CMT Core Group Meeting - CMT Meeting Minutes
Thursday, August 4
Human Resource Council
The Sapphire Clinic in Hamilton stopped receiving patients on June 30th. The grants funding the clinic expired, and Congress will only fund about 30 of the 800 applications that were submitted. Sometime in August the Human Resource Council will find out if they are one of the 30 applications that were funded. The Sapphire Clinic was serving 800-900 clients, and more than 50% of the clients had no income.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Janet has been travelling to Kalispell often. They have one new counselor there, and will add another one. They are still doing their orientations.
Job Service
Jobs are up, many employers are hiring in North Dakota and Eastern Montana. UI will begin moving to internet only services, and phasing out their phone lines. There is Disaster UI for people affected by flooding, more information on DLI website. Missoula has been approved for Facebook pilot project, and now has a FB page. We recently hired one staff member, and may be adding another one soon.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
CMT Core Group Meeting - June 2, 2011
CMT Core Group Meeting Minutes
Thursday, June 2
Updates
Monique – Lifelong Learning Center
The Even Start Program will end on August 21. The LLC is a site for summer meals for ABE youth, 18 and under. The LLC has partnered with Job Service for a free class to help students prepare for college. The Transition to College class will be 8:00-11:30 Monday through Thursday. The class is funded by the College Access Grant. Contact the Job Service or LLC for more information. Monique does not have the information on what the funding will be for the upcoming fiscal year for Adult Basic Education.
Saundra – Job Service
Wolf has been meeting with employees to discuss the future of the Job Service. There are efforts underway to get a Facebook page up and running for the Job Service. Job orders are up, with over 300 current job postings, but many employers are not getting enough applicants for jobs. The business community is starting to question where the workers are when there are so many folks unemployed, but they are not getting applications for jobs.
Maggie – Human Resource District Council
There is no youth summer program this year. They are waiting for more information on what the WIA continuing resolution will mean for state allocations. They are anticipating cuts across the board. The Sapphire Clinic in Hamilton is facing possible federal spending cuts, as the Federal government will choose only 70 new clinics to fund, nationwide. The programs have been busy, with Energy Share and LEIAP just wrapping up for the year. The summer lunch programs are gearing up. Missoula County administers these programs.
Michelle – Child Care Resources
CCR is only funded through September 30th, and they will not know the RFP and budget info until the end of July. The recently hired Development Director has been working to obtain funds and get short, project-based grants. In the Bitterroot CCR is going to be able to put on some intensive workshops for child care providers, including workshops on inclusion and disabilities. Each year CCR has funding for summer camps, but by the end of June the funding is usually completely obligated. CCR is also working with the LLC to collaborate on some classes this fall, including classes for child care providers on business and professionalism, human resources, CPR and First Aid, and changes to OPI regulations.
Thursday, June 2
Updates
Monique – Lifelong Learning Center
The Even Start Program will end on August 21. The LLC is a site for summer meals for ABE youth, 18 and under. The LLC has partnered with Job Service for a free class to help students prepare for college. The Transition to College class will be 8:00-11:30 Monday through Thursday. The class is funded by the College Access Grant. Contact the Job Service or LLC for more information. Monique does not have the information on what the funding will be for the upcoming fiscal year for Adult Basic Education.
Saundra – Job Service
Wolf has been meeting with employees to discuss the future of the Job Service. There are efforts underway to get a Facebook page up and running for the Job Service. Job orders are up, with over 300 current job postings, but many employers are not getting enough applicants for jobs. The business community is starting to question where the workers are when there are so many folks unemployed, but they are not getting applications for jobs.
Maggie – Human Resource District Council
There is no youth summer program this year. They are waiting for more information on what the WIA continuing resolution will mean for state allocations. They are anticipating cuts across the board. The Sapphire Clinic in Hamilton is facing possible federal spending cuts, as the Federal government will choose only 70 new clinics to fund, nationwide. The programs have been busy, with Energy Share and LEIAP just wrapping up for the year. The summer lunch programs are gearing up. Missoula County administers these programs.
