Daily attendance should be entered as usual. For participants that have moved from virtual to in-person services, ensure that attendance is no longer being entered under the virtual group. Attendance must be entered under the group that is attached to the site at which the participant attends. Group naming conventions should still include the fiscal year and the timeframe. Temporary site changes due to COVID protocols do not require a new group.

Mid-test assessments should have been completed by this time and should be entered as a mid-test admin point in SAMIS. As a reminder for providers that have transitioned back to in-person programming from virtual, the PACER assessment should have been completed at this time. If a participant is being tested with one of the assessments for the first time, as is the case for the PACER, this assessment score should also be entered as a mid-test admin-point, as it is being administered within the mid-test admin point timeframe.

Would you like your organization to be featured in the READy, Set, Go Miami! early literacy toolkit produced by the Miami-Dade Grade Level Reading Campaign?

Please complete the short form below to add your program(s) to the toolkit’s RESOURCE LIST which will be provided to families participating in the initiative.

The Children's Trust is sponsoring SPARK (Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids) training! These trainings are for contracted Youth Development K-5 providers using SPARK curriculum for fitness.

Upcoming dates:

All trainings are held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Zoom link is provided after registration. Please limit registrations to two staff per agency per training. Go to Trust Academy to register!

The Miami-Dade Grade Level Reading Campaign encourages you to sign up for the Florida Grade Level Reading Campaign's free webinar to support early reading presented by Dr. Paige Pullen from the Lastinger Center at the University of Florida. The intended audience is pre-K to 3rd grade after-school staff, summer learning staff, reading volunteers, paraprofessionals, etc. Certificates of participation will be provided at the end of the 1-hour webinar.

The 10:30 a.m. February 19 session is entitled "What is Phonological Awareness Anyway? Fun Games to Improve Students' Early Reading Development."

Youth Development and Family Services providers now have access to new Program Participation metrics- Retention and Engagement in Trust Central. The retention and engagement metrics will help provide a comprehensive view of program participation by measuring the level of engagement or if participants received the dosage expected to see an impact. Additionally, depending on the initiative, providers have access to data at different levels including contract, site, activity and participant. These new updates are now available through the grids in the Trust Central Metrics Module. New resources are now available including videos and guides to help you better understand this new information. If you have questions, please reach out to your program manager.

For new Retention and Engagement Resources, click below.

An Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act: Are you an Administrator, site director, or the person responsible for your organization meeting its legal obligations under the ADA? Join us to be sure you are up to date on enrollment, eligibility, reasonable accommodations, policies and procedures, and more. To receive credit, participants must be present throughout the training with their cameras on, and achieve 80% on the learning assessment. Zoom access information provided upon registration.

Always available online: Discovering Inclusion and Successful Inclusion of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Part 1.

Is your program looking for coaching, technical assistance, or other help with inclusion? Contact your Inclusion Specialist. Not sure who it is? Contact Pat Donovan at pdonovan@advocacynetwork.org.

Childhood injury prevention capacity-building efforts facilitated by the Public Health Trust's Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Miami are offered to all Trust-funded providers via Zoom. Visit The Children's Trust Academy for full descriptions, meeting info and registration information.

Project RISE can purchase materials for programs, deliver them and provide staff with coaching designed to best utilize these materials. For more information, please fill out the Request Coaching Assistance form here.

Trust-funded programs and initiatives throughout the community have been doing inspiring, life-changing and heroic work to provide for the children and families of Miami-Dade during the coronavirus pandemic. Please continue the good work and make sure to share their stories social media while tagging us. Also, don't forget to email your stories and latest triumphs!

Girl Power, a leader in providing safe spaces and trauma focused evidenced-based programs and services for at-promise girls, is seeking a full-time Prevention and Intervention Program Manager

Trafficking of Girls grant award for the Girls Intervention Program- Plus (GIPP).

TACOLCY Center is seeking a full time high quality Program Facilitator for our teen program. The essential duties and responsibilities is to facilitate the planning, coordination, and on-site execution of program projects, initiatives, curricula and activities for youth, parents, and/or site staff ("direct service"). Must pass DCF Level 2 Background Screening. The annually salary for this position is $35,000.

Lord's Learning Center is currently seeking a compassionate, reliable, experienced Child Caregiver to join our thriving child care facility. In this role, the employee will see to the children’s basic needs, provide an enriching learning environment, and create a safe, compassionate “home-away-from home” for our little ones. To succeed in this position, the applicant should be patient, enthusiastic and fun-loving, with a passion for child development and care. Applicants must have a high school diploma, 45 hours, CDA (training available).

For more information call 305.756.6119 or email below.

The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind is looking for a manager of music programs who will be responsible for developing, coordinating and supervising our music programs, and music instruction. Experience as a music educator preferred. Minimum of three years’ of industry-specific experience in the field (i.e. MIDI Production, sound engineer, performance; guitar, piano, violin, vocal, percussion) preferred.

This is a highly responsible, senior management position that involves the overall monitoring and supervising of the clinical services provided by the agency. The Director shall conduct regular clinical supervision with each of the clinicians in the agency, review clinical records on a regular basis, and ensure that clinical services are being provided in a timely, thorough and clinically appropriate manner.

TACOLCY Center is seeking a part-time Student Success Advocates to monitor the progress of each student assigned to them through regular contact and collaboration with the student, their legal guardian, school staff, and all other stakeholders. The Student Success Advocate will develop individualized action plans to help students achieve academic, social and personal success. This position requires facilitating and instructing youth during out of school programs using evidence-based curriculums.

The City of Miami Department of Human Services /Opportunity Center Division is calling all City of Miami residents to apply for the following current employment opportunities:

The Children's Trust is seeking to fill a Program Manager position. This position is responsible for administering and monitoring contracts for various early childhood programs and services throughout Miami-Dade County that are funded by The Children's Trust.

For complete job listing, descriptions, requirements and to apply, visit CAREERBUILDER and CAREERROOKIE and/or e-mail resume and cover letter by clicking below.

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