Title: James Scott Head Start State Collaboration Director Ohio
1Ohio Professional Development NetworkJames
ScottHead Start State Collaboration Director
Ohio Department of Education
2Ohio Professional Development Network (OPDN)
- What is It?
- A collaboration of early childhood and
afterschool professionals and partner agencies
and organizations at the state and local levels. - Members work together to
- Support the creation of a comprehensive
professional development system - Advance the status of early childhood and
afterschool professionals
3History
- Formulated in the early 1990s by early childhood
professionals and organizations - Initially, the collective work was led by the
Head Start Collaboration Office, the Early
Childhood Coordinating Committee and Ohio Family
and Children First - Vision A comprehensive, coordinated and
accessible professional development system for
early childhood professionals
4OPDN
- Subsequent work has been led and supported by
- Build Ohio
- Head Start State Collaboration Office
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
(OCCRRA) - Ohio Department of Education (ODE), Office of
Early Learning and School Readiness - Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
(ODJFS), Bureau of Child Care and Development - Ohio Family and Children First
- Quality Network (QNET)
5Membership
- Early childhood and afterschool professionals
- Advocacy organizations
- Early care and education programs
- Head Start
- Higher education
- Professional development organizations
- State associations
- State government
6Primary Activities
- Meeting regularly with network members to develop
work plans, share information, learn about
national and state initiatives and conduct
specific committee work in small groups - Convening stakeholders to research and design
specific components of the professional
development system
7Primary Activities
- Sponsoring a listserv to share information
- Developing and maintaining the ODPN Web site
www.ohpdnetwork.org - Designing and implementing a professional registry
8Ohios Key Professional Development System
Components
- Core Knowledge
- Career Pathways
- Professional Registry
- Training and trainer approval process
- Coordinated regional information (training)
- Specialized credentials and certificates
- Leadership development and mentoring
- Compensation and benefits initiatives
9Organization
- Serves as the Professional Development Work
Group of Build Ohio - Co-chaired by ODE Head Start State Collaboration
Office, OCCRRA, and ODJFS Bureau of Child Care
and Development - Supported by OCCRRA staff
10Organization
- Three committees function to research and design
specific components of a professional development
system - Compensation and Retention Committee
- Core Knowledge and Articulation Committee
- Registry Committee
11Accomplishments
- Supporting the development of the Registry
- Research and recommendations leading to the
establishment of T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Ohio - Advocating for information on workforce
development leading to the 2005 workforce survey - Writing and distribution of Ohios Early
Childhood Core Knowledge Competencies
12OCCRRA Provides Staff Support
- Hosts the OPDN Web site
- Manages the Registry
- Manages T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Ohio
13Funding Support
- Build Ohio
- Head Start State Collaboration Office, ODE
- Ohio Department of Job and Family Services,
Bureau of Child Care and Development - Private Grants
14Future Activities
- Create a cross-agency training and trainer
approval process - Develop strategies to compensate and retain
professionals in the field - Standardize a student-friendly articulation
process in higher education - Continue to develop the Web site
- Streamline the Registry
15RegistryJulie StoneDirector of Professional
Development Ohio Head Start Association
16What is the Registry?
- Online tool for early childhood and afterschool
professionals that documents, quantifies, and
tracks professional development progress - Key component of a comprehensive professional
development system
17What is Career Pathways?
- The framework for The Registry that quantifies
professional growth and accomplishments and
assigns point values for - Formal education
- Training
- Experience
- Specialized credentials
- Establishes a professional designation, level I
through VI, based on professional
accomplishments
18Current Use
- The Registry is open to any early childhood and
afterschool professional - Professionals working in Step Up To Quality
centers must use the Registry
19Current Benefits
- Allows individuals to create a record of their
professional achievements - Part of the OPDN Web site
- Serves as a gateway to information for early
childhood and afterschool professionals - Creates an up-to-the-minute picture of the
workforce
20Potential Benefits
- Allow professionals access to personalized
notifications, professional development
opportunities and give the ability to generate a
transcript of qualifications and accomplishments - Generate valuable information for employers,
including verification of staff qualifications,
aggregated regional and statewide salary
information, and data to assist in program
administration - Provide verified documentation of licensing
requirements, streamlining the process
21Potential Benefits
- Serve as centralized system for trainer and
training approval, as well as training
identification, registration and evaluation - Generate comprehensive workforce information to
drive policy decisions - Provide forum for potential employers and tools
for job seekers - Continue to define and advance the early
childhood and afterschool profession
22OPDN Registry Web Tour Donna RuhlandDirector
of Professional DevelopmentOCCRRA
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37Thank You!
OPDN Registryc/o OCCRRA6660 Doubletree Ave.,
Ste. 11Columbus OH 43229877-547-6978