From SHirsch at somervillema.gov Thu May 13 18:44:47 2010 From: SHirsch at somervillema.gov (Stephanie Hirsch) Date: Thu May 13 14:59:16 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Updates on Mystic Project: Proposal for FY11, Meeting, Funding, Transitions, Summer Projects, and Data Sharing References: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB3EA9F3@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB3EA9F5@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2010-05-13_SomerPromiseProposalforFY11.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 120369 bytes Desc: 2010-05-13_SomerPromiseProposalforFY11.pdf Url : http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100513/2627dad5/2010-05-13_SomerPromiseProposalforFY11-0001.pdf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: 2010-05-13_SomerPromiseProposalforFY11.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 120369 bytes Desc: 2010-05-13_SomerPromiseProposalforFY11.pdf Url : http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100519/beacfb39/2010-05-13_SomerPromiseProposalforFY11-0001.obj From gregnadeau at rcn.com Fri May 21 11:31:38 2010 From: gregnadeau at rcn.com (Greg Nadeau) Date: Fri May 21 07:46:37 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. In-Reply-To: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98A1@exchange.somerville.ma.us> References: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98A1@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Message-ID: <7CE3A8DB-A620-4D28-94FE-E7718A50DED4@rcn.com> Stephanie. Has it been decided that the effort should be called SomerPromise rather than Somerville Children's Partnership? If it has, that's ok. If not, would it be appropriate for me to attend and make ask that a motion be made to that effect? Also, I'd like to talk with the Executive Steering Committee about the importance of chronic absence. Would this be an appropriate meeting for that conversation? g. On May 19, 2010, at 12:27 PM, Stephanie Hirsch wrote: > Hello all ? > > The Executive Steering Committee meeting has been set up for Monday, > May 24th, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., at the Mystic Activity Center. > Everyone is welcome to attend. We will be discussing the proposed > structure and mission statement for the project going forward. The > goal is to resolve plans as much as possible so as to move forward > with the effort in Fiscal Year 2011, which starts July 1st. > > I have attached again the current proposal for the project. There > may be some refinement of the governance proposal in the next few > days. If possible, we hope to have the project?s governance > structure serve multiple purposes. For example, it would perhaps > ideally satisfy requirements for governance set out in the Promise > Neighborhoods RFP while also addressing needs of oversight for > administration of the Boston Foundation trust. > > The meeting will be fairly structured, with time set aside for > comment from all attendees and time reserved for discussion by the > Executive Steering Committee. > > Feel free to contact me with questions or feedback in advance of > Monday?s meeting. > > Stephanie > Stephanie Hirsch > Mayor's Office, Special Projects > City of Somerville > office phone: (617) 625-6600 ext. 2103 > cell phone: (617) 512-4847 > www.somervillema.gov > > > <2010-05-13_SomerPromiseProposalforFY11.pdf> > _______________________________________________ > Mystic mailing list > Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us > http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100521/a5a5e9cc/attachment.html From gregnadeau at rcn.com Fri May 21 11:43:29 2010 From: gregnadeau at rcn.com (Greg Nadeau) Date: Fri May 21 07:58:27 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. In-Reply-To: References: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98A1@exchange.somerville.ma.us> <7CE3A8DB-A620-4D28-94FE-E7718A50DED4@rcn.com> Message-ID: <86A91856-77B3-4B78-A66D-2D77FE0D6D29@rcn.com> In case I was not clear, I also do not like the sound of SomerPromise and am advocating for Warren's suggestion, Somerville Children's Partnership. g. On May 21, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Laura Tolkoff wrote: > Hi Greg, > > I am one of the students from Tufts University's UEP Field Project > course in the spring of 2010, and I will be working with Stephanie > through Project PERIS over the summer. When our team spoke to youth, > they were very adamant that the initiative not be called > SomerPromise because it is a reminder of the myriad of empty > promises that have been made to communities like theirs. We highly > advise that you do not use the name SomerPromise for this intiative. > > Thank you, > > Laura Tolkoff > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Greg Nadeau > wrote: > Stephanie. > > Has it been decided that the effort should be called SomerPromise > rather than Somerville Children's Partnership? If it has, that's ok. > > If not, would it be appropriate for me to attend and make ask that a > motion be made to that effect? > > Also, I'd like to talk with the Executive Steering Committee about > the importance of chronic absence. Would this be an appropriate > meeting for that conversation? > > g. > > > On May 19, 2010, at 12:27 PM, Stephanie Hirsch wrote: > >> Hello all ? >> >> The Executive Steering Committee meeting has been set up for >> Monday, May 24th, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., at the Mystic Activity >> Center. Everyone is