Michelle – Child Care Resources
CCR is only funded through September 30th, and they will not know the RFP and budget info until the end of July. The recently hired Development Director has been working to obtain funds and get short, project-based grants. In the Bitterroot CCR is going to be able to put on some intensive workshops for child care providers, including workshops on inclusion and disabilities. Each year CCR has funding for summer camps, but by the end of June the funding is usually completely obligated. CCR is also working with the LLC to collaborate on some classes this fall, including classes for child care providers on business and professionalism, human resources, CPR and First Aid, and changes to OPI regulations.
Monday, April 18, 2011
CMT Core Group Meeting - April 7, 2011
Core Group CMT Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7 Updates Janet – Vocational Rehabilitation Janet is still spending quite a bit of time travelling to and from Kalispell. Dalayna Hillis is the new Blind/Low Vision counselor at the office in Missoula. The Kalispell office is fully staffed, and Voc Rehab has added some support staff in Missoula. Jim – Human Resource Council The HRC is waiting for congressional action on several discretionary programs. The changes have potential to have a big impact on working families. Renters could be eligible for energy assistance through LIEAP, they need to apply before April 30th to have their energy bills for the past winter considered. Contact the HRC in Missoula for more information. Monique – Lifelong Learning Center The Even Start is no longer funded. The Even Start program had not had any increases in funding in 15 years of operation. Monique has put in a request to run the program through the end of September. The program leaves behind an incredible early education classroom, and Monique is in the process of getting information to make the best decision on what will be done with the classroom. Adult Basic Education funding is still sitting in legislative limbo. The Lifelong Learning Center is in the process of evaluating their orientation and entry process for ABE, to increase effectiveness and get students into the classroom as quickly and effectively as possible. They are looking at possible restructuring of the program. Some of the most popular classes at LLC recently have been: Beekeeping, Zumba, and Raising Chickens. LLC is working on new collaborations with Frenchtown, Target Range, and Hellgate Elementary to offer fee based classes at those locations. Michelle – Child Care Resources Child care funding is also in limbo right now. All market rates and provider rates are frozen. There is a waiting list for CCR, and 2002 was the last time there was a waiting list for child care services. They recently hired a Development Director, she has been working to obtain grants and diversify funds. United Way has allowed CCR to reapply for funds, for the first time in 3 years. United Way has about $600K to give out, and has more than $800K in applications. CCR is running on a shorter staff. They are still working on the transition of two major problems to Great Falls, including the Provider Referral service. Lynn – College of Technology The legislature will determine the outcome of the efforts to build a new COT. The request is the culmination of more than 6 years of planning. Enrollments are high; people are making decisions to come to school. The retention piece is very important. Some industrial programs already have waiting lists for the fall. The Hamilton/Bitterroot program and faculty is growing. The COT is being cautious about new programming. A course and program review will be conducted during the fall semester to determine what gets funded and what programs end. The COT is expecting a national accreditation for their RN program. They are also waiting to hear back on their respiratory care program to see if it will be nationally accredited. They will be posting an opening for an Outreach Director, this job will combine some grant writing and outreach in the community. Wolf – Job Service WIA funding is zeroed out in the national budget; the TAA ends next June as does the Timber OJT. Job Service is being careful with staffing. They are also looking at hosting a few exchange students from Germany. Wolf will be going back to Washington DC at the end of the month with the Career Pathways team. Job orders are up, with 328 jobs posted as of Wednesday the 6th. The Job Service is working to build expertise in industry clusters. Lynn from the Job Service has started to learn more information about healthcare careers. Next Meeting Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 5th at Job Service.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
CMT Core Group Meeting - March 3, 2011
Core Group CMT Meeting
Thursday, March 3
Updates
Human Resource Council
The Human Resource Council is waiting to see what 2012 will bring. Many programs are possibly going to be affected on a state and federal level.
