Meeting

Meeting 1: Strengthening Benefit-Cost Methodology for the Evaluation of Early Childhood Interventions

When:: Thursday, October 02, 2008 (8:00 AM)
Where:: Keck Center • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Map

Topic(s):: Children and Families, Health Services, Coverage, and Access, Public Health, Select Populations and Health Disparities
Activity:: Strengthening Benefit-Cost Methodology for the Evaluation of Early Childhood Interventions: A Workshop
Board(s):: Board on Children, Youth, and Families

Committee on Strengthening Benefit-Cost Methodology for the Evaluation of Early Childhood Interventions

Meeting #1

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Location:
Keck Center
Keck 206
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-334-1953

CLOSED SESSION KECK 206

8:00-10:00 am

OPEN SESSION KECK 206

10:00 am Brief Introductions

10:10 am           Overview of Project
·         Purpose of workshop
·         Review statement of task
…Bobbi Wolfe, Committee Chair

10:50 am           Sponsor Perspective
·         Background to the issue
·         Interests and goals for the project
…Michael A. Stegman, MacArthur Foundation

11:30 am           Economic Analysis of Early Childhood Interventions: Overview
…Lynn Karoly, Committee Member

11:55 pm Learning Lessons from Other Fields
…Jens Ludwig, Committee Member

12:20 pm Lunch will be provided in the meeting room.
Please note that this is a working lunch and we will continue discussions of Lessons Learned at this time.

1:15 pm Planning Discussion
· Audience and stakeholders for Workshop and Workshop Summary

1:45 pm             Planning Discussion continued
·         Identify key issues
·         Workshop topics and organization

3:15 pm             Break

3:30 pm             Planning Discussion continued
·         Possible speakers
·         Topics for commissioned papers
·         Possible authors

4:15 pm             Planning Discussion continued
·         Project products (Workshop Summary and other possibilities)

4:30 pm Preparations for Workshop and Papers
·         Revisit statement of task
·         Scheduling
·         Next steps and assignments
…Bobbi Wolfe, Committee Chair
…Bridget Kelly, Project Director
…Mary Ellen O’Connell, Senior Program Officer