1. 1 Educator and Provider Support Grant: FY13 Planning Summary Presentation January 2012

2. Proposed Changes to FY13 EPS Grant Educator and Provider Planning: Broader consultation on local professional development needs and sharing opportunities with public schools, HS, EI, and others, in addition to CFCEs. Incentives for educators to participate in coursework using MOUs and EECs career ladder. EECs on-line courses offered on a regular and frequent basis. Publicize and facilitate access to resources beyond the grant like WGBHs media platform, childrens museums, and library resources Promote anti-bias curricula and culturally/linguistically appropriate practices to maintain and expand workforce diversity increase competency in these areas. 2

3. Proposed Changes to FY13 EPS Grant: Coaching and Mentoring Support evidenced-based coaching and mentoring practice. Define qualifications, content, and duration. Continue building incentives with MOUs : Between educators and the programs that employ them Train-the-trainer agreements to disseminate core knowledge and to imbed it in programs Recognition of educators who are peer leaders who can influence practice Intentional collaboration with new DHE Early Education and OST College Completion Specialist with a focus on ELL educators. Intentional collaboration with Regional Readiness Centers on academic advising and career counseling. 3

4. Proposed Changes to FY13 EPS Grant Competency Development Areas: social-emotional development, English language development, formative assessment and data use, family engagement, children with high needs, STEM, standards alignment. Examples: Online courses with professional learning communities (PLCs). Promote anti-bias curricula, culturally/linguistically appropriate practices. Promote English Language Development (ELD) Standards to be developed in FY 2013. Provide assessment tools and training for QRIS (requirement for FY 2014; initial steps in FY 2013) Increase the number of educators trained in family engagement (Strengthening Families) with CFCEs. Offer online course on standards alignment (Infant/Toddler & Preschool Guidelines, and MA Frameworks). 4

5. Proposed Changes to FY13 EPS Grant: Overall Grant Requirements: Initiatives and activities clearly linked to QRIS. Initiatives and activities clearly linked to Brain Building In Progress. Intentional arrangements for academic advising and career counseling with Readiness Centers. Clarify role as boundary spanners who implement state- wide initiatives at the regional and local levels. Prioritize services for educators serving high needs children and programs in QRIS. Hold accountable for joint professional development with other EEC grantees, school districts, ESE, EI, Readiness Centers, etc. Continue work on regional acceleration plans. Satisfaction survey of educators and providers. 5

6. 6 Proposed Changes to the Educator and Provider Support Grant for FY13 Anticipated RFP Timeline: October 27, 2011 and November 29, 2011: Presented to Planning and Evaluation Committee December 13, 2011: Presented to EEC Board for discussion January 10, 2012: Vote by EEC Board on proposed changes for FY13 February 2012: RFP issued April – May 2012: Grants awarded July 1, 2012: Grants go into effect