2010-2011 Readiness Rate Info

VPK Providers, be sure to check your mailboxes! If you haven't already, you should be receiving a letter from the Florida Department of Education regarding the 2010-2011 VPK Readiness Rates. The preliminary readiness reates will be posted the week of December 15-19, 2011. The letter also speaks to several changes to the readiness rate process and calculation. Go to the FDOE site at: https://vpk.fldoe.org for info!

READINES RATE TIMELINE
(Dates are subject to change)

• Preliminary Readiness Rates - Posted December 19-21, 2011
• Provider Verification/Dispute period - December 19-21, 2011 - January 20, 2012
• Coalition Approval period December 19-21, 2011 - January 27, 2012
• Final Readiness Rate posted - February 2012
• State Board of Education sets minimum rate - March 2012
• Acknowledgement of Low Performing Due - March 2012
• Improvement Plans Due - April 2012
  

New Early Learning and Development Standards for Four-Year-Olds (2011)

On October 18, 2011, the Florida State Board of Education adopted the new Florida Early Learning and Development Standards for Four-Year-Olds. These standards, replace the 2008 VPK Education Standards. These new standards create a common framework and language for providers of VPK Education Programs as well as School Readiness Programs serving our four-year-olds for the purpose of teaching and learning. Download a copy of the new standards HERE. Please note that the Standards are in PDF format and 270 pages. For training dates, check out the Calendar and Events tab of this website.

New Date for VPK Provider Training -4th VPK Standards Enhancers Scheduled!

The ELCHC is pleased to announce the continuation of the training series entitled VPK Standards Enhancers. This fun, interactive series offers Hillsborough's VPK teachers activities and strategies that enhance VPK Education Standards through early literacy!

The forth session will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 2:30 and again at 6:00, and will feature the book The Wnd Blew by Pat Hutchins. The cost for the VPK Standards Enhancers Training is $15.00 per person. Participants will receive: a quality children's book, a Make & Take activity, supporting materials, a resoure file, and a training certificate. Sessions will be limited to 30 participants and each standard and book will only be presented once so send your registration in quickly! Click on the book cover to your left to download the registration packet!

Specific dates for future trainings have not been set yet, but they will be posted on the ELCHC calendar. However, providers can look forward to:

• May 2012 - The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
• July 2012 - The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

New VPK Reenrollment Procedure

Historically, parents with children enrolled in VPK were able to transfer their child from one VPK program to another as many times as they wished. That is no longer the case. As of December 21, 2010, children enrolled in VPK are allowed only ONE transfer, or what is now called a 'reenrollment' with another VPK provider. Because of this new rule, the ELCHC will no longer conduct transfers/reenrollments over the telephone. Parents wishing to reenroll should be directed to either the Bay Plaza office or the North Florida Avenue office. The Palm Avenue office will not issue reenrollments. Below are documents that will offer you additional information on these changes. Simply click on the name to download.

VPK Reenrollment Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

VPK Reenrollment Application for Parents (PDF)

VPK Provider Application Forms

• VPK 10
• VPK 11A
• VPK 11B
• Instructions
• Frequently Asked Questions About the Forms

Forms can be accessed here on the ELCHC website. These forms are ‘hot’, meaning you can complete, save, and print them on your computer. Additionally, there are detailed instructions to help you complete the forms.