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RACE TO THE TOP EARLY LEARNING CHALLENGE GRANT OVERVIEW 2012 – 2015

RACE TO THE TOP EARLY LEARNING CHALLENGE GRANT OVERVIEW 2012 – 2015. Nine states were awarded a Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Grant:. California, Delaware, MARYLAND , Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington.

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RACE TO THE TOP EARLY LEARNING CHALLENGE GRANT OVERVIEW 2012 – 2015

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  1. RACE TO THE TOPEARLY LEARNING CHALLENGE GRANT OVERVIEW 2012 – 2015

  2. Nine states were awarded a Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Grant: California, Delaware, MARYLAND, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington

  3. Develop local plans for implementing Maryland’s RTT-ELC state plan Project 1 Create 24 local early childhood councils

  4. Project 2Implement a Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System for ALL Early Learning and Development Programs

  5. Project 3 Establish Early Childhood Breakthrough Centers Community Hubs Provide and coordinate existing services for families with children, birth to five years Judy Center Partnerships Establish two satellite sites at Title 1 schools Preschool for All Establish five sites in Title 1 attendance areas. Coaching & Mentoring Inclusion Project Provide coaching & mentoring to programs serving children (3-5 years of age) who have an IEP/IFSP

  6. Project 4 Revise the existing early learning standards to align with Common Core Standards. Expand the language program, VIOLETS, to 150 classrooms in MD EXCELS Implement two field tests of the Preschool Science, Technology, Engineering and Math program (STEM) Develop aGuide to Early Childhood Pedagogy to support the use of early learning standards and assessment

  7. Project 5Conduct professional development to promote the use of early learning standards by all early learning and development programs.

  8. Project 6 Revise Maryland’s comprehensive assessment system in early childhood, including the Maryland Model for School Readiness

  9. Project 7 Child Development Innovations: Early Intervention and Prevention Programs to Support Health and Behavioral Needs Maryland’s Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project For Pediatricians Developmental Screening for all Early Learning and Development Programs and Pediatricians Data Collection Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

  10. Project 8Create a Coalition for Family Engagement Develop Maryland’s Family and Community Engagement Framework Create Family Advisory Councils in local libraries in or near Title I school attendance areas, to include Family Information Centers and resource kits. Expand Parent-Child Learning Parties to 25% of all early learning and development programs in Title 1 school attendance areas. Expand Reach Out and Read program to primary care physicians and pediatricians. Distribute books and information to over 46,000 children and their families.

  11. Project 9Workforce and Leadership Development • Conduct Leadership Learning Academies in sixty Title 1 schoolsfor pre-K through Grade 2 and early childhood educators. • Align the Child Care Credentialing Program with the Workforce Knowledge and Competency Framework. • Initiate a Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program for Early Childhood Education (ECE-MAAPP) • Develop an articulation agreement for pre-service courses between MSDE approved trainers and the state's community colleges. • Review the status of the Associate of Arts-Early Childhood Education Degree program and develop recommendations for the Governor's P-20 Council

  12. Project 10Early Care and Education Data System MD Longitudinal Data System

  13. RTT-ELC Linkages with Maryland EXCELS • Early Childhood Breakthrough Center (Project 3) • Training and Technical Assistance • Quality Capacity Building • Local Advisory Councils (Project 1) • Marketing • Promotion Project 2 • Revised Early Learning Standards (Project 4) • Incorporate Common Core Standards • Expand VIOLETS and STEM • Develop Guide to Early Pedagogy • Comprehensive Assessment System • (Project 6) • Formative Assessments • Kindergarten Entry Assessment • Early Childhood Data System (Project 10) • Child Care Administrative Tracking System • Maryland Longitudinal Data System • Child Development Innovations (Project 7) • Developmental Screening • Coalition for Family Engagement (Project 8) • Customizing Family Engagement Framework for EXCELS standards

  14. For More Information Blog Site to Post Questions http://mdchallengegrant.blogspot.com/ Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/challenge Maryland EXCELS (QRIS) Draft Standards http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/announce

  15. Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant This project is funded under PL 111-5 and 112-10. 14005 and 14006, Division A, of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended by Section 1832(B) of Division B of Public Law 112-10, the Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.

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