Lifelong Learning Center
Even Start is gone; the program was eliminated in a resolution at the Legislature. The program had served about 29 individuals and 19 families in the past year. The elimination of the program will result in 3 people being laid off in July. The LLC is debating adding a Child Care component on location. The intent would be to have child care spots available to families participating in training, or spots open to the public. Renee is in Helena hoping to testify in defense of ABE, all Adult Basic Education funding was eliminated in the budget, instead of being zeroed out. Without the $500,000 of state money, Montana cannot receive the $1.2 million in federal funding match for ABE. If the situation remains the same, more than 15 people could lose their jobs, and funding for the GED programs would be gone.
Vocational Rehabilitation
The general Voc Rehab program remains busy. There are some program cuts on the table. One program that could be cut is the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. The Extended Employment Services program has a 7-10 year waiting list, and this program could also be affected by cuts. One counselor position could be coming open in the near future. On March 16th Michelle Pickell is hosting a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Training. The stimulus money that VR has been using will be gone in September, at that time they could face the loss of some staff. They will be increasingly looking for ways to share costs and programs with other agencies.
Job Service
We are working to partner with the LLC on Adult Basic Education orientations. We have had staff attend the orientations to provide information about how obtaining a GED or progressing in your education will increase job opportunities. Wolf continues to work with the Career Pathways initiative. The team will return to DC in April for another career pathways training meeting. We have continued with our Job Seeker workshops, please let participants know they can call and sign up for our free workshop. Job Service is continuing to explore the possibility of a Career Expo in the fall.
Next Meeting
Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 7th at Job Service.
Thursday, March 3
Updates
Human Resource Council
The Human Resource Council is waiting to see what 2012 will bring. Many programs are possibly going to be affected on a state and federal level.
Lifelong Learning Center
Even Start is gone; the program was eliminated in a resolution at the Legislature. The program had served about 29 individuals and 19 families in the past year. The elimination of the program will result in 3 people being laid off in July. The LLC is debating adding a Child Care component on location. The intent would be to have child care spots available to families participating in training, or spots open to the public. Renee is in Helena hoping to testify in defense of ABE, all Adult Basic Education funding was eliminated in the budget, instead of being zeroed out. Without the $500,000 of state money, Montana cannot receive the $1.2 million in federal funding match for ABE. If the situation remains the same, more than 15 people could lose their jobs, and funding for the GED programs would be gone.
Vocational Rehabilitation
The general Voc Rehab program remains busy. There are some program cuts on the table. One program that could be cut is the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. The Extended Employment Services program has a 7-10 year waiting list, and this program could also be affected by cuts. One counselor position could be coming open in the near future. On March 16th Michelle Pickell is hosting a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Training. The stimulus money that VR has been using will be gone in September, at that time they could face the loss of some staff. They will be increasingly looking for ways to share costs and programs with other agencies.
Job Service
We are working to partner with the LLC on Adult Basic Education orientations. We have had staff attend the orientations to provide information about how obtaining a GED or progressing in your education will increase job opportunities. Wolf continues to work with the Career Pathways initiative. The team will return to DC in April for another career pathways training meeting. We have continued with our Job Seeker workshops, please let participants know they can call and sign up for our free workshop. Job Service is continuing to explore the possibility of a Career Expo in the fall.
Next Meeting
Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 7th at Job Service.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
CMT Core Group Meeting - February 10, 2011
Core Group CMT Meeting
Thursday, February 10
Updates
Lynn – College of Technology
The final numbers are not in yet for spring semester enrollment, but the financial aid office was very busy. Wolf and Lynn discussed career advising services and possible opportunities for partnership. Lynn followed up with Jodie on the Medical Coding programs as discussed at the last Core Group meeting. The hope is that a medical coding certificate could translate into credits at some point, and efforts are being made at various schools around the state to figure out if and how certificates and experience can translate to credits. Lynn and Jodie also discussed the CNA programs, their demand, and their status as non-credit offerings. Clinical placements for medical programs are very limited in Missoula, due to many people coming in from other areas to do clinicals in our medical community. The schools are competing for clinical placements. Larry is working on comprehensive management of statewide clinical placements. The COT just went through their National Nursing Accreditation. They expect to receive national accreditation for their RN program. The LPN program is state accredited.