welcome to attend. We will be discussing the >> proposed structure and mission statement for the project going >> forward. The goal is to resolve plans as much as possible so as to >> move forward with the effort in Fiscal Year 2011, which starts July >> 1st. >> >> I have attached again the current proposal for the project. There >> may be some refinement of the governance proposal in the next few >> days. If possible, we hope to have the project?s governance >> structure serve multiple purposes. For example, it would perhaps >> ideally satisfy requirements for governance set out in the Promise >> Neighborhoods RFP while also addressing needs of oversight for >> administration of the Boston Foundation trust. >> >> The meeting will be fairly structured, with time set aside for >> comment from all attendees and time reserved for discussion by the >> Executive Steering Committee. >> >> Feel free to contact me with questions or feedback in advance of >> Monday?s meeting. >> >> Stephanie >> Stephanie Hirsch >> Mayor's Office, Special Projects >> City of Somerville >> office phone: (617) 625-6600 ext. 2103 >> cell phone: (617) 512-4847 >> www.somervillema.gov >> >> >> <2010-05-13_SomerPromiseProposalforFY11.pdf> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mystic mailing list >> Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us >> http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic > > > _______________________________________________ > Mystic mailing list > Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us > http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic > > > > > -- > Laura Tolkoff > > M.A. candidate, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts > University, 2011 > B.A., Media Studies, University of California Berkeley, 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100521/010efa43/attachment.html From schambers at elizabethpeabodyhouse.org Fri May 21 11:43:28 2010 From: schambers at elizabethpeabodyhouse.org (schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org) Date: Fri May 21 08:00:05 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. In-Reply-To: <86A91856-77B3-4B78-A66D-2D77FE0D6D29@rcn.com> References: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98A1@exchange.somerville.ma.us><7CE3A8DB-A620-4D28-94FE-E7718A50DED4@rcn.com><86A91856-77B3-4B78-A66D-2D77FE0D6D29@rcn.com> Message-ID: <1832278530-1274456698-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1231176960-@bda827.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> I agree. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Greg Nadeau Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 11:43:29 To: Laura Tolkoff Cc: Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. _______________________________________________ Mystic mailing list Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic From schambers at elizabethpeabodyhouse.org Fri May 21 11:56:50 2010 From: schambers at elizabethpeabodyhouse.org (schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org) Date: Fri May 21 08:13:26 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May24th, 10:00 a.m. Message-ID: <690625058-1274457501-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1100054663-@bda827.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> That a good point Nomi ------Original Message------ From: Davidson, Nomi To: Selvin Chambers To: Greg Nadeau To: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us To: Laura Tolkoff Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us Sent: May 21, 2010 11:52 AM Subject: RE: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May24th, 10:00 a.m. My only concern is that it may be confused with our name- Somerville Community Partnerships for Children. We are possibly transitioning to a new name because of our changing funding mandates but it still may be confusing to many of the early childhood and ASOST folks. -Nomi ________________________________________ From: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us [mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us] On Behalf Of schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org [schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org] Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:43 AM To: Greg Nadeau; mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us; Laura Tolkoff Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. I agree. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Greg Nadeau Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 11:43:29 To: Laura Tolkoff Cc: Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. _______________________________________________ Mystic mailing list Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic _______________________________________________ Mystic mailing list Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile From gregnadeau at rcn.com Fri May 21 12:02:37 2010 From: gregnadeau at rcn.com (Greg Nadeau) Date: Fri May 21 08:17:34 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. In-Reply-To: <6D15C281DE11FD41B496E70A2A8424EC145EB1C945@sps-email2> References: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98A1@exchange.somerville.ma.us><7CE3A8DB-A620-4D28-94FE-E7718A50DED4@rcn.com><86A91856-77B3-4B78-A66D-2D77FE0D6D29@rcn.com>, <1832278530-1274456698-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1231176960-@bda827.