ELAC Quarterly Meeting
Early
Learning
Advisory
Council
Quarterly Meeting
Orlando
Sept. 18, 2015
ELAC Quarterly Meeting
Harry Duncanson
Chair, Early Learning Advisory Council
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Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Introductions
Announcements
Recognition –
Rodney MacKinnon,
Executive Director
• Approval of Agenda Tab #1
• Approval of Minutes – 6/12/15 Tab #1
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ELAC Quarterly Meeting
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ELAC Quarterly Meeting
Agenda
• Chair Convenes –
• Partner Reports –
Matt Guse, AELC
Samantha Wass de Czege, DCF
Lilli Copp, Head Start
Harry Duncanson
• Agency Report –
Rodney MacKinnon and Staff
• Ready Rosie
Family Engagement –
• Best Practice Presentations –
Alan Bergman, Committee Chair
– Using TS GOLD – Big Bend ELC
– Owning vs. Renting –
Marion ELC
– Investing in our Future –
Big Bend ELC
Aakash Patel, Chair
Hillsborough ELC
• Lunch
• Uniting Generations for
Young Children –
Jack Levine
4 Generations Institute
Committee Reports
• Wrap-up and Adjourn –
•
Harry Duncanson
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ELACAgency
Quarterly
Meeting
Report
Rodney J. MacKinnon
Tab #2
Executive Director
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Program Updates
Operations
Information Services
Legislative Affairs
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ELAC Quarterly
MeetingPrograms
Agency Report
– Early Learning
Courtnie Wheeless
Director
CCR&R and Partner
Initiatives
Erin Smeltzer
Director
School Readiness
Dr. Tara Huls
Director
VPK
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300
Coalition Input
• Workshops
– April 14
– April 21
– May 21
• Public Hearing
– June 26
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300 – Verbiage
• CCR&R “Agency” changed to “Organization”
Federal law refers to local CCR&Rs as “organizations”
• Child care “Referrals” changed to child care
“Listings”
Based on feedback from local CCR&Rs, we changed
term to better identify specific service CCR&R
organizations provide
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300 –
Removed Requirements
• Parent packet
• Cover letter
• Provider update information that is not
required for reporting
• Parent information that is not required for
reporting
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300
Additional Requirements
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•
•
•
Child care listings
Financial assistance
Consumer education
Community resources
– If family does not need and/or declines this
information, coalition not required to provide it
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300
Consumer Education
• CCR&R’s role is to provide parents, providers
and the public with information and resources
to ensure parents are educated on quality child
care and enable them to make informed
choices in their child’s development
• Local coalition websites must clearly display
CCR&R contact information
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300
What information must be offered to families?
• A minimum of 10 providers matching search
criteria parent provides (unless fewer than 10
meet criteria customer supplies)
• Contact information for state and local
licensing agencies as needed and appropriate
to family’s specific needs
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300
Time Frames
• Providing information to families
Change was made in effort to get information into
hands of parents|families in a more timely manner
• Emergency situations
Increased time from two to four hours to make time
frame more reasonable and assist coalitions with
workload. Coalitions can adjust time frame, as long
as it is no less restrictive than four-hour requirement.
