California State Advisory Council (SAC) on Early Learning and Care Meeting

California Quality Rating and Improvement System (CA-QRIS) Update

October 25, 2017

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California Department of EducationOctober 2017

California QRIS is Getting a New Look!

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• Quality Counts California – Raising the Quality of Early Learning and Care

• Logo options are being vetted by the Communications Workgroup

• New Statewide QRIS Website Coming Fall 2017

Setting the Course for a Sustainable CA-QRIS

• Clarified Vision• Roles and Responsibilities• Effective Decision Making• Transparent policy priorities aligned with comprehensive

system• Focus on sustainability• Re-commitment to Whole Child view of system

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Streamlined Decision Making• Full Consortium will vote on Rating Matrix changes only per EdCode

• F5CA & CDE will ask Regions for recommendations on key decisions

• Voting procedure changed to One-Consortium-One Vote -- withLOTS of input◦ Technology-enabled, regular outreach◦ Revamped Staff Liaison system◦ More personalized, relationship-based approach to collecting input and

assessing needs

• Will revisit one year from now

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Sustainability Planning: Five-Year Framework“If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.”

Laurence J. Peter

Goals:◦ Provide clarity around big goals over next five years◦Map out current funding that will contribute to getting there◦Work together to implement and refine plans, replace goals as

meaningful progress is made

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Five Year FrameworkBecomes a joint workingdocument among local QRIS consortia, including their local First 5 Commissions, First 5 CA, CDE and other stakeholders to focus efforts inform policy and program prioritiesStructure◦ Big Priorities, evolution over time◦ Current investments◦ Informs benchmarks for success and

advocacy priorities

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• Structure:• Quality: Outreach and

Communications• Rating: Rating Matrix• Improvement:

• Coaching, Training• Family Engagement• Registry/Training Approval• Higher Education

• System:• Evaluation• Data system• Decision Making and Governance• Capacity Building

QUALITYFeedback from Five Year Framework

Communication and Messaging: “Champions of Messaging”

Standard, simplified message and definition of quality in all programs

Multiple entry points Media and materials developed and easily adapted for small counties

Include parents in communication strategy development

Point of Contact partners (building quality information into the R&R system)

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RATINGFeedback from Five Year Framework

Need clarity of implementation of rating elements

State level or regional assessors – more consistent and fidelity ensured

Better address Family Child Care (FCC) in rating matrixAssessor management system needs to occur sooner in the timeline

Ensure equitable system – (e.g. add Title 22 in year 2)

Sustainability funding – long-term plan

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IMPROVEMENTFeedback from Five Year Framework

Use of proprietary tools (e.g., Teachstone CLASS) too costly

Compensation tied to training

Training Registry◦ Strengthen ◦ Train on how to use it

Funding needed to do quality improvement work and sustain it

Consider rural and small county challenges with requirements (e.g. 21 Professional Development hours, FCCs)

Create clear goals and strategies for Higher Education engagement and communicate to state, region, county

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SYSTEMFeedback from Five Year Framework

Increase funding to promote internal capacity building and quality professionals

Compensation!

Identify future investments:◦ Head Start and Tribes at the state table – advocacy at the Federal level

Sustainability and Funding - regular strategic planning and development to support state, regional, local systems

Data – summarize landscape in year 1 – don’t wait to tell the success narrative!

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Questions

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Accessibility for slide 4: CA-QRIS: Draft Vision for the Future

Three sets of concentric circles, representing local, regional, and state Quality, Rating & Improvement, and System in a larger circle with arrows connecting the circlesOn the outside of the large circle indicates: • Outcomes• Integrated Systems and Services

The inside of the large circle shows: Improved quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) Parents educated about quality and select better programs Children arrive at school healthy and prepared for success

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This is Part-1 of 4. Proceed to the next slide for Part-2 or return to Slide-4.

Accessibility for slide 5: Quality17

Three concentric circles, representing local, regional, and state Quality 1. Local, includes convening of local First 5s, County Offices of Education

(COEs), Local Planning Councils (LPCs), Child Care Resource and Referralagencies (R&Rs), Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), County WelfareDepartments (CWDs), Head Start (HS) grantees, child care providers, andchild health providers• Community outreach and recruitment• On-boarding of providers

2. Regional: Local integration and organization

3. State, includes CDE, F5CA and Department of Social Services (DSS):• Finalize standards based on regional and local input• Coordinate Requests for Proposal (RFPs)/Requests for Application (RFAs)

This is Part-2 of 4. Proceed to the next slide for Part-3 or return to Slide-5.

Accessibility for slide 6: Rating and Improvement18

Three concentric circles, representing local, regional, and state Rating and Improvement

1. Local:• Rating:

• Conduct rating• Use rating results to inform Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)

• Improvement: Implement coaching, scholarships, professional development2. Regional:

• Rating: Raters/Assessors trained and consistent• Improvement:

• Coordinate Quality Improvement (QI) tools and supports for locals• Facilitate coaching, as needed

3. State:• Rating:

• Provide guidance on consistent rating implementation• Offer trainings to keep regional anchors reliable

• Improvement:• Coordinate statewide QI supports, e.g., coaching, Communities of Practice, professional development•

This is Part-3 of 4. Proceed to the next slide for Part-4 or return to Slide-6.

Provide standard data definitions

Accessibility for slide 7: SystemThree concentric circles, representing local, regional, and state System 1. Local:

• Collect data for reporting and ongoing QI• Create and sustain aligned, efficient local Early Childhood (EC) systems

2. Regional:• Support local data collection efforts• Create and sustain aligned, efficient regional EC systems

3. State:• Report results to a variety of stakeholders• Develop policy recommendations• Create and sustain aligned, efficient statewide EC systems

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This is Part-4 of 4. Return to Slide-7.

Accessibility for slide 23: Two-way Communications LOCALS to State:

• Regularly channel local preferences to State

• Shared Google Drive for shared document editing

• Collaboration in Common: topic-specific peer networking forum

• Professional Learning Communities (Hubs, regions, topical focus areas)

• Task Teams, Statewide Consortium Meetings

STATE to Locals

• Monthly QRIS Updates: big goals and progress toward them

• Shared Google Drive for shared document editing

• Collaboration in Common: topic-specific peer networking forum

• Professional Learning Communities (Hubs, regions, topical focus areas)

• Task Teams, Statewide Consortium Meetings

• Revamped Liaison System

• Regular phone contact

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