Appendix A: CFSRP Program Components LEVELS OF SUPPORT The CFSRP supports 70 classrooms in 16 licensed, non-residential child development centers that provide care services and early education. The CFSRP engages participating child development centers at four levels of professional development intensity. A child development center’s movement from a lower intensity level (Level 1: Initial Relationship Building) to a higher intensity level (Level 4: Sustainability) is determined by factors such as length of participation in the program, class participation requirements, and center performance and capacity. The table below shows the four professional development levels, three of which include professional development support.
Professional Development (PD) and Stipends Professional development is offered to teachers through Foundational PD and the Early Education Institute (EEI). Both are designed to increase knowledge and skills in techniques that promote child development and classroom management. In addition, the EEI specifically addresses five components of reading science cited as critical for effective early literacy instruction.51 Directors attend many teacher sessions and participate in the Director’s Institute (DI). The DI is designed to increase knowledge of child development and center business management and leadership practices.
Historically, in an effort to promote teacher retention and engagement, full-time teachers who have completed Foundational PD and directors have been eligible for a stipend based on attendance and demonstrated competency in Camp Fire PD. The incentive pay is distributed at the conclusion of the EEI at the end of the program year. Teacher and director fulfillment of the requirements is reviewed prior to payment distribution. In 2020-2021, stipends for PD participation were targeted toward EEAP apprentices, directors of CFSRP Level 4 centers, and CFSRP mentor teachers were eligible for stipends of up to $2,000.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVEL
NUMBER OF CENTERS (CLASSROOMS)
LEVEL 1
0 (0)
Relationship building between CFSRP and the center (does not include professional development).
LEVEL 2
3 (15)
Basic (Center participates for one year)
LEVEL 3
8 (37)
Intense (Center participates for three years)
LEVEL 4
4 (18)
Sustainability (Center participation begins after the third, intensitylevel year and continues as long as the center remains in the program)
DESCRIPTION
Description of CFSRP Professional Development Levels
51 National Council on Teacher Quality (2020). Program Performance in Early Reading Instruction retrieved from
https://www.nctq.org/publications/home.
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