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <6D15C281DE11FD41B496E70A2A8424EC145EB1C945@sps-email2> Message-ID: <2D10040E-0000-464F-BB9C-A5C9CC36374B@rcn.com> I think that's ok. CPC has a whole additional letter. :-) It seems to me like we are looking for a broad umbrella term to unify all the existing partnerships. It is important that the name communicate the mission. g. On May 21, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Davidson, Nomi wrote: > My only concern is that it may be confused with our name- Somerville > Community Partnerships for Children. > We are possibly transitioning to a new name because of our changing > funding mandates but it still may be confusing to many of the early > childhood and ASOST folks. > -Nomi > > > ________________________________________ > From: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us [mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us > ] On Behalf Of schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org [schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org > ] > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:43 AM > To: Greg Nadeau; mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us; Laura Tolkoff > Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us > Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, > May 24th, 10:00 a.m. > > I agree. > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Nadeau > Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 11:43:29 > To: Laura Tolkoff > Cc: > Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, > May 24th, > 10:00 a.m. > > _______________________________________________ > Mystic mailing list > Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us > http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic > > > _______________________________________________ > Mystic mailing list > Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us > http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic From joelknitzberg at comcast.net Fri May 21 12:29:28 2010 From: joelknitzberg at comcast.net (Joel Nitzberg) Date: Fri May 21 08:44:30 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May24th, 10:00 a.m. In-Reply-To: <690625058-1274457501-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1100054663-@bda827.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> References: <690625058-1274457501-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1100054663-@bda827.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <03E46BB5A9BB4FEABA5687268E6553D2@joel367dd96ca7> In terms of a name..if this is an initiative that covers the full range of education K-12 (and perhaps beyond) then using "children" in the title may not work for those who are adolescents and do not want that affiliation. If the major outcome is educational achievement, then let the title be about education Joel Nitzberg Community Education Specialist Somerville, Massachusetts joelknitzberg@comcast.net "What I see everywhere in the world is ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty....." Paul Hawken - environmentalist, entrepreneur, author Part of the effort to make change happen is to counter the mentality of "it's not possible," with knowledge and actions as to what needs to be done and check to see if its impossible after you are done.......replacing "I can't" with "I'll try" and "I'll succeed." -----Original Message----- From: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us [mailto:mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us] On Behalf Of schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:57 AM To: Davidson, Nomi; Greg Nadeau; mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us; Laura Tolkoff Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May24th,10:00 a.m. That a good point Nomi ------Original Message------ From: Davidson, Nomi To: Selvin Chambers To: Greg Nadeau To: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us To: Laura Tolkoff Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us Sent: May 21, 2010 11:52 AM Subject: RE: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May24th, 10:00 a.m. My only concern is that it may be confused with our name- Somerville Community Partnerships for Children. We are possibly transitioning to a new name because of our changing funding mandates but it still may be confusing to many of the early childhood and ASOST folks. -Nomi ________________________________________ From: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us [mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us] On Behalf Of schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org [schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org] Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:43 AM To: Greg Nadeau; mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us; Laura Tolkoff Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. I agree. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Greg Nadeau Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 11:43:29 To: Laura Tolkoff Cc: Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. _______________________________________________ Mystic mailing list Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic _______________________________________________ Mystic mailing list Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100521/8fc70c78/attachment.html From warrengg at gmail.com Fri May 21 12:49:21 2010 From: warrengg at gmail.com (Warren Goldstein-Gelb) Date: Fri May 21 09:06:34 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May24th, 10:00 a.m. In-Reply-To: <03E46BB5A9BB4FEABA5687268E6553D2@joel367dd96ca7> References: <690625058-1274457501-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1100054663-@bda827.