Marin Community Foundation
and
Marin County Office of Education Partner to Establish
Early Childhood Education
Programs and Services Guide
2015- 2016
Early Childhood Department - Marin County Office of Education
(415) 499-5889
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Table of Contents
Preface………..3
Introduction to Programs……….5
PreK-3 Early School Success
Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement
AB 212 professional development, CARES Plus, Quality Rating Improvement System,
California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend
Marin County Child Care Commission Local Planning Council
Early Childhood Partners in Marin
Participating Schools……….10
Staffing………12
Vision, Mission, Motto, Goals……….13
Collaborative Opportunities……….15
Professional Meeting Structure……….16
Collaboration, Coordination, Communication……….17
PreK-3 Professional Development Opportunities……….18
Resources………..20
Acronyms………..21
Contact Information………..22
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Preface
Marin Community Foundation (MCF) and Marin County of Education (MCOE) have partnered to promote equity in education, address academic success for all targeted learners, and ensure quality instructional practices since the inception of the Marin Community Foundation in 1987. The mission of the Marin
Community Foundation is to help improve the human condition, embrace diversity, promote a humane and democratic society, and enhance the community’s quality of life now, and in the future. The charitable fund grew out of a bequest by Ross Matron, Beryl Buck. The funds generated from the Buck Trust are focused on Marin County needs. There were three special projects established for the Marin Community Foundation to be funded; Buck Center for Research on Aging, Buck Institute for Education, and Alcohol Justice. The grant distribution since its inception, in 1987, exceeds $1 billion dollars. Education in Marin is a fortunate recipient of generous funding from the Marin Community Foundation.
PreK-3 Early School Success
In 2010-11, Marin Community Foundation, in partnership with Marin County Office of Education, embarked on an initiative focused on Early School Success. The design of the PreK-3 Early School Success was modeled after the Bremerton, Washington model of partnership through K-12 public schools with their community PreK partners, both private and public. The PreK-3 Initiative focuses on six specific elements for which each identified school submits a formal proposal addressing the enhancement of PreK-3 alignment in vision, school climate and cultural proficiency, teaching and learning, alignment, family engagement, and extended learning with community partners. Professional development and direct support to PreK-3 schools through site principals and facilitators are provided.
Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement (QI)
In 2011-12, the Quality Improvement Project was funded by Marin Community Foundation. Leveraging quality Improvement resources from First 5 Marin, First 5 California, and the Department of Education, the Quality Improvement Project provides high quality professional development, 1:1 coaching, Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) assessments, technical assistance for preschool leaders and teaching staff in 11 preschools and 38 classrooms that feed into the elementary schools targeted by the PreK-3 Early School Success Initiative.
Professional Growth and Staff Retention
Early Childhood Educators and Transitional Kindergarten teachers are encouraged to continue their education and professional growth and development through various stipend programs from First Five California and California Department of Education in order to meet their credential requirements. Professional development opportunities are made available to comply with this requirement. Marin Child Care Commission
The Marin County Child Care Commission serves as the state mandated Local Early Care and Development Planning Council. The Commission is charged for leading the community in planning and establishing a comprehensive, high quality early care and education system in Marin.
Marin County Office of Education Early Childhood Department
In 2015-16, Marin Community Foundation continues its partnership with Marin County Office of Education to maintain the focus on PreK-3 and Quality Improvement Initiatives. Thanks to the generous funding from Marin Community Foundation, Marin County Office of Education is developing an
4 Early Childhood Department to provide direct services, professional development, common data collection and analysis, and coaching. The Early Childhood Education team, supervised by Assistant Superintendent Raquel Rose and with the direct support of Mary Jane Burke, Marin County Superintendent of Schools, is eager to formalize the program services and offerings. Additionally, the Marin County Child Care
Commission Early Care and Education Local Planning Council Coordinator, is housed at Marin County Office of Education in the Early Childhood Education office. The collaboration is critically important and well supported. Please visit our website at www.marinschools.org.
Marin County Early Childhood Partners include the following and their partnerships are critical to the work. 1. Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
2. Boys and Girls Club 3. Bridge The Gap
4. Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) 5. Coastal Health Alliance (CHA) 6. College of Marin (COM)
7. Community Action Marin (CAM) 8. Dance Palace (DP)
9. First 5 Marin
10. Marin Association for the Education of Young Children (MAEYC) 11. Marin Child Care Council (MC3)
12. Marin County Free Library Services/FLAGship
13. Marin Early Childhood Mental Health Project (ECMH) 14. Marin Head Start
15. Novato Youth Center (NYC) 16. Parent Services Project (PSP) 17. Partners Program
18. Playworks
19. West Marin Community Services District
5 Introduction to Programs
PreK-3 Early School Success
Dr. Jan LaTorre-Derby, PreK-3 Director
In 2010, the Marin Community Foundation and the Marin County Office of Education began a partnership focused on Early Childhood Education with emphasis on addressing the achievement and opportunity gap for low income, dual language learners and children of color. The program design emphasizes aligning PreK-3 in the Early School Success initiative.
Ten targeted elementary schools, in four districts, were invited to apply for funding to support the following six elements: Vision, Climate/Cultural Proficiency, Teaching and Learning, Family Engagement, Alignment, and Extended Learning. Most recently, for 2015-16, two critically important, components were added: ‘’Data Driven Decision Making’’ and ‘’Leadership Capacity’’ proposals were submitted to Marin Community Foundation from each of the 10 participating schools for approval of the explicit program elements. PreK-3 elementary districts consist of the following: Novato Unified School District, San Rafael City Schools, Shoreline Unified School District, Sausalito-Marin City School District and their partner preschools. Design Teams and staff participate in professional development designed by Marin County Office of
Education to create the systemic change required to ensure a seamless PreK-3 instructional delivery model. Each elementary school partners with PreK programs that serve the same population of families: Marin Head Start, Community Action Marin, North Bay Children’s Center, Shoreline Acres, Papermill Creek, Pickleweed, Bahia Vista and San Pedro State Preschools, and Novato Youth Center.
Additionally, outside agencies support program delivery. Cross District Learning Walks are promoted to support best practice in the implementation of the six elements of the PreK-3 Initiative. Professional development aligned with the defined six elements occurs as listed below.
Year Professional Development Presenters
2010-2011 Family Engagement-Strategies to promote family engagement-“Beyond the Bake Sale”
Dr. Karen Mapp Harvard University 2011-2012 English Language Learners-Guided Language
Acquisition
Dr. Laurie Olson Strategies to address English Language Arts
focused on English Learners/SEAL Project/Sobrato Project (GLAD)
Dr. Elizabeth Jimenez
Cultural Proficiency-“Inside Out Model” Dr. Randall Lindsey
2012-2013 Mathematics-Common Core Math Practices Eileen Smith/Danelle French
PreK-3 Framework Dr. Kristie Kauerz-University of
Washington
Linda Sullivan-Dudzic, Kelli Leavell, Donna Gearns
Cultural Proficiency-Cultural Change Inside Schools
Drs. Randy & Dolores Lindsey 2013-2014 Sustainability-Adopting District Practice to
promote P3 Best Practice
Linda Sullivan-Dudzic Trainer of Trainers-English Language Arts Kelli Leavell, Donna Gearns Alignment/Cultural Proficiency Drs. Randy & Dolores Lindsey
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Social Emotional Development-Generational Poverty
Dr. Tara Brown P3 Cross District Learning Walks All Schools
2014-2015 Developing Mathematical Practices Eileen Smith, Danelle French Social Emotional Development
Data Alignment Plan Development
Dr. Virginia Bassi
Kelli Leavell, Donna Gearns 2015-2016 First School-EduSnap Data Collection and
Analysis-Culture of Caring, Competence, Excellence
Dr. Sharon Ritchie, Dr. Sam Oertwig, Dr. Adam Holland
Trainer of Trainers-Data Plan Alignment Kelli Leavell Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement
Carol Barton, Quality Improvement Project Coordinator
The Quality Improvement Project programs are grounded and aligned with the California Preschool Learning Foundations, the California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks, and the Classroom Assessment Scoring System observation tool (CLASS). Collaboration with partners in early childhood childcare and education community provides rich opportunities to early care and education professionals in the broader community. Partners include: College of Marin, First 5 Marin, Marin Child Care Council, and the Marin Association for Education of Young Children.