Jodie – Lifelong Learning Center
The spring catalog will be out on Tuesday. Adult Basic Education is very busy. There are waiting lists for some of the time slots in the ABE managed enrollment system. They are in the process of looking at the full ABE orientation and enrollment process to determine if changes need to be made. Jodie and Saundra discussed partnership possibilities and details for having Job Service attend ABE Orientations. The partnership between LLC and Home Resource is really taking off. Many plumbing and electrical classes have been moved to Home Resource. The LLC is still having trouble getting low income students to enroll in classes at Home Resource. Jodie is thinking about the possibility of using FB to post special offers on certain occasions.
Wolf – Job Service
Wolf is working as the Chair of the newly branded Chamber Workforce Development & Education Committee. They are discussing some “Eggs & Issues” breakfast topics including the MCPS Building Reserve and Health Care. The committee is working to keep the subject matter open and convert their discussions into action. They also hope to help guide the direction of the discussions towards information that will be useful for the COT and the LLC. Wolf and Lynn discussed the work Lynn has done with Leadership High School. Wolf asked what Jodie and Lynn think the LLC and COT could gain from the Chamber committee. Jodie pointed out that the Workforce Development & Education committee could assist businesses with understanding that the LLC can provide low cost and repetitive training to specific industries, if the needs are defined by the business and conveyed to the LLC. The LLC can partner with businesses to make sure they have trained and qualified applicants for jobs. Lynn pointed out that they needed to point out something to tackle, and then take action. She hoped that the organizations and the businesses could be accountable to the committee for making things happen. The agreement is that we all need to collaborate together to get the job done, and come together to make sure that actions are taken to move the community forward.
Next Meeting
The next Core Group meeting is Thursday, March 3rd at 9:00 at Job Service.
Thursday, February 10
Updates
Lynn – College of Technology
The final numbers are not in yet for spring semester enrollment, but the financial aid office was very busy. Wolf and Lynn discussed career advising services and possible opportunities for partnership. Lynn followed up with Jodie on the Medical Coding programs as discussed at the last Core Group meeting. The hope is that a medical coding certificate could translate into credits at some point, and efforts are being made at various schools around the state to figure out if and how certificates and experience can translate to credits. Lynn and Jodie also discussed the CNA programs, their demand, and their status as non-credit offerings. Clinical placements for medical programs are very limited in Missoula, due to many people coming in from other areas to do clinicals in our medical community. The schools are competing for clinical placements. Larry is working on comprehensive management of statewide clinical placements. The COT just went through their National Nursing Accreditation. They expect to receive national accreditation for their RN program. The LPN program is state accredited.
Jodie – Lifelong Learning Center
The spring catalog will be out on Tuesday. Adult Basic Education is very busy. There are waiting lists for some of the time slots in the ABE managed enrollment system. They are in the process of looking at the full ABE orientation and enrollment process to determine if changes need to be made. Jodie and Saundra discussed partnership possibilities and details for having Job Service attend ABE Orientations. The partnership between LLC and Home Resource is really taking off. Many plumbing and electrical classes have been moved to Home Resource. The LLC is still having trouble getting low income students to enroll in classes at Home Resource. Jodie is thinking about the possibility of using FB to post special offers on certain occasions.
