TO:    Site Facilitators

RE:    Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals and Agencies satellite program

We expect that you are busy promoting the January 12, 1999 video-conference.  If you haven't yet received your letter of confirmation, look for it soon in your mail box.

SITE ADDRESSES:
We've noticed that your office address is sometimes not in the same as town as the satellite video-conference site. If that is the case, please let us know by filling out the form at the end of this message and replying to Susan Meier at smmeier@facstaff.wisc.edu  On the web page, we'll make sure to list the town where the program will be held so that people can find a convenient location. This is especially important in those states that are hosting "regional" sites. Please do this by November 20.

Remember, as people register at your site, you'll need to tell them the location of the video-conference as it may not be at your office.

STATISTICS:
We've discovered some typos in the promotional tools and are in the process of correcting them on the web page. If you've already down-loaded the materials, you'll need to note:

Correct:
From 1980 to 1997, the number of children living with their grandparents rose from 2.3 million to almost 4 million. That number continues to rise.

Incorrect:
1989 to 1996, 2.4 million. (Using 1996 is not a problem but 1989 is WRONG.)

We are promoting the satellite program at several national meetings and in several publications for the aged and their advocates including: National Council on Family Relations; American Society on Aging, and Gerontological Society of America. At NCFR and GSA we're distributing a list of state contacts and locations of registered sites (as of Nov. 14).

CEUs:
We have received formal notice from the National Council on Family Relations and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences that CEUs and PDUs have been granted. The proper wording for promotion should read:

"Approved for Continuing Education Credits for the Certified Family Life Educator program through the National Council on Family Relations"
and
"Approved for 3 PDUs from AAFCS"

Your state contact should be informing you about state CEUs.

Details on how to distribute certificates for these and other CEUs will be reviewed on the web page and during the facilitator training (via teleconference).

PARTICIPANT MATERIALS
Participant materials will be available in early to mid-December. We realize that's later than we hoped when we set the timeline four months ago but should give you ample time to duplicate. We are trying to keep the number of pages to 15-20.

FACILITATOR MATERIALS:
These will be put on the web (or mailed to you) in December, prior to your telephone conference facilitator training.

SATELLITE DOWNLINK COORDINATES:
These have not yet been assigned but will be announced at the facilitator trainings. These will NOT be put on the website as they are only available to sites who pay the site licensing fee as all of you have done.

That's all for now. Watch your web pages for updates.

Please e-mail us if you have any questions. Mary handles questions on site registration, web pages, and logistics. Dena is the person to talk to about program content.

Mary Brintnall-Peterson
University of Wisconsin - Extension
brintnall-peterson@admin.uwex.edu

Dena Targ
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
targd@cfs.purdue.edu
 

LOCAL DOWNLINK LOCATION

Name:
State:
City where my office is located:
City where the satellite program will be held:

Reply to: smmeier@facstaff.wisc.edu

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This message was sent to all state contacts on November 13, 1998.  For those who do not have access to e-mail, the message was sent by FAX.

TO:    State Contacts

RE:    Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals and Agencies satellite program

Registrations for down-link sites for the January 12 video conference have been pouring in the past few days. However, we know that several people said they are planning on hosting a site but have not yet registered. Also, if YOU are planning on hosting a site, we need you to register (and pay your $50 license fee as well).  In several states, we have no sites registered yet. Is yours one of them?

Please go into the web page (http://www.uwex.edu/ces/gprg/gprg.html) and see if the site registration in your state is accurate according to what you know. E-mail or call those persons who still need to register. Recruit sites in those geographic areas where there are gaps. Remember, registration license costs go up to $75 after December 1.

We just sent a lengthy message to all registered local site facilitators and you should have received a copy. Please note that most of the information is pertinent to you as well. We've tried to answer some of the common questions we're asked and we suspect you've been getting or will get some of the same questions.

Please keep in touch. Thank you for assisting local sites in putting on this program.

Mary Brintnall-Peterson
University of Wisconsin - Extension
brintnall-peterson@admin.uwex.edu

Dena Targ
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
targd@cfs.purdue.edu
 

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This message was sent to all state contacts on November 25, 1998.  For those who do not have access to e-mail, the message was sent by FAX.

