Welcome to Early Childhood Development Department Las Positas College Livermore

Meet the PDC’s @ LPC Jeanne Virgilio, PDC Ana DelAguila ELL PDC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

$$ Financial Resources $$ @ Las Positas

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

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

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

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

Learning Communities funded by:

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 $$)

3 Learning Community Options Early Childhood Development + English as a second Language (ESL) (haga clic aqui) Ana Del Aguila 925-424-1176 AA Degree/Pathway Learning Community Jeanne Virgilio 925-424-1187 (click here) Math 65 for ECD students (fall 2012) – all ECD students taking Math 65 with ECD content (click here) Jeanne Virgilio 925-424-1187

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

Las Positas ECD Certificates

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

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

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

AA DEGRESS 2 Possibilities

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

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

Tools of the Trade

A Visual Guide

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

What a Permit Looks Like Name: xxx Document Title Child Development Program Director Permit Document Number 0xxxxxxx Authorization Code(s) 12F 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) 12 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 06/10/2008 Expiration Date 07/01/2013 Date of Original Issuance 06/10/2003 County of Employment ALAMEDA

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.

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.

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?

Las Positas ECD Faculty and Staff

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

More Information is Available: Las Positas ECD Professional Development Coordinators Ana DelAguila (se habla espanol) 925-424-1176 (Las Positas) 510-723-7284 (Chabot) adelaguila@chabotcollege.edu Office 2329 @ Las Positas Jeanne Virgilio 925-424-1187 jvirgilio@laspositascollege.edu Office: 2327