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The Ala labama Department of Early Chil ildhood Education Office of School Readiness, Alabama First Class Pre-K Webinar 2020/2021 New Cla lassroom Funding Application Presenters: Barbara Cooper, Ph.D .D., ., Dir irector Offi fice of f

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The Ala labama Department of Early Chil ildhood Education

Office of School Readiness,

Alabama First Class Pre-K Webinar

2020/2021 New Cla lassroom Funding Application

Presenters: Barbara Cooper, Ph.D .D., ., Dir irector Offi fice of f School Readiness All llison Muhlendorf, Executive Dir irector , , ASRA

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3 Patricia Kuhl, Ph.D. Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and Director, NSF Science of Learning Center, University of Washington, Seattle

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Nobel Prize winner Professor James Heckman’s work with a consortium

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economists, psychologists, statisticians, and neuroscientists shows that early arly chil childhood dhood developmen development directly influences economic, health and social outcomes for individuals and society.

Early Years of Life Matter

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ALABAMA FIRST CLASS PRE-K FRAMEWORK Equity Focused

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Alabama Department of f Early Childhood Education

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Ea Early rly Lea Learn rning ing an and d Fam amily ily Su Suppor pport: t: First t T eacher cher Hom

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As the lead agency for home visitation in the state, DECE administers voluntary evidence-based home visiting programs that focus on school readiness, family and child health, and families in need of resources in their communities.

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Alabama Department of f Early Childhood Education

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Instruction

Assessment Leadership

L E A D E R S H I P

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mbrace the Pre-K-3 early learning continuum

  • Ensure developmentally appropriate practice
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tici cipa pate te in a year long leadership academy and a community of practice

I N S T R U C T I O N

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ign and coordinate standards

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stent ent instru ruct ction

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es across grades

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project-based learning

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lds on the success ess of Alabama First Class Pre-K

A S S E S S M E N T

  • Ongoing, observation, standard-

based

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ude all doma mains ins of devel elopm pment ent: social emotional, language, physical, cognitive, literacy, mathematics, social studies, science and technology

L a n g u a g e E s s e n t i a l s f o r Te a c h e r s o f R e a d i n g a n d S p e l l i n g ( L E T R S )

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mmit it to ensure that every child reads on grade level by the end of 3rd grade

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tens nsive ve learning ing experie rienc nce e for Alabama P-3 teachers, coaches, administrators, and college and university professors

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educa cator tors who voluntarily chose to further their knowledge and skills by participating in the LETRS opportunity: 123 (coaches, administrators, professors), 124 K- 3 teachers, and 43 Pre-K teachers.

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cators s on the LETRS RS waitlist ist

  • 8 educators who would like to receive

additional training to become an Alabama Facilitator of LETRS in Summer 2019

Alabama Department of f Early Childhood Education

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FOUNDANT Grant Management System

Starting the Application Process

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Finding the Online Application

  • Visit our website: children.alabama.gov
  • Click on First Class Pre-K Funding Applications
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Accessing Your Grant Information

Password reset Creating a new account will not link you to existing applications

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Applicant Dashboard

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Application Page – Options & Preview

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Copy Feature….

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Dashboard – Contact Information

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Dashboard – Process and Status

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Dashboard – Payment

Award Details

Electronic transfer will show payment date and amount. Mailed payments will show check number also.

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Finding your MOU

  • Select Request

Print from FollowUp Packet tab

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Reading MOU/Funding Source

  • Once you click on the Follow Up Packet tab, it’ll come up in a PDF
  • form. Open and the second page will provide you information on

Funding…

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Organization Information

Organizational History View

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2019-2020 Classrooms and Regions

In 2019-2020, Alabama First Class Pre-K served 1,209 classrooms in all 67 counties

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Regional Director Contact Information

Region 1: Jenny Copeland Jenny.copeland@ece.alabama.gov Region 2: Pam Turner Pam.Turner@ece.alabama.gov Region 3:

  • Dr. Pamela Truelove-Walker

pamela.truelovewalker@ece.alabama.gov Region 4: Kimberly Ford Kimberly.ford@ece.alabama.gov Region 5: Stacey Turner Stacey.turner@ece.alabama.gov Region 6: Andretta Albright Andretta.Albright@ece.alabama.gov Region 7: Misty Blackmon Misty.Blackmon@ece.alabama.gov Region 8: Gidget Haslam gidget.haslam@ece.alabama.gov Please use the previous slide to determine which Regional Director supports your region.

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Contact Information: