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Ohio’s Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant November 2012

Ohio’s Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant November 2012. What is the Early Learning Challenge?. Voluntary, competitive federal initiative Partnership between U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. Addresses needs of most vulnerable children Low income

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Ohio’s Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant November 2012

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  1. Ohio’s Race to the TopEarly Learning Challenge GrantNovember 2012

  2. What is theEarly LearningChallenge?

  3. Voluntary, competitive federal initiative Partnership between U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services

  4. Addresses needs of most vulnerable children • Low income • Children with Disabilities • English Language Learners Focused on system building not program expansion

  5. Timeline and Funding Levels Grant period: January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2015

  6. Timeline and Funding Levels • Nine states awarded funding • Five more submitted requests • Ohio awarded highest amount of $69,993,362

  7. Budget Overview* $12.5 million Professional Development PD Coordination & Dissemination ELL PD Development Model Curricula Evaluation *Budget figures are rounded

  8. Budget Overview* $8 million Mental Health and Health Consultants Regional experts to provide professional development and technical assistance to providers *Budget figures are rounded

  9. Budget Overview* $29.6 million Increased Quality & Validation Research Study (Cost and Validation) T.E.A.C.H. Incentive Pilots Technical Assistance, including family child care Consumer Education*Budget figures are rounded

  10. Budget Overview* $6.3 million K and Preschool Assessments Development of New Assessments Professional Development Technology Support Resources for Families *Budget figures are rounded

  11. Budget Overview* $7.5 million SUTQ &Licensing IT Systems $2.6 million Child Link $2.4 million Governance, Project Management Technical Assistance Officer Position ODE and ODJFS Grant Managers National experts $1.1 million Sustain in Early Grades *Budget figures are rounded

  12. Ohio Children Birth to 5

  13. Kindergarten Entry Data • 125,000 children are screened for language and literacy each year • 59% of all K children need targeted or intense instruction in kindergarten • High Needs Children Have a Significant Gap

  14. Ohio’s Goals for Results 1,300 already funded settings rated as high quality 37,000 additional high needs children in these highly rated programs

  15. Ohio’s Goals for Results Closing kindergarten readiness gap by 5% for high needs children By 2020, Ohio will only purchase services in high quality settings.

  16. Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards

  17. Background • In 1995 the National Education Goals Panel identified 5 domains for children’s school readiness • Requirements in Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant

  18. Domains of the Early Learning and Development Standards • Language and Literacy Development • General Knowledge and Cognitive Development(includes Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)

  19. Domains of the Early Learning and Development Standards • Social and Emotional Development • Approaches Toward Learning • Physical Well-being and Motor Development

  20. Early Learning and Development Standards • Informed by national experts and research • Aligned to the K-12 Common Core and Ohio’s State Revised Standards • Developmentally appropriate and reviewed for cultural and linguistic sensitivity

  21. Ohio Standards Former Standards for B-5 • Ohio’s Infant Toddler Guidelines • Ohio Pre-K Content Standards

  22. Ohio Standards Existing Standards K-12 Ohio K-12 Content Standards and Common Core State Standards

  23. Cross Agency Commitment and Leadership Team • Ohio Department of Education • Ohio Department of Job and Family Services • Ohio Department of Health • Ohio Department of Mental Health • Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities • Governor’s Office of Health Transformation

  24. Public Comment • Input from broad set of early childhood stakeholders • Targeted professionals in early care and education, health and mental health • Over 700 individuals commented

  25. Public Comment Over 90% strongly agreed or agreed that: • Overall format of standards easy to follow • Overall structure helpful in understanding how concepts are developed across age bands (infant to preschool) • Wording of standards clear and easily understood • Vocabulary of standards appropriate to the content areas

  26. Public Comment 86% or more of respondents indicated each content/developmental area of standards: • Reflects essential knowledge, understanding and skills • Has content appropriate for the age groups addressed • Has progression of content that is cumulative

  27. New Early Learning and Development Standards Format

  28. Developmental Domain Strand Topic Standard Statement Standard Statement

  29. Domain: General Knowledge & Cognitive Development– MathematicsStrand: Number & Number SenseTopic: Number Sense & Counting Example

  30. Timeline for Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS) Implementation

  31. 2012-2013 Programs and teachers become familiar with standards Professional Development designed and deployed

  32. 2012-2013 Model curricula are developed with partner state agencies Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System development

  33. 2013-2014 New ELDS should be fully integrated into early childhood programs

  34. 2013-2014 Deploy professional development supports based on standards Finalize Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System development

  35. Discussion

  36. Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System (TQRIS)

  37. What is a Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System?

  38. Tiered Quality Rating Improvement System A monitoring and continuous improvement process for early learning and development programs that: Utilizes a rating or symbol to promote consumer education and awareness

  39. Tiered Quality Rating Improvement System Includes a common way to assess program quality across all early learning and development programs Helps programs move from health and safety standards to higher program quality standards

  40. What are the Benefits of a TQRIS?

  41. Benefits Empowers parents to become savvy consumers who choose high quality for their children Offers policymakers effective tools to improve early care and education quality

  42. Provides accountability so that donors, legislators and taxpayers feel confident investing in quality Gives providers a roadmap to and supports for quality improvement Promotes the health and development of children in early care and education

  43. What are the Types of a TQRIS? • Building Block • Points • Combination

  44. ODE Quality History

  45. Always monitored state funded preschool programs for quality IMPACT process began in FY10 Focus on compliance and performance indicators

  46. Use of documentation, desk audits, on-site reviews Promotes continuous improvement Reviews 203 ECE programs (5,700 children) and over 300 PSE programs (23,000 children) annually

  47. ODJFS Quality History

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