Early Childhood Project Charter - School District U-46
Early Childhood Project Charter - School District U-46
Early Childhood Project Charter - School District U-46
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<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Childhood</strong> Education<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Charter</strong><br />
Nov. 14, 2011
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Charter</strong> Committee<br />
• Angela Balk, <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Childhood</strong> Assessment/Community Outreach<br />
• Karen Fox, Chief of Family and Community Engagement<br />
• Angela Gallegos, DL 1 way Full Day Kindergarten teacher, parent<br />
• Jenni Garcia, 1 st grade teacher<br />
• Therese Gingerich, Kindergarten Transition/ Head Start Liaison<br />
• Stephanie Hopkins, Preschool teacher<br />
• Karla Guzman, Parent/Community Outreach Coordinator, Parent<br />
• Jeff King, Chief Operations Officer<br />
• Lynn Reuter, Community Liaison, parent<br />
• Linda Swanson, Birth to Three Parent Educator<br />
• Rita Weber, Coordinator of <strong>Early</strong> Literacy
<strong>Project</strong> Opportunity<br />
Destination 2015<br />
98% of First Graders Reading at Grade Level
<strong>Project</strong> Opportunities<br />
• High expectations for all children to be prepared<br />
for learning<br />
• Alignment of expectations for kindergarten<br />
readiness<br />
• Creating and expanding learning opportunities for<br />
children and parents<br />
• High expectations for all teachers in the district<br />
and in the community
<strong>Project</strong> Milestone 1<br />
Develop a common language/common message
Common Messages<br />
Talk<br />
• Tell me a story<br />
• Sing me songs<br />
• Talk about my<br />
day<br />
Play<br />
• Pretend with me<br />
• Be silly with me<br />
• Build with me<br />
Do<br />
• Let me touch, taste and smell new things<br />
• Explore our community and library together<br />
• Count things with me<br />
Read<br />
• Read books to me<br />
• Re-read books I<br />
love<br />
•Point out letters in<br />
my world<br />
Register me for Kindergarten
<strong>Project</strong> Milestone 3<br />
Utilize and expand community partnerships<br />
• Community agencies throughout U-<strong>46</strong><br />
• Elgin Partners for <strong>Early</strong> Learning (EPEL)<br />
• Community child care and preschools<br />
• Home care providers
<strong>Project</strong> Milestones 4-5<br />
4.Communicate the common message to<br />
all stakeholders<br />
5.Expand opportunities to deliver the common<br />
message to high-risk families and<br />
neighborhoods to close the achievement gap
<strong>Project</strong> Milestones 6-7<br />
6. Use research-based interventions with<br />
parents of infants and toddlers.<br />
7. Use research-based interventions with<br />
• Preschoolers<br />
• Kindergartners<br />
• First Graders
<strong>Project</strong> Milestone 8<br />
Promote a menu of educational<br />
opportunities for families in<br />
schools and in the community.
<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Childhood</strong> Education<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Charter</strong><br />
Nov. 14, 2011
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