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2. Multiple Agencies Partner: Lighthouse Learning Center
Early Care & Education Program Collaboration Model Description
1. Model (Please check only one. Complete separate forms for different collaboration models.)
2. Collaboration Type (Check all that apply to this collaboration model.)
3. Partnership Initiated By
4. Demographics
5. Schedule
6. Number of Children Served Full-Day/Year by Location, Setting & Age
7. Total number of children served by organization
8. Total number of children served by partner’s organization (if applicable). Note: this means an early care & education partner with whom you are collaborating. Agencies that checked “One Agency, Multiple Funders” in question 1, page 1 of this survey will NOT complete this question.
9. Funding used to support full-day/year services (Check all that apply.)
10. Administration/Management (Check either yes, no or not applicable – NA – for each item.)
11. Has the collaboration had an impact on the partner’s internal practices with regard to (check yes or no for each item):
12. Program Services (Make 2 checks for each item – 1 to indicate which partner is primarily responsible for direct service delivery and the other to indicate which children receive that service – all or just the collaboration children.)
13. Primary objectives for beginning this collaboration (check all that apply)
14. Collaboration Development & Management
15. Program Components: Please answer the following questions about your collaboration program. Show in column 2 which partner is responsible for each program component. Check which children receive the program component in the last 2 columns - either all children in the classroom(s) or just the collaboration children.
Answer the following questions IN AS FEW WORDS as possible, still giving a picture of how your collaboration works. Use bullet point lists whenever possible. 16. List/describe any other program components included in the collaboration that are not described in items 12 and 15 (pages 3-4). Parent Council & monthly parent meetings for Head Start collab. Collaboration between public school & Lighthouse to provide community-wide screenings for child find purposes. Lighthouse Director is mentor for ISBE to train new ECBG partners. 17. Please describe how budgeting and cost sharing among funding sources is done. How do you decide how costs will be shared? What are the financial arrangements between partners? ISBE is grant based on budge, with quarterly expenditures reports submitted to ISBE. Lighthouse Director handles all reports/coordination with ISBE. WEEOC provides Lighthouse with monthly stipend based on enrollment/attendance of Head Start collab children. 18. Please explain how your collaboration is staffed. Include classroom and support staff and tell how this is changed/different from your regular program. Who funds the staff’s salaries? Who supervises the staff and who employs them? What salaries and benefits are offered collaboration staff and is this different from other staff? 1 teacher assistant (DCFS teacher qualified, ROE teacher assistant qualified) and aide full time in classrooms. 04 certified teacher in classroom 2.75 hrs. in the a.m. to teach. The rest of the day the 04 teacher does lesson plans & notes about the students. This has not been the most cost effective for the child care center, but it has been the best scenario for the children. They have 2 constant caregivers & a 3rd teacher who is trained to serve children at risk for academic failure. The 04 teacher only works on school days according to the public school calendar, has planned training days & works diligently to make sure any special needs are addressed for the students. The other 2 teaching staff take care of Head Start documentation, along with a specially hired HS Director. All staff are employed by Lighthouse. The parent coordinator helps provide parent services, including a parent lending library and training opportunities for the parents. 19. Please tell about your written agreement, if you have one. Include: what the agreement covers (section titles); term (what the time period is); if finances are part of the agreement and how these were figured; etc. PreK – ISBE grant & budget. Contract with WEEOC Head Start is signed every year – describes what each entity is responsible for in the collaboration. 20. Please describe the training system for your collaboration. Include what kind of training is done, how costs are shared among funding sources and/or partners, and how it has changed since the collaboration began. Training is completed according to protocol with ISBE, which does not require training beyond the first year, at this point. WEEOC Head Start has ongoing trainings, which mainly address HSPPS and paperwork. Lighthouse provides opportunities for at least 20 hours training/year for all staff. 21. Please give any other details about your collaboration that you believe are important, but not covered elsewhere. Being kind, not greedy, and willing to work hard for families is very important. Some people can become jaded & lose sight of the big picture. Some people judge low income families too quickly. Up to this point we have only had that difficulty with child care processing staff. Our relationships with WEEOC & ISBE have been excellent. 22. If you could start your collaboration over again, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? Nothing would change. The pitfalls have been learning experiences. Our good experiences began with QUILT. 23. What advice do you have for agencies/homes starting new collaborations? Don’t be too greedy, too proud, or unwilling to work hard. Always try to help your partner more than your partner helps you. The children, families & staff will be the winners! Copyright 2005 Collaboration Model Description. Template.
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