Transcript Professional Development Systems and the SECA States

Professional Development
Systems and the SECA States
About SECA
The Southern Early Childhood Association
is comprised of 14 Southern states and
has state level organizations in all states
except North Carolina.
The SECA States
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Alabama—Alabama Association for Young Children (AAYC)
Arkansas—Arkansas Early Childhood Association (AECA)
Florida—Florida Association for the Education of Young Children
(FLAEYC)
Georgia—Georgia Association for Young Children (GAYC)
Kentucky—Kentucky Association for Early Childhood Education (KAECE)
Louisiana—Louisiana Early Childhood Association (LAECA)
Mississippi—Mississippi Early Childhood Association (MECA)
Oklahoma—Early Childhood Association of Oklahoma (ECAO)
South Carolina—South Carolina Early Childhood Association (SCECA)
Tennessee—Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children
(TAEYC)
Texas—Texas Association for the Education of Young children (TxAEYC)
Virginia—Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education (VAECE)
West Virginia—West Virginia Association for Young Children (WVAYC)
SECA’s Mission
The Southern Early Childhood Association
(SECA) is committed to improving the
quality of care and education for young
children and their families through
advocacy and professional development.
What does a Comprehensive
Professional System Include?
According to the National Registry Alliance, a comprehensive professional
development system:
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Is accessible and based upon a clearly articulated framework.
Includes a continuum of training and ongoing supports.
Defines pathways that are tied to licensure, leading to qualifications
and credentials.
Addresses the needs of individual adult learners.
The systems are generally composed of five interconnected
components:
 Core knowledge
 Access and outreach
 Qualifications, credentials, and pathways
 Funding
 Quality Assurance
What Does a Registry Do?
Collects, tracks, acknowledges, and
manages workforce data
 Produces records that can validate
qualifications or ongoing professional
development
 Verifies provider qualifications
 Approves and tracks training attendance
 Maintains a calendar of training offerings
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SECA States with
Practitioner Registries or
Tracking Systems
SECA States
with
Trainer Registries
Arkansas
Miami-Dade & Palm Beach
Counties in Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
Arkansas
Miami-Dade & Palm Beach
Counties in Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
What’s Happening
in the SECA States?
Alabama
Alabama published a document
entitled “Alabama Pathways to
Quality Care and Education” as an
informational resource guide for
individuals seeking professional
development opportunities.
 In February 2010, the Director of
Alabama’s Child Care Services Division, Debbie
Thomas, stated that “the Alabama Professional
Development Team (APDT) is continuing
implementation of Alabama Pathways with
Development of the Alabama Pathways
Professional Development Registry... .”
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Arkansas
Traveling Arkansas’ Professional Pathways
(TAPP) is the tracking component of the
Arkansas Early Childhood Professional
Development System. It includes:
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Online training transcripts
An option to use a Registry Identification
instead of your Social Security number
3 levels of qualification based on
education and training received
A career lattice called Spectrum
Registry-approved training events
Online registration for registry-approved
events
A trainer registry
An online job board
Florida
Florida has professional development
systems in two counties only:
The Palm Beach Early Childhood
Registry in Palm Beach County
Quality Counts Career Center in
Miami-Dade County
• Each program contains a documentation system
for providers.
• Informational resources for training events and
trainers are included.
Georgia
As of February 2010, Georgia has closed its
Registry and divided up functions among
groups in the state:
◦ GAYC (SECA’s state affiliate) has a phone
line and website operating to answer
questions.
◦ The University of Georgia now operates
the training approval system.
◦ Incentive and scholarship programs are
operated by Care Solutions.
Kentucky
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Three Critical Components:
◦ Self-initiated learning
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◦ Education
The system includes:
◦ Technical Assistance
◦ 5 levels of professional accomplishment
◦ Early childhood core content
◦ Credentials and degrees for early care, intervention, and
education professionals
◦ A seamless training track
◦ Support services and technical assistance
◦ Articulation agreements
◦ A scholarship program (college and non-college levels)
◦ A Professional Development Registry (ECE-TRIS)
◦ The Training Finder Real-Time Affiliated Integrated Network
(TRAIN)
Louisiana
Louisiana Pathways Child Care Career
Development System is housed at NSU
Child & Family Services, Northwestern
State University, and has 4 key components:
 Registry Database
 Certification tracks for child care
classroom, administrator, and family child
care home
 Scholarships
 Trainer certification
Mississippi
Mississippi has no formal professional
development system.
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The Early Childhood Institute of Mississippi State University has,
however, developed the Mississippi Early Childhood
Professional Development Initiative, which collects
information about the professional qualifications of
administrators, teachers, and classroom aides at all centers that
enroll in the Institute’s programs.
North Carolina
The North Carolina Institute for Early
Childhood Professional Development operates
the North Carolina Early Educator
Certification system.
 10 levels of certification determined by
educational background
 The Institute charges a fee for certification
($50 for initial review/$25 for renewal)
 Rewards program for certified professionals
provides discounts with certain vendors
Oklahoma
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The Center for Early Childhood Professional
Development administers the following:
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The Leadership Academy
Specialized training
Child Care Careers
On-line classes
Professional development registry
REWARD (salary supplement program)
Video lending library
The Oklahoma Registry Professional Development
Ladder contains 10 Tiers.
 The Center also operates the Oklahoma Training
Approval System (OTAS), a 3-tiered system.
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South Carolina
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The South Carolina Training System
is administered by the Center for Child
Care Career Development and includes
the following components:
◦ Training approval system
◦ The South Carolina Certified Child Care
Training Registry
◦ Training verification system that includes
forms
◦ Voluntary trainer certification process
Tennessee
The Tennessee Early Childhood Training
Alliance is housed in the Center of
Excellence for Learning Sciences of
Tennessee State University
 Services include CDA, Accreditation, TECTA
Orientation, and Academic Support.
 9 local offices throughout the state.
 Offers 30 hours of free training
 Provides scholarships to retrain displaced or
underemployed workers for the child care
field
Texas
The purpose of the Texas Early Care and Education
Career Development system is
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To ensure statewide availability of high quality professional development
opportunities, and
To provide Early Care and Education practitioners the ability to pursue their
professional development along a continuum of increasingly complex education
and skill levels.
Virginia
Virginia currently lacks a comprehensive
professional development system but does
have the following:
 Professional Development Task Force
 Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals,
a resource publication with information
about health, safety, and nutrition and child
growth and development.
 The Virginia Star Quality
Initiative, a quality
improvement system.
West Virginia
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West Virginia’s State Training
& Registry System includes 5
components:
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Core Knowledge & Core Competencies
Career Pathway
Registry and Credentialing System
Trainer Approval and Registered Training
System
◦ Coordinated Training System
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The West Virginia STARS Career Pathway
includes 8 levels