Marquette County educator reports Triple P classes, statewide conference and dwindling ARPA childcare training funds
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Hannah, a Marquette County educator, described recent Triple P parenting classes, summarized the virtual Raising Wisconsin Children's Conference and said recorded sessions will be available for continuing-education credit; she said recent ARPA-funded childcare training requests have nearly exhausted remaining funds and announced family-focused events in April and March.
Hannah, a Marquette County educator, told the extension committee the county continues to offer Triple P parenting classes, including a virtual 'Fearless' series that supports parents of children with anxiety. "So that series is up and running," she said, adding the classes serve parents of children from infancy through preteen years.
The educator said staff helped register Smart Start staff and childcare providers for the Raising Wisconsin Children's Conference so attendees could receive continuing-education credits. "Childcare providers are also able to watch the recorded sessions for up to a month afterwards, and still get the credits," Hannah said, noting the recordings are being transcribed and uploaded.
Hannah said the Marquette County childcare team will reconvene in February to assess remaining work funded by ARPA and next steps for local childcare supports. On the county's remaining ARPA training funds, she reported a recent request consumed a large portion of the balance and summarized prior figures as "200 or 206," adding the funds were "pretty much gone." A committee member followed up about closing out ARPA; staff suggested shifting any leftover funds to a supplies line to close the books.
Hannah announced two upcoming events: a Family Adventure Day in April described as a large resource fair with interactive booths for families, and a Healthy Communities Healthy Youth (HCHY) in-person event on March 4 at Montello Schools focused on youth mental health and digital media. She said Dr. Roxie Atta (UW Extension) will be the keynote speaker at the HCHY event.
Committee members asked about participation levels in the Triple P sessions; Hannah said about 30 people attended a session she taught, and that the program is team-taught across counties so attendance draws participants from surrounding areas. She described the Triple P program as a six-week series shared across instructors to accommodate schedules.
The committee did not take formal action on the educator report. The committee chair thanked Hannah and moved on to other agenda items.
