Planning for EEC FY2010 Grant Awards
Board of Early Education and Care
April 14, 2009
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
For all grants:
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Introduce greater accountability through outcomes
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Sustain/protect strengths of current system, while
ensuring greater consistency for families, children and
programs
For selected grants:
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Make best use of limited resources
 Align and consolidate grants with common goals/purposes
 Achieve administrative efficiencies for grantees and for EEC
 Target resources to families/children with greatest needs
 Reduce duplication
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Continue system reforms that build towards longer term
vision and goals
 Define core services needed at state, regional and local level
 Alignment with QRIS
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
FY2010 Proposed Renewal Grants -- Minimal Changes
GRANT
Federal Early
Childhood Special
Education Funding
(“262”)
FY2009
~$7.3M
FY2010 (Governor's H1 Budget Proposal)
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Federal funding, distributed on a formula basis
through ISA with ESE
ARRA includes ~$10M expansion funding ; will
coordinate funding/grant distribution with CPC
inclusive preschool
Funding for Inclusive Preschool, previously
funded through Preschool Direct Services will be
coordinated with this funding
State Supplement
for Head Start
Programs
$10M
Post 9C: $9M
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Level funded at FY09; consolidated with UPK
line-item
Early Childhood
Mental Health
Consultation
$2.9M
Post 9C: $2.4M
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$2.9M; (includes restoration of $500,000
expansion eliminated in FY09 9C)
Building Careers
$1.2 M
Post 9C: $1.15M
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Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item
($14.8M) with accreditation, professional
development and CPC Local Planning and
Coordination
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
FY2010 Grants with Proposed Changes
GRANT
FY2009
FY2010 (Governor's H1 Budget Proposal)
Community
Partnerships for
Children Local
Planning and
Coordination
$14.2M
Post 9C: $12.6
Massachusetts
Family Networks
(MFN)
$5.3M
Post 9C: $4.2
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MFN, PCHP and JFSP funded in consolidated line-item; level
funded (post 9C) at $8.47M
Parent Child
Home Program
(PCHP) and
Joint Family
Support (JFSP)
$3.1M
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MFN, PCHP and JFSP funded in consolidated line-item; level
funded (post 9C) at $8.47M
Universal PreKindergarten
(UPK)
$10.9M
Post 9C: $9.65M
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Level funded at FY09; consolidated with Head Start State
Supplemental line-item
Professional
Development
CPCs: ~$1.3M
Post 9C:$746,581
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Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with accreditation, professional development and CPC Local
Planning and Coordination
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Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with professional development, CPC Local Planning and
Coordination and Building Careers
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CCR&Rs: $1.5M
Post 9C: $879,600
Accreditation
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~$1.7M
Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with accreditation, professional development and Building
Careers
Will include Comprehensive Services funding previously
funded through Preschool Direct services
Coordinated Local Family Access and
Support Grants - Vision and Goals
EEC seeks to establish/build on a local infrastructure to ensure
that every family with young children, and especially those
experiencing multiple risk factors, has access, in their
community, to:
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High-quality, accurate and readily available information;
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Strength based family education and early literacy activities;
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Coordinated resources;
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Leadership opportunities to assess/design improvements to the
local early education and care infrastructure and statewide policy;
and
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An integrated and aligned network of parents and providers to
ensure common school readiness goals; seamless transitions and
effective inclusion of children with special needs across the
community.
Coordinated Local Family Access
and Support Grants – Outcomes
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Information on early education and care options, parenting education,
and community resources is readily available and accurate
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Children experience literacy, language and print rich environments
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Engagement of hard to reach populations
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All families with newborns or newly adopted infants are contacted by a
local, knowledgeable resource person
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Parent Child-Home Program retention rates
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Smooth transitions for children among and between
home/programs/schools
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Every community has at least one free, child safe, public space
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Families and educators have access to comprehensive services to
support their children’s healthy development
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Families have meaningful leadership opportunities in their communities
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Data, collected locally and aggregated state-wide, is used to measure
need for and effectiveness of local early education and care strategies
Coordinated Local Family Access and
Support Grants -- Objectives and
Services
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OBJECTIVE 1: Increase knowledge of and accessibility to
early education and care programs and services for families
with children prenatal through school-age.
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OBJECTIVE 2: Facilitate collaboration and community
planning between local early education and care partners and
stakeholders.
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OBJECTIVE 3: Provide support and guidance to families
with children transitioning between and among early
education and care settings, home and school.
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Objective 4: Support early education and care programs
across the public and private sectors in delivering highquality services.
Coordinated Local Family Access and
Support Grants – Overview of
Proposed Changes
To move towards the long term vision and goals, in FY2010 EEC
proposes to seek joint grant proposals from communities to
encourage/further support comprehensive planning and delivery of local
family access and supports.
Highlights of Voluntary Collaborative Submissions:
 Communities to develop or maintain a single/consolidated local
planning council/entity responsible for meeting the goals of the
funding and to work through issues related to coordination.
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Participation will be voluntary in FY2010 but may be required or
implemented through a competitive bid process in FY2011.
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All communities/grantees, whether they participate in the
consolidated application process or not, will be expected to work
towards the established outcomes.
Coordinated Local Family Access and
Support Grants -- Key Issues to be
Addressed Through RFR Process
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What supports, technical assistance and or incentives are needed from
EEC (or other sources) during FY2009 and FY2010 to assist and
encourage communities in moving towards collaborative planning and
coordinated funding?
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How can children in Commissioner’s Districts, rural areas and/or
communities with greater educational risk factors be prioritized within
existing resources?
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How will communities approach the near/long term vision of including a
birth through school-age vision within local planning?
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What is the base level of funding needed to achieve outcomes outlined?
What funding would be needed to fully implement the vision across the
state/how does current funding address these gaps?
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What is the definition of “community” or how will service areas that vary
be reconciled?
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How will local resources/efforts be coordinated with local/regional
quality and professional development resources/efforts?
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
Proposed FY2010 Grants with Changes
GRANT
FY2009
FY2010 (Governor's H1 Budget Proposal)
Community
Partnerships for
Children Local
Planning and
Coordination
$14.2M
Post 9C: $12.6

Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with accreditation, professional development and Building
Careers
Massachusetts
Family Networks
(MFN)
$5.3M
Post 9C: $4.2

MFN, PCHP and JFSP funded in consolidated line-item; level
funded (post 9C) at $8.47M
Parent Child
Home Program
(PCHP) and
Joint Family
Support (JFSP)
$3.1M

MFN, PCHP and JFSP funded in consolidated line-item; level
funded (post 9C) at $8.47M
Universal PreKindergarten
(UPK)
$10.9M
Post 9C: $9.65M

Level funded at FY09; consolidated with Head Start State
Supplemental line-item
Professional
Development
CPCs: ~$1.3M
Post 9C:$746,581

Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with accreditation, professional development and CPC Local
Planning and Coordination

Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with professional development, CPC Local Planning and
Coordination and Building Careers
CCR&Rs: $1.5M
Post 9C: $879,600
Accreditation
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~$1.7M
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Classroom
Quality -- Overview of Proposed Changes
Areas of proposed changes:
 Establishing grant outcomes
 Refined expenditure parameters
 Administrative simplification
 Additional system-building/policy development
Proposed changes based on feedback from:
 FY08 UPK Evaluation
 UPK Working Group (subset of Advisory Team)
 UPK family child care sub-group (subset of UPK
Working Group plus additional stakeholders)
 UPK grantees
 Internal grant review process
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Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
UPK Classroom Quality -- Outcomes
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Outcomes will address:
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Staff/teacher qualifications
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Teacher/provider to child ratio and group/class size
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Research-based instructional practices and how
assessment information being used to affect
instruction and program practice
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Family engagement/involvement
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Level of services to meet comprehensive needs of
children and families
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Quality of transitions for children/families
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Grantees would be required to provide quality
improvement plan and relate proposed grant activities to
outcomes
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
UPK Classroom Quality -- Expenditures and
Administration
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Refined Expenditure Parameters
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Limit educational materials/technology expenditures
after first year of funding to certain % of total (e.g.,
15%) based on UPK evaluation findings and grant
reviews
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Require that family child care systems pass-through
certain proportion of funds directly to UPK providers
(e.g., 50%)
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Administrative Simplification
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Consolidate agencies with multiple sites/providers into
one contract with site-specific budgets
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
UPK Classroom Quality -- Areas for Further Policy
Development
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Ongoing evaluation and planning for child outcome measurement
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Additional networking/training opportunities for grantees to share
best practices with each other and non-UPK programs
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Work with family child care systems on building high-quality
coaching capacity
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Analyze/assess impact of classroom based vs. program based
funding
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Identify ways to better include public school programs (e.g., grant
structure, eligibility criteria, expenditure parameters)
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Refine short and long term vision for UPK with Board Policy &
Program Committee
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
Proposed FY2010 Grants with Changes
GRANT
FY2009
FY2010 (Governor's H1 Budget Proposal)
Community
Partnerships for
Children Local
Planning and
Coordination
$14.2M
Post 9C: $12.6

Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with accreditation, professional development and Building
Careers
Massachusetts
Family Networks
(MFN)
$5.3M
Post 9C: $4.2

MFN, PCHP and JFSP funded in consolidated line-item; level
funded (post 9C) at $8.47M
Parent Child
Home Program
(PCHP) and
Joint Family
Support (JFSP)
$3.1M

MFN, PCHP and JFSP funded in consolidated line-item; level
funded (post 9C) at $8.47M
Universal PreKindergarten
(UPK)
$10.9M
Post 9C: $9.65M

Level funded at FY09; consolidated with Head Start State
Supplemental line-item
Professional
Development
CPCs: ~$1.3M
Post 9C:$746,581

Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with accreditation, professional development and CPC Local
Planning and Coordination

Consolidated into new Quality Supports line item ($14.8M)
with professional development, CPC Local Planning and
Coordination and Building Careers
CCR&Rs: $1.5M
Post 9C: $879,600
Accreditation
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~$1.7M
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
Professional Development/Accreditation -Overview of Proposed Changes
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Reduce duplication in professional development activities provided by CPCs
and CCRRs, for example:
Locally Planned
• Guidelines and K standards
• Families and community
• Accreditation support
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Regionally Planned
• Administration, small business support
• Health, safety, nutrition
• Distance learning
Define/purchase core Professional Development functions from CPCs and
CCRRs to help programs retain licensure, become accredited (e.g., meet
current professional development/quality requirements)
Encourage collaboration among CPCs, CCRRs, Building Careers and other
non-EEC resources
Consolidate CPC professional development (89)and accreditation grants
(108) into a single grant to CPCs (197 108 grants). Include accreditation
support as core professional development activity
Identify/analyze role of this funding in the design of the QRIS Program and
Practitioner Supports
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
Professional Development/Accreditation -- Outcomes
Grant/Contract outcomes will address:
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# programs progressing a step in accreditation process,
# programs re-accredited,
# programs accredited for the first time,
# CDA candidates and how many earned CDAs,
# students matriculated in higher education,
# professional development offerings awarding CEUs or
college credit.
# offerings in areas such as inclusion, curriculum, growth
and development, assessment, interactions, etc.
extent of collaboration among CPCS and with CCRRs and
others to leverage resources.
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
Summary of Proposal
In FY2010, all EEC grants programs will include a focus on
clearly defined outcomes and consistency in service
delivery.
The following grants will be renewed with minimal other
changes:
 Early Childhood Special Education (262), coordinated
with Inclusive Preschool funding
 Head Start State Supplemental
 Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
 Building Careers
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Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
Summary of Proposal
EEC will move towards a comprehensive local infrastructure
of family access and supports by seeking voluntary
consolidated submissions from communities with one or
more of the following grants:
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CPC Local Planning and Coordination
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Massachusetts Family Network
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Parent Child-Home Program
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Joint Family Support
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EEC will refine allowable expenditures and simplify
administrative aspects of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten
Classroom Quality Grant
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EEC will begin defining core professional development
functions to be delivered at the local (by CPCs) and regional
(by CCR&Rs) levels; and seek consolidated professional
development/accreditation grants from CPCs
Planning for FY2010 Grant Awards
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Timeline
Activities
April 14
Board will discuss and potentially vote
on proposed changes for FY2010
Late April
Renewal RFRs Posted
Late May
Responses due
July 1
Grants begin