The exceptional quality of the professional development and direct coaching is resulting in systems change to enhance learning. Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) assessment results indicate that instructional practices and relationships between students and teachers is thriving in the 38 preschools receiving services in the targeted Quality Improvement preschools.
Coaching is an integral component of the Quality Improvement program and relationships, trust building, and risk taking are evident. Professional development occurs as listed below:
Year Professional Development Presenters
2011-2012 PreK Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) Strategies to enhance English Language Arts
PreK Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) Trainers-Orange County Office of Education High Quality Early Learning Environments/Early
Literacy
John Gunnarson
Mills College Children’s Center 2012-2013 PreK Cohort II-Early Math at Play
PreK California Preschool Learning Foundations and Curriculum Frameworks
PreK Environments
John Gunnarson
Mills College Children’s Center
Direct Service for mental health initiated Jewish Families Children Services 2013-2014 The Teaching Pyramid Framework
Center on the Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
WestEd-Linda Brault
California Department of Education Head Start Association
7 Learning Stories at Early Learning Summit Eliana Elias
Dual Language Learners Phonological Awareness
California Preschool Instructional Network
Building Blocks of Early Mathematics Dr. Doug Clements-University of Denver-National expert early leaning mathematics
Bring Me a Book Interactive Literacy Workshop Barbara Siskin 2015-2016 Teaching Pyramid Fundamentals
Teaching Pyramid Engaging Families with Social and Emotional Development
Linda Brault, WestED
California Department of Education Fall Early Learning Summit: Project Approach Lillian Katz
Spring Early Learning Summit: TBD TBD
Scientific Inquiry & History/Social Studies California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)
Bring Me A Book Interactive Literacy Workshop Anti-Bias Curriculum
Barbara Siskin Nadiyah Taylor Professional Growth and Staff Retention
Early Childhood Education Assistant Project Consultant, Tanya Myers MarinCARES Plus
The Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Educational Standards (CARES) Program is First 5 California’s Teacher Signature program. Launched in 2000, CARES Plus serves as a way to increase teacher/child interactions and retain the highest qualified early education teachers.
MarinCARES Plus is a professional development stipend program designed for early childhood educators. MarinCARES Plus supports educators in Marin County, including many in the PreK-3 Initiative. PreK teachers working in Early Childhood Education programs which feed into the targeted elementary schools receive first priority for stipends. Second priority is given to centers and family child care providers serving preschoolers and infants/toddlers working in other high risk geographical areas in Marin.
Early Childhood Education professionals are required to be employed in a licensed Early Childhood Education Program working with children ages birth through five. They must be working at least 15 hours per week and making less than $60,000 per year. Early Childhood Education professionals have the opportunity to receive a stipend ranging from $100-$900 dollars based on their participation in one of the three components; Component A (Approved professional development), Component B (Completion of 6 academic units), and Component D (My Teaching Partner). The CARES Plus stipend program sunsets in June 2016.
AB 212 Early Education Staff Retention Program
The primary goal of the Marin County AB 212 Program is to build a skilled and stable workforce and to provide high quality early care and education services through the state-subsidized Early Childhood Education programs. AB212 offers educational stipends to support specific needs of the Title V (5CCCR) programs in Marin County. Funding for the AB 212 program is provided by the California Department of Education, Early Education and Support Division with the intent to assist counties in improving the retention of qualified early care and education employees who provide state subsidized child care services to children 12 years of age and under. Funding is received by the Marin County Child Care Commission.
