Welcome! Provider Network Meeting August 19, 2009

1. Welcome! Provider Network Meeting August 19, 2009

2. Be the Leaders of Change! Ignite Inspire Infuse

3. Key Changes: • Curriculum – • From an approved list • Based on the National Education Goals Panel, 5 areas of school readiness: • 1.       Physical Well-Being and Motor Development • 2.       Social and Emotional Development • 3.       Approaches to Learning • 4.       Language Development • 5.       Cognition and General Knowledge • Learning Domains based on the CDE Preschool Foundations: • 1.       Social Emotional Development • 2.       Language and Literacy • 3.       English Language Development • 4.       Mathematics • 5.       Visual and Performing Arts • 6.       Physical Development • 7.       Health

4. Assessments – from SKIPP pilot to Network-wide Roll out Student Observation Form Teacher observation of the child (10 minutes) FCCERS – 09-10 All FCCs will get FCCERS reviews regardless of Star 10-11 FCCERS scores will be used in recertification Attendance – Introducing reporting of attendance May be required to show attendance records Enrollment – with parents residing in catchment area Referral Process – with children eligible for Head Start

5. ETO • ETO acronym for Efforts to Outcomes • A web-based system that will enable both LAUP and the Providers to track various information about the children in their programs, including child/family information, attendance, assessments, program practices, etc. • It will enable the Provider to submit some of the forms via an online system rather than all paper based. • Aid in making the relationship and providing valuable information about how both the Providers and LAUP are impacting Child Outcomes/Kinder Readiness • Pilot groups will be starting in September/October. Contact your coach about participating in the pilot.

6. THE BIG PICTURE Dr. Gary Mangiofico, CEO - LAUP • The New Contract with F5LA • UPCOS Findings • Kinder Readiness & The SOF • Results = Sustainability

7. Our future partnerships calls for us to… • Build on our great foundation and collaboration • Focus our intentionality and achievements • Demonstrate our collective efforts and gains • Join together in our pursuit of sustainability

8. THE NEW CONTRACT WITH F5LA The new contract that LAUP signed with F5LA created 7 Performance-Based Contracting Outcomes Target Population: Four year olds living within school catchments in which at least 50% of the third grade students read below the national average for grade level as measured by the CAT-6 (reading scores). Outcome Target: At least 85% of children in LAUP programs live in school catchments in which at least 50% of the third grade students read below the national average for grade level as measured by the CAT-6. Performance Measure: % of children enrolled in LAUP programs that live in targeted school catchment areas. Current overlap suggests we are between 95% and 98%

9. 7 Performance-Based Contracting Outcomes: Outcome #1: Opportunities for the target population to participate in a quality preschool experience are maximized thereby increasing the access and availability of preschool to as many children as possible. Size of the Network Outcome #2: Children are enrolled and regularly attending preschool. Attendance

10. 7 Performance-Based Contracting Outcomes: Outcome #3: Child, family and community outcomes that promote children’s readiness and success in school are achieved as measured progress in the following areas: children’s language, literacy, math, social/emotional and motor skills; parent engagement; teacher and preschool quality; leveraging of community resources. Focused program interventions Outcome #4: Cost-effective quality preschool services are provided to maximize the number of children served. LAUP maintains expense to revenue targets to ensure funds are prioritized on direct services. Efficient & effective cost management

11. 7 Performance-Based Contracting Outcomes: Outcome #5: LAUP practices reflect evidence-based best practices and incorporate lessons learned from evaluation. Organizational Learning, Continuous Quality Improvement, and being a learning community Outcome #6: LAUP achieves funding match targets as established in the June 2008 First 5 LA Board motion to sustain program levels as First 5 LA funding decreases. Joint funding development - $ raised to date by LAUP – ID other funds and in-kind raised

12. 7 Performance-Based Contracting Outcomes: Outcome #7: Progress is made in changing public will and public policies to further the goal of universal preschool for all 4 year olds in Los Angeles County. Educate and advocate What are the implications for you, the providers?

13. Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study [UPCOS] Findings • UPCOS was a one-year study to examine the feasibility, reliability, and validity of child development and classroom quality measures in the large, culturally and linguistically diverse population served by LAUP-funded programs • The study involved a representative sample of over 1700 LAUP 4-year-olds • Leading the study was John Love, Ph.D., a senior fellow at Mathematica Policy Research

14. UPCOS Findings • Because LAUP serves many families whose children are underserved by typical preschool programs, LAUP should continue the types of recruitment and outreach that encourages families to enroll children • Children’s average and above-average performance in early literacy, social-emotional development, and approaches to learning suggest that LAUP programs are appropriate for the children they serve, on average

15. UPCOS Findings • LAUP teachers / staff may need to find ways to strengthen their teaching strategies for Spanish-speaking children, increasing the length of time the children attend and working with parents to increase their program involvement and participation in home activities with the children • The well-educated LAUP teacher workforce means that the program has a solid foundation on which to make many of the improvements suggested by UPCOS

16. UPCOS Findings • LAUP coaches might enhance program quality by focusing on aspects of what the CLASS refers to as Instructional Support, including concept development, quality of feedback, and language modeling • What are the implications for you, the providers?

17. Kinder Readiness & the Student Observation Form [SOF] • Starting this fall, LAUP will launch a Student Observation Form [SOF] as part of efforts to measure school readiness among our LAUP students. • The SOF is a one-page observational assessment tool, to be administered by LAUP teachers, which will measure student ability across four areas: • Self Care & Motor Skills • Self Regulation • Social Expression • General Knowledge

18. Kinder Readiness & the Student Observation Form [SOF] • SOF data will: • Inform teaching practices so that they reflect the needs of the children • Provide outcome data for children moving through LAUP preschools • Contribute to the existing body of research that has been done on school readiness

19. Kinder Readiness & the Student Observation Form [SOF] • The benefits of completing the SOF for you include: • It will help you identify gaps in the school readiness skills of your students • It will help you target classroom practices to the needs of the students • SOF data will help you communicate the student’s school readiness with parents and kindergarten teachers • SOF data can help illustrate your students’ readiness for kindergarten.

20. Kinder Readiness & the Student Observation Form [SOF] • The benefits to the LAUP network are many. The data collected from the SOF will: • Help us strengthen our case for quality preschool • Improve our fundraising capabilities, which will help secure continued funding to you, our Provider • Promote policies that support preschool for all • By completing the SOF for each LAUP child, you will help us determine the future success of the LAUP network. • What are the implications for you, the providers?

21. Results = Sustainability • Being able to demonstrate that LAUP programs and services lead to positive child outcomes is crucial for the continued sustainability of LAUP • UPCOS • SOF • Fundraising efforts • Public awareness & support • Legislative support • What are the implications for you, the providers?