Building Intentionality in
a Collaborative Design and
Implementation for
West Virginia Universal Pre-k
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osr/
West Virginia Board of Education Policy 2525 –
West Virginia’s Universal Access to a Quality Early Education
System
• By 2012-13 all 4 year old children, as well as 3 year old children
with an IEP will have access to a quality Universal Pre-k program.
2011-12 enrollment was 15,268 children – over 80% of the state
goal for anticipated universal access.
• In order to support counties in the effort to maximize existing
resources, 50% of the classrooms are to be collaborations with
community partners. During 2011-12 , 72% of the classrooms
were in collaboration with community partners.
• Funding for Universal Pre-k is part of the State School Aid Funding
Formula. As enrollment increases, funding to implement increases –
FY2010 Total State Spending for Pre-k was over 75 million dollars
(in addition to Federal Head Start and Child Care funding).
Milestones
• 2002
West Virginia legislature passed W. Va. Code §18-5-44. This bill requires the
West Virginia Board of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of West
Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, to ensure that every four
year old has access to a high quality Pre-k classroom by 2012-13.
• 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
West Virginia Board of Education revisions to Policy 2525 to ensure continued
revisions to strengthen the quality of WV Pre-k and the collaborative process.
• 2008
The WVDE changed the rules for WV Pre-k funding calculations to ensure
children in various setting were funded equally and equitably, regardless of type
of collaboration or setting.
• 2010
The WVBE revised the West Virginia Early Learning Standards Framework
(WVBE Policy 2520.15) to better meet alignment to the Common Core State
Standards and Kindergarten CSO’s, as well as to address school readiness and
child assessment.
Intent of Policy 2525
To provide opportunities to parents for their children to receive
pre-school services in a setting that is most appropriate - where
the child would naturally be.
To provide county partners with a framework in which to
implement Pre-k services. It is not intended to provide a stepby-step instruction of implementation. Counties have
flexibility of how they wish to see Pre-k services delivered in
their community.
Provide high quality preschool services to four year old
children so they may be ready to enter kindergarten.
Programs are inclusive so that all children have access to high
quality programs and are not segregated by income, ability,
funding stream, care needs or other characteristics. “Care” and
“education” are integrated into one consistent program that
address individual strengths and needs.
Each county collaborative early childhood team, representing local board
of educations, Head Start and local child care agencies (55) shall meet
regularly throughout the year to ensure that the following outcomes are
met:
1.
Joint decisions are made about the location of WV Pre-k
classrooms including Preschool Special Education classes.
2.
Decisions are made about responsibilities for sharing resources for
each classroom including but not limited to staffing, facilities, food
service and transportation.
3.
A county wide joint universal application and enrollment process
that includes a selection and placement criteria for children is
utilized.
4.
Services for children with identified special needs are provided in
least restrictive environment according to the requirements of that
child’s IEP.
5.
All approved participating programs are included or represented.
NIEER – National Institute for Early Education
Research
The State of Preschool 2011 Yearbook
WV Pre-k national ranking for access for 4 year-olds
5th
WV Pre-k national ranking for access for 3 year-olds
7th
WV Pre-k national ranking for state spending on Pre-k
8th
WV Pre-k national ranking for overall spending on Pre-k
4th
NIEER Quality Standards Checklist POLICY
WV Met 8 of 10 for 2011 Yearbook
STATE PRE-K
REQUIREMENT
BENCHMARK
for 2013
DOES REQUIREMENT
MEET BENCHMARK?
1 -Early learning standards ..................Comprehensive ..........................Comprehensive
2 -Teacher degree ................................BA (pre-K only programs); .........BA
2
AA (blended programs)
3
3 -Teacher specialized training ...........See footnotes ............................Specializing in pre-K
4 -Assistant teacher degree ................HSD .............................................CDA or equivalent
5 -Teacher in-service ...........................15 clock hours ............................At least 15 hours/year
6 -Maximum class size .............................................................................20 or lower
3-year-olds ..............................20
4-year-olds ..............................20
7 -Staff-child ratio ....................................................................................1:10 or better
3-year-olds ..............................1:10
4-year-olds ..............................1:10
8 -Screening/referral ...........................Vision, hearing, health, ..............Vision, hearing, health; and
and support services
developmental, dental;
at least 1 support service
4
and support services
9 -Meals ..............................................Depend on length.........................At least 1/day
5
of program day
10 -Monitoring ....................................Site visits& other monitoring ......Site visits
NO
NO
NO
2 If the classroom is in a community collaborative (supported by two or more funding sources and located in a public school or community-based setting), the teacher
may be on permit, provided that the teacher has at least an Associate’s degree in an approved field and is working toward certification. Teachers may be on permit
for up to 5 years.
3 Teachers in public school settings that are not collaborative must be certified in Birth-5, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Special Needs, or Elementary
Education (with a Pre-K/K endorsement). Teachers in community collaborative settings must have a degree in Child Development/ Early Childhood or in Occupational
Development with an emphasis in Child Development/Early Childhood.
4 Support services include two annual parent conferences or home visits, transition to kindergarten activities, and other locally determined services.