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300
Staff Training Requirement
• Staff must be trained within four months of
employment as CCR&R specialist
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–
–
Customer service
Consumer education
Community resources
Financial assistance programs
Types of child care
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ChildELAC
CareQuarterly
ResourceMeeting
and Referral
Changes to Rule 6M-9.300
Reporting Requirements and Deadlines
• Accessibility report
• Provider update – last business day of May
• Staff training – within first four months of
employment
• CCR&R staff list – grant agreement, last
business day of August
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
School Readiness Program and Policy
• Enrollment and Waiting List
• Early Learning Performance Funding Pilot
Project Year Two
• Inclusion Tool
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
150,000
Statewide School Readiness Paid Enrollments
July 2012 to June 2015
145,000
140,000
135,000
130,000
125,000
143,569
143,715
139,677
139,799
143,136
143,479
137,298
140,453 139,760
135,526
138,994
135,428
137,360
137,413
133,850133,859
134,744
133,807 134,084
135,504
134,077
132,430
132,724
131,492 131,033
132,198
129,333
130,801
131,484
128,484
130,540
122,173
127,624
126,561
137,182
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
120,000
118,435
115,000
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Source: Office of Early Learning, Consolidated Data Base
Data as of July 2015, data run Aug. 31, 2015
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
School Readiness Average Monthly Waiting List History
2003-2004 to 2015-2016 (YTD)
90,000
80,000
74,691
80,109
70,000
80,041
64,457
60,000
46,324
50,000
45,403 48,078
61,695
52,236
57,987
43,024
48,857
40,000
45,885
30,000
20,000
10,000
15-16
14-15
13-14
12-13
11-12
10-11
09-10
08-09
07-08
06-07
05-06
04-05
03-04
0
Source: Office of Early Learning, Consolidated Data Base
Data as of July 2015, data run Aug. 31, 2015
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
School Readiness Monthly Waiting List History
2003-2004 to 2014-2015 (YTD)
Fiscal Year
2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
July
47,489
55,940
48,371
47,288
49,659
58,865
74,796
85,013
80,500
78,892
60,659
56,471
52,236
August
53,274
53,321
54,275
44,536
59,376
64,557
80,751
90,791
84,098
68,414
57,750
65,229
September
51,834
53,076
52,883
45,817
57,444
62,993
84,369
90,685
85,751
73,168
49,419
69,570
October
54,612
52,406
57,615
41,972
56,095
65,436
87,553
91,957
81,607
68,516
47,826
70,084
November
54,313
48,311
57,523
40,956
38,926
58,796
87,329
88,979
77,069
71,933
42,609
69,640
December
47,801
44,569
58,042
42,975
42,446
47,662
87,697
78,906
75,110
67,676
36,770
66,134
January
53,573
40,415
53,960
44,298
45,436
49,015
88,105
74,452
75,365
60,259
36,684
63,797
February
46,315
39,596
27,705
44,898
46,279
47,760
84,218
67,988
71,803
58,134
37,121
58,614
March
28,803
38,727
35,207
40,230
44,293
46,273
66,947
68,033
64,780
58,322
37,867
51,397
April
28,978
39,677
41,146
43,241
43,866
57,671
62,235
70,869
66,206
57,182
43,624
53,596
May
30,214
38,214
45,087
39,241
48,847
67,324
77,146
74,497
65,255
45,959
47,956
56,748
June
58,687
40,582
45,118
40,839
53,612
69,492
80,157
78,324
68,747
65,032
52,336
59,057
Monthly Average
46,324
45,403
48,078
43,024
48,857
57,987
80,109
80,041
74,691
64,457
45,885
61,695
52,236
Monthly Maximum 58,687
55,940
58,042
47,288
59,376
69,492
88,105
91,957
85,751
78,892
60,659
70,084
52,236
Monthly Minimum
28,803
38,214
27,705
39,241
38,926
46,273
62,235
67,988
64,780
45,959
36,684
51,397
52,236
Source: Office of Early Learning, Consolidated Data Base and Unified Waiting List
Data as of July 2015, data run Aug. 31, 2015
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
ELPFPP Overview
• Minimum of 30 percent of birth to 5
enrollment must be made up of children in
School Readiness Program
• May not have any Class I or more than two
Class II licensing violations within last two
years
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
ELPFPP Tier 1 Elements
Tier I
(2014-15
Comparison Group
+ New Participants)
CLASS Preobservation
Facilitated by
coalition or
the
evaluation
team
2 Hour Intro
to CLASS
Training
Online
through
database
subscription
20-Hour
MMCI
Training
Instructor-led
course
Child Direct
Assessments
CLASS Postobservation
Facilitated by
evaluation
Team
Facilitated by
coalition or
the
evaluation
team
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
ELPFPP Tier 1 Elements
• Two-hour Introduction to CLASS® online
module
• 20 hours of Making the Most of CLASSroom
Interactions™ training
22
ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
ELPFPP Tier 2 Elements
Tier II
(2014-15 Pilot
Group +
Participants with
Prior Training)
CLASS Preobservation
Child Direct
Assessments
Technical
Assistance
Visits (4)
Assessment
Tool Training
ELFL Training
Completed
Child Direct
Assessments
CLASS Postobservation
Facilitated by
Evaluation
Team/
Coalition
Facilitated by
Evaluation
Team
Facilitated by
Coalition
Online
through
database
subscription
Online
through
database
subscription
Facilitated by
Evaluation
Team
Facilitated by
Evaluation
Team/
Coalition
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
ELPFPP Tier 2 Elements
• Implement research-based comprehensive
child assessment tool
• Online PD modules
