Transcript State Advisory Council Birth to Age 8 Assessment, Screening, and Curriculum Support and Alignment Summary Presentation for the Board of Early Education and Care September.

State Advisory Council
Birth to Age 8 Assessment, Screening, and
Curriculum Support and Alignment
Summary Presentation for the Board of Early Education
and Care
September 2012
SAC Birth to 8 Community Planning:
Rural Community Support Grant
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Two Core Functions of the Grant
 Community Strategic Planning: One-time grants to selected
Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grantees
serving communities to support community birth through age 8 (“B8”) three year strategic plans, anchored in local data.
• Plans are to be based on child and family needs and the quality
and effectiveness of B-8 aligned systems linking local schools,
local providers, and families through grants to communities.
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Birth to 8 Assessment, Screening, and Curriculum Support and
Alignment: One-time grants to non-profit entities serving
communities in partnership with public school, public school
districts, and/or a charter school serving children pre-kindergarten
to third grade, to support assessment, screening, and curriculum
support and alignment within the communities.
Timeframe and Applicants
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Timeframe: July 2012 – October 31, 2012
Six programs for birth to 8 Assessment and Screening
category ($30,000)
 Six grantees were awarded $5,000 each for Birth to
Eight:
 Barnstable
 Fall River
 Gill Montague
 Malden
 New Bedford
 Taunton
SAC: Core goals
Facilitate dialogue among local entities (i.e., public
schools and early education alignment and a
shared understanding of curriculum, assessment,
and screening practices and care programs,
including out-of-school time providers) to support
the trainings in the communities served;
 Make clear, specific recommendations on
assessment and screening tools and practices that
will support alignment; and
 Develop a plan for coordinated assessment,
screening, and curriculum alignment that will best
support children and families in the communities
served across the mixed delivery system.
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Activities Achieved to Date:
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Held focus groups to integrate effective
systems of assessment, early childhood
curriculum, and screening alignment to serve
children birth through age eight
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Secured consultants
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Completed Community Resource Guide
Panelists:
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David Thomas, Barnstable Public School Early
Education & Care Coordinator
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Rita Celia, CFCE Coordinator for Triumph, Inc. in
Taunton
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Dr. Anne McKenzie, Executive Director at the
Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative.
• Rural Community Support Grantee