Wolf – Job Service
Wolf is working as the Chair of the newly branded Chamber Workforce Development & Education Committee. They are discussing some “Eggs & Issues” breakfast topics including the MCPS Building Reserve and Health Care. The committee is working to keep the subject matter open and convert their discussions into action. They also hope to help guide the direction of the discussions towards information that will be useful for the COT and the LLC. Wolf and Lynn discussed the work Lynn has done with Leadership High School. Wolf asked what Jodie and Lynn think the LLC and COT could gain from the Chamber committee. Jodie pointed out that the Workforce Development & Education committee could assist businesses with understanding that the LLC can provide low cost and repetitive training to specific industries, if the needs are defined by the business and conveyed to the LLC. The LLC can partner with businesses to make sure they have trained and qualified applicants for jobs. Lynn pointed out that they needed to point out something to tackle, and then take action. She hoped that the organizations and the businesses could be accountable to the committee for making things happen. The agreement is that we all need to collaborate together to get the job done, and come together to make sure that actions are taken to move the community forward.
Next Meeting
The next Core Group meeting is Thursday, March 3rd at 9:00 at Job Service.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
CMT Core Group Meeting - January 13, 2011
CMT Meeting Minutes - Core Group CMT Meeting
Thursday, January 13
Child Care Resources Tour
Lifelong Learning Center – Monique
The spring schedule/catalog is now in development. The LLC is partnering with the LERN program to begin offering some online classes. This way they can provide their classes online to local or national customers. Lisa Rae Roper is working with the medical courses including CNA and Medical Coding to offer a component of those courses online. The LLC is exploring the ability to offer a certified medical coding program via the College of Technology, with remote sites connected to Montana hospitals. The UM COT currently offers an inpatient medical coding certificate via a two year program. This provides the credentials to work as a coder in a hospital setting. Most coding is outpatient, and the next step would be to offer the outpatient medical coding component. Right now the UM COT will award an AA in Health Information upon completion of their program, but their program is not certified by the CPC (Certified Professional Coder) organization. After achieving the AA, students must study separately to take the CPC Certification Exam.
Home Resource has started their orientations, and have partnered with LLC to enroll people in their classes. They have a nice shop area and showcase area. They currently need more low income participants in their programs to meet grant guidelines.
SB 44 would increase the compulsory attendance age for high school from 16 to 18. If a student chose to transition to another program such as Job Corps, they could still be considered “enrolled.”
There is another GED options initiative on the radar, this initiative would make the GED an equivalent to High School graduation, and allow students who are credit deficient to take the GED to get their HS diploma. Monique reported that statistics show that 60% of high school students would not pass the GED test.
Adult Basic Education classes are very full. The managed enrollment system is working well to keep class size steady with 250-300 people actively enrolled in ABE. Last year over 2,000 people were served through ABE, which was a 25% increase in the number of people service. They attribute this to the layoffs in the community, and the availability of the classes.
The LLC is now fully staffed and they have more than 30 new instructors. On the 25th of January the instructors will begin using Moodle.
Job Service – Wolf
The Job Service has had some staffing changes with a few retirements and 4 new employees coming on board this month. Commissioner of Labor Keith Kelley will be in the office tomorrow to meet with previous Smurfit-Stone employees. Auditors recently completed an audit of over 300 WIA files. Wolf will be meeting with Alan Fugelberg from the COT to discuss training for the faculty at the COT who are working with adult learners. They are hoping to find a professional development resource to teach the faculty more about the services available to displaced workers. There will be no career fair this spring, and the Job Service is looking at the possibility of an Occupational Expo in the fall, highlighting specific occupational clusters that are prominent in our area and the education and training pathways within those clusters. Wolf continues to work with the Chamber of Commerce Business Affairs Committee, which is focusing right now on the health care occupational cluster in our community. In Great Falls the medical community helps fund some of the classes at the college of technology, this way they are able to get the workers they need for their businesses, with the right training. Jodie pointed out that this is exactly how they got their Dental Assisting Program started at the LLC.
