Educator and Provider Supports
Panel Discussion
Board of Early Education and Care
October 16, 2012
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Educator and Provider Support Grant Purpose
In FY11, EEC established the Educator and
Provider Support (EPS) networks to provide a
comprehensive system of professional
development opportunities and services that help
build a system of high-quality early education and
care across the Commonwealth.
Since its inception, EPS grants have focused on
three core areas for serving the early education
and care and out of school time workforce:
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
educator and provider planning,

coaching and mentoring, and

competency development
EEC’s Educators and Providers: Professional
Qualifications Registrants by Program Type
• A total of 10,862 educators have completed registrations in
the Professional Qualifications registry.
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Educator/Provider Support Grant Priorities
In FY13, EEC continued the EPS grant priorities established in FY12:
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1.
Professional development efforts must be evidence-based and
aligned with EEC’s 8 Core Competency Areas,
2.
Professional development activities must leverage resources
across public and private agencies, including in-kind resources to
provide statewide coverage in all required topics.
3.
Professional development is a shared responsibility between
educators and the providers that employ them, since increasing
the competency of educators’ increases the level of quality of the
programs in which they work.
4.
Professional development must meet the needs of the early
education and care and out of school time workforce in all
settings.
5.
Professional development must be targeted and intentional to
meet the needs of specific age groups and unique populations.
EPS Grant Focus Areas
EEC continued the FY12 EPS focus areas in the FY13 grant:
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
Focus Area One: Educator Supports – Attaining Degrees and/or
Developing Competencies
 Educators must be supported in developing IPDPs that
assist them in attaining a degree in early education or a
related field, or in achieving enhanced competency through
the attainment of CDA, certifications, or other credentials or
demonstrable knowledge, skills, and abilities related to early
education and out of school time competencies.

Focus Area Two: Provider Supports –Accreditation and QRIS
Progress
 Providers must be supported in achieving/maintaining
accreditation (NAEYC, NAFCC, or COA) and in increasing
program quality and moving to a higher QRIS level.
EPS Grant: Overall Required Services
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
Intentional collaboration with Readiness Center(s)
through MOUs that document roles,
responsibilities, communication, specific activities:
 EEC on-line courses, academic advising, ELL,
professional development on assessment,
sharing data, etc.

Prioritize based on EEC definition of “high needs”
and participation in QRIS

“Brain Building in Progress” campaign
participation:
 Incorporate tagline and website information into
grant communications and marketing
Professional Development Focus Areas (FY12)

In FY12, nearly half of all educator professional
development opportunities were related to the QRIS
EPS Grant Funded Professional Development
Opportunities by Focus Area
Accreditation
Activities, 9%
Other
Opportunities,
43%
QRIS
Activities, 48%
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Data reported by Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grantees
statewide from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012
FY13 Planned Professional Development Areas

EPS grantees were required to submit Professional
Development Course Catalogues as a component to their
FY2013 grant application.

Collectively, EPS grantees have proposed 305 professional
development opportunities across Massachusetts for FY2013.
Statewide: Number of Proposed Opportunities by Areas of
Alignment
221
142
QRIS
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EEC
Regulations
119
MA
Curriculum
Frameworks
115
Preschool
Guidelines
81
Infant
Toddler
Guidelines
Individual Professional Development Plan (FY12)
In FY12, EPS grantees served 4,828 early childhood and out of
school time educators and 1,977 providers (programs).
Annual Total: Number of Educators Completed IPDP by Region
400
395
382
350
391
386
307
300
252
250
200
150
100
50
0
Region 1
9
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Data reported by Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grantees
statewide from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012
FY13 Proposed Individual Professional
Development Plan Services

EPS networks projected completing the
following number of individual educator
professional development plans in FY13:
• Region 1: 250
• Region 2: 245
• Region 3: 270
• Region 5: 189
• Region 6: 250
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Coaching Mentoring Services: Providers (FY12)

