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Self-assessment survey data report. Purpose of this Report. The data presented are based on the integrated Shared Pittsburgh Community Goals established in 2016 by the Jewish early childhood directors and the Standards of Excellence, a national effort
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Purpose of this Report • The data presented are based on the integrated Shared Pittsburgh Community Goals established in 2016 by the Jewish early childhood directors and the Standards of Excellence, a national effort • This report presents data of multiple school years, [insert the years] in relation to the three core areas of the Pittsburgh JECEI/BonimBeyachad effort (see Tricolon): • Educational Excellence • Jewish living and learning of families • Shared leadership
History: Advancing BonimBeyachad and JECEI Initiatives • The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh initiated Pittsburgh JECEI and BonimBeyachad with the goal to: Increase the number of healthy young families with Jewish children committed to providing Jewish education, identity and engagement to their young children.
Methodology: Report based on data gathered • On-line surveys: • parents and educators • perceptions of educational quality • impact on engagement in Jewish living and learning (parents) • preparedness to carry out BonimBeyachad educational approach (constructivist learning through a Jewish lens) • school survey • enrollment • personnel
Survey Response Rates – Parents raising children as Jews, other religious/cultural tradition, or none
# years families have a child enrolled in a Jewish early childhood school#children families have enrolled
Educational Excellence Matters Top two factors affecting parents’ selection of an early childhood school: Parents’ perceptions of… • Quality of the staff and educators (4.88) • Quality of the child development program (4.77) Parents’ perceptions of a school’s quality predicted, was linked, to increased participation in Jewish living and learning and the impact of those experiences on the families’ Jewish behavior and attitudes (Ben-Avie et al, 2011)
Goal #9 – Grow families, community through Jewish living and learning
Promoter Rating – How likely a parent is to recommend your school to a colleague or friendImportant in a social networking driven world
Top items parents indicate would make for an even more meaningful experience
Impact on Jewish Living and Learning • Parents raising Jewish children were asked to indicate the impact they attribute to the school on Jewish living and learning in three areas: • Personal – e.g. say Jewish blessings • Communal – e.g. involvement in Jewish organizations • Future plans for Jewish learning experiences
Impact on Jewish Living and Learning: Future Jewish Experiences:
Educators • Confidence in skills and knowledge in general and Jewish education: • Constructivist education • Jewish content • Integrating Jewish content into learning experiences • # Years at the School • # Years in Jewish Early Childhood Education • Degrees and credentials • Jewish educational background • Career in Jewish Early Childhood Education • Salary as a source of income
Goal #8: Prepared to Implement Jewish Learning in the Classroom
Goal #9: Prepared to support families’ Jewish living and learning
Educators’ background:-Career -Salary perceptions-Goal #12: Appropriate Compensation