RECAP: County Early Childhood Education Strategy Session

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners held a strategy session on early childhood education needs in our community with state legislators, university and college presidents, and local organizations. The agenda is below - click on the link of the agenda item to skip ahead to that section of the meeting.

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Strategy Session on Early Childhood Education Agenda

• Welcome
  • Chairman Brownie Newman
• Opening Remarks
  • Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
• Overview: Quality, Cost and Workforce Challenges in Early Childhood Education and Pre-K
  • Rachael Nygaard, County Director of Strategic Partnerships
• Provider Perspective
  • Brian Repass, Community Action Opportunities
  • Dawn Meskil, Asheville City School Preschool
  • Jacque Penick, Verner Center for Early Learning
• Remarks
  • Members of the Board of Commissioners and Representatives from Institutes for Higher Education
• Facilitated Discussion: Call to Action, Possible Solutions and Next Steps
  • Rachael Nygaard

Also, HERE is a link to the report created by the Asheville-Buncombe Preschool Planning Collaborative, "The Key to Our Futures: Expanding Access to High-Quality Preschool in Asheville and Buncombe County."