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DLL Pilot Study Input Group Meeting Overview

First 5 California's DLL Pilot Study Input Group meeting objectives include updates on study progress, suggestions for unlicensed community-based sites, and feedback on communicating study findings. The study involves three phases, with a focus on expanding promising practices in diverse settings. Local Area Agreements outline funding for county-level supports and the implementation process, with specific allocations for different phases. Updates on the background study include themes of bilingualism support, instructional approaches, and workforce challenges. The study also includes planned classroom observation tools, child assessments, and ways to share findings with various audiences.

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DLL Pilot Study Input Group Meeting Overview

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  1. February 21, 2019 AIR | First 5 California First 5 California DLL pilot Study Input Group Meeting

  2. Meeting Objectives • The Input Group will hear updates on the progress of and adjustments to the DLL Pilot Study. • The Input Group will provide suggestions for unlicensed community-based sites to include in the study. • The Input Group will provide feedback on ways to communicate study findings released through AIR’s briefs.

  3. 3 Phases of the DLL Pilot

  4. Study Scope Updates: Revised Design with Expansion Phase

  5. Adjustments to AIR’s Study Design • During Phase 3, First 5 California will distribute funds to programs to expand promising practices (focusing on diverse settings, languages, and ages) in early 2020 (RFA in late 2019). • To support the Phase 3 expansion effort, AIR will: • Complete a more comprehensive literature review to identify practices that are supported by rigorous studies, and in which contexts • Interview a set of program directors in summer 2019 about their decisions about instructional practices, and any barriers to implementation • Conduct an implementation study in fall 2020 in a sample of the funded sites (30 program director interviews)

  6. Local Area Agreements • In consultation with participating counties, F5CA developed the process and timeline for distributing the $12.5 million reserved for county-level supports: • Local Funding – Phases 1 and 2: Up to $2.5 million for local agencies to support the successful implementation of the DLL Pilot Study evaluation activities and recognize educator and site participation: • Dedicated study liaison to support local early learning sites participating. • Incentives for early childhood educators, directors, and sites who participate. • Local Funding – Phase 3: Up to $10 million provided to local agencies and/or early learning sites to replicate and scale effective practices identified in Phase 2.

  7. Phase 1 Background Study Updates County interview analysis in progress—emerging themes: • Strong support expressed for value of bilingualism • Wide variety of instructional approaches/programs (e.g., SEAL, GLAD, POLL, TALK, Soy Bilingüe, Raising a Reader) • Resource and workforce challenges AIR study site survey launching March 2019 • Need additional nominations of unlicensed community-based sites

  8. In-Depth Study: Planned Classroom Observation Tools* * Identified via discussion with AIR Technical Advisory Group.

  9. In-Depth Study: Planned Child Assessments* * Identified via discussion with AIR Technical Advisory Group.

  10. Planned Study Briefs and Reports

  11. Input Group Feedback • Nominations for unlicensed community-based sites are needed. • In addition to AIR’s briefs, what are other ways to share the study’s findings? • Who are important audiences for the study’s findings and what are they interested in learning?

  12. Questions?

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