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Revised Program Guide Overview August School Year 20162017 All Teachers amp Paraprofessionals Walk around the room talk to each other and form a group of 3 Make sure your group meets the following criteria Consider if you have been in Sure Start years months or weeks When you ID: 672764

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Sure Start Program TrainingRevised Program Guide Overview

August: School Year 2016-2017

All Teachers

&

ParaprofessionalsSlide2

Walk around the room, talk to each other, and form a group of 3. Make sure your group meets the following criteria. Consider if you have been in Sure Start years, months, or weeks. When you find your group stand together.

Our Sure Start Team

Person A:

Must

have been in Sure Start longer than Person B

Person B:

Must

have been in Sure Start longer than Person C, but a shorter time than Person A

Person C:

Must

have been in Sure Start a shorter time than Person BSlide3

Please talk with your group by sharing the following

:

Growing Together

Person A:

What wisdom can you share with Person B and C about best practices in Sure Start?

Person B:

Please share with Person A and C what areas you feel

you

are beginning to “get”, but you recognize as areas of growth.

Person C:

Please share with Person A and B what areas you are most looking forward to in Sure Start.Slide4

Participants will understand…Implementing the Sure Start program with fidelity as designed

The changes in the Sure Start Program Guide and RegulationUnderstand the role Sure Start plays in our school system and DoDEA’s goals and initiatives

Understand that programs will have unique characteristics, but the same essential elements should be observable in all programs

Learner Outcomes

4Slide5

Sure start program ESSENTIALSSlide6

What? How? Why?Slide7

To support the military missionTo provide a high quality first school experience for a specialized population of students To identify

developmental concerns for early interventionTo educate parents about how to support their child’s learning and education

Purpose of Sure StartSlide8

Sure

Start

Program

Standards

Program

Standards

CCRSP

College and Career Ready Standards for Preschool

DoDEA

Space & Safety

Standards

1

3

2

3 Sets of StandardsSlide9

Building Relationships

Specialists

School

Community

Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities teacher

Speech Language Pathologist

Information Specialist

Guidance Counselor

Nurse

Educational Technologist

Military Family Life Counselor

Cafeteria Staff

Transportation

Registrar

Supply Personnel

Cleaning Staff

Building Maintenance

Parent Teacher Organization

School Liaison Officer

Child Development Center

Family Service Center

Family Advocacy

Women, Infants, and Children

Medical & Dental Clinics

Educational & Developmental Intervention Services

Armed Forces NetworkSlide10

Fidelity: implementing the program as designed

It is important, especially under systems accreditation, to have equitable, similar programs across the system that demonstrate program fidelity. Slide11

Alignment of Goals at all LevelsSlide12

Handout

: Sure Start Program Component Plan (Sample)

Simplified from four separate plans to

one

Should be based on the

Program Standards

Sure Start Component Plan

Education

Health

& Nutrition

Social Services

Parent

Involvement

1

4

3

2

Sure Start

Component

PlanSlide13

EDUCATION COMPONENTSlide14

CCRSP are the Objectives and Developmental Learning (ODL) standards for Sure Start students

Location: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Vol. 5Teaching Strategies GOLD is our assessment

tool

36 learning objectives

2 language acquisition objectives

Ongoing

observation and entering documentation in GOLDDevelopment & Learning Report for parentsDoDEA College and Career Ready Standards for Preschool (CCRSP)Slide15

Education ComponentSlide16

Education ComponentSlide17

For this activity, you will discuss the interest areas with each other. You can record one answer yourself.

All other answers should come from asking your colleagues. You may only get one answer from each colleague. We will share out some answers at the end.

Education Component

Handout

: Teaching with Intentionality in the Interest Areas

Interest Area

Intentionality

Dramatic Play

 

Toys & Games

 

Discovery

 

Library

 

Art

 

Sand/Water

 

Computer

 

Cooking

 

Blocks

 

Music

 Slide18

Schedules need balance and provide routineStart times, end times and lunch delivery are the starting point for building a daily schedule.

Daily Schedule Guidelines Program Guide and Creative Curriculum Volume 1: FoundationDaily Schedule Guidelines

Handout

: Teaching with Intentionality

throughout the Day

Daily Schedule Guidelines

Offer a balance of active and quiet activities throughout the day.

Allow at least 60 minutes for each choice time, if possible, so children can become deeply involved in their play.Allocate 40-60 minutes for each outdoor period.

Plan two or three read-aloud times every day.

Include times for teaching literacy and math skills intentionally every day.Slide19

Positive Guidance Strategies

Reflective statements

I statements

When...then..

Modeling specific language

Offering choices

RedirectionChanging the environmentShowing while tellingResources

Program Guide, Chapter 1Program Guide, AppendixVolume 1: FoundationsVolume 5: ODL Beyond Behavior Managemen

t

Behavior Management &

Social

Emotional DevelopmentSlide20

While there can be many factors that contribute to behavior concerns, first consider:

Interest area materials and labeling (Vol. 1 p. 58-60)Message the physical environment conveys (Vol. 1 p. 67-69)Physical set up of the classroom (Vol. 1 p. 70)Transitions (Vol. 1 p. 77-78)

Your relationship with the child (Vol. 1 p. 146-147)

The child may not be able to express their feelings in constructive ways (Vol. 1 p. 161-162)

Family under stress (Vol. 1 p. 224-225)

Troubleshooting Behavior ProblemsSlide21

Education

Component

Sure Start Program Component Plan

Revise your Education Component Plan

or

Make a first

draft.

