E ARL Y L E ARNING COAL IT ION OF DUVAL He lping par e nts c hoose , pr e par ing c hildr e n to le ar n QUAL IT Y CONNE CT IONS Pr e se nta tion a t the Boa r d Me e ting Aug ust 25, 2010 1
COAL IT ION VISION ST AT E ME NT All Ja c kso nville E a rly L e a rning Pro g ra ms will pro vide hig h q ua lity c a re a nd e a rly le a rning se rvic e s tha t re sult in de mo nstra te d po sitive sc ho o l re a dine ss o utc o me s fo r a ll c hildre n. 2
QUAL IT Y CONNE CT IONS - PROGRAM OBJE CT IVE T o e mpo we r sc ho o l re a dine ss pro vide rs to o ffe r q ua lity e a rly le a rning e xpe rie nc e s to sc ho o l re a dine ss c hildre n a s re q uire d b y F lo rida Sta tute 411.01, b a se d o n a syste m o f e nviro nme nt a sse ssme nts, susta ine d suppo rt, a nd pro fe ssio na l g uida nc e . 3
QUAL IT Y CONNE CT IONS - ME ASURABL E OUT COME – F Y 09- 10 Numb e r o f c la ssro o ms a sse sse d - 2 c la ssro o ms Ove ra ll AVE sc o re o f 3.0 (ye a r 1 o r ye a r 2 RAGE se rvic e d c e nte rs) o r a b o ve , o n I T E RS* + E CE RS* Ove ra ll AVE RAGE sc o re o f 3.50 o r a b o ve (c e nte rs whic h ha ve re c e ive d mo re tha n 2 ye a rs o f se rvic e ). I n the 7 po int sc a le , 5 is c o nside re d hig h q ua lity. Ac c o rding to Dr. Crye r (a utho r o f E RS) “A sc o re o f 5 is c o nside re d the b e nc hma rk fo r hig h q ua lity”. ____________________________________________________________________ * IT E RS – Infant T oddle r E nvir onme ntal Rating Sc ale – 0 to 30 months *E CE RS – E ar ly Childhood E nvir onme ntal Rating Sc ale – 31 to 60 months 4
DE F INIT ION OF E NVIRONME NT IN IT E RS & E CE RS I T E RS & E CE RS de fine e nviro nme nt in a b ro a d se nse a nd g uide the o b se rve r: to a sse ss the a rra ng e me nt o f spa c e b o th indo o rs a nd o utdo o rs He a lth a nd sa fe ty o f the c hildre n the ma te ria ls a nd a c tivitie s o ffe re d to c hildre n the supe rvisio n a nd inte ra c tio ns tha t o c c ur in the c la ssro o m L iste ning a nd ta lking ; la ng ua g e a nd re a so ning a nd the sc he dule o f the da y, inc luding ro utine s a nd a c tivitie s. T he de finitio n is muc h b ro a de r tha n just physic a l spa c e – inc lude s pro c e ss & struc ture q ua litie s – e nc o mpa sse s a ll o f the a b o ve . 5
IT E RS- R / E CE RS- R SUBSCAL E S E CE RS-R – 31 months to 5 yr s IT E RS- R – Bir th to 30 months 1. Spa c e a nd F 1. Spa c e a nd F urnishing s urnishing s 2. Pe rso na l Ca re Ro utine s 2. Pe rso na l Ca re Ro utine s 3. L iste ning a nd T a lking 3. L a ng ua g e a nd re a so ning 4. Ac tivitie s 4. Ac tivitie s 5. I nte ra c tio n 5. I nte ra c tio n 6. Pro g ra m Struc ture 6. Pro g ra m Struc ture 7. Pa re nts a nd Sta ff 7. Pa re nts a nd Sta ff I n the first 6 sub sc a le s, the re I n the first 6 sub sc a le s, the re a re 32 ite ms a nd o ve r 350 a re 37 ite ms a nd o ve r 400 indic a to rs whic h a re sc o re d. indic a to rs whic h a re sc o re d. 7 - EXCELLENT 5-6 - GOOD 3-4 - MINIMAL 1-2 INADEQUATE 6
