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Kids First Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, January 30, 2023
Board Retreat
In attendance: Stefan Reveal, Chad Schmit, Michaela Idhammar-Ketpura, Jessica Garrow, Sue Way, Logan
Hood, Mimi Hauenstein, Nancy Nichols, Megan Monaghan, facilitator Wendy Huber.
Approves Minutes from November 2022: Stefan motioned, Michaela seconded, KFAB approved.
Rebecca Paschal Resignation accepted: Stefan motioned, Jessica seconded, KFAB approved.
Logan Hood will be moved from an alternative position to a Board member position.
Board Members Chad Schmit and Sue Way terms expire June 2023, each board member indicated the
desire to serve another term.
DESIRED OUTCOMES:
● Gain understanding of Kids First Programs:
o Each Kids First Advisory Board Member shared information with the group including their
personal background, their interest in Kids First, their expectations and questions.
o Megan and Nancy shared information with the group about their background and experience.
o A new workflow chart was shared and introduced to the group.
o Nancy reviewed information about the current Kids First programs including:
▪ Current grants and Operational funding
▪ Financial Aid
▪ Nurse consultant
o Megan reviewed information about the current Kids First programs including:
▪ Coaching
▪ Quality Improvement
▪ Resource Teacher
▪ Intern program
▪ Teacher training
▪ Parent workshops
▪ Burlingame Childcare project
o Nancy reviewed the 2022 financial information for the Kids First grant programs and talked
about the 2023 funding and projections.
o A presentation of the Kids First Mission and Goals along with the City of Aspen Mission and
Values followed by a group discussion of the alignment of Kids First and the City of Aspen.
Additional discussion included the past and future of Kids First and the understanding of the
alignment to the Mission and Goals and if these two documents represented the continued work
of Kids First.
o Kids First Advisory Board and staff also reviewed the Advisory Board By Laws, and Ordinance.
● Board Discussion and Direction
o The Kids First Advisory Board completed an exercise to review 4 key areas.
• Kids First Strengths
• Areas for Growth and Improvement
• Opportunities
• Threats/Obstacles
o From this exercise and through discussion the following items of directions were discussed.
• Improve communication including internal, external, City of Aspen, and Childcare
Programs. With a focus on both Kids First Advisory Board and Kids First Staff
responsibilities.
• Working on collaboration with Kids First Advisory Board, City of Aspen Council and
Pitkin County Commissioners to work on common ideas and programming.
• Continue to explore and advocate for housing for the childcare workforce.
• Develop and offer direction to childcare programs with an emphasis on business
management, board trainings and non-profit guidance.
• Continue to steward and promote the development of a new childcare facility at
Burlingame.
• Continue to look for opportunities to increase childcare capacity.
• Work on finding ways to collect more data and analytics.
• Kids First Advisory Board work directly with the childcare program director through
regular meeting opportunities to share both positive and negative feedback and to develop
stronger Kids First programming and design new programs.
NEW TIME, DAY, AND DATES FOR KIDS FIRST ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
The First Wednesday of the month (except March 2023)
11:15 – 12:45
Next meetings: - Kids First Advisory Board
Wednesday – March 8th
Wednesday – April 5th
Wednesday – May 3rd
Wednesday – June 7th
Wednesday – July 5th
Wednesday – August 2nd
Wednesday – September 6th
Wednesday – October 4th
Wednesday – November 1st
Wednesday – December 6th