Transcript Policy and Programs Committee CSEFEL Proposal CSEFEL Background  The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is a national.

Policy and Programs Committee
CSEFEL Proposal
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CSEFEL Background
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The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
(CSEFEL) is a national center for promoting the social emotional
development and school readiness of children birth to age 5, and a
national organization that has funding from the Office of Head Start
and the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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CSEFEL has developed a conceptual model of evidence-based practices
for promoting young children’s social and emotional competence and
for preventing and addressing challenging behavior (The Pyramid
Model).
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The CSEFEL model is now enacted in ten other states; each fitting the
program into its existing framework of child care.
CSEFEL Background
The Pyramid Model builds upon a tiered public health approach to providing
universal supports to all children to promote wellness, targeted services to
those who need more support, and intensive services to those who need
them.
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CSEFEL Background
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Massachusetts has been selected to participate. MA has established a
CSEFEL Pyramid Model Partnership with a cross-agency Leadership
Team.
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In Oct. and Dec. 2009, the MA partnership has trained 55 people from
the early education and care field as CSEFEL trainers.
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The goal of the intensive training and technical assistance (T/TA) is to
foster professional development that:
 enhances knowledge and skills;
 supports the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based
practices;
 increases capacity of the workforce skilled to support the social
emotional development of young children (birth – 5 years old).
CSEFEL Proposal
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Augment the Massachusetts CSEFEL initiative by seeking up to
$300,000 in ARRA funds to:
 Develop/identify a 15 hour intensive training that is approved for
1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs);
 Train up to 2000 staff working in EEC funded home-based and
center-based programs using a team approach (2-4 staff from
each program);
 Provide follow-up mentoring and support to staff finishing the
training such as site visits and telephonic support by specially
trained staff.
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Tentative implementation timeline:
 Issue RFR for development and delivery of training – Apr. 2010
 Vendor develops/identifies resources and supports – Spring 2010
 Train cohorts – Summer 2010 to September 2011
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This initiative will be developed with input, participation, and support
from the CSEFEL Leadership Team and others.