Challenges

Challenges for PreK-3^rd

• Increasing funding for Prek-3^rd approaches in ESEA, IDEA, Head Start
• Moving from “transition” to a fully integrated learning continuum from PreK through Third Grade
• PreK-3^rd Standards
  • Inclusion and alignment with Common Core K-12 standards
• PreK-3^rd assessments
  • Assessments from PreK through Third Grade aligned with Common Core standards
• Investing in PreK-3^rd education workforce
  • Existing workforce
    • Joint professional development for all PreK-3^rd teachers
    • Professional development for principals and administrators
  • Future workforce
    • PreK-3^rd teacher preparation programs
    • Articulated and differentiated staffing
    • Clear paths for professional mobility
• Rethinking family engagement in PreK-3^rd learning
• Shared accountability for Children’s learning by Third Grade: PreK programs, K-3, and families