June Board Meeting

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June Board Meeting

• June 12, 2007
• Quinsigamond Community College
• Harrington Learning Center
• 670 West Boylston Street
• Worcester, MA

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Workforce Development System Building Update
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2 Yr Community Colleges
Private Universities
4 Yr State College System
Higher Education/ Scholarships
Professional Organizations Institutes
Cultural Organizations
Voc/Tech School
Consultants Trainers
Workforce Training Funding Delivery
USDA Food Programs
Other State Agencies
Early Education Care Workforce
21st Century Program
DPH
EEC
DOE
CPCs
CCRRs
ESL Adult Literacy Programs
Head Start
Green funding Red delivery
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Workforce Development System Building

• Current EEC efforts based on
• Guiding Principles
• Legislative Requirements
• Framework provided by 2006 Workforce Plan
• Research and analysis of "current state" and best
  practices and
• Whats good for children, educators, programs,
  and families.

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Workforce Development System Building Principles

• Involve and engage stakeholders
• Include all staff roles and levels
• Build on strengths of the current workforce
• Provide a continuum of opportunities that are
  accessible and meet the diverse needs of the
  workforce
• Develop and recognize leadership at all levels
• Set high standards and provide the supports to
  meet and maintain them
• Promote equity across public and private systems
• Link career advancement to compensation
• Establish best practices based on current
  research
• Maintain a balance among access, affordability,
  and quality across the system.

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Workforce Development System Building Legislative
Requirements (M.G.L Chapter 15D Section 5)

• An inventory of current workforce resources
• Analysis of current status of workforce
• Assessment of workforce capacity to meet future
  needs
• Core competencies
• Streamlined certification, credentialing and
  licensure
• Professional development registry
• Statewide articulation agreements among higher
  education institutions
• Training and trainer approval
• Coordination of existing workforce resources
  among public agencies regional workforce
  supports
• A range of professional development
  opportunities
• Credit for prior learning experiences/equivalencie
  s
• Career ladder/lattice
• Public and private resources to support workforce
  development efforts and
• Data collection and evaluation system to assess
  whether workforce plan is achieving desired
  outcomes.

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Workforce Development System Building Key
Elements

• State-Wide Infrastructure Building, Leadership
  and Strategic Planning
• Core Competencies
• Professional Development Data Management System
• Credentialing and Career Lattice (Career
  Pathways)
• Professional Development Opportunities and
  Resources Aligned with Requirements and Workforce
  Needs

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Workforce Development System Building Progress
To Date - Highlights

• Addressed and aligned training and professional
  development requirements in draft of proposed
  regulations.
• Conducted an online survey of CCRRs, CPCs,
  Family Child Care Systems, and Head Start
  programs to gather information on professional
  development.
• Compiled an initial draft of core competencies to
  apply across the field.
• Updated existing Professional Qualifications
  software created on-line application.
• Developed a comprehensive background check system
  to safeguard children which includes results of
  substantiated DSS investigations and criminal
  offender record information (CORI).

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Workforce Development System Building Key Next
Steps

• Convene Workforce Development Task Force in
  collaboration with United Way of Mass Bay and the
  Schott Foundation.
• Build EEC internal workforce development
  capacity.
• Continue to collect and analyze data on current
  state including assessing statewide professional
  development needs.
• Begin building IT infrastructure for EEC
  Professional Development Data Management System.
• Work with Board of Higher Education to develop
  statewide articulation/transfer agreements.

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Workforce Development System Building Key Next
Steps (continued)

• Seek feedback and finalize Core Competencies.
• Design a basic EEC Orientation program for all
  educators entering the field.
• Continue linking funding increases to
  staff/program quality through Universal Pre-K
  (UPK), and other quality initiatives.
• Identify critical resource gaps and develop FY
  2009 budget priorities to begin addressing most
  critical needs.

To view a copy of the 2007 Workforce Update
please visit the EEC Website at
www.eec.state.ma.us
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Workforce Development System Building Workforce
Development Task Force

• Membership
• Key experts and others with hands-on experience
  in workforce development issues. Representation
  from state agencies, direct service providers,
  training providers, higher education, funders,
  business, and others.
• Charge of Task Force
• Provide expert feedback and refinement on
  existing workforce plans
• Develop achievable, actionable strategies and
  meaningful next steps for short term
  implementation and
• Serve an advisory capacity to EEC on the further
  development of EECs long term plan for workforce
  development.
• Structure and Timeline
• Monthly meetings with multiple sub-committees
• Scheduled to meet June 2007 June 2008

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EEC Financial AssistanceState Median Income
(SMI) Update
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Updating Income Eligibility for EEC Financial
Assistance

• CURRENT INCOME ELIGIBLITY REQUIREMENTS
• All Based on 2006 State Median Income (SMI)
• ? Entry 50SMI or below
• ? Exit 85SMI
• Family with documented special need
• ? Entry 85SMI or below
• ? Exit 100SMI
• RECOMMENDATION
• Use 2008 State Median Income to update Income
  Eligibility Levels to more closely reflect
  current cost of living.
• IMPACT
• Updating to 2008 SMI will result in an increase
  in the income eligibility level of 100 month at
  the 50 SMI entry level, and of 150-225/month
  increase at the 85 SMI. A small number of
  additional families will become eligible a small
  number of families will remain eligible longer.

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Comparison of Income Eligibility Levels 2006
vs. 2008Gross Income and of State Median
Income (SMI)
UPDATED EXIT
CURRENT EXIT
UPDATED ENTRY
CURRENT ENTRY
Example Based on a family of three, no
documented special need