Child Care Resources – Michelle
Child Care Resources is now operating out of their new space on Front Street. At their recent fundraiser, the Connoisseur Classic, they doubled their fundraising record from last year, the event was very successful. They are currently in the process of having their programs audited. On January 31st they will lose their referral software, that software is transitioning to Great Falls. They only ended up having to lay off one clerical support worker and are hoping to prevent any other layoffs. The Food Program reauthorization has been approved, but there are many changes that will affect child care providers. Some food items will change, and providers will not be able to serve some of the staples they have been serving for a long time. The food reimbursement rates have also been frozen. The new Food Program focuses on raw foods and food prepared from scratch. Jodie brainstormed the possibility of providing a hands-on low cost class to offer to child care providers, focusing on low cost easy recipes for kids.
Human Resource Council – Maggie
The same changes in the food program that are affecting Child Care Resources are affecting the Mineral County Lunch Program. In Mineral County 98% of high school students eat hot lunch at the school, which attests to the quality of the lunch program there. Human Resource Council is also in the process of having their programs reviewed by state auditors. Some of their files have been checked by three different auditors this week. The Youth Program at HRC is very busy; there are a lot of eligible youth in the community. One issue is that the money they make through the youth program is increasingly considered part of the family income. Maggie also shared feedback regarding changes in high school that have affected many of their participants. The LIEAP program has expenses that are 35% higher than last year.
Planning
We will pull the full group together in March for Compassion Fatigue training. We will set quarterly meetings for the full group, and send out the schedule by early February. A possible location for the summer meetings is Home Resource.
The next Core Group meeting is Thursday, February 10th at 9:00 at Job Service.
Thursday, January 13
Child Care Resources Tour
Lifelong Learning Center – Monique
The spring schedule/catalog is now in development. The LLC is partnering with the LERN program to begin offering some online classes. This way they can provide their classes online to local or national customers. Lisa Rae Roper is working with the medical courses including CNA and Medical Coding to offer a component of those courses online. The LLC is exploring the ability to offer a certified medical coding program via the College of Technology, with remote sites connected to Montana hospitals. The UM COT currently offers an inpatient medical coding certificate via a two year program. This provides the credentials to work as a coder in a hospital setting. Most coding is outpatient, and the next step would be to offer the outpatient medical coding component. Right now the UM COT will award an AA in Health Information upon completion of their program, but their program is not certified by the CPC (Certified Professional Coder) organization. After achieving the AA, students must study separately to take the CPC Certification Exam.
Home Resource has started their orientations, and have partnered with LLC to enroll people in their classes. They have a nice shop area and showcase area. They currently need more low income participants in their programs to meet grant guidelines.
SB 44 would increase the compulsory attendance age for high school from 16 to 18. If a student chose to transition to another program such as Job Corps, they could still be considered “enrolled.”
There is another GED options initiative on the radar, this initiative would make the GED an equivalent to High School graduation, and allow students who are credit deficient to take the GED to get their HS diploma. Monique reported that statistics show that 60% of high school students would not pass the GED test.
Adult Basic Education classes are very full. The managed enrollment system is working well to keep class size steady with 250-300 people actively enrolled in ABE. Last year over 2,000 people were served through ABE, which was a 25% increase in the number of people service. They attribute this to the layoffs in the community, and the availability of the classes.
The LLC is now fully staffed and they have more than 30 new instructors. On the 25th of January the instructors will begin using Moodle.
Job Service – Wolf
The Job Service has had some staffing changes with a few retirements and 4 new employees coming on board this month. Commissioner of Labor Keith Kelley will be in the office tomorrow to meet with previous Smurfit-Stone employees. Auditors recently completed an audit of over 300 WIA files. Wolf will be meeting with Alan Fugelberg from the COT to discuss training for the faculty at the COT who are working with adult learners. They are hoping to find a professional development resource to teach the faculty more about the services available to displaced workers. There will be no career fair this spring, and the Job Service is looking at the possibility of an Occupational Expo in the fall, highlighting specific occupational clusters that are prominent in our area and the education and training pathways within those clusters. Wolf continues to work with the Chamber of Commerce Business Affairs Committee, which is focusing right now on the health care occupational cluster in our community. In Great Falls the medical community helps fund some of the classes at the college of technology, this way they are able to get the workers they need for their businesses, with the right training. Jodie pointed out that this is exactly how they got their Dental Assisting Program started at the LLC.