• Assessor reliability test (reliability not required)
• Aggregate data reports
• 20 hours of Early Learning Florida training
• Four technical assistance visits with coalition
staff members
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
Year Two Enhancements
• MMCI requirements
• Bonus standards
• Database enhancements
– Electronic forms to limit technical assistance
• CLASS observation assistance
• Increased funding
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
Current Status
• 688 providers applied
• 278 providers selected for Tier 1
– 73 percent in high-need areas
• 101 providers selected for Tier 2
– 27 percent in high-need areas
• Contracts
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
More Information
• OEL website
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–
–
–
–
FAQs
Fact sheets
Guidance documents
Webinar schedule
Contact information
• ELC contact for ELPFPP
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ELAC
Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report
– School
Readiness
Inclusion Tool
• Tool modeled after Best Practices in Inclusive
Education
– Voluntary
– Self assessment
– Research-based indicators
• Help needed
– Team members
– Draft comments
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ELAC
Quarterly
Agency
ReportMeeting
– VPK
VPK Program Participation Rate
2005-2006 to 2019-2020*
90%
80%
69%
70%
81% 80%
77% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75%
62%
57%
60%
50%
73%
76%
49%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Source: Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Estimating Conference, Aug. 1, 2015
* 2005-2006 - 2013-2014 are actual enrollments, 2014-2015 are estimated enrollments and
2015-2016 to 2019-2020 are projected enrollments
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ELAC
Quarterly
Agency
ReportMeeting
– VPK
VPK Program Year Enrollments
2005-2006 to 2019-2020*
195,000
185,000
175,000
165,000
155,000
145,000
135,000
125,000
115,000
105,000
95,000
85,000
75,000
175,125 174,250
171,063
165,374
156,826
147,752
173,930
170,334
172,208 175,669
168,481
166,566
134,717
123,567
106,479
Source: Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Estimating Conference, Aug. 1, 2015
* 2005-2006 - 2013-2014 are actual enrollments, 2014-2015 are estimated enrollments and
2015-2016 to 2019-2020 are projected enrollments
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ELAC
Quarterly
Agency
ReportMeeting
– VPK
VPK Policy
Rule Development
• 6M-8.610, FAC – VPK Director Credential for Private Providers
• 6M-8.601, FAC – VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate
• 6M-8.603, FAC – VPK Provider Placed on Probation Good
Cause Exemption
School District Monitoring of Public School VPK
Programs
• Draft expected September
• Final expected October
31
ELAC
Quarterly
Agency
ReportMeeting
– VPK
2015-16 VPK Pre- and Post-Assessments Update
Recent Successes
• VPK GOLD license: 21,883 individuals have access
– As of Aug. 24, 39% have logged in
• 8 webinars
– August: 1125 attendees
– September: TBD
Recent Challenges
• GOLD Help Desk
• Reports
• Coalition Access: Child-level Data
32
ELACAgency
Quarterly
Meeting
Report
Operations
Rodney MacKinnon
 CCDF Plan
Stephanie Gehres
Deputy Director, Operations
 Financial Consequences
 Budget Forecasting Model
33
ELAC Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report – Operations
Federal changes to CCDBG funds
Health and safety requirements for providers
• Health and safety requirements for license-exempt providers
must match licensed providers
• Requires DCF to inspect license-exempt providers
• Expands pre-service and ongoing training requirements for
child care personnel
• Adds new elements to background screening process for child
care personnel, expands past employer reference checks
• Establishes group size requirements for child care facilities
34
ELAC Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report – Operations
Federal changes to CCDBG funds
School readiness eligibility requirements
• Redetermination only required once a year
• Extends time for parents’ job-seeking activities from two to
three months
• Gradually reduces assistance for some low-income families
instead of abruptly terminating them
• Requires that family assets not exceed $1 million
35
ELAC Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report – Operations
Federal changes to CCDBG funds
More emphasis on quality child care
• Grants authority for several teacher-related changes such as
 creating statewide registry for professional development
 increasing number of qualified teachers
• Revises CCR&R language to meet consumer education and
outreach requirements
• Requires DCF to publish inspection reports
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ELAC Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report – Operations
Financial Consequences
• Section 215.971, Florida Statutes
• (1)(c) A provision specifying the financial consequences that
apply if the recipient or subrecipient fails to perform the
minimum level of service required by the agreement. The
provision can be excluded from the agreement only if
financial consequences are prohibited by the federal agency
awarding the grant. Funds refunded to a state agency from a
recipient or subrecipient for failure to perform as required
under the agreement may be expended only in direct support
of the program from which the agreement originated.
