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CALLING ALL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS
Help us make a difference in our community.
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 Save The Date!
ECE Awards Program
May 8, 2015
Marymount California Universtiy
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 IT'S TIME! Nominate an Early Childhood Education Provider for a 2015 ECE Award.
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Raising the Bar for Early Education
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Is early education and care a profession or not? The debate has dogged the field for decades. Positions taken by the workforce and organizations representing their interests seldom come to full agreement in scenarios reminiscent of the "tastes great; less filling" debates. This in-fighting, often played out between public pre-K, Head Start, and child care, does not center around the acknowledged value of the workforce's intentions, efforts or contributions; rather, it stems from the field's failure to consider what actually qualifies as a profession and its willingness to take it to the next level. Too often, terms such as "job," "occupation," and "career" are used interchangeably with "profession," only clouding the issue. Read more You might also be interested in
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Pre-K Act to expand access to early childhood education
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act, legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five. The PRE-K Act will help more kids enter kindergarten ready to succeed by establishing federal-state partnerships that incentivize states to both improve the quality of state preschool programs and expand those programs to serve more children in need.
"Expanding access to early childhood education helps close the achievement gap and prepare students for a lifetime of learning," said Senator Kaine, who expanded the Virginia Preschool Initiative as Governor. "To keep our economy strong, we need a long-term plan that produces the best workforce in the world. Read more
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President Obama's Map for
Meeting Families' Child Care Needs
Two years ago, in his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to make significant investments in pre-K for four-year-olds as well as other early learning programs serving children and families birth-to-school entry. This year he focused on the country's youngest children and their families' need for high-quality child care. Read more |
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Planning Council Meeting Updates
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QRIS Block Grant News
A new round of block grant funds will be opened in April and we will be applying for those funds. To facilitate our application we are contracting to have an ECERS reliable assessor come evaluate one of our state preschool sites. Our consortia is meeting on February 19th to prepare and sign our MOU and approve our matrix which will wrap up our application process. These funds, if awarded, will be available in July.
CTKS Funding
We received our grant funding for the California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend Incentive Program. We will be opening a TK group discussion to work out the details of implementation of the funds. We'll keep you posted.
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Programs with Positions Open:
- LCOE Child Development has Site Supervisor opening for Lucerne for details go to
- E-Center Migrant Head Start will be posting position openings soon.
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Next Meeting
Thursday, February 19, 3:30 pm, LCOE Kesey Room, Lakeport
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Steps To Quality
Stay on track, plan ahead.
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Component A participants continue working on your professional growth hours and send any completion certificates to Laurie at [email protected]. Don't forget your advocacy and professional growth hours. Report any hours you want to use for advocacy to your adviser or to Laurie to make sure they qualify.
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The Facebook Learning Community Group is now underway. Make sure you are following the page and entering your comments.
Your next learning community is Monday, February 9, 6:00 p.m. at Yuba College Room 2009. Continue working on your selected component and your core professional growth hours.
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Legacy Participants
We need Legacy participants to partner with us on the Hero Project. There is a need for content on our final 3 months for the website: Breath, Protect and Be Resilient. There are also upcoming Hero Hullabaloos that need volunteers. Talk to your adviser or Laurie to make arrangements.
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If you have any certificates of completion make sure to get them to Laurie at [email protected].
Remember to check in on the website frequently at www.stepstoquality.com |
S2Q Learning Community - February 9th 6:00 pm at Yuba College Clearlake, Room 209 (for S2Q Second year participants)
LCOE Officewill be closed February 16th for President's Day
Next LPC Meeting - February 19, 3:30 pm, LCOE Kesey Room
Healthy Start Collaborative and Children's Council Meeting - March 4, 11:00 am, LCOE Kesey Room, Lakeport
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HOT TOPICS
in the Local and State Early Childhood Education Community
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Check out what's going on at our LCOE Preschools
Kelseyville Early Connection Preschool the 'Construction Theme'
  Lower Lake Early Connection preschool
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Resources
Links and Information to assist you.
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Teacher Tips From Teachstone
Balancing Regard and Organization
It's such a delicate balance: you want to support children's independence and show genuine Regard for Children's Perspectives, but you're afraid that if you do, your class will get out of control. It's happened to me-I'm following one child's lead and suddenly the rest of the group is completely off track, or a child is leading a lesson and the rest of the class ignores him! So how do teachers give children genuine leadership opportunities, and still complete activities and lessons and maintain an organized classroom?
See more, including videos of teachers in action
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 FREE on demand Webinar -
Effective feedback is the gateway to improving teaching practice, providing the link between observations and professional growth. But it can be hard to provide feedback that's honest, effective, and empowering.
Watch this webinar to:
- Decide whether to share CLASS scores, ranges, or neither
- Consider which CLASS dimensions and indicators to address
- Review the characteristics of effective feedback
- Distinguish between advice and feedback, and learn when to use each
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 ABC's of Parenting classes begin March 3, 2015, 6-8 pm at Burns Valley School. Classes will meet for 7 weeks. Classes are specifically designed to empower individuals and families with knowledge and skills for raising children in today's world. Dinner will be served, child care will be provided, plus door prizes. For registration and questions call 707-994-2272 ext 2548 |
 The 2014-15 Lake County FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE is now available.
Spanish translation version will be available online in March.. |
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 The new year started off with a January challenge to PLAY two times per week with your children. What could be more fun? 
Currently, we are launching our February ADVOCATE month with the POP (Parent on Purpose) challenge. We are challenging all parents to commit to making small changes in your life that will benefit you and your family. Our Lake County Early Childhood Education sites are our primary targets for connecting with families and we depend on our educators to partner with us to get this information to Lake County families. Go to www.lakecountyheroproject.com to get all the latest information and encourage your families to take the challenge. Our "Play" and "Advocate" literature is available in the LCOE office. Please check with Robyn Bera ([email protected]) if you would like postcards to distribute at your program. |
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1152 South Main Street, Lakeport, CA 95453
707-262-4162 phone, 707-263-0197 fax
Shelly Mascari at [email protected] |
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