Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. ~John Dewey
DCPS Preschool
Welcome back! This is our first newsletter for
the new 2016-2017 school year. We hope you have had a chance to relax and enjoy
your time with friends and family this summer. It has been a busy summer for us at the preschool
office. This summer we spent a lot of time planning supports for many of our classrooms throughout the district.
*Kentucky All Stars*
What is Kentucky All STARS?
Kentucky All STARS is Kentucky’s expanded five-star quality rating and improvement system for early care and education programs. Studies show that children who attend high quality early learning environments have better math, language and social skills. The unified system serves all early care and education programs that receive public funding including child care centers, Head Start and public preschool. Kentucky All STARS is based on Kentucky’s Early Childhood Standards and research-based indicators of quality. It recognizes programs that have made a commitment to continuous quality improvement. On the path toward higher quality, programs can benefit from supports including training, technical assistance and coaching.
How do programs earn their rating?
On the expanded five-star scale, STARS level one is obtained by meeting regulatory requirements. STARS level two is obtained by completing a set of required domains and standards. STARS levels three through five feature a range of points programs must meet in order to meet to move up on the rating scale. While there are required domains for these three STARS levels, programs can choose from a menu of standards to fulfill the requirements.
To learn more about Kentucky All STARS, the Standards of Quality, and to view the timeline, please access the resources on the right. Be sure to visit the official Kentucky All STARS website at www.kentuckyallstars.orgfor resources and up-to-date information.
Currently the Daviess County Public School Preschool Program has completed the application for the All Stars program and are waiting for further direction from the state.
*Reminders*
- Check all of your IEPs for review dates. You should schedule your first meeting 10-14 days prior to the IEP end date (this allows for multiple attempts to contact the parent and get them involved if needed).
- We will have new ECERS-3 training this year and hope to target that in September.
- We are still working on the Program Review and hope to have results from that by October.
- Please remember to put your attendance in Infinite Campus and turn it in monthly to Stephanie.
- For T5 students, please make sure that your building secretary is aware of them and that the need is indicated on the conference summary, and that it is on the IEP.
*Dates to remember*
- Transition Days -- August 10-18th
- ARC meetings for the year due to Stephanie by September 9th
- August 12th and 19th ARC meetings. On August 12th each teacher will do their own meetings. On August 19th Donna Howard, Krista, and Christina are scheduled to work that day.
- September 2nd is our next staff meeting.
