Welcome from Moderators

For those who participated last week we hope you had a good weekend. For those who are joining us for the first time - Welcome!

Today our focus is on school readiness. Panelists are:

* Whit Hayslip, Coordinator of Infant and Preschool Special Education Programs, Los Angeles Unified School District
* Karen Hill-Scott, President, Karen Hill-Scott & Company, Los Angeles, CA
* John Vasconcellos, State Senator

There will be two questions. The first will be posted just after this message, and the second at approximately 11 AM (PDT).

Topic areas

Question 1: Support for pre-school-aged children and their families
Question 2: Alignment of early education and K-12: expectations, personnel and expertise

Some reminders as we start the week:

* Links to biographies of the panelist and other resource material, including the Working Group Report, can be found on the School Readiness Agenda Page. For selected online resources on this broad subject area, go to the Issue Page on School Readiness (part of the Briefing Book).

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Keep up the good work, and thank you for participating!


John Ford and John Helie, 
Moderators