introduction to the race to the top – elc grant. why now? why is the federal government investing...
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Introduction to the Race to the Top – ELC Grant
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Why now?Why is the federal government investing over $800,000,000 on Race to the Top?
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Keep them healthy and safe fed until kindergarten…
…and then the learning begins.
dcf.wisconsin.gov
Old Way of Thinking.
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By age 2, children produced an average of 338 comprehensible utterances per hour. (Hart & Risley, 1999).
Beginning at about age 3, young children learn an estimated 6 to 10 new words per day (Spodek & Saracho, 1993b)
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The science proves otherwise.
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Language affects not only cognitive growth but also social competence (McCabe & Meller, 2004). Children who learn to speak and interact successfully with others tend to develop more effective learning strategies and literacy skills.
dcf.wisconsin.gov
Early learning lays a foundation...
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Teen pregnancy, high school dropout rate, adverse health conditions — can be traced to low levels of social skills such as attentiveness, persistence and working with others.
These so-called “soft” social skills are neither soft nor unimportant.
Evidence shows that these capabilities are essential ingredients for success in life. Skill begets skill; motivation begets motivation. In fact, early development of effective social skills greatly influence the successful development of IQ and ultimately, personal and social productivity.
- James Heckman dcf.wisconsin.gov
… for critical social and emotional development.
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Not all kids are getting a fair shake.
By age 2, children produced an average of 338 comprehensible utterances per hour, but the range was enormous: from 42 to 672. The 2 year-olds used approximately 134 different words per hour, with a range of 18 to 286 (Hart & Risley, 1999).
The range in vocabulary size parents reported for their 2-year-olds was 50 to 550 words.
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But…
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The inescapable conclusion…Quality and opportunity gaps in early
childhood.
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Achievement and opportunity gaps in high school.
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Problematic social and cultural outcomes.
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Investing early is not just fair, it’s practical.
The capacity of the brain to absorb new learning peaks at age 3. An ounce of prevention or a pound of cure…?
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Early.
dcf.wisconsin.gov
The smartest way to solve society’s problems?
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What makes early childhood so complex.
dcf.wisconsin.gov
So why don’t we just fix it?
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K-12 System
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Early childhood services and experiences.
Care Complexity
Head StartFamily CareGroup CareParents at
Home
Service Complexity
State AgenciesIntervention
TypeHistoricGoals
Demographic Complexity
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The early childhood “system.”
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OK, so now what?
RTT-ELC
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5 Key Things to Know About RTT-ELC.
Number 1: It is a system building grant.
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5 Key Things to Know About RTT-ELC.
Number 2: It’s really big.
Ten times bigger than any other federal grant received by DCF…
But kinda small.But MPS 2014 Proposed Budget is $1,170,867,945.
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5 Key Things to Know About RTT-ELC.
Number 3: It is a cross departmental
grant.
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5 Key Things to Know About RTT-ELC.
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Breaking Down Silos.
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5 Key Things to Know About RTT-ELC.
Number 4: Consists of 10 unique projects
across a broad range of issues.
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Project 1:Aligning and coordinating early learning across the state.
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Aligning statewide.
A key term… “alignment.”
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Who is served and how?
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Aligning statewide.
Managing the grant.(not too exciting)
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Aligning statewide.
Aligning the state and the tribes.
• 11 Tribal Nations - GLITC• Enhance tribal involvement• Tribal consultant• Catalog and describe
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Aligning statewide.
Incentivizing private investment.
(aka “public-private partnership”)
• Making the case for private investment.• Wisconsin-specific issues and challenges.• Process
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Project 2:YoungStar Training and Technical Assistance plus family engagement.
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YoungStar training.
Expand child care provider knowledge about
comprehensive childhood screening.
Support roll-out of “mandatory family engagement point.”
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Project 3:Increasing YoungStar participation by aligning with 4KCA
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Increasing YS particpation
What is 4KCA? 4K community approaches
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Increasing YS particpation
• Aligning standards and policies.
• Making YS training available.
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Project 4:Increasing YoungStar participation among high-needs children.
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What are “high needs” kids?
Broad definition: "Children with High Needs means children from birth through kindergarten entry who are from Low-Income families or otherwise in need of special assistance and support, including children who have disabilities or developmental delays; who are English learners; who reside on ``Indian lands'' as that term is defined by section 8013(6) of the ESEA; who are migrant, homeless, or in foster care; and other children as identified by the State."
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How do we reach them?
Communications plan.
– Targeted.– Culturally relevant.– Non-traditional.– Making case for YoungStar.
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Project 5:Increase YoungStar ratings via provider support.
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Supporting Providers
• Training. Expanded access to WMELS, Pyramid Model, and family engagement opportunties.
• Bonuses. Incentives to increase star level.
• Scholarships. More Teach scholarships.
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Project 6:Validating YoungStar.
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Validation Study
• Revisiting the concept of YoungStar.
• But how do we know it works?
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Project 7:Expanded training for providers.
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WMELS training
• Improving training modules.• Mini-grants to regional teams.• Supporting training events statewide.• Expanded work with Pyramid model.
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Project 8:Improving family engagement.
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Engaging families
What exactly is family engagement
and why does it matter?
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Engaging families
• Develop and implement “mandatory point.”
• Improve communication with hard to reach families.
• Support families in EC to K transition.
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Project 9:The challenge of professional development.
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Professional Development
• Why it is so hard.
• What has worked.
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Professional Development
• Supporting PDI pathways workgroup.
• Professional development implementation portfolio.
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Project 10:Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System
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What? Why?
• What is a “longitudinal data system”?
• Why we need this.
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The Challenge
• Dozens of databases scattered across agencies – currently unlinked.
• Legal, regulatory, cultural overlay.
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What are we building?
• *Not* a big black server box in DCF’s basement.
• Complex set of governance rules and techniques.
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Examples
• What are the questions?
• The ERT discussion – telephones or books?
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5 Key Things to Know About RTT-ELC.
Number 5: We are listening – reach out and talk to us about our work
and provide feedback.
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Out of Home Care DataMilwaukee County data by star level.
Overall in January 2012 for all children in Out of Home Care , the ratings were:• 2 star – 186• 3 Star – 167• 4 Star – O• 5 Star – 71• Not Rated – 128
The latest runs shows:• 2 Star – 135• 3 Star – 152• 4 Star – 9• 5 Star – 77