TRI's Center on Early Learning to Present at the 2016 QRIS National Meeting


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TRI's Center on Early Learning to Present at the 2016 QRIS National Meeting

Jul 12, 2016 to Jul 14, 2016

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TRI's Center on Early Learning staff will participate in four presentations at the 2016 QRIS National Meeting, hosted by the QRIS National Learning Network and the Build Initiative.





Building a CQI Culture: Technical Assistance to Prepare Programs and Strengthen Leaders


Explore ways to build change that lasts by moving quality improvement efforts from a focus on external checklists to an internalized understanding of best practices.

Understanding of adult learning pushes us to move toward a participatory and reflective technical assistance delivery model. North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania share how continuous quality improvement concepts are incorporated into each state’s QRIS system, including stakeholders involvement, leadership development, shared decision-making, feedback loops and supervision supports.

Robyn Lopez Melton, TRI at Western Oregon University; Lauren Peterson, TRI at Western Oregon University; Leslie Roesler, Pennsylvania Key; Jenny Vial, Buncombe Partnership for Children



Professional Development Frameworks that Support Inclusion in QRIS: a Four-State Perspective


Relevant professional development for early care and education professionals can result in positive outcomes for all children, including children with disabilities. Join Georgia, Idaho, Oregon, and South Carolina to learn about the innovative professional development and quality improvement frameworks they have developed to prepare teachers and administrators in programs participating in QRIS to meaningfully include children with disabilities in their programs.

Jennie Couture, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning; Melissa Crist, University of Idaho; Heather Googe, University of South Carolina; Gary Glasenapp, TRI at Western Oregon University; Robyn Lopez Melton, TRI at Western Oregon University; Pam Stevens, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning



Linking Development, Implementation, and Evaluation: Continuous Improvement of a QRIS Through Data


This session will focus on the use of data in QRIS to demonstrate how cooperative, data-focused efforts can assist in continuous quality improvement at all levels of the policy system. The presenters will discuss how continuous communication, through direct and indirect methods between the evaluation team, the implementation team and the field, allows for an agile QRIS that can respond to barriers and issues in a timely manner. This workshop will explore an applied conceptual framework of building data capacity, literacy and impact.

Patrick Aldrich, TRI at Western Oregon University; Kelsie Curtis, Nick Gillon and Sarah Kelley, Child Care Aware of Washington; Karen Prow, Neighbor Impact of Central Oregon



We Can’t Just Translate Everything! Rethinking Equitable Access to QRIS through Culturally Relevant Translation Processes


Robyn Lopez MeltonNathan Winegardner

TRI's Robyn Lopez Melton and Nathan Winegardner will present, We Can’t Just Translate Everything! Rethinking equitable access to QRIS through culturally relevant translation processes.



This hot-topic discussion will focus on the process of creating culturally relevant QRIS and processes for providers and communities who speak languages other than English. Successes and challenges will be shared in the processes used to create translated versions of the field test materials developed. The subsequent discussions with participants will explore the timeliness and appropriateness of translation regarding equity.



Meeting Hosts


The BUILD Initiative and the QRIS National Learning Network will be hosting the 2016 QRIS National Meeting. This meeting will share the latest research, effective practices, innovations and big ideas in the development, implementation and revision of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS). The structure of the meeting will be designed to foster cross-state discussion and peer exchange.


Click here for more information about the 2016 QRIS National Meeting.


Location

Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel
2 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

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