TO: Local Site Facilitators

Subject: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Resources

Our list of local site facilitators for the January 12 broadcast is growing
daily. We have discovered that some of your colleagues are just now
deciding to host a local site. While we welcome them, please remind them
that the site registration fee goes up to $75 on December 1. We hope your
program promotion is well under way.

We are excited to announce that American Association of Retired Persons has
joined us as a National Sponsor.

We have four new pieces on our web site. Click on "What's New" to learn about:

1. Background information about the panelists. Some state contacts need
this information for CEU requirements.
2. Easy to follow directions for obtaining statistics on grandparents
raising grandchildren in your state or county. There is also a link to an
excellent article from the Census Bureau on this issue.
3. An article, Grandparents Acting As Parents. The article is co-authored
by our program panelist and co-producer on the January 12 satellite
program, Dena Targ. Dena reviews current literature and research on
grandparents raising grandchildren. It is a quick read on the issue.
4. Instructions for participants requesting Continuing Education Credits
were sent via email already but look for this information on the web also.

Thanks to those of you who sent in a update of your broadcast location (please see email message above to access this update) - if different from you local site facilitator's location - as requested in our
last listserve message. Please refer to it.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Mary Brintnall-Peterson
University of Wisconsin-Extension
brintnall-peterson@admin.uwex.edu

Dena Targ
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Targd@cfs.purdue.edu

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 This message was sent via e-mail to all site facilitators on Fri, 11 Dec 1998

To:  Site Facilitators for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
Implications for Professionals and Agencies satellite program

From:  Mary Brintnall-Peterson and Dena Targ

RE:  Participant packet materials posted on the web

Date:  December 11, 1998

The participant packet is posted!!  We have been working hard to make it as
complete as possible.  As of today, pages 12 (featured people and programs
in video segments) and 18 (thank you's) are incomplete. We just completed
filming in Boston and have not been able to get all the information
regarding the programs there.  We are also double checking to make sure we
have included everyone involved with the other case studies. We will notify
you when the two pages are updated.  We apologize for an inconvenience this
causes you but there has not been enough time to get everything done.

Please note that the cover page and page 17 (organizations and
resources-state and local) of the participant packet need to be completed
by site facilitators as they are site specific.  When duplicating the
participant packet feel free to run some of the pages back to back and use
different colors for the various sections.

The site facilitator packet will be posted on Monday afternoon. The
satellite technical program sheet that contains the site coordinates will
be e-mailed to registered site facilitators next week.  It will also be
mailed to all site facilitators.

Do not forget to have a copy of the participant packet and site facilitator
packet at the audio training meeting.  We sent an earlier e-mail message
identifying when site facilitators registered to participate in the audio
training.

We hope your local promotion is going well and that individuals are
registering to participant in the program.  If you have questions about the
participant packet please e-mail them to us or call. We will try to help you.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Mary Brintnall-Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Program Specialist in Aging
University of Wisconsin-Extension
428 Lowell Hall
610 Langdon Street
Madison, Wisconsin    53703

Phone:  608-262-8083
Fax:    608-263-7969

 
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This message was sent to site facilitators and state contacts on Wed, 09 Dec 1998

From: Susan Meier <smmeier@facstaff.wisc.edu>
Subject: Reminder of Training dates

As of today, we have 203 sites registered for the upcoming January 12,
1999 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals &
Agencies satellite conference.

We want to remind you of the upcoming audio training conference dates.
Attached is a listing of individuals and the dates they are scheduled to
participate. The number of individuals who can participate at each
session is limited. If you can't participate or need to change your time,
please call Aggie T at (608) 262-1411 as soon as possible. You can join
the telephone conference by calling 1-(608) 265-100 and entering the
conference code number 4133# when requested.
 

If you are unable to attend, you can order an audio tape of the program
by sending a check for $8.20 with the form below.
 

We look forward to the training conference. If you have specific
questions, please e-mail them to either Dena (targd@cfs.purdue.edu) or
Mary (Brintnall-peterson@ces.uwex.edu) or bring them to the training
conference.
 

