Marshall County Preschool Programs Dr Cindy Wigley Superintendent

Marshall County Preschool Programs Dr. Cindy Wigley – Superintendent Dr. Annie Spike – Special Education Supervisor Dr. Stephanie Wisener – Federal Programs, EL, & Preschool Supervisor

Every single minute matters, every single childhood matters. Kailash Satyarthi Marshall County Preschools Design • 14 Department of Early Childhood Education Preschools (DECE) • 3/14 DECE Grants are Pilot Collaborative Special Needs Preschools • ABA Preschool • 3 & 4 year old Special Needs Collaborative Preschool • Parents as Teachers Grant (DECE) – 90 Families • Approximately serving over 400 students from pre birth - age 5

Why Preschool is Important Numerous studies have shown that students who have participated in high-quality pre-kindergarten programs: • are less likely to repeat a grade, require remedial education, or be placed in special education, • score higher on achievement tests, • are more likely to graduate from high-school and go on to college • get higher paying salaries as adults, and • are more likely to stay out of prison and off welfare

Parents As Teachers Grant Approximately - $335, 000 Serving – 90 Families (Including Homeless, Migrant, EL, Special Needs, Teen Mothers, & Foster Care) Includes: Home Visits Bilingual Staff Monthly Group Meetings Referrals to Other Support Organizations Coordination with Early Intervention & Preschool Coordination with Child Nutrition Coordination with Marshall County Special Needs Preschools Advocacy Groups Migrant/Homeless Liaisons

Department of Early Childhood First Class Preschool Grants Approximately 1. 4 million DECE Grants Blended with $250, 000 Title I 14 Preschools Located on Every Campus In Marshall County

First Class Preschool Professional Development Student Achievement First Class Program Guidelines & Quality Assurances Alabama Development Standards for Preschool Children Program Monitors Differentiated Coaching Through the Alabama Reflective Coaching Model Ongoing, Authentic, Observational & Research Based Assessment First Classroom Guidelines Credentialed Lead and Auxiliary Teachers Screening Referrals and Support Services Support for Intentionally Designed Learning Environments Family Engagement

Classroom Teachers/Auxiliaries: *Utilize Alabama Developmental Standards *Conscious Discipline *GOLD Documentation *First Class Teacher Training *Work with First Class Monitors and Coaches *Participate in LETRS Training *50% are trained in High Scope *Three Staff Members are Bilingual *One staff member is a nurse

All Marshall County Preschools are involved In the Leadership • Embrace the Pre-K-3 early learning continuum • Ensure developmentally appropriate practice • Participate in a year long leadership academy and a community of practice Assessment Pre-K -3 rd Grade Initiative • Ongoing, observation, standard- based • Include all domains of development: social emotional, language, physical, cognitive, literacy, mathematics, social studies, science and technology Instruction • Align and coordinate standards • Use consistent instructional approaches across grades • Family engagement • Horizontal and vertical team meetings • Active participatory learning approach, project-based learning • Builds on the success of Alabama First Class Pre-K Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) • Recommit to ensure that every child reads on grade level by the end of 3 rd grade • Intensive learning experience for Alabama P-3 teachers, coaches, administrators, and college and university professors • 290 educators 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. • 132 educators on the LETRS waitlist • 8 educators who would like to receive additional training to become an Alabama Facilitator of LETRS in Summer 2019

Three DECE First Class Pilot Special Needs Collaborative Preschools *Utilize First Class Preschool Model Additionally: *Dual Certified Lead Teacher *Integration of Special Services including Speech, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, & Health Services *Additional Auxiliary or Nurse Funds are Blended Through Federal, Special Education, & Local

Collaborative Special Needs for 3 & 4 Year Olds • ABA Model Preschool

Why Preschool Matters in Marshall County Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten Bob Ehrlich