In FY12, 959 providers/programs were assessed for coaching
and mentoring related support services.
Coaching and Mentoring Services for Providers
PQ Registry Supports
151
QRIS Consultation & Support
1070
Accreditation Consultation
659
Plan Implementation &…
396
Group Coaching & Mentoring
1272
CDA Advising
197
Career Counseling
330
Academic Advising
905
Individual Coaching & Mentoring
830
0
11
200
400
600
800
Data reported by Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grantees
statewide from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012
1000
1200
1400
FY13 Planned Program Coaching/Mentoring

EPS networks proposed the following coaching
and mentoring services for programs in FY13:
Region
1
Individual One on One
Coaching & Mentoring
Academic Advising
Career Counseling
CDA Advising
Group Coaching & Mentoring
Professional Development
Plan Implementation and
Monitoring
Accreditation Consultation
QRIS Consultation and
Support
Professional Qualifications
Registry Supports
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Region Region Region
2
3
5
30
8
70
0
0
0
Region
6
25
40
300
0
120
0
20
0
50
15
16
40
4
30
50
30
60
50
110
25
28
50
25
62
30
20
30
15
90
50
80
300
35
300
30
15
5
25
90
Coaching and Mentoring Services: Educators (FY12)
• In FY12, 1989 educators were assessed for coaching and mentoring support
services.
Coaching and Mentoring Services for Educators
PQ Registry Supports
284
QRIS Consultation & Support
1580
Accreditation Consultation
1626
Plan Implementation &
Monitoring
1229
Group Coaching & Mentoring
2078
CDA Advising
518
Career Counseling
1037
Academic Advising
2040
Individual Coaching & Mentoring
1577
0
13
500
1000
Data reported by Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grantees
statewide from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012
1500
2000
2500
FY13 Planned Educator Coaching/Mentoring