8 Eligible educators receive a stipend upon completion of the program requirements. Early care and education staff working in Title V Toddler, PreK, and School Age programs are eligible to participate in the AB 212 Professional Development and Staff Retention Project. Eligible educators may earn a stipend by: completing three to six academic units toward their degree or attainment of a Child Development Permit or completion of twenty-one hours of approved professional development aligned with the CA Preschool Learning Foundations, if they hold a current Child Development Teacher permit and 24 Early Childhood Education/Child Development units. Stipends range from $600-1200 dollars.
California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend (CTKS)
The California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend program is a one-time grant from the California Department of Education for the purpose of professional development and educational stipends for Transitional Kindergarten (first priority) and California State Preschool Program teachers (second priority). This grant sunsets June 2017 and is administered in conjunction with the Marin County Child Care Commission. The primary goal of the California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend program is to build a skilled and stable workforce, and to provide high quality early care and education services through state-subsidized Early Childhood Education and Transitional Kindergarten programs. Marin County Office of Education operates the California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend Program through the Early Childhood Education Department. The California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend Program makes cash stipends available to Transitional Kindergarten teachers working in the public schools system who complete six academic units in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Child Development (CD). Transitional Kindergarten teachers may also earn a stipend through completion of twenty-one professional development hours aligned with the CA Preschool Learning Foundations, if they have completed the required Early Childhood Education/Child Development coursework. California State Preschool Program (CSPP) teachers are the second priority for participation in the California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend program and be enrolled based upon the availability of funds. Stipends range from $800-$1200 dollars.
Marin County Child Care Commission – Early Care and Education Local Planning Council Ericka Erickson, Local Planning Council Coordinator
The Marin County Child Care Commission provides a forum for the identification of local priorities for child care and early learning services, the development of policies and strategies to meet these priorities, and the impact analysis of state and federal policies, proposed legislation or regulation. Established in July of 1995 by the Board of Supervisors, the Commission also acts as the Local Child Care and Development Planning Council1, supporting the overall coordination of child care services.
The Commission conducts a mandated community-wide needs assessment, followed by a county-wide strategic plan for child care services every five years. It also advises and makes recommendations to policymakers to promote and plan for quality child care and development for the benefit of all children (birth to 13), their families and Marin County. Meetings are open to the public and are held on the First Tuesday of every other month at 3:30pm.
1 “The primary mission of the Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils (LPCs) is to plan for child care and development services based on the needs of
families in the local community. LPCs are intended to serve as a forum to address the child care needs of all families in the community for all types of child care, both subsidized and non-subsidized. There are currently LPCs representing each county in California” (California Department of Education. (2015)
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Participating Schools
PreK-3 Participating Schools in Sausalito-Marin City School District (SMCSD), San Rafael City Schools (SRCS), Shoreline Unified School District (SUSD) and Novato Unified School District (NUSD)
Elementary School PreK Partners
Bayside (SMCSD) CAM Marin Learning Center
Martin Luther King Head Start Manzanita State Preschool
Tomales (SUSD) Shoreline Acres
West Marin (SUSD) Papermill Creek
Bahia Vista (SRCS) SRCS Bahia Vista Child Development Center, City of San Rafael Pickleweed Preschool, Marin Head Start Bahia Vista
San Pedro (SRCS) SRCS San Pedro Child Development Center, Marin
Head Start San Pedro
Venetia Valley (SRCS) CAM Old Gallinas Children’s Center
Hamilton (NUSD) North Bay Children’s Center, CAM Hamilton Child
Development Center, CAM Novato Children’s Center, Marin Head Start Hamilton
Loma Verde (NUSD) YMCA Preschool
