Use of Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) in Head Start
This resource will help you understand how CLASS® can be used for professional development and will explain how it is used within OHS for program monitoring purposes.
This resource will help you understand how CLASS® can be used for professional development and will explain how it is used within OHS for program monitoring purposes.
It takes a village to raise a child. Likewise, it takes the collective efforts of many to develop resources and support those who teach and advocate for children. Below are links to federal offices, national organizations, and research institutions where you will find more resources regarding professional development.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as required by Congress, established the Designation Renewal System (DRS) to determine whether Head Start and Early Head Start agencies deliver high-quality and comprehensive services to the families they serve.
In 1965, a panel of experts produced a set of recommendations (known as the Cooke Report), for an anti-poverty early childhood education program that would be comprehensive in its approach.
The steps outlined in the following document help guide agencies in the equivalency determination and justification process.
The Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Collaboration Office (MSHSCO) promotes high-quality direct service delivery through collaboration, coordination, and alignment of high quality services for all MSHS grantees and delegate agencies.
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The National American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office (NAIANHSCO) was created under Public Law 110‐134, "Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007.”
Explore this report based on data from the fiscal years 2012-2015 regarding the use of the CLASS Pre-K® instrument during monitoring reviews of Head Start grantees.
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