EPS networks proposed the following coaching
and mentoring services for educators in FY13:
Region
1
Individual One on One
Coaching & Mentoring
Academic Advising
Career Counseling
CDA Advising
14
Group Coaching &
Mentoring
Professional
Development Plan
Implementation and
Monitoring
Accreditation
Consultation
QRIS Consultation and
Support
Professional
Qualifications Registry
Supports
Region
2
Region
3
Region
5
Region
6
70
95
122
300
45
167
285
12
182
118
120
65
20
45
94
15
42
40
40
34
50
24
60
175
150
75
200
50
75
188
50
0
30
10
300
75
0
300
80
100
5
20
100
145
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Professional Development in Other
Languages (FY12)
Total
#
% Eng Spanish
%
Spanish
Region
1
40
37
92%
2
5%
Region
2
32
30
94%
2
6%
Region
3
68
58
85%
10
15%
Region
4
70
61
87%
6
8%
Region
5
72
67
93%
5
7%
Region
6
46
34
74%
13
328
287
87%
38
Total
15
#
English
#
Chinese
%
Chinese
3
4%
28%
3
7%
12%
6
2%
#
%
Port Port
2
3%
2 0.6%
FY13 Planned Professional Development in
Other Languages
# of
Professional
Development
(PD)
Opportunities
English
PD
Region 1
49
46
94%
3
6%
0
0%
Region 2
46
42
91%
6
13%
0
0%
Region 3
61
53
87%
12
20%
5
8%
Region 5
56
54
96%
2
4%
0
0%
Region 6
81
66
81%
16
20%
9
11%
293
247
84%
39
13%
14
5%
Total
16
%
%
Other
English Spanish Spanish Language
PD
PD
PD
PD
%
Other
Professional Development Credit/CEUs (FY12)
EPS Grant Funded Professional
Development Opportunities by Type
(Includes info
sessions on PQ
Registry and QRIS)
Other
Opportunities,
14%
Information
Sessions, 29%
Developmental
/ College Prep/
ABE/ ESOL
Course, 3%
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CEU Course ,
21%
College Course,
34%
Cohort Course ,
13%
Individual
Course, 21%
Pie slides add to more than 100% as some courses fall into more than one category.
FY13 Planned Professional Development for
Credit/CEUs
# of Professional
Development
# College
Opportunities
Courses
# CEU
Courses
%
CEU
Region 1
49
9
18%
40
82%
Region 2
46
27
59%
21
46%
Region 3
61
31
51%
27
44%
Region 5
56
15
27%
41
73%
Region 6
81
20
25%
61
75%
293
88
30%
190
65%
Total
18
%
College
FY13 Planned PD for Credit/CEU
Region 1:
Western MA
Preschool
Enrichment
Team
Region 2:
Central MA:
Family
Services
Organization
This course will describe to educators how the parents of the children they serve
are actually the first teachers in a child's life. Educators will be encouraged to
express this knowledge to the parents in their program.
EEC Core Competency Areas: 3
Age Group(s): Preschool
Special Needs
This course will provide students with fundamental background knowledge in the
in the
field of special education as well as current research on how students with
Classroom:
various learning needs are served in inclusive environments.
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EEC Core Competency Areas: 1 2 3 5 6 7
Age Group(s): Infants and Toddlers, Preschool, School Age (5-8), School Age
(9-14)
Region 3:
Supporting
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College
Reading
Age Group(s):
CEU
0.5
Credit
Region 5:
Early Childhood
Southeast MA Curriculum
Cape and
Islands
Child Care
Network
College
Course
3 Credit
Region 6:
Metro Boston
ABCD, Inc
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Parents as
Educator
Supporting
Students with
Behavior or
Emotional
Issues,
Homelessness
or Trauma
The course facilitates ways of integrating differing languages, customs, and
traditions into the curriculum so children develop greater self-esteem and a
broader understanding and appreciation of their own ethnic heritage and the
ethnic heritage of others. The instructor and students design activities to reflect
this multi-cultural perspective.
EEC Core Competency Areas: 5
Age Group(s): Preschool, School Age (5-8)
Learn background and history on: Inclusion vs. exclusion; Survivors of trauma,
abuse, and homelessness; Common emotional/behavioral disabilities and
challenges. Learn concrete strategies to support children with any of the above
challenges. Explore cultural perspectives and etiquette on inclusion.
EEC Core Competency Areas: 1 2 3 5 6 7
Age Group(s):
College
Course
3 Credit
CEU
Course
0.5
Credit
CEU
Course
00.5
Credit(
School Age Courses Statewide (FY12)
Total # of
Opportunities School Age
Region 1
40
14
35%
Region 2
32
12
37%
Region 3
68
35
51%
Region 4
70
26
37%
Region 5
72
33
46%
Region 6
46
20
43%
328
140
43%
Total
20
%
FY13 Planned School Age Courses Statewide

86% of EPS network planned FY13 professional
development opportunities include a school age focus
Region 1
%
School
Age
(9-14)
%
47%
14
29%
Region 2
46
30
65%
5
11%
Region 3
61
40
66%
27
44%
Region 5
56
41
73%
14
25%
Region 6
81
36
44%
21
26%
293
170
58%
81
28%
Total
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Total #
School
of
Age (5-8)
Opport
unities
49
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Competency Development (FY12)
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FY13 Planned Competency Development

EPS networks planned to offer 293 professional
development opportunities across the state in FY13
FY2013 Number of Proposed Opportunities by Core
Competency Area Statewide
48
Professionalism & Leadership
92
Program Planning & Development
98
Observation, Assessment, & Document
152
Learning Environments & Implentening…
44
Health, Safety, & Nutrition
108
Partnering with Families and…
116
Guiding and Interacting with Children…
131
Understanding Growth and Development
0
23
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Support Provided to EPS for Repositioning
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Since the establishment of the Educator and
Provider Support (EPS) networks in FY11, EEC has
provided the following assistance to facilitate the
positioning of the system:

CAYL guided EPS networks on system building
and addressed systemic issues (FY11)

Individualized coaching to EPS networks (FY12)

EEC held quarterly meetings with EPS networks
on progress (FY11, FY12)

EEC assigned an Educator/Provider Support
Specialist to each EPS region