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ELAC Quarterly
Meeting
Agency
Report – Operations
Grant Agreement Financial Consequences
• Deliverable not received
– Notice from grant manager of failure to submit deliverable
– Corrective Action Plan (CAP) developed within fourteen (14) days
– Written request from ELC for extension
– Extension request approved, then more time is provided
Extension request denied OR no CAP within 14 days OR
ELC fails to correct…
• EXHIBIT II: OEL will reduce administrative funds by one percent
(1%) for each day until ELC complies with grant agreement
terms and conditions
• EXHIBIT VI: OEL will withhold one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day
until ELC complies with grant agreement terms and conditions
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Quarterly
Meeting
AgencyELAC
Report
– Information
Services
Information Services
Amy Mathis
Project Manager
EFS Modernization
Robert Kreps
Manager
IT Applications Development
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ELAC QuarterlyProject
Meeting
EFS Modernization
Update
Progress since last ELAC meeting
Task/Milestone
Progress
Date Complete
Release 1.0 – Family Portal Deployment

6/30/2015
Release 1.0.1 – Family Portal Bug
Fix/Enhancement Release

7/30/2015
Eligibility Workgroup – Requirements
Validation

8/27/2015
Auto-Transfer Prototype Development

9/4/2015
Auto-Transfer Pilot
In
Progress
TBD
Provider Portal Workgroup – Requirements
Validation
In
Progress
TBD
Release 1.1 Development – Family Portal
Stabilization
In
Progress
Deployment
scheduled for
10/1/2015
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ELAC QuarterlyProject
Meeting
EFS Modernization
Update
Development Priorities
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Eligibility
Provider Portal
Enrollment
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R)
VPK Specialized Instructional Services (VPK SIS) and VPK
Reenrollment
6. Reimbursement/Payment File Generation
7. Monthly Closeout
8. Reporting
Workgroup Lessons Learned
– Member updates
– Feature demonstrations
41
ELAC QuarterlyProject
Meeting
EFS Modernization
Update
High-Level Project Timeline
*All dates are subject to change.
42
ELAC QuarterlyProject
Meeting
EFS Modernization
Update
• Questions?