AGENDA

1. Welcome, overview of satellite

2. Overview of participant packet

3. Overview of facilitator packed

4. Evaluation plans/research

5. Questions
 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
 

Please send me an audio tape for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
Implications for Professionals and Agencies, that was held on December
15, 1998 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time. I have enclosed a
check for $8.20 payable to UWEX. It will take about 1 week to receive the
tape after your order has been received.  Mail this request to ICS, Attention:
Donna, The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53703
 

Please mail tape to:
 

Name  _____________________________________________________
 

Street  ______________________________________________________
 

City/State/Zip _____________________________________________________
 
 
 

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Mary Brintnall-Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Program Specialist in Aging
University of Wisconsin-Extension
428 Lowell Hall
610 Langdon Street
Madison, Wisconsin    53703

Phone:  608-262-8083
Fax:    608-263-7969

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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From:  Dena Targ and Mary Brintnall-Peterson

RE:    Timed Agenda for program

Date:   December 18, 1998

Several site facilitators requested a timed agenda for the satellite
program so here it is.
_____________________

GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN:
IMPLICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND AGENCIES

Timed Agenda for Site Facilitators

Note:
These are approximate times for a number of reasons,
including that this is a live broadcast and adjustments will be
made when necessary throughout the program.
The moderator will lead you and the participants through the
program with transition comments.  We recommend that you
do not share this timed agenda with participants so they do
not expect each item to occur at exactly the time listed.

THE TIMES ARE CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.
PLEASE ADJUST FOR YOUR TIME ZONE.

12:30-1:00 (CST) ON-SITE

1:00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
 
1:03 STORIES FROM GRANDPARENTS
 
1:07  CONCERNS OF PROFESSIONALS
 
1:17 REACTIONS FROM PANEL MEMBERS

1:24  OVERVIEW OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN

1:37  LOCAL CAUCUS/ QUESTION & ANSWER-SEGMENT #1
 
1:52 SUMMARY/TRANSITION/ADJUSTMENT TIME IF NEEDED
 
1:56 STORIES ABOUT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
 
2:11 STORIES ABOUT STATEWIDE INITIATIVES
 
2:27   STORIES OF NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

2:33 LOCAL CAUCUS/ QUESTION & ANSWER-SEGMENT #2
 
2:43 WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR SUCCESS
 
2:53   OBSERVATIONS/CONCLUSIONS
 THANK YOU'S/CLOSE
 CREDITS

3:00 ON-SITE
 
 
 

END OF MESSAGE

To: Site Facilitators for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
Implications for Professionals and Agencies

From: Mary Brintnall-Peterson and Dena Targ

RE: Several items related to the satellite program

Date: December 18, 1998

We want to update you on several items related to the January 12, 1999
satellite program, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications
for Professionals and Agencies

1. Promotional article in American Association of Retired Persons
Bulletin- the January issue of AARP's Bulletin is promoting the
January 12th satellite program.  It encourages individuals who may be
interested in attending the program to go to the web site to find a
near by site and then to call the local site facilitator for more
information.   So, you may be getting calls from grandparents. When
you receive these calls it's important to share that the program is
designed for professionals. It focuses on programs and it would be
appropriate for grandparents who are active or who are thinking of
becoming active in their community but it does not address individual
issues.

2.  We have about 260 sites with more coming in each day.  We will not
be accepting site registrations after January 1, 1999.  So if you know
of sites who aren't registered yet encourage them to get in their
registration SOON!!!

3. Please download the site participant materials EARLY so you have
time to deal with any problems.  If you're having problems please
consult with someone who knows your computer system and understands
technology before calling us.  Often a "computer person" can figure
out the problem faster and easier than we can.  Remember that pages 12
and 18 are not completed and should not be printed at this time.  We
will send a message when they are completed.  An easy way to deal with
them would be to duplicate the participant materials without them now
and then handout the two pages the day of the meeting.   We will have
them completed by January 1, 1999.

4. During the holiday break please bear with us as many of us are
taking some time off to be with our families.  Please leave voice mail
messages or send e-mail messages. We will get back to you as soon as
we can.  We wish each of you a happy holiday season.

5. We're excited about the data base evaluation system we're using for
this program and hope that we'll have a 100% return rate of sites
inputting their evaluation data.  Remember your reward of inputting
your site-specific data is to have an impact summary for your site.
The computer program will calculate your data and fill in the blanks
on the form.  You will also be able to compare your site-specific data
to the combined data from your state and national data by reviewing a
table.  You get all this by just entering your data!!   Once the
information is available we'll send out an e-mail message so you can
enter your data and see what the site-specific impact report looks
like.

Once again, Happy Holidays from both of us!
 
 

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