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Building Early Learning Access and Quality with District Partners and Families

Building Early Learning Access and Quality with District Partners and Families. September 25, 2013. Overview. Importance of Early Investment FIRST 5 Santa Clara County and United Way Silicon Valley a. Background b. Goals c. Funded Programs

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Building Early Learning Access and Quality with District Partners and Families

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  1. Building Early Learning Access and Quality with District Partners and Families September 25, 2013

  2. Overview • Importance of Early Investment • FIRST 5 Santa Clara County and United Way Silicon Valley a. Background b. Goals c. Funded Programs • Importance of Parent and Community Engagement in Early Education a. Triangle of Success • Bridge to Kindergarten Programs a. Components and Description b. Roles c. Outcomes d. Testimonial • Continued Parent and Community Engagement Ideas • Interactive Questions

  3. Mismatch in Public Investment in Early Years Source: Brain Growth and Public Investment, A Mismatch (Children Now) 2010

  4. Returns in Human Capital to a Unit Dollar Invested

  5. Proposition 10 – Creation of FIRST 5 California voters understand the importance of early investment. In 1998, voters passed Proposition 10: • $0.50 tax on cigarettes and other tobaccoproducts • Tax revenue distributed to all 58 California counties to be spent on early childhood health and development programs. Approximately $15.4 Million distributed to Santa Clara County in FY13-14 • FIRST 5 organizations must invest tobacco tax funding locally, and priorities are determined by local needs • FIRST 5 provides funding to local non-profits, schools, and public agencies to deliver high-quality health, early education, and family support programs

  6. FIRST 5 Vision and Mission Vision FIRST 5 Santa Clara County will be a catalyst for ensuring that the developmental needs of children prenatal through age 5 are a priority in all sectors of the community. Mission FIRST 5 Santa Clara supports the healthy development of children prenatal through age 5 and enriches the lives of their families and communities.

  7. United Way Silicon Valley Education Goals Focused on families with young children. Supporting family and parent engagement, and ensuring children: • Enter kindergarten ready to learn • Read proficiently by 3rd grade • Make a successful transition from elementary to middle school • Graduate from high school on time • Be ready for success post high school graduation in college, work and life

  8. Where We Serve: Cumulative Child Risk Factors by Zip Code Legend Total Rating Points 2 - 6 7 - 9 10 - 16 17 - 23 24 - 29 No data

  9. Who We Serve - Birth through 5 and Kindergarten Population 149,000 Childrenbirth through age 5 in Santa Clara County 22,000 Childrenenter Kindergarten each year in Santa Clara County Source: Census 2010 and CA Dept. of Education

  10. How We Serve – FIRST 5 Early Care and Education • High Quality Preschool for 3 and 4 year olds • Summer Bridge to Kindergarten Programs • Raising Quality Standards of Preschool • Educare • Professional Development for Teachers and Family Childcare Providers Family Support • Family Resource Centers • Parent Workshops • Court-involved Families • Child Welfare and Safety Physical Health • Children’s Health Insurance • Oral Health • Children’s Vision Screening • Childhood Obesity Prevention • Breastfeeding Support • Public Hospital/Clinic Support Behavioral Health • Developmental Screenings • Home Visitation • Parent/Child Therapy

  11. How We Serve – United Way Silicon Valley Bringing partnerships, innovative programs, and advocacy to most challenging areas of the county. Several programs underway: • Summer reading kits to all K-5 students in six elementary schools • Holiday giving program supporting all K-5 students and siblings at four elementary schools • Day of Action - full day volunteer event focused on school beautification and projects at one site (completed three sites to date) • Reading mentors - early literacy focus matching volunteers 1:1 with students K-3 in two schools for a school year • One-day volunteer activities - KaBoomplayground build, science fair judging, Dr. Seuss Reading

  12. Parent and Community Engagement “All of the high-performing school systems we studied have discovered ways to build in processes for parent and community engagement, believing that early childhood education is a part of the community.” Six Drivers of Student Success – A Look Inside Five of the World’s Highest-Performing School Systems, Battelle for Kids, 2012.

  13. Parent Engagement and Early Childhood Education “Engaging families in their children’s education early in their lives improves school readiness, produces higher gains in reading and math achievement, and increases graduation rates.” Dr. Karen Mapp, Senior Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2012.

  14. Kindergarten Readiness – Triangle of Success Community School/Teacher Kindergarten Readiness Parent

  15. Bridge to Kindergarten Programs – FIRST 5 Components: • Four-week summer program taught by Kindergarten teachers • Targets students who with noPre-K or any other formal preparation for starting school. • Primarily in high-risk school sites that also contain FIRST 5 Family Resource Centers • Provide AbriendoPuertas parent workshops focused on parent leadership, advocacy, and school readiness skills

  16. Bridge to Kindergarten Programs – United Way Silicon Valley • United Way Silicon Valley’s (UWSV) strategic plan focuses on supporting families with young children and building connectedness and self-sufficiency • Bridge to Kindergarten (BTK) was a natural next step to build family engagement and support in early learning • In 2013, UWSV Invested in the BTK Program • Four schools in the Alum Rock School District • Based on program success United Way hopes to engage partners to invest in additional schools next summer

  17. Bridge to Kindergarten Programs – Roles Teachers and Schools • Student Recruitment • Curriculum • Student and Parent Engagement • Transition Lessons Parents • Engage with Teacher • Attend BTK Class • Continue Classroom Learning at Home • Support Teacher Community • Student Recruitment • Parent Workshops (AbriendoPuertas) • FIRST 5 Family Resource Centers

  18. Bridge to Kindergarten Programs – Readiness Outcomes

  19. Bridge to Kindergarten Programs – Self Regulation • Deeper look at Self Regulation Outcomes of Bridge to Kindergarten Program • Self-regulation skills enable children’s successful adaptation to the more structured classroom environment found in K-12 • Self-regulation provides a foundation for positive school experiences and predicts later academic achievement • Used the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders Task (HTKS) • Structured 5-7 minute assessment played like a game, where children are asked to perform the opposite of a series of commands. • Test consists of 20 commands and up to 2 points can be earned on each if the correct opposite action was produced for the command. One point can be earned for a “self-correction”

  20. Bridge to Kindergarten Programs – Self Regulation Outcomes

  21. Bridge to Kindergarten Programs – Self Regulation Outcomes

  22. Bridge to Kindergarten – Parent and Teacher Testimonial

  23. Continued Parent/Community Engagement In addition to Bridge to Kindergarten Programs, teachers and schools and can engage parents and the community before and after children enter Kindergarten: • Kindergarten Readiness Assessments / DRDP – SR • Refer parents and students to local FIRST 5 Family Resource Centers and other community resources • Invite community leaders and organizations to visit your classrooms • Conduct home visits • Parent classroom visits/observations • Parent volunteer opportunities • Parent “homework” assignments that strengthen in-home reading and other lessons

  24. Interactive Questions • Immediate thoughts or questions from the presentation? • How important do you think the parent/teacher relationship is in affecting student achievement? • How has parent involvement been trending at your school and district? • Do you know your feeder preschools and involve parents at the early stages? • What are specific parent activities/events at your school currently? • What would you like to do as next steps to strengthen family engagement? (i.e. implement Summer Kindergarten Bridge programs, train in DRDP-SR or other tools, build stronger partnership with local service provider agencies, do home visits, etc.)

  25. Thank You!

  26. Contact Information Jolene Smith Chief Executive Officer FIRST 5 Santa Clara County 408.260.3700 Jolene@first5kids.org Pearl Cheng Education Program Manager United Way Silicon Valley (408) 345-4390 Pearl.Cheng@uwsv.org

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