43
ELACAgency
Quarterly
Meeting
Report
Legislative Update
Tab #2
Elizabeth Moya
Director, Legislative Affairs
• Rules Timeline/Tracking
• 2016 Session
44
ELACAgency
Quarterly
Meeting
Report
Legislative Budget
Request
Rodney J. MacKinnon
Executive Director
45
ELAC
QuarterlyBudget
Meeting
2016-17
Legislative
Request
Budget Highlights
•
•
•
•
Increases school readiness funding  $20.3 m
Reduces administrative costs  ($300,000)
Increases VPK per student funding  $9.3 m
Restores nonrecurring funding  $13.1 m
•
•
•
•
•
•
TEACH
Performance Funding
HIPPY
Teacher Training
Help Me Grow
Observation-based assessment instruments
• Increases performance funding  $5 m
46
ELAC
QuarterlyBudget
Meeting
2016-17
Legislative
Request
Fiscal Year 2016-17 Request
$98,277,590
9%
$399,001,331
37%
$500,000
0%
$557,831,757
53%
General Revenue
Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Social Services Block Grants
47
ELAC
QuarterlyBudget
Meeting
2016-17
Legislative
Request
Request by Program Area
$21,308,439
2%
$54,883,957
5%
$398,591,05
4 38%
$580,827,228 55%
Partnership for School Readiness
School Readiness Program
Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK)
Support Services
48
ELAC
QuarterlyBudget
Meeting
2016-17
Legislative
Request
School Readiness
2015-16
Legislative
Appropriation
Increase in Budget
Authority
2016-17
OEL Request
Increase/
(Decrease)
% Increase/
(Decrease)
$ 560,527,228 $ 580,827,228 $ 20,300,000
3.6%
Increase:
- School Readiness – Additional Federal Funds *
- Quality Initiative (NR)
- Waiting List (NR)
- Redirect Administrative Cost Savings
$ 5,000,000
$ 10,000,000
$ 5,000,000
$ 300,000
* Anticipated CCDFBG grant award increase as a result of reauthorization
49
ELAC
QuarterlyBudget
Meeting
2016-17
Legislative
Request
Voluntary Prekindergarten
Increase in Base Student Allocation
2015-16
Legislative
Appropriation
Voluntary Prekindergarten $
Funding per FTE School Year
Funding per FTE Summer
389,254,479
2016-17
OEL
Request
$
398,591,054
Increase/
(Decrease)
% Increase/
(Decrease)
$ 9,336,575
2.4%
$ 2,437
$2,487
$50
$ 2,080
$2,123
$43
50
ELAC
QuarterlyBudget
Meeting
2016-17
Legislative
Request
Partnership for School Readiness
Restoration of Nonrecurring/Performance
Funding Increase
H.I.P.P.Y. – ($2.5 m NR)
2015-16
Legislative
Appropriation
$3,900,000
T.E.A.C.H. – ($1.5 m NR)
$4,500,000
Lastinger Center/Teacher training –
($2 m NR)
$2,000,000
School Readiness Provider Performance –
$10,500,000
($7 m NR)
$1,883,957
Help Me Grow – ($75,000 NR)
2016-17
OEL
Request
$3,900,000
Increase/
(Decrease)
$0
% Increase/
(Decrease)
0%
$4,500,000
$0
0%
$2,000,000
$0
0%
$15,500,000
$ 1,883,957
$5,000,000
$0
52.4%
0%
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ELAC
QuarterlyBudget
Meeting
2016-17
Legislative
Request
2016-17 Legislative Budget Summary
Salaries and Benefits
Other Personal Services
Expenses
Operating Capital Outlay
Contracted Services
School Readiness
Partnership for School Readiness
School Readiness Data Systems*
Early Learning Standards
Risk Management Insurance
Voluntary Prekindergarten
Transfer To DMS
Education Technology*
Northwest Regional Data Center*
TOTAL
2015-16
Legislative
Appropriation
2016-17
OEL
Request
Increase/
(Decrease)
% Increase/
(Decrease)
7,739,045
92,492
2,146,832
20,785
2,994,982
560,527,228
49,993,957
896,837
4,458,892
56,128
389,254,479
34,555
2,971,918
195,973
1,021,384,103
7,739,045
92,492
1,896,832
20,785
2,994,982
585,827,228
54,883,957
0
4,458,892
56,128
398,591,054
34,555
3,450,830
563,898
1,055,610,678
0
0
(250,000)
0
0
20,300,000
4,890,000
(896,837)
0
0
9,336,575
0
478,912
367,925
34,226,575
0.0%
0.0%
(11.6%)
0.0%
0.0%
3.6%
9.8%
(100.0%)
0.0%
0.0%
2.4%
0.0%
16.1%
187.7%
3.4%
* Budget Realignment – no new funds requested
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ELAC Quarterly Meeting
ReadyRosie Family Engagement
Aakash Patel
Chair
Early Learning Coalition of
Hillsborough County
ELAC Quarterly Meeting
Uniting the Generations for Young Children
54
ELACPartner
Quarterly
Meeting
Update
Association of
Early Learning
Coalitions
Matt Guse
President
55
ELACPartner
Quarterly
Meeting
Update
Florida Department of
Children and Families
Samantha Wass de Czege
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
ELACPartner
Quarterly
Meeting
Update
Tab #3
Head Start
State Collaboration
Office
Lilli Copp
Director
75
ELAC Quarterly Meeting
Best Practices Presentations
Tab #4
Alan Bergman
Chair, Best Practices Committee
