Wisconsin Cross Sector Professional Development Initiative
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Wisconsin
Cross Sector Professional
Development Initiative
A COLLABORATIVE
JOURNEY
Linda Tuchman-Ginsberg and Ann Ramminger
History of Cross System Collaboration
State Structure: Cross System Collaboration
Why Have We Taken This Journey?
“Start
anywhere,
follow it
everywhere"
~Myron Rogers
Beliefs
Curiosity
Opportunities
Commitments
Tenacity
Persistence
2012
The Path Ahead
1990 - 1995 – The Beginning of PDI
Building the Structure
WI Team attended Wheelock event in Los Angeles
WI Early Childhood Collaborating Partners formed
New Initiatives
The Registry received grant from Center for Career
Development, Wheelock College and WI became a
Partners In Change state
26 focus groups statewide to define “professional
development” and learn needs of profession
1st Intersecting Interests - Higher Education Forum
1995 - 1999: Moving Forward
Building the Structure
Collaborative leadership of PDI
UW/WTCS Systems Articulation Work Group met for 1st
time (10 faculty & administrators from each system)
Supplemental Head Start Collaboration funds support
statewide core curriculum for AA Degree in Child Care &
Development within WI Technical College System (WTCS)
New Initiatives
WI Infant/Toddler Credential and T.E.A.C.H. Early
Childhood Wisconsin scholarships initiated
2000 - 2005: Steady Progress
Building the Structure
WI Dept of Public Instruction awarded State Improvement
Grant (SIG) from U.S. Dept of Ed Office of Special Ed
EC Hub at UW Madison Waisman Center partners with PDI to
focus on cross-sector PD
Sarah LeMoine, NCCIC facilitates cross-sector strategic
planning meeting with PDI
Products
WI Early Care & Education Career Guide completed and
disseminated
T-Net - training network launched: www.t-net.org
2006 - 2009: System Building
Building the Structure
Governor’s EC Advisory Council created with PDI as key component
1st statewide Training/Technical Assistance networking event
Revision of WI Technical College System ECE AA Degree curriculum
completed with common courses
New Initiatives
Implementation of WI Preschool & Inclusion Credentials
The Registry introduced PDAS training & trainer approval system
National Recognition
WI featured for involvement of Head Start Collaboration Office in PD
systems/partnerships:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/PD2007fin
al080707.pdf (p. 15-16)
2010: More Pieces to the Puzzle
New Professional Development Initiatives
NAEYC
endorsement of WI Infant/Toddler,
Preschool & Inclusion Credentials equivalent to CDA
WI Leadership Credential introduced by The Registry
Credit for Prior Learning advances in 2 & 4 year IHE
UW Infant, Early Childhood & Family Mental Health
Certificate Program launched with foundations &
advanced clinical pathways levels
WI Alliance for Infant Mental Health establishes
endorsement process for WI , adopting Michigan
endorsement
2011: Linking State Systems
Building Structure:
Creation of Office of Early Learning at Dept. of Public Instruction
Higher Education Scan in progress
Cross-Sector PDI re-invigorated
New Initiatives
Plan to support PD on evidence-based home visiting
YoungStar Quality Rating System implemented
Emphasis on Early Learning Standards Communities of Practice
and Mentoring
Products:
PD Policy Scan conducted for the Early Childhood Advisory
Council: http://dcf.wi.gov/ecac/pdf/10411_pdi_policy_scan.pdf
2012: The Path Ahead
2012
The Path Ahead
Do we ever arrive?
Building Blocks for
Wisconsin’s Future:
The Foundation for
an Early Childhood
System highlights
cross sector PD:
Or are we always
emerging?
http://dcf.wi.gov/ecac/pdf/report11.pdf
Opportunities and Challenges
Commitment to the Potential of Cross-Sector PD
Cross Department Initiatives
Braided Funding
Individual and agency commitments and leadership
Considerations
Specific funding deliverables and collaborative work
In fiscally tight environments, the tendency to pull in, not
reach out.
Challenges in Shared leadership
From chaos to order; not control
Wisconsin Contacts
Linda Tuchman-Ginsberg, Program Director for EC
Professional Development, UW-Madison, Waisman
Center: [email protected]
Ann Ramminger, Professional Development
Specialist, UW Madison Waisman Center:
[email protected]
Jill Haglund, DPI Early Childhood Consultant, Office
of Early Learning: [email protected]
Linda Leonhart, WI Head Start Collaboration
Director: [email protected]
For more information…
Additional resources and information are
available at:
http://www.nectac.org/~calls/2012/pd/pd.asp