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 Special Events for Tulsa's Early Childhood Community

This page archives past events sponsored by JumpStart Tulsa and/or its partners in the community:
     2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2002-04

For upcoming early childhood events, see the Child Care Resource Center's online calendar


 Early Childhood Leadership Forums, Child Watch events,
and other key events 

Advancing state of the art thinking to further Tulsa's success
on early childhood development and school readiness

Sponsored by JumpStart Tulsa and other partner groups

Looking back...

 2010

January 16:  Public Hearing for the State’s Early Childhood Advisory Council Strategic Report    Details

 National Smart Start Conference Online--February 18   Details

From Vision to Reality: Essential Elements of State Early Childhood Systems
Keynote speaker:  Joan Lombardi, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Presentations on the key topics that our federal partners are "studying" as they gear up for helping states implement the challenge fund. These include data, quality measures, family engagement, and professional development.


 2009

On April 7th at 8:00 a.m., a bus left the Child Care Resource Center to go to the State Capitol.  Our agenda for the day was going to state offices and learning what we can do to be our own advocates and how we will be reaching our representatives for that day.  We also were advocating about the Cliff Effect.  What is the Cliff Effect? The Cliff Effect occurs when a family loses eligibility to a means-tested work support benefit, such as a child care subsidy, due to increased earnings.  This sudden drop off in benefits can leave a family much worse off financially than it was before the wage earner took a promotion or salary increase.  To illustrate:  The cost of child care for one infant is roughly $500 per month.  A family earning $14/hour ($2425 per month) is eligible for a subsidy, so that they pay only $189 per month.  But when that family receives a ten-cent/hour raise (an additional $17 per month), they lose their child care subsidy and are suddenly responsible for the entire $500.  The extra $17 per month in earnings costs them $311 per month in lost child care subsidies.  Instead of moving working families toward self-sufficiency, the abrupt end of such work supports punishes those who increase their earnings, forcing many to give up promotions, raises and overtime or opportunities for better jobs.  In order to eliminate this problem, Oklahoma must revise the sliding eligibility scale to more gradually phase out benefits so that a family never loses more than it gains when its income increases.

   - Melinda Belcher, CCRC Resource and Referral Coordinator


 2008

  • October 4, 2008 ... Finding Your Smile Again:  Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Children - Tulsa's Fall Early Childhood Conference.  More
     

  • April 3, 2008 ... Promising Interventions for Traumatized Children -- Dr. Karyn Purvis 
    Dr. Karyn Purvis, Director of the Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University, presented a day-long seminar for early childhood professionals, mental health professionals and anyone who works with families of young children.  Dr. Robert Block was also on the agenda.      Purvis is the Director of the Institute of Child Development which became a Vision-In-Action initiative of Texas Christian University in June of 2005.  The Institute of Child Development is an outgrowth of a 1999 research collaboration with her colleague David Cross and focuses on the development of research-based interventions for vulnerable children.  Purvis travels extensively nationally and internationally, providing training and consultation for families and professionals working with at-risk children. She is a member of the advisory board of the Texas Association of Infant Mental Health and is co-author of "The Connected Child."  Location: UMAC, 68th and Mingo in Tulsa.  Fee: $25.00.
     


 2007

  • October 23, 2007 ... Quality Early Education in Oklahoma:  A Competitive Necessity in a Global Economy - Bill Millet
    Bill Millet, MA, Executive Director, Scope View Strategic Advantage
    OSU-Tulsa Conference Center, 700 N. Greenwood, Room 118
    Partner:  Tulsa Metro Chamber
    Fee:  $20

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Far too often, arguments for the importance of quality early education and related programs have focused exclusively on the future of the state’s youngest citizens as individuals.  But there is far more at stake than that.  Those kids today are, for better or worse, a substantial part of Oklahoma's workforce twenty years out.  They will grow into a world that is more economically complex, challenging and competitive than anything we’ve ever known.  In that respect, programs like JumpStart Tulsa and Smart Start Oklahoma are the first stage of an educational trajectory that in a very real way will determine not only their futures, but the economic vitality of their communities and state-- even that of the country.  Such highly regarded organizations as The Business Roundtable, The Center for Economic Development and The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis have gone on record as emphasizing the critical economic role that quality early education will play in the years ahead.  The October 23 program reviewed the positions of those institutions, and explained some of the analyses that have statistically demonstrated the difference that quality care can make.  It also reviewed the successes and shortcoming of North Carolina's pioneering Smart Start program that was established in 1993, and which has served as a national model for providing quality early care.