Child Care Resources – Michelle
Child Care Resources is now operating out of their new space on Front Street. At their recent fundraiser, the Connoisseur Classic, they doubled their fundraising record from last year, the event was very successful. They are currently in the process of having their programs audited. On January 31st they will lose their referral software, that software is transitioning to Great Falls. They only ended up having to lay off one clerical support worker and are hoping to prevent any other layoffs. The Food Program reauthorization has been approved, but there are many changes that will affect child care providers. Some food items will change, and providers will not be able to serve some of the staples they have been serving for a long time. The food reimbursement rates have also been frozen. The new Food Program focuses on raw foods and food prepared from scratch. Jodie brainstormed the possibility of providing a hands-on low cost class to offer to child care providers, focusing on low cost easy recipes for kids.
Human Resource Council – Maggie
The same changes in the food program that are affecting Child Care Resources are affecting the Mineral County Lunch Program. In Mineral County 98% of high school students eat hot lunch at the school, which attests to the quality of the lunch program there. Human Resource Council is also in the process of having their programs reviewed by state auditors. Some of their files have been checked by three different auditors this week. The Youth Program at HRC is very busy; there are a lot of eligible youth in the community. One issue is that the money they make through the youth program is increasingly considered part of the family income. Maggie also shared feedback regarding changes in high school that have affected many of their participants. The LIEAP program has expenses that are 35% higher than last year.
Planning
We will pull the full group together in March for Compassion Fatigue training. We will set quarterly meetings for the full group, and send out the schedule by early February. A possible location for the summer meetings is Home Resource.
The next Core Group meeting is Thursday, February 10th at 9:00 at Job Service.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
CMT Core Group Meeting - November 4
Community Management Team Core Group Meeting
November 4, 2010
Michelle-Child Care Resources
Service centralization has continued in Child Care Resource offices statewide, and service contracts have been awarded statewide. Missoula obtained the statewide contract for Distance Learning, but Great Falls received both of the other contracts, one for the Referral Program and one for the Legally Unregistered Provider Program. Great Falls CCR will end up hiring about 6 more staff, Missoula may end up losing some staff. Child Care Resources is working with other statewide Child Care organizations to migrate services and figure out how the centralized services will be delivered when the service transition is complete in January. CCR will be closed on for three days from November 17-21, the day they are scheduled to move to their new location in the Whitman Building downtown on Pine and Higgins at 105 East Pine. They will reopen on November 22. They will be renting the basement space in that building. There has been a huge increase recently in the legally unregistered child care providers, as people who are out of work are increasingly taking care of family or friends children rather than those children being in a registered child care establishment. A Development Director has been hired to help CCR diversify funds. There will be a Child Care Resources Fundraiser, the Connoisseur Classic, at the Loyola Center on Friday, November 12th.
Maggie-Human Resource Council
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) has started for the year, and HRC has hired an additional 5 seasonal employees for that program. LIEAP already has 1/3 of the applications that they had for the full season last year, so the program is starting out very busy. The WIA Youth program budget came out, and only had a 5% decrease, which was a smaller decrease than expected. Although budgets have not been cut as severely, the reporting expectations are much higher, with different requirements for the county, state, and federal levels of funding. The ARRA Weatherization program is probably going to wrap up by the end of December due to the funding being used. The Rapid Re-Housing project is wrapping up also. The Sapphire Clinic is busy, they are seeing an average of 200 people each month. HRC is in the process of hiring a Manager for the Sapphire Clinic.
Monique-Lifelong Learning Center
The LLC has been struggling to fill two positions, both are part-time positions. One is for a Secretary and the other is for a Para-Educator. More information is available from the Lifelong Learning Center or the Job Service. LLC is hiring a new Language Arts Instructor, that process should be complete in the near future. Monique is on two committees looking at education and responsibilities. One is the PK20 committee, and Monique is on the Responsibilities Subcommittee. The other is the 21st Century Workforce Initiative. The new parking lot at the LLC has been completed, and the available parking has doubled, with lighting for safety.
