Step C- Improvement Plan

The first screen of a provider's improvement plan will be a long summary page that includes sections with information already submitted by the provider:

• Contact Information - edit this information if the person listed is not the person that is submitting the Improvement Plan

• Provider Information and Child Details

• Provider Acknowledgement

• Click here for an example screen shot of this long summary page

The last two sections of this long summary page are the needs assessment and target areas information. These sections need to be filled out to complete the improvement plan template.

Need Assessment

A provider must conduct a needs assessment of their VPK program. If the low performing provider has not had a needs assessment administered within the last year, then this will be part of the provider's improvement plan. Any tool can be used.

• A Needs Assessment Instrument selected during the completion of the VPK Provider Acknowledgement process will be pre-populated in the Improvement Plan template. This can only be deleted by returning to the VPK Provider Acknowledgement process (Step 8 of 9) and de-selecting the appropriate environmental assessment instrument. [Click here for screen shot example]
• Click [Edit] to insert the completion date for the Needs Assessment instrument that has been pre-populated.
• If more than one Needs Assessment was administered, you may add that to the existing template by clicking [Add Assessment]. [Screen shot]
• If no information is displayed, select the Needs Assessment instrument, which could be an environmental assessment, that you intend to administer (required) and the date you anticipate it to be completed.
• When you have completed the needs assessment portion of the improvement plan, it will look like this [see screen shot].
  

Target Areas

Definitions, examples, and resources for each target area:

Target Area: Administrative and Management Practices

Target Area: Developmentally Appropriate Curricula

Target Area: Classroom Learning Environment

Target Area: Classroom Instructional Practices

Target Area: Child Developmental Screenings

Target Area: Child Developmental Assessments

Target Area: Social-Emotional Interactions Among Prekindergarten Instructors and Children

Target Area: Family Involvement

• Identify targeted areas for improvement based on the needs assessment that was administered. If you have not completed a needs assessment yet, look at the target areas and choose actions that you know you have not implemented in your VPK program. Also, if you answered “No” to questions on the provider acknowledgement, those subject areas can be added here as targeted areas for improvement.
• Choose at least two target areas of improvement, however, it is encouraged that all areas are targeted for improvement.
• Set a timeline to implement the proposed actions (or actions already taken). Your timeline should be over a period of time, not to occur all at once, but throughout your VPK program.
• [Click here for screen shot example of the four steps to filling out target area information ].
• When you have completed your target areas, your screen should look like this [Screen shot] with options to [Edit] or [Delete].
• If you do not choose at least TWO target areas, you will receive this error message [see screen shot].
• Example of target areas filled out with proposed dates [Screen shot].

Comments Section

• Please provide comments. This is an opportunity to provide further comments about your improvement plan. At this time, you should also print a copy of the improvement plan for your records, save your changes, and then click the "Next" button to go to the last step of the submission process [Screen shot].

Submitting Your Improvement Plan

• After clicking the "Next" button, your completed improvement plan will be displayed on the next screen. You will have the option to print, export to MS Word, and then "Submit" [see screen shot] .
• You should see a successful submission screen that looks like this [see screen shot].
• When you are finished, you will be taken back to your provider home page and should be able to see the status of your provider acknowledgement and improvement plan [see screen shot].

Approval of Your Improvement Plan

• Coalitions have 10 days to approve your improvement plan.
• When your coalition has approved your plan, this is how the bottom of your improvement plan will look (see screen shot).

Step D - Periodic Progress Reports

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