Year One Name of school Early Learning Collaborative Name of district Jefferson County Objective, Strategy or activity Assessments, resources and Materials Timeline Method(s) of Evaluation funding Source(S) Person(s) Responsible Assess students as prescribed by L4GA to establish achievements baselines and determine growth to inform instruction and professional learning needs PPVT, PALS, G-KIDS, and Work Sampling Online following grant guidelines August 2018 - June 2019 Quarterly data digs with school and district leadership L4GA Betsy Milburn and Retired Teachers Increase access to literacy resources to Pre-K, Head Start, daycares, public libraries, and families Promotions and subscriptions to FERST Foundations for children B-5; update books/activity kits and computers at county libraries for public access Annually Subscription records; records for public access to computers L4GA Betsy Milburn Increase access to literacy resources to Pre-K, Head Start, daycares, public libraries , and families Continue to contract with retired teachers to do assessments in all classrooms in Head Start and August 2018 - June 2019 Quarterly data digs with school and district leadership L4GA Betey Milburn and Retired Teachers
Increase access to literacy resources to Pre-K, Head Start, daycares, public libraries , and families Literacy center materials for all classrooms in the collaborative Ongoing as needs arise PALS Pre-K, and PPVT growth L4GA Donnie Hodges and Betsy Milburn Refers students at birth to needed services Work with the department of public health First Steps program to ensure referrals August 2018 - June 2019 First Steps referrals Betsy Milburn and Carolyn Swint Promote optimal early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers Contract with Family And Children Empowerment Solutions, LLC (F.A.C.E.S) to provide Learning Spaces to referred families August 2018 - June 2019 Learning Spaces records of home visits, contacts, signed agendas, and training records L4GA Betsy Milburn and Carolyn Swint Obtain or maintain Bright from the Start Quality Rated daycare center in the county Contract with F.A.C.E.S. to provide professional, on-site visits, and support for daycares to obtain or maintain Quality Rated status August 2018 - June 2019 Ratings from Bright From the Start; visitation logs L4GA Donnie Hodges and Carolyn Swint Provide resources to obtain and maintain BFTS Quality Rated daycares in the county Supplies, materials, and technology needed to support the GELDS curriculum Ongoing as needed Ratings from Bright from the Start; signed agendas, training verification L4GA Betsy Milburn and Carolyn Swint Provide professional learning to daycares Through F.A.C.E.S., contract with the Bobbies D. Lee Bright from the Start (BFTS) Level 2 trainers BFTS Technical Assistant- Associate Level to conduct Super Saturday trainings for all daycare partners August 2018 - June 2019 Ratings from Bright from the Start; signed agendas, training verification Donnie Hodges and Betsy Milburn
L4GA Provide professional learning on literacy to Head Start and Pre-K Continue to contract with Dr. Marilyn Lee to conduct professional learning to head start and Pre-K on interpreting data, RTI, and designing early literacy strategies based on the data August 2018 - June 2019 PALS Pre-K, and PPVT growth and principal observations; monthly progress reports from Dr. Lee L4GA Donnie Hodges and Betsy Milburn Provide resources to maintain and support literacy growth in Head Start and Pre-K Supplies, materials, and technology needed to support the GELDS curriculum ongoing as needed PALS, Pre-K, and PPVT growth and principal observations; monthly progress reports from Dr. Lee L4GA Donnie Hodges and Betsy Milburn Provide professional learning platform on literacy to all Pre-K teachers Continue to contract with Edivate for on-demand professional learning that creates a personalized learning experience for all educators, helping them improve their practices and, in turn, raise student achievements August 2018 - June 2019 TKES, PALS, Pre-K, and PPVT growth, principal observation, and teachers’ professional learning plans L4GA Donnie Hodges, Elementary Principals, and Elementary Instructional Coaches Increase parents’ capacity to understand that they are their child’s first teacher Purchase family literacy kits for check out for B-5 to develop cognitive stimulation, language skills, perceptual stimulation, fine and gross motor skills, and emotional/ social development August 2018 - June 2019 Parent check out records, parent perception surveys, and growth, PALS Pre-K, and PPVT L4GA Donnie Hodges and Betsy Milburn
Provide professional learning to leadership to further best practices in literacy Literacy workshops and conference; L4GA Leadership Institution August 2018 - June 2019 Travel records, LKES L4GA Principal and Instructional Coach Provide professional learning on best practices in literacy Literacy workshops and conferences; L4GA Teacher Institutes Substitutes for PL Stipends for summer work August 2018 - June 2019 Travel records, TKES L4GA Coach and Teacher team Provide management for the JC Early Learning Collaborative Retired teacher to facilitate orders and testing August 2018 - June 2019 Work schedules and time sheets L4GA Donnie Hodges and Betsy Milburn