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Expanding Access to Professional Development for All: Pathways for
Traditional and Non-Traditional Learners
Adele Robinson, Early Childhood Consultant, HHS, ACF
Tom Rendon, Iowa Department of Education
Deidre Craythorne, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services
Brandi King, NCECDTL
Session Objectives• Highlight career pathway recent developments and
recommendations that support professional development of all early childhood staff (including traditional and non-traditional learners)
• Review innovative state efforts:
– Iowa
– West Virginia
• Small group application activity
• Wrap Up and present available resources on career pathways
Ice Breaker
Consider where your state/territory is in developing an early childhood career
pathway. Discuss with a partner, be ready to share.
2014 -2015 Developments
• IOM study Transforming the Early Childhood Workforce
• NSECE Center and home-based early childhood workforce data
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act defines and highlights career pathways
• CCDBG Act requires states to develop a progression of professional development
• Head Start reaches 73 percent of teachers nationally with a BA degree, exceeding the tatutory requirement of 50 percent
U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Policy Statement on Early Childhood Career Pathways
The Policy statement recommends the following actions for states:
Conduct and regularly update an early childhood workforce study
Create a shared terminology for different roles and credentials that cross sectors, settings, and auspices
Create a coherent sequence of credentials that represent increasing educational attainment and demonstrated competency
Promote credentials that are recognized across early childhood sectors and auspices
Strengthen professional preparation and ongoing development to be competency-based
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Source: US Department of Health and Human Services (2016).
U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Policy Statement on Early Childhood Career Pathways
The Policy statement recommends the following actions for states:
Provide career and academic advising and coaching
Increase access to professional development and higher education
Encourage articulation agreements and credit for prior learning
Link attainment of higher credentials to improved financial incentives for retention
Align the quality rating and improvement system with career pathways
Coordinate data systems to track workforce progress and direct resources
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Source: US Department of Health and Human Services (2016).
State Initiatives and Innovation
Professional “Pathways” to Build a System
An Iowa Story
Iowa’s Areas = Four Sectors of Early Childhood Systems
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Early Learning
Health, Mental
Health and Nutrition
Family Support
Special Needs/ Early Intervention
Source: Early Childhood Systems Working Group
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State Policy Blueprint:Essential Policy Areas and Principles
Policy
Making
Principles
Integration Diversity, Inclusion, Access
Quality Assurance Compensation Parity
Professional Standards
Career Pathways
Articulation
Data
Financing
Advisory Structure
Using the Policy Areas as a Matrix
Inter-relationships of Policy Areas
Articulation
Pathways
Standards
DA
TA
ADVISORY STRUCTURE
From Standards to Pathways
Positions• POSITIONS: roles, levels
Standards• STANDARDS: regulation, credentials, best practices
Prof Dev’t
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Training and Education; Training Entities (CCRR, Colleges, etc.),
Delivery System
• DELIVERY SYSTEMS: Training formats: conferences, classrooms, online, coach-mentor
Pathways
Iowa Early Care and Education Knowledge and Competency Framework for Teaching Roles
Online Pathway Tool
www.ecieducationpathway.org
Competencies Developed for Head Start roles
• Teacher and assistant teacher
• I/T teacher and I/T assistant teacher
• Home-based visitor or family support worker
• Home-based visitor supervisors
• Site managers/directors (administrators).
19% 17%8%
0%
56%
45%
20%
10%1%
22%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CDA AssociateDegree, ECE or
Related
BaccalaureateDegree, ECE or
Related
AdvancedDegree
No Credential
Pct of Iowa Head Start Asst Teachers with
Degrees
2009 2014
6%
22%
66%
0% 1%0%
11%
78%
10%
0%0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CDA AssociateDegree, ECEor Related
BaccalaureateDegree, ECEor Related
AdvancedDegree
No Credential
Pct of Iowa Head Start Preschool Teachers with
Degrees
2009 2014
Yes, 1
Current Goal, In progress, 17
Current Goal, not started, 2 Not a goal, 4
(24 possible goals = 4 principles x 6 policy areas)
Assessment of PD Blueprint Implementation
Questions?
West Virginia’s Efforts to Provide Access to Career Development for all
Innovative Practice
WV Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Who Can Register for the Career Pathway:
• Administrators
• Teacher/Assistant Teacher
• Early Intervention Specialist/Service Coordinator
• Family Child Care Providers
• Home Visitors
• Non-teaching professionals (trainers, family advocates)
• Non-teaching Support Staff
West Virginia registered Apprenticeship for Child Development Specialist (ACDS)
• A professional partnership between child care providers and their employers. It is a teaching program where apprentices “learn by doing.” The program promotes:
– Highly skilled, confident early childhood employees
– Quality early childhood environments
– Informed, supportive early childhood professionals
West Virginia registered Apprenticeship for Child Development Specialist (ACDS)
• The program's participants include:
– Child Care Providers
– Head Start
– In-Home Providers
– Preschool Employees
– Public School
– Youth Apprentices
– Home Visitors
ACDS Components
• Four Semesters
• 300 hours of course work
• 3,200 – 4,000 hours of on-the-job experience
• Employer commits to wage increase upon graduation
• Can transfer ACDS credits to local community and technical colleges
Table Group Discussion:State Sharing Strategies:
Discussion Prompts
• Which of the strategies or resources we shared resonate with you – which could you think about trying in your state?
• What other strategies are you using to expand your career development pathways for your workforce?
Table Sharing
Featured Resources & Key Websites
Build it Better https://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/Build%20It%20Better_For%20Web.pdf
Early Educator Central https://earlyeducatorcentral.acf.hhs.gov/
National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching & Learning https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/ohs-tta/ncecdtl.html
Early EdU www.earlyedalliance.org
Featured Resources & Key Websites
Policy Statement on Early Childhood Career Pathwayshttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ecd/career_pathways_policy_final.pdf
Joint Letter promoting the use of career pathways https://careerpathways.workforcegps.org/resources/2016/04/27/12/12/Career_Pathways_Joint_Letter_2016
NAEYC Blueprint for Workforce https://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/policy/ecwsi/Workforce_Designs.pdf
The Iowa Education career lattice tool www.ecieducationpathway.org
