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Kids Are Priority One's policy agenda is determined each year through an open and inclusive process that involves input from many coalition members:
Step #1 (Mid-September): Kids Are Priority One's Policy Development Coordinator convenes Work Groups on various issue areas to draft the coalition's tentative policy agenda for the upcoming year.
Step #2 (October-November): The Work Groups identify key issues on which to focus and flesh out the coalition's position on those issues.
Step #3 (late November): Kids Are Priority One's Policy Development Coordinator convenes an open, statewide meeting to discuss and finalize the policy agenda, based on the Work Groups' recommendations.
Step #4 (December): The Policy Development Coordinator works with Work Group members to prepare fact sheets for various issue areas
Step #5 (January): Kids Are Priority One's Legislative Director distributes the policy agenda to all legislators.
Step #6 (January-August): Coalition members and coalition staff work to build support for the policy agenda among legislators and other decision makers.
Barbara Postman
Kids Are Priority One Legislative Director
Voices for Vermont's Children
(802) 229-6377
bpostman@vermontvoices.org
Kids Are Priority One is a statewide coalition of organizations, businesses and individuals committed to ensuring the best possible start for Vermont's children.