August Face-to-Face

Coalition Connection

TPT – 8:30 – 1:00 August 5, 2015

VPK Contracts- In Trouble

2015-2016 School Year VPK Contracts were due 7/27/2015 STILL 17 programs with incomplete Contract – in trouble

Incomplete Contract File:

NO COES Entered for Program

Program May Have to Extend Calendar

No Payment unless Contract Complete (You may open but you will not be

paid)

Parents will be told that Program does not have an “approved” VPK

Program, at this time

VPK COE Status as of August 4, 2015

2014 2015

August 7th August 4th COEsChildren enrolled Children enrolled Approved not enrolled

Bay 675 583 462

Calhoun 26 13 81

Franklin 4 0 51

Gulf 1 0 85

Holmes 11 4 99

Jackson 203 73 181

Washington 34 23 92

954 696 1051

What’s New for

2015-16 VPK Pre-Post Assessments

VPK Assessment and

GOLD by Teaching

Strategies

Teaching Strategy GOLD - VPK Teachers who completed Teaching Strategy GOLD on-line training using a

“School Readiness” account PRIOR to May 1, 2015 – MUST SEND a copy of their TS GOLD certificate to Office of Early Learning (OEL) at vpkquestions@oel.myflorida.com to review for approval!

Teachers who completed the TS GOLD online training using the VPK account (license) that was provided to the individual teacher, DO NOTneed to send their TS GOLD certificate to OEL for approval.

OEL will send Verification that the certificate is valid and correct to the individual teacher.

The teacher MUST upload a copy of the “Verification” email and certificate to the VPK Folder in the Provider Portal.

mailto:vpkquestions@oel.myflorida.com

When Providers utilize the Coalition’s Red Line…

Everyone hears the same answer -reducing confusion

Providers are able to see what other Providers are asking,

Everyone is held to the same level of accountability, minimizing the

appearance of favoritism or preferential

treatment.

Providers are accessing an INFORMATION SYSTEM, rather than

depending on a person to transfer

information that may or may not be

accurate due the many changes taking

place!

RED LINE Frequently

Asked Questions

June & July

2015

School

Readiness“Teaching kids to count is

fine, but teaching them

what counts is best.” -Bob Talbert

For Public Input:

The School Readiness

Program Plan

includes the

elements being

discussed today.

Your feedback and input is critical.

The Executive Director

of Office of Early

Learning, Rodney

McKinnon, stated that

he had 3 priorities for

the 15-16 fiscal year…

1. Provider Business

Accountability

2. Tiered Reimbursement

3. One Year Certification

SIX

School Readiness

Providers may NOT

receive Payment for

June services OR will

only receive a partial

payment…

The Coalition began talking

about SR Providers having to

strengthen business

practices when submitting

their invoice to the Coalition

for SR & VPK services in JULY

2014.

School Readiness Provider Invoicing

SR Contract-Section 48

PROVIDER agrees to submit monthly attendance reports for payment.

PROVIDER agrees to submit all required attendance records to COALITION on or before the third (3rd) business day of each month.

Attendance Roster

Rilya Wilson Reporting Form

Absence Documentation

If the due date falls on a holiday, PROVIDER agrees to submit all required attendance records to COALITION on the preceding business day.

Records submitted late will be processed and paid in the next open payment cycle.

August is the Deadline

School Readiness Statewide Contract is NOT the Coalition’s

Contract

The Coalition is NOT ABLE to ADD to or TAKE AWY from what

the OEL’s Contract states.

SR Providers are required to upload all required

documentation using the Provider Portal- Finance by close

of business on the 3rd business day.

No invoice/Reimbursement – No Payment until next OPEN

cycle

Partial Invoice – Partial Payment

Change- Change-ChangeDue to the increased level of contractual requirements, deadlines,

and consequences – the Coalition has made the following INTERNAL

Changes:

Contracts & Reimbursement has been moved under Provider

Support – Suzan Gage. This means that Michelle, Lisa, and Carla is

joining the “Quality Team.”

Vanessa is hiring and will continue to manage financial matters.

If you have any questions-please contact Suzan or the red Line.

Implementing the School Readiness PlanSchool Readiness (SR) Plan Elements: Analyzing Child Outcomes & Partnering to Raise MatchHiring additional employees to complete child screening, assessment, analysis, and follow-up activities would require the Coalition to reduce direct service spending while increasing employee costs. Many School Readiness Providers agreed to compensate their staff to complete assessment strategies to assist the Coalition in meeting the School Readiness Match requirement and determine children’s cognitive and health related outcomes.

SR Plan Element: Stipends to Increase Teacher Wage Using Quality funding the Coalition implements its approved PLAN by stipending SR directors to complete parental follow-ups on vision and hearing referrals. Additionally, the Coalition awards stipends to those teachers/Providers completing mid-assessment PARENT CONFERENCES to recognize the parent as the Child’s First Teacher, track SR funded children’s developmental growth, and increase teachers’ wage.

SR PLAN Element: Curriculum EnhancementThe Coalition utilized Quality funding to purchase an approved SR Infant/Toddler Curriculum to support SR Providers in meeting contractual requirements and enhance emotional-social development. Through Community Partners, the Coalition was able to access Big Books and Science Easels to share with SR Providers and Teachers.

SR PLAN ELEMENT: Parent Engagement – Coalition purchased & distributed Parent Engagement Calendars for each child in the preschool classroom.