TSQ-1 Each Pre-K teacher meets ONE of the Not following criteria: Implemented In Process NYS Early Childhood Implemented Teacher (Birth - Grade 2) Certificate OR – — NYS Students with Disabilities (Birth Grade 2) - Certificate OR – – a Bachelor's degree in ECE or a related field and have a written five year plan for becoming certified OR – – for Pre-K teachers employed by a community-based organization (CBO) that is regulated by another State agency, the qualifications established by the program’s regulatory authority and have a written five year plan for becoming certified OR – – for Pre-K teachers employed by a organization (CBO) that is not regulated by another State agency, meet the qualifications established by the program’s administration have a written and five year plan for becoming certified. TSQ -2 The district has written procedures for Not ensuring that all Pre-K teaching staff are Implemented certified or have a viable plan for In Process becoming certified within five years of Implemented commencing employment as a Pre-K teacher. TSQ-3 CBOs that employ teachers who are not Not certified have a supervisor who is certified Implemented for service in the early childhood or In Process childhood grades and who is on-site Implemented during the hours of Pre-K operation. TSQ-4 The district uses valid and reliable Not measures of teacher-student interactions Implemented to increase the understanding of the In Process impact of the various interactions that Implemented occur within classrooms and to identify and support the use of classroom practices and processes that have the most positive effects on children’s learning. Teaching Staff Qualifications Next Steps:
TSQ-1 Not Implemented In Process Implemented Each Pre-K teacher meets ONE of the following criteria: NYS Early Childhood Teacher (Birth - Grade 2) Certificate – OR — NYS Students with Disabilities (Birth - Grade 2) Certificate – OR – a Bachelor's degree in ECE or a related field and have a written five year plan for becoming certified – OR – for Pre-K teachers employed by a community-based organization (CBO) that is regulated by another State agency, the qualifications established by the program’s regulatory authority and have a written five year plan for becoming certified – OR – for Pre-K teachers employed by a organization (CBO) that is not regulated by another State agency, meet the qualifications established by the program’s administration and have a written five year plan for becoming certified. TSQ -2 Not Implemented In Process Implemented The district has written procedures for ensuring that all Pre-K teaching staff are certified or have a viable plan for becoming certified within five years of commencing employment as a Pre-K teacher. TSQ-3 Not Implemented In Process Implemented CBOs that employ teachers who are not certified have a supervisor who is certified for service in the early childhood or childhood grades and who is on-site during the hours of Pre-K operation. TSQ-4 Not Implemented In Process Implemented The district uses valid and reliable measures of teacher-student interactions to increase the understanding of the impact of the various interactions that occur within classrooms and to identify and support the use of classroom practices and processes that have the most positive effects on children’s learning. Teaching Staff Qualifications Next Steps:
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