In 2005, there were 2,619 low birth weight babies born in Connecticut. Two-thirds reside in just 19 Connecticut communities.
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Standing Committee on Accountability
The Standing Committee on Accountability is responsible for guiding development of the Cabinet’s legislatively-mandated Accountability Plan and for tracking its implementation as well as for guiding data development work, serving as the reporting structure for implementation of the Cabinet’s Quality Collaborative Management Team. This Standing Committee will create formal linkages with the Early Childhood Research Network to gain assistance and support for research, data, assessment and performance measurement challenges and efforts.
The leadership for the Standing Committee on Accountability consists of two chairs: Chair Janice M. Gruendel, Governor's Senior Policy Advisor, Children & Youth and Co-Chair of the Early Childhood Education Cabinet Chair Kathleen S. Guay, Fiscal and Program Policy Section Director, Office of Policy and Management