Lu Sutton (NUSD) Novato Youth Center
Lynwood (NUSD) Lynwood Family Literacy Preschool, Marin Head
Start Lynwood
Marin Learning Center PreK
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Title V State Preschools Federal Preschools Private
CAM Marin Learning Center Manzanita State Preschool
Marin Head Start MLK Papermill Creek CAM Old Gallinas Child
Development Center
Marin Head Start Bahia Vista Shoreline Acres CAM Hamilton Child
Development Center
Marin Head Start San Pedro Lynwood Family Literacy Preschool
CAM Canal Child Development Center
Marin Head Start Lynwood CAM Novato Children’s Center Marin Head Start Greenfield SRCS Bahia Vista Child
Development Center
Marin Head Start Hamilton SRCS San Pedro Child
Development Center
City of San Rafael Pickleweed Preschool
North Bay Children’s Center Novato Youth Center
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Staffing
Elementary School P3 Facilitator Quality Improvement Coach
Preschool Site Bahia Vista Melissa Guerrero Tanya Myers Marin Head Start Bahia Vista
SRCS Bahia Vista Child Development Center
City of San Rafael Pickleweed Preschool
San Pedro Brucine Doherty Judy Radiloff Marin Head Start San Pedro Tanya Myers SRCS San Pedro Child
Development Center
Venetia Valley Jessica Marker TBD CAM Old Gallinas Children’s
Center
Bayside Carol Burns TBD CAM Marin Learning Center
Marin Head Start Martin Luther King
Tomales Enriqueta Lavarta Susanne Kreuzer Shoreline Acres West Marin Luis Burgos Susanne Kruezer Papermill Creek
Hamilton TBD Judy Radiloff Marin Head Start Hamilton
Jo Lee North Bay Children’s Center
TBD CAM Hamilton Child
Development Center
CAM Novato Children’s Center
Loma Verde Linda Green TBD YMCA Preschool
Lu Sutton Jennifer Dudley Michele Ryan Novato Youth Center
Lynwood Lori Owens Tanya Myers Marin Head Start Lynwood
Carol Burns Lynwood Family Literacy Preschool
Marin Head Start Greenfield and CAM Canal Child Development Center do not have a particular school affiliation. They receive direct coaching services as follows:
Early Childhood Education Program Quality Improvement Coach Marin Head Start Greenfield Tanya Myers & Judy Radiloff
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Vision, Mission, Motto, Goals
Vision:
Marin County PreK-3 grade students and their families receive essential educational opportunities to ensure academic success through a variety of quality educational experiences. Parents are engaged as partners in learning. Students, teachers, and parents will participate in extended learning to support tailored instructional support, through a PreK-3 and Early School Success Quality Improvement Initiatives working to close the achievement gap and through professional development to ensure quality instruction.
Mission:
The Marin County Office of Education Early School Success Initiatives and Quality Improvement increase the number of low income children and children of color who are prepared for academic success in school through an investment in quality early learning experiences, parent leadership and involvement, and extended time spent learning through participation in the PreK-3 Early School Success and Quality Improvement Initiatives.
Motto:
Promoting Early School Success Goals:
1. Students learn in environments that promote social emotional development, cultural proficiency and academic excellence using researched based best practice (e.g. FirstSchool Framework, California Preschool Learning Foundations, California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks, and Common Core State Standards).
2. Students are engaged in small group learning and intentional choice to ensure learning. 3. Student to student talk time is encouraged and considered an essential learning component.
4. Classroom environments are developed to maximize student engagement and learning (e.g. Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scales (ECERS), Small Group Instruction, (assessment is used in PreK family care provided homes to assess the quality of the environment in order to meet high quality indicators, and to develop an action plan) Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) (assessment of learning environment, Student to Student Talk Time).
5. Families are welcomed partners in learning through a ‘’Partnership School Setting’’.
6. Collaborative Inquiry 1 and Growth Mindset 2 are promoted to engage students.
7. Cultural proficiency and social emotional skill development are an integral components of learning.
1-Collaborative Inquiry – to research ‘’with’’ rather than ‘’on’’ people. It emphasizes active participation, full involvement in research decisions as co-researchers. It creates a research cycle system
2 - Growth mindset – People believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. It promotes a love of learning and resilience essential for great accomplishment
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of Caring, a Culture of Competence, and a Culture of Excellence.
