Transcript EEC Annual Legislative Report February 12, 2013 2013 Context • Legislative language requires EEC to report on Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK), Mental Health initiatives and the.

EEC Annual Legislative
Report
February 12, 2013
2013 Context
• Legislative language requires EEC to report on
Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK), Mental
Health initiatives and the Workforce
Development System
• Report seeks to provide an update on EEC’s
five-year Strategic Plan and will frame this
year’s accomplishments and future planned
activities by the Board’s Strategic
Directions and Indicators of Success
• Interagency Partnerships with DCF, ESE,
DHCD, DMH, DPH, DTA, ORI for crosstraining, data sharing and screening and
assessment
What EEC Must Report (at a
Minimum)
Progress in achieving goals and implementing programs
authorized under M.G.L. c. 15D;
Progress made towards universal early education and care for
pre-school aged children;
Progress made toward reducing expulsion rates through
developmentally appropriate prevention and intervention services;
Behavioral health indicators;
Rules and regulations promulgated by the Board related to civil
fines and sanctions, including the types of sanctions and the amount
of the fines; and
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Findings and recommendations related to the study on the
programmatic financing and phase-in options for the development
and implementation of the Massachusetts universal prekindergarten program.
EEC System Components and Strategic
Directions: Legislative Report
EEC Strategic
Directions
Standards,
Assessment
and
Accountability
Informed
Families and
Public
Finance
Quality
Family Support,
Access, and
Affordability
EEC System
Components
Governance
Early Ed &
Care and K12 Linkages
Workforce
Communications
Regulations
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Workforce &
Professional
Development
Infrastructure
Framework of Annual Report
Introduction
FY13 Context
Strategic Directions
Focused Strategic Directions •
MA Early Learning Plan
Strategic Direction:
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Quality
Strategic Direction:
Workforce
Strategic Direction:
Infrastructure
Accomplished this year
Plan to do next year
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Strategic Direction: Family
Strategic Direction:
Communications
Indicators of Success
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Accomplished this year
Plan to do next year
Accomplished this year
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Accomplished this year
Plan to do next year
Appendices
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EEC’s Core Areas of Focus
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EEC is focused on strengthening the system of
early education and care in Massachusetts as a
critical element of the education pipeline from
cradle to career.
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The child outcomes that we are trying to achieve
require investment in four critical areas:
 teacher quality,
 program quality,
 screening and assessment, and
 engagement of communities and families.
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The system EEC is building includes all
children, not just those who are subsidized
or in formal care.
FY2013 Context will include:
Educator and Provider Support System
 Program Quality/QRIS
 Screening and Assessment
 Community and Family Engagement
 Access Challenges
 Interagency Partnerships
 Birth to 3rd Grade Alignment
 Brain Building in Progress Campaign
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Massachusetts Context
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The total population in Massachusetts from the
2010 Census was 6,547,629
Of the total population,1,517,090(23%) are
children birth to age 18.
 There are 442,592 children(6.8%) birth
through age 5 living in Massachusetts and
close to one-third,135,000,are low-income.
 The National Center for Children in Poverty,
reports that 135,000 children in MA
experience at least one risk factor and
20,000 have three or more risk factors
 Research shows that children with risk
factors are more vulnerable to encounter
developmental delays and have school
readiness gaps, and are most likely to benefit
from high-quality early learning experiences.
Access to Child Care
As of January 1, 2013, Massachusetts has 10,528
licensed early education programs across the state that
include early education and care programs
The total licensed capacity for these programs is 227,531
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We are currently serving:
 Early Head Start and Head Start- 13, 355
 EEC’s average caseloads are :
 DTA:16,556
 Income Eligible:30,895
 Supportive:5,748
There are nearly 30,000 children from birth to age
five waiting for financial assistance to attend an
early education program in Massachusetts
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Strategic Direction: Quality
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Create and implement a system to improve and support
quality statewide
Accomplished This Year
 FY2012 On-line System for QRIS-QRIS Program
Manager(QPM)
 As of January 2013, of the 10,528 total early education
and care programs licensed by EEC, 4,757 programs
(45%) have submitted 5,794 final applications to
participate in QRIS, representing a 29% increase from
FY2011
 Verification of Programs
 4,291 QRIS applications have been processed through
an automatic verification process.