Wolf-Missoula Job Service
Wolf has checked in with some possible presenters on Compassion Fatigue, and CMT training possibilities were discussed. Wolf hopes to have additional information about cost by our next meeting. Monique suggested using something like this training as a reward for staff, incorporating some other positive incentives with the training. We could try to have this training in the first part of February. At Job Service, the NEG OJT Grant is off to a slow start. It is difficult to find employers, employees, and jobs that all fit the criteria of the grant. Wolf reported on some of the community economic development efforts and the committees he participates in locally. The Job Service is in the process of trying to convert three temporary positions to permanent positions.
Next Meeting
The next CMT Core Group Meeting is scheduled for December 2 at 9:00 am at Job Service.
November 4, 2010
Michelle-Child Care Resources
Service centralization has continued in Child Care Resource offices statewide, and service contracts have been awarded statewide. Missoula obtained the statewide contract for Distance Learning, but Great Falls received both of the other contracts, one for the Referral Program and one for the Legally Unregistered Provider Program. Great Falls CCR will end up hiring about 6 more staff, Missoula may end up losing some staff. Child Care Resources is working with other statewide Child Care organizations to migrate services and figure out how the centralized services will be delivered when the service transition is complete in January. CCR will be closed on for three days from November 17-21, the day they are scheduled to move to their new location in the Whitman Building downtown on Pine and Higgins at 105 East Pine. They will reopen on November 22. They will be renting the basement space in that building. There has been a huge increase recently in the legally unregistered child care providers, as people who are out of work are increasingly taking care of family or friends children rather than those children being in a registered child care establishment. A Development Director has been hired to help CCR diversify funds. There will be a Child Care Resources Fundraiser, the Connoisseur Classic, at the Loyola Center on Friday, November 12th.
Maggie-Human Resource Council
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) has started for the year, and HRC has hired an additional 5 seasonal employees for that program. LIEAP already has 1/3 of the applications that they had for the full season last year, so the program is starting out very busy. The WIA Youth program budget came out, and only had a 5% decrease, which was a smaller decrease than expected. Although budgets have not been cut as severely, the reporting expectations are much higher, with different requirements for the county, state, and federal levels of funding. The ARRA Weatherization program is probably going to wrap up by the end of December due to the funding being used. The Rapid Re-Housing project is wrapping up also. The Sapphire Clinic is busy, they are seeing an average of 200 people each month. HRC is in the process of hiring a Manager for the Sapphire Clinic.
Monique-Lifelong Learning Center
The LLC has been struggling to fill two positions, both are part-time positions. One is for a Secretary and the other is for a Para-Educator. More information is available from the Lifelong Learning Center or the Job Service. LLC is hiring a new Language Arts Instructor, that process should be complete in the near future. Monique is on two committees looking at education and responsibilities. One is the PK20 committee, and Monique is on the Responsibilities Subcommittee. The other is the 21st Century Workforce Initiative. The new parking lot at the LLC has been completed, and the available parking has doubled, with lighting for safety.
Wolf-Missoula Job Service
Wolf has checked in with some possible presenters on Compassion Fatigue, and CMT training possibilities were discussed. Wolf hopes to have additional information about cost by our next meeting. Monique suggested using something like this training as a reward for staff, incorporating some other positive incentives with the training. We could try to have this training in the first part of February. At Job Service, the NEG OJT Grant is off to a slow start. It is difficult to find employers, employees, and jobs that all fit the criteria of the grant. Wolf reported on some of the community economic development efforts and the committees he participates in locally. The Job Service is in the process of trying to convert three temporary positions to permanent positions.
Next Meeting
The next CMT Core Group Meeting is scheduled for December 2 at 9:00 am at Job Service.
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