STARS Phase 2 - Workgroup - Request Form

The Child Development Division used Race to the Top, Early Learning Challenge Grant funds to evaluate STARS. As part of that evaluation, child care providers and community partners were surveyed about what is working and what is not working in STARS. The Division also surveyed families to learn about their impressions of STARS. Using all this information and working with the STARS Evolution and Oversight Committees, the Division is proposing changes to STARS in two phases.

We are forming five work groups to help CDD develop the supporting information and tools for Phase 2 changes to STARS. We are looking for individuals that can participate on those work groups and represent a group, such as someone to represent afterschool programs. Those work groups will be:

Guidance Manual Workgroup: This workgroup will develop the content of the guidance handbook. The handbook will provide clarity for criteria and evidence, provide templates, resources, etc.
Application Workgroup: This workgroup will recommend what needs to be included and format for the new STARS applications.
Continuous Quality Improvement Plan Workgroup: This workgroup will define and clarify expectations for all aspects of CQI requirements and evidence for criteria related to CQI – including templates that programs could use.
Recommending Supports for Programs about Phase 2 Changes Workgroup: This workgroup will identify both existing support systems and resources as well as new support systems/resources that programs may need to meet the new STARS program.
Recommending Incentives for Child Care Programs Workgroup: This workgroup will make recommendations for incentives for child care programs including incentives for participating at higher levels of STARS.The place and schedule for the meetings of each group will be determined once the group membership is formed.

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* 1. If you are interested in being part of one of the work groups, please include your contact information below.

Name

Program/Organization Name (if you have one)

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. What work group are you interested in participating in (indicate by making that group your top choice)? If you are interested in multiple groups, please indicate them by order of interest.

	Guidance Manual Work group	Application Work group	Continuous Quality Improvement Plan Workgroup	Recommending Supports for Programs about Phase 2 Changes Workgroup	Recommending Incentives for Child Care Programs Workgroup
First Choice	First Choice Guidance Manual Work group	First Choice Application Work group	First Choice Continuous Quality Improvement Plan Workgroup	First Choice Recommending Supports for Programs about Phase 2 Changes Workgroup	First Choice Recommending Incentives for Child Care Programs Workgroup
Second Choice	Second Choice Guidance Manual Work group	Second Choice Application Work group	Second Choice Continuous Quality Improvement Plan Workgroup	Second Choice Recommending Supports for Programs about Phase 2 Changes Workgroup	Second Choice Recommending Incentives for Child Care Programs Workgroup
Third Choice	Third Choice Guidance Manual Work group	Third Choice Application Work group	Third Choice Continuous Quality Improvement Plan Workgroup	Third Choice Recommending Supports for Programs about Phase 2 Changes Workgroup	Third Choice Recommending Incentives for Child Care Programs Workgroup
Fourth Choice	Fourth Choice Guidance Manual Work group	Fourth Choice Application Work group	Fourth Choice Continuous Quality Improvement Plan Workgroup	Fourth Choice Recommending Supports for Programs about Phase 2 Changes Workgroup	Fourth Choice Recommending Incentives for Child Care Programs Workgroup
Fifth Choice	Fifth Choice Guidance Manual Work group	Fifth Choice Application Work group	Fifth Choice Continuous Quality Improvement Plan Workgroup	Fifth Choice Recommending Supports for Programs about Phase 2 Changes Workgroup	Fifth Choice Recommending Incentives for Child Care Programs Workgroup

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* 3. What group of interested individuals do you represent? If you represent multiple groups, please choice the primary group you represent.

Family Child Care Home Providers

Center Based Child Care and Preschool Providers

Center Based Child Care Programs - offering nonrecurring care services

Afterschool Providers

Publicly Operated Prekindergarten Programs

Privately Operated Prekindergarten Programs

Nationally Accredited Programs

Mentors

Other (please specify)

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* 1. If you are interested in being part of one of the work groups, please include your contact information below.

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* 2. What work group are you interested in participating in (indicate by making that group your top choice)? If you are interested in multiple groups, please indicate them by order of interest.

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* 3. What group of interested individuals do you represent? If you represent multiple groups, please choice the primary group you represent.

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* 4. Any other comments?