 An additional 640 programs have been verified through
a full review by EEC of the program’s documentation.
 29 program visits, representing 111 classroom
observations, received an independent observation visit,
for the second level of validation
 This year, there will be 164 program visits, which will
cover 582 classrooms. To date 7 program visits,
representing, 28 classrooms have been completed.
Strategic Direction: Quality
Accomplished This Year
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Implementation of FY2012 QRIS Program
Improvement Grants
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376 applications were submitted
The state awarded 307 grants, with priority to those
serving high need children
The following programs and regions received:
Family Child Care- 124, Center and Group-Based- 122
and After School and Out of School - 61
Region 1 -37
Region 2 -50
Region 3 -64
Region 4 -28
Region 5 -56
Region 6 -72
Strategic Direction: Quality
Accomplished This Year
Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK)-currently 227 UPK
programs, 442 UPK classrooms, serving 1,953 highneeds children, including 80 new expansion classrooms
serving 342 high-needs children
Center for Assessment and Screening Excellence
(CASE)- provided training on assessment, screening
and observation to 2,111 educators and 419 programs
received assessment, screening and observation tools
Massachusetts Kindergarten Entry Assessment
(MKEA) – during the implementation, 809 teachers
and administrators were trained in the formative
assessment tools
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Strategic Direction: Quality
Planned for Next Year
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QRIS Validation Study
 After implementation of the Spring 2013 pilot, the full Validation
study will begin in the Fall 2013. This study will validate the tiered
QRIS, ensuring program quality matches assigned tiers and leads
to improved child outcomes.
Massachusetts Alignment Study Plan
 EEC and ESE will host strategic planning sessions on the strategy
for alignment of the standards between birth and Kindergarten;
 An additional report on the alignment between the evidenced
based formative assessment tools supported by the state and the
current early learning standards
Preschool Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) Learning Standards and Guidelines
 Adopt early learning Science, technology and engineering
standards
Strategic Direction: Workforce
Create a workforce system that maintains worker diversity and
provides resources, supports, expectations, and core
competencies that lead to the outcomes we want for children
Accomplished This Year
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Early Educator Scholarship Program: 2,300 educators
applied and of the 1,529 OFSA approved applicants, EEC
awarded 1,190 scholarships.
Professional Qualifications Registry: 67,531 educator
records have been added to the Registry.
Educator and Provider Support- Professional
Development Course Catalogue offered 300 creditbearing opportunities.
Coaching and Mentoring: 3,846 educators received
coaching and mentoring support services.
Educator Certifications- 6,395 applications with a total
of 5,063 (79%) applications processed
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
trainings and summit were offered.
Strategic Direction: Workforce
Create a workforce system that maintains worker
diversity and provides resources, supports,
expectations, and core competencies that lead to the
outcomes we want for children
Planned for Next Year
 2012-2013 Early Educators Fellowship Institutestatewide initiative that includes public school and early
childhood programs, has accepted 17 teams comprising 158
applicants
 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)will receive feedback from the field as draft preschool science
standards and guidelines are developed.
 WGBH Media-based Literacy Support for Educatorscreating curriculum units and professional development
videos for educators
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Strategic Direction: Family
Increase and promote family support, access and
affordability
Accomplished This Year
 Coordinated Family and Community Engagement
(CFCE)- 24 grantees received evidence-based
Literacy grants
 Quality Family Child Care Guides- 10 guides
printed and distributed in several languages
 Early Childhood Resource Centers (ECRC)- ECRCs
offered 613 presentations to providers and parents.
 Improved Access to Care- Online Income Eligible
Waiting List- over 22,491 children entered the
online waitlist for the first time
 Reach Out and Read- 272 hospitals and clinics in
MA that are participating in early literacy initiative,
serving 200,399 children and families.
