South Carolina First Steps Board of Trustees
August 18, 2017 – 11 a.m.
The Inn at USC
888-537-7715, Participant Code 52045398#
A g e n d a
1. Call to Order/Quorum Call
2. Welcome/Introductions
3. Approval of Minutes of June 16, 2017
4. Consent Agenda:
ACTION ITEM:
Ratify Actions of the Executive Committee/Early Head Start Governance Council
5. Chairman’s Report – Ken Wingate
6. Committee Reports:
6a. Legislative Committee – Senator Gerald Malloy, Chair
6b. Finance and Administration – Judith Aughtry, Chair
INFORMATION ITEMS:
FY17 Audit Entrance Letter from Greene, Finney & Horton, LLC.
6c. Program and Grants Committee – Jennifer McConnell, Chair
ACTION ITEM:
(Debate adjourned from June 16, 2017) Evidence-Based Program Requirement
6d. Strategic Planning and Evaluation Committee – Alexia Newman, Chair
6e. Early Head Start Governance Council – Roger Pryor, Chair
INFORMATION ITEM:
Early Head Start Monitoring Results – February 2017
7. Interim Director’s Report – Julia-Ellen Davis
– Update on First Steps 4K Martha Strickland
– Update on Early Head Start – Rebecca Brown
– Update from the Equity and Diversity Workgroup – Debbie Robertson
8. Executive Session to Discuss a Personnel Matter
9. Closing Remarks – Ken Wingate
Next meeting: September 14, 2017 (11 am – The Inn at USC)