EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM

2013/2014

San Diego Unified School District

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Vision Statement

PHYSICALStudents successfully use fine and gross motor skills in manipulating the tools and navigating the structures andprocesses of school. HEALTHY/WELL BEING

Students receive physical and mental healthsupports and resources to assure their well-being. Students practice safe and healthy behaviors.

SOCIAL / EMOTIONALStudents self-regulate their behavior to interact successfully with all peers, adults, and their environment.

COGNITIVEStudents have the necessaryfoundational concepts and strategies to confidently and enthusiasticallyapproach new learning tasks.

HOME/SCHOOLParents have the tools and confidence to support their child’s success inpartnership with all school staff and the community.LANGUAGE

Students competently use andunderstand conventional language in a variety of social and school contexts.

Mission Statement: The Early Childhood Education Program experience provides children with the critical foundational skills, strategies, and experiences that promote success in school and beyond.

Department Organization Chart San

Nellie Meyer, Ed.D.

Deputy Superintendent School Support Services

Virginia Eves Interim Director

Early Childhood Education Programs Laborer I Admin Assistant II-Bil Jose Vela Ernestina Hernandez

Business Manager Program Manager Operations Specialist Cal-SAFE Program Child Development Andrea O’Hara Carol Berridge Margie Vela Center Administrators Accounting Clerk Administrative Aide Administrative Aide Resource Teacher Bayview/Logan Elsa Ventura-Clark Vivian Blanco Maria Alarcon Lidia Leon Dayna Freeman SIS Tech II District Counselor Brooklyn/Garfield Administrative Aide Debbie McElhaney Cathy Dibelka M. Dolores Garcia CDC Clerks Lorena Hodgins Clerk Typist III Col. Salomon/Fletcher Central Office District Counselor Erlinda Martinez Lisa Alonso Adeile Ahmu Teresa Jaime TK Resource Teachers Clerk Typist III-Bil Dewey Rossina Ippolito Monica Martin Gilda Porras Vacancy-Bil Rodney West Stephanie Munoz Elizabeth Esparza Euclid Cecilia Fuentes Nancy Knorr Nurse Claudia Garcia Hawthorne/Rowan Sites Mary Stewart ECE Resource Teachers Vacancy-Bil M. Sylvia Ruvalcaba Vacancy (2) Armida Collins Kennedy Carmelia Austria Daniella Gomez Lesley Pearson Yesenia Canizalez Stacy Hemingway Montezuma Sylvia Gallegos Rubi Orozco Maintenance Worker Tammy Cannon Patty Iglesias (WC) Lourdes Razo Terry Dempster Walker/Wegeforth Zappard Jones-Lemons Mike Taylor Rebecca Korey Health Assistant-Bil Bay Point(SPK)/Los Altos Laura Sledge-Martinez Esther Sandoval Josephine Condra Isabel Villa Elizabeth Macias EH rev. 8.15.13

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Early Childhood Education Program Organizational Chart

Nellie Meyer, Ed.D. Deputy Superintendent

School Support Services

Virginia Eves Interim Director

Early Childhood Education Programs

Cal-SAFE Program

4

Child Development Centers

15

Head Start CDCs w/* 6

State Preschool w/* 23

State Preschools

45

Transitional Kindergarten

Program 74

Teachers Garfield Aimee

McDaniels

Lindsay Community

Isabel Dupont

Twain Maria Flores

Victoria

Community Silvia Preciado

Bayview* Dayna Freeman-

Administrator Isabel Villa-Clerk

858-273-3933 Brooklyn*

Dolores Garcia-Administrator

Stephanie Munoz-Clerk 619-696-8716

Col. Salomon* Lisa Alonso-Administrator

Helen Farinacci-Clerk 619-696-8716

Dewey* Rodney West-Administrator

Carmela Austria-Clerk 619-222-6808

Euclid *+ Nancy Knorr-Administrator Laura Sledge-Martinez-Clerk

619-284-5338 Fletcher *

Rodney West-Administrator Sandra Singer-Clerk

858-496-8104 Florence*

Josephine Condra-Administrator

Silvia Gallegos-Clerk 619-293-4445

Garfield* Dolores Garcia-Administrator

Richard Fetzer-Clerk 619-283-5133

Hawthorne*

Sylvia Ruvalcaba-Administrator

Charles Lwanga-Clerk 858-273-6101 Kennedy*+

Lesley Pearson-Administrator

Zappard Jones-Lemons-Clerk 619-262-1494

Logan*+ Dayna Freeman-

Administrator Isabel Villa-Clerk

619-525-7334 Los Altos

Mike Taylor-Administrator Sandra Singer-Clerk

858-483-0111 Montezuma

Tammy Cannon-Administrator

Becky Korey-Clerk 619-582-0690

Rowan*+ Sylvia Ruvalcaba-

Administrator Becky Korey-Clerk

619-262-6525 Walker*

Nancy Knorr-Administrator Vacant-Clerk 858-566-7370 Wegeforth*

Mike Taylor-Administrator Vacant-Clerk 858-496-8270

Adams Audubon+ Baker+ Balboa* Bay Point Burbank* Carson* Carver Central*+ Chavez *+ Cherokee Point* Chollas/Mead*+ Clay* Dewey Edison* Emer/Bandini*+ Encanto* Euclid*+ Fay+ Field Freese*+ Fulton+ Garfield

