Plan to Ensure High-Quality Instruction in All Virginia Preschool Initiative Classrooms (Virginia Department of Education)

Description:

In response to the 2018 General Assembly, the VDOE created this plan to help ensure that the VPI, which serves nearly 18,000 at-risk children across 1,300 classrooms, provides a high-quality preschool experience that helps prepare each 4-year-old served for kindergarten. The plan aggregates lessons learned from the JLARC study, Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus implementation, and University of Virginia – Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL). As requested by the General Assembly, the plan covers the areas of Curriculum, Teacher-Child Interactions, and Professional Development. This plan includes additional requests for funding from the 2019 General Assembly for full implementation. (November 1, 2018)