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Educator and Provider Supports

Panel DiscussionBoard of Early Education and CareOctober 16, 2012

Educator and Provider Support Grant Purpose

In FY11, EEC established the Educator and Provider Support (EPS) networks to provide a comprehensive system of professional development opportunities and services that help build a system of high-quality early education and care across the Commonwealth.

Since its inception, EPS grants have focused on three core areas for serving the early education and care and out of school time workforce:

educator and provider planning,

coaching and mentoring, and

competency development

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EEC’s Educators and Providers: Professional Qualifications Registrants by Program Type

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• A total of 10,862 educators have completed registrations in the Professional Qualifications registry.

Educator/Provider Support Grant Priorities

In FY13, EEC continued the EPS grant priorities established in FY12:

1. Professional development efforts must be evidence-based and aligned with EEC’s 8 Core Competency Areas,

2. Professional development activities must leverage resources across public and private agencies, including in-kind resources to provide statewide coverage in all required topics.

3. Professional development is a shared responsibility between educators and the providers that employ them, since increasing the competency of educators’ increases the level of quality of the programs in which they work.

4. Professional development must meet the needs of the early education and care and out of school time workforce in all settings.

5. Professional development must be targeted and intentional to meet the needs of specific age groups and unique populations.

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EPS Grant Focus Areas

EEC continued the FY12 EPS focus areas in the FY13 grant:

Focus Area One: Educator Supports – Attaining Degrees and/or Developing Competencies Educators must be supported in developing IPDPs that assist

them in attaining a degree in early education or a related field, or in achieving enhanced competency through the attainment of CDA, certifications, or other credentials or demonstrable knowledge, skills, and abilities related to early education and out of school time competencies.

Focus Area Two: Provider Supports –Accreditation and QRIS Progress Providers must be supported in achieving/maintaining

accreditation (NAEYC, NAFCC, or COA) and in increasing program quality and moving to a higher QRIS level.

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EPS Grant: Overall Required Services

Intentional collaboration with Readiness Center(s) through MOUs that document roles, responsibilities, communication, specific activities: EEC on-line courses, academic advising, ELL,

professional development on assessment, sharing data, etc.

Prioritize based on EEC definition of “high needs” and participation in QRIS

“Brain Building in Progress” campaign participation: Incorporate tagline and website information into

grant communications and marketing

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Professional Development Focus Areas (FY12)

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In FY12, nearly half of all educator professional development opportunities were related to the QRIS

Data reported by Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grantees statewide from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

FY13 Planned Professional Development Areas

EPS grantees were required to submit Professional Development Course Catalogues as a component to their FY2013 grant application.

Collectively, EPS grantees have proposed 305 professional development opportunities across Massachusetts for FY2013.

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Individual Professional Development Plan (FY12)

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In FY12, EPS grantees served 4,828 early childhood and out of school time educators and 1,977 providers (programs).

 

 

Data reported by Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grantees statewide from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

FY13 Proposed Individual Professional Development Plan Services

EPS networks projected completing the following number of individual educator professional development plans in FY13:

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• Region 1: 250

• Region 2: 245

• Region 3: 270

• Region 5: 189

• Region 6: 250

Coaching Mentoring Services: Providers (FY12)

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In FY12, 959 providers/programs were assessed for coaching and mentoring related support services.

Data reported by Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grantees statewide from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

FY13 Planned Program Coaching/Mentoring

EPS networks proposed the following coaching and mentoring services for programs in FY13:

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Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 5

Region 6

Individual One on One Coaching & Mentoring 30 8 70 25 40

Academic Advising 0 0 300 0 120

Career Counseling0 0 20 0 50

CDA Advising 15 16 40 4 30

Group Coaching & Mentoring50 30 60 50 110

Professional Development Plan Implementation and

Monitoring 25 28 50 25 62Accreditation Consultation

30 20 30 15 90QRIS Consultation and

Support 50 80 300 35 300Professional Qualifications

Registry Supports30 15 5 25 90

Coaching and Mentoring Services: Educators (FY12)

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• In FY12, 1989 educators were assessed for coaching and mentoring support services.

Data reported by Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grantees statewide from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

FY13 Planned Educator Coaching/Mentoring

EPS networks proposed the following coaching and mentoring services for educators in FY13:

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Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 5

Region 6

Individual One on One Coaching & Mentoring

285 12 70 95 122Academic Advising 182 118 300 45 167Career Counseling 120 65 20 45 94

CDA Advising 15 42 40 40 34Group Coaching &

Mentoring 50 24 60 175 150Professional

Development Plan Implementation and

Monitoring 75 200 50 75 188Accreditation Consultation 50 0 30 10 300

QRIS Consultation and Support 75 0 300 80 100

Professional Qualifications Registry

Supports 145 20 5 20 100

Professional Development in Other Languages (FY12)

