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State Advisory Council (SAC)

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May 2, 2025

Community Conversations Inform Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan

“The system should be built to help us, not force us into battles for basic necessities.”— A participant in BBF’s recent ...
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June 25, 2024

VECAP Summit Shows Progress Toward Early Childhood Vision

On Monday, May 20, the State Advisory Council and more than 100 community partners gathered virtually (watch the video recording) to ...
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April 10, 2024

Welcoming 5 New Members to the State Advisory Council

On March 25, Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council (SAC) met to build relationships among members and learn about early successes ...
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June 29, 2023

News from the Network: VECAP Summit Shows Progress

News from the Network is a series from Building Bright Futures that spotlights the work of Regional Councils, updates related to ...
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April 20, 2023

Welcoming New Members to the State Advisory Council

On March 27, Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council (SAC) gathered in person for the first time since 2019 to build ...
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April 13, 2022

March SAC Recap: Welcoming New Members

On March 28, 50 early childhood leaders representing all levels of the BBF Network (Regional Councils, VECAP Committees, and SAC members) ...
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March 21, 2022

February SAC Recap: Early Childhood Priorities

On February 28, 60 early childhood leaders representing all levels of the BBF Network (Regional Councils, VECAP Committees, and SAC members) ...
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October 28, 2021

October SAC Recap: Workforce Crisis

On October 25th, 60 early childhood leaders representing all levels of the BBF Network (Regional Councils, VECAP Committees and SAC members) ...
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October 11, 2021

September SAC Recap: Informing State and Federal Policy

On September 27th, 67 early childhood leaders representing all levels of the BBF Network (Regional Councils, VECAP Committees and SAC members) ...
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August 5, 2021

July SAC Recap: Vermont Early Childhood Action Plan Summit

The Vermont Early Childhood Action Plan (VECAP) is designed to build collective accountability to achieve measurable 2026 goals: 1. All children ...
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June 9, 2021

May Recap: State Advisory Council on Gaps and Priorities for Investment

BBF convened the May 24 State Advisory Council with 75 participants. The full recording is linked here. The May SAC meeting ...
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May 5, 2021

March Recap: State Advisory Council

The Early Childhood State Advisory Council (SAC) brings together up to 23 Governor appointed and at-large public and private early childhood ...
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