Infrastructure State Advisory Council on Early Education and Care Per Ch' 15D, 3A State Advisory Cou

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InfrastructureState Advisory Council on Early
Education and Care (Per Ch. 15D, 3A)  State
Advisory Council Development (Per Head Start Act
of 2007)Board of Early Education and CareMay
12, 2009
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• State Advisory Council on Early Education and
  Care
• Per Ch. 15D, 3A

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EEC State Advisory Council Per Ch. 15D, 3A
Charge

• The state advisory council on early
  education and care shall meet no fewer than 4
  times annually and
• May review and comment on EEC rules and
  regulations prior to promulgation by the Board.
• May make recommendations and comment to the Board
  for changes and/or improvements to EEC programs
  and services that it deems appropriate.
• Shall provide recommendations on the development
  of the 5-year master plan for early education and
  care required under section 4, and the adoption
  of the educationally sound kindergarten readiness
  assessment instrument (required under sections 3
  and 13).
• Shall provide recommendations regarding the
  age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate
  standards, in the regulations, for the following
  developmental stages infant and toddler
  pre-school early elementary and older school
  age children.

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EEC State Advisory Council Per Ch. 15D, 3A
Charge Continued

• The state advisory council on early
  education and care
• May make recommendations on the programmatic,
  financing, and phase-in options for the
  development and universal implementation of the
  Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program.
• May make recommendations regarding the assessment
  and reporting on the current and potential
  capacity of the existing early education and care
  system to enhance the quality of early
  education and care programs provide multiple
  points of entry and outreach for families
  including those in hard to reach populations
  deliver comprehensive services including mental
  health consultation and intervention services to
  decrease expulsion rates foster collaboration
  and coordinate resources among providers of early
  education programs and linkages with human
  services agencies, the department of elementary
  and secondary education and local school
  districts undertake school readiness assessments
  and program evaluations maximize resources for
  workforce and professional development for early
  education and care professionals and reestablish
  trial court child care programs.

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EEC State Advisory Council Per Ch. 15D, 3A
Membership Entities Named in Legislation

• 30 Entities Named in Legislation represent a
  reasonable geographic balance and reflect the
  diversity of the commonwealth in race, ethnicity,
  gender and sexual orientation.
• 8 Legislative Appointments Named in Legislation
• 3 members, appointed by Senate President
• 3 members, appointed by Speaker of the House
• 1 member, appointed by Senate Minority Leader
  (Cathy Flynn, Center Director, Melrose YMCA Child
  Care Center)
• 1 member, appointed by House Minority Leader
  (Victoria Griffin, M.Ed, Reading Integrated
  School Experience (RISE), Early Childhood
  Coordinator, Reading Public Schools)
• Additional Members May be Recommended by the
  Commissioner for Appointment by the Board
• All appointees shall have a special
  expertise or interest in high quality early
  childhood education and care and shall represent
  a mix of representatives of the early childhood
  community, the civic, labor, and business
  communities, academics, parents, teachers, social
  service providers, and health care providers.
• All members shall serve for a term of 3 years,
  and may not serve for more than 2 consecutive
  terms. 

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Organizations Named in Legislation

• Child Development and Education, Inc.
• MA Assn. for the Education of Young Children
• MA Assn. of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
• MA Elementary School Principals Association
• Strategies for Children/Early Education for All
• Child Care Resource and Referral Network
• MA Assn. of Day Care Agencies
• MA Independent Child Care Org.
• Associated Early Care and Education
• Together for Kids Coalition
• Horizons for Homeless Children
• Federation of Children With Special Needs
• Commissioner Selected Family Child Care Provider
• Parents Alliance for Catholic Education
• MA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Bureau of Jewish Education
• Boston Institute for the Development of Infants
  and Parents
• MA Assn. of Community Partnerships for Children,
  Inc.

• MA Head Start Association
• MA Assn. of School Committees
• MA Assn. of School Superintendents
• MA Assn. of Regional Schools
• MA Teachers Association
• American Federation of Teachers
• MA Business Alliance for Education
• YMCAs of Massachusetts
• United Way of Massachusetts Bay
• MA After-School Partnership
• BostNET
• MA Early Intervention Consortium

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EEC State Advisory Council Per Ch. 15D, 3A 16
Members Recommended by Commissioner for
Appointment by Board
Early Childhood Community Representatives Carolin
e Haines, Pathways for Children James Ward, Early
Childhood Centers of Greater Springfield Leslie
Christian, Crispus Attucks Children's Center Jim
Robertson, Plowshares Child Care Center Marilyn
Mahoney, Lynn Public Schools Jason Sachs, Boston
Public Schools Donna Jasek, Executive Director,
Southborough Extended Day Program   Civic
Representatives Kim Haskins, Barr
Foundation Sally Fuller, Davis Foundation         
           Ben Lummis, Mass2020   Social
Service Provider Representatives Patricia Quinn,
MA Alliance for Teen Pregnancy American Beth Ann
Strollo, MA Association for Community Action
Agencies   Academic Representatives Bill Hart, MA
Executive Offices of Community Colleges Charlene
Mara, Quinsigamond Community College Marta Rosa,
Wheelock College Hannah Gebretensae, Urban
College All representatives listed above have
confirmed their interest in appointment.
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• Head Start State Advisory Council (SAC) on
• Early Childhood
• Education and Care
• (Per Head Start Act, 2007)

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State Advisory Council (SAC) on Early Childhood
Education and Care, Per Head Start Act, 2007

• Each state must establish a SAC for children
  birth through school entry (Section 624B of the
  2007 Head Start Act of School Readiness)
• The Governor of the state shall establish or
  designate existing entity to serve as the SAC
• The Governor shall designate an individual to
  coordinate activities of the State Advisory
  Council
• To the extent possible, the Governor shall ensure
  SAC membership includes a representative of
• State Agencies responsible for Child Care,
  Education, 619 or Part C, Health or Mental Health
• Local educational agencies, local providers of
  early education
• Institutions of higher education in the state
• Head Start agencies, including immigrant and
  seasonal HS
• The State Director of Head Start Collaboration
• Other entities determined to be relevant by the
  Governor

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State Advisory Council (SAC) on Early Childhood
Education and Care, Per Head Start Act, 2007

• Conduct a periodic statewide needs assessment of
  quality and availability of early childhood
  programs services
• Identify opportunities for, and barriers to,
  collaboration coordination among federally and
  state-funded, childcare and early education
  programs, including outreach to special
  populations
• Develop recommendations for increasing the
  overall participation of children, the
  establishment of a unified data collection
  system, professional development plans, and
  improvements in State early learning standards
• Assess the capacity and effectiveness of 2-and
  4-year public and private institutions of higher
  education that support early childhood educators

• Functions

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State Advisory Council (SAC) on Early Childhood
Education and Care, Per Head Start Act, 2007

• Recommendations
• The Department recommends that
• the Governor designate the Board of Early
  Education and Care as the Commonwealths State
  Advisory Council and
• the Commonwealths Director of Head Start
  Collaboration be designated as the individual
  responsible for coordinating the activities of
  the SAC.
• Regarding the membership of the Board and the
  SAC, the Massachusetts Head Start Association
  (MHSA) has requested that 
• membership of the EEC Board be reviewed to ensure
  that membership is inclusive of Head Start
  representation and that if necessary, an
  appointment to the Board be made to allow for the
  participation of a Head Start representative.
• membership on the SAC include a parent of a child
  enrolled in Head
• Start as well as a representative of the
  Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program.
  Therefore, when issues related to Head Start are
  to be discussed,
• individuals representing these constituents
  may participate in the Program and
• Planning Committee of the Board.