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Strategic Direction: Family
Increase and promote family support, access and
affordability
Planned for Next Year
 Museums and Libraries Project- will continue
to provide opportunities through intentional
family engagement activities
 WGBH Media-based Literacy Support for
Families and Educators- creating videos and
activities for parents on early literacy , STEM and ELA
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Support for Immigrant and Refugee
Families- the Office of Refugee and
Immigrants(ORI) will conduct 5-10 community
presentations and 5 regional trainings.
Strategic Direction: Family
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Accomplished This Year
Deliverables provided by the CFCE networks:
 Referrals - Number of Families 114,393
 Referrals - Number of Children these families represent
151,564
 Enhanced Referrals - Number of Children these
referrals represent 27,338
 Parent Education Opportunities - Number of Children
represented by participants 69,120
 Family Literacy Opportunities - Number of Children
represented by participants 111,479
 Received Information about Kindergarten Registration Number of children these families represented 119,064
 Non-Kindergarten Transition Supports - Number of
children these families represented 98,525
 Parent/Child Playgroups - Number of children 107,766
 Number of Programs that received referrals to
comprehensive services 20,074
Strategic Direction: Communications
Create and implement an external and internal
communications strategy that advocates fro and
conveys the value of early education and care to
all stakeholders and the general public
Accomplished This Year
 Brain Building in Progress Public Awareness
Campaign- Expanded awareness among new
constituencies, including 3 events on Beacon Hill
 Communication with State and Local LeadersEEC Commissioner and staff held regular meetings
across the state to keep stakeholders informed of
EEC’s work
 Work of the EEC Advisory Council- 6 expertise
subcommittee groups were combined to allow for
discussion across groups
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Strategic Direction: Communications
Create and implement an external and internal
communications strategy that advocates fro and
conveys the value of early education and care to all
stakeholders and the general public
Planned for Next Year
 Brain Building in Progress Public Awareness
Campaign- next phase of messaging supports EEC’s
system building efforts including QRIS and Family and
Community Engagement Networks
 WGBH Media-Based Literacy Support for Families
and Educators- production of a ‘digital hub’, a free, online
platform for educators and parents to be launched in April
2013
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Strategic Direction: Infrastructure
Build the internal infrastructure to support
achieving the vision
Accomplished This Year
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Data Visualizations-Web-based Analysis and
Visualization Environment (WEAVE) for key MA
demographics was launched in January 2013
State Agency Partnerships with 11 agencies
Statewide Unique Identifier assignment
(SASID)-data quality auditing visits reviewed
2,506 child records and 79% could be assigned a
SASID
Strategic Direction: Infrastructure
Build the internal infrastructure to support
achieving the vision
Planned for Next Year
 Data Visualizations-(WEAVE) make all web images
adaptable, ADA compliant and customizable by June
2013
 Engaging the Private Sector- continued engagement
of key supporters include WGBH, Boston Children’s
Museum, IBM, United Way of Mass Bay & Merrimac
Valley
 Birth to School Readiness: Massachusetts Early
Learning Plan includes specific projects in direct
community or statewide infrastructure investments
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Key Initiatives Advanced in FY2013
Highlights of the FY2012-2013 initiatives that
advanced the work of EEC include:
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QRIS Quality Improvement Grants
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Reform
Redefining Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK)
Birth to Grade Three Alignment
Social/Emotional, Language and Literacy Development
ASQ – Access to Children Beyond Formal Child Care Settings
Alignment of Quality with a Rate Reform Initiative
Availability of On-line Resources
Interagency Work
Timeline: 2013
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January 8, 2013
EEC Board Meeting Discussion
January 24, 2013
EEC Board Planning and
Evaluation Committee Meeting
– update
February 5, 2013
Send draft of the near final
report to the Governor’s Office
and Planning and Evaluation
Committee for review
February 12, 2013
EEC Board Meeting – Vote
February 15, 2013
Report Due to the Governor’s
Office