Transcript Maryland’s Quality Rating and Improvement System

RACE TO THE TOP
EARLY LEARNING CHALLENGE
GRANT 2012 – 2015
Project Highlights
http://marylandpublicschools.org/msde/divisions/child_care
Project 1
Create 24 local early childhood councils
Develop local plans for implementing
Maryland’s RTT-ELC state plan
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Implementation Grant
• 24 Implementation Grant Applications were received by MSDE December 4, 2013
• Implementation grant funds (determined by a formula that considers high risk
populations) will be used to provide support for overcoming local school readiness
achievement gaps for children with high needs based on the unique needs of each
jurisdiction:
– Children from low-income families, children with disabilities, and English
Language Learners.
– Other identified high needs populations (homeless, child welfare, etc…)
LECAC Target Population Continued
• Poverty/Low Income =17 Jurisdictions
• Children with Disabilities= 10 Jurisdictions
• English Language Learners (ELL) = 7 Jurisdictions
• High Risk Area = 4 Jurisdictions
• Home/Informal Care= 4 Jurisdictions
Connections Made with other RTTT-ELC Projects
Jurisdictions
1. Allegany County
2. Anne Arundel County
3. Baltimore City
4. Baltimore County
5. Calvert County
6. Caroline County
7. Carroll County
8. Cecil County
9. Charles County
10. Dorchester County
11. Frederick County
12. Garrett County
13. Harford County
14. Howard County
15.Kent County
16. Montgomery County
17. Prince George’s County
18. Queen Anne’s County
19. St. Mary’s County
20. Somerset County
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21. Talbot County
22. Washington County
23. Wicomico County
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24. Worcester County
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B-HIPP= 1; Montgomery County
Break Through Center = 1; Montgomery County
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The terms of grant ends June 30, 2015.
Excellence Counts in Early Learning and School Age Care
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Incentives
• Program Bonuses - awarded to participating programs based on the
Check Level rating.
Family Child Care Homes
Check Level
Bonus Amount
1*
2*
3*
4*
5*
$ 50
$ 150
$ 300
$ 500
$ 800
Large Family Child Care
Homes
Check Level
Bonus Amount
1*
2*
3*
4*
5*
$50
$200
$400
$800
$1,000
Child Care Centers
Check Level
Capacity
1-50
Capacity
51-100
Capacity
101+
1*
2*
3*
4*
5*
$50
$250
$400
$1,000
$1,500
$100
$500
$800
$2,000
$3,000
$150
$750
$1,200
$3,000
$4,500
*Frequency and Amount of Bonus payments to participating programs:
Levels 1-3 - one time only upon attainment of Check Level
Levels 4 & 5 – full amount upon attainment, frequency and on-going amount to be determined.
• Incentives, Grants and Supports - participating programs and
their staff (if applicable) have access to quality improvement incentives, grants
and supports.
• Credential Bonuses – full bonus amounts are available to the
participating providers and staff.
• Tiered Reimbursement – additional funding for each child receiving
child care subsidy (Levels 3-5)
NUMBER OF PROGRAMS
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Total participating programs: 3,735
Center Child Care: 1,095 (73 at Level 5)
Family Child Care: 2,156
Programs with published ratings: 1,248
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Head Start – 12-14
• 95 Head Starts participating (this total
includes 3 in a collaborative partnership with
Head Start Reginald Lourie, PACT’s
Therapeutic Nursery, and Children First of
Baltimore)
• 9 Head Starts on the pending list (applications
submitted, waiting to be accepted)
• 35 Head Starts have a published rating with 15
at level 5.
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Website
http://marylandexcels.org
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Project 3: Quality Capacity Building
Early Childhood Breakthrough Centers
A Maryland State Department of Education
Partnership with -
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Quality Capacity Building
Breakthrough Center approach:
•In Title One School areas
•Provision of capacity building, professional
development, technical assistance services
•Collaboration with community programs
•Literacy, STEM, ELL, behavioral issues,
children with special needs.
