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Word Template for CPP Reapplication and Annual Report: 2013

School District: District Code:

Official CPP Coordinator:

Name and Title of Person Compiling Report:

Signature and Assurances PageAssurances – When you sign this document, you are assuring CDE that your program complies with the CPP Act. Please print out and mail a hard copy of this page only to the Colorado Preschool Program Office, Room 202, 201 East Colfax Ave., Denver, CO, 80203.

We certify that all appropriate procedures have been followed in the development of this proposal, including:

All sites serving Colorado Preschool Program children shall be in compliance with the Rules and Regulations for Child Care Centers (26-6-106, CRS) as set forth by the Colorado Department of Human Services.

All programs in which Colorado Preschool Program children are enrolled agree to be monitored by the Colorado Department of Education’s Quality Standards for Early Childhood Care and Education Services (22-28-108).

The composition of the membership of each District Council will at all times be representative of the local community and reflect the various roles specified (22-28-105).

All school districts shall respond in a timely manner to requests from the Colorado Department of Education for information required for its reports to the Colorado General Assembly.

The District Council shall be actively involved in monitoring programs.

Superintendent Signature Date

CPP Coordinator Signature Date

District Council Chair Signature Date


Please answer the following questions and return this document via email to Michelle Boyer at [email protected].

Note that this new template includes your district comprehensive plan. You will not need to send it separately.

District Council:

1. What does your district advisory council do throughout the year? What have been your successes and challenges during this school year (2012-13)?

2. When do you meet? Please note that councils are legislatively required to meet a minimum of six times each school year.

Program Providers

1. School districts are required to announce Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) at least once every two years to assess community partnerships. (C.R.S. 22-28-105) Tell about your last RFP process:

How did it go?

Did you have responses?

What were your results?

Child Eligibility

1. Describe how the eligibility process works in your district.

How do families find out about screenings?

How do you work with Child Find?

mailto:[email protected]


2. If you use district council selected secondary eligibility factors, please list them and provide your research-based justification as to how they will impact children’s future academic success. (Copy and paste the table for each secondary factor.)

Secondary Factor: Number of Children with Factor:Research-based justification behind implementation:

Funding

1. How does funding CPP classrooms work in your district?

Do you have questions about how funding works?

Do you work with anyone at the district in regards to how funding is blended, etc.?


District Comprehensive Plan Section

We have included your district comprehensive plan in this year’s Reapplication and Annual Report.

What happens in the classroom is only one component of what children, families and programs need to be successful. The Comprehensive Plan addresses five areas that are critical to an early childhood program in achieving immediate, as well as long lasting, success.

These five areas include:

I. The quality of the program

II. Staff development

III. Family involvement

IV. Family support services

V. Program evaluation

The district advisory council must address each of these areas and related questions in their comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan should be discussed and updated by the district advisory council each year.


I. Quality of Program Program quality is one of the key determinants of an effective preschool. High quality programs prepare children for success in school and in life.

District advisory councils are required to make at least two on-site visits per year to all head start agencies and public and private child care facilities with which the school district has contracted to monitor overall program compliance and make recommendations for any needed improvements. (C.R.S. 22-28-106 (2)(h))

You should consider including in the following quality documentation section:

A description of how the Colorado Department of Education Quality Standards for Early Care and Education are use to guide program evaluation and planning

A description of the program’s implementation of the Colorado Academic Standards and Building Blocks

Noteworthy remarks from a current Qualistar evaluation, Classroom Assessment Scoring System™ (CLASS™) observation, anEarly Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) rating, or National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation or review

A vision and mission statement for your program

Oversight and support provided by the CPP district advisory council and the school district

Relevant agenda items from district advisory council meetings

1. Give a description of the process for the twice yearly on‐site visits (including community partners) required by district advisory members to monitor overall program quality.

2. This school year, what needs have been identified from these visits for programs in your district (including community partners) and what recommendations for improvement were made by the district council?

