Our March Face-to-Face meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 6, 2017, 9:00 AM at Trinity Pentecostal Tabernacle Church on Hwy 77 in Sunny Hills, FL. I anticipate we will have many things to discuss as we prepare to move into the new year and I look forward to you being there in order to provide feedback. Please bring a dish to share with each other. See you Monday.

In your service,

The School Readiness Provider Contract Monitoring for FY 2016-2017 is ongoing. SRCM Notification letters will be emailed and uploaded to your provider portal to inform you of the date we will be visiting your program. In the letter, it will specify what documents you will need to upload to your provider portal for a desktop review before we visit your program. The letter will also identify requirements for the 5-year child records check and information we will be reviewing when we are on site.

For your review, when completing the monitoring tool, Coalition staff will be using SR Provider Monitoring Tool, Form OEL-SR 20M. If you have any questions regarding the SR Contract Monitoring, please submit it to the redline using redline@elcnwf.org.

Winter TSGs have been received and reviewed by the Coalition. If a child scored two or more steps down in four or more areas on the TSG, that child is considered a candidate for further evaluation by the Developmental Assessment Task Force (DATF) Team. This is a collaborative partnership between the Coalition and FDLERS/Child Find or CHS/Early Steps based on the age of the child. Multiple criteria are considered when examining the child’s TSG and history. Every effort is made to meet the child's needs by either continuing to monitor their progress or to refer the child for further evaluation by another agency. Some children do not meet the requirements for further evaluation.

When a child is REFERRED by the DATF Team, a letter is sent to the parent giving them the appropriate agency’s contact information for further evaluation. Your positive relationship with parents is an important piece of this process in supporting them and encouraging them to follow through with the referral. The childcare providers will be informed of those children who were referred for further evaluations via email. You are the expert, and it could make a difference on their decision to act. Emphasize that the first 5 years of their child’s life is important, and include how early intervention supports and reinforces that foundation for lifelong learning.

As a reminder, please upload the OEL-VPK 03 (S) with sign-in/sign-out sheets or OEL-VPK 03 (L) for the month of February 2017 with the February Rosters. You should use the version that has the Great Seal of Florida in the top left corner.

As always, all February 2017 reimbursement paperwork and documentation is due by close of the third business day, but by submitting early, you help expedite processing. If you have any questions, please submit them to redline@elcwnf.org.