City of Houston Childhood and Youth Committee will meet Oct. 13

City of Houston Childhood and Youth Committee will meet Oct. 13.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, this meeting will offer the option to participate by videoconference or in-person. The location for the committee meeting will be City Hall Council Chamber, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. The meeting will be open to the public but restrictions regarding masks, allowable room capacity, and seating arrangements may be in place.

The Chair, as presiding officer of Committee, will be physically present in chamber. In accordance with the provisions of Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code applicable to a governmental body that extends into three or more counties, all other committee members have the option to participate in-person or virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams Live Meeting

Type this link into your browser: https://bit.ly/oct14CY

Presentation handouts will also be available at:

http://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/childhood-and-youth.html.

This meeting will also be broadcast on HTV, the City of Houston’s Municipal Channel.

1. Welcome and Introduction

• Council Member Karla Cisneros, Chair

• Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Vice Chair

2. Houston Pre-K Leadership Council Update

• Olivera Jankovska, Director, Mayor’s Office of Education

• Steven Dow, Early Childhood Education Advisor, Mayor’s Office of Education

This presentation relates to the following Developmental Assets: Caring Climate in Child-care and Educational Settings (5), Community Cherishes and Values Young Children (7), Children Seen as Resources (8), Safety (10), Bonding to Programs (24), and Sense of Purpose (39).

3. Public Comments

• The public may sign up to speak by filing out the online form at https://bit.ly/octCYspeakers or by calling 832-393-3003 no later than 12:00 PM on October 13th. Please indicate whether you will speak virtually or will be attending in person so that appropriate attendance instructions can be provided. Public speakers wishing to continue under virtual mode will receive a call-in number that will allow them to speak at their designated time.

Action may be taken on any item above. Committee meetings are open to the public. For information about this committee, please contact Carisia Banda at districth@houstontx.gov

http://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/cyc/20211013/agenda.pdf