9. Data driven decision making guides instructional practice and decision making through common data collection and analysis for each of the 10 schools and 38 preschools participating in the initiatives.
10. Formal professional development is provided to all PreK-3 teachers through the PreK-3 Early School Success Initiative and Quality Improvement Initiative.
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Collaborative Opportunities
The goal of the Marin Community Foundation and Marin County Office of Education is to
develop a seamless transition from PreK to K-3 and align best practice through collaborative
efforts.
Joint Activities/Professional Development
1. PreK-3– FirstSchool Framework for Tier I Teams (Loma Verde, Lu Sutton, Tomales Elementary, Bayside Martin Luther King), Early Childhood Education Directors and Principals
a) Collaborative Inquiry b) Growth Mindset
c) Professional Development – Culture of Caring, Culture of Competence and Culture of Excellence
2. PreK, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten Teaching Pyramid Model and Coaching 3. Leadership Training – Framework Guidelines
a) PreK-3 professional development FirstSchool model for Principal & Early Childhood Education Directors
4. Site Visits Quarterly at 10 elementary schools and 38 preschools a) Principal
b) Early Childhood Education Director c) Quality Improvement Coach d) PreK-3 Facilitator
5. PreK-3 Early School Success and Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement Leadership Advisory will assist with collaborative decision making
6. PreK-3 Common Assessments and Data Analysis inform instruction through the First School Model with coaching and EduSnap data collection.
7. PreK-3 Membership on Design Teams will include:
a) Teachers – PreK, Transitional Kindergarten, K, 1, 2, 3 (at least one from each grade span – upper grade teachers are welcome to participate as well). b) Parents (at least two from leadership Parent Teacher Association (PTA), English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC), Site Leadership Team (SLT), Student Success Committee (SSC)
c) Partner Agencies
d) Early Childhood Education Director e) Quality Improvement Coach
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g) School Principal
h) District Office representative (quarterly for each school in their district)
Professional Meeting Structure
A) PreK-3 – Meetings - to ensure clear understanding and support for P3 efforts 1. Principals – 10 schools (bi-monthly)
2. PreK-3 Facilitators – 10Facilitators (monthly) 3. District Representatives – San Rafael City Schools (SRCS), Novato Unified School District (NUSD),
Marin County office of Education (MCOE) - 1 each, quarterly
4. Site Visits – Principal, Early Childhood Education Director, Facilitators, Quality Improvement Coach (monthly)
B) Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement Project Meetings – to ensure clear understanding and support for Quality Improvement efforts
1. Early Childhood Education Site Supervisors/Directors (monthly)
2. Quality Improvement Coaches – PreK, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten (monthly)
C) PreK-3 Initiative and Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement Project Joint Quarterly Meetings – Joint efforts to ensure a seamless approach and clear communication are as follows: 1. PreK-3 Leadership Advisory
a) 2 Principals
b) 2 PreK-3 Facilitators
c) 2 Quality Improvement Coaches d) 2 Agency Representatives
e) 2 Early Childhood Education Directors
f) Marin County Office of Education (MCOE) Leadership g) Marin Community Foundation (MCF) Leadership h) District Office Representatives
2. Site Visits-Quarterly
a) Early Childhood Education Director b) PreK-3 Facilitator
c) Quality Improvement Coach d) Principal
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Community Foundation meetings
a) PreK-3 Directors from San Rafael City Schools (SRCS) Novato Unified School District (NUSD) b) Marin County Office of Education Early Childhood Education Leadership (P3/QI)
c) Marin Community Foundation Leadership Program Officer
Collaboration, Coordination and Communication
PreK-3 and Quality Improvement partner to ensure alignment between PreK and K-3. The following are specific activities that will be joint ventures. Additionally, each grant has explicit areas of focus. Every effort is made for a seamless partnership among PreK-3 educators.
