CYP Update for 15 February 2012

1. CYP Update
15 February 2012
Policy and process news from Navy CYP for CYP
Professionals: Please pass this information on!!!!
NAVY TEEN COUNCIL: CNIC (N91) is pleased to announce an exceptional training
opportunity for our Navy teens along with the creation of Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP) Navy Teen
Council!
In conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) National Keystone Conference held in Ft. Worth,
Texas 21-25 March 2012, BGCA will conduct military youth joint service training where 58 military teens will
convene to participate in youth leadership training sessions. Multiple sessions will be offered in teen leadership,
Healthy Lifestyles, Character & Good Citizenship, Mentoring, and advocating for your youth program.
Additionally, the inaugural Navy Teen Council Meeting will be held on 20 March 2012. The Navy Teen Council
will be comprised of Navy youth from across the enterprise. The duties of the council will be to routinely
communicate with CNIC CYP professionals, attend annual Navy Youth Council meetings (requiring travel), and
directly brief Navy Flag Staff on issues and concerns that affect Navy teens.
BGCA will fund travel, per diem, and training fees for this event. Attendance will be authorized through CNIC.
Grants will be provided to fund two participants from each region.
Installations must provide nominations for the training NO LATER THAN Friday 17 February 2012 to
brent.a.edwards@navy.mil. Nomination packets include contact information (attached) and a short narrative
(requirements attached). Teens must meet the eligibility requirements listed on the attached, submit a
nominations package as required by the attached training announcement, and receive a recommendation from
their installation as a good candidate for this opportunity.
Attached you will find the BGCA National Keystone Conference Preview/Preparation Guide, Teen Ambassador
Training Announcement and Nomination list.
Direct all travel, reimbursement, and registration questions to the BGCA POC Glenda Smart, 404-487-5927,
gsmart@bgca.org. Teen nominations questions should be directed to Brent A. Edwards at
brent.a.edwards@navy.mil or 901-874-6897/DSN 882-6897.
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2. Navy CYP Immunization Policy Update: New policy guidance
from CNIC outlines immunization requirements for CYP Professionals, CDH Providers
and children in Navy CYP. Please contact your local CYP Director or CNIC POC, Diane
Brewer at diane.brewer@navy.mil with questions. Both policy memo’s are available at CTRL + Click to
the following link: Open Both Policy
Memo’s
Military Extension Internship Program (MEIP): Ratio
Counts College students participating in the Military Extension Internship Program
(MEIP) are classified as volunteers within Navy Child and Youth (CY) Programs. The
OPNAVINST 1700.E requires CYP professionals whose responsibility is to provide direct CTRL + Click to
care to children shall be counted in the staff child ratios. It also states that volunteers are Open Intern Policy
Memo
not authorized to be counted in these ratios. However, MEIP interns exceed the
educational requirements of entry level CY Professionals. Additionally, MEIP interns are
required to meet all criminal history background check requirements, including line of sight standards, and must
be provided the same opportunities as employees, including orientation, DoD modules, and monthly training.
To ensure efficient operations, quality programming, and learning environments MEIP interns placed within CY
installation programs may be counted in line of sight during assignments and tasks where the responsibility is to
provide care to children. However, exposure to the full scope of programs and career opportunities within CYP
is afforded MEIP interns. Interns may have targeted experiences or programs of which they are seeking
exposure and experience, but they are expected to spend time across all levels of programming within the
operation.
Regions and Installations start thinking now about hosting and requesting interns for Summer 2012. Summer
2012 Applications Closed January 31, 2012 and we will be asking for regional requests in mid-February for May
to August 2012 placements.
POC: Rikki Leigh, DSN: 882.6692 COM: 901.874.6692 or rikki.leigh@navy.mil
KIT - Inclusion Support Center: The KIT Inclusion Support Center is a
service that assists professionals with child-related questions, challenges and concerns. The
inclusion specialists provide customized suggestions and resources to help professionals
include children with and without disabilities in their programs:
CTRL +Click for
 Monday – Wednesday – Friday* KIT Post Card 1
 10:00am – 2:00pm PST/PDT**
(*Closed on federal holidays: **Calls can be scheduled for other times)
 P) 866.930.0931
 E) navycyphelp@kitonline.org
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3. KIT - National Training Center on Inclusion (NTCI): This is KITS online
training for US Navy CYP Professionals. Create an account today by logging on www.kitonline.org
NAYS Webinars - Our partners at the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) will be offering two
(2) webinars during the month of February 2012 to support our Navy Youth Sports & Fitness (YSF) programs.