  • October 13, 2007 ... 3rd Annual Early Childhood Fall Conference - Hearing Families in Every Language
    Featuring Holly Elissa Bruno, Wheelock College
    Tulsa Community College West Campus, 7505 W. 41st St., Tulsa
    $50
    More
     
  • October 4 & 5, 2007 ... Zarrow Mental Health Symposium - Learning Differences and Mental Health: Implications that Can Impact a Lifetime - Mel Levine and Vernelia Randall
    Speakers:  Dr. Mel Levine and Vernellia Randall
    Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills, 1902 E. 71st Street 
    To register, visit www.mhat.org. 
    More
     
  • September 11 & 12, 2007 ... Infant Mental Health - Enhancing Early Experiences for At Risk Children - Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD
    Speaker:  Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD
    Oklahoma State University Tulsa Conference Center, 700 North Greenwood
    Partner Sponsors:  Oklahoma Association for Infant Mental Health, and Associated Centers for Therapy
    $100 for both days
     More
     BROCHURE about spring leadership series
     

  • May 1-2, 2007 ... T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.

     

     


Everyone enjoyed T. Berry Brazelton's visit to Tulsa, with his team from Touchpoints.  Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus, Harvard Medical School, and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Development, Brown University, Dr. Brazelton is an internationally-known authority.  Partner sponsors:  Tulsa Healthy Start, Child Care Resource Center, TulsaKids Magazine, Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor.

 

May 1:  Public Event - OSU Tulsa, 700 North Greenwood

May 2:  Conference - Downtown Doubletree Hotel, 616 West 7th; agenda

  • April 19, 2007 ... Young Children & Accountability - Samuel Meisels
    One of the nation’s leading authorities on the assessment of young children, Dr. Meisels, President, Erikson Institute, has published over 150 articles, books, and monographs, and is co-author of the Work Sampling System, the Early Screening Inventory-Revised, and The Handbook of Early Childhood Intervention. His research focuses on the development of alternative assessment strategies for young children; the impact of standardized tests; and developmental screening in early childhood. Recently, he completed work on the development of The Ounce Scale, an observational assessment for birth to three-year-olds and their families and is currently conducting a study of its validity among Early Head Start children and providers.  Partner sponsors:  Tulsa Healthy Start, Child Care Resource Center, Parenting Education Network.  Location:  Crown Plaza Hotel, 100 East 2nd Street.
     

  • January 26 and April 30, 2007 ... Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) - Vincent J. Felitti, MD

More about ACE ...publications, articles, "Tulsa World" stories; flyer

Vincent J. Felitti, MD, is Co-Principal Investigator of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, ongoing collaborative research between Kaiser Permanente and the Centers for Disease Control. A graduate of Johns Hopkins Medical School (1962), Dr. Felitti founded the Department of Preventive Medicine for Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, California in 1975, where he served as Chief of Preventive Medicine until March 2001. He is also Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Diego, a Fellow of The American College of Physicians, and founder of the California Institutes of Preventive Medicine. 

 

Partner sponsors for the January 26 events:  Tulsa Healthy Start, Child Care Resource Center.  Dr. Felitti's return visit April 30 was sponsored by the Tulsa County Medical Society.  In the photo:  Dr. Felitti (center) with JumpStart staff members Jan Figart and Talia Shaull

Flyer  Press release about this event and the ACE study


Another 2007 early childhood event sponsored by a JumpStart partner in the community:

  • April 28, 2007 ... Kendall-Whittier Elementary 1st Annual Professional Development Spring Conference - Clifton Taulbert
    Kendall-Whittier Elementary, 2601 E. 5th Pl. Tulsa, OK 74104.  Keynote Speaker:  Clifton Taulbert, a Pulitzer nominated author and the President and Founder of the Building Community Institute who speaks throughout the world on the critical issue of creating a community based on Respect, Affirmation, and Inclusion. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed book, Eight Habits of the Heart, which provides the framework for building and maintaining a positive, effective and caring community.  More
     

