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CALLING ALL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS
Help us make a difference in our community.
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It is with heavy hearts that we report the passing of Shelly Mascari's husband Phil on November 15th, 2015. Phil was a constant supporter of LPC functions and programs and his presence will be missed. You can read Phil's memorial tribute here.
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Updates on the ALL IN Campaign
Open Enrollment for Covered California starts on November 15, 2014. And we need your help in making sure that uninsured children; families; and school, early-learning, and after-school staff get covered. This is an opportunity for individuals without health coverage to shop and sign up for health plans through Covered California. They may also be eligible for Medi-Cal. There is no time to delay because Open Enrollment is only three months long, ending February 15, 2015! All In For Health Care
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The Hero Project Read month is complete. We are coming to the end of the Eat Together Month and launching the Unplug Month. Please encourage your families to sign up and take the challenge. Go to www.lakecountyheroproject.com to get all the latest information. Our 'Unplug" literature will be available December 8th. Please check with Robyn Bera (rbera@lakecoe.org) if you would like postcards to distribute at your program.
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Next Meeting
Thursday, January 15, 6:30 pm, Yuba College Clearlake, Room 908
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Steps To Quality
Stay on track, plan ahead.
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Your S2Q program is uploaded on the website and you should be completing your Looking at CLASSrooms online. Continue working on your professional growth hours
and any component requirements you have selected. Learn more.
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You should be working on your selected component and your Core Professional Growth hours. Your first MANDATORY Learning Community is December 9th 6:30 pm at LCOE Kesey Room.
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Legacy Participants
To review the Third Year overview click here. We are planning our next Hero Project Hullabaloo which will be held in early 2015. Please continue to drive people to our Facebook page and encourage parents to sign up and take the challenge.
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If you have not completed your full registration DO IT NOW!
To go to the registration form click here.
Advisors are working with participants currently. If you have any certificates of completion make sure to get them to Laurie at lallen@lakecoe.org.
Remember to check in on the website frequently at www.stepstoquality.com |
 HAPPY WINTER HOLIDAYS
S2Q Learning Community - December 9th 6:30 pm at the LCOE Kesey Room (for S2Q Second year participants)
Next LPC Meeting - January 15th.
REAEYC Winter Workshop Saturday, January 31, 2015
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Mendocino College Ukiah
LPC Holiday Schedule: Closed December 24 -26 Closed January 1 & 2 |
HOT TOPICS
in the Local and State Early Childhood Education Community
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QRIS Consortium
On November 17th a core group of our LPC Council met to discuss the implementation of QRIS in Lake County. Following the guidelines of the California Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System Consortia Implementation Guide our team developed language suitable to our Lake County Childcare Centers. The resulting proposed Rating Matrix will be reviewed at the January 15th LPC Council Meeting and put to a vote for adoption.
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The Power of Partnerships in Early Education
Huffington Post
California's momentum on early learning was in the spotlight this week, when the White House came to town for "Children: The Bay Area's Greatest Investment," a Town Hall in San Francisco that celebrated the state's recent successes and re-energized participants to recommit to doing more for our youngest learners. See More
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State Implements New Kindergarten Cut-off Age
For the first time since the state enacted kindergarten legislation in 1891, California children have to be 5 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten.
The new cutoff date follows years of efforts in the state Legislature to move the date students were eligible for kindergarten to be in line with at least 20 other states with a Sept. 1 cutoff date. The others have earlier or later cutoff dates, or leave it up to local school districts to decide. Read More
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Resources
Links and Information to assist you.
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Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale,
Third Edition (ECERS-3)
The Third Edition of the ECERS is a major revision that introduces innovations in both the content and administration of the scale while retaining the continuity of the two principal characteristics of the ECERS, namely its comprehensive or global definition of quality and the reliance on observation as the primary source of information on which to base assessment of classroom quality. For detailed information go to the ERSI website.
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Free Training from CDC
As an early care and education provider, you play a critical role in the health and well being of children. You are also very well positioned to help identify children who might need extra help in their development. This FREE, online training course, Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns, helps you fulfill this role by providing tools and best practices for monitoring the development of children in your care and talking about it with their parents. |
 The 2014 Lake County FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE is now available. Spanish translation in process.
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1152 South Main Street, Lakeport, CA 95453
707-262-4162 phone, 707-263-0197 fax
Shelly Mascari at smascari@lakecoe.org
Laurie Allen at lallen@lakecoe.org
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