Golden Hill+ Hamilton*+ Hawthorne Horton*+ Ibarra Jefferson* Johnson+ Joyner+ Kimbrough*+ Linda Vista* Lind/Schw Logan+ Marshall Normal Heights* Paradise Hills Perkins Rodriguez*+ Rosa Parks*+ Ross Sherman*+ Valencia Park*+ Webster+ Whitman

Adams Alcott Audubon Baker Balboa Barnard Bay Park Birney Boone Cabrillo Cadman Central Cherokee Point Chesterton Clay Crown Point Cubberley E.B. Scripps Edison Encanto Euclid Field Fletcher Florence Foster Franklin Fulton Gage Garfield Golden Hill Grant Hamilton Hickman Ibarra Jefferson Jerabek Johnson

* denotes site has one or more classrooms with a full-day session partly funded by Head Start. + denotes QPI

Jones Joyner Juarez Kimbrough Lafayette Lind/Schw Logan Marvin Mason McKinley Miller Mt. Everest Normal Heights Nye Oak Park Ocean Beach Paradise Hills Penn Perkins Porter – South Rolando Park Rosa Parks Ross Rowan Sequoia Sessions Sherman Silver Gate Spreckels Tierrasanta Toler Valencia Park Vista Grande Walker Washington Whitman Zamorano

Early Childhood Education Programs

Department 5831 2013-14

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ECE Management

Acting Director- Virginia Eves

Operations – Margie Vela Business – Andrea O’Hara Program – Carol Berridge• Day-to day operations• Increase efficiency• Q.A. Monitoring Health File

Reviews• Health & Safety Review (QPI)• Plan, organize, directs

registration and enrollment process

• Plan and develop short and long range enrollments at sites to maximize funding sources

• Provide direction for department members on eligibility & enrollment, Human Recourses, labor, facilities & department maintenance.

Oversee ECE program contracts, implementation and completion.

Ensure compliance with funding agencies, contract requirements and ensure adherence with contract terms and conditions.

Assists in building program budgets; manage program budgets, cost controls & position control functions.

Provide information and confer with ECE administration on staffing formulas and allocations.

Monitors changes to positions assignment, payroll and timekeeping are reconciled with funding sources.

Manages accounts payable invoices and receivables processing within the department.

Manages QuickBooks financial data and processing.

Develop and implement internal and external processes.

Track and report attendance and enrollment data.

Designs professional development models for systemic improvement of the instructional program for administrators and instructional staff

Directs and implements the Quality Preschool Initiative. Develops budget, monitors grant and program requirements

Directs the resource teachers in providing professional development and nurses and counselors in providing health and behavioral support

Supervises the licensing liaison to ensure classrooms are compliant with licensing regulations

“Responsible for oversight of the Head Start Performance Standards and the educational components of the Quality Assurance Reviews

Collaborate and assist district administrators and teachers in the implementation of the Transitional Kindergarten Program

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Early Childhood Education Program Background

 State Preschool Program Description

State preschool program provides a 3-hour academic program. The State requires 175 minimum days of operation. State preschool serves children ages 3-4. Families qualify for services based on income eligibility. State preschools operate on a modified traditional or year-round calendar Most state preschool classrooms are housed on elementary campuses.

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Most state preschools operate two sessions per classroom; one a.m. session and one p.m. session.

Children receive either breakfast or lunch depending on the session they attend. State preschools are licensed by the State of CA and must maintain an 8 – 1 child to

staff ratio. Ratios are maintained by having one state preschool teacher and two child

development assistants in the classroom at all times. Principals serve as the site supervisor, the elementary custodial staff provides custodial

services and the school cafeteria provides food services.

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Early Childhood Education Program Background

Child Development Center Program Description

Child Development Centers are licensed facilities that serve preschool aged children ages 2-5.

Families qualify for services based on family income and qualifying need (i.e., child at risk of abuse/neglect, working, attending school, or parent incapacitation).

Service hours range between 4.0 -10.5 hours/day depending on family need. State contract requires a minimum of 237 days of operation. CDCs operate July 1 - June 30 with the exception of winter, spring, and Thanksgiving

breaks.

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Most CDCs are near or adjacent to elementary campuses independent of the school site.

CDCs are licensed facilities and must maintain an 8 – 1 child to staff ratio for children ages 3-5 and a 4 - 1 child to staff for children age 2.

CDCs provide breakfast, lunch, and p.m. snack to children for classrooms open more than 7 hours.

Child Development Center Administrators serve as the site supervisor. Custodial support and food services are provided by a Child Development Center Attendant with food preparation provided by Food Services. Each CDC is assigned a part-time Child Development Center Clerk to record child attendance, maintain financial records of fee paying parents, and record staff payroll.

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Preschool and Child Development Center Sites2013-14

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Head Start Expectations

Head Start provides the health and social services supports in the State Preschool classroom. (Extended Day Services.)

