1. Early Intervention Provider Association Annual Retreat
May 13, 2016
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Update

2. How is possible that Pennsylvania increases access to
high-quality early learning services?
Government works better for families and early learning providers?
OCDEL reduces administrative burden for
families and providers?

4. OCDEL update:
Deputy Secretary, Michelle Figlar’s short video on OCDEL integration:
Additional info on OCDEL integration:

5. Rigor without rigidity
Keystone STARS Revisioning Think Tank Co-Creating a New Vision for the Future of Keystone STARS
Focus: The few and powerful
Rigor without rigidity
Meaningful steps to quality

6. We Need Your Voice Questions Principles
Do you believe these principles are inclusive of everything you believe to be important as we revise Keystone STARS?
What principles do you believe are NOT reflected in the list?
In looking at each core principle, what elements or related ideas would you want the Think Tank Team to consider adding?
Is there a core principle that you do not believe should be included?
What is one suggestion you have that would strengthen Keystone STARS?
The Whole Child
Relationships
With Families
With Communities
Diversity/Equity/Respect
Professionals (Educators)
Alignment and Scalability
Continuous Quality Improvement

7. Keystone STARS Revisioning Feedback Database
Once you have feedback gathered or to provide individual feedback, please log into our database by clicking the link below to record the information.
Visit the Keystone STARS Revisioning Feedback Database Now

9. System Reporting and Interaction Workforce Development
Environmental scan – understand the current policies, status, review feedback
Identify the issues
Crosswalk for gaps, duplications, contradictions, omissions
Opportunities to reduce administrative burden, promote communication, coordination, alignment across programs
Loop in feedback from Steering Committee and the field
Provide recommendations
Compliance Standards
Monitoring
Payment
Communication
Quality Improvement
Application
Family Access
System Reporting and Interaction
Workforce Development

10. Integrating OCDEL Services – Priority Initiative 1

11. Integrating OCDEL Services – Priority Initiative 3

12. Integrating OCDEL Services – Priority Initiative 2

13. Integrating OCDEL Services – Governance and Reporting
Work Groups
Advisories
ELC / SICC
OCDEL Executive

14. Infant Toddler - Early Intervention
Fiscal Year
Infant Toddler
State Funds
Federal Funds
Total
Child Count
10/11
96,452,000
77,530,800
173,982,800
32,431
11/12
75,769,000
172,221,000
36,333
12/13
126,185,000
76,460,000
202,645,000
37,058
13/14
127,974,000
204,434,000
37,196
14/15
79,067,000
207,041,000
37,121
Source of data for this table is the SICC annual reports

15. Preschool Early Intervention
Fiscal Year
State Funds
Preschool EI
Federal Funds
Total
Child Count
10/11
196,949,000
63,156,000
260,105,000
49,907
11/12
177,934,800
75,361,900
253,296,700
51,802
12/13
216,453,000
52,044,000
268,497,000
52,752
13/14
227,973,000
56,176,000
284,149,000
52,458
14/15
236,996,000
50,379,000
287,375,000
52,045
Preschool EI
State Funds

16. State Improvement Measureable Result (SiMR)
Focus: Positive Social Emotional Skills
What are the priorities to support the SiMR?
OCDEL priorities
Alignment
Integration
OCDEL Announcements
Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs
Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs
Dear Policy Forum Participants,
Thank you again for your participation in the OCDEL Partnerships Policy Forum that was held March 15-16th.  So many great discussions, insights, and experiences were shared, along with opportunities to enhance existing relationship and form new partnerships .  It was a great first step in obtaining input from our stakeholders on shaping statewide policy related to inclusion and suspension and expulsion  in order to offer all children high quality early learning opportunities.  The policy forum provided a vast amount of information on local program needs and ideas for developing a framework to address the issue of suspension and expulsion in early childhood programs and strategies to ensure successful inclusive practices for young children in high quality early learning programs.
Extensive notes were gathered at each of the facilitated work sessions and will be used to guide policy development, professional development and leadership support. As we continue to synthesis the information and gather additional input on these topics, a number of key areas were emphasized from stakeholders.  They include; consistent OCDEL policy and guidance, funding concerns and strategies, promoting “buy in”, cross-program and OCDEL-wide collaborative practices, family training and engagement, early childhood mental health supports and collaboration, data and research needs, direct service and system level program models and practices, professional development strategies and community and government marketing around inclusion.
We know a lot of work still needs to be done and more voices to be heard.  Some of our next steps around this work includes; draft an OCDEL Inclusion announcement based on what we heard at the forum; review and revise as necessary the OCDEL Suspension and Expulsion announcement based on additional information from the policy form,  host regional policy forums for more feedback, and begin working on tools to support local programs in the implementation of our inclusion and expulsion/suspension policy statements.
Dates for the regional policy forums have been scheduled.  They will be held on:
August 16            Park Inn by Radisson Clarion
August 17            PaTTAN Pittsburgh
August 19            PaTTAN Harrisburg
August 22            The Woodlands, Wilkes-Barre
August 23            PaTTAN East
August 24            Philadelphia Area – TBD
The format for the regional policy forum will follow the same facilitated group discussions that were conducted at the March policy forum.  We are asking for your help to ensure the regional opportunities are available to individuals who did not participate in March so that input can be gathered from more stakeholders within the early childhood community.   We ask that you not attend one of the regionals days if you participated in March  and to please encourage staff or others within your local communities to attend. Additional information on the regional policy forums will be provided later this month. 

17. What are the priorities to support the SiMR?
Stakeholder feedback on the draft Announcements
OCDEL Partnerships Policy Forum that was held March 15-16th
Dates for the regional policy forums have been scheduled.  They will be held on:
August 16            Park Inn by Radisson Clarion
August 17            PaTTAN Pittsburgh
August 19            PaTTAN Harrisburg
August 22            The Woodlands, Wilkes-Barre
August 23            PaTTAN East
August 24            Philadelphia Area – TBD
Examine strategies for service delivery
Results Grants

18. Early Intervention Other Updates Preschool EI Fiscal Workgroup
Improving Child Find Efforts
Increase General Awareness
Maternal Depression
Lead Exposure
Revise Verification Tools during FY-16/17
Your Questions