Transcript Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) Transition to ISDs

Dr. Lindy Buch
Mr. Scott Menzel
August 2011
Richard Lower
Blanche Deren
Mischele McManus
Pat Sargent
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• Executive Order
• What we know today
• The charge for
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• Benefits of High-Quality
Preschool
• Current GSRP Longitudinal
Results
• Recommendation from GSRP
First Year Returns, 1997
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• Establish process for quality preschool
programming
• Generation and alignment of Early
Childhood Standards of Quality for
Infant-Toddlers, Prekindergarten and
(upcoming) K-3
• Statewide data collection/evaluation
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• 2011-2012 formula grantees
within an ISD must be under the
same consortium option
• Multiple ISDs may form a larger
consortium
• Two Consortium Options
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• Pass-through of funds.
• Serve children based on the
allocation to each grantee
• Will generate individual MEGS
budgets
• Grantees may subcontract to
agencies or LEAs
• ISD responsible for oversight of
application
• ISD may retain up to 5%
• 10% admin cap on each
grantee/ISD budget
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• Serve children based on the
allocation to the entire
consortium
• Will generate one budget in
MEGS
• Grantees may subcontract to
agencies or LEAs
• ISD responsible for data and
program quality
• ISD actively manages
enrollment throughout the
region
• ISD coordinates services and
ECS support
• ISD may retain up to 10%
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• Accepting Membership
• Option 1: Funds and Services
• Option 2: Services Only
• What? Not interested in FY12 GSRP?
• Rejected membership will result in GSRP slots
(funding) returned to the state for redistribution.
• Option 1: possibility to subcontract
• Option 2: flexibility to use slots elsewhere
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• ISDs are the only eligible applicants
• MEGS application will not be changed
significantly from FY11
• ISD oversight of application
• ISD responsibility to submit application.
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Suggested minimum topics:
• Processes and timelines for cash flow
• Processes for carryover, deferred funds
• Administrative costs for ISD, grantee
• Application and report requirements
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Suggested quality topics:
• Oversight of available slots, waiting lists
• Collaboration among GSRPs, with HS
• Professional development
• Program evaluation
• Early Childhood Specialist
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• The ECS must have:
• Graduate degree in early childhood education or child
development
• Five or more years of relevant job experience
• Specific professional development
• The ECS:
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Leads Program Evaluation-online PQA
Mentors Staff
Creates Relevant Professional Developmental Plans
Advocates for Quality
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• Increased reliability
of scores
• Can be viewed at
ISD and MDE level
• Generates reports
to aid planning
• Training on use from
HighScope
• $25 per GSRP
classroom
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• Community Needs and
Resources Assessment
(CNRA)-Formula Only
• Child Information and
Program Evaluation Report
(CIPER)
• Program Summary
• Final Expenditure
Report/Carryover Budget
• Carryover Final Expenditure
Report
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• Done collaboratively
• Pre-application for
Formula funding.
• Looks at all publically
funded slots for 4’s
• Establishes community
plan for GSRP slots
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• CIPER
• Child risk factors
• Staff information
• PQA scores
• Program Summary
• MSDS report of slots filled
• Transition Information
• PIE Report
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• Assign ISD staff GSRP responsibilities
• Work with LEAs to :
• determine consortium option
• determine ISD services and administrative
percentage and quality improvement
services/costs
• complete and submit 11-12 MEGS application
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• Website
www.michigan.gov/gsrp
• GSRP Listserv
Email: [email protected]
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Consultants
Blanche Deren,
[email protected] or (517) 241-4289
Mischele McManus,
[email protected] or (517) 373-8664
Pat Sargent,
[email protected] or (517) 241-4741
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