Early Childhood Council Regular Meeting of the Early Childhood Council - Hybrid meeting; Attend in person or by phone

Agenda — original pdf

REGULAR MEETING OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026, AT 9:00 A.M. CITY HALL, BOARD AND COMMISSION ROOM #1101 301 WEST SECOND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Early Childhood Council may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Caitlin Oliver, 512-972-6205, Caitlin.Oliver@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Choquette Hamilton, Chair Delphi Alvizo Brooke Freeland Cynthia McCollum Craig McNary Hilda Rivas AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Brianna Menard, Vice Chair Yvette Cárdenas Chloe Latham-Sikes Andrea McIllwain Alice Navarro Eliza Sears The first five speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Early Childhood Council Regular Meeting on March 11, 2026. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Conduct officer elections for Chair and Vice Chair. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Discuss City of Austin social service contract rubric. 4. 5. 6. Raising Travis County implementation updates from Hilda Rivas, Travis County Health & Human Services Research & Planning Division Senior Planner. Updates from the March Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) meeting. Austin Independent School District (AISD) Pre-K updates from Yvette Cárdenas, AISD Executive Director of Academic Programs. STAFF BRIEFINGS 7. Updates from related local early childhood groups such as Austin Chapter of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Success By 6 Coalition, Child Care Regulation, and Workforce Solutions Capital Area. Briefing by Caitlin Oliver, Austin Public Health. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Caitlin Oliver at Austin Public Health, at 512-972-6205 or Caitlin.Oliver@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Early Childhood Council, please contact Caitlin Oliver at 512-972-6205 or Caitlin.Oliver@austintexas.gov.

Approved Minutes — original pdf

EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 8, 2026 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026 The Early Childhood Council convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 301 West Second Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Hamilton called the Early Childhood Council Meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Board Members in Attendance: Chair Hamilton, Vice Chair Menard, and Members Alvizo, Cárdenas, Freeland, Latham-Sikes, McCollum, McIllwain, McNary, and Rivas Board Members in Attendance Remotely: Member Navarro PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Barbara Grant Boneta, representing the Success By 6 Coalition, provided public comment on upcoming event for the Week of the Young Child and the April coalition meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Early Child Council Regular Meeting on March 11, 2026. The minutes from the Early Childhood Council regular meeting on March 11, 2026, were approved on Member Latham-Sikes’s motion, Member McNary’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Member McCollum was absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Conduct officer elections for Chair and Vice Chair. Vice Chair Menard named Dr. Choquette Hamilton and Craig McNary as nominees for Chair and Brooke Freeland as nominee for Vice Chair. Dr. Choquette Hamilton was approved as Chair of the Early Childhood Council for the term beginning on May 1, 2026, and ending April 30, 2027, on Vice Chair Menard’s motion and Member McNary’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 1 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Brooke Freeland was approved as Vice Chair of the Early Childhood Council for the term beginning on May 1, 2026, and ending April 30, 2027, on Vice Chair Menard’s motion and Member McNary’s second, on an 11-0 vote. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. 4. 5. 6. Discuss City of Austin social service contract rubric. Members discussed City Council Resolution No. 20260226-056 regarding a social service contract rubric. Members agreed on a working group to meet to discuss potential social service contract recommendations for the Early Childhood Council to consider at a future meeting. Members Navarro, Cárdenas, and Freeland volunteered to meet to discuss a recommendation, and to invite community members representing the Success By 6 Coalition, the Ready Families Collaborative, and One Voice Central Texas to participate in the discussion. Raising Travis County implementation updates from Hilda Rivas, Travis County Health & Human Services Research & Planning Division Senior Planner. Hilda Rivas provided updates on Raising Travis County (RTC) community …