Webinar participants will be provided an in-depth overview of the tools and resources available through the
partnership with NAYS. Three specific areas will be reviewed including: 1) The CYSA Only Area of the Online
Academy and Continuing Education Requirements, 2) The NAYS Chapter Management Area, and 3) The
NYSCA Member Area's (Resources, Tools, and Information for Coaches). Please register for your preferred
session date by clicking one of the links:
 Wed, Feb 22, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST <https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/702814254> or
 Wed, Feb 29, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST <https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/615383662>.
CNIC highly recommends all CYP YSF programs to begin utilizing NAYS Online Chapter Management and
NYSCA Member Areas for Coaches. If you have questions about the webinar or difficulty registering, please
contact Ms. Lisa Licata, NAYS Director of Professional Youth Sports Administration at llicata@nays.org or
(561) 684-1141.
NEW Navy FitFactor Incentives - CNIC has purchased NEW Navy FitFactor (FF) incentives
based on feedback from the Navy Youth Sports & Fitness (YSF) program surveys. Details on shipping dates,
guidance, and supportive webinars will be release in the near future. For more information, please contact Brent
A. Edwards at brent.a.edwards@navy.mil or (901) 874-6897/DSN 882-6897.
Defense Department Launches Website for Military Children - The highly
interactive website, http://www.militarykidsconnect.org, was created by psychologists at DOD's National Center
for Telehealth and Technology here. It helps children of deployed parents cope with the stress, changing
responsibilities, and concern for the safety of their parents, officials said. The center, known as T2, developed the
website with informative videos, educational tools, and engaging games and activities for three age groups: 6 to
8, 9 to 12 and 13 to 17. The site features monitored online social network forums for the groups to safely share
their experiences with deployments. MilitaryKidsConnect.org is the first DOD website to connect children in the
widely separated active, reserve, and National Guard military communities, officials said. "Since 2001, an
estimated 2 million children have said goodbye to a parent headed to deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, other
places around the globe, and on ships at sea," explained Kelly Blasko, a T2 psychologist. "Military children are
deeply affected by the separation of their parent's deployment. We've seen that in their hearts, kids deploy too."
CDH Liability Insurance Requirements Policy Letter: The 30 day deadline for
providers to update their CDH liability insurance has come and gone. Please remember to start checking
provider’s insurance information to make sure they have all the required coverage. Moving forward, providers
renewing their policies or any new providers coming on board should make sure their policy matches the
OPNAV requirements.
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4. Provider Appreciation Day! May 4, 2012 It’s never too late to start planning for
Provider Appreciation Day. Did you know many states issue a Proclamation to recognize child care providers in
their state on this day? Check out this website for further ideas and information on how to celebrate your
providers on this special day! http://www.providerappreciationday.org/index.php
NAFCC Accreditation Reminder The Navy’s goal is to have 20% of all CDH
providers accredited. You have all made great strides in the past year helping providers through the
accreditation process! We have increased our numbers already by 50% over last years totals and are at
35% of the Goall!! Congratulations!
Keep encouraging providers to pursue accreditation- they are already doing most of the work! CNIC is covering
the complete cost for providers to become accredited by eliminating any monetary barriers-now it’s up to them
to see it through.
Don’t forget to complete the NAFCC Authorization Letter prior to having the provider submit their paperwork.
This authorization allows NAFCC to bill CNIC for the provider’s fees. Any submission without this letter will
slow the process and requires more work for everyone; and may result in the provider being denied or delayed.
For further questions, contact CDH Program Coordinator Deborah Enright.
