The mission of the Building Bright Futures (BBF) Professional Preparation and Development (PPD) Committee is to develop, coordinate, and promote a comprehensive system of quality learning opportunities for current and prospective early childhood and afterschool professionals. One of the BBF statewide committees, the BBF PPD committee works to equip the early childhood workforce across sectors in the early childhood system with the common knowledge and skills needed to support children’s optimal learning and development and family stability.
The committee helps to lead and develop the system by ensuring appropriate representation of voices across the early childhood and afterschool spectrum, including voices representing K-3, Children’s Integrated Services, Early Childhood Special Education, Afterschool direct service and others. PPD meets monthly for 2 hours with an annual full day planning retreat. There are 15-18 identified representative members of PPD, though all meetings remain open to anyone who wishes to participate. Meetings are held monthly by Zoom.
To join the PPD Listserve and receive periodic emails and announcements, visit: https://northernlightsccv.org/resources/vermonts-ecpd-system/ppd/
To register to attend upcoming PPD meetings, visit: https://vsc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldOmsrDkrG92XGVq_b10zkvEqrR3Imkyw
Next PPD Meeting
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
10:00 am-12:00 pm
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March Agenda:
10:00-10:10 Introductions
10:10-11:30 Creating PD Recommendations: Review of Data and Reports (Becky)
11:30-11:45 Discussion of BBF Policy Report and Playbook (Beth)
11:45-12:00 Discussion of proposed MATCH Professional criteria (Becky)
March Meeting Resources:
- Creating PD Recommendations 2023-2025 3.7.23 [updated]
- Jamboard for 2023-2025 PD Recommendations
- Draft criteria MATCH and CoP 3.2.23
February Meeting Resources
- Vermont Guiding Principles
- PD Survey of the Field Data Summary 2022
- PD Survey of the Field 2022 Q17
- BBF PPD Meeting Notes 2.21.2023
January Meeting Resources:
- NAA Core Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies
- NAEYC Professional Standards and Competencies
- BBF Data and Policy Center
- CDD Reports and Publications
- BBF PPD Meeting Notes 1.17.23
November Meeting Resources:
October Meeting Resources:
- Creating the BBF PPD Workplan for 2022-2024 10.12.22
- BBF PPD Committee Membership 10.17.22
- BBF PPD Committee Notes 10.18.22
September Meeting Resources:
- PPD Handbook
- PD Recommendations 2021-2023
- ECPDS Evaluation Final Recommendations
- PD Survey Data Summary 2022 7.8.22
Acronyms:
ECPDS: Early Childhood Professional Development System
ECSA: Early Childhood Systems Analysis
CDA: Child Development Associate
CTE: Career and Technical Education centers
I/T: Infant / Toddler
PD: Professional Development
VECAP: Vermont Early Childhood Action Plan
VtAEYC: Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
Quick Links to PPD Resources
- Application of Learning Checklist
- BBF PPD Handbook
- CDA Competency Standards at a Glance
- Jargon Busters
- Unified Training Criteria 3.17.22
- VT Core Competencies for Afterschool Professionals
- Waldorf and Montessori Criteria 6.8.20
- Waldorf and Montessori pathways (current)
- 2019-2020 BBF PPD Workgroups
Key Reports
- July 2019 Early Childhood Career Ladder workgroup final report
- July 2019 Program Director Credential workgroup final report
- BBF Think Tank Report
- CDD Workforce Report
- Evaluation of Vermont’s Early Childhood Professional Development System Final Report
- ECPDS Evaluation Final Recommendations
- ECSA Major Themes Document 2.7.22
- Final 2020 VECAP
- State of Vermont’s Children released 2022
Professional Development Survey of the Field
- PD Survey Data Summary 2022 7.8.22
- PD survey 2022 Q17
- 2021 PD Survey of the Field Data Summary
- PD Survey 2021 Q19 comments about training type
- PD Survey 2021 Q27 comments about finding trainings to meet needs
- Data Summary (summer 2020)
- PD Data Summary 8.5.20
- Professional Development survey summary 8.19
Professional Development Recommendations
- PD Recommendations 2021-2023
- PD Recommendations 2021-2023 one pager color
- PD Recommendations 2021-2023 one pager bw
PPD Committee Workplan Priorities
Additional PPD resources and materials from prior meetings are available by searching HERE