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What does the CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) measure?
This assessment quantifies the quality of educator behaviors and interactions in early childhood classrooms.
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Who can I contact for instructional support for DLLs/ELs?
Erin Ridge
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What is the percentage of Head Start students on an IEP?
10-20% on average with no less than 10%
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What methods do you use to effectively communicate with parents?
Face to face at drop-off/pick-up, email, phone calls, text messages, school web page, district "robo" reminder calls, shared notebook, newsletters, flyers, parent board, etc.
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What is our curriculum?
Understanding by Design. Created by Thompson Early Childhood to align with Colorado Preschool Academic Standards, Head Start Performance Standards and GOLD.
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What scores must a program receive to NOT have to re-compete for the Head Start Grant?
Emotional Support Domain 4/7 or 5.59 in 2016
Classroom Organization Domain 3/7 or 5.25 in 2016 Instructional Support Domain 2/7 or 2.22 in 2016 WHICHEVER IS GREATER |
What is a Dual Language Learner or English Learner (or emerging mulitlingual)?
The name we use when talking about students whose primary first language is a language other than English.
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Who is the program resource for families to connect with community resources?
CFSP
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How do you support families in becoming advocates for their children, especially those with disabilities?
Assist in understanding evaluation, services, timelines. Encourage families to learn more about their child's disability, share information about development. Support parents as child's first and most important teacher.
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What is our assessment system for gathering data on student progress?
Teaching Strategies GOLD
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How can teachers increase the quality of interactions in the Concept Development Dimension?
By planning many opportunities for children to make comparisons, experiment, predict, evaluate their work, brainstorm, plan, produce and connect concepts to their own lives.
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What supports do you use to engage English learners in the classroom? How do you engage parents whose home language is a language other than English?
We use pictures, gestures, native-language key words, and emphasize key vocabulary.
Provide documents and papers home in native language, call home via an interpreter, invite families to read to the class in their native language, learn words in the native language of the student/family, etc. |
How do you identify students with special needs in your program?
Part C referrals, initial screenings,parent concerns,Transdisciplinary Play Based assessment with the Child Find Team or our classroom team conducts an evaluation.
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What program services do we provide to support family well-being and promote school readiness?
Home visits, Interest and Needs, goal setting, classes such as Incredible Years, GED, ESL. Community connections such as Be Ready Fair, Chilson Center, Library, Museum of Discovery. Agencies such as House of Neighborly Service, Salvation Army, Food Banks, Housing Authority, Community Health Center
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What is the curriculum we are exploring as an option to implement in response to the new Head Start Performance Standard requirement?
Creative Curriculum
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What is mapping AND using advanced language AND defining new words using words they are familiar with?
"Micah, I see you built a larger base and now the tower is stable. Stable means it is a stronger and more steady."
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Where do I send a request for written translation needs?
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How do you provide special education services to students in your program?
Our teachers are Early Childhood Special Educators, we have an Occupational Therapist and a Speech Therapist one day a week in our classrooms and Vision, Hearing and Physical Therapists as needed
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In what ways do you promote a welcoming environment?
Greet families warmly, encourage volunteers, translated written materials, provide interpreters for meetings, conferences, home visits, encourage fathers to participate and volunteer.
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How do you meet the needs of children in your classroom?
Whole group, small group and individualized instruction throughout the school day.
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What is using reorientation statements AND asking children to explain their thinking?
"Jaylee, we are rolling dice and placing that number of bears on the 5-frame. How did you decide to place 3 bears?"
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What screening tool do you use to identify potential Dual Language Learners?
Home Language Survey given to every family who registers for our program.
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Who do you contact with questions related to the IEP?
Trish Hoffman
Amy Gerhard Charlie Carter Special Education Coordinators |
How does the program integrate family engagement strategies into all systems (education, health, mental health, disabilities)?
Parent-teacher conferences, ILP's, PBIS/Literacy Fairs, Center Literacy/Math events, Home Visits, Learning at Home activities, goal setting, Health Care Plans, Referrals to medical/mental health providers, support for oral health, safety and nutrition, enrolling in Medicaid or CHP+, IEP meetings, monthly program newsletters, etc.
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ILP/IEP goals
Individualized Learning Plans Individualized Education Plans
Individualized goals written to meet the needs of children. Reviewed with parents 3 times per school year.
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