Early Learning Council

1. Early Learning Council Bend, Oregon September 21st, 2012

2. Early Learning Council Members • Pam Curtis, Chair, Deputy Director, Center for Evidence-based Policy, Oregon Health & Sciences University • Bobbie Weber, Research Associate, Family Policy Program, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University • Janet Dougherty-Smith,Former Director, Early Childhood Services for Clackamas County Education Service District • Norm Smith, President, Ford Family Foundation • Dick Alexander, Chairman of Capital Pacific Bank and Board member of the Children's Institute • Marlene Yesquen, Attorney, Medford's Black Chapman Webber and Stevens, Medford School District Board Member • Teri Thalhofer,RN, Director, North Central Public Health • Jim Tierney, Executive Director, Community Action Team • Harriet Adair, Regional Administrator, Portland Public Schools • Dana Hargunani, Child Health Director, Oregon Health Authority • Lynne Saxton, Executive Director, Christie Care-Youth Villages of Oregon • Kara Waddell, Administrator, Oregon Child Care Division • Dell Ford, Oregon Head Start Collaboration Director • Eva Rippeteau, Political Coordinator, Oregon AFSCME • Vikki Bishop, Early Childhood Education Program Manager, Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde • Kim Williams, Director of North Central ESD Early Education • Nancy Latini, Deputy Superintendent, Oregon Department of Education • Charles McGee, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Black Parent Initiative • Dick Withnell, Founder, Withnell Auto

3. ELC Charge Ensure all Children are: Ready for Kindergarten Ready to Read in 1st Grade Reading at Grade-level by end of 1st Grade Integrate and coordinate resources and efforts

4. In Oregon • 45,000 children born each year • 270,000 ages 0-5 • 40% at risk • Low income • Children of color • Families accessing state assistance programs • $350+ million per year

5. In Oregon • Complex education, health and support system • More than 2 dozen state-sponsored programs • 28,000 non-profit organizations • Eight state-level coordinating bodies • Local governance structures • Uncoordinated and disconnected • Difficult to navigate • Lack of outcome accountability

6. In Oregon • Underperforming early identification efforts • Example: 40% of children in foster care on TANF for 2+ months • Unacceptable results • 36% of children in poverty (30% nationally) • 34th in child health system performance • 40%+ not ready for school • Bottom quartile of US for reading proficiency after 3rd grade • High rates of non-completion

7. The Future: Back to the Vision

8. Oregon’s Early Learning System • Early identification & risk assessment • All children have early learning opportunities • Coordinated & integrated support • Use of Family Resource Management • Consistent regional approach • Outcome focus • Service contracts • Kindergarten readiness assessment • Integrated data system

9. Oregon’s Early Learning System • Consolidate governance structures • Parental access and transparency • TQRIS • Trained and supported workforce • Global Children’s Budget

10. Local Implementation through Community Based Coordinators of Early Learning Services • Communities will submit an application that demonstrate how they will achieve the outcomes: • Ensure all Children are: • Ready for Kindergarten • Ready to Read in 1st Grade • Reading at Grade-level by end of 1st Grade

11. Pam CurtisELC Chaircurtispa@ohsu.edu503-494-3264Jada RupleyEarly Learning Systems Directorjada.rupley@state.or.us503-373-0071Duke Shepard duke.shepard@state.or.us 503-373-1558Heidi McGowanheidi@hbsaa.com541-929-7501Christi Peepleschristi.peeples@state.or.us503-378-6768