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Educator and Provider Support Procurement

Fiscal Year 2011

Moving Educator and Provider Support Forward

Guiding the Work: EEC Board’s Strategic Plan EEC’s Workforce Development Plan “Steps Forward,” MA Early Education and Care and Out-of-

School Time Workforce Development Task Force

Outcomes for Workforce Development: Better alignment across early education and care and

elementary/secondary education Professional development for different settings, educators, and

children Continued progress in key areas (competencies, pathways,

orientation) Help position EEC for the Early Learning Challenge funds

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Background: EEC currently purchases:

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FY2010 Desired outcomes

Building Careers Colleges

21 grants $923,776 Support educators working in early education and out of school time with college courses, academic advising, and career counseling.

Increase the number of well trained practitioners by providing appropriate learning experiences and resources needed to achieve a related credentials and degrees.

CPC Program and Provider Supports

94 grants $1,985,914 Increase the number of programs which are accredited by NAEYC, NAFCC, or COA.

Increase the number of well trained practitioners by providing appropriate learning experiences and resources needed to achieve a related credentials and degrees.

CCRRs Professional Development

15 contracts

$703,589 Support the new child care regulations with professional development that helps programs meet new requirements (curriculum, inclusion, interactions, oral health, literacy, etc);

Increase the number of well trained practitioners by providing appropriate learning experiences and resources needed to achieve a related credentials and degrees.

Total $3,613,279

Focus Resources

EEC intends to focus its remaining resources by:

Combining this funding into a single procurement for FY11 that addresses common goals across these programs;

Purchasing professional development that supports both individual educators on a pathway and programs’ efforts to attain higher levels of quality through QRIS.

EEC’s goals for: Educators: Address two primary pathways, both with mentoring,

coaching and other supports, to: move educators towards degrees in early education or a related

field and increase educator competency as evidenced in the attainment of

CDAs and other certifications. Programs: Support providers in developing their staff, moving up QRIS

scale, and obtaining accreditation.

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Achieving these goals

To achieve these goals EEC will focus resources on three areas:1.  Career and Provider Planning

individual educators and programs, and/or program leadership training to support career planning for their

individual staff.2. Coaching and Mentoring

support the academic success of individual educators in higher education,

implement a career plan for educators to attain specific skills, knowledge and abilities, and/or

Support improvements by programs that result in achieving a higher level on QRIS or accreditation.

3. Competency Development attain an associates, bachelors or masters degree in early

childhood education or a related field; attainment of specific competencies by educators; attainment of increasing levels on QRIS by programs.

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Criteria for Professional Development

Professional Development:1. Must be evidenced-based and aligned with EEC’s 8 core

competency areas.

2. Must leverage resources across public and private agencies to provide state-wide coverage in all required topics.

3. Is a shared responsibility between educators and the programs that employ them: Increasing the competency of educators also helps the programs they work in attain increasingly higher levels of quality.

4. Must meet the needs of the early education and out of school time workforce.

5. Must be targeted and intentional to meet the needs of all children.

6. Must present a partnership to cover all three core functions to deliver professional development.

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