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WELCOME TO THE PDG B-5 TA CENTER VIRTUAL CONVENING!

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AGENDA• Welcome & about the convening

o Kathy Hebbeler, Co-Director, PDG B-5 TA Center • Federal goals and priorities

o Tammy Proctor, Acting Director, Office of Early Learning, U.S. Department of Educationo Richard Gonzales, PDG B-5 Project Manager, Administration for Children & Families

• Fireside chat with guest speakers:o Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Vice President for Research to Practice, Chan-Zuckerberg

Initiativeo Linda Hampton, Senior Director of Program Development, Save the Childreno Frank London Gettridge, Executive Director, National Public Education Support Fundo Lori Connors-Tadros, Senior Research Fellow, NIEER (facilitator)

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WHO IS ATTENDING?• Nearly 350 people, representing all states and territories, as

well as staff from the PDG B-5 TA Center and federal representatives:o122 state agency staffo77 PDG project leads or grant managerso50 PDG B-5 TA Center staffo21 Head Start collaboration staffo14 federal staffo10 PDG university and community partnersoParent & family engagement specialists, researchers, finance analysts,

project managers, childcare providers, teachers, early learning council members, Part C coordinators, QRIS consultants, and more!

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THANK YOU TO THE TEAM!

Session Development• Lori Connors-Tadros, Mandy Reeve, Mary Lee Porterfield, Faith

Scheibe, Neal Horen, Maria Eugenia Vasquez, Jana Martella, Elizabeth Caywood, Nancy vonBargen, Peggy Ball, Missy Coffey, Sally Shepherd, Stephanie Gehres, GG Weisenfeld, and Howard Morrison

Coordination & Logistics• Sarah Criscuolo, Greta Olivares, and Kate FergusonAnd all our wonderful facilitators and presenters!

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TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES?

• Email PDG-convening@sri.com• Include your phone number• Someone will respond by email or text

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AGENDA• Welcome & about the convening

o Kathy Hebbeler, Co-Director, PDG B-5 TA Center • Federal goals and priorities

o Tammy Proctor, Acting Director, Office of Early Learning, U.S. Department of Educationo Richard Gonzales, PDG B-5 Project Manager, Administration for Children & Families

• Fireside chat with guest speakers:o Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Vice President for Research to Practice, Chan-Zuckerberg

Initiativeo Linda Hampton, Senior Director of Program Development, Save the Childreno Frank London Gettridge, Executive Director, National Public Education Support Fundo Lori Connors-Tadros, Senior Research Fellow, NIEER (facilitator)

GUEST SPEAKERS• Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Vice

President for Research to Practice, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative

• Linda Hampton, Senior Director of Program Development, Save the Children

• Frank London Gettridge, Executive Director, National Public Education Support Fund

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QUESTIONS?Please submit questions for the speakers using the Q&A feature in the Attendee Hub. Questions will be answered at the end of the session, if time allows.

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THANK YOU!Enjoy the convening!

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Email: pdgta@sri.com

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This Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care.

Contract Number HHSP233201500041I

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PDG B-5 TA CENTERA SERVICE OF THE OFFICE OF CHILD CARE