NAFCC Conference 2012 The NAFCC Conference- The Magic of Family Child Care will be
held July 26-28 2012 in Atlanta Georgia at the Marriot Marquis! For more information, visit their website at
www.NAFCC.org
No BULL Challenge 4-H’ers! Now is your chance to speak out against cyber bullying!
The Great American NO BULL Challenge is a youth-led, cyber bullying prevention campaign to raises
awareness to the issue of online bullying in America.
The campaign offers 6th through 12th students a venue to participate in a video challenge, learn about cyber
bullying, have the opportunity to win incredible prizes.
The top fifteen finalists who are selected will win an all expense paid trip to attend The NO BULL Red Carpet
Awards Event on July 21, 2012. Think red carpets, stretch limousines, black ties, beautiful dresses, and an all-
star gala performance by some of our countries top entertainers; Ne-Yo, Usher, Bruno Mars, and Taio Cruz. The
top 3 winners will also win scholarships, professionally produce documentary and a cash prize for their school or
organization.
The contest is open to legal permanent residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and all Territories
of the U.S. Entrants must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited middle or high school. Videos must
be uploaded by March 15, 2012.
Now is your chance to stand up and help put an end to cyber bullying! Start working on your video today! For
more information visit: http://nobull.votigo.com/nobull.
Supporting curricula:
Texas 4-H offers Take A Stand! For 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th, 9th – 12th.
https://agrilifebookstore.org/publications_search.cfm
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5. The Great American No Bull Challenge provides a tool kit.
http://nobullchallenge.org/campaign-toolkit
STOP Cyber Bullying
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html
NETSMART
http://www.netsmartz.org/Cyberbullying
Navy SLO Training: School liaison training "Keeping Students at the Center" consists of 10
modules, on topics such as the Impact Aid, School Choice, Building and Maintaining Relationships and the Non-
DoD School Program. The trainings provide School Liaisons with tools and resources that increase their
awareness and knowledge and so that they can support military families and leaders to be advocates for quality
educational opportunities. The modules are available at: http://slmodules.dodea.edu
CYP Tuition Assistance Program The Child and Youth Programs (CYP) Tuition Assistance
(TA) Program has been developed to further the professional development of CYP team members, and assist
with achieving educational attainment levels for accreditation. It was established to build a workforce of highly
qualified and skilled professionals to provide the highest quality of care for military children.
Regular full-time non-appropriated fund (NAF) and appropriated-fund (APF) CYP Professionals (which have
exhausted APF TA Program Funds) are eligible to participate in the TAP. Flex employees are not eligible to
participate. Continuing Education Units (CEUs), and professional association memberships are not supported
under TA.
For more information, Interested CYP Professionals are encouraged to discuss the TA with their local Training
and Curriculum Specialists or CYP Director.
POC: RikkiLeigh, DSN: 882.6692 COM: 901.874.6692 or rikki.leigh@navy.mil
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS CNIC (N911) is now promoting career opportunities at
the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Career Forum online at
http://careerforum.naeyc.org/ . CYP Managers should submit all NF-3/GS-7 and above positions and/or hard-
to-fill positions to Rikki Leigh at rikki.leigh@navy.mil for posting and promotion to be included on the NAEYC
website.
CNIC Database Check Reminder: Per OPNAV 1700.9.E 16, CNIC Database Reference Check:
The certifying CDH office must contact the previous duty station as part of the reference check process. All
CDH programs are required to submit an email to CNIC (N91) requesting a reference check for all CDH
applicants. The email shall include the applicant's full name and social security number (last four digits). Submit
all requests to Deborah.Enright@navy.mil. Do not include Spouse information. Do not include full ssn. DO send
encrypted. Please send only for initial application to CDH. This check does not need to be conducted annually.
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6. BGCA Youth of the Year Nominations BGCA Youth of the Year Program - Boys &
Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) recognizes fortitude of character, commitment to service and extraordinary
leadership through the National Youth of the Year Program. The Youth of the Year program is most effective
when used as a year-round tool for fostering young people's character, personal growth and leadership qualities.