State Preschool Extended Day: Provides additional 3.5 hours of service each day.

Head Start provides wrap around health and social services at the child development centers.

Child Development Centers: Provides health, social, and supportive services to CDC children.

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Quality Preschool Initiative (QPI) Expectations

Funding through First 5 San Diego, QPI provides:

Stipends for teachers and assistants who complete professional development requirements

Educational support staff to work with individual teachers to improve instructional techniques

Developmental screenings for all children in QPI classrooms

Supplemental funding to qualified sessions to improve instructional materials, health and safety to the classroom environment

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Special Education Early Childhood(SEEC) Expectations

Through the collaboration with the San Diego Unified SEEC Department, children with special needs are included in 13 Early Childhood Education classrooms.

These classrooms include:

Early Childhood Education teacher Special Education Teacher Early Childhood Education Assistants Special Education Assistants

All children receive a developmentally appropriate instructional program and children with special needs are provided the supports identified in their IEPs.

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California School Age Families Education(Cal-SAFE) Expectations

Cal-SAFE provides:

Support services to expectant and parenting students which includes: Academic support Counseling and guidance Career planning Case management Pre-natal education Parenting education Life skills Child Development career pathways

Childcare services Transportation (compass cards) to students who qualify under our attendance requirements on a monthly

basis Health and safety education Second pregnancy prevention-depending on student needs We assess and refer to according agencies to meet their needs

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Estimated 2013/2014 ECE Program Funding

CCTR (2 year olds) – California Department of Education $908,501 Provides service to 34 children and working families. Full-day service that ranges from 4 to 7 hours depending on need.

CSPP (3 &4 year olds) – California Department of Education $18,019,341 Provides service to approximately 3,700 children and working families. 3 hours/day in the State Preschools & 4+ hours at the Child Development Centers.

NHA (Wraparound) – Head Start $4,480,000 Provides Head Start services for 1,600 children. Extends the day by 3.5 hours in state preschools classrooms. Provides materials, curriculum, health, nutrition, and emotional support to CDC children.

Cal-Safe (Pregnant & Teen Minors) – District and County Funds $986,652 Drop-out prevention program to support pregnant and parenting minors that includes parenting

skills, counseling support and day care for 48 babies of parenting students who attend high school classes.

Quality Preschool Initiative (QPI) $399,560 Provides grant funds for professional development and enhancement of classroom environment.

2013/2014 Estimated Program Total $25,177,737

Estimated 2013/14 Funding Reduction from 2012/2013 $1,704,360

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“A Window of Opportunity”

Quality Early Learning is a Proven Investment in School Success

 

Early childhood education gets kids ready to learn during their most formative years. National research shows that children who attend high quality preschool programs:

 Perform better on standardized tests in reading and math.

Are less likely to be placed in special education:

14% for preschool participants

25% for non-preschool participants

Are less likely to be held back a grade:

23% for preschool participants

38% for non-preschool participants

Are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college:

50% for preschool participants

39% for non-preschool participants

 

Source: Long-term Effects of an Early Childhood Intervention on Educational Achievement and Juvenile Arrest (2001) 

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Transitional Kindergarten

•  Transitional Kindergarten classrooms are located on elementary school sites.

Not every elementary school has opted to offer the program.

First year of a two-year kindergarten to age-eligible children.  

Will be offered at 74 elementary sites in the 13-14 school year.

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Transitional Kindergarten

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Transitional Kindergarten

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Transitional KindergartenCurriculum

• May not be a preschool or kindergarten curriculum for Year 1 of the program

• Developmentally appropriate• Children in Year 1 (TK) would be exposed to the Kindergarten

Standards• Focus on:

developing kindergarten readiness skills language development, social-emotional, and other foundation

skills (fine motor skills, etc.)• Year 2 curriculum will be the traditional kindergarten curriculum.

children in Year 2 (Traditional Kinder) would be expected to master the Kindergarten Standards

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Transitional Kindergarten

• “Students should engage in active, playful activities that are focused and integrated.”

• Instruction should include: Social-Emotional Development Language & Literacy Mathematics & Manipulatives History/Social Science Science Physical Education Visual & Performing Arts Technology & Computer Use

“Transitional kindergarten (TK) Planning Guide: A Resource for Administrators of California Public School District”, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association

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Transitional KindergartenAdditional Materials

• Dramatic Play Furniture & Materials (dress-up clothing, theme-based props, real-life objects that represent diverse ethnic groups, etc.)

• Creative Arts Materials (easels, paints, markers, assortment of papers, etc.)

• Hardwood Unit Blocks & Accessories (community vehicles, play people, animal collections, etc.

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Transitional KindergartenDesired Outcomes

“Young fives” will have a developmentally appropriate curriculum in Year 1

Students will be ready for a rigorous kindergarten curriculum in Year 2

Students enrolled in traditional, one year kindergarten programs will be older, and more

prepared to meet rigorous kindergarten standards

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* Parents may request Transitional Kindergarten, instead, if they feel that their children would benefit from an additional readiness year.

Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, & KindergartenWhere do children go next fall, 2013?

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Transitional Kindergarten Sites 2013-14