1 inclusion standards in quality rating and improvement systems (qris) …experiences in delaware...
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3 Delaware Early Care and Education Baseline Quality Study (September 2002) Natural environments ~ targets and improvements ~ Parent stories Building capacity in natural environments committee ICCTRANSCRIPT
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Inclusion Standards in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS)
…experiences in Delaware
OSEP National Early Childhood Conference Arlington, Virginia
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Delaware StarsFor
EarlySuccess
Families of young children with disabilities
Inclusion
Quality RatingScale
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Delaware Early Care and Education Baseline Quality Study (September 2002)
Natural environments~ targets and improvements ~
Parent stories
Building capacity in natural environments committee
ICC
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Expanding Opportunities Technical Assistance Grant for Part C, Part B(619),Head Start, and child care
Birth to 5 focus across DHSS and DOE• professional development• public awareness materials• policies and procedures
Morphed into EIEIO
EIEIO
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Unified plan for early childhood services:Early Success: Delaware’s Early Childhood Plan
Membership – broad early childhoodstakeholders
State statute to gain authority (2007)• HB126• with help from Children’s Caucus
Delaware Stars reported back to DECC
EIEIO is now a formal committee of ICC and DECC
DECC
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Delaware StarsFor
EarlySuccess
Hounding and Persistence
Quality and Inclusion
Early Childhood Stakeholders Unified
Results:
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There is still more work to be done!
• Delaware Stars is not fully implemented(150 sites out of a potential 2000)
• Environmental Ratings Scale only applies if you have already enrolled children with
disabilities
• Delaware Stars does not yet look at quality of inclusive practices
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Qualifications and Professional Development for Administrators
2 Star Standard• Shows evidence of having completed education/training
in Inclusion Best Practice (at least 3 hours)• [Supports]
Qualifications and Professional Development for Teachers and Assistant Teachers
2 Star Standard• Shows evidence of having completed education/training in
Inclusion Best Practice (at least 3 hours)• [Supports]
Delaware QRIS Inclusion Standards
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Learning Environments and Curriculum 3 Star Standard
• Program documents activities/instruction that help to support goals in a child’s IEP/IFSP
• [Access and Participation]
Delaware QRIS Inclusion Standards(continued)
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Delaware QRIS Inclusion Standards(continued)
2 Star Standard• Program has a written
inclusion policy that is reviewed with staff and shared with families
• [Support]
3 Star Standard• Program requests copies of a
child’s IEP/IFSP, assessment results, and other pertinent written information from families
• [Participation]
4 Star Standard• Program involves families in
planning to meet the needs of their child(ren), including IFSP/IEP goals
• [Participation]
5 Star Standard• When applicable, program makes
staff available to attend IEP-IFSP meetings to participate in planning efforts with family and service providers
• [Support]
Family and Community Partnerships
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for more information please contact:
Rosanne Griff-Cabelli Part C Coordinator
Birth To Three Early Intervention [email protected]
302-255-9135
Jim J. LeskoEducation Associate
Early Childhood [email protected]
302-735-4210