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Prop 82:
An Historic Opportunity for
California’s Children
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The Preschool for All Act…
Creates a constitutional guarantee to a free, part-day preschool
program for all California children
during the year before they enter
kindergarten
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Overview of the Preschool for All Act
Teachers and Instructional Aides
Planning and Implementation Accountability
FundingGovernance
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Overview of the Preschool for All Act
Governance
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Governance: Overseen by SPI and delivered through COE’s
Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI)
County Offices of Education Alternative Local Administrator
Local ProviderLocal Provider Local Provider Local Provider
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Responsibilities: SPI
• Review and approve county plans
• Establish statewide
learning standards
• Create a workforce development plan
• Oversee the development of preschool facilities process
• Set statewide per-child funding rate
• Establish a reserve fund
• Ensure that the state and counties do not exceed the 6% administrative limit
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Responsibilities: County Superintendents and Alternative Local Administrators
• Create countywide five-year plan
• Provide every child a place in a preschool program
• Contract with local providers and/or operate preschool classrooms
• Establish a local advisory committee
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A variety of providers are eligible to provide Preschool for All
School Districts
Child Care Centers
Family Child Care Homes
Charter Schools
Colleges
Head Start
State Preschool
Other State-Contracted Programs
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Overview of the Preschool for All Act
Planning and Implementation
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County plans must be comprehensive
The Act requires each county to create a 5-year assessment and plan for the implementation of preschool
for all.
These plans, followed by annual reports, are required to address the
diverse needs of children and families and infrastructure needs, such as
workforce and facilities.
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Participation in county planning
• County Superintendents draft 5-year plan
• Local administrators appoint parents, preschool administrators and staff, preschool advocates and business leaders to the advisory committee
• Local school districts have input
• Local administrators hold public hearings
• SPI reviews and approves local plans
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County plans must be designed to ensure the following:
• Programs have age and developmentally appropriate goals
• Guarantee access, quality and accountability
• Parents are informed and involved in the program
• English language learners achieve school readiness
• Children with exceptional needs are provided with access to services
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County plans must be designed to ensure the following (con’t):
• Preschool is coordinated with existing providers, elementary schools and districts
• Families’ child care needs are met through linkages with full-day programs
• Qualified teachers and aides are in place and paid similarly to other public school teachers
• Facilities are provided in a cost-efficient way
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Plans for developing preschool classrooms• The Act provides up
to $2 billion to develop preschool classrooms
• Local administrators will create facilities plans
• Statewide fund established to finance facilities development
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Program will be phased in over time
Low Performing Schools
Targeted
All Children Guaranteed
Access
2007-2010 20162010
Teacher requirements
fully implemented
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Overview of the Preschool for All Act
Teachers and Instructional Aides
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Higher teacher and instructional aide training requirements
Requirements for preschool-for-all
teachers
Requirements for preschool-for-all
instructional aides
1. Bachelor’s degree
2. Including 24 units in early learning coursework
3. ECE Credential
1. Complete 48 units of college coursework
2. Including 24 units in early learning
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Requirements will be phased in over time
Teachers and instructional aides’ pay will increase as their qualifications increase and be similar to k-12 teacher
salaries when the program has fully ramped up.
Teachers must meet current
requirements set for state-funded
programs
All teachers and instructional aides will be required to
meet the bachelor’s degree and 48 unit
requirement
All teachers will hold the early
learning credential
2014 20162006-2014
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Planning and funding higher education infrastructure
Public colleges and universities may receive grants from the SPI to develop courses and degree
programs in early learning
The SPI will develop a statewide workforce-
development plan
The SPI will develop an early learning
credential
$500 million to develop and provide courses and degree
programs
Infrastructure
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Funding for student financial assistance
The California Student Aid Commission will develop and implement a $200 million student financial aid program.
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Funding for student financial assistance
Financial aid will be limited to students who commit to work in Preschool for All programs for a period of time
commensurate with the total amount of state assistance they have received.
Greatest financial need
Commitment to working in high-need
communities
History of working as an early childhood
educator
Preferences
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The EERA is a labor law that currently covers public school teachers and charter school teachers in California.
Preschool-for-all teachers and instructional aides will be covered under the Educational Employee Relations Act (EERA). However, the Act does not
require preschool-for-all teachers and instructional aides to be unionized or otherwise engage in collective bargaining.
Employment-related provisions
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Overview of the Preschool for All Act
Accountability
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Accountability measures and consequences
Annual statewide program report
Neutral evaluator
Preschool for All Accountability Oversight Committee
State Legislature may set fines and/or criminal penalties
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Accountability: The SPI will…
1. Monitor local administrators
2. Appoint independent Parent Advocates
3. Replace County Superintendents if they are ineffective
4. Remove preschool providers if they are not offering quality programs
5. Make changes at the local level
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Overview of the Preschool for All Act
Funding
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Funding:A personal income tax on the wealthy
• The Act will impose a 1.7% tax on taxable income over $800,000 for couples filing jointly and on taxable income over $400,000 for individual filers
• This change will increase California’s top personal income tax bracket from 9.3% to 11%
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Funding:Budget safeguards
• Funding would not impact Proposition 98
• Preschool Reserve Account• Emergency Funding
Provision
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Funding distribution formula
Preschool-for-all funds will be distributed from the state to counties on a per-child basis
Pre 2016 Post 2016
2016
Allocation based on number of eligible children in each
county
Allocation based on number of enrolled children in each
county
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Prop 82:
A Historic Opportunity for
California’s Children