NOEEN Steering Committee
The New Orleans Early Education Network (NOEEN) is a collaborative partnership between every publicly funded early education provider in the city. NOEEN is managed by Agenda for Children.
ECHO Fund
Visit the ECHO fund page to learn more about an exciting new grant program for Type III early learning centers (and the nonprofits that support them) in New Orleans.
Strategic Plan
NOEEN Steering committee members worked with early childhood stakeholders and Bellwether Education Partners to develop a vision for NOEEN's future. Click here to read the Strategic Plan.
Steering Committee Members
Every sector (centers, Head Start, public schools and private schools) and funding sources (CCAP, LA4, Preschool Expansion Grant (PEG), NSECD, Early Head Start and Head Start) are represented on the steering committee. Current members include:
Name |
Funding Source / Program Type |
Organization |
| Dr. Keith Liederman, Chair | Head Start | Kingsley House |
| Jennifer Roberts | Child Care Resource and Referral | Agenda for Children |
| Thomas Lambert | IDEA, Child Search | NOLA Public Schools |
| Maria Blanco | Early Head Start | LSU Health Sciences Center |
| Thelma French | Head Start | Total Community Action |
|
Kristi Givens |
CCAP, City Seats, Early Head Start | Kids of Excellence |
| Carole Elliot | NSECD | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| Joyce Ridgeway | Early Steps | Department of Health, Region 1 |
| Kate Mehok | LA4 | Crescent City Schools |
| Joy Mitchell | CCAP, City Seats, PEG | Children’s Palace |
| Rhonda Taylor | Head Start | Catholic Charities |
| Emily Wolff | City Seats | Mayor's Office of Youth & Families |
Steering Sub-Committees
Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, the NOEEN Steering Committee will establish three working groups, or Sub-Committees, comprised of Steering Committee members, Agenda for Children representatives, and a variety of other stakeholders and content-area experts committed to improving quality, access, and accountability in early childhood education.
Steering Sub-Committees will consist of strategic, forward-thinking policy, practice, and advocacy work in the areas of Quality, Enrollment, and Funding. Policy or practice changes proposed in the course of Sub-Committee sessions will be brought to the full Steering Committee for deliberation and / or ratification.
2020-2021 Meeting Schedule
Meeting time and date will be announced in the appropriate meeting agenda. Unless otherwise stated, all meetings will be held from Agenda for Children (8300 Earhart Blvd., Suite 201). All meetings are open to the public. To attend a virtual meeting, please visit the appropriate meeting agenda, posted below, and follow the enclosed instructions to receive the meeting link.
- Thursday, September 10, 2020 (Virtual)
- Wednesday: October 21, 2020 (Virtual)
- Wednesday, November 18, 2020 (Virtual)
- Wednesday, January 20, 2020 (Format TBA)
- Wednesday, March 17, 2020
- Wednesday, May 19, 2020
November 18, 2020 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Minutes from October 21, 2020 - TBA
- Presentations - TBA
October 21, 2020 Meeting Materials
September 10, 2020 Meeting Materials
Ad Hoc: June 22, 2020 Meeting Materials
June 3, 2020 Meeting Materials
May 13, 2020 Meeting Materials
January 29, 2020 Meeting Materials
November 19, 2019 Meeting Materials
October 4, 2019 Meeting Materials
September 25, 2019 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Minutes from August 28, 2019 Meeting
- Revised Bylaws adopted September 25, 2019
- Presentations
August 28, 2019 Meeting Materials
June 5, 2019 Meeting Materials
March 12, 2019 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Minutes from the January 30, 2019 Meeting
- Draft Recommendations for Special Coordinated Funding Request Process
- Approved Recommendations for Special Coordinated Funding Request Process
January 30, 2019 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Minutes from the November 28, 2018 Meeting
- Draft Coordinated Request Funding Materials PDF or Excel
- Draft Coordinated Enrollment Plan
- Presentations
November 28, 2018 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Coordinated Funding Request Recommendations-UPDATED
- Minutes from the September 26, 2018 Meeting
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- Coordinated Funding Presentation
- Performance Profile Presentation
- New Orleans Network Profile
September 26, 2018 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Minutes from the August 29, 2018 Meeting
- Presentations (Coordinated Enrollment, Coordinated Funding and Network Update)
