SST3 Early Childhood Supervisory Network
Welcome!
The Early Childhood Network meetings will include guest presentations from regional partners, resources, topics of critical interest to programs including early literacy, interagency agreement, preschool special education, SUTQ/licensing, and various types of classroom foci and curriculums in early childhood. There will be opportunities for attendees to network built in. These in person meetings with optional virtual zoom access will be scheduled for 2 hours with materials available in advance. Additional technical assistance, specific workgroup time or support for new supervisors will be available from 3-4:00. If you have a special request or as issues arise; please contact Kathy.Jillson@escneo.org.
Bring your lunch and join us for networking. Doors open at noon! Refreshments will be served!
Want more information: Check out these topic pages
Preschool Transition Directory
23-24 District EC Directory101323.pdfEarly Childhood Programs Directory
23-24 District EC Directory101323.pdfSubmit your Questions Below
Questions and Answers
Here, we will list questions and answers from either the Supervisory Network or Submitted from the above link.
SUTQ-with the changes in extra points for SUTQ, can you give us details on how this change will work? If no points are given for a BA or an MA, will anyone with an Associate get the extra points? Or will programs have less opportunity to acquire extra points? Will the points needed for a four or five-star rating be adjusted? We have many programs that utilize those points as their staff put in the effort to obtain advanced degrees.
Response:
I understand the questions that have come with this legislative change. I don’t have any information I can share at this time. There will be further communication regarding the changes released soon.
UPDATE: It's important to note that these changes do not affect programs with 1-3 star ratings. Additionally, 4-5 star-rated programs will remain unaffected for an entire year. However, the new standards will apply to new programs seeking a star-rating or existing programs looking to improve their rating after October 3, 2023. For further information: SUTQ letter 170
Now that the ELDS no longer has Age-Anchors attached what should we use in the Present Level of Performance on IEPS?
Response:
With the new ELDS no longer having Age Anchors, ECTA resources can accompany the use of the ELDS in addition to the curriculum being used within the program to determine age-appropriate developmental skills. One might also make the connection to Age Anchoring with developmental functional skills that we use for determining COS ratings.
ECTA Center: Child Outcomes: Child Development Resources
For example, the PLOP might reference the ELDS indicator and then cite the age-anchoring assessment such as the TSGold for corollary age referent.
Referencing the specific age anchoring tool is not required for compliance, but it does make sense to include it since this information makes the specific age level expectation clear to the parent and the rest of the IEP team.
What happens when a curriculum is aligned, but a district is using an older version (i.e., Edition 4 is being used, but Edition 6 is aligned on the ODE website)? Will the alignment work for the previous editions as well?
Response:
The alignment of each edition is dependent upon the specific curriculum. DCY recommends if you are using a previous edition to reach out to them for support in determining if your edition aligns.
Has it been confirmed how many progressions/SKB's are required for the ELA if it is NOT being used as the comprehensive assessment (and we are NOT doing the pilot?)
If ELA used for Comprehensive assessment, the district would need to complete the full ELA minus the Fine Arts learning progressions.
