Presentation to ECE Cabinet May 24, 2012

Darlene C. RagozzineDeb Flis

Margaret Gustafson

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CT Charts-A-Course (CCAC)State Professional Development and Program Improvement System

C - CoordinatedC - Comprehensive

A - AccountableC - Collaboration

Passed in 2004 by the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee made CCAC … a state-wide coordinated child day care and early childhood education training system (A) for child day care centers, group day care homes and family day care homes that provide child day care services, and (B) that makes available to such providers and their staff, within available appropriations, scholarship assistance, career counseling and training, advancement in career ladders, as defined in section 1 of public act 03-142, through seamless articulation of levels of training, program accreditation support and other initiatives recommended by the Departments of Social Services, Education and Higher Education.

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Public Act No. 04-212 AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT

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CONNECTICUT CHARTS-A-COURSE (CCAC)

Funded through the Department of Social Services (DSS) in collaboration with Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (ConnSCU) Board of Regents for Higher Education.

The goal of Connecticut Charts-A-Course (CCAC) is to help increase the quality of the early care and education workforce and the programs in which they work; by providing scholarships and access to training and higher education for staff at all levels, program accreditation support, and a career ladder specific to the field with articulated pathways toward degrees and credentials within higher education.

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CONNECTICUT CHARTS-A-COURSEFunding Allocation: SFY 2010-2012

$2,645,687

Annually supports these major components:

Scholarship Assistance Program

Professional Registry

6 Regional Accreditation Facilitation Projects (AFP)

Training Program in Child Development (TPCD)

$TART Education Bonus Program

Program Leadership Education and Training

Career Counseling (English and Spanish)

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EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS

SYSTEMS COMPONENTS

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OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM

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Funding for Workforce

Scholarship Assistance Program

$TART Education Bonus

Program Accreditation Support

Core Professional Knowledge

Core Areas of Knowledge

Training

Program in

Child Development

Career Ladder

Qualifications and Credentials

Training Program in Child Development

(TPCD)

Pathways Exams

Program Leadership Education and

Training

Articulation Agreement

12 Credit Standardization

Quality Assurance

Early Childhood Professional Registry

Trainer & Training Approval Board

Quality Assurance System for Training

Train the Trainers

Head Teacher Approval for

Licensing

Program Compliance Reports

Access and Outreach

Workshops & Conferences

Training Partners

Higher Education Directory & Career

Guide

Toll Free & Web Career Counseling

Individual Education Plans

Resume Builder

NAEYC Program Calculator

ACCESS AND OUTREACHTraining Partners

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NAEYC Program Accreditation

Early Learning Guidelines

Emergency Management Preparedness

Children with Disabilities

SERC/AFP

SERC/619B

Approved (TAB) Private Trainers

Two and Four Institutions of Higher Education

All Our Kin

Regional AFP Projects

Approved (TAB) Private Trainers

Regional AFP Projects Public and Private Center-based Programs

Infant-Toddler Center-based and Home-based

Public and Private

Center-based and Home-based

Public and Private

Center-based and Home-based

Public and Private

Public School Preschool

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CABINET COMMITTEES

ECE Cabinet Committees

Data

Workforce and Program Improvement

Workforce

CKCs

Higher Education

RFPs

Early Learning Development

Standards

Curriculum

TQRIS

Co-Chair

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PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY

Web-enable data management system tracks completed education and career ladder advancement of program staff, and monitors supply and demand of the publicly funded early childhood workforce in CT.

Currently mandated for publicly funded program staff. Current total enrollment 12,000( No Fee) represents approximately 53% of estimated 20,691 early care and education workforce in CT.

Provides comprehensive reports to state agencies partners, program directors and policy makers, and local communities for planning purposes.

www.ccacregistry.org9

PARTICIPANT RECORD LINKED TO EMPLOYER RECORD AND PROGRAM

Participant Reports, Resume

Builder Program Standards Compliance

Training Approval/ Access to

Curriculum

Scholarship Processing,

Lottery

Research and Reporting

Consultant Registry

Head Teacher Approval

NAEYC Candidacy

Calculator and Scheduler

TPCD Tracking

MedicationAdministrati

on

Birth to Three

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2009N=7,160 2010

N=9,143 2011N=10,923

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

2,912 4,818 6,079

4,2484,325

4,844

REGISTRY RATE OF ENROLLMENT 52% of early childhood workforce

(20,691 estimated total)

Publicly Funded Partic-ipants

Non-Publicly Funded Partic-ipants

QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS IN PUBLICLY FUNDED CENTERSComparison 2008-2012

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Level on CC AC Career Ladder

1-6 % 7-8 % 9-10 % 11-15 % N=

Entry Level Mid -Level AS Degree BS Degree or +

December 2008 397 25%

296 19%

408 26% 492 31%

1,593

December 2009 308 18%

373 22%

409 24% 625 36%

1,715

December 2010 250 14%

340 20%

432 25% 702 41%

1,724

June 2011 228 13%

327 19%

430 26% 715 42%

1,705

May 2012 237 14%

281 16%

417 25% 757 45%

1,692

• Teachers with Bachelor’s Degrees continue to increase as a direct result of scholarship requests. The 45% is still short of the 2015 requirement.

• Percentage of teachers in publicly funded programs at or above the current state standard level 7 (CDA plus 12 ECE credits) increased from 76% in 2008 to 86% in 2012.

