Minneapolis Agenda

Day One: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
8:00 am — Noon Continental Breakfast & Check-in
  Invocation
  Welcome from NRCs/ROs
  Meeting Overview
  Review Binder/Materials
  Introductions
  Listening to the Community:
What is the Vision for Your Children and Families? – Visioning Activity
  YOUTH PANEL PRESENTATION:
Listening to the Youth
Noon — 1:00 pm Networking Lunch
1:00 — 5:00 pm Community Vision in Action: Peer-to-Peer Community Practice Panel
  Fostering Connections: Mindful and Careful Considerations of Tribal Title IV-E Provisions
(Judge William Thorne)
  Nuts and Bolts of Fostering Connections
  Meeting Adjourns
5:30 — 6:30 pm Tribal Leaders Consultation (Separate Event)

Day Two: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
8:00 am — Noon Continental Breakfast
  Welcome & Invocation

Review of Day 1
  Overview of Day 2
  Findings of NRC4Tribes Technical Assistance Needs Assessment
  PLENARY PRESENTATION:
Building Strong Effective and Sustainable Tribal Child Welfare Systems
(Dr. Eddie Brown)
  BREAKOUTS
 
  1. Tribal Leadership & Fostering Connections
  2. Tribal Courts & Fostering Connections
  3. Tribal Child Welfare & Fostering Connections
Noon — 1:15 pm Networking Lunch
1:15 — 4:00 pm Report Out of Key Issues from Breakouts
  Tribal Team Meetings
  Accessing Training and Technical Assistance through the Children’s Bureau National Training and Technical Assistance Network
  Next Steps
  Closing