Serving Early Childhood Practitioners and Directors NAEYC Presentation November 6, 2009 Dallas, Texas

Section One: Section Two: Section Three: Section Four: Introduction Overview of Rio Salado College Plan, Do, Check, Act Model Mission & Vision Core Values & Practice Section Two: Think Tank Activity Section Three: Key Indicators Rio’s Educational Pathways Section Four: Closing and Q & A 5 minutes for Overview

Success By 6 AEEF funding supports partnership development across Arizona. There are 15 counties. There is one partnership funded in each of 13 counties, 5 in Maricopa County and 2 in Pima county resulting in a total of 20 Regional School Readiness Partnerships in Arizona..

DO ACT PLAN Assess the current situation Analyze Causes Define the system Assess the current situation ACT Plan Continuous Improvement Standardize Improvement CHECK Check the Progress & Results Implement DO

The Vision of the Rio Salado Early Childhood & Human Development (ECE/HD) Program is to be the premier early childhood undergraduate and professional development community college program in Maricopa County, Arizona. Our program Mission is to provide high quality educational services that are inclusive, student & community focused, comprehensive, responsive and directed at increasing the professionalism of the early childhood and human development field.

Relentless Improvement Customer Focus The way Services are Developed and Delivered. Relentless Improvement The way Learning, Thinking and Behavior is Transformed through the acquisition of knowledge & skills, observation, research, study, & reflection. Inclusiveness The way Invention and Insight is Developed, leading to the creation of social and economic value; recognizing it involves talent, investment, risk taking, courage and challenging the limits of tradition.

Professionalism Teamwork The way Collaborative & Cooperative Relationships are Built on mutual trust and respect and results in shared benefit. The way Accountability is Achieved. Teamwork The way Decisions are Made.

Create to Make it Yours In small groups, develop your “dream” seamless educational pathway, from community-based training, through community college to university KLW Worksheet Select one person to report out Group Time is 20 minutes

1 Education pathways that provide a seamless approach that continuously advances practitioner knowledge & skills 2 Assess student learning in meaningful, useful, and workable ways to evaluate how they are achieving their commitments and to act on the results in ways that advance student learning and improve educational quality. 3 Design & Deliver specialized ECE courses & programs

4 5 6 Develop a cadre of highly qualified adjunct faculty ECE courses that meet professional knowledge competencies 6 Obtain NAEYC Program Accreditation

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Diana Abel diana.abel@riosalado.edu 480.517.8269 René Manning rene.manning@riosalado.edu 480.517.8120 Today’s Conference Presentation and our Educational Pathways document can be found on our website www.riosalado.edu/earlychildhood