Source: CT Early Childhood Professional Registry

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Workforce Compensation Summary Data

Prepared byCT Charts-A-

CourseRegistry Data

May 2012

TEACHER AVERAGE SALARYwww.ctcharts.org

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Teacher TeacherNon Publicly Funded Publicly Funded

$-

$5,000.00

$10,000.00

$15,000.00

$20,000.00

$25,000.00

$30,000.00

$35,000.00 $27,467.00

$33,121.00

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Average Salary

# Reporting

SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Provides funding for tuition, fees, and books to individuals :currently working in the field of early care and educationenrolled in the CCAC Registrymeet scholarship priorities and wish to increase their education, training, and credentials in

early childhood education

Scholarship lotteries conducted August 2010

and December 2011.

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CAREER ADVISING FUNCTIONALITY

Four regionally assigned career advisors (one bilingual English/Spanish)

All scholarship requests (lottery) processed through the Registry. Each reviewed by a career advisor to validate the request is part of the individual’s planned program of study toward a degree and/or credential or professional development for licensing

www.ctcharts.org

http://ctearlychildhoodcareerdev.info

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REPORTED IN RBA 2012SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING LEVEL $1,664,318

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CDA Pathways Credit Associate Degree Bachelor degree or higher

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

152

44

413

238211 228

667

520

380

288

408 389

Distribution of Scholarship Funding

FY 2009N=847

FY 2010N=1,626

FY 2011N=1,465

DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDINGLOTTERY COMPARISON 2010-11

PROGRAM SETTING

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Center Family Other$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

281219.2

123159

1697

606471.279999995

54052.631472.99

Lottery 1 Lottery 2

DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDINGLOTTERY COMPARISON 2010-11

PROGRAM TYPE

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Lottery 1 Lottery 20%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

16%

54%

84%

46%

Publicly Funded Programs Non Publicly Funded Programs

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Lottery 1 Lottery 20

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

711

1274

346305

534

754

APPLICANTS AND AWARDS

# Lottery Applicants # Individuals Awarded Scholarships# Scholarship Awards

Avg. Scholar-ship Award =

$720

Avg. Scholar-ship Award =

$1,127

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College Credit Tuition/Fees Continuing Ed0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

88%

12%

98%

2%

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: TUITION/FEES vs CONTINUING EDUCATION

Lottery 1 Lottery 2

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0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

86

105

2026

5950

0

124

145

0

5867

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS BY DEGREE GOAL

Lottery 1 Lottery 2

Credit-based Scholarships

REPORTED IN RBA 2012 TRAINING PROGRAM IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT

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FY 0708N=146

FY 0809N=208

FY 0911N=143

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

43%

66% 69%

TPCD CDA Performance Rates

Performance Rate

* CDA data is current as of 11-1-2011

TRAINING PROGRAM IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Nationally approved entry level non-credit content toward Child Development Associate credential (CDA).

Program enhanced by $TART Education Bonus program: TPCD participants achieve financial awards for CDA completion as well as successful completion of Pathways Exams for college credit.

$TART continues to yield positive outcomes in completion rates.

Through 09-11 there were 164 participants:95% are assistant teachers in publicly funded programs143 completed the TPCD through Module IVTo date 69% of those who completed Module IV have obtained a

CDA credential and 55% of them have also taken the Pathways Exams.

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PROGRAM LEADERSHIP INITIATIVEEDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT

Fully-funded credit-coursework and professional development opportunities for current leaders in CT programs for young children.

Core based on the five CT Director Credential competency areas: Administration and Supervision, Leadership, Finance, Personnel, and Families and Community.

Continued demand for credit-coursework attributed to (1) DPH regulation for child care center directors, (2) NAEYC Accreditation education requirements, (3) leadership turnover, and (4) awareness of the need for specialized education.  

FY 2011 participants: 74% reported never having taken this course content prior to that point in their careers; 67% had a baccalaureate degree or higher, with an additional 23% having already earned an associate’s degree. All participants previously had classroom teaching experience.  

Offerings fill the gap between early childhood teacher preparation degree programs and leadership role content needs.

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PROGRAM LEADERSHIP INITIATIVETOTAL STUDENTS BY COMPETENCY AREA THRU FY11

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Thru FY08 Thru FY09 Thru FY10 Thru FY110

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

398 434 455560

7191 103

138

69

113132

176

10

3454

95

18

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Personnel

Family and Community Involvement in Early Childhood Programs

Finance in Programs for Young Children

Leadership in Programs for Young Children

Administration and Su-pervision

PROGRAM LEADERSHIP INITIATIVETOTAL STUDENT PROGRESS IN TOTAL

THRU FY11 FOR ALL CLASSES

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Thru FY09 Thru FY10 Thru FY110

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

672 762

1023

Number of Students Completing CCAC Program Leadership Courses

ACCREDITATION FACILITATION PROJECTSTATEWIDE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTVIA OFFICE +6 REGIONAL FACILITATION OFFICES

North Central:  HAEYC (Sandy Fowler & Wendy McGrath)South Central:  Gateway ( Carol Annette)South East:  LEARN (Michele Pearson)North East: EASTCONN (Debra Stipe)Northwest: Education Connection  (Kristen Kennen)Southwest:  Education Connection (Donna Delohery)

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NAEYC PROGRAM ACCREDITATION

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CT in ranked third in the country for most NAEYC Accredited centers behind California and Massachusetts and first in per capita state.

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20092010

2011

390

400

410

420

430

440

450

460

435

413

454

NUMBER OF NAEYC-ACCREDITED PROGRAMS IN CT

ACCESS AND OUTREACH RESOURCES AND TOOLS

Pilot project between NAEYC and CCAC Accreditation Facilitation Project

“ Program Calculator and Classroom Scheduler” as Registry tool to manage verified information needed for the reporting of staff qualifications to NAEYC as part of program accreditation

Streamlines the documentation process for both the program and NAEYC; provides more robust data for CT

Registry becomes a resource and planning tool for program improvement

Provides a web-enabled tool to help programs establish readiness for accreditation in the area of staff qualifications.

Here’s how it works…

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