Use the component standards and the sample in the Program Guide to help you.Handout: Blank Sure Start Program Component PlanSlide22

HEALTH & NUTRITION COMPONENTSlide23

School NurseHealth Screening FormSanitizing of Classroom Environment

Cleaning suppliesCleaning contractParent involvement opportunityAppendix: Forms & Resources Appendix: chart

Sure Start students are categorically eligible for free lunch

Health and Nutrition ComponentSlide24

Sure Start Program Component Plan

Handout:

Blank

Sure Start Program Component

Plan

Health & Nutrition Component

Revise your

Health & Nutrition Component Plan orMake a first draft.Use the component standards and the sample in the Program Guide to help you.

Handout

:

Blank

Sure Start Program Component

PlanSlide25

SOCIAL SERVICES COMPONENTSlide26

No ChangesRelationship

building with both internal and external resources continues to be essential

Social Services Component

Handout

:

RelationshipsSlide27

Sure Start Program Component Plan

Handout:

Blank

Sure Start Program Component

Plan

Social Services Component

Revise your

Social Services Component Plan orMake a first draft.Use the component standards and the sample in the Program Guide to help you.

Handout

:

Blank

Sure Start Program Component

PlanSlide28

PARENT INVOLVEMENT COMPONENTSlide29

Understanding Home Visits

Purpose of Home Visits

Scheduling of Home Visits

Conducting the

Home Visits

Initial Home

VisitsAvailable Resources

Program Guide, Ch. 5Program Guide, AppendixCreative Curriculum Volume 1, Foundations Ch. 5 p. 207-208

Home Visit Conference Form

Home Visit Questionnaire

Home VisitsSlide30

Share with your small groups positive

aspects of the home visits. Consider:Scheduling

Ways to engage the child

Compare initial and later visit

Helpful hints

Ex. Bring a camera, paper, & crayons.

Take a photo of the student & family toHave displayed in the room. Have the student draw a self-portrait to display inthe classroom. Parent Involvement Component

Saying Hello at HomeSlide31

Parent OrientationParent Participation HoursParent Education Meetings

Share with your small group some strategies you use or plan to use for these aspects of the parent involvement component. Be prepared to share one best practice you discussed with the whole group.

Parent Involvement Component Slide32

Sure Start Program Component Plan

Handout:

Blank

Sure Start Program Component

Plan

Parent Involvement

Component

Revise your Parent Involvement Component Plan orMake a first draft.

Use the component standards and the sample in the Program Guide to help you.

Handout

:

Blank

Sure Start Program Component

PlanSlide33

ECERS

Inventory

GOLD Reports

Annual Report

Space & Safety

Personal Reflection

Continuous

Improvement Plan

Sure Start Program

Formally known as the Program Improvement Plan or

Program

Progress

Plan

Shared with the

Principal and

Sure Start POC (ISS)

NOT used in evaluation of staffSlide34

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESSlide35

PrincipalSure Start TeacherSure Start Paraprofessional

Sure Start Advisory CommitteeParentsDSO and HQ ECE Staff

Roles and Responsibilities

Handout: Roles and Responsibilities for AdministratorsSlide36

Administrator

Teacher

Paraprofessional

CDC

Director

EDUCATION

School Nurse

Medical

Representative

Dental Representative

SOCIAL SERVICES

Guidance Counselor

Family Service Center

Representative

HEALTH & NUTRITION

School Liaison Officer

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

Sure Start Advisory CommitteeSlide37

Sure Start TeacherSure Start Paraprofessional Lunch/Prep Paraprofessional (must be coordinated with Administrator)

Read the roles of Teacher and Paraprofessional in Chapter 6. On chart paper, make a Venn Diagram or chart outlining what things the Teacher and paraprofessional should do as a teaching team and what areas do the teacher and paraprofessional cover separately.

Roles & Responsibilities of Key Staff

Handout

:

Roles and Responsibilities of Key StaffSlide38

PROGRAM LOGISTICS & ADMINISTRATIONSlide39

Eligibility Criteria Prioritization

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

N/A

E1-E4

GS1-GS4 or NAF1-NAF2 rank

equivalent

E-5

GS5 or NAF 2-NAF 3 rank equivalent

E6-E7

GS5-GS6 or NAF3-NAF4 rank equivalent

E8-E9

GS6-GS8 or NAF 4 rank equivalent

Warrant Officers

& Officers

N

ot

eligible

(unless emergency placement by advisory committee)

Within each priority band, additional criteria can be used to further prioritize applicants.

All applicants within a priority band must be exhausted before proceeding into the next priority band. Slide40

You will work with your table group to review the applicants and sort them according to the eligibility criteria established in the Sure Start program guide.

Review the selection criteria in Chapter 7 Use the Sure Start Application Scoring SheetBe prepared to share your decisions and the basis for your decisions with the whole group.

Selecting Applicants Activity

Handouts:

Sure Start Application Score Sheet

Mock Applications

Pay ChartsSlide41

Sure Start Alternate CalendarOne staggered start example:

Program Logistics and Administration

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Classroom

Prep

Group A

Student Orientation Day (1/2 of the class attends)

Group B Student

Orientation Day (1/2 of the class attends)

First Official Day of Sure Start

Second Day

of Sure

StartSlide42

Resources/Personnel

Mentor TeachersColleagues in your schoolDistrict ISSHQ ISSTeaching Strategies

The Creative Curriculum

Program Guide

Schoology

Pre-K/Sure Start (HQ)

MNPRS-3RVJWMentoring and SupportSlide43

Frequently Asked QuestionsSlide44

Frequently Asked Questions

TOPICS:Eligibility and Enrollment

Scheduling

Assessment and Behavior

Materials and Funding

Additional QuestionsSlide45

What are the most important aspects from this overview that you need to remember?

Talk with an elbow partner about those important parts.

Jot notes to yourself to spark your memory when you return to your classroom.

Think It, Ink ItSlide46

Questions…