCATION: St. Croix County Health and Human Services- 1445 N. 4 St. New
Richmond, WI 54017
ROLL CALL- Welcome New Members /Introductions
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: April 14, 2006
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Distribution of updated Contact list and work tasks for Sub Committees
2. Grant opportunity through Children's Trust Fund
3. Feedback from school districts- How is CFS process working, is there enough
support, etc.
4. Report from Membership Sub - Committee
5. Report from Quality Assurance Sub - Committee
6. Discussion on Sustainability
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA TIEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.)
SUBMITTED BY: Dawn Campbell, CSW
COPIES TO: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board
County Clerk Committee Members
*Additions /Changes /Corrections
3/9/2006
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Minutes of the
St. Croix County Coordinated Family Services
Coordinating Committee
March 10, 2006
Members Present: Nancy Espersen
Kathy Huston
Dawn Campbell
Fred Johnson
Cary Bittinger
Ron Kiesler
Pat Haeny
Howard Harrington
Therese Wick
Patti Phillipps
Jacki Steinhoff
Sue Curtis
Kristin Newton
Members Excused:
Chair Es er
p sen called the meeting to order at 1:38 PM.
NEXT MEETING The next St. Croix County Coordinated Family Services
Coordinating Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 7 2006 at 1:30 PM at
the St. Croix County Department of Health and Human Services.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS /INTRODUCTIONS None.
MINUTES Motion A motion was introduced by Johnson, seconded by Haeny, and
unanimously adopted: That the minutes of the February 10` 2006 St. Croix County
Coordinated Family Services Coordinating Committee meeting be approved as
circulated.
AGENDA: Motion: A motion was introduced by Phillipps, seconded by Wick, and
unanimously adopted: That today's agenda be adopted and approved as circulated.
CORRESPONDENCE:
♦ Campbell reviewed and distributed: 1) an updated St. Croix Co. CFS
resource /contact listing of all members. Johnson will bring this to the April St.
Croix County DHHS Board meeting and request board representation. 2) revised
Sub - committee purpose and objective statements.
♦ There was discussion around a grant opportunity through the Children's' Trust
Fund which addressees maltreatment of children. The grant is specifically
looking at counties that are trying to develop or expand their CSTs. Our group
(Campbell, Markgraf and Newton) looked at can CFS `catch' kids (in schools)
earlier and essentially expanding our existing CFS to add a 2 nd group of kids that
would be served via CFS principles /processes; to look at kids that are not yet
involved in multiple services. Grant details were as follows: deadline for
submission — 3/20/06, awarding 4 grants starting in April (geographically — this
may work to our advantage), grant budget would begin 7/1/06; it is a 3 year grant
with up to $50,000.00.
♦ Discussion: The committee discussed how the process and teams are going, and
how the schools are doing. Hudson is getting people trained in every school so
that they may look to run their own teams when Human Services is not involved.
Campbell reviewed data re: how many teams are currently running and who is
facilitating these teams.
SUB - COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Quality Assurance: This group met with consultant Howard Harrington today
and discussed what the plan will be, what tools to use /how often, what we want to do and
what data do people want.
Membership: Espersen updated that the committee has met and Campbell and
Markgraf have developed a presentation to present to community (partners). The sub-
committee is excited about their mission, but wanting to be prepared for what is to come
i.e. do we seek financial support? General support or referrals? Harrington provided input
regarding the above questions. He recommended that the committee focus on getting
clergy and law enforcement to `buy -in' and explain that CFS is a building process and the
goal is to try and get these entities to participate in the activities of the Coordinating
Committee.
SUSTAINABILITY: Harrington reviewed what sustainability is /is not.
♦ The goal of sustainability is to sustain the benefits of CFS in that there is more
information and more support.
♦ The Coordinating Committee was referred to the " Sustainability of Collaborative
Systems of Care handout — found in the manual to review and discuss what
options there are to create /sustain the benefits — Harrington believes that the St.
Croix County CFS is already completing a majority of these.
♦ Harrington suggests that we not make funding an issue of sustainability.
♦ It was noted that the way our CFS process is set up has assisted us in making
great strides in sustainability by using process vs. program. We are ahead
because we already have a large `buy -in' from our community partners.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Campbell reported that there will be a Service Coordination Training offered
April 10 -11 (site to be determined). The cost of the training will be $40.00 for the
2 days and includes meals. Money may be available for assistance with payment.
APPOINTMENTS None.
OLD BUSINESS None.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Ad -hoc committee will continue work on revising and updating the CFS
Handbook.
2. Campbell and Huston to update and revise the CFS Coordinating Committee
membership list looking to highlight current Coordinating Committee
membership information, and separately list sub - committee and community
partners (those that have signed inter - agency agreements) membership to make it
more user friendly.
AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Fill Secretary position.
2. Discuss possibility of providing stipends for parent members for participation in
committee meetings.
TREATS: Spencer -Beck will bring treats to the April 7 th meeting.
Espersen asked if there were any other issues to bring before the Committee; having no
further issues brought to the chairperson,
Motion A motion was introduced by Curtis, and seconded by Phillipps, and
unanimously adopted: that the meeting is adjourned.
ADJOURNED: 3:01 pm
Chair:
Attest:
(Secretary)
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