“It is the average total score that is related to positive child development, but not any of the single requirements by themselves.” (All About the ECERS-R, xii) 7
T E CHNICAL ASSIST ANCE – E NVIRONME NT SUPPORT I ntro duc to ry me e ting – Dire c to r & Spe c ia list Ce nte r sta ff me e ting to disc uss e xpe c ta tio ns with the te a c he rs Suppo rt stric tly a nc ho re d to I T E RS a nd E CE RS L e a rning ma te ria ls purc ha se d fo r the suppo rte d c la ssro o ms Ave ra g e c a se lo a d pe r Spe c ia list – b e twe e n 14 to 17 c e nte rs Diffe re ntia te d syste m o f suppo rt Ave ra g e numb e r o f te c hnic a l a ssista nc e visits to e a c h c e nte r during the pe rio d Aug ust thro ug h Ma rc h – 12 to 14 Spring (Po st) Asse ssme nts c o nduc te d in April / Ma y Unit Co st pe r Qua lity Co nne c tio ns c e nte r - $11,000 Balanc e be twe e n te c hnic al assistanc e & pr ovide r ac c ountability 8
PRE POST ITERS SCORES – FY 2009-2010 7.00 Overall ITERS-R Score 6.00 5.10 5.00 4.61 4.59 4.35 3.95 3.90 3.80 4.00 3.56 3.27 2.90 2.89 2.82 3.00 2.12 2.00 1.73 1.00 Space & Furn Personal Care Listening & Activities Interaction Program OVERALL Routines Talking Structure 9
PRE / POST ECERS SCORES – 2009-2010 7.00 Overall ECERS-R 6.00 Score 5.08 4.95 4.93 5.00 4.09 4.17 4.06 3.96 3.82 4.00 3.41 3.64 3.47 2.95 3.00 2.58 2.41 2.00 1.00 Space & Furn Personal Care Lang & Activities Interaction Program OVERALL Routines Reasoning Structure 10
FY 2009-2010 - ITERS SCORES DISTRIBUTION QUALITY CONNECTIONS CENTERS 40% 37% 35% 30% 25% 20% 17% 15% 13% 15% 11% 10% 7% 5% 0% < 3.00 3.00 to 3.49 3.50 to 3.99 4.00 to 4.49 4.50 to 4.99 5.00 to 5.49 11
FY 2009-2010 - ECERS SCORES DISTRIBUTION QUALITY CONNECTIONS CENTERS 35% 32% 30% 30% 25% 20% 14% 15% 13% 9% 10% 5% 2% 0% <3.00 3.00 to 3.49 3.50 to 3.99 4.00 to 4.49 4.50 to 4.99 > 5.00 12
SUMMARY OF 3 YEARS OF ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALES SCORES – QUALITY CONNECTIONS QUAL IT Y CONNE CT IONS 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 E RS Be nc hma rk Re q uire me nt 3.0 3.0 3.5 # o f Ce nte rs suppo rte d (a ppro x.) 100 100 100 # o f Cla ssro o ms 200 251 303 # o f F ull T ime Sta ff 6 5.5 5.5 e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ave r age E RS Sc or 4.64 4.14 4.02 AVERAGE ENVIRONMENT RATING SCORE - 2007-2008, 2008-2009 & 2009-2010 Scores show the shifting balance between Support and Accountability 7.00 6.00 4.64 5.00 4.14 4.02 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 13