5 Meals must be offered if the program operates for more than 4 hours per day.
Collaboration Summary
2011-12
16%
2%
28%
CC
CC, HS
Head Start
LEA
54%
West Virginia Universal Pre-K
County Audit Timeline for
2012-13 Universal Access
Ohio
18
2011-12 Classroom Count
Monongalia
43
Marion
Preston
31
14
Taylor
Harrison
7
41
Wetzel
10
Tyler
5
Wood
45
Ritchie
8
Wirt
3
Mason
18
Cabell
45
Wayne
21
Gilmer
5
Jackson
18
Roane
8
Putnam
37
Clay
10
Boone
23
Logan
24
Wyoming
19
McDowell
22
Lewis
9
Nicholas
14
Pocahontas
4
Hardy
8
Audit Completed 2006-07
Audit Completed 2007-08
Audit Completed 2008-09
Greenbrier
21
Raleigh
51
Monroe
6
Mercer
38
Grant
6
Pendleton
5
Webster
8
Fayette
27
Tucker
4
Randolph
13
Braxton
7
Kanawha
101
Lincoln
13
Barbour
10
Hampshire
14
Audit Completed 2009-10
Audit Completed 2010-11
Audit to be Completed 2011-12
West Virginia Universal Pre-K
2010-11 4 Yr. Old Participation Rates
Ohio
63%
* Participation rate is calculated as the difference between the current
kindergarten enrollment and the previous year’s 4 yr. old and over population
enrolled in pre-k.
Monongalia
58%
Marion
Preston
59%
62%
Harrison Taylor
Harrison
20
61%
74%
Wetzel
50%
Tyler
85%
Wood
61%
Ritchie
100%
Wirt
56%
Mason
74%
Cabell
63%
Wayne
55%
Roane
77%
Putnam
43%
Kanawha
58%
Lincoln
60%
Boone
80%
Logan
70%
Wyoming
44%
McDowell
77%
Lewis
72%
Gilmer
83%
Jackson
68%
Barbour
75%
Nicholas
49%
Fayette
27%
Grant
68%
Hardy
55%
Pendleton
93%
Webster
84%
Pocahontas
79%
Less than 50%
50 – 69%
70 – 89%
Greenbrier
73%
Raleigh
65%
Monroe
66%
Mercer
66%
Tucker
82%
Randolph
71%
Braxton
86%
Clay
85%
Hampshire
66%
90 – 100%
West Virginia Universal Pre-K
2011-12 Collaboration Rates
Ohio
61%
Monongalia
100%
Marion
Preston
65%
93%
Harrison Taylor
Harrison
100%
20
76%
Wetzel
30%
Tyler
100%
Wood
51%
Wirt
67%
Mason
83%
Cabell
100%
Wayne
100%
Ritchie
50%
Gilmer
60%
Jackson
100%
Roane
100%
Putnam
62%
Clay
100%
Boone
44%
Logan
100%
Wyoming
58%
McDowell
100%
Lewis
67%
Hardy
63%
Webster
63%
Pocahontas
75%
Greenbrier
100%
Raleigh
24%
Less than 50%
50 – 74%
75 – 100%
(* no collaborative partner available)
Monroe
100%
Mercer
53%
Grant
60%
Pendleton
40%
Nicholas
100%
Fayette
73%
Tucker
0%*
Randolph
100%
Braxton
100%
Kanawha
98%
Lincoln
100%
Barbour
70%
Hampshire
57%
West Virginia
Number of Licensed Child
Care Centers
Ohio
11
2010
Wetzel
0
Tyler
0
Wood
24
Mason
4
Cabell
30
Wayne
6
Gilmer
3
Jackson
5
Roane
2
Putnam
14
Logan
2
Wyoming
3
McDowell
3
Lewis
2
Nicholas
3
Fayette
3
Pocahontas
3
Greenbrier
6
Raleigh
13
Monroe
3
Mercer
15
Hampshire
2
Tucker
0
Randolph
4
Webster
1
Clay
0
Boone
2
Barbour
2
Braxton
2
Kanawha
63
Lincoln
2
Monongalia
25
Marion
Preston
10
4
Harrison Taylor
20
0
Ritchie
1
Wirt
0
WV Kids Count Data
Grant
2
Hardy
1
Pendleton
2
No NAEYC
Accredited Centers
ONE NAEYC
Accredited Center
Two or More NAEYC
Accredited Centers
Policy Resources at http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/
•WVBE Policy 2525 West Virginia's Universal Access to Early
Education System
•WVBE Policy 2520.15 - Early Learning Standards
•WVBE Policy 2520.14 - 21st Century Learning Skills and
Technology Tools Content Standards and Objectives for West
Virginia Schools
WV Pre-k Funding
From WEST VIRGINIA CODE §18-5-44. Early childhood
education programs.
(t)(1) Documentation indicating the extent to which county boards are
maximizing resources by using the existing capacity of community-based
programs, including, but not limited to, Head Start and child care; and
(t)(2) For those county boards that are including eligible children attending
approved, contracted community-based programs in their net enrollment for
the purposes of calculating state aid pursuant to article nine-a of this chapter,
documentation that the county board is equitably distributing funding for all
children regardless of setting.
WV Pre-k Funding
County Collaborative Team Resources
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osr/countyresources.php
WV Pre-K Partnerships: Collaborating with Community Programs
Budget Template
WV Pre-k Funding
WV Universal Pre-K Resources 2009-10
Total 2009-2010 spending
How much of total spending came
from…
Sources & amounts – State
Sources & amounts – Federal
$133,808,848
State, $78,843,055; Federal, $53,338,092;
Non-required local, $1,627,701
State aid formula, $78,843,055
IDEA, $4,754,375; Title I, $6,241,760; Head
Start, $39,084,679; TANF/child care subsidy,
$3,257,278
WV Universal Pre-K Contacts
WVDE Office of School Readiness
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osr/
Clayton Burch, Assistant Director
wburch@access.k12.wv.us
304.558.5325
WVDE Office of Special Programs
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/
Ginger Huffman, Coordinator
vhuffman@access.k12.wv.us
304.558.2696
WVDHHR Division of Early Care and Education
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bcf/ece/
Melanie Clark, Acting Director
Melanie.A.Clark@wv.gov
304.356.4600
WV Head Start State Collaboration Office
http://www.wvheadstart.org/
Traci Dalton, Director
Traci.L.Dalton@wv.gov
304.356.4604