August 29, 2018 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from June 13, 2018 Meeting
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- Coordinated Observations Presentation
- Coordinated Funding Request Presentation
June 13, 2018 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from March 21, 2018 Meeting
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- CLASS Observation Presentation
March 21, 2018 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from January 31, 2018 Meeting
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- NOEEN Tuition Requests Presentation
- City Council Funding Presentation
January 31, 2018 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from November 28, 2017 Meeting
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- Coordinated Funding Request Presentation
- CLASS Observation Presentation
November 28, 2017 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from September 26, 2017 Meeting
- Coordinated Funding Request Recommendations
- Coordinated Funding Request Presentation
- Revised Coordinated Enrollment Framework
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- 2016-17 Performance Profile Orleans Parish Information
- 2016-17 Performance Profile Presentation
September 26, 2017 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from June 13, 2017 Meeting
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- Needs Assessment Presentation
- CLASS Observations Presentation
June 13, 2017 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from March 21, 2017 Meeting
- 2016-17 CLASS Results
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- Coordinated Enrollment Framework Update
- Legislative Update
March 21, 2017 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Strategic Plan
- Draft Minutes from January 24, 2017 meeting
- Coordinated Enrollment Update
January 24, 2017 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft minutes from November 29, 2016 meeting
- Draft Coordinated Enrollment Plan
- Strategic Planning Update Presentation
- Performance Profile Presentation
- Coordinated Funding Presentation
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- 2017-18 Early Childhood Allocations (Pending Legislative Allocations)
November 29, 2016 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Strategic Planning Update
- Coordinated Funding Request Recommendations (for Steering Committee Review and Approval)
- Coordinated Funding Presentation
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation (revised 12/1)
- Coordinated Enrollment Framework (revised)
- NOEEN DRAFT Performance Profile
- Minutes from September 27, 2016 meeting
September 27, 2016 Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Presentation on the Proposed Coordinated Funding Request Process
- Draft Coordinated Funding Request Scoring Rubrics
- Draft Presentation on Changes to Coordinated Enrollment
- Draft minutes from August 23, 2016 meeting
August 23, 2016
- Meeting Agenda
- Minutes from April 5, 2016 meeting
- 2016-2017 Steering Committee Handbook
- NOEEN Updates and CLASS Observation Plan
- Needs Assessment Presentation
- Coordinated Enrollment Update
- PK Funding Letter of Support
April 5, 2016
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from March 1, 2016 meeting
- Coordinated Enrollment Update
- Draft PK Tuition Policy
- Stand for Children presentation on Increasing Funds for High-Quality ECE Programs in New Orleans
- Legislative Update
March 1, 2016
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from January 14, 2016 meeting
- Presentations (NOEEN Coordinated Enrollment and Coordinated Information Campaign, NOEEN Theory of Change, NOEEN CLASS Summit, and BESE and Upcoming Legislative Session Update)
- Draft Theory of Change
January 14, 2016
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from November 18, 2015 meeting
- Coordinated Funding Request Recommendations to the NOEEN Steering Committee (Excel)
- Coordinated Funding Request Presentation
- CLASS Scores Presentation
- Update on Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
November 18, 2015
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes from September 3, 2015 meeting
- October 1, 2015 Child Count Summary
- Coordinated Enrollment Plan
- Final Coordinated Enrollment Plan
- Revised Observation Plan
September 3, 2015
August 4, 2015
- Meeting Agenda
- Draft Minutes
- NOEEN Overview Presentation
- Coordinated Enrollment Presentation
- Coordinated Enrollment Framework
Public comments (including those related to coordinated enrollment) can be submitted via email at publiccomments@agendaforchildren.org.