Board of Early Education and Care
EEC Annual Legislative Report: Update
March 10, 2009
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Discussion Overview
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Review Consolidated Annual Report
• Content/ Various reporting Requirements
Addressed
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Highlight new elements of the Report
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Share key data included in the Report
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Section 1: Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions,
Accomplishments
Section 2: Progress Updates By Initiative
Consolidated Annual Legislative Report:
Requirements Addressed
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M.G.L. Chapter 15D Reporting Requirements
 Five Year Master Plan
• Comprehensive recommendations on the development of a
coordinated system;
• Goals and standards for the Department
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Annual Report
• Overall Progress made;
• Specific reporting requirements, including implementing
UPK, reducing preschool suspension and expulsions,
developing behavioral health indicators, use of fines and
sanctions, etc.
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Workforce Development Plan
• Develop and annually update implementation plan for a
workforce development system
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FY09 Budget Line-Item Reporting (3000-1000)
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Report on the status of EEC’s programming in the various areas
FY09 Annual Legislative Report Outline
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Context
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Section 1: Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions,
Accomplishments
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Section 2: Progress Updates By Initiative
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Areas on Which We Are Not Reporting
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Conclusion
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Attachments
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Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK)
Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)
Alignment of “Rates” and Quality Standards
School Readiness Assessment/Child Outcomes
Workforce and Professional Development
Supporting National Accreditation
Promoting Positive Behavioral/Mental Health
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Reporting Requirements Chart
EEC Strategic Plan
Workforce Report
Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions, and
Accomplishments: Overview
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Highlights from the Jan 08- Jan 09 Year
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Framed within 5 Strategic Directions
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Recognizes Public Commentary received
before a Board decision, where relevant
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Designed to help address the legislative
requirement to report on progress made
towards meeting goals and implementing
programs
Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions, and
Accomplishments: Overview
Strategic Direction 1- Quality
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Board Decides to Update EEC Licensing Regulations
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Board Approves UPK Expansion Plan and Policy Changes
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Universal Pre-K Pilot Implementation Evaluation
Released
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Board Approves Early Childhood Mental Health
Consultation Funding
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QRIS Moves Forward
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MA Selected as one of 4 States to Receive Technical
Assistance to Develop Early Childhood Accountability
System
Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions, and
Accomplishments: Overview
Strategic Direction 2- Family Support, Access, and
Affordability
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Homeless Families Gain Immediate Access to Financial
Assistance
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Board Approves COLA Adjustment for Financial Assistance
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Massachusetts Becomes a “Strengthening Families” State
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Board Approves Income Eligible Reprocurement
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Deficiency Leads to New Limits on Access for EEC
Financial Assistance
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9C Reductions Expedite Implementation of New Policies
Relative to Subsidy Management and Rates Paid to
Providers
Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions, and
Accomplishments: Overview
Strategic Direction 3- Workforce
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Early Education and Care and Out of School Time
Workforce Development Task Force Submits
Recommendations
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Board Approves New Guidelines for Early Childhood
Educators (ECE) Scholarship Program
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New Professional Development Calendar Launched
Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions, and
Accomplishments: Overview
Strategic Direction 4- Communications
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New Family Guide, “Learn and Grow Together”
Released
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Progress on translation of EEC materials/resources
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Enhanced Child Care Search on Website Launched
Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions, and
Accomplishments: Overview
Strategic Direction 5- Infrastructure
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Upgraded and Unified IT System Under
Development
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EEC Single Sign-On for Web Applications Launched
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Web-Based Improvements to Background Record
Check (BRC) Processing Developed
Progress Updates by Initiative: UPK
Current UPK Grantee Overview
Grant Program
Current Classroom
Quality Grantees*
(originally funded in
FY07 or FY08,
renewed each year)
FY09 Assessment
Planning Grantees***
(one-time funding)
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# Sites
# UPK
Classrooms/
Homes
# UPK
Children
# Cities/
Towns
245**
406
5,700
97
Grant
Award
Amount
$5,000 $200,000
(average=
$36,400 per
site)
60
agencies
including
162
programs
N/A
N/A
72
$2,800 $60,000
(average=
$12,500 per
agency)
Progress Updates by Initiative:
Workforce
Current ECE Scholarship Program Funding
FY2009
$4M
1018 applicants approved
by EEC
57% Attending Public Institution
43% Attending Private Institution
Current Building Careers Funding
FY2009
$1.2M
717 participants
(projected)
18 Public Institution
3 Private Institutions
CDA Scholarship Funding
FY2009
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$50,000
146 Approved Applicants
Progress Updates by Initiative:
Accreditation
FY2007
13
$1.7M
114 CPC awarded grants
1,189 programs participated in
accreditation activities; 693
became accredited
 180 family child care providers
participated in accreditation
activities; 19 became accredited
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Progress Updates by Initiative:
Mental Health
Mental Health Consultation Services Grant
FY2009
$2.5M
(post 9c)
10 grantees
serve over 1,400 children in 70
communities
Comprehensive Mental Health in Child Care Programs
FY2009
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$620,000
16 cites
360 children served
 2,500 hours of individual
services to children
 1,400 hours of consultation to
child care staff
950 hours working with families
Annual Legislative Report:
Next Steps
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Board Approves Report
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EEC submits Report to Legislature and
EOE, on behalf of Board, on March 16
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EEC and Policy Subcommittee continue
development of Capacity Report, to be
submitted in June