Nine states were awarded a

Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge

Grant:California, Delaware, MARYLAND,

Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio,

Rhode Island and Washington

Project 1

Create 24 local early childhood councils

Community Hubs

Provide and coordinate existing services for families

with children, birth to five years

Judy Center Partnerships

Establish two satellite sites at Title 1 schools

Preschool for All

Establish five sites in Title 1 attendance areas.

Coaching & Mentoring Inclusion ProjectProvide coaching & mentoring to programs serving children (3-5 years of age) who have an

IEP/IFSP

Project 3

Expand the language program, VIOLETS, to 150 classrooms in MD EXCELS

Develop a Guide to Early Childhood Pedagogy to support the use of early learning standards and assessment

Implement two field tests of the Preschool Science, Technology, Engineering and Math program (STEM)

Project 4

Project 6

Developmental Screening for all Early Learning and Development Programs and Pediatricians

Maryland’s Early Childhood Mental

Health Consultation Project

For PediatriciansData

Collection

Project 7

Social Emotional Foundations

for Early Learning

Expand Parent-Child Learning Parties to 25% of all early learning and development programs in Title 1 school attendance areas.

Develop Maryland’s Family and Community Engagement Framework

Expand Reach Out and Read program to primary care physicians and pediatricians. Distribute books and information to over 46,000 children and their families.

Create Family Advisory Councils in local libraries in or near Title I school attendance areas, to include Family

Information Centers and resource kits.

• Align the Child Care Credentialing Program with the Workforce Knowledge and Competency Framework.

• Initiate a Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program for Early Childhood Education (ECE-MAAPP)

• Develop an articulation agreement for pre-service courses between MSDE approved trainers and the state's community colleges.

• Review the status of the Associate of Arts-Early Childhood Education Degree program and develop recommendations for the Governor's P-20 Council

• Conduct Leadership Learning Academies in sixty Title 1 schools for pre-K through Grade 2 and early childhood educators.

MD Longitudina

l Data System

Child Development Innovations (Project 7)

• Developmental Screening

Child Development Innovations (Project 7)

• Developmental Screening

Local Advisory Councils (Project 1)• Marketing• Promotion

Local Advisory Councils (Project 1)• Marketing• Promotion

Early Childhood Breakthrough Center (Project 3)

•Training and Technical Assistance•Quality Capacity Building

Early Childhood Breakthrough Center (Project 3)

•Training and Technical Assistance•Quality Capacity Building

Comprehensive Assessment

System(Project 6)

• Formative Assessments• Kindergarten Entry

Assessment

Comprehensive Assessment

System(Project 6)

• Formative Assessments• Kindergarten Entry

Assessment

Early Childhood Data System (Project 10)

• Child Care Administrative Tracking System• Maryland Longitudinal Data

System

Early Childhood Data System (Project 10)

• Child Care Administrative Tracking System• Maryland Longitudinal Data

System

Coalition for Family

Engagement (Project 8)

• Customizing Family Engagement Framework for EXCELS standards

Coalition for Family

Engagement (Project 8)

• Customizing Family Engagement Framework for EXCELS standards

Revised Early Learning Standards

(Project 4)• Incorporate Common Core

Standards• Expand VIOLETS and STEM• Develop Guide to Early

Pedagogy

Revised Early Learning Standards

(Project 4)• Incorporate Common Core

Standards• Expand VIOLETS and STEM• Develop Guide to Early

Pedagogy

Project 2

Blog Site to Post Questions http://mdchallengegrant.blogspot.com/

Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/challenge

 Maryland EXCELS (QRIS) Draft Standardshttp://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/announce

This project is funded under PL 111-5 and 112-10. 14005 and 14006, Division A, of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

of 2009, as amended by Section 1832(B) of Division B of Public Law 112-10, the Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.