Local Clubs recognize members ages 14-18 who were Youths of the Month and select a Youth of the Year, who
then participates in state competition. State winners, who each receive $1,000 scholarships, participate in
regional competitions. Five regional winners each receive an engraved plaque and a $10,000 scholarship and
compete on the national level. The National Youth of the Year receives an additional $50,000 scholarship and is
installed by the President of the United States. CNIC highly encourages every Youth Program (YP) to nominate
an exemplary teen for the BGCA's most prestigious award. Online applications can be found at www.bgca.net.
Applications are due 1 March 2012. For more information please contact Kelvin W. Davis, Senior Director,
Character and Leadership Development, (404) 487-5762 or kdavis@bgca.org.
Accreditation Updates
NAEYC no longer accepts the Annual Report up to two (2) calendar months past a program’s accreditation
anniversary date. This change went into effect on January 1, 2011. Refer to Timeline at
www.NAEYC.org/academy
Annual Reports and Candidacy Reports will be reviewed at the local Installation or Regional level and is not
required to be sent to CNIC prior to submission.
Contact Nichele Murphy, CDC Program Coordinator, Nichelle.murphy@navy.mil
prior to sending NAEYC the 72-Hour Report Form.
The Electric Company for Military Kids! Sesame Street’s initiative for military families
launched in 2006 to help military families with pre-school aged children cope with deployment. As the need for
additional resources became apparent, Sesame Street expanded its initiative over the past five years to help these
families cope with changes due to combat-related injuries and the death of a parent. Nearly 3 million bilingual
multimedia resource kits have been distributed around the world, helping families with young children through
these difficult transitions in their lives.
Recently, Sesame Street and The Electric Company have teamed up to expand these resources to school-aged children.
These materials feature The Electric Company cast members that these older children can relate to and are designed to
help children find the right words to express how they are feeling.
Sesame Street will begin distributing the following brand-new resources for school-aged military kids coping with
daily challenges:
The Electric Company Special Edition Magazine for Military Kids, which offers activities that get kids
thinking, writing, and talking about their feelings alongside their favorite Electric Company cast members.
Two interactive posters for kids, which introduce The Electric Company cast and encourage kids to express their
emotions.
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7. These materials are being distributed to you at no cost through our military partners, but they can also be accessed for
free online at: www.familiesnearandfar.org/resources/selfexpression.
In addition to exploring and using these print resources, we encourage you to:
Visit FamiliesNearandfar.org, an all-new bilingual website with both Sesame Street and The Electric Company
content which helps military families create, communicate, and connect. Families can create a network to post
messages, design artwork, upload photos, and record video greetings.
Download the “Feel Electric” mobile app, which features all-new emotion vocabulary mini games and an
interactive “Moodosphere” to help kids express how they’re feeling.
CYP On-line Training Experience...
As a reminder, all CYP Professionals can view video presentations and download slides from past CYP trainings
at cyptraining.org. This is a great opportunity for CYP professionals to gain valuable CYP information and
training credits!
