Elizabeth Calvo (left) from Project Kariñu and Joseph Montague (right) from the Child Care Development Fund Program, both at the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) engage during an activity at the Early Childhood System Strategic Planning, Early Childhood Policy Summit III which was held on April 24, 2015.

Maggie Bell and Linda Rodriguez (center), both from DPHSS, check to see if their stars match up. Participants in the Early Childhood System Strategic Planning, Early Childhood Policy Summit III were given a star with either a word, definition, or example of a principle. Their task was to find another star that referred to the same concept.

Ruth Leon Guerrero watches on as Maggie Bell places lightning bolts on the “Charting Our Course, Navigation Wall.” Participants were asked to write down their priorities on different pictures and placed them on the wall.

Bonnie Brandt (standing) facilitates a discussion with the Early Care & Education Strategic Management Team (SMT) Group.

Elaine Eclavea (left) and Bonnie Brandt (right), co-facilitators of the Early Childhood System Strategic Planning, Early Childhood Policy Summit III stand in front of the Charting Our Course, Navigation Wall.

Participants took time for a photo op during the Early Childhood System Strategic Planning, Early Childhood Policy Summit III. L-R: Terry Naputi, Dr. Suzanne Kaneshiro, Margarita Gay, Cathy Tydingco, Cathy Schroeder, Pauline Camacho, Ruth Leon Guerrero, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Calvo, Elaine Eclavea, Joseph Montague, Vera Blaz, Vicky Ritter, Jeffrey Pinaula, Maggie Bell, June Perez, Bonnie Brandt, Trish Billen, and Mariles Benavente.