The Alabama Business Leader Summit on Early Childhood Investment is an event co-hosted by the Alabama Partnership for Children, Alabama School Readiness Alliance, Business Council of Alabama, and the Alabama Chamber of Commerce Association.

This summit's focus will be to engage Alabama business leaders on the evidence of the economic return on investment, and for the important role of their leadership in advocacy and policy change. The Blueprint for Zero to Five, Alabama's plan for school readiness and success in life, will provide a guideline in the planning, funding, advocacy, accountability, and policy discussions of the summit. Attendance to this meeting is by invitation only.

Agenda

Please click here (PDF) for the agenda.

Summit Materials

Handouts included in Summit binder:

• "Characteristics of Quality Early Learning Environments"(PDF)
• "Connect the Dots"(PDF)
• "Early Childhood Investments in Health Have a Lasting Impact: Highlights from the Research"(PDF)
• "Investments in Early Childhood Education Help Meet the Nation's K-12 Goals"(PDF)
• "Principles of Successful Early Childhood Legislatuion."(PDF)
• "Results: What Happens When Children Receive Quality Early Learning"(PDF)
• "Special Education: The Case for Greater Investments in Early Learning"(PDF)
• "What We Know About Early Education"(PDF)

General session presentations and handouts:

• Introduction(PPT)
• "Future Leaders" Lunch Photos (PPT)
• School Readiness Ruler (DOC)
• Business Leader Action Card (DOC)

Presentations from break out sessions:

• "Ready Services - Health"
• "Early Education - Return on Investment"
• "Ready Families in Ready Communities"

Speakers

Bill Smith, Board Chair, A+ Education Foundation

Gail Piggott

Phil Dotts, BCA Chair

Dr. Beck Taylor, Economist, Samford University

Drew Langloh, CEO, United Way of Central Alabama

Mike Warren, CEO, Children's Health Systems

J. Wiley, M.D., President, Alabama Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics

Charles McCrary, Alabama Power Company

Bob Powers, Eufaula Agency, BCA Education Chair

Fred Blackwell, BCA, Michelin, Employers' Child Care Alliance

Dr. Robbie Roberts, Harris Early Learning Center

Rob Dugger, Managing Partner, Hanover Investment Group, Chair, Partnership for America's Economic Success Advisory Board

Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama

Jan Hume

Media Coverage

There is no available media from this event.