seattle preschool program implementation plan march 2015
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Seattle Preschool Program
Implementation Plan
March 2015
Implementation Planning Process
• Development Process
• Public Vote
• Community Meetings
• Advisory Committee Retreat
• Interagency Preschool Team
Commitment to Racial Equity and Social Justice
• Program Goals
• Alignment with RSJI
• Use of the Toolkit
• Community Engagement
Community Meeting and Advisory Committee Topics
Family Engagement
Dual Language Curriculum
Teacher Training Pathways to Certification
Contracting and Enrollment
Community Meetings and Online Participation Demographics*
Race and Primary Language Spoken at Home
*Based on 430 responses collected through Inclusion Sign-In Cards, part of the City of Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI)
Interagency Preschool Team (IPT)IPT
Provider Contracting Enrollment
Teacher Quality
Supports
Specialized Classroom Supports
Facilities
Implementation Plan: Transmittal Structure
• The Ordinance adopts the Implementation Plan.
• The Implementation Plan outlines policy direction.
• The Program Plan details processes, procedures, and practices and will be submitted as a Clerk File.
Implementation Plan: Section Format
Section
Intro
Strategies to Achieve Results
Racial Equity & Social Justice Processes
School Readiness (page 10)
• Provider Application Process• Competitive and simple
• Direct negotiations with SPS
• Quality Improvement• Annual progress monitoring
• Provider Contracting Priorities • Near low-performing schools
• Supporting low-income families
• Quality
• Tiebreakers
From SPS Segmentation Report: http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20Content/strategicplan/Segmentation_2013_DistrictSummaryReport_Final.pdf?sessionid=f8f33cebcf742c19d57639d533bdc8f6
School Readiness (Continued)
• Child Eligibility• Seattle resident, 4yo by August 31, 3yo from families under 300% FPL
• Selection• Outreach to ensure demographic representativeness and mixed-income
applicant pool
• Prioritizations based on age, sibling status, and location
• Random selection if demand exceeds supply
• Tuition • Sliding scale
Program Support (page 17)
• Professional Development• Curriculum training and content training, aligned with DEL
• Coaching• Embedded coaching focused on professional growth
• Special Populations and Additional Services• Support for children with previously unidentified need
(developmental, health, or behavioral)
• Support for children who are homeless and in child welfare system
Capacity Building (page 23)
• Facilities Capacity Building Fund• Small grants and forgivable loans to improve or renovate facilities
• Advising and Tuition Assistance• Advising and tuition support to degree/certification attainment
• Teacher Requirement Waiver• Experience, CLASS assessment, and child outcomes
• 1 year process, renewable, portable
Research and Evaluation (page 28)
• Comprehensive Evaluation Strategy, due August 3, 2015• On-going Quality Assurance
• Process Evaluation
• Impact Evaluation
• Family Child Care Pilot
• Communications Plan
Administration (page 30)
• Financial Management
• Contracting Processes
• Personnel
• Tuition Collection
• Report Preparation
Questions?