High Quality Early Learning Program: An Overview Office of Early Learning Lynn Baker, NBCT WVDE, Office of Early Learning

Session Goals Connect the WVBOE Policy 2510: Assuring the Quality of Education: Regulations for Education Programs to the WVBOE Policy 2315 Guidance and Counseling. Articulate developmentally appropriate practices in relationship to Student Success and Career Readiness. Explore collaborative strategies for the professional school counselor and the early learning educator.

OEL Programmatic Levels Early Learning Readiness (Grades Pre-K-Kindergarten) Early Learning Primary (Grades 1-2) Early Learning Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

Foundations for High-Quality Early Learning Programming (Grades Pre-K-5/Policy 2510) Chart 1 Developmentally Appropriate Standards Focused Curriculum Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Physical Health and Wellness Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Global Competence Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Formative Assessment Processes Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Technology Integration Developmentally Appropriate Foundations for Student Success and Career Readiness

Foundations for High-Quality Early Learning Programming (Grades Pre-K-5/Policy 2510) Chart 2 Classroom Learning Environments, Routines, and Instructional Practices – Early Learning Readiness – Early Learning Primary – Early Learning Intermediate

Student Success Standards Standards 1:Academic and Learning Development Standards 2: Career Development and Life Planning Standard 3: Personal and Social Development Standard 4: Global Citizenship

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Development comes from within. Nature does not hurry but advances slowly. Fred Rogers