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <03E46BB5A9BB4FEABA5687268E6553D2@joel367dd96ca7> Message-ID: And riffing off of Joel, and not to dive into more naming controversy, but how about Somerville Learning Partnership, which would imply not only education for young people but also learning amongst the stakeholders who are trying to work together to bring together something positive for everyone. Warren Goldstein-Gelb The Welcome Project T: 617.623.6633 F: 617.623.7189 E: warren@welcomeproject.org http://www.welcomeproject.org Contact Me [image: Linkedin] [image: Facebook] --- @ WiseStamp Signature. Get it now On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Joel Nitzberg wrote: > In terms of a name??if this is an initiative that covers the full range > of education K-12 (and perhaps beyond) then using ?children? in the title > may not work for those who are adolescents and do not want that > affiliation. If the major outcome is educational achievement, then let the > title be about education > > > > > > > > Joel Nitzberg > > Community Education Specialist > > Somerville, Massachusetts > > joelknitzberg@comcast.net > > > > > > "What I see everywhere in the world is ordinary people willing to confront > despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of > grace, justice, and beauty....." Paul Hawken - environmentalist, > entrepreneur, author > > > > Part of the effort to make change happen is to counter the mentality of > "it's not possible," with knowledge and actions as to what needs to be done > and check to see if its impossible after you are done.......replacing "I > can't" with "I'll try" and "I'll succeed." > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us [mailto: > mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us] On Behalf Of > schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:57 AM > To: Davidson, Nomi; Greg Nadeau; mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us; > Laura Tolkoff > Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us > Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, > May24th,10:00 a.m. > > > > That a good point Nomi > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Davidson, Nomi > > To: Selvin Chambers > > To: Greg Nadeau > > To: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us > > To: Laura Tolkoff > > Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us > > Sent: May 21, 2010 11:52 AM > > Subject: RE: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, > May24th, 10:00 a.m. > > > > My only concern is that it may be confused with our name- Somerville > Community Partnerships for Children. > > We are possibly transitioning to a new name because of our changing funding > mandates but it still may be confusing to many of the early childhood and > ASOST folks. > > -Nomi > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us [ > mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us] On Behalf Of > schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org [schambers@elizabethpeabodyhouse.org] > > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:43 AM > > To: Greg Nadeau; mystic-bounces@lists.somerville.ma.us; Laura Tolkoff > > Cc: mystic@mailman.somerville.ma.us > > Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May > 24th, 10:00 a.m. > > > > I agree. > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Greg Nadeau > > Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 11:43:29 > > To: Laura Tolkoff > > Cc: > > Subject: Re: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May > 24th, > > 10:00 a.m. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mystic mailing list > > Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us > > http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mystic mailing list > > Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us > > http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic > > > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > _______________________________________________ > Mystic mailing list > Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us > http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100521/164eb5d8/attachment-0001.html From gregnadeau at rcn.com Fri May 21 13:19:46 2010 From: gregnadeau at rcn.com (Greg Nadeau) Date: Fri May 21 09:35:39 2010 Subject: Fwd: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. References: <6D15C281DE11FD41B496E70A2A8424EC145E92A4D8@sps-email2> Message-ID: I like John's as well: > Somerville Children's Achievement Network (SCAN or Somerville CAN) From warrengg at gmail.com Fri May 21 13:52:07 2010 From: warrengg at gmail.com (Warren Goldstein-Gelb) Date: Fri May 21 10:19:30 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. In-Reply-To: References: <6D15C281DE11FD41B496E70A2A8424EC145E92A4D8@sps-email2> Message-ID: Why don't we choose a temporary name and then this summer have the youth name it through a contest or other means.We could even throw out some of the choices we''ve generated so far for their consideration. -Warren Warren Goldstein-Gelb The Welcome Project T: 617.623.6633 F: 617.623.7189 E: warren@welcomeproject.org http://www.welcomeproject.org Contact Me [image: Linkedin] [image: Facebook] --- @ WiseStamp Signature. Get it now On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Greg Nadeau wrote: > I like John's as well: > > > Somerville Children's Achievement Network (SCAN or Somerville