CE NT E RS WHICH MISSE D T HE QUAL IT Y BE NCHMARK 2007- 2008 – no ne o f the c e nte rs Pr ogr am Ye ar misse d the b e nc hma rk o f 3.0 2008- 2009 – 8 c e nte rs we nt thro ug h Pr ogr am Ye ar the 30-da y c o rre c tive a c tio n pla n pro c e ss a nd 7 c e nte rs ma de the b e nc hma rk; o ne c e nte r’ s sc ho o l re a dine ss a g re e me nt wa s te rmina te d 2009- 2010 – 5 Qua lity Co nne c tio ns Pr ogr am Ye ar c e nte rs a nd 3 Guiding Sta rs suppo rte d c e nte rs we nt thro ug h the c o rre c tive a c tio n pla n pro c e ss; o ne c e nte r’ s sc ho o l re a dine ss a g re e me nt wa s te rmina te d 14
A L OOK BACK AT 3 YE ARS OF QUAL IT Y CONNE CT IONS Qua lity Co nne c tio ns – initia tive - a ppro ve d b y the b o a rd me mb e rs a t the April 25 th , 2007 b o a rd me e ting , a nd wa s la unc he d during fisc a l ye a r 2007-2008 Ob je c tive wa s to e sta b lish a me a sure o f q ua lity using a na tio na lly a nd inte rna tio na lly use d to o l whic h ha d b e e n te ste d to re lia b ility a nd va lidity I T E RS a nd E CE RS – we re use d a s the to o ls to me a sure the le ve l o f q ua lity o f e a rly le a rning e xpe rie nc e s o f the c hildre n Suppo rt b a se d o n I T E RS a nd E CE RS ha s b e e n pro vide d to a ppro x 100 c hild c a re c e nte rs e a c h fisc a l ye a r fo r the pa st 3 ye a rs – 07- 08 , 08- 09 a nd 09- 10 15
SUPPORT T O E MPOWE RME NT & ACCOUNT ABIL IT Y - 3-YE AR PROCE SS F Y 2007- 2008: Gra dua l intro duc tio n o f the sc a le s to pro vide rs; Antic ipa tio n o f sig nific a nt impro ve me nts b e twe e n pre & po st a sse ssme nts F Y 2008- 2009: T he o b je c tive wa s to shift the b a la nc e b e twe e n suppo rt a nd pro vide r a c c o unta b ility, a nd to e mpo we r the dire c to rs to ta ke o wne rship o f the suppo rt o f the 2 ma inte na nc e c la ssro o ms. F Y 2009- 2010: T he o b je c tive wa s to pe rsua de the dire c to rs to ta ke g re a te r o wne rship o f ma inte na nc e o f q ua lity e ve ryda y, sinc e mo st o f the m ha d g o ne thro ug h 2 ye a rs o f suppo rt, while still re c e iving g uida nc e a nd suppo rt fo r the ne w c la ssro o ms. 16
T RANSIT IONING T O… .. RE SUL T S BASE D ACCOUNT ABIL IT Y (RBA) F unda me nta lly, the pro c e ss re vo lve s a ro und a nswe ring thre e q ue stio ns a b o ut the pro g ra m o r se rvic e s b e ing pro vide d: 1. Ho w muc h did we do ? (the q ua ntity o f se rvic e ) 2. Ho w we ll did we do it? (the q ua lity o f the se rvic e ) 3. I s a nyo ne b e tte r o ff? (the q ua ntity a nd q ua lity o f the se rvic e o utc o me ) 17
F OUR QUADRANT S OF RBA 18
T URN T HE CURVE – QUAL IT Y CONNE CT IONS AVE RAGE E RS SCORE – 2007- 2008, 2008- 2009, 2009- 2010** QUALITY CONNECTIONS - AVERAGE ERS SCORE - 5 = HIGH QUALITY 7.00 6.50 6.00 5.50 Trend Line Turn the Curve 5.00 4.64 4.50 4.14 4.02 4.00 3.50 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Average ERS Score 4.64 4.14 4.02 ** RBA TEMPLATE – QUALITY CONNECTIONS – SEPARATE HANDOUT 19
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