Transcript FY10 Bidders Conference Illinois State Board of Education Kay Henderson Early Childhood Division Administrator.

FY10 Bidders Conference
Illinois State Board of Education
Kay Henderson
Early Childhood Division Administrator
FY09 Preschool for All
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Services to 5,000 new preschoolers
Total of 95,000 preschoolers in PFA
11% Birth to Three set aside
Monitoring
Training and Technical Assistance
Teacher Supply
State-wide Program Evaluation
Social/Emotional Consultation
Competitive Grant Process
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Average $3,000/child for 180 day program
Additional funds for hard to reach families
Funds to supplement not supplant
Head Start letter of support
Funds to add a new PFA program to existing
agencies/organizations, or to expand existing
PreK or PFA
• …NOT start-up funds for a new center
Application Submission
• 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2009
• Mail to ISBE Springfield office, or
• Deliver to ISBE Chicago or Springfield
office
• One Original (original signatures) and
• 5 copies
What is Preschool for All Children?
• Preschool education classroom experience for 3 and 4
year olds (by Sept 1)
• Certified (Type 04) teacher, teacher assistant
• 20 children – 1-10 adult/ child ratio
• 180 days- half-day sessions (2 1/2 hours/day)
• Approved curriculum/assessment
• Parent education and involvement
• Community collaboration
• Professional development
• Program evaluation
• Reporting requirements
Who can apply?
• School districts and other educational
entities, public or private not-for-profit or
for- profit entities with successful
experience in providing educational,
health, social and/or child development
services to young children and their
families
• Appropriate licensure requirements apply
Where is Preschool for All
Children?
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Public education entities
Child care centers
Community agencies, including Head Start
Faith-based organizations (program guidelines
apply)
• Park districts
• Community colleges and 4 year institutions
• Collaborations
What are funding priorities?
#1. Applicants serving primarily children identified
as at risk of academic failure• 51% of children to be served are at risk
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Low income working families
Children who are wards of the state
Homeless families
Teen parents
English language learners
Parents not completed high school
Active duty military
Funding priorities (continued)
#2. Applicants proposing to serve primarily children
whose family income is less than four times the
poverty guidelines (HHS)
• Must collect evidence of family income
• 51% or more meeting income guidelines with less than
51% also identified as at risk
Five Program Components
#1- Screening
All children must be screened to
determine eligibility
– Measure child development
– Parent interview
– Written parental permission
– Vision and hearing screening
– Immunizations
#2-Educational Program
• Curriculum and instruction aligned with
Illinois Early Learning Standards
• Individual assessment profile for each
child
• Plan for reporting progress to parents
• Address all domains of development,
including social/emotional
• Emphasis on language and literacy
#3-Parent Education and
Involvement
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Communication
Parent Education
Student Learning
Program involvement
Decision-making and advocacy
#4-Community Collaboration
• Clear collaboration and implementation
plan
• Written kindergarten transition procedures
• Shared services ie transporting homeless
children
• Understanding childrens’ home,
community and cultural experiences
#5-Staff Requirements
• Type 04 certified teacher
• Written personnel policies and job
descriptions on file
• Opportunities and resources for staff to
share and consult with others regularly
• Professional development plan for all staff
WRITING YOUR PROPOSAL
Narrative Requirements
• Statement of Need
– Educational and income level of parents
– Employment conditions
– Rates of infant mortality, low birth weight
– Drop out, teen pregnancy
– Families where a language other than English
is spoken
– Rates of poverty, child abuse and neglect
– Homelessness, drug/alcohol abuse
Narrative Requirements
• Population to be Served
– Recruitment efforts
– Geographic area to be served
– Estimated number of children by category
• At risk
• Income eligible
• Neither of above
– Indicate which category applies
• Serving primarily at risk
• Serving primarily income eligible
• Other
Program Description
Five Components
Screening
– Instrument to be used
– Parent interview process/parental permission
– Point at which child qualifies
Education
– Curriculum to be used
– Assessment
– Provisions for continued participation of homeless children
whose families have moved outside service area
– Proof that parents will not be charged fees for participation in
PFA
Staff Requirements
• Certified teacher
• Qualified staff
• List and description of roles of full and
part-time staff to be paid by the program
• Evidence of written job descriptions and
personnel policies on file
Professional Development
(Inservice, not tuition)
• Assessing need
• Planning inservice
• Provisions for other opportunities
(provided free of charge but staff must be
allowed to attend)
Program Evaluation
• Describe process to determine whether
progress is being made toward
successfully implementing the required
components of Preschool for All
• Procedures to determine the success of
the program
• Procedures to show measurable outcomes
for family participation
• Procedures to show measurable child
outcomes
Criteria for Review
• Separated into 3 categories
• Only “Qualified programs” funded
– At least 60 out of 100 points
• Qualitative Criteria
– Population to be Served (30 points)
– Quality of Program (40 points)
– Experience and Qualification (20 points)
– Cost effectiveness (10 points)
Budget Information
PRESCHOOL FOR ALL
EXAMPLES OF ALLOWABLE BUDGET ITEMS
Function
1000
Expenditure
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Instruction
(Student Use)
Salaries
(Obj. 100s)
Teachers
Substitutes
Aides
Home-Based
Teachers
Benefits
(Obj. 200s)
Purchased
Services
(Obj. 300s)
Supp. & Mat.
(Obj. 400s)
Employee-share
TRS only
Life Insurance
FICA*
Medicare-Only*
IMRF*
Medical/Health
Insurance
Workman's
Comp.*
Unemployment
Comp.*
Classroom Equip.
Maintenance &
Repair
In-District Travel
Field Trip Fees
Software
Charts
Consumable Supplies
Books
Equipment <$500/unit
Capital Outlay
(Obj. 500s)
Equipment &
Furniture
>$500/unit
Other
(Obj. 600s)
Transfers
(Obj. 700s)
Equipment & Furniture
>$5900/unit but less
than capitalized
threshold set by District
(Must have a BOARD
APPRPVED threshold
for equipment costs to
use this object.)
2210
Improvement of
Instruction
(Staff Use)
Stipends for Staff
Subs for Staff to
Attend Training
Related Benefits
Registration fees
Meals
Mileage
Hotel
Supplies & Materials for
Inservice Workshops
2300
General
Administration
Secretary/Clerical
Related Benefits
Audit Fee
(prorated)
Workman's
Comp*.
Unemployment
Comp.*
Office Equip.
Repair & Maint.
Administrative Supplies
& Materials
Consumable
Administration
Supplies & Materials
2540
Operation &
Maintenance of
Plant Services
Janitor
Related Benefits
Custodial
(contractual)
Prorated phone
service
Cleaning Supplies
Utilities
2550
Pupil
Transportation
Services
Bus Driver
Transportation
Aides
Related Benefits
Contractual Bus
Service
Field Trip Trans.
Costs
Gas
Oil
Other Related Supplies
2560
Food Services
Catering Svcs-for
student meals
and snacks
only
Food
Snacks
Other Related Suppliesfor student meals and
snacks only
IELC Toolkits
• Engaging Hard to Reach Families
• Preschool For All Outreach
Rebecca Bunn l Deanna Durica
Ounce of Prevention Fund
www.isbe.net/earlychi
217/524-4835