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CAEL QIS Advisory Committee Agenda

California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CAEL QIS)
Advisory Committee

Yolo County Office of Education
1280 Santa Anita Court, Conference Room
Woodland, CA 95776

Regional Locations:
Los Angeles and Tehama County Offices of Education

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
9:00 a. m. – 4:00 p. m.

MEETING AGENDA

Note: One copy of the printed materials and resources will be available at the meeting. Please remember to print and bring your own meeting documents with you.

1. Welcome, Introductions, and Review Agenda - Camille Maben, Facilitator

2. Public Discussion - This agenda item is included for the purpose of giving anyone in attendance an opportunity to ask questions or discuss non-agenda items with members of the Advisory Committee. There will be a three-minute time limit per person.

3. Comments from Co-Chair - Gavin Payne and Anne McKinney

• 2009 CAEL QIS Interim Report (PDF; Outside Source)

4. Comments from Advisory Committee Members - This item includes general comments and reports on presentations by Advisory Committee members.

5. Action Items - Action items include a presentation by Advisory Committee members, expert consultants, or staff; questions from the Advisory Committee, public input, closing of public input, and deliberation and voting by the Advisory Committee. During public input, there will be a three-minute time limit per person.

1. Approve elements in California’s Quality Rating Improvement Structure – Request to approve refined elements in California’s Quality Rating Structure. Elements to be discussed include: Family Engagement, Teaching and Learning which includes Environment Rating Scales, Program Leadership, Ratios and Group Size. Options presented by Dennis Vicars, Design Ideas for Licensing, Quality Rating, and Improvement Systems Subcommittee Chair, and Celia Ayala, Family Involvement and Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach Subcommittee Chair.
   • Design Options for California's Quality Rating Structure (PDF; 562KB; 40pp.)
   • Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
   • Family Involvement Element:
     • Charts that include criteria for Options A (DOC; 63KB; 2pp.)
     • Charts that include criteria for Options B (DOC; 134KB; 5pp.)
   • “Research and Standards on Child-Staff Ratios and Group Size” (PDF; 2MB; 8pp.) - National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC)
   • “Paths to Quality: A Child Care Quality Rating System for Indiana: What is its Scientific Basis?” (PDF; Outside Source) - J Elicker, C. Langill, K. Ruprecht, K.Kwon; Purdue University

6. Information and Reports: Each information item or report will allow time for public input. During public input, there will be a three-minute time limit per person.

1. Early Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) Update - Review transition plans for ELAC that build on the work and deliverables of CAEL QIS. Discussion will include the ELAC federal grant application process, and connections to Race to the Top, Early Learning Challenge Grants, and proposed First 5 Signature Programs. (Camille Maben)

• Work Plan for ELAC and CAEL QIS thru 2013 (DOC; 63KB; 4pp.)
• Timeline for ELAC and CAEL QIS (DOC; 35KB; 1p.)
• Tasks/Deliverables & Intersections with Early Learning Challenge Grants and Race to the Top:
  • Engagement
  • Professional Development
  • Data Systems
  • Financing
  • Program Quality

2. First 5 Signature Programs: Kris Perry will present proposed First Five Signature Programs.

• First 5 California Signature Programs: Child, Teacher, Parent (PDF; Outside Source)

3. CAEL QIS Information Gathering: Discussion on several different methods to gather information and collect data to inform decisions regarding the Quality Rating and Improvement Structure.
   Presented by Lynn Karoly and Gail Zellman, RAND.

• Approaches to Gathering Information in Support of the Development of California’s Early Learning Quality Rating and Improvement System (CAEL QIS)

4. California’s Infant – Toddler Early Learning Needs Assessment: Overview of research project prepared by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) on California’s Infant-Toddler Programs, including supply/demand information and future data/research needs. – Susan Muenchow, AIR

• Infant/Toddler Early Learning and Care:
  • Needs Assessment in California: An Overview of Preliminary Findings (PDF; 2MB; 40pp.)
  • Needs Assessment: Draft Scope of Work (PDF; 433KB; 9pp.)
• Additional Resource: “The Science and Psychology of Infant-Toddler Care” by J. Ronald Lally, WestEd, November 2009, Zero to Three. (PDF; Outside Source)

5. Steering and Subcommittee Chair Updates – Subcommittee Chairs update Advisory Committee Members on recent subcommittee meetings and activities. (Camille Maben and Subcommittee Chairs).
   • Family Focus Groups (PDF; 66KB; 2pp.)
   • DRAFT ERS Cost Comparison Chart
   • DRAFT Format for a Funding Model Chart (XLS; 38KB; 1p.)
   • Brainstorming Possible Funding Sources

7. Pending Agenda -This item gives Advisory Committee members the opportunity to discuss future agenda items.

8. Adjournment

Meeting Resources:

• Responding to the Needs of Young Latino Children: State Efforts to Build Comprehensive Early Learning Systems (PDF; 1MB; 12pp.)

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of this committee, may request assistance by contacting Simon Marquez at 916-323-6939 or by e-mail at: smarquez@cde.ca.gov.