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Act 3 brings Louisiana early education to a universal standard | New Orleans - WDSU Home
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YOU KNOW WHAT'S CHANGED IN AREA SCHOOLS AND ALSO GIVING YOU TIPS TO MAKE SURE YOUR CHILDREN ARE READY TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS. EARLY EDUCATION IN LOUISIANA IS TAKING ON A NEW SHAPE. "ACT 3" PASSED IN THE 2012 LEGISLATIVE SESSION--AND THE PILOT BEGAN THIS YEAR... CURRENTLY EARLY EDUCATION IS FRAGMENTED -- SO "ACT 3" WILL TRY TO BRING THEM ALL UNDER A UNIFORM STANDARD. WDSU ANCHOR SULA KIM EXPLAINS HOW THE PROGRAM WILL AFFECT YOUR CHILD'S PRE-K OR EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 1:45:31 we are on board with this we are excited about this 1:45:36 KRISTI GIVENS, DIRECTOR OF "KIDS OF EXCELLENCE " ATTENDED THE FIRST PILOT MEETING FOR "ACT 3". HER CENTER WAS PICKED TO PARTICIPATE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER PUBLICLY FUNDED EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS LIKE "HEAD START" AND PRE-K 1:48:06 so they're asking us what do we feel what do we need 1:48:10 RIGHT NOW IN LOUISIANA, EARLY EDUCATION IS A FRAGMENTED SYSTEM, WITH DIFFERENT GUIDELINES. ACT 3 AIMS TO BRING THEM ALL UNDER ONE UMBRELLA...WITH A COMMON STANDARD,SO KIDS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE WHEN THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN. ONE WAY "ACT 3" PLANS TO RAISE THE BAR IS THROUGH LETTER GRADE ASSESSMENTS. HERE'S HOW... ONE: TEACHERS WILL OBSERVE THE CHILD OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND ANALYZE THEIR GROWTH. AND TWO: A THIRD PARTY WOULD COME IN AND OBSERVE TEACHER-CHILD INTERACTION. BASED ON THE DATA GATHERED, A LETTER GRADE WOULD BE ISSUED. BUT HOW THAT GRADE WILL BE COMPUTED--HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED YET. 1:56:26 we hope the state will be wise in the way we create the grade in other words not just what's A, B, and C, but what will create that A 1:56:43 there needs to be other components that are computed in making that grade MELANIE BRONFIN IS WITH THE POLICY INSTITUTE AND A STRONG ADVOCATE OF EARLY EDUCATION. SHE SAYS OTHER FACTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED INTO THE ASSESSMENT, LIKE STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS. AND SHE FEELS TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IS CRITICAL IF THIS PLAN IS TO SUCCEED. 1:57:53 it's not just about do we have masters level teachers, do we even have teachers who have any understanding of child development who can then use these assessments to improve quality THOSE ARE ALL QUESTIONS STILL BEING ANSWERED. STATE EDUCATION LEADERS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMING UP WITH THE BEST FRAMEWORK, BUT A FEW PARTS ARE STILL UNDETERMINED. 1:59:19 our fear is if we implement too quickly without appropriate funding and infrastructure and support then we won't be able to achieve the outcomes we want to achieve BRONFIN APPLAUDS THE VISION OF ACT 3....SHE JUST HOPE THE GRADING SYSTEM WILL BE FAIR ...AND TEACHERS ARE GIVEN THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR SUPPORT. ON YOUR SIDE SULA KIM WDSU NEWS. THERE WILL MORE MEETINGS UNTIL "ACT 3" OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES DURING THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR. THE STATE HAS GIVEN 350 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM. AND PRE-K PROGRAMS IN 15 PARISHES PARTICIPATED IN THE MEETINGS INCLUDING ORLEANS, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
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