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Specifics are needed for the "what" young children need from a school setting that they are not able to get at home. How will the colleges prepare teachers in child development, appropriate early literacy skills, and socially needed understanding of equality and respect for others?

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I have read that the RICA will not be required, but today it was said that the RICA will be required for the pk3 ECE specialist credential. Which one is correct? 

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I have read that the RICA will not be required, but today it was said that the RICA will be required for the pk3 ECE specialist credential. Which one is correct? 

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Will professional development coaching and trainings be an integral part of P-3. If so, will there be a specific credential/certification requirement?

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take the work of ECE professionals into account. Many have already obtained their degree because we were told a long time ago we had to have it when UPK was established. Now we are being told to obtain the credential and take the CBEST and RICA. Very frustrating

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CTC will have a temporary TK permit available for the upcoming school year for those that already have a Bachelors degree, have taken CBEST, and have been teaching PK. Will be available soon. 

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CTC will have a temporary TK permit available for the upcoming school year for those that already have a Bachelors degree, have taken CBEST, and have been teaching PK. Will be available soon. 

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Family Child Care Providers & Private Preschools

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Family Child Care Providers & Private Preschools

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How are we supporting childcare providers working in the private sector? Many providers do not have access to higher education yet have been providing excellent preschool programs to children. The pandemic has already impacted their businesses and the Universal PreK program will put them in a challenging position as they struggle with staff and enrollments.

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Employers, Higher Ed, Labor and Earl y Childhood providers need to have space for shared conversations.

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Employers, Higher Ed, Labor and Earl y Childhood providers need to have space for shared conversations.

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It would be great for various collaborators to be able to participate in conversations around quality ECE preparation and support in their classrooms. This would include districts, county offices, Higher Ed, labor organizations and early childhood organizations.

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Work closely with community colleges  and universities.   All colleges and universities should be consistent with their presentation of the materials

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Work closely with community colleges  and universities.   All colleges and universities should be consistent with their presentation of the materials

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1. difference between TK and UPK
2. Hours credited for an MS in ECE towards that p-k credential
3. How else to get hours?
4. Will the CBEST and RICA be required for the p-3 credential?

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Let's make this a credential that is available/affordable as a co-BA degree/P-3 Credential

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Allow past CD courses as the subject matter competency for P-3 CSET.

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Allow past CD courses as the subject matter competency for P-3 CSET.

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Have a clear matrix from CDE/CTC for candidates and current educators

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Have a clear matrix from CDE/CTC for candidates and current educators

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Take another look at the CSET for P3 Credential.

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Take another look at the CSET for P3 Credential.

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Research CBEST test day and study guides.

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Research CBEST test day and study guides.

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Need for local Collaboration Opportunities & Funding

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Need for local Collaboration Opportunities & Funding

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Meeting across systems and organizations.

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Reconsider a MA degree vs a PK-3 credential...all very confusing

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Reconsider a MA degree vs a PK-3 credential...all very confusing

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Continue to elevate the need for resources and funding to support higher ed to build and offer pk-3 prep programs

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Continue to elevate the need for resources and funding to support higher ed to build and offer pk-3 prep programs

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Develop a retreat with CCC, School district, head start, HE, private (if possbile)

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Develop a retreat with CCC, School district, head start, HE, private (if possbile)

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Need one pathway; otherwise too confusing for students.

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Need one pathway; otherwise too confusing for students.

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Would be nice to have a pathway from HS to community college to BA to a credential and then into the system. 

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Would be nice to have a pathway from HS to community college to BA to a credential and then into the system. 

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Private Colleges are often more flexible

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Private Colleges are often more flexible

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Not eliminate any vital partnership within our systems (they can make new programs more easily)

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Our numbers in region 1 and 2 are small.  We need to grow our collaboration. 

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Our numbers in region 1 and 2 are small.  We need to grow our collaboration. 

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folks want more opportunities to learn from those like Santa Clara who are creating pipelines

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The BA in ECE/CD is not always accessible in modality or affordability (Need more hybrid, online, evening, weekends)

Community college: PACE accelerated semester, works for working professionals.

Grant to provide CCC's with a BA degree (Hancock)--if you can prove another CSU is not filling that gap ADVOCATE FOR AN ASSEMBLY BILL for a secure path to BA

Our counties have specific barriers to 4-year colleges

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the candidates for these programs are going to look very different, ie they will likely have significant experience teaching in early learning and/or they are career changers (those who have a BA but no experience in early learning). How do we meet the needs of these two very different candidate groups?

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First 5 + community colleges + BA colleges need to be connected.

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First 5 + community colleges + BA colleges need to be connected.

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No more wait see. Our regions needs  direct communication with the state.

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No more wait see. Our regions needs  direct communication with the state.

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Collaborate with them, what are the pathways they are willing to develop for future teachers?

Important for students to see what ECE looks like

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Funding for a regional collaborative to convene, for the place, food, logistics, etc. 

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Funding for a regional collaborative to convene, for the place, food, logistics, etc. 

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Build coordinators to help coordinate the work so that ideas lead to action. 

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Build coordinators to help coordinate the work so that ideas lead to action. 

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Faculty are contract based, important to have formal agreements (MOU's) or some contract.

Learning from past work, get formal agreements

In LA County, stipends were provided to higher education faculty.

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should there be regular monthly meetings among folks in the region? who would convene that meeting?

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Being able to come back as a group and map out where everyone intersects and find out where to leverage collaboration and not duplicate efforts 

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Being able to come back as a group and map out where everyone intersects and find out where to leverage collaboration and not duplicate efforts 

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Actionable next step. see the partnerships, plan specific times to make steps. create a timeline,

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The PD from COE /EOis really suited to what teachers need to know. (Teaching Pyramid, DRPD) bring up the overall quality.

Deepen Professionals' understanding through COP, events, higher ed connection

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It was mentioned that there are a lot of familiar faces in the group.

Collaboration amongst agencies (QRS, First 5, COE/OE), higher ed, practitioners.

Action plan: create one based on what we know is important for Teacher prep

SHOW THAT THE REGION/COUNTIES ARE DOING, how we are aligned, and a VISUAL representation of the pathway

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need to bring together LEAs with IHEs and community colleges.

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need a central agency in each county that connects everyone and all the different pieces, eg applying for grants, identifying candidates, etc