Governor’s State Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC): Sustainability Plan State Interagency Coordinating Council Legislative Consultant Office of Child Care Advisory Council Data Collaborative MLDS Early Childhood Mental Health Steering Committee Early Childhood Advisory Council Research Advisory Group Comprehensive Assessment System State Advisory Committee Executive ECAC Committee 24 Local.
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Governor’s State Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC): Sustainability Plan
State Interagency Coordinating Council Office of Child Care Advisory Council Data Collaborative MLDS Early Childhood Mental Health Steering Committee Early Childhood Advisory Council Research Advisory Group Legislative Consultant Comprehensive Assessment System State Advisory Committee Executive ECAC Committee Business/ Investment Adjunct Committee 24 Local Early Childhood Advisory Councils in each jurisdiction
RTT ELC Project 9 Update
Leadership in Early Learning Academies to promote rigorous, developmentally appropriate instructional practices that support the Early Learning Common Core Standards
RTT ELC Project 10 Update
DRAFT Early Childhood Data Warehouse DRAFT Maryland EXCELS data files
SFTP
DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) program data files
SFTP
DRAFT
MSDE/DAADS:
- Public Pre-K - MMSR - DSE/EIS - MSA
CCATS:
- Licensing - Subsidy - Credentialing - Accreditation - Nonpub. Nursery Schools - Grants - (Other)
ELIS
inspection data files
SFTP Early Childhood Data Warehouse (ECDW)
(includes EARS enrollment/attendance data)
Judy Center
data files
SFTP Head Start
data files
SFTP RTT-ELC
Project data files (EC Breakthrough Centers, SEFEL, POS) MSDE Child Food and Nutrition Program data files
PAS/BAS
data files
Other State Agencies DHMH:
Child health data files
DHR:
Foster care/adoption data files
NOTE:
"SFTP" means "Secure FTP Server"
Maryland’s Developmental Screening Consortium www.marylandearlyscreening.com
Project 2 Maryland EXCELS Update
Quality Care and Education System for Maryland’s Children
What is QRIS?
“A quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) is a
systematic approach
to
assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality
in early and school age care and education programs.” (NCCIC)
Why QRIS?
To: • • Recognize child care providers/centers for their accomplishments, and Provide a framework to articulate to the public the quality initiatives a provider/center participate in and undertake
Exc
ellence in
E
arly
L
earning and
S
chool Age Care
Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge
Project 2
Implement a Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System for ALL Early Learning and Development Programs Funding For Project 2: RTT-ELG Grant: $21,265,146 Other funds (CCDF): Total for the next 4 years: $12,683,136 $33,948,282
RTT-ELC Linkages with Maryland EXCELS
Local Advisory Councils
(Project 1) • • Marketing Promotion • • •
Revised Early Learning Standards
(Project 4) Incorporate Common Core Standards Expand VIOLETS and STEM Develop Guide to Early Pedagogy
Early Childhood Breakthrough Center
(Project 3) • • Training and Technical Assistance Quality Capacity Building
Project 2 Comprehensive Assessment System
(Project 6) • • Formative Assessments Kindergarten Entry Assessment •
Coalition for Family Engagement
(Project 8) Customizing Family Engagement Framework for EXCELS standards • •
Early Childhood Data System
(Project 10) Child Care Administrative Tracking System Maryland Longitudinal Data System
Quality Assurance Specialists
Lisa Smith Petrea Fletcher Ona Whitfield Mary Beth Johnson Shelia Maness • • • Quality Assurance Specialists will: Provide technical assistance, support and coordination of services to early care and education programs throughout the state.
Conduct on-site monitoring and provide information on Maryland EXCELS.
Provide on-site consultation with participating programs to provide technical assistance, information and to verify the accuracy of Maryland EXCELS ratings.
Maryland’s Standards
• • • • • Licensing and Compliance Rating Scales and Accreditation Developmentally Appropriate Learning and Practice Staffing and Professional Development Administrative Policies and Procedures
MD EXCELS Web-Site http://marylandexcels.org
Process and Next Steps
• Develop workbook, application process – Fall 2010 • Develop website – Initial development Completed • Pilot MD EXCELS – Completed • Field Test – November 26, 2012 – June 2013 299 facilities participating • Develop Incentives and Marketing Tools – Winter 2012 – Spring 2013 • Take to Scale – July 2013
County
Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Baltimore (city) Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles Dorchester Frederick Harford Howard Montgomery Prince George's Queen Anne's Saint Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester
Total Centers
3 10 16 20 4 2 7 6 27 10 1 2 1 2 9 3 6 7 4 2
142
10 3 8 38 13 2 2 3 1 4 6 2
148 Homes
6 10 13 4 4 2 12 2 3
School
2 2 1 2 2
9 Total 9 20 31 24 8 16 65 23 3 4 4 21 2 5 2 19 6 3 9 11 10 4 299