Provider Notes Week of 11.1.22

Hello Alison,

Discover what is new this week including:

• Upcoming Coalition Connection
• ARPA Stabilization Subgrant now available
• DCF 45 Hour Training Study Group
• VPK Training Stipend
• Florida’s Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST)
• Provider Trainings
• Upcoming Fall VPK Training Dates
• Upcoming ELCHC Board of Directors Meetings
• New organizational directory



Upcoming Coalition Connection

ARPA Stabilization Subgrant

Round 2 is NOW available!

The long-awaited ARPA Stabilization Subgrant Round 2 is NOW available. To apply, log in to the Statewide Provider Portal. The award amounts and eligibility requirements for Round 2 are the same as those for Round 1, although the application format has been changed. 

For more information visit our blog

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Florida’s Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Using Star Literacy Window Update

With most VPK Programs starting this past month, we are now approaching the PM1 window deadline. The Division of Early Learning (DEL) has confirmed that Renaissance does not currently update your windows within your account with updates made to your DEL VPK Application. The windows currently in Renaissance do reflect the required VPK Progress Monitoring Windows. Please refer to the table below to confirm your PM windows to administer.

DCF Child Care Training

Time to start getting registered for our upcoming VPK Trainings with our VPK Regional Facilitator Jamie Harmon.

Next training sessions: 

• Implementing the Florida Standards in Preschool Classrooms:

          3 Years Old to Kindergarten (Course Reference #9974) – November 8, 2022

• Dialogic Reading: Language and Development for Preschoolers

          (Course Reference #9973): November 3, 2022 (Component 1) and December 1,      

          2021 (Virtual Reflection)

For more information or to register please visit our Professional Development page by clicking the link below 

All meetings of the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County Board of Directors are held from 3:00 PM until the conclusion of business at 6302 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33619. For access to the meetings via telephone, please visit our website at https://www.elchc.org/events/.

The Board of Directors will hold a Special Meeting on November 7, 2022,

at 3:00 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to approve the

CEO employment agreement.

Monday, February 20, 2023

Monday, April 17, 2023

Monday, June 19, 2023

Individuals wishing to address the ELCHC Board of Directors may fill out a Public Comment Request card. The Public Comment card must be submitted prior to the notice start time of the meeting. Said comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per individual on a first-come, first-served basis, and only at such time as is identified on the official meeting agenda for public comment. 

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