By Sharron Harrington I am a member of Vermont’s Pre-Kindergarten Education Implementation Committee representing VTAEYC, and I want to let you know how it’s going. The Committee was created through Act 76 to assist the Agency of Education (AOE) […]
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By Victoria Ward I have a LOT of great news about SPARQS! Our Quality Support Specialists are ready to roll out coaching services to early childhood education programs statewide. Each region of the state has one or more Quality
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This post compiles real, detailed questions early childhood educators ask about SPARQS: Vermont’s System for Program Access to Resources for Quality Supports. For an overview of SPARQS, visit vtaeyc.org/sparqs and see our SPARQS Overview webinar recording from January 2024.Â
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By Sharron Harrington, Executive Director I’m excited to welcome 2024! This past year saw a lot of big beginnings and expansions in Vermont’s early childhood education system. To start, Act 76 became law. Here at VTAEYC, we launched the
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By Victoria Ward, Associate Director for ECE Program Quality I am pleased to share new components of SPARQS are rolling out: First, we are holding a CLassroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) training series in January. These trainings with Nikki
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By Victoria Ward Exciting news from SPARQS: Starting today, early childhood education and afterschool programs will be able to start scheduling program assessments. These program assessments will inform your CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) plan and are necessary for your STARS
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By Sharron Harrington, Executive Director The Child Development Division (CDD) announced yesterday that VTAEYC is facilitating an important new state initiative: the System for Program Access to Resources for Quality Supports, or SPARQS. We’re excited to partner with Vermont
