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Staff member reports on MiAeyc-backed policy forum attendance in Washington, D.C.

New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education ยท March 10, 2025
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Summary

Kate Nicolai, supported by a MiAeyc scholarship, summarized her attendance at the NAEYC Policy Forum in Washington D.C., describing networking with childhood educators and policymakers about issues affecting families and early-childhood educators.

Kate Nicolai told the board she attended the National Association for the Education of Young Children Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., supported by a MiAeyc scholarship. She said the three-day event allowed her to meet childhood educators and policymakers and to learn about issues that affect families and those who teach young children; "She spent three days networking with childhood educators and policy makers and touched on issues that impact families, young children, and those that teach them," the minutes record.

Nicolai credited a scholarship from MiAeyc for enabling the trip and highlighted networking and policy exposure as benefits she will bring back to district staff and early-childhood programs. No motions or budget requests accompanied the report.