CAN) >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mystic mailing list > Mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us > http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo/mystic > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100521/f328aac5/attachment.html From gregnadeau at rcn.com Sun May 23 10:00:35 2010 From: gregnadeau at rcn.com (Greg Nadeau) Date: Sun May 23 06:15:42 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Somerville CAN In-Reply-To: References: <6D15C281DE11FD41B496E70A2A8424EC145E92A4D8@sps-email2> Message-ID: How about a modification of John's suggested name to make it avoid the "children"/"youth" word dichotomy? Instead of "Somerville Children's Achievement Network," we could use "Somerville Community Action Network" It keeps the same nice acronym "Somerville CAN." g. From SHirsch at somervillema.gov Sun May 23 15:16:35 2010 From: SHirsch at somervillema.gov (Stephanie Hirsch) Date: Sun May 23 11:30:51 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Reminder: Executive Steering Committee Meeting - Monday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. References: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98A1@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB3EAA34@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Hello all - Just a reminder that the Mystic Executive Steering Committee will meet tomorrow (Monday, May 24th), from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., at the Mystic Activity Center. We will be discussing the proposed structure and mission statement for the project going forward. The name can also be discussed. Everyone is welcome to attend, however, the meeting will be structured, with time set aside for comment from all attendees and time reserved for discussion by the Executive Steering Committee. Stephanie Stephanie Hirsch Mayor's Office, Special Projects City of Somerville office phone: (617) 625-6600 ext. 2103 cell phone: (617) 512-4847 www.somervillema.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100523/0e5b0428/attachment.html From SHirsch at somervillema.gov Tue May 25 11:10:23 2010 From: SHirsch at somervillema.gov (Stephanie Hirsch) Date: Tue May 25 07:24:38 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Promise Neighborhoods Funding In Jeopardy Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98BC@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Hello all - Please see the below forward from Nancy Bacci... The following story explains the sign-on letter, sent late last night and also below. Promise Neighborhoods Funding In Jeopardy (Please read) http://unca-acf.org/?p=2047 ________________________________ From: Patrick Lester [mailto:plester@unca.org] Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 10:51 PM To: Lester, Patrick Subject: Promise Neighborhoods Funding Sign-on Letter (Please Forward) PLEASE FORWARD : PLEASE FORWARD : PLEASE FORWARD Colleagues, United Neighborhood Centers of America and the Alliance for Children and Families are circulating the following sign-on letter to elected officials and national, state, and local organizations (including both nonprofit organizations and public agencies) asking Congress to adopt the Obama administration's proposed $210 million in funding for Promise Neighborhoods for FY 2011. The text of the letter is below. To sign on your organization, please contact Patrick Lester, Sr. Vice President for Public Policy, at plester@unca.org or by replying to this email. To sign on, please send your name, title, organization (as it should be listed), address including state, phone number, and email address. The initial deadline is Friday, June 4 at 5 PM Eastern time, but this deadline may be extended. Thank you! TEXT OF LETTER [date] The Honorable David Obey Chairman Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Jerry Lewis Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Daniel Inouye Chairman Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Thad Cochran Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Obey, Congressman Lewis, Chairman Inouye and Senator Cochran: The undersigned public officials and national, state, and local organizations write today in strong support of the Obama administration's request for $210 million in funding for the Promise Neighborhoods program for FY 2011. Promise Neighborhoods is an administration program to replicate the successful Harlem Children's Zone model in at least 20 communities throughout the nation. This model, which combines high quality education with community and family-based supports, provides continuous services from cradle through college to career. Research demonstrates that young people are more likely to succeed in school when their comprehensive needs are met. Promise Neighborhoods does not focus on a few isolated issues or attempt to rescue just a few children in low-income communities. Instead, it focuses on the whole child and whole community, lifting up and transforming them in a process that emphasizes what works. The excitement generated by this program is tremendous. As we write this, hundreds of communities across the nation are actively planning proposals to submit to the Department of Education later this summer. Due to limited resources, only some will be chosen as part of the Department's competitive grant process this year. For this program to reach its full potential it must be continued and expanded in the years ahead. The undersigned organizations and public officials thank you for your continued commitment to advancing the cause of vulnerable children and youth. We strongly urge you to adopt the administration's budgetary request for the Promise Neighborhoods program. Respectfully, National Organizations (listed alphabetically) Alliance for Children and Families United Neighborhood Centers of America State Organizations, Local Organizations, and Public Officials [listed alphabetically by state] Patrick Lester Sr. Vice President for Public Policy Alliance for Children and Families United Neighborhood Centers of America 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 429-0400 x15 (office) (800) 220-1016 x15 (office) (443) 822-4791 (cell) (202) 429-0178 (fax) www.alliance1.org | www.unca.org plester@alliance1.org Safe Unsubscribe This email was sent to nbacci@somervillema.gov by plester@unca.