Communication – To ensure clear information sharing
1. Monthly Department Meetings to plan, reflect, and brainstorm
2. Weekly Memo with input from all Early Childhood Education Programs (PreK-3, Early Childhood Education, AB 212, California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend, CARES Plus, Commission)
3. Quarterly Early Childhood Education Newsletter (focusing on professional development and accomplishments)
Collaboration – To ensure joint practices
1. Professional Development – Culture of Caring, Culture of Competence, Culture of Excellence (FirstSchool Model), Teaching Pyramid and Family Engagement
2. Protocols, Procedures and Grant Conditions for PreK-3 Early School Success Initiative Document 3. Data Analysis and Planning Analyze data and support instructional practice through information
and coaching
Coordination – To maximize organization of activities 1. Annual Calendar of Events –Posting on Website 2. Master Calendar – Update weekly and on Website 3. Weekly Monday Memo posted on website
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6. Grant Requirements – Focus on required areas to comply with Grant
PreK-3 Professional Development Opportunities
2015- 2016
Professional development for the upcoming year is listed as follows:
PreK-3 Early School Success Initiative 1. Cross District Learning Walks PreK-3 2. Principal Meetings
3. PreK-3 FirstSchool Framework a) Culture of Caring b) Culture of Competence c) Culture of Excellence
4. PreK-3 Data Alignment - Trainer of Trainers Data Plan (required in proposal)
5. PreK-3 Cultural Proficiency Trainer – Trainer of Trainers Cultural Proficiency Plan (required in proposal)
Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement
1. Cultural Competence in Early Childhood Education – Anti-Bias Curriculum 2. Teaching Pyramid/Family Engagement - Linda Brault/WestEd
3. Project Approach – Lillian Katz
4. California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) – Scientific Inquiry, History and Social Studies 5. Bring Me A Book Interactive Literacy Workshop
19 Previous Years (Archives on Website)
Year PreK-3 Early School Success Early Childhood Education Quality Improvement 2010 Family Engagement – Dr. Karen Mapp
PreK-3 Practice-Bremerton Team
Framework for Planning, Implementing and Evaluating PreK-3 approaches
PreK Guided Language Acquisition Design Strategies (GLAD) for English Learners Dr. Kristie Kauerz
2011 Guided Language Acquisition Design Strategies (GLAD) for English Learners -Dr. Olsen
PreK-3 Practice-Bremerton Team – Linda Sullivan-Dudzic, Kelli Leavell and Donna Gearns
PreK Guided Language Acquisition Design Strategies (GLAD) for English Learners
2012 Cultural Proficiency-Dr. Lindsey
PreK-3 Alignment Practice Bremerton Team
Early Math at Play – John Gunnarson PreK Environments – John Gunnarson 2013 Social Emotional Development-Dr. Tara Brown
PreK-3 Alignment Practice-Bremerton Team
Teaching Pyramid – WestEd – Linda Brault
2014 English Language Arts/Math Alignment-Kelli Leavell/Eileen Smith/Danielle French
Teaching Pyramid-Linda Brault Anti-Bias Education – Nadiyah Taylor Learning Stories – Eliana Elias 2015 Alignment/Assessment-Kelli Leavell
Mathematical Practices-Eileen Smith/Danielle French
Engaging Young Children in Mathematics-Dr. Douglas Clements & California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)
Engaging Young Children in Mathematics professional development workshop
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Resources
Recommendation Resource Website/email
California Preschool Learning Foundations California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundations.asp California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psframework.asp
Common Core State Standards California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ Alignment California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psalignment.pdf Family Engagement Dr. Karen Mapp Harvard University https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/karen-l-mapp
Teaching Pyramid WestEd http://www.cainclusion.org
