UPK Technical Assistance Session:� ✱ Vision and Coherence� ✱ Community Engagement &
Partnerships
March 1, 2022
Presented By:
Michelle Lucero, Senior Director
Child Development Programs and Services
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A Few UPK Updates:
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Early childhood is the most significant time of learning and growth in a child’s life. In fact, more than 90% of brain development happens in the first five years. The learning experiences, relationships, and environments that surround children from birth to age five give them the foundation for lifelong learning.
�Ensuring that children have the early experiences that they need to flourish takes the collective investment of early learning and care providers, families, and community leaders. In short, young children thrive when adults prioritize them.
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The Why! Early Learning Matters
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Image credit: Frame for Planning, Implementing and Evaluating P-3 approaches
Introducing a P-3 Framework
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Focus Area A: Vision and Coherence
Vision: “the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom”
Coherence: “the quality of forming a unified whole”
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When Pre-K and TK Meet
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Welcome
Tim Taylor, Executive Director
Small School Districts’ Association
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Building Vision and Coherence Breakouts
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Focus Area B: Community Engagement and Partnerships
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Michelle Lucero
Senior Director
Child Dev Programs and Services
Kimberly Nelms
Program Manager
BCOE Child Development Programs and Services
Quality Counts CA/Steps to Quality
Jodie Keller
Program Director
E Center Head Start
Lana Frisby
Program Manager
Valley Oak Children’s Services
Additional Community Engagement Ideas
Learn about early education within your district/attendance area:
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Plan Development Assessment Tool
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Resources and Contact Information
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Presenter Contact Information�
Lana Frisby: lfrisby@valleyoakchildren.org
Jodie Keller: jkeller@ecenter.org
Kimberly Nelms: knelms@bcoe.org
Michelle Lucero: mlucero@bcoe.org
Emie Shamblin: eshamblin@ecenter.org
BCOE UPK Resource Page https://www.bcoe.org/Student-Services/Child-Development--Early-Learning/Universal-Prekindergarten-Implementation/index.html
P-3 Framework for Planning, Implementing and Evaluation P-3 Approaches
UPK LEA Assessment Tool
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EWS1CH9DEV0rlEuJRnSF00nm0NB1RaVR/view?usp=sharing
UPK Implementation Guidance Vol 1
Butte County Child Care Map