Matt Guse & Melanie Worley
ELC of the Big Bend Region
Robert Colon & Roseann Fricks
ELC of Marion County
Transforming School Families with TS GOLD
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Agenda
Items
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The Plan
Implementation
1st Year Supports
Analyzing the Data
1st Year Outcomes
2nd Year Changes
2nd Year Outcomes
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Plan
TheThe
Plan
Selecting Providers
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50% SR children
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Paying for SR children
Three-Year Implementation
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Learning to observe (documentation and checkpoints)
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Planning for progression (lesson plans and reports)
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Family and community connections (communication)
TS GOLD Data Entry
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One subscription/40 sites
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Providers have no admin rights
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Funding source represents ELC funding types
Professional Development
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12 hour online basic course vs observation training
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Implementation
Implementation
Meeting the Providers
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Determine how the system tailors to their school needs
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Explain how ELC will support their programs, teachers
and children
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Grants
Professional Development
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12-hour online basic course vs observation training
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Interrater reliability testing not offered in the first year
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Supports
in theSupports
First Year
1st Year
(2013–14)
Weekly Email Updates
Documentation totals
 Timeline when checkpoints are due
 Helpful observation tips
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Observation Supports
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Reviewing observations virtually
Modeling observation
Different techniques for collecting observations
Finding the technique that works for you
Observation forms
Checkpoint Supports
Two weeks notice
 Checkpoint status report week before due
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Analyzing
The
Data
Analyzing
The
Data
Program Level Data
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Total children archived
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Staff turnover
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Developmental progression
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Observation increases
Classroom Level Data
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Developmental progression
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Observation increases
Child Level Data
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Developmental progression
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Year Outcomes
1st Year First
(2013-14)
Outcomes
ELC PHASE I
IMPLEMENTATION GOALS
The ELC will implement Teaching
Strategies GOLD with
• 30 providers
• 750 SR children
The ELC will complete Teaching
Strategies GOLD overview
training for
• 30 providers
The ELC will collect Teaching
Strategies GOLD data for
• 750 SR children
ELC PHASE I
ACTUALS
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40 ELC providers enrolled in TSG
1,759 SR children
+ 759 private pay children
2,518 total children entered into TSG
 40 providers completed instructor-led TS GOLD overview
training
 456 teachers & administrators completed instructor-led
TS GOLD overview training
 171 teachers & administrators completed TSG onlinebasic course
 69 teachers & administrators passed the TSG
interrater reliability test
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623 SR children
 + 620 private pay children
 1,243 total children assessed in multiple checkpoint
cycles as reflected in TS GOLD data
 767 of the 1,243 children assessed (or 61.7%) showed
developmental concerns
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First YearOutcomesOutcomes cont’d.
