>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Pennsylvania’s Race to the TopEarly Learning Challenge:The Rising STARS Agenda

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant

>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Purpose

• Enhance quality early learning practices• Increase access to quality early childhood

education• Focus on at-risk

children

>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Early Childhood Education Community Innovation Zone GrantsTargeting supports for at-risk communities

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Refining and expanding Keystone STARSImproving quality across early childhood education programs

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early ChildhoodBuilding a stronger foundation

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Comprehensive Assessment SystemsMaking the most of early childhood services

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Workforce DevelopmentBuilding a stronger early childhood education workforce

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Pennsylvania’s Kindergarten Entry InventoryUnderstanding children’s proficiency when they enter kindergarten to better support their academic success

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Measuring Outcomes and Progress Embracing accountability for results

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

Governor’s Institutes for Educators Pre-K to Grade 3Promoting P-3 alignment

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>Tom Corbett, Governor Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education | Beverly Mackereth, Secretary of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top- ELC Grant

For more details, such as:

• Stakeholder focus groups and opportunities for feedback;

• job openings; and • grant competitions.

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