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe (tm) | Privacy Policy . Email Marketing by Alliance for Children and Families / United Neighborhood Centers of America | 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW | Suite 601 | Washington | DC | 20036 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/mystic/attachments/20100525/69ed4395/attachment-0001.html From ronbonney at aol.com Tue May 25 11:20:21 2010 From: ronbonney at aol.com (Ron Bonney) Date: Tue May 25 07:35:52 2010 Subject: [Mystic] Promise Neighborhoods Funding In Jeopardy In-Reply-To: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98BC@exchange.somerville.ma.us> References: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB054B98BC@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Message-ID: <8CCCA34ECE5A2C9-2658-68D@webmail-d090.sysops.aol.com> Hi Steph, Here is a list of the whole committee, we have MA reps on here and several New England members that are Dem's, Lewis is the ranking Republican. I would target the local and CC the Co-Chairs. Just my thoughts. Committee Members Democrats David R. Obey, Wisconsin, Chairman Norman D. Dicks, Washington Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Peter J. Visclosky, Indiana Nita M. Lowey, New York Jos? E. Serrano, New York Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut James P. Moran, Virginia John W. Olver, Massachusetts Ed Pastor, Arizona David E. Price, North Carolina Chet Edwards, Texas Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island Maurice D. Hinchey, New York Lucille Roybal-Allard, California Sam Farr, California Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Illinois Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Michigan Allen Boyd, Florida Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania Steven R. Rothman, New Jersey Sanford D. Bishop Jr., Georgia Marion Berry, Arkansas Barbara Lee, California Adam Schiff, California Michael Honda, California Betty McCollum, Minnesota Steve Israel, New York Tim Ryan, Ohio C.A "Dutch" Ruppersberger, Maryland Ben Chandler, Kentucky Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida Ciro Rodriguez, Texas Lincoln Davis, Tennessee John T. Salazar, Colorado Patrick J. Murphy, Pennsylvania Republicans Jerry Lewis, California, Ranking Member C.W. Bill Young, Florida Harold Rogers, Kentucky Frank R. Wolf, Virginia Jack Kingston, Georgia Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey Todd Tiahrt, Kansas Zach Wamp, Tennessee Tom Latham, Iowa Robert B.Aderholt, Alabama Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri Kay Granger, Texas Michael K. Simpson, Idaho John Abney Culberson, Texas Mark Steven Kirk, Illinois Ander Crenshaw, Florida Dennis R. Rehberg, Montana John R. Carter, Texas Rodney Alexander, Louisiana Ken Calvert, California Jo Bonner, Alabama Steven C. LaTourette, Ohio Tom Cole, Oklahoma Committee Members Democrats David R. Obey, Wisconsin, Chairman Norman D. Dicks, Washington Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Peter J. Visclosky, Indiana Nita M. Lowey, New York Jos? E. Serrano, New York Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut James P. Moran, Virginia John W. Olver, Massachusetts Ed Pastor, Arizona David E. Price, North Carolina Chet Edwards, Texas Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island Maurice D. Hinchey, New York Lucille Roybal-Allard, California Sam Farr, California Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Illinois Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Michigan Allen Boyd, Florida Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania Steven R. Rothman, New Jersey Sanford D. Bishop Jr., Georgia Marion Berry, Arkansas Barbara Lee, California Adam Schiff, California Michael Honda, California Betty McCollum, Minnesota Steve Israel, New York Tim Ryan, Ohio C.A "Dutch" Ruppersberger, Maryland Ben Chandler, Kentucky Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida Ciro Rodriguez, Texas Lincoln Davis, Tennessee John T. Salazar, Colorado Patrick J. Murphy, Pennsylvania Republicans Jerry Lewis, California, Ranking Member C.W. Bill Young, Florida Harold Rogers, Kentucky Frank R. Wolf, Virginia Jack Kingston, Georgia Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey Todd Tiahrt, Kansas Zach Wamp, Tennessee Tom Latham, Iowa Robert B.Aderholt, Alabama Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri Kay Granger, Texas Michael K. Simpson, Idaho John Abney Culberson, Texas Mark Steven Kirk, Illinois Ander Crenshaw, Florida Dennis R. Rehberg, Montana John R. Carter, Texas Rodney Alexander, Louisiana Ken Calvert, California Jo Bonner, Alabama Steven C. LaTourette, Ohio Tom Cole, Oklahoma Committee Members Democrats David