How To Use The Pre-K Classroom Environment Checklist (CEC)?

The CEC is a 21-item observation tool. The CEC captures the presence and quality level of important areas of the classroom.

It is designed to:

Help teachers evaluate their classroom environment
Change agent for teachers
Tool for coaches to track change over time
Provides direction for coaching
Supports accountability and meeting expectations

It will evaluate the 4 main delivery observation areas:

Center/Independent
Workstation Areas and Description
Literacy Areas and Descriptions
Meaningful Print Areas and Descriptions
Instructional Planning & Delivery Areas and Descriptions

The CEC uses a 3-point rating scale:

1 – low
2 – moderate
3 – high item

Each rating has a description.
The marked rating indicates that every part of the description is visible in the classroom.

Prerequisites

You must be logged in to CLI Engage

In the QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION section of CLI Engage, you must see Classroom Observation Tool. If you do not see this option then, open a help ticket.

You must be assigned to the class, school, or district, depending on the type of desired report and your account type

Instructions

Login to CLI Engage. Locate the Green Banner labeled: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION
Locate the Classroom Environment Checklist Tab
Use the search feature to find your Teacher.
Click the “Search in existing CEC” to locate a completed CEC.
Use the Play Icon to start a new CEC or click on the date to load an existing one.
When starting a new CEC indicate the Assessment date and if it is BOY MOY or EOY.
Even if a Teacher starts mid-year, a BOY assessment must be completed first.
Be sure to remember that the CEC uses a 3-point scale rating.
- 1 – low
- 2 – moderate
- 3 – high item
Also, each rating has a description and example photographs.
The marked rating indicates that every part of the description is visible in the classroom.
The example links provide photographs of “level 3 – high item” ratings.
Each line item must be rated to complete the form. Additional comments may also be noted at the bottom of the page.
After completing all of the line items, click on “Go to CEC Report” and then “Generate CEC Report PDF file”
Be sure to save the file to your computer, as you may use the file for your records or for distribution to the Teacher.

If you need any further support, please submit a help ticket.