I_I_SchoolReadiness_2021A 09/20/2021 10:07:26 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGINTERIM COMMITTEE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL READINESS Date 09/20/2021 Attendance Kipp X Kirkmeyer X Story X Van Beber X Sirota X Buckner X Time 10:07:26 AM to 03:02:45 PM Place SCR 357 This Meeting was called to order by Buckner This Report was prepared by Nina Forbes Hearing Items Action Taken hEarly Child Care Workforce Committee Discussion Only hSupport of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care Committee Discussion Only hReturn on Investment of Family Resource Centers and Community Response Committee Discussion Only hLunch Break Committee Discussion Only hEarly Child Care and School Readiness Updates from the Colorado Department of Education Committee Discussion Only hPublic Testimony Committee Discussion Only hBill Draft Requests Committee Discussion Only 10:07:37 AM Senator Buckner called the meeting to order. 10:07:38 AM All presentations from today's meeting are included as Attachment A. Early Child Care Workforce - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/8318D1136525...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/34CD485ED53F...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/8A3B3B02BB90...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/BF1063B9733A...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/4BD6CF8AB9A6...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/59BDE99547A1...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf 10:08:09 AM Mary Alice Cohen, Director of the Office of Early Childhood (OEC); Angela Ben-Zekry, OEC Early Childhood Workforce Manager; Carin Rosa, OEC Director of the Division of Early Learning Licensing & Administration; and Lisa Castiglia, OEC Chief Financial Officer and Director of Division Operations, presented on early childhood workforce updates. 10:17:57 AM Ms. Cohen and Ms. Ben-Zekry answered questions from the committee. 10:18:32 AM OEC handouts are included as Attachment B (State and Federal Stimulus Strategies: Ensure All Families Have Equitable and Easy Access), Attachment C (State and Federal Stimulus Strategies: Family Strengthening), Attachment D (State and Federal Stimulus Strategies:Support the Early Care and Education Workforce), and Attachment E (Emerging and Expanding Grant - Data Report by County). Support of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care - Committee Discussion Only 11:13:49 AM Mary Alice Cohen, OEC, and Lindsey Dorneman, Director of the Preschool Development Grant B-5 OEC, presented on the OEC's support of family, friend, and neighbor care. Return on Investment of Family Resource Centers and Community Response - Committee Discussion Only 11:26:57 AM Aaron Miller, OEC Family Strengthening Unit Director, presented on the return on investment of family resource centers and Colorado Community Response. 11:27:59 AM Mr. Miller answered questions from the committee. 11:32:53 AM Esmeralda Santillano, Family Resource Center Program Manager at OEC, presented on family resource centers. 11:33:31 AM Jodi Mijares, Executive Director of the Teller County Family Resource Center, presented on the return on investment of a family resource center to the child welfare system. Handout is included as Attachment F. Lunch Break - Committee Discussion Only 11:46:59 AM The committee broke for lunch. Early Child Care and School Readiness Updates from the Colorado Department of Education - Committee Discussion Only 01:02:18 PM Jennifer O'Brien, Director of the Early Childhood Workforce Development at the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) presented on the early childhood workforce and other updates from CDE. 01:04:07 PM Dr. Whitney LaBoeuf, Director of Data Integration and Analytics at the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab, presented on the early childhood education workforce data linkage project. 01:25:40 PM Dr. LaBoeuf and Ms. O'Brien answered questions from the committee. 01:33:36 PM Dr. Melissa Colsman, Associate Commissioner of Student Learning at CDE; Dr. Floyd Cobb, Executive Director of the Teaching and Learning unit at CDE; and Anji Gallanos, Director of Preschool through 3rd Grade Office at CDE, presented on the Colorado Preschool Program and kindergartern school readiness. 01:46:51 PM The panel answered questions from the committee. Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only 02:16:53 PM Dawn Alexander, Executive Director of the Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado, testified about the credentialing process for early childhood educators. 02:21:30 PM Mrs. Alexander answered questions from the committee. Bill Draft Requests - Committee Discussion Only 02:23:56 PM The committee took a brief recess. 02:37:59 PM Alana Rosen and Brita Darling, Office of Legislative Legal Services, and Aaron Carpenter, Legislative Council Staff, discussed the process for interim committee bill requests. 02:43:35 PM Motion Draft bill on educator tax credit (technical fix to H B 19-1005) Moved Buckner Seconded Kipp Kirkmeyer Story Van Beber Sirota Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:45:21 PM Motion Draft bill on increasing diversity in the early childhood educator workforce Moved Story Seconded Kipp Kirkmeyer Story Van Beber Sirota Buckner YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:57:25 PM Committee discussion ensued. 03:02:45 PM The committee adjourned.
