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· Assessors will observe at least fifty percent of the classrooms to include at least one from each age group for Category 2: Teacher-Child Interactions and Category 4: Indoor and Outdoor Environment, as applicable. If the early learning program (ELP) has only one classroom for an age group, then the assessor Assessor will complete the classroom assessment on that classroom. For ELPs that have more than one classroom for an age group, priority is given to new classrooms, classrooms that have teacher turnover, and/or classrooms that have not previously been assessed either during the most recent full site assessment or during the most recent monitoring visit (for example, there was no enrollment at the most recent on-site visit and a new classroom opened since then). Dependent on the total number of classrooms and age groups served by an ELP, this may put the total classrooms observed over fifty percent.
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2: Teacher-Child Interactions and Category 4: Indoor & Outdoor Environments only. If the ELP only has one classroom for an age group, then the assessor Assessor will complete the classroom assessment on that classroom. For those programs that have more than one classroom for an age group, priority is given to new classrooms, classrooms that have experienced teacher turnover, and/or classrooms that have not previously been assessed either during the most recent full site assessment or during the most recent monitoring visit (e.g., there was no enrollment at the most recent on-site visit and new classrooms opened since then). Depending on the total number of classrooms and age groups served by a program, this may put the total classrooms observed over fifty percent.
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· The scores calculated from the visit will not affect your program’s the ELPs star level rating. It will be used to generate a technical assistance plan and to observe any significant improvements in the quality of care of your program, with potential request for a Star Level Evaluation (this request is made through your program’s Mentor).
· Assessors will email the report after the scores are calculated. The Director director will be asked to sign and send back within two business days.
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· If the categories score at the originally assessed star level, the SIA ends, and your program the ELP remains at the verified star level.
· If, based on the observations at the end of the SIA assessment, your program the ELP scores at a lower calculated star level, this new star level will be verified and effective the first day of the month following the day of the assessment.
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