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Total # English % Eng

# Spanish

% Spanish

# Chinese

% Chinese

# Port

% Port

Region 1 40 37 92% 2 5%

Region 2 32 30 94% 2 6%

Region 3 68 58 85% 10 15%

Region 4 70 61 87% 6 8% 3 4% 2 3%

Region 5 72 67 93% 5 7%

Region 6 46 34 74% 13 28% 3 7%

Total 328 287 87% 38 12% 6 2% 2 0.6%

FY13 Planned Professional Development in Other Languages

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# of Professional Development

(PD) Opportunities

English PD

% English

PDSpanish PD

% Spanish PD

Other Language

PD%

Other

Region 1 49 46 94% 3 6% 0 0%

Region 2 46 42 91% 6 13% 0 0%

Region 3 61 53 87% 12 20% 5 8%

Region 5 56 54 96% 2 4% 0 0%

Region 6 81 66 81% 16 20% 9 11%

Total 293 247 84% 39 13% 14 5%

Professional Development Credit/CEUs (FY12)

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(Includes info sessions on PQ Registry and QRIS)

Pie slides add to more than 100% as some courses fall into more than one category.

FY13 Planned Professional Development for Credit/CEUs

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# of Professional Development Opportunities

# College Courses

% College

# CEU Courses % CEU

Region 1 49 9 18% 40 82%

Region 2 46 27 59% 21 46%

Region 3 61 31 51% 27 44%

Region 5 56 15 27% 41 73%

Region 6 81 20 25% 61 75%

Total 293 88 30% 190 65%

FY13 Planned PD for Credit/CEU

Region 1: Western MA Preschool Enrichment Team

Parents as Educator

This course will describe to educators how the parents of the children they serve are actually the first teachers in a child's life. Educators will be encouraged to express this knowledge to the parents in their program. EEC Core Competency Areas: 3 Age Group(s): Preschool

CEU 0.5 Credit

Region 2: Central MA: Family Services Organization

Special Needs in the Classroom: EDUC2203

This course will provide students with fundamental background knowledge in the field of special education as well as current research on how students with various learning needs are served in inclusive environments. EEC Core Competency Areas: 1 2 3 5 6 7 Age Group(s): Infants and Toddlers, Preschool, School Age (5-8), School Age (9-14)

College Course 3 Credit

Region 3: Northeast MA: North Shore Community College

Supporting Literacy: Hands-on Strategies to Spark a Love of Reading

Spark a love for reading! Learn fun, alternative ways to boost literacy. Learn about stages of literacy. Discover how to develop and implement exciting literacy activities. Find out how you can make learning and literacy feel like playing! EEC Core Competency Areas: 1 2 3 5 Age Group(s):

CEU Course 0.5 Credit

Region 5: Southeast MA Cape and Islands Child Care Network

Early Childhood Curriculum

The course facilitates ways of integrating differing languages, customs, and traditions into the curriculum so children develop greater self-esteem and a broader understanding and appreciation of their own ethnic heritage and the ethnic heritage of others. The instructor and students design activities to reflect this multi-cultural perspective. EEC Core Competency Areas: 5 Age Group(s): Preschool, School Age (5-8)

College Course 3 Credit

Region 6: Metro Boston ABCD, Inc

Supporting Students with Behavior or Emotional Issues, Homelessness or Trauma

Learn background and history on: Inclusion vs. exclusion; Survivors of trauma, abuse, and homelessness; Common emotional/behavioral disabilities and challenges. Learn concrete strategies to support children with any of the above challenges. Explore cultural perspectives and etiquette on inclusion. EEC Core Competency Areas: 1 2 3 5 6 7 Age Group(s):

CEU Course 00.5 Credit(

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School Age Courses Statewide (FY12)

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Total # of Opportunities School Age %

Region 1 40 14 35%

Region 2 32 12 37%

Region 3 68 35 51%

Region 4 70 26 37%

Region 5 72 33 46%

Region 6 46 20 43%

Total 328 140 43%

FY13 Planned School Age Courses Statewide

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86% of EPS network planned FY13 professional development opportunities include a school age focus

Total # of

Opportunities

School Age (5-8)

% School Age

(9-14)

%

Region 1 49 23 47% 14 29%

Region 2 46 30 65% 5 11%

Region 3 61 40 66% 27 44%

Region 5 56 41 73% 14 25%

Region 6 81 36 44% 21 26%

Total 293 170 58% 81 28%

Competency Development (FY12)

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FY13 Planned Competency Development

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EPS networks planned to offer 293 professional development opportunities across the state in FY13

Support Provided to EPS for Repositioning

Since the establishment of the Educator and Provider Support (EPS) networks in FY11, EEC has provided the following assistance to facilitate the positioning of the system:

CAYL guided EPS networks on system building and addressed systemic issues (FY11)

Individualized coaching to EPS networks (FY12)

EEC held quarterly meetings with EPS networks on progress (FY11, FY12)

EEC assigned an Educator/Provider Support Specialist to each EPS region

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