To view CYP trainings:
Go to www.cyptraining.org
User Name: cyptraining and password: cyp
CYP Pro Twitter Follow CYP on Twitter! Post your CYP Professional news, questions, information
to be shared with your colleagues. Start today by following the public profile at:
http://twitter.com/Navy_CYP_Pros
Spring 2012 Intern Watch
Congratulations to our SPRING 2012 Interns! We are pleased to welcome the following interns:
 HAWAII/Joint Base Perl Harbor-Hickam:
o Mentor: Bobbie Asato
o Intern: Jessica Munson, University of Idaho
 MIDATLANTIC/Oceana:
o Mentor: Nancy Byrne
o Intern : Katelyn Swayne, East Carolina University
 MIDWEST/Great Lakes:
o Mentor: Joan Weiss
o Intern : Fanny Canno, University of Illinois at Urbana –Champaign
o Mentor: Kristyan Chelleman,
o Intern : Kathleen Brough, Colorado State University
 NDW/NSA Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling:
o Mentor: Beverly Clymer
o Intern: Rebecca Craig, California University of Pennsylvania
 NDW/Annapolis:
o Mentor: Laura Peterson
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8. o Intern (Alumni): Bethany Millsap, Appalachian State University
 NDW/Dahlgren
o Mentor: Robin Wright
o Intern: Jennifer Stremmel, Penn State
 NDW/Indian Head:
o Mentor: Robin Wright
o Intern: Catherine Roberts, Fielding Graduate Institute
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 SOUTHEAST/GTMO:
o Mentor: Karen Simon
o Intern: Adrienne Selig, Purdue University
o Intern (Alumni): Kelsie Bryant, Bemidji State University
o Intern (Alumni): Anne McKinley, Ohio State University
 SOUTHEAST/Pensacola:
o Mentor: Kathy James
o Intern: Margaret “Maggie Savage, Virginia Tech
 SOUTHEASTT/Kingsbay
o Mentor: Candace Dugan
o Intern: Erin Brehmer, University of Florida
 SOUTHWEST/Fallon:
o Mentor: Cassandra Runnels
o Intern: Brittany Ross, University of Nebraska
 SOUTHWEST/El Centro:
o Mentor: Katrina Portwood
o Intern: Samantha Skiles, Michigan State University
 CNIC (N911)/Millington:
o Mentor: Brent Edwards
o Intern: Catherine Hines, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
o Mentor: Debbie Enright
o Intern (Alumni): Jamie Walters, University of New Hampshire
Summer 2012 Applications Closed Jan 31, 2012.
POC: Rikki Leigh, DSN: 882.6692 COM: 901.874.6692 or rikki.leigh@navy.mil
Family Readiness Management Assist Team (MAT)
Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) Millington, TN – Seeking Child and Youth Program (CY) or
Flex Family Support (FS) professionals to become members of the Family Readiness Management Assist Team
(MAT). MAT members are N91 employees who provide training and curriculum, leadership, and management
assistance within Family Readiness (FR) programs on an interim bases as needed. MAT members provide
assistance and work on an as needed scheduled basis. We are currently seeking team members for the following
positions:
 Family Support Site Manager “FLEX” NF-0101-04 OPEN CONTINUOUS
 Interim CY Program Director “FLEX” NF-1701-04 OPEN CONTINUOUS
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9.  Interim CY Training Specialist “FLEX” NF-1701-04 OPEN CONTINUOUS
Get additional information and apply at:
http://www.navymwr.org/mwrprgms/personnel.html?CSRT=16715799424033829551
K12 School Info – Child & Youth Education Services
Chronic absence is one of the earliest indicators that a student may be off track. For every day of missed
school it takes 3 days to make up what was missed. Attendance in school is critical to academic success. DoD,
Department of Education and our military communities are partnering together to spread the word to our military
families of the importance of being in school. Resources are available to spread the importance of being in
school.
DoDEA Partnership Branch has created a website with 3 Toolkits. These toolkits provide ready-to-go
(and modifiable) templates to support and promote the “Be Here” informational campaign. The toolkits are
available at: http://www.militaryk12partners.dodea.edu/index.cfm
Attendance Works is a national and state initiative that aims to ensure every district and community in
every state not only tracks chronic absence data for individual students but also intervenes to help those children
and schools. http://www.attendanceworks.org/
Inspection Connection-Navy CYP FY12 Inspection Criteria Policy
Released! .
For all questions regarding CNIC CYP Certification requirements, contact Dr. Janie Heisner at
janie.heisner@navy.mil or DSN 882-6695.
Questions and Inputs from the Field
Send your questions to your Program Coordinator and we’ll share in the next edition of CYP Comms.
CDC = Nichelle Murphy Nichelle.murphy@navy.mil
SAC/YOUTH/TEEN = Brent Edwards brent.a.edwards@navy.mil
CDH = Deborah Enright Deborah.enright@navy.mil
OUTEACH/EFMP/NACCRRA = Terri Dietrich terri.dietrich@navy.mil
INSPECTIONS = Janie Heisner janie.heisner@navy.mil
TRAINING = Maryann Coutino Maryann.coutino@navy.mil
CNIC CYP Staff Directory: Follow the below link to download your
copy of the CYP Staff Directory.
CTRL + Click for
CYP Directory 1
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