CDA: Effective Partnerships and State-Based Professional Development Opportunities
PRESENTERS Brocklin Qualls, Council for Professional Recognition
Leslie Slaughter, Kentucky Department of Education
Terry Tolan, Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
Terry Tolan Executive Director
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
Our Goal: Children that are… Ready TO GROW… Ready to learn… Ready to succeed!
Kentucky Readiness Definition
Kentucky Screener A common tool to measure readiness levels in 5 developmental domains for school readiness of children entering kindergarten. Approaches to Learning Health and Physical Well-being Language and Communication Development Social / Emotional Development Cognitive and General Knowledge
Our screener gives Kentucky a BASE LINE to work from to develop improvement plans for programs and Communities
Successful Outcomes for Children Require : Supportive Families A Quality Early Care and Education Workforce Curriculums and professional delivery systems that are competency and skill based A credentialing system that recognizes required competencies A Career Lattice that serves as a roadmap for continued progress.
Goals for PD High Quality Content
Responsive to Changing Environment
Highly Qualified Professionals
Accessible
Effective Delivery
A System of Supports
Our Professional Development System
SYSTEM OF SUPPORT
Core Content ECE-TRIS Registry Training & TA Framework Scholarships Grants Achievement Awards PD Counselors Articulation Agreements Credentials Degrees
Highly Effective Workforce
Our Professional Development System Bachelor’s Degree
Masters Degree
Preschool Teacher Head Start Teacher Center Director Quality Coordinator Training Coordinator High School FCS Teacher PD Counselor Level 4 Trainer
College Instructor Level 5 Trainer
Highly Effective Workforce
Associate’s Degree Level 3 Trainer
Child Development Associates Preschool Assistant Head Start Assistant Early Head Start Nurturer Licensed Center Director Level 2 Trainer
Pre Lattice Orientation required and 15 hours/year approved Training
Commonwealth Child Care * Credential Child Care Teacher (STAR Rated Center)
*Entry Level, Kentucky Specific Credential
College & Career Ready
high school students & Kindergarten Ready
children = win-win
Kentucky Family & Consumer Sciences
Leslie Slaughter State Supervisor - Family & Consumer Sciences Education Office of Career & Technical Education Kentucky Department of Education
Kentucky FCS Family & Consumer Sciences Education Statewide (All 6 Career Majors) 40,149 students 2nd largest CTE Program Area in KY
Early Childhood Education Major 6,649 students
FCS Early Childhood Programs
Early Childhood Education Career Major Throughout this program of study, students concentrate their coursework in the following sequence of courses: • • • •
Child & Human Development Parenting Child Development Services I Child Development Services II
Upon the completion of this career pathway, students are eligible to receive the following industry-recognized certifications: • • • •
Commonwealth Child Care Credential (CCCC) - Certificate of Eligibility Child Development Associate (CDA) Kentucky Early Care & Education Orientation Certificate AAFCS Pre-PAC (Pre - Professional Assessment & Certification)
A Great Early Childhood Education Workforce
In Kentucky, a quality Early Childhood Educator workforce begins EARLY… with high school child development courses taught in Family and Consumer Sciences programs. Students who complete the course requirements are eligible to obtain the following industryrecognized certifications and credentials: – Orientation Training – Commonwealth Child Care Credential – Certificate of Eligibility – CDA
Importance of FCS to the Early Care and Education Workforce
ď ś These programs establish a foundational career pathway for students interested in this field that can lead to desirable industry credentials and postsecondary articulated credit. ď ś Provides opportunity for substantial collaboration among local FCS teachers and community, regional and state agencies from the Early Care and Education workforce.
Certificate of Eligibility Specifically, this certificate of eligibility means that the student has met the knowledge and competency requirements for a Commonwealth Child Care Credential, even though not yet eligible. Note, because……………………………………………….. Commonwealth Child Care Credential Regulations require: • 18 years of age • Be employed in an early childhood program
Even better‌ Effective April 1, 2011, the Council for Professional Recognition announced that high school students who were juniors or seniors in a high school vocational program in early education were now eligible for the Child Development Associate.
Child Development Associate Credential The students are required to meet all the requirements but no longer have to be: • 18 years old and • a high school graduate This announcement changed the paradigm in Kentucky. It means a fast track to career and credentials for high school students and it increases the number of qualified workers available to early childhood programs. Many are referring to this as “Feeding the PIPELINE”
Kentucky Family & Consumer Sciences
Brocklin Qualls Manager, Domestic and International Partnerships Council for Professional Recognition Washington, DC
Even better‌ Effective April 1, 2011, the Council for Professional Recognition announced that high school students who were juniors or seniors in a high school vocational program in early education were now eligible for the Child Development Associate.
What is “CDA 2.0 ”? • The term “CDA 2.0” is the Council’s way of letting the early childhood community know that the CDA credentialing system is about to be updated, on June 1, 2013, streamlining the process and making it even more valuable as a professional development experience for Candidates. • Once the new system goes into effect, we will stop using the term “2.0” because, at that point, it will be the one and only Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program™.
Candidate Assessment • The credentialing system is built upon the CDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas • Every Candidate will be required to: – collect evidence of competence into the Professional Portfolio – compose a Professional Philosophy Statement and six Reflective Statements of Competence – be observed working with young children – participate in a reflective dialogue – take the CDA Exam
Candidate’s knowledge and competencies will be determined using two factors:
CDA Exam Verification Visit
• 65-question test of ECE practice knowledge, taken at a local testing center
• Review of Professional Portfolio, transcripts/ certificates, Family Questionnaires • Direct Observation of competencies • Reflective Dialogue
Both the CDA Exam and Verification Visit Comprehensive Scoring Instrument were designed using the CDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas, which will remain unchanged.
Everybody wins! It also means increased buy-in from stakeholders for several reasons: •
Increased STARS participation (In Kentucky,3 STAR Centers are required to have 50% of employees with CCCC / CDA designation)
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In Kentucky, high schools are required to graduate students who are “College & Career Ready”. The Child Development Associate or Commonwealth Child Care Credentials meet this requirement.
Head Start, child care and state-funded preschool programs are able to *hire young knowledgeable staff to replace Associate, Bachelor and Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education credentialed staff ready to climb the career lattice.
Climbing the Lattice • The Kentucky specific credential, the Commonwealth Child Care Credential, is ½ the hours required for a CDA. • The CDA is issued by the Council for Professional Development, Washington D.C and is a nationally/internationally recognized Credential. • The CDA gives Kentucky residents a “PORTABLE” Credential. • In Kentucky, these credentials articulate to as many as 12 college credit hours at many of our postsecondary institutions.
Career Pathway
WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE ? 2012 Curriculum Alignment & Revisions for the ECE Career Major include:
ITERS ECERS CLASS KY School Readiness Indicators
High School Students in field placements receive coaching and mentoring in the field from:
Licensed and Certified Child Care Preschool Programs Head Start Military Programs
Kentucky FCS Students
Everybody wins! • •
Our Goal: A high quality early childhood workforce FCS Goal: College and Career Ready Students Graduate with CDA (9 College Credits) Work in Early Care/ Access Scholarships Complete College Work in High Quality Care and Education Setting Improve child outcomes
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