R. Obey, Wisconsin, Chairman Norman D. Dicks, Washington Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Peter J. Visclosky, Indiana Nita M. Lowey, New York Jos? E. Serrano, New York Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut James P. Moran, Virginia John W. Olver, Massachusetts Ed Pastor, Arizona David E. Price, North Carolina Chet Edwards, Texas Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island Maurice D. Hinchey, New York Lucille Roybal-Allard, California Sam Farr, California Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Illinois Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Michigan Allen Boyd, Florida Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania Steven R. Rothman, New Jersey Sanford D. Bishop Jr., Georgia Marion Berry, Arkansas Barbara Lee, California Adam Schiff, California Michael Honda, California Betty McCollum, Minnesota Steve Israel, New York Tim Ryan, Ohio C.A "Dutch" Ruppersberger, Maryland Ben Chandler, Kentucky Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida Ciro Rodriguez, Texas Lincoln Davis, Tennessee John T. Salazar, Colorado Patrick J. Murphy, Pennsylvania http://appropriations.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Itemid=138 All the best, Ron Bonney http://www.somervillechamber.org/member_directory.php?Show=B&ID=399#399 Please print responsibly. -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Hirsch To: mystic@lists.somerville.ma.us Sent: Tue, May 25, 2010 8:10 am Subject: [Mystic] Promise Neighborhoods Funding In Jeopardy Hello all ? Please see the below forward from Nancy Bacci? The following story explains the sign-on letter, sent late last night and also below. Promise Neighborhoods Funding In Jeopardy (Please read) http://unca-acf.org/?p=2047 From: Patrick Lester [mailto:plester@unca.org] Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 10:51 PM To: Lester, Patrick Subject: Promise Neighborhoods Funding Sign-on Letter (Please Forward) PLEASE FORWARD : PLEASE FORWARD : PLEASE FORWARD Colleagues, United Neighborhood Centers of America and the Alliance for Children and Families are circulating the following sign-on letter to elected officials and national, state, and local organizations (including both nonprofit organizations and public agencies) asking Congress to adopt the Obama administration's proposed $210 million in funding for Promise Neighborhoods for FY 2011. The text of the letter is below. To sign on your organization, please contact Patrick Lester, Sr. Vice President for Public Policy, at plester@unca.org or by replying to this email. To sign on, please send your name, title, organization (as it should be listed), address including state, phone number, and email address. The initial deadline is Friday, June 4 at 5 PM Eastern time, but this deadline may be extended. Thank you! TEXT OF LETTER [date] The Honorable David Obey Chairman Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Jerry Lewis Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Daniel Inouye Chairman Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Thad Cochran Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Obey, Congressman Lewis, Chairman Inouye and Senator Cochran: The undersigned public officials and national, state, and local organizations write today in strong support of the Obama administration's request for $210 million in funding for the Promise Neighborhoods program for FY 2011. Promise Neighborhoods is an administration program to replicate the successful Harlem Children's Zone model in at least 20 communities throughout the nation. This model, which combines high quality education with community and family-based supports, provides continuous services from cradle through college to career. Research demonstrates that young people are more likely to succeed in school when their comprehensive needs are met. Promise Neighborhoods does not focus on a few isolated issues or attempt to rescue just a few children in low-income communities. Instead, it focuses on the whole child and whole community, lifting up and transforming them in a process that emphasizes what works. The excitement generated by this program is tremendous. As we write this, hundreds of communities across the nation are actively planning proposals to submit to the Department of Education later this summer. Due to limited resources, only some will be chosen as part of the Department's competitive grant process this year. For this program to reach its full potential it must be continued and expanded in the years ahead. The undersigned organizations and public officials thank you for your continued commitment to advancing the cause of vulnerable children and youth. We strongly urge you to adopt the administration's budgetary request for the Promise Neighborhoods program. Respectfully, National Organizations (listed alphabetically) Alliance for Children and Families United Neighborhood Centers of America State Organizations, Local Organizations, and Public Officials [listed alphabetically by state] Patrick Lester Sr. Vice President for Public Policy Alliance for Children and Families United Neighborhood Centers of America 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 429-0400 x15 (office) (800) 220-1016 x15 (office) (443) 822-4791 (cell) (202) 429-0178 (fax) www.alliance1.org| www.unca.org plester@alliance1.org This email was sent to nbacci@somervillema.gov by plester@unca.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe? | Privacy Policy. 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