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BELIEVE IN PRESCHOOL=
ACHIEVE IN THE FUTURE:
LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS
Vicki Hodges and Sharon Neely
Illinois State Board of Education
Deb Foust, Lead Area Liaison ROE 47
Libby Wilken, Lead Area Liaison ROE 32
DISCUSSION FOR TODAY: Applying social-emotional learning
standards and self-regulation skills to the preschool program to enhance learning and foster resilience for children in homeless situations
Creating and analyzing a preschool homeless plan to improve program quality and promote student growth
Differentiating developmentally appropriate activities to meet the needs of ALL children, including those in homeless situations
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AREA 1
AREA 4
AREA 6
REGIONAL MAP FOR ILLINOIS
Illinois has . . .
• approximately 863 Public School Districts (Data Analysis and
Accountability, Illinois State Board of Education, 2013)
• 102 counties
• is the 5th largest state per population (12,830,532)
• is the 24th largest state per land area in the nation (55,583.58 sq. mi.)
http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/popchart.html
ILLINOIS SERVED
• 54,892 homeless children and youth in the 2012-2013 school year.
• There was an 14.5% increase from 2011-2012 school year serving 47,965 homeless children and youth.
**This data includes district served Preschool-12th grade
STATE FUNDED PRESCHOOLS
Ten states do not have state-funded preschoolsSource: http://preschoolmatters.org/?s=state+funded+preschoolsFrom NIEER (National Institute for Early Education Research) The State of Preschool 2012
ILLINOIS PRESCHOOL CHILDREN SERVED
Pre-K 4 All - AM
Pre-K 4 All - PM
Pre-K 4 All - All day
Head Start
Title 1
Local or other Funding
Pre-K 4 All - AMPre-K 4 All - PMPre-K 4 All - All dayHead StartTitle 1Local or other Funding
ILLINOIS HOMELESS PRESCHOOL STUDENTS SERVED
Homeless Preschool Students
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500 22092420 2463
1674 2010-11
2011-12
Homeless preschool students reported in Student Information System (SIS)
http://www.isbe.net/earlychi/pdf/early_learning_standards.pdf
ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Physical Development and Health The Arts English Language Learners Home Language
Development
Social/Emotional Development
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL STANDARDS
identify and understand one’s feelings accurately read and comprehend emotional states in others manage strong emotions and their expression in a constructive manner regulate one’s behavior develop empathy for others establish and sustain relationships. (Boyd, Barnett, Bodrova, Leong, & Gomby, 2005)
BUILDING RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN
“The preschool years appear to be a window of opportunity for building these skills, and successful interventions targeting disadvantaged children, including homeless children, are likely to have a high return on investment in the form of greater school success. “
Risk and Resilience in the Educational Success of Homeless and Highly Mobile Children: Introduction to the Special
Section, Ann S. Masten. Educational Researcher http://er.aera.net. Dec. 5, 2012
PRESCHOOL HOMELESS PLAN CREATED:
to give programs a better understanding of what is expected of them on Compliance Checklist and in return provide a higher quality program for homeless children
to focus more diligently on children in homeless situations and adapt the preschool program goals objectives, and curriculum to meet the needs of the children and their families
by ISBE and the NAEHCY Early Childhood Sub-Committee
TeacherEducation License Valid for Early Childhood
AideParaprofessional License
Parent CoordinatorBachelor’s Degree
REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF IN ILLINOIS
Physical Appearance
Emotional Attachment
Physical Delays
Health Issues
Changes with Parents Involvement
WARNING SIGNS OF HOMELESSNESS
Motor Development
Language and Cognitive Development
Social-Emotional Development
Physical Health Development
EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS
MOTOR
Physical Developmen
t
Cognitive/language
Social/Emotional
Vicki Hodges Sharon Neely Deb Foust Libby WilkenPrincipal Consultant Principal Consultant MK-V Area 2 Lead Area Liaison Area 4 Lead Area Liaison Early Childhood MK-V Special Education Division Lee/Ogle ROE 47 Kankakee/Iroquois ROE 32 (217)524-4835 (217)782-5589 (815)652-2054 (815)[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
HOTLINE NUMBER
1-800-215-6379
Jeff Aranowski State Coordinator for Homeless Education (312)814-2223 [email protected]
