1. Welcome to Early Childhood Development Department Las Positas College Livermore

2. Meet the LPC
Jeanne Virgilio, PDC
Ana DelAguila
ELL PDC

3. What Does a Professional Development Coordinator Do?
Enroll eligible students in ECD Learning Communities (cohorts)
Help students learn more about the Early Childhood Profession
Support English Language Learners to be successful in their Early Childhood Development career and in college
Assist in preparing a Professional Development Plan (ECD Plan) working towards completing Certificates and AA in Early childhood Development
Assist in completing an application for a Child Development Permit

4. Submit Child Development Permit Application through the VOC process (shortens time to about 8 weeks)
Align student education plans with transfer patterns
Provide information about the Child Development Training Consortium
Provide students with information about the Mentor Teacher or Director Mentor Program

5. Assist eligible students with a foreign transcript evaluation
Loan ECD Books
Connect Las Positas to other “systems” in Alameda County and California
Influence systematic changes throughout all ECC systems such as aligning licensing, permits and certificates

6. Child Development Center and Lab
Click here to go directly to our child development center and lab

7. What is CAP?
The California Community Colleges Curriculum Alignment Project is a lower-division program of study supporting early care and education teacher preparation.
The Lower Division 8 represent evidence-based courses that are intended to become a foundational core for all early care and education professionals.
Students completing the Core 8 courses are better prepared to help care for and educate California’s youngest children.
Click here for more information about CAP

8. Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP)
Las Positas College CAP 8
ECD 50 – Early Childhood Principles and Practices
ECD 54 – Child Health, Safety & Nutrition
ECD 56 – Child Growth and Development (formerly ECD 51)
ECD 62 – Child, Family & Community
ECD 63 – Early Childhood Curriculum
ECD 69 – Child Study: Observation and Assessment
ECD 79 – Teaching in a Diverse Society
ECD 90 – Practicum: Supervised Experience

9. And More . . . Introduce students to services on campus such as:
ILC
Health Center including mental health counseling
CALWORKS
Career/Transfer Center
Assessment
ESL
Counseling
Financial Aid/Scholarships
DSPS
EOPS
Tutoring

10. $$ Financial Resources $$ @ Las Positas

11. Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) Projects
Pays for the CD Permit application – first 3 levels and 1 upgrade per year.
Pays the majority of Live Scan
Students who are working in licensed programs are eligible for the CDTC Stipend Assistance each semester (does not matter what other types of $$ they receive): Applications are issued each semester in class

12. More $$ Resources @ Las Positas College
Financial Aid
CALWORKs
Fee Waiver (BOG-W)
Fee Waiver Program
What is the role of this agency??

13. Other LPC Resources Integrated Learning Center (ILC) LCP Counselors
Health Center
Physical Health
Library Website
Talk about Nancy specifically and Gilberto (Spanish), PE course that are available

14. Child Development Learning Community (cohorts) programs
AND the Best for Last
Enroll students in the
Child Development Learning Community (cohorts) programs

15. Learning Communities funded by:

16. Child Development Learning Community Program
Funded by Proposition 10 (Tobacco Tax) locally through:
Every Child Counts First 5 Alameda County
2 semester commitment
Students complete 6 units per semester
Books, tutoring, one-on-one advising and more
Stipends
The reason that the LARPD Programs are eligilble is that they receive state funding through AB212 (that means that some of the tuition fees are paid for by state $$)

17. 3 Learning Community Options
Early Childhood Development + English as a second Language (ESL) (haga clic aqui)
Ana Del Aguila
AA Degree/Pathway Learning Community
Jeanne Virgilio (click here)
Math 65 for ECD students (fall 2012) – all ECD students taking Math 65 with ECD content (click here) Jeanne Virgilio

18. Eligibility:
Must work with children under age 5 in a licensed program or family childcare
Must work at least 15 hours per week
Must have worked in the same program for 9 months by June, 2013
Must have a Child Development Permit or applying by May, 2013
The goal is to provide support for the early childhood professional towards earning one’s A.A. Degree or transferring in Early Childhood Development

19. Las Positas ECD Certificates

20. Las Positas ECD Certificates
Associate Teacher
Complete 13 ECD Units in CORE courses:
ECD 50 Principles and Practices
ECD 56 Child Growth and Development (effective Fall, 2011 (Formerly ECD 51)
ECD 62 Child, Family & Community
ECD 63 Early Childhood Curriculum

21. ECD Certificates (Con’t)
Basic Teacher Certificate – 25 Units ECD
4 Core Courses and
ECD 40, 54, 69 or 79 (select just 1 course)
ECD 60 Intro. to Teaching Children with Special Needs
ECD 95/96 Work Experience (2 units)
ECD 90 Practicum-Supervised Experience

22. Early Childhood Intervention Assistant Certificate
4 CORE classes +
ECD 40 Social and Emotional foundations
ECD 54 Child Health, Safety and Nutrition
ECD 60 Introduction to Teaching Children with Exceptional Needs
ECD 67 Infant and Toddler Development
ECD 90 Practicum-Supervised Experience
ECD 91 Adaptive Curriculum for Children with Exceptional Needs
TOTAL = 32 Units

23. AA DEGRESS
2 Possibilities

24. AA Degree in Early Childhood
4 CORE classes +
ECD 54 Child Health, Safety & Nutrition
ECD 69 Child Study: Observation and Assessment
ECD 60 Intro. to Teaching Children with Special Needs
ECD 79 Teaching in a Diverse Society
ECD 95/96 Work Experience (2 units)
ECD 90 Practicum - Supervised Experience
LPC General Education requirements + 4 additional electives (can be ECD or GE units): TOTAL = 60 units

25. AA Degree in Early Childhood Intervention
Working as a one-on-one aide
with children with exceptional needs
Early Intervention Assistant Certificate +
ECD 69
ECD 79 +
Las Positas General Education Requirements for a Total of 60 units

26. Tools of the Trade

27. A Visual Guide

28. Child Development Permit Matrix?
You are all familiar with the Permit Matrix? What are some of the reasons for holding a permit?

29. What a Permit Looks Like
Name: xxx Document Title Child Development Program Director Permit Document Number xxxxxxx Authorization Code(s) F This permit authorizes the holder to supervise a child care and development program operating at a single or multiple sites, provide service in the care, development, and instruction of children in a child care and development program, and serve as a coordinator of curriculum and staff development in a child care and development program. Renewal Code(s) To renew this permit for an additional five-year period, the holder must complete a minimum of 105 clock hours of planned and approved professional growth activities as described in The California Professional Growth Manual for Child Development Permits"." Issuance Date /10/ Expiration Date /01/ Date of Original Issuance /10/ County of Employment ALAMEDA

31. California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC)
Vision Strive towards excellence in the certification and assignment monitoring processes and aspire to provide valued guidance and assistance to our stakeholders for the children of the State of California.
Mission
The Mission of the Certification, Assignment and Waivers Division is to promote educational excellence and assure that the children of the State of California
have fully qualified individuals to provide them with instruction and guidance.

32. Why a Child Development Permit?
Sets a higher education standard thereby improving the quality of education for young children
Professional knowledge and application
Fosters professionalism in the field of Early Childhood Education
Personal satisfaction in meeting one’s predetermined goals
Hold slide and have audience suggest reasons why CD Permit. Most likely they will come up with more than we have on the list.

33. Professional Development Coordinators
“Learning students” are most likely to be found in the presence of “learning teachers”
PG Manual, pg 2
Ask what they think this means?

34. Las Positas ECD Faculty and Staff

35. Las Positas ECD Department Faculty & Staff
Part time faculty contact information:
Jackie Fitzgerald
Laura Reno
Kathy Caparusso
Traci Peterson
Linda Guthrie
Jeanne Virgilio
Ana DelAguila
Neva Bandelow
Karen Nattrass
Zina Rosen-Simon
Faculty &
Department Coordinator
Office 2326
Nadiyah Taylor Faculty
Office 2324
Corinna Calica Director
Child Development Center
Jeanne Virgilio
ECD Professional Development Coordinator
Ana DelAguila
ECD ELL Professional Development Coordinator

36. More Information is Available:
Las Positas
ECD Professional Development Coordinators
Ana DelAguila
(se habla espanol)
(Las Positas)
(Chabot)
Office Las Positas
Jeanne Virgilio
Office: 2327