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Strategic Plan Review

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Process

     Planning and Evaluation Committee will be discussing 2 directions per meeting. October meeting- Finance and Governance November meeting- Governance, Standards, Accountability, Regulations December meeting- Workforce January meeting- Families and Linkages

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Finance

  The Planning and Evaluation Committee reviewed the minutes from the Board Retreat in July.

The Committee developed 9 goals under the Finance Strategic Direction.

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Finance- Program Quality Investments

  The Department’s funds support positioning high quality/effective programs and activities as defined QRIS and which creates opportunities to reach their full potential. EEC will create a funding plan including priorities, strategies, and timelines beyond the current boundaries for early education and care and Out of School Time system for children’s growth in Massachusetts that would include multiple funding sources.

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Finance- Program Quality Investments

  The Board will establish a process based on a model to provide annual quality grants to incentivize programs to reach and maintain a validated status in QRIS.

Ensure implementation of the June 2012 Board vote to increase the reimbursement for transportation to support one adult monitor on all vehicles who transport infants, toddlers and/or preschoolers.

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Finance- Educator Investments

 Biannually the Board will establish a formula for determining a rate increase to providers to be provided annually.

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Finance- Screening and Assessment Data

   All line items will invest in research and evaluation related to population related goals and program evaluation. In addition, the Board will establish an investment percentage by September each year.

Establish a mechanism to collect data on all children with parental consent who are in licensed early education and care, out of school time, Head Start and public school preschools beginning with those receiving any state funding to monitor the State’s reach for children birth to 8. All line items will have a transparent funding formula.

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Finance- Community and Family Engagement Investments

   Establish a public private partnership funding mechanism to serve high needs children not eligible for CCDBG for continuity or entry.

EEC’s financial assistances policies as well as our community based initiatives will support strengthening families approach.

Establish a business case for investment in early education and care and out of school time.

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Next Steps

    Governance discussed in October and November committee meeting Standards, Assessment and Regulations discussed at November committee meeting Workforce discussed at December committee meeting Informed Families and Linkages discussed at January committee meeting.