New Administrators Desired Results Session V Environment Rating

New Administrators Desired Results Session V: Environment Rating Scales © 2019 California Department of Education 1

New Administrators Environment Rating Scales (ERS) The Environment Rating Scales are designed to assess process quality in an early childhood or school-age care group. • Interactions • Space Desired Results • Schedule • Materials (Frank Porter Graham, Child Development Institute, 2008) © 2019 California Department of Education 2

New Administrators Quality Programs Quality programs must provide for the three basic needs all children have: • Protection of their health and safety Desired Results • Building positive relationships • Opportunities for stimulation and learning from experience https: //www. ersi. info/scales. html © 2019 California Department of Education 3

a required tool for the Program Self-Evaluation and the ongoing continuous improvement process. Desired Results New Administrators The Environment Rating Scales are. . . © 2019 California Department of Education 4

New Administrators ELCD agencies are required to complete an ERS for each: • Classroom Desired Results • Site • Contract © 2019 California Department of Education 5

New Administrators Desired Results ERS Profile and Summary of Findings Complete one per classroom © 2019 California Department of Education Complete one per classroom, site, and contract 6

New Administrators Desired Results Introduction to the ERS © 2019 California Department of Education 7

New Administrators Desired Results ERS Inter-Rater Reliability © 2019 California Department of Education 8

New Administrators Desired Results Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Profile Worksheet © 2019 California Department of Education 9

New Administrators Desired Results ERS Summary of Findings Sample © 2019 California Department of Education 10

New Administrators Desired Results ERS Summary of Findings © 2019 California Department of Education 11

New Administrators Steps to Completing the Agency Environment Rating Scale Classroom Desired Results Scores ER Scale Completes Profile Completes Classroom/FCC Home Summary of Findings Agency Compiles ERS Profile Data by Contract © 2019 California Department of Education Completes Summary of Findings by Contract 12

New Administrators Desired Results Staff Training Resources © 2019 California Department of Education 13

New Administrators Desired Results ERS Cards © 2019 California Department of Education 14

New Administrators Desired Results ERSI © 2019 California Department of Education 15

New Administrators Desired Results Break © 2019 California Department of Education 16

New Administrators Desired Results Taking it Back to the Agency © 2019 California Department of Education 17

New Administrators Website Resources Desired Results T & TA Project www. desiredresults. us Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers www. pitc. org California Preschool Instructional Network www. cpin. us Desired Results California School-Age Consortium www. calsac. org Family Child Care at Its Best http: //humanservices. ucdavis. edu/Child. Dev/Programs/Famil y. Child. Care CDE/ECE Faculty Initiative Project www. wested. org/facultyinitiative © 2019 California Department of Education 18