1. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Successful Transitions and the Early Elementary Years Tracey Campanini Acting Deputy Secretary Office of Child Development and Early Learning

2. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Starting early pays off The rate of return for quality early childhood education is 10% per year. An $8,000 investment at birth brings nearly an $800,000 return over the child’s life. - James Heckman to the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and budget Reform, September 2010 2

3. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Early Childhood Education in York County 3

4. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years P-3 Approach to children’s success in school and in life 4

5. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Family Engagement 5 The family seems to be the most effective and economical system for fostering and sustaining the child’s development. Without family involvement, intervention is likely to be unsuccessful, and what few effects are achieved are likely to disappear once the intervention is discontinued. 1 —Urie Bronfenbrenner, co-founder of Head Start

6. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Supporting successful transitions To increase family collaborations and involvement with the school and transition process Family- School To increase children’s familiarity with the classroom setting and those within it Child-School To provide children with stable classroom experiences across time School- School To facilitate continuity in the transition process within the community Community- School 6

7. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards 7 Available at www.pakeys.org

8. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Program standards 8 According to the 2013-14 Family Survey of nearly 14,000 families with children in OCDEL programs: 92 percent said that their child’s teacher gave them ideas on how to support their child’s development at home 95% of parents use information on their child’s performance to support their child’s learning at home

9. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Early Learning Outcomes and Kindergarten Entry Inventory 9 Schools register for the KEI by August 15 Visit www.education.pa.gov

10. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years 10 Community Innovation Zones P-3 alignment Family engagement Community collaborations

11. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years CIZ: Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children, serving Faison Elementary School (Pittsburgh Public Schools) Message from Me Expanding to four kindergarten classrooms 11

12. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years CIZ: Pottstown School District, serving Barth, Franklin, Lincoln, Rupert Elementary Schools Strategic alignment of early learning programs and the school district Social-emotional development (P-3) Support hard-to-reach families Implement trauma- informed practices 12

13. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years CIZ: Drexel University, serving Alain Locke, McMichael Morton, Samuel Powell, Martha Washington Elementary Schools (Philadelphia SD) Strengthen the capacity of early learning programs to support P-3 instruction Curricula alignment Kindergarten transition 13

14. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Governor’s Institutes for Educators Pre-K to Grade 3 2015 dates: June 14-17 - King of Prussia June 21-24 - Monroeville July 12-15 - Erie July 26-29 - Scranton 14

15. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Resource: PA Early Education E-News Sign up at www.papromiseforchildren.com 15 Early education in PA updates Race to the Top spotlight Community News Trends and Reports Community and Professional Development Events Funding Opportunities

16. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Resource: Family Activity Guides Download copies and sign up for monthly activity e-newsletters at www.papromiseforchildren.com Order copies at www.childcorepublishing.com 16

17. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years 17 Resource: Early Learning GPS Watch the Intro video online App coming in fall 2015 Spanish in fall 2016

18. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years 18 Resource: Family Engagement Conference Save the date: October 14, 2015 Harrisburg, PA

19. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Resource: Transition Toolkit Best practice rubrics, action plans Sample transition activities Research fact sheets Tips for creating a transition team and plan Links to parent materials 19 www.pakeys.org

20. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years Resource: Local Education and Resource Network (LEARN) LEARN teams focus on – Family engagement – Kindergarten transition – Community outreach 20 www.papromiseforchildren.com York County FOCUS Sara Bradley 717-771-3808 bradleys@unitedway-york.org bradleys@unitedway-york.org

21. > Tom Wolf, Governor Pedro Rivera, Acting Secretary of Education | Ted Dallas, Acting Secretary of Human Services Successful Transition and the Early Years For more information : www.education.pa.gov – click on “Early Learning”www.education.pa.gov www.pakeys.org www.papromiseforchildren.com www.earlylearninggps.com 21