This page serves as a resource for preschool expansion grantees to access related archived webinars produced by CEELO and share related resources with grantees.
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NEW! Arkansas Preschool Development Grantee (PDG) Sustainability Training. CEELO Director Lori Connors-Tadros and Susan Mitchell, AEM/PDG TA lead conducted a one day training for the Arkansas Preschool Development subgrantees. The goal of the meeting was to assist grantees in developing a plan for sustainaing high quality preschool once the federal PDG funds conclude. Grantees worked on clarifying their results, strengthening partnerships, strategic financing, and communication. (April 2018)
Job Embedded Professional Development (JEPD) and Coaching: A PDG Peer Exchange Call. Held Nov. 1, 2016, the webinar engaged state team participants in discussion about definitions and characterisics of job embedded professional development, why it is important, best practices, and selected examples. Participants also considered Virginia’s approach to JEPD and coaching, hearing Ann Lhospital, from UVA-CASTL. (Recording)
Building State P-3 Systems focuses on the SEA role in supporting P-3 system building at the state and local levels. It draws on a recent study of three states that have devoted significant attention and resources to P-3 efforts: Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Each of these states has developed state-wide P-3 policy initiatives regarding standards, assessments, and instruction as well as targeted programs to support local P-3 community partnerships. After providing an overview of each state’s P-3 work, speakers discuss nine recommendations that emerged from the case studies.
Why Understanding the Costs of Preschool Quality is Important: A Webinar for Preschool Development Grantee States presents and demonstrates the use of the Cost of Preschool Quality Tool (CPQ) by the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, an Excel based model that can be used at the state or district level to estimate the cost of expanding high quality preschool for 3 and 4 year olds.
Communicating with Families to Prevent Chronic Absenteeism (August 2016) presents findings and successful strategies from a study on absenteeism in pre-k, commissioned by DC’s public schools. Study author Michael Katz from the Urban Institute shares insights from the study and Sedria Wilson provides examples from her work as a Case Management Specialist in the Early Childhood Education Division at DCPS. CEELO’s Melissa Dahlin facilitated the conversation as part of the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Family Engagement Community of Practice.
The Home-School Connection (June 2016) features Mary P. Hall, Communication and Outreach Specialist for the Pennsylvania Key, shares information and demonstrates features of the state’s unique GPS (Guiding Parents Smoothly) for families. She also shares other creative and exciting initiatives that build the home-school connection.CEELO’s Melissa Dahlin co-facilitated the webinar as part of the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Family Engagement Community of Practice.
Communicating with Families (2016) discusses strategies for communicating with families using the Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework as a springboard to discuss strengths-based attitudes and relationship-based practices that can build and grow relationships with families, a key to successful communication. Black Thacker from the National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement offered her expertise in this webinar as part of the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Family Engagement Community of Practice.
Connecting with Hard to Access Families (February 2016) was hosted by the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Family Engagement Community of Practice on February 18, 2016. It was targeted for state and program administrative staff interested in reaching and connecting with hard-to-find families. Attendees heard from Deborah Watson (CT Office of Early Childhood) about her state’s strategies. CEELO’s Melissa Dahlin presented findings from research and practice.
Approaches to State Pre-K Eligibility Policy Webinar (July 2015) Approaches to State Pre-K Eligibility Policy: Considerations for Policymakers reviews key findings from a recent policy report by the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes that provides information on state-funded pre-K program eligibility policies and considerations for policymakers as they review or revise eligibility to balance accountability and increase access for high needs children. Susan Hogge, Legislative Fiscal Analyst for Public Education, Virginia House Appropriations Committee offers remarks regarding Virginia’s recently revised eligibility policy for the Virginia Preschool Initiative. Lori Connors-Tadros and Diane Schilder from CEELO also presented. The webinar discusses: components of a high quality pre-K program; access, equity, & sustainability; approaches to eligibility policy; implications for income verification; Virginia’s new eligibility policy; and considerations for policy makers.
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- Archived webinar
- Approaches to State Pre-K Eligibility Policy: Considerations for Policy Makers in Revising Policy to Increase Access for High Needs Children – CEELO Policy Report
- Examples of State Guidance to Determine and Verify Income Eligibility for Prekindergarten Programs – CEELO Fast Fact
Effectively Engaging Private Partners Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Program Webinar (March 2015) Hosted by the Virginia Department of Education with assistance from CEELO, this webinar shares successful strategies and lesson learned to strengthen the effectiveness of partnerships across sectors. The purpose and goals were to: promote collaboration between schools and community based partners in increasing access to VPI; provide school staff with successful strategies and solutions to partnering with community-based early education providers; share experiences from two school divisions; and, encourage all school divisions to explore options for partnering with private providers.
Preschool Expansion Grant Webinar – Setting the Stage for Success: Quality Improvement and Program Evaluation in State Pre-K Programs (March 2015) Hosted by CEELO, this webinar features an interactive discussion with Dr. Steve Barnett, Principal Investigator of CEELO and Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), along with senior management colleagues from CEELO. The experts share insights on the implementation or expansion of a continuous improvement cycle in state-funded pre-k programs. They also discuss how state leaders can ensure they have sufficient data on the short and long term outcomes of the program. Topics include: foundations of a continuous improvement cycle to improve quality of pre-K programs; options for evaluating quality and effectiveness; key planning points for long-term evaluation of program implementation and impact; and technical assistance available to States.