Success By Six / Smart Start Bartlesville
Information | Initiatives | Staff
Information
Success By Six / Smart Start Bartlesville's mission is to bring together businesses, civic and social services, and non-profit agencies to lead initiatives that will ensure every child in Washington and Nowata counties has the opportunity to enter school ready and able to learn. Staff develops and supports initiatives concentrating on the areas of health, literacy, education and quality child care for families within Washington and Nowata counties. Over 3,000 children's lives have been impacted this year using these initiatives.
Initiatives 2006 - 2007
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Raising A Reader - Literacy bags provided for children in the public school systems and home visitation programs have been expanded into child care centers. The literacy bags provide educators with tools to loan to children and parents to enhance literacy skills, parent involvement and to help instill in families a love for reading and learning.
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Walk This Weigh (Oklahoma Turning Point Initiative) - Addresses issues concerning childhood obesity and diabetes by encouraging parents and children to become more active and fit.
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Family Life Symposium (Phil DeVol—2007) - National presenter for early childhood professionals and parents will be presenting on “Bridges Out of Poverty” Approved for Tier II Training, Director’s Training, Licensed Social Workers and CEUs.
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Early Childhood Leadership Forum - Dr. Pat Levitt, a National Presenter representing The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, will discuss, “A Primer of Brain Development for Parents and Professionals.” Dr. Levitt’s presentation is geared to business leaders, legislators and parents regarding scientific research on the importance of positive experiences for young children, the brain development that occurs in the early years of a child’s life and the economic impact on communities of early interventions.
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Family Style Dining - Focus on family style dining to enhance parent/child relationships while promoting developmentally appropriate practices. Latest research reveals familial relationships built while sitting at the “Family Table” decreases substance abuse in later years. Presentations have been made to parent groups, family child care home providers and child care center staff to emphasize the learning opportunities that can occur during mealtimes.
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Provider Training - Education/training sessions include: Mind In The Making, a Families & Work Institute facilitated learning process that focuses on relationships and developmental milestones of children, training using Center for Early Childhood Professional Development (CECPD) curriculum, and working with Tri-County Tech, Northeastern Community College and Tulsa Community College. TCC will begin bringing early childhood degree programs to Bartlesville in January as well as a certificate program for Native American Studies.
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Community Resource Center - Provide parents and early childhood professionals with videos, parenting books, curriculums, thematic kits, die cuts, and other resources to encourage them to do educational, developmentally appropriate activities with children in their care.
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Child Watch Tour - An opportunity for community members to see what impacts the quality of an early childhood setting. Participants will be called upon to spend a day visiting programs and interacting with children in the setting where young children spend their days.
Staff
Jan Boomer, Community Resource Coordinator
Email Jan Boomer | 918.337.6509
Hello my name is Jan Boomer and I am the Success by Six/Smart Start Community Resource Coordinator for DCD/WCCCF. In this position, I am able to bring awareness of early childhood issues to individuals and businesses within our community who can be instrumental in making a difference in the lives of children, especially ages 0-6. I look forward to working with people who share the same passion and vision I have for young children.
I have been involved in educating children since graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1989 with a B.S. in Family Relations and Child Development with a major in Early Childhood. I have served in a variety of roles including; classroom teacher, stay at home mom, foster parent and elementary principal. I feel tremendously blessed by all of these experiences and I am excited about what the future holds. I believe that early literacy and developmental learning are the key to success later in life .
My family is new to Bartlesville and we anticipate great things ahead! I enjoy cooking, travelling, reading, and soon I expect-bicycling.
Rajean Stelfox, Community Outreach Specialist
Email
Rajean Stelfox | 918.337.6510
My name is Rajean Stelfox and I am the Community Outreach Specialist for Delaware Child Development Resource and Referral and Success by Six/Smart Start Bartlesville. My position enables me to contact members of the business community to introduce them to the importance of advocating for meaningful early childhood experiences and education. I connect them with facilitators able to educate the public regarding the current scientific data that indicates meaningful early childhood experiences impact education as well as economics and business
I am a certified teacher in grades K-12 with an emphasis in elementary education. I retired from the Caney, Kansas school district #436 after twenty-nine years of service. I taught twenty-seven years in second grade, one year in third grade and one year as the elementary school librarian. I graduated high school from Wann, Oklahoma and continued my education at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1972. I am passionate about the need for all children to have the best possible learning environments.