OREGON’S QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM AND SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR EI/ECSE PERSONNEL Gary Glasenapp.

OREGON’S QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM AND SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR EI/ECSE PERSONNEL

Gary Glasenapp

Teaching Research Institute

Center on Early Learning

Western Oregon University

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Session Objectives2

Participants will: Have a general understanding of Oregon’s QRIS. Understand how Oregon’s QRIS addresses

supporting children with disabilities and their families.

Understand the implications of Oregon’s QRIS for EI/ECSE personnel.

Identify what EI/ECSE administrators can do to enhance collaboration with QRIS, CCR&Rs and Early Learning Hubs to support young children with disabilities.

Oregon’s Early Childhood Inclusion Collaborative (OECIC)

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OECIC4

Subgrant from Oregon Department of Education

Provide support to Oregon Counties Increase number of community placement sites Increase quality of community placement sites Increase collaboration

Different levels of TA/support Universal Targeted Intensive

What is Oregon’s QRIS?5

What is QRIS?

QQuality

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What is QRIS?

RRating

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What is QRIS?

IImprovement

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What is QRIS?

SSystem

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What is QRIS?

QRISQuality for Better

Outcomes for Children in

Oregon

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In the spotlight

State and National Focus On Early Childhood Care and Education

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Oregon’s Focus on Early Childhood Governor Kitzhaber’s focus on Education

Oregon Educational Investment Board

40-40-20

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Oregon’s 40-40-20

100% of Oregonians by

202540% will hold a

bachelor’s degree or higher

40% will hold an

associate’s degree or

post- secondary credential

Remaining 20% will

hold a high school

diploma or equivalent

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1. Ensure all children are ready for kindergarten and reading at grade-level in 3rd grade.

2. Children are raised in stable and attached families.

3. Integrate resources and services statewide.

EARLY LEARNING DIVISION’S VISION

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Early Learning in Oregon

Early Learning Council and Early Learning Division Initiatives to meet the vision QRIS Kindergarten Entry Assessment Universal Screening Early Learning HUBS

http://oregonearlylearning.com

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Early Learning in Oregon

Successful Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge federal grant Systems building money for early childhood

in Oregon $30 million over 4 years

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National Focus on Early Learning President Obama is also focusing on and

investing in the future through young children Short video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNZJ0BaNaoI

In November 2013 Senator Harkin introduced the Strong Start for America’s Children Act that has bipartisan sponsorship and support http://www.naeyc.org/policy/federal/strong-start-for-children

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Why QRIS?

Oregon’s QRIS History and Field Test19

Oregon’s QRIS is Not New

Oregon’s

QRIS

National QRIS

Quality Indicators

Oregon’s Programs of

Quality

Targeted Research

Oregon Registry

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Partners

Oregon’s

QRIS

Child Care Resource

and Referral

Teaching Research Institute at WOU

Oregon Center for

Career Developm

ent

Oregon State

University/ Portland

State University

Office of Child Care

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Oregon’s QRIS Field Test

• Field test available statewide

March2014

• Teen Parent Programs

• NAEYC, NAFCC, ACSI, OPQ

• Head Start

Fall 2013

• Multnomah• Deschutes/Crook/Jefferson• Linn/Benton• Lane/Douglas

January 2013

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So, what is it?

Oregon’s QRIS Overview23

QRIS Components

Building Block with 5 Tiers

5 Domain

s

2 Version

s of Material

s

Quality ImprovementQuality

Improvement Plans

Self- Assessmen

ts

Supports

Quality RatingPortfolio System of

Documentation

Incentives

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Oregon’s QRIS 5 Tier Building Block System

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Licensed

Commitment to Quality

Supports for Quality Improvement

Ince

nti

ves

for

Qualit

y R

ati

ng

• Overall categories of quality• 5 totalDomains• Program standards, organized by

domain• 33 total

Standards

• Star levels of standards• Usually 3 per standard• Some standards only have 1 or 2

indicators

Indicators

• Found in portfolio only• Measurable structural indicators that

standard is present in program

Evidence

QRIS Standards Structure26

QRIS Materials Structure

Self-Assessment• Domains• Standards• Indicators

Quality Improvement Plan• Domains• Standards• Indicators

Portfolio• Domains• Standards• Indicators

• Evidence

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QRIS Domains and Standards

• 12 Standards

Children’s Learning

and Developmen

t

• 6 StandardsHealth and Safety

• 5 StandardsPersonnel

Qualifications

• 4 StandardsFamily

Partnerships

• 6 StandardsAdministrati

on and Business Practices

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Star Level Indicators: Building Block

5-Star

4-Star

3-Star

4-Star5-Star

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Basics of the QRIS Process

Commit

• QRIS Increasing Quality Training

• Application• Self

Assessment

Participate

• Quality Improvement Plan

• Quality Improvement supports

• Technical Assistance with portfolio

• Financial Supports of $1000-$2000

Achieve

• Submit portfolio to Western Oregon University

• Portfolio reviewed by experts

• Receive a rating and financial incentive

• Incentives between $500-$2500

Oregon’s QRIS and Supporting Children with Disabilities and Their Families

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How Oregon’s QRIS Addresses Children with Disabilities and Their Families

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Based on premise that inclusion of children with disabilities should be part of Oregon’s QRIS

Oregon’s QRIS addresses the needs of ALL children and families

No separate Domain for children with disabilities

Woven throughout Domains and Standards

Examples from Oregon’s QRIS 33

LD1- 4 Star: The program’s philosophy explicitly ensures the inclusion of all children.

LD3 – 3 Star: The program uses a basic indoor environmental arrangement that supports children’s learning and development that includes including space that: is accessible to all children enrolled in the program has enough room for equipment needed by children with disabilities

LD7 – 3 Star: The program uses basic curriculum activities that support children’s learning and development that include: adaptations that allow all children, including those with disabilities to

participate HS5 – 3 &4 Star: Including children with special health needs. FP1: Program uses family input and feedback to guide program

planning and policy decisions. FP2: Program meets individual needs of children through mutually

respectful, two-way communication with families.

Implications of Oregon’s QRIS for EI/ECSE Personnel

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Implications of Oregon’s QRIS for EI/ECSE Personnel

Better services for ALL children

and families

Oregon’s QRIS

identifies quality ELDP

programs

More choices to

place children

with disabilities

More children

with disabilities placed in

community settings Increased

collaboration between

ECE programs, EI/ECSE, CCR&Rs

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Implications of Oregon’s QRIS for Supporting Children with Disabilities in Community

Programs

Better services for ALL children

and families

Increased quality of program

Recognize quality of program

Provide services to

more children and

families

Increased collaboration

between EI/ECSE, CCR&Rs,

other agencies

What can EI/ECSE administrators do to enhance collaboration with QRIS, CCR&Rs and Early Learning Hubs to support young children with disabilities?

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Questions?38

Contact Information39

Gary Glasenapp

glaseng@wou.edu

Tom Udell

udellt@wou.edu

Mandy Stanley

stanleya@wou.edu

OREGON’S QUALITY RATING AND

IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMhttp://teachingresearchinstitute.org/projects/qris

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OREGON’S EARLY CHILDHOOD INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE

http://teachingresearchinstitute.org/projects/oecic

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