 2006  

  • October 27, 2006 ... Leadership Forum:  Teen Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting - Bill Albert and Susan D. Boyd

    Featuring Bill Albert, Deputy Director, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, and Suzan D. Boyd, DrPH, Executive Director, South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
     

  • October 21, 2006 ... Leadership Forum - Brenda Bird, BS

    "Love and Logic Power Tools for Teachers"

    "Valuing Parents as Partners in Education"

     

  • October 21, 2006 ... Tulsa's Fall Early Childhood Conference, "Tools for the Trade" - flyer
     

  • October 9, 2006 ... Leadership Forum:  The Same Client - Harold Hodgkinson, Ed.D.
    Harold Hodgkinson, Ed.D., Institute for Educational Leadership -- "The Same Client: Insights on the Demographics of Education and Service Delivery Systems in Oklahoma"
     

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 2005  

In 2005 JumpStart launched and co-sponsored ChildWatch, a series of bus tours and presentations to increase awareness of key issues and initiatives related to early childhood development in Tulsa--as well as other early childhood events.

  • December 9, 2005 ... Tulsa Child Watch/”A Child's Health” Tour & Luncheon:  the mental and physical health of young children (ages zero to five) in Tulsa County
    Focusing on school based clinics and their role in improved academic outcomes; the role of wrap-around services for children;     the role of the Tulsa Health Department’s promotion program; the impact of premature birth on children’s development; and the importance of Early Childhood Intervention and Developmental Testing.  Sponsored by the March of Dimes, Child Care Resource Center, and JumpStart, in cooperation with CAPTC, Union Schools, and Tulsa Health Department.  Here are three of the presentations:
    Children's Behavioral Health Study Report; Early Intervention Study Report; Tulsa Prematurity Summit
     

  • October 14-15, 2005 ... Healthy Living, Learning & Leading:  Fall Conference
    Tulsa Convention Center -- details, workshops; brochure
     

  • October 1, 2005 ... Tulsa Public Schools Family Education Conference - Barbara Coloroso
    Provided workshops for parents, teachers, and middle- and high-school students; a carnival for elementary aged children; and child care for under 4    .  Keynote speaker Barbara Coloroso discussed "The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander: From Pre-School to High School - How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence."
     

  • September 30, 2005 ... ChildWatch Tour, "Child's Play"
    Sponsored by JumpStart.  Tulsa World story; information
     

  • September 23, 2005 ... JumpStart co-sponsored the Tulsa Community College Foundation's Vision in Education Leadership Awards
    Honoring Oklahoma's "pioneers, torchbearers and
    advocates" in early childhood education.

At a celebration dinner at the Crowne Plaza, they were honored for their leadership in developing Oklahoma's national reputation in quality early childhood education.

JumpStart salutes the Vision Award 2005 honorees!  Pictured, from left, front row Bill Doenges, Nancy McDonald, Ruth Ann Fate on behalf of her late husband, Martin Fate, and Robert LaFortune; second row, from left, Pete Churchwell, Rep. Ron Peters, Sen. Ted Fisher, George Kaiser, and Leonard Eaton. 

 


Pictured behind the awards are, from left, Vision Dinner Honorary Chair Stan Lybarger, Ruth Ann Fate, wife of the late Martin Fate, TCC Foundation Chair Henry Primeaux, and TCC President and CEO Dr. Tom McKeon.

Remarks by George Kaiser - EduCare
 

  • August 31, 2005 ... A National Perspective on Early Childhood Programs and What it Means for Oklahoma - Helen Bank
     1:30 p.m. at Disney Elementary School.  Helen Blank, Keynote Speaker, is Director of Leadership and Public Policy at the National Women’s Law Center. 
     

  • August 15, 2005 ... Office Depot's Backpack Donation Day
    Children served by Tulsa nonprofits and organizations benefited.  Information  Photo
     

  • April 29, 2005 ... Family Fun Fair - Week of the Young Child
    At the Tulsa Event Center.
     

  • April 21-22, 2005 ... Family Matters Conference
    At TCC West Campus.
     

 2002 - 2004  

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