This request actually comes from the QRS Secretary, Natalie Pinto:
1) Please do not put in-service hours certificates that are more than 12 months old in the portfolio.
2) Place the highest level piece of documentation (i.e. FCCPC, Dir. Cred., DCF Transcript) right behind the corresponding Professional Development form.
3) Put all of the teachers names on the Classroom Enrollment Form, so we do not have to mix and match the ratio/group size page. It gets very confusing when teachers are listed in more than one classroom! Are they within ratio or creating a licensing violation?!!!
Thank you for your assitance!
A place to share information regarding the "Quality Counts - Broward" program and associated professional development information for early childhood education practitioners.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Primary language
If all of the families serviced by a provider speak English, will they be credited appropriately under Family Engagement, at the 5 star level if they do not provide resources in other languages?
Friday, March 6, 2009
A coach asks a portfolio preparation question:
In section 4.4 Curriculum, Star 2, page 12 of manual, what is the correct number of "lesson plans for three months that highlight each curriculum for all ages?" That is, does each classroom have to include 3 months of lesson plans? That would be 12 lesson plans per class. If so, does this number of lesson plans remain the same for Star 4 A and Star 5 (page 13 in manual)? Or, perhaps the intent was for lesson plans that are current, i.e. used within the last three months of submitting the portfolio. Please advise. Thanks.
Louise Marine
In section 4.4 Curriculum, Star 2, page 12 of manual, what is the correct number of "lesson plans for three months that highlight each curriculum for all ages?" That is, does each classroom have to include 3 months of lesson plans? That would be 12 lesson plans per class. If so, does this number of lesson plans remain the same for Star 4 A and Star 5 (page 13 in manual)? Or, perhaps the intent was for lesson plans that are current, i.e. used within the last three months of submitting the portfolio. Please advise. Thanks.
Louise Marine
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Full Rating Questions
A provider requested information on the following:
i) Full Rating Calculations
(1) After review the QRIS Manual, a provider has requested a sample of how they calculations are done. If possible, please post a sample, with numbers, of how the calculations are done. The coach didn’t want to compute a sample incorrectly.
ii) Will the assessors be at the exit interview?
i) Full Rating Calculations
(1) After review the QRIS Manual, a provider has requested a sample of how they calculations are done. If possible, please post a sample, with numbers, of how the calculations are done. The coach didn’t want to compute a sample incorrectly.
ii) Will the assessors be at the exit interview?
Monday, March 2, 2009
Onsite Visits
Will there be two different visits after the portfolio has been reviewed? A provider received a letter stating "We will schedule your classroom visit next month, as well as an onsite visit to review lesson plans, child asessments and teacher evaluations." The wording led us to believe there will be two visits.