EEC Annual Legislative Report January 2011

1. EEC Annual Legislative Report January 2011

2. Context • Legislative language that requires EEC to submit an annual report on Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) and Mental Health initiatives, and Workforce Development System annual update • Report seeks to provide an update on EEC’s 5-year Strategic Plan • Report will be framed by the Board’s Strategic Directions and Indicators of Success. Accomplishments of this past year and activities planned will be reported within the framework of EEC’s 5 Strategic Directions.

3. What EEC Must Report (at a Minimum) • Progress in achieving goals and implementing programs authorized under M.G.L. c. 15D; • Progress made towards universal early education and care for pre-schoolaged children; • Progress made toward reducing expulsion ratesthrough developmentally appropriate prevention and intervention services; • Behavioral health indicators; • Rules and regulations promulgated by the Board related to civil fines and sanctions, including the types of sanctions and the amount of the fines; and • Findings and recommendations related to the study on the programmatic financing and phase-in options for the development and implementation of the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program.

4. EEC System Components and Strategic Directions: Legislative Report EEC Strategic Directions

5. Outline of Report

6. FY2010 Context will include: • ARRA • EEC Board Members and Changes • Departure of Julie P. Culhane & Orlando Isaza • Election of Chi-Cheng Huang as Vice Chair • Appointment of Eleanora Villegas-Reimers & Joan Wasser Gish • Board/EEC Actions, Policy Decisions and Accomplishments • Budget • Reductions in FY10 • FY12 Budget Recommendations • EEC Board Retreat • Education Commissioner’s Retreat

7. Example: Strategic Direction: Quality Indicators of Success: • PROGRAMS SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY HAVE ACCESS TO A RANGE OF RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS. • Accomplished this year: • Professional Development Programs, including Educator and Provider Support Procurement, Institutions of Higher Education Mapping Project, Early Educator Scholarship, Professional Qualifications Registry • Assessment Activities, including FY10 Assessment Grant, Assessment track at 2010 All Together Now Conference • Supporting Physical Environments for programs serving Infants and Toddlers (training and grants) • Early Literacy initiatives, including PCHP grant, Joint ESE/EEC Literacy Conference, All Together Now Conference, Birth-8 Leadership Institute, QRIS, OST Literacy and Learning Promotion Initiative, CFCE grant, Mass211

8. Example: Strategic Direction: Quality Indicators of Success: • PROGRAMS SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY HAVE ACCESS TO A RANGE OF RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS. • Planned for next year: • Professional Development Programs, including refinement of Educator and Provider Support Grants, Institutions of Higher Education Mapping Project second phase, Professional Qualifications Registry • EEC will continue to work with the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) to coordinate the ECE Scholarship program • Development of a more user friendly version of the Professional Qualifications Registry • Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences credit course • Literacy Development Course Birth to 8 • FY11 Assessment Grant Full details will be written about each accomplishment and planned activity in the report.

9. Timeline: 2011 • January 11: EEC Board Meeting – Discussion • January 13: Board Planning and Evaluation Committee Meeting – Discussion • February 8: EEC Board Meeting – Vote • February 15: Report Due