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| Meeting the First
Education Goal: School
Readiness |
The
intent of the School Readiness Act was to create
a locally designed, operated, and managed
system of fully integrated and coordinated school
readiness programs with a state-level
partnership providing overall leadership for coordinating
programmatic, administrative, and fiscal policies
and standards. |
| Local coalitions
are responsible for examining local programs and
delivery systems, establishing concrete steps to
improve service integration, efficiency, and quality,
and developing an evaluation plan to measure progress
in meeting the goals it establishes. |
| In order to accomplish
these requirements, coalitions must understand the
strengths and needs in their communities and develop
multiple community partnerships and action steps
for service continuation, service improvements,
and to address gaps in service. Service delivery,
as defined by the Act, includes early education
and care, screening and assessment, and parenting
supports. Local coalitions are required to
develop strategies to bring school readiness partners
together, develop concrete steps to integrate services,
identify mechanisms to increase efficiencies, and
implement quality improvement activities. |
To view the plan
as a web page
click
here. |
For a PDF file
of the
plan
click
here. |
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