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Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant

Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant. Maryland’s State Plan Submitted to the U. S. Department of Education . Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012. Scope of the RTT-ELC. High quality, accountable programs

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Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant

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  1. Race to the TopEarly Learning Challenge Grant Maryland’s State Plan Submitted to the U. S. Department of Education Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012

  2. Scope of the RTT-ELC • High quality, accountable programs • Promoting early learning and development outcomes for children • A great early childhood education workforce • Measuring outcomes and progress Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012

  3. Maryland’s State Plan • Vision • Complimentary early childhood education reform to Maryland’s K-12 reform under the current RTT, thereby creating a seamless Birth to 12 reform agenda • Mission • Enhancing existing system and focus on improving school readiness for children of high need Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012

  4. Maryland’s State Plan • Ten Projects to Enhance the Current System • Project #1 • Creating Local Early Childhood Councils • Project #2 • Implementing a Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System for all early learning and development programs, named Maryland EXCELS Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012

  5. Maryland’s State Plan • Ten Projects to Enhance the Current System • Project #3 • Establishing an Early Childhood Breakthrough Center that provides quality capacity building for programs participating in Maryland EXCELS and expand models of excellence to attendance areas of Title 1 schools in school improvement. • Project #4 • Revising the early learning standards to align with Common Core Standards Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012

  6. Maryland’s State Plan • Ten Projects to Enhance the Current System • Project #5 • Professional Development to promote the use of the early learning standards by all early learning and development programs • Project #6 • Refining Maryland’s comprehensive assessment system in early childhood, including the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) Kindergarten Assessment Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012

  7. Maryland’s State Plan • Ten Projects to Enhance the Current System • Project #7 • Addressing the health and behavioral needs of children through a coherent set of early intervention and prevention programs. • Project #8 • Creating a Coalition of Family Engagement and three statewide outreach efforts to promote family engagement in being their children’s first teacher. Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012

  8. Maryland’s State Plan • Ten Projects to Enhance the Current System • Project #9 • Establishing Leadership in Early Learning Academies for educators from school and early childhood programs to promote rigorous yet developmentally appropriate teaching practices for prekindergarten through grade 2 • Project #10 • Enhancing the existing early childhood data system to link with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2012

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