

We're not going to do those again this year. Unannounced reviews are not a good way to do that. It's really important to us to let all the programs just reinvigorate, reengage, and recover and restore from COVID. We've kind of been going with this theme for a couple of years of not doing unannounced reviews.
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Those scores are going to be to help you with professional development and to help us see if there's new ways that we can actually implement CLASS ® in the future.Īnd finally, we are not planning any unannounced reviews this year. Because this year when we do CLASS ®, we're not going to be using those scores for designation renewal. Usually, when I'm out and I can see you, everybody claps. Then we're doing something new this year. We still want to talk to you, hear about your programs, get highlights. Those are the ones that you guys all know and love. That is to really make sure that we still continue to keep people safe during COVID, and that we lessen the exposure of new people into your program. And we're going to have two reviewers off site. That means that we're going to send two reviewers on site. October, I hope everybody is … It's always hard to get ready for monitoring. Oh, you can see me, great, great, great.įirst of all, we're going to continue this year with our hybrid FA2. Let me tell you a little bit about what's going on for FY '23 and all of the monitoring highlights. I don't know if you can see me because you can only see Tala. Adia, when do monitoring reviews start, and will we be doing unannounced reviews this year?Īdia Brown: Hey, Tala. I am super excited to be working with Adia. Today, we will be talking about just the highlights for monitoring, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System – CLASS ® – or FA1, Focus Area 1, Focus Area 2, the reporting structure, and then the CARES Act. That is why I'm excited about monitoring today. And how we can offer technical assistance or development, professional development needs to get you closer to those goals. But hopefully, our monitoring teams and our Regional Offices can continue supporting you in that piece. How can you get better? It's always … I know we haven't had much time to think about that because of COVID and how much that changes our processes. And it's a really good time for you to review your strategic plans and think about how your programs support children and families in your communities. It is exactly when we can share good practices with other grantees and other programs. Monitoring does not always have to be bad. We have time to highlight the good things that are happening in your programs.
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We get to see how to get better, how to do things, what research shows us, how to support our early childhood, our children continue to improve. Why is monitoring important? Monitoring is important because it provides – we get opportunities for new perspectives. This will be helpful, and all of our friends in Puerto Rico, who are also going through the recovery process. We're also thinking about our friends in Florida who might not actually have power right now. This webcast will actually be available for future viewing on ECLKC. And I remember wishing my oldest child – who's almost 11 now – could actually be eligible for Head Start because of the comprehensive services piece and just how the programming was. I'm very excited to be a part of the Head Start family. They've gone through the child care system, of course, since they were like 6 weeks old, which I know how hard that is. I was here … I got a preview of the job as acting on a detail for a few months – for six months – before I accepted the permanent. I just joined as the deputy director for Head Start, and I'm very excited. Welcome to the fiscal year 2023 monitoring kickoff. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to Tala Hooban. Glenna Davis: Hello, and welcome everyone to the FY 2023 monitoring kickoff.