1st Year (2013-14)
Based on TS GOLD data, the ELC
will successfully implement
• provider and teacher workshops
• support groups
• training
 23 teachers & administrators received Creative
Curriculum online training
 99 classrooms received improvement plans based on
child development areas TSG data revealed as
weakness for the classroom
 13 TSG classrooms received CLASS assessment
 6 teachers attended Mathematics and Block Play
 21 teachers attended Dr. Seuss on the Loose
 ELC offered the above two trainings due to a
decrease in observations received in Mathematics
and Literacy
 12 of the 40 preschools received refurbished
computers
 TSG lesson plan support for teachers is available by
appointment with ELC ECE specialists
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First YearOutcomesOutcomes cont’d
1st Year (2013-14)
The ELC will partner with local
early intervention teams in the
area to
• support children suspected
of developmental delays
 Madison Public Schools began piloting TS GOLD Birth –
3rd grade
 Big Bend Community Based Care and the ELC share
TSG data for SR-funded at-risk children
 Peaceful Classrooms, LLC provided 4 trainings and 2
group discussions to help teachers develop Conscious
Discipline skills to support the social/emotional development
of children in their classrooms
 North Florida Child Development Centers provided the
ELC with administrative access to their TS GOLD
subscriptions to better support teachers and identify children
who may need monitoring
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Second
Year Changes
2nd Year
(2014-15)
Changes
Professional Development
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Planning for progression (planning & reports)
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Interrater reliability
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Staff turnover training
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Paper vs online
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Curriculum training
Building the ECE Team
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Response to Intervention
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At-risk SR children
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Lesson plan support
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Foster care partnership (BBCBC)
System Changes

Non-SR children
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Year Outcomes
2nd YearSecond
(2014-15)
Outcomes
ELC PHASE II
IMPLEMENTATION GOALS
The ELC will maintain
implementing TS GOLD with
• 30 providers
The ELC will encourage teachers
to complete
• TS GOLD online basic course
ELC PHASE II
ACTUALS
 38 of the original 40 ELC providers are currently
active in TS GOLD
 9 ELC providers have signed a Non-SR (private
pay) agreement
 266 teachers completed the TS GOLD basic course
 73 teachers passed the interrater reliability certification
• Interrater reliability certification
The ELC will monitor TS GOLD
data for
• 750 SR children
 619 children in TS GOLD were active in 2013-14 & in
2014-2015
 937 total SR children
 718 new children added to TS GOLD in 2014-2015
 368 children in the subscription were private pay, Head
Start or Early Head Start children
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2nd Year (2014-15)
Outcomes,
cont’d.
Second Year
Outcomes
Based on TS GOLD data, the ELC
will successfully implement
• provider and teacher workshops
• support groups
• training
The ELC will partner with local
organizations that can assist with
and strengthen
• child education
• teachers
• preschool programs
 54 teachers completed Creative Curriculum online training
 11 providers received classroom improvement plans in
winter 2014-15
 5 providers, comprising 105 participants, completed planning
for progression training
 A local Head Start and an Early Head Start program use
the ELC’s subscription to maintain all TS GOLD data
 Big Bend Community Based Care & the ELC together
encourage foster care families to select sites that use TS
GOLD
 The DCF & the ELC partner to assess all DCF-referred SRfunded children
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Second Year
Outcomes
2nd Year (2014-15)
Outcomes,
cont’d.
The ELC will strengthen
•
the educational quality of
ELC contracted providers
 7 preschools received tablets and laptops to help teachers maintain
observational documentation
 10+ Florida-approved curricula added to the ELC Resource Room
for providers to check out and use to build lesson plans in TSG
 Curriculum support and lesson plan support offered to ELC
providers
 Classroom materials to support children’s individual needs offered
to providers
 ELC staff use the Response to Intervention model to help
implement intervention supports for children not meeting
expectations in TS GOLD
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Q&A
Questions
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Investing in Our
Children
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Families eligible to receive SR services
through a referral from a partner
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Meeting with community leaders and
eligible families to evaluate
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Parents could not afford to pay parent
fees and other costs associated with
receiving child care even when the ELC
paid for child care, so they were not
following through on the referral.
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Is there a need?
• 2,400 children in MCPS determined
“homeless”
• No additional space at DV shelter (60 beds)
• 481 children receiving services through BG1,
continues to increase monthly
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Grant funding
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Applied to Community Services office
Rec’d $75,000 CDBG grant
Funds paid directly to child care providers
Assists with parent fees for specific families
– Homeless
– Victims of Domestic Violence
– PS referrals
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Investment is working!
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Average of $12,500 spent monthly
First year’s allocation was spent within 6 months
Allows 500+ children to receive services
Parents are able to direct their funds for
transportation costs, diapers, food
• Awarded funding for second year
• Anticipate spending 100 percent of funds within
6 – 9 months
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Questions?
• Contact
– Roseann Fricks, Executive Director
– rfricks@elc-marion.org
– 352-812-5639
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ELAC Quarterly Meeting
Wrap Up and Adjourn
Harry Duncanson
Chair
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ELAC Quarterly Meeting
Next meeting
February 2016
Tallahassee