Family and Services familiaux
Community Services et communautaires
July 19, 2007
Ms. Renée Doucet
PresidentNew Brunswick Early Intervention Association
919 Prospect Street
Fredericton NB
E3B 2T7
Dear Renée:
Thank you for your request on behalf of the NBEIA to add to the membership of the Early Intervention Team that is part of the ECI Redesign. An early management decision was to limit membership of all teams to FCS staff for this project. Each team will develop a consultation process to ensure that information and feedback from others guides and informs the work of the teams. The exception to this is the Early Intervention Team, which has two EI directors nominated from within the Directors group. After discussing your request we remain committed to the current team composition with two representatives from Early Intervention, which is in effect 25% of this Early Intervention Team.
If your Association would like to negotiate a change in representation with the EI Directors, then the Project Management Committee would consider the change to the team membership, but would not consider adding to the total number of EI representatives. I would note that Brigitte Lapointe brings many years of experience as a director, and is also on the NBEIA executive. As director of a small agency she also provides home visiting to a group of client families. Beth Atherton has over 20 years of experience as an interventionist prior to her appointment as acting director in Woodstock. She is also a member of the NBEIA. While the role of committee members is to bring expertise, not to advocate or lobby for any particular interest, I already see that Brigitte and Beth’s expertise in this area is reflected in the action plan being developed by the team. I have attached a memo sent to Early Intervention Directors that clarifies the role and expectation of team members for the ECI Redesign Project. A similar memo has also been sent to FCS staff.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Jeff den Otter
Consultant for Early Childhood and School-Based Services
Department of Family and Community Services
Sartain MacDonald Building
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H1
Friday, July 27, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
De plus en plus de membres! /Growing membership!
Wow! L’Association de l’intervention précoce du Nouveau-Brunswick représente 114 membres sur une possibilité de 119! Elle représente 95% des intervenantes de la province et 100% des directrices.
Wow! The New Brunswick Early Intervention Association represents 114 members out of a possible 119! It accounts for 95% of the interventionists in the province and 100% of the directors.
Wow! The New Brunswick Early Intervention Association represents 114 members out of a possible 119! It accounts for 95% of the interventionists in the province and 100% of the directors.
Proposition pour le comité de travail/Proposition for the working committee
Voici la proposition faite par Paula Gautreau lors de notre AGA 2007,
À l'exécutif de l'AIPNB de la part de l'équipe des intervenantes du centre Early Childhood Stimulation Inc.,
Nous proposons les deux points suivants:
1) En réponse au plan d'action proposé par M. Lamrock, nous l'invitons à collaborer avec notre association pour éviter des duplications de service pour arriver à offrir un service de qualité en travaillant ensemble.
2)En réponse aux recommendations de la révision des initiative à la petite enfance, nous écrivons au gouvernement pour insister sur une représentation proportionnelle sur le comité de travail:1 membre de l'exécutif de l'AIPNB et un minimum de 1 intervenante.
En réponse au point 2 de la proposition, la lettre suivante fut envoyée. Nous attendons maintenant une réponse par écrit de la part de M Jeff den Otter.
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Here is the proposition made by Paula Gautreau during our 2007 AGM.
To the executive of NBEIA on behalf of Early Childhood Stimulation Inc., specifically the team of interventionists,
we propose the following points:
1)That in response to the plan of action proposed by Mr. Lamrock, we invite him to collaborate with our association to avoid duplication of services and succeed in prevision of quality service provision together.
2)That in response to the recommendations set forth in the review of the Early Childhood Initiatives outcomes the Association write to the governement to insist of proportionate representation on the working committees being:1 member of the executive of NBEIA and a minimum of 1 interventionist.
Here is the letter that the NBEIA sent to Mr Jeff den Otter to respond to item number 2 of the proposition. We are now waiting for a written response to this letter.
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June 11th 2007
Jeff den Otter
Consultant for Early Childhood and School-Based Services
Department of Family and Community Services
Sartain MacDonald Building
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H1
Request for representation on Early Intervention Redesign Team
The New Brunswick Early Intervention Association held its Annual General Meeting on June 7th in Miramichi this year.
A proposition was made to the executive of the NBEIA/AIPNB on behalf of Early Childhood Stimulation Inc., specifically the team of interventionists, that in response to the recommendations set forth in the review of the Early Childhood Initiatives outcomes the Association writes to the government to insist on proportionate representation on the Early Intervention Redesign Team being; one member of the executive of the NBEIA/AIPNB and, a minimum of one interventionist that would represent the reality of our work. This proposition was seconded, and then voted on. The proposition was accepted almost unanimously.
Therefore, as president of the NBEIA/AIPNB speaking as a united voice for our members, I am sending you this request that an interventionist be chosen by us to represent us on The Early Intervention Redesign Team.
Thank you for taking interest in this matter.
Yours truly,
__________________
Renée Doucet, President
NBEIA/AIPNB
CC: Sheila Bulmer
Consultant for Early Childhood and School-Based Services
À l'exécutif de l'AIPNB de la part de l'équipe des intervenantes du centre Early Childhood Stimulation Inc.,
Nous proposons les deux points suivants:
1) En réponse au plan d'action proposé par M. Lamrock, nous l'invitons à collaborer avec notre association pour éviter des duplications de service pour arriver à offrir un service de qualité en travaillant ensemble.
2)En réponse aux recommendations de la révision des initiative à la petite enfance, nous écrivons au gouvernement pour insister sur une représentation proportionnelle sur le comité de travail:1 membre de l'exécutif de l'AIPNB et un minimum de 1 intervenante.
En réponse au point 2 de la proposition, la lettre suivante fut envoyée. Nous attendons maintenant une réponse par écrit de la part de M Jeff den Otter.
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Here is the proposition made by Paula Gautreau during our 2007 AGM.
To the executive of NBEIA on behalf of Early Childhood Stimulation Inc., specifically the team of interventionists,
we propose the following points:
1)That in response to the plan of action proposed by Mr. Lamrock, we invite him to collaborate with our association to avoid duplication of services and succeed in prevision of quality service provision together.
2)That in response to the recommendations set forth in the review of the Early Childhood Initiatives outcomes the Association write to the governement to insist of proportionate representation on the working committees being:1 member of the executive of NBEIA and a minimum of 1 interventionist.
Here is the letter that the NBEIA sent to Mr Jeff den Otter to respond to item number 2 of the proposition. We are now waiting for a written response to this letter.
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June 11th 2007
Jeff den Otter
Consultant for Early Childhood and School-Based Services
Department of Family and Community Services
Sartain MacDonald Building
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H1
Request for representation on Early Intervention Redesign Team
The New Brunswick Early Intervention Association held its Annual General Meeting on June 7th in Miramichi this year.
A proposition was made to the executive of the NBEIA/AIPNB on behalf of Early Childhood Stimulation Inc., specifically the team of interventionists, that in response to the recommendations set forth in the review of the Early Childhood Initiatives outcomes the Association writes to the government to insist on proportionate representation on the Early Intervention Redesign Team being; one member of the executive of the NBEIA/AIPNB and, a minimum of one interventionist that would represent the reality of our work. This proposition was seconded, and then voted on. The proposition was accepted almost unanimously.
Therefore, as president of the NBEIA/AIPNB speaking as a united voice for our members, I am sending you this request that an interventionist be chosen by us to represent us on The Early Intervention Redesign Team.
Thank you for taking interest in this matter.
Yours truly,
__________________
Renée Doucet, President
NBEIA/AIPNB
CC: Sheila Bulmer
Consultant for Early Childhood and School-Based Services
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