Strategic Plan Review
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Process
Planning and Evaluation Committee will
be discussing 2 directions per meeting.
 October meeting- Finance and
Governance
 November meeting- Finance and
Governance
 December meeting- Standards,
Accountability, Regulations and
Workforce
 January meeting- Families and Linkages
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7 Areas
Finance
 Governance
 Standards, Assessment, and
Accountability
 Regulations
 Workforce and Professional Development
 Early Education and Care and
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Linkages
 Informed Families and Public
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Finance
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To develop a financing strategy for a
comprehensive early childhood system
for all children based on established
Department of Early Education and Care
standards.
Finance
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The Department will fund high quality
programs and initiatives which impact
growth and development of children,
families, educators, programs and
communities.
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High quality programs and activities will be defined
by the Department such as QRIS, and researched
based literacy initiatives.
Finance
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The Department will seek funding from
multiple funding sources for the early
education and care and out of school
time system.
Create a funding plan including priorities,
strategies, and timelines beyond the current
boundaries of state funding for the early education
and out of school time system.
 Establish a business case for investment in early
education and care and out of school time.
 Establish a public/private partnership funding
mechanism to serve high needs children not
eligible for CCDBG for continuity or entry.
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Finance
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The Department will incentivize
programs to reach and maintain
Department of Early Education and Care
standards.
Establish a process based on a model to provide
annual quality grants to incentivize programs to
reach and maintain a validated status in QRIS.
 Biannually EEC will establish a formula for
determining a rate increase to providers to be
provided annually.
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Finance
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The Department will develop a financial
strategy that prioritizes and supports
continuous improvement and
advancement of the early education and
care system.
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Develop implementation of the June 2012 Board
vote to increase the reimbursement for
transportation to support one adult monitor on all
vehicles who transport infants, toddlers and/or
preschoolers.
All line items will have a transparent funding
formula.
Finance
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The Department will fund research for
the purpose of evaluation, program
development and advocacy.
All line items will invest in research and evaluation
related to population related goals and program
evaluation. In addition, the Board will establish an
investment percentage by September each year.
 Establish a mechanism to collect data on all
children with parental consent who are in licensed
early education and care, out of school time, Head
Start and public school preschools beginning with
those receiving any state funding to monitor the
State’s reach for children birth to 8.
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Finance
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The Department of Early Education and
Care will develop strategies to have
maximum reach to all children in
Massachusetts birth to age 8.
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EEC’s financial assistances policies as well as our
community based initiatives will support
strengthening families approach.
Governance
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To develop policy directions for the
comprehensive early education and care
system in Massachusetts.
Governance
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Maintain and/or develop opportunities
for continuous input and active
engagement from individual board
members.
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Conduct an annual Board survey
Include Board members on advisory groups.
Coordinate a Board retreat
Update the orientation handbook for Board
members.
The Department and Board Chair will provide
regular opportunities for input on meeting
agendas.
Governance
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Intentionally integrate EEC into other
systems that impact growth and
development.
To have a governance structure that has access to
the theory, practice, and reflection of multiple
professions that contribute to growth and
development.
 Develop guidelines on how to partner with other
state agencies or institutions to work on areas of
common interest.
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Standards, Assessment and
Accountability
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Reflects effective practices, programs
and alignment across the system.
Accountability research and
development includes cross systems
data, planning and analysis and
evaluation. Monitoring tracks program
performance and results based on
standards.
Regulations
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Administrative legislation that
constitutes or constrains rights and
allocates responsibilities. Regulation
attempts to produce outcomes that
might not otherwise occur; they can be
seen as implementation focus areas of
policy.
Workforce and Professional
Development
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Provider/practitioner support to offer
technical assistance and promote
professional development.
Early Education and Care and
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Linkages
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The development of policies and
practices that support birth to 8
infrastructure, joint professional
development.
Informed Families and Public
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Communications to inform families,
providers and the public.
Next Steps
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Governance discussed in October and
November committee meeting
Standards, Assessment and Regulations
discussed at December committee
meeting
Workforce discussed at December
committee meeting
Informed Families and Linkages
discussed at January committee
meeting.