3. Tell us anything else you would like to share about the quality of your program.


II. Staff Development

Teacher qualifications are a critical component of a high quality program. Research shows that higher education levels and ongoing training for teachers can improve teacher-child interaction and improve children’s learning. You should consider including in the following staff development documentation section:

An update on how program staff are meeting the new CDHS licensing requirements for teachers and directors

A description of the school district/program policy for staff education levels and backgrounds

An update on the current year’s ongoing training of staff (e.g. workshops attended, course work completed)

A description of the mentoring/coaching model used by the program

Awards and recognition that staff have received (from the school, board, community)

1. Include a summary of program staff qualifications and credentials (including community partner staff) for the 2012-2013 school year:

2. Describe the professional development activities available for your staff (including community partners) in addition to minimum CDHS requirements (first aid and CPR) for the 2012-2013 school year:

3. Tell us anything else you would like to share about staff development in your program.


III. Family Involvement

Family involvement is a foundation of the Colorado Preschool Program. Partnerships with families form the foundation for family involvement through the school years.

In addition, providers must have in writing a plan that addresses parent involvement (C.R.S. 22-28-107 (III) (f-4)) and a plan for coordinating the district preschool and kindergarten program with a parenting program. (C.R.S. 22-28-107 (III) (f-7)).

You may also consider including in the following family involvement documentation section:

A description of the roles and expectations of parents and guardians in your program

A list and description of family events held throughout the year

A description of how families contribute to your program (not limited to volunteering)

A description of the process for home visits and family conferences

A description of how families’ involvement and contributions to the CPP district advisory council

1. Please describe specific ways you and your community partners involved families during 2012-2013 school year.

2. What does the required kindergarten transition process look like in your district? How does it support your children and families? How could it improve?

3. Tell us anything else you would like to share about family involvement in your program.


IV. Family Support

Preschool can be a portal to additional support services for families that contribute to the health and well-being of their children and families. You should consider including in the following family support documentation section:

A description of the partnerships your program has established within the community or resources your program provides related to:

Special education services

Information on nutrition

Immunizations

Health, dental and mental health care and services

Social services

Recreation opportunities

Parenting education and support

A description of the diverse roles represented on the program’s CPP district advisory council

Note: Districts do not have to provide all these services, but instead should help families to access the services within the community. In addition, district advisory councils should consider how they might partner with other early care and education programs to extend services beyond a half-day, nine month program.

1. How does your program support the families and children in your community beyond the preschool experience?

2. Are the same supports available to families and children in your community partner sites? Explain how this is accomplished. If they are not supported, how do you plan to support the families and children in the future?


V. Evaluation and Assessment:

Through program evaluation, a program can gain insight into its efforts to prepare children for success in school and to support families. How do you know children benefited from the preschool experience your program (including your community providers)? How can you show that?

We want to hear your interpretations of what you’ve found out from those reports or how you’ve used your assessment data around children’s growth .

You may wish to include

Child outcomes and gains measured through Results Matter assessment tools Results of parent surveys and Family Outcome surveys Tracking children’s progress when they enter the K 12 system‐ Reviewing the elements of the comprehensive plan annually Summary of reports and presentations to the school board or other community

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1. What assessment data or results have you gathered from measuring and evaluating child progress during the preschool year? How are you using this data?

2. It is important to know how CPP children fare as they progress through elementary school. We can analyze CSAP statewide data without you having to report to us about it. However, we know you may track other data.

Are there other assessments of child progress that you do for CPP graduates in Kindergarten through third grade?


What are the results and how does your district plan around those results?

3. Tell us anything else you would like to share about evaluation and assessment in your program. Please do not send in or include individual child data.

Thank you for your time and input. Please submit your finished application to Michelle Boyer at [email protected]

Checklist for Reapplication and Annual Report Completion:

— Complete the online portion by Friday, April 5, 2013. Do not print it out to mail to us.

— Complete the Word Template (this document). Do not print out to mail to us. After review of application by Superintendent, district advisory council, and CPP coordinator, email the Word .doc to Michelle Boyer at [email protected] by Friday, April 5, 2013.

— Allow review of application by Superintendent, District Council Chair, and CPP Coordinator. Print out and sign the Signature and Assurances page (first page of this document). Mail this page only to Colorado Preschool Program, 201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 202, Denver, CO 80203

— Optional: Mail comments from families, administrators, and other partners to our office.

Do you have questions about this application?

Please contact your regional consultant. She can help.

Kathy Miller, NE Colorado, [email protected]

Mary Jo DePriest, SW Colorado, [email protected]

Mary DeLamar, Metro Denver and NW Colorado, [email protected]

Michelle Boyer, Central and SE Colorado, [email protected]







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