•Coaching, mentoring, relationship
building, learning community emphasis
•Transitions
•Maryland EXCELS including accreditation,
credentialing, other quality enhancements
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Project 4 Promoting Use of
Early Learning Standards
A Guide to Early Childhood Pedagogy
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VIOLETS: Vocabulary Improvement
and Oral Language Enrichment through Stories
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Maryland Guide to Early Childhood Pedagogy
This one reform effort will align and raise standards for
early learning and development programs, improve
training and provide support for early childhood
educators.
The guide addresses:
• Culturally and linguistically diverse child-centered environments
• Strategies to fully engage English Language Learners
• Inclusive and fully accessible curriculum strategies to meet the needs of
all children
• Strategies that promote family engagement, instruction and leadership
*The Guide is now being disseminated in print and on-line formats to all early
childhood programs.
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VIOLETS: Vocabulary
Improvement and Oral Language
Enrichment through Stories
VIOLETS is a research based early childhood language
development program that promotes:
• Prereading , early literacy and listening skills,
• Oral language proficiency /vocabulary development and
• Background and conceptual knowledge
• 75 classrooms are implementing VIOLETS in 18 jurisdictions
• 50 classrooms will be added in 2015
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Project 5
Conduct professional development to promote the use of
early learning standards by all early learning and
development programs.
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Project 6
Revise Maryland’s comprehensive assessment system in early childhood,
including the
Maryland Model for School Readiness
Develop new assessments and developmental
screening for birth to 36 months
Revise existing assessments for 36-72 months
Revise Kindergarten Entry Assessment
Project 7
Child Development Innovations: Early
Intervention and Prevention Programs to Support
Health and Behavioral Needs
Maryland’s Early
Childhood Mental Health
Consultation Project
For Pediatricians
Developmental Screening
for all Early Learning and
Development Programs and
Pediatricians
Data
Collection
Social Emotional
Foundations
for Early Learning
Behavioral Health Integration in
Pediatric Primary Care (B-HIPP)
• Phone Consultation Service
– Clinical questions
– Referral information
– Links to family navigators
• Continuing Education
• Referral & Resource Networking
– Building connections among PCPs and mental
health professionals
– Connecting providers with referral resources
About
SEFEL
Resour
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Traini
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SEFEL in
Maryland
Researc
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Social Emotional
Foundations for Early
Learning
http://theinstitute.umaryland.edu/sefel/
This webpage offers information, resources and training for
families, caregivers and trainers to promote pro-social
behaviors and prevent challenging behaviors in children birth
to five years old.
Project 8
Create a Coalition for Family Engagement
Develop Maryland’s Family and Community Engagement Framework
Create Family Advisory Councils in local libraries in or near
Title I school attendance areas, to include Family
Information Centers and resource kits.
Expand Parent-Child Learning Parties to 25% of all early learning and
development programs in Title 1 school attendance areas.
Expand Reach Out and Read program to primary
care physicians and pediatricians. Distribute books
and information to over 96,000 children and their
families.
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/docs/MdFamEngage_111213.p
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Project 9
Workforce and Leadership Development
• Conduct Leadership Learning Academies in sixty
Title 1 schools for pre-K through Grade 2 and
early childhood educators.
• Align the Child Care Credentialing Program
with the Workforce Knowledge and
Competency Framework.
• Initiate a Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program
for Early Childhood Education (ECE-MAAPP)
• Develop an articulation agreement for pre-service courses between
MSDE approved trainers and the state's community colleges.
• Developed Review the status of the Associate of Arts-Early Childhood
Education Degree program and develop recommendations for the
Governor's P-20 Council
Project 10
Early Care and Education Data System
MD EXCELS
MD
Longitudinal
Data System
Enhanced Child Care
Administrative
Tracking System
Enrollment and
Attendance
Reporting
For More Information on
Race to the Top: Early
Learning Challenge Grant
Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/challenge
Maryland EXCELS (QRIS)
http://marylandexcels.org
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