Presented by Co-chairs of the Early Childhood Iowa PD Executive Committee Mary Schertz Early Childhood Consultant, Iowa Department of Education Dr. Cathy.

presented byCo-chairs of the Early Childhood Iowa PD Executive Committee

Mary SchertzEarly Childhood Consultant,

Iowa Department of Education

Dr. Cathy SwackhamerEarly Childhood Specialist 0 – 5 &

Manager Iowa Head Start TTA Center

Early Childhood Iowa (ECI)

Legislation allocation of early childhood professional development funds

Wide range of stakeholders

Facilitator helped to develop

Based on NAEYC’s Blueprint

4

Early Learnin

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Health, Mental Health

and Nutrition

Family Support

Special Needs/ Early

Intervention

Iowa’s Areas = Four Sectors of Early Childhood Systems Early care and

education opportunities in

nurturing environments where

children can learn what they need to

succeed in school and life.

Economic and parenting supports to ensure

children have nurturing and stable relationships

with caring adults.

Early identification, assessment and

appropriate services for children with

special health care needs, disabilities, or developmental delays

Comprehensive health services that meet children’s vision,

hearing, nutrition, behavioral, and oral

health as well as medical health needs.

Source: Early Childhood Systems Working Group

A Policy Framework for an Early Childhood Iowa Professional Development System

Professional Levels and Competencies

Iowa Early Childhood Workforce Study

Professional Development Landscape

Allocating professional development funds across 4 ovals Systematic Strategic Work Plans for the PD Executive

Committee and Oval Sectors

Looking at quality of Professional Development

CLASS

Logic Model

Continue to build upon competencies work

Have a broad representation of stakeholders

It won’t happen overnight

Have a facilitator to assist in the development

Have a coordinator

For more information…

Additional resources and information are available at:

http://www.nectac.org/~calls/2012/pd/pd.asp