Alignment/Common Core Bremerton School District Team http://www.bremertonschools.org/
FirstSchool Frank Porter
Graham Child Development Institute http://firstschool.fpg.unc.edu/ Bringing Words to Life
Isabel Beck http://www.guilford.com/books/Bringing-Words-to-Life/Beck-McKeown-Kucan/9781462508167
Building the Reading Brain
Pat Wolfe http://www.learningandthebrain.com/store/product/282/40_121/building-the-reading-brain-in-prek-3- CEED Early Childhood Resource Handbook University of Minnesota http://www.cehd.umn.edu/ceed/publications/manuals/meltresourceha ndbook2005.pdf
Circle Manual University of
Minnesota
Count on Math Pam Schiller http://pamschiller.com/countonmath.aspx Cultural Proficiency Dr. Randy
Lindsey
https://ocde-tier1.wikispaces.com/file/view/Tools-for-School-Leaders.pdf
Executive Summary STEM Summit 2010
Pam Schiller https://www.childcareexchange.com/library/5019626.pdf Foundations for
Child Development
http://fcd-us.org/ How Children Learn
Number Concepts Kathy Richardson http://mathperspectives.com/pdf_docs/mp_hclnc_weborderform_rev0 31212.pdf Integrating Math into the Early Childhood Classroom
Joan Martin http://www.amazon.com/Integrating-Math-Early-Childhood-Classroom/dp/0439580595
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Into Early Childhood Classrooms University of Iowa www.uni.edu/coe/special-programs/regents-center-early-development-education/ceestem/games/math Making a Difference: Ten Essential Steps to Prek-3 Dudznic,Gerarns, Leavell http://fcd-us.org/sites/default/files/PreK-3rd%20Resources%20-%20USE%20AS%20Template.pdf
Math Matters Stipek
http://earlymath.org/earlymath/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Math-Matters-Report_2ndEd1.pdf
Mind Set Stiggins and
Devech National Council for
Teachers of Mathematics Stiggins and Devech www.platonicsolids.info/focal-points-by-grade.pd National Foundation for Child Development Stiggins and Devech
National Listserv PreK-3rd@list.ase.harvard.edu
PreK-3 Data Resource Center www.jcpsr.umich.edu/PreK3rd/ Nurturing Knowledge Susan Neuman PreK-3 Grade national Work Group Webinars-www.PreK-3gradenationalworkgroup.org REC Ohio-Making Math Meaningful
Pam Schiller www.rec.ohio.org School Readiness and Later Achievement http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/5971/1/Duckworth2007SchoolReadiness1428.p df Teaching with Poverty in Mind
Eric Jensen
https://www.questar.org/services/rse-tasc-ii/presentations/behavior/Teaching-with-Poverty-in-Mind.pdf Growth Mindset Carol Dweck &
John Herron
https://www4.esu.edu/academics/enrichment_learning/documents/pdf /developing_growth_mindset.pdf
Collaborative Inquiry
Peter Reason http://www.peterreason.eu/Papers/Three_approaches_participative_in quiry.pdf
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Acronyms
CDE California Department of Education
CHA Coastal Health Alliance
CPIN California Preschool Instructional network
CTKS California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend
DP Dance Palace
ECE Early Childhood Education
EESD Early Education and Support Division of the California
Department of Education
LPC Local Planning Council
MAEYC Marin Association for the Education of Young Children
MC3 Marin Child Care Council (R&R)
NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young
Children
P3 PreK 3 level of interest
PSP Parent Services Project
QI Quality Improvement
QRIS Quality Rating Improvement System
R&R Resource & Referral Agency
TK Transitional Kindergarten
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Contact Information
Name Title Phone Email
Kimberly Chandler Administrative Assistant (415) 499-5889 kchandler@marinschools.org
Carol Barton Early Childhood Education Project Coordinator
(415) 499-5808 cbarton@marinschools.org
Tanya Myers Early Childhood Education Assistant Project
Consultant
tmyers@marinschools.org
TBD Early Childhood Assistant Education Project
Manager
Ericka Erickson Marin County Child Care Commission Coordinator
(415) 499-5827 eerickson@marinschools.org
TBD Part Time Administrative
Assistant
TBD Janlatorre@marinschools.org
Jan LaTorre-Derby P3 Director Janlatorre@marinschools.org
