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.
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Next PPD Meeting
Tuesday, June 21
10:00 am-12:00 pm
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June Meeting Agenda:
10:00-10:10 Introduction
10:10-10:30 Professional Development Summit Debrief and Next Steps (Becky)
10:30-10:45 Vermont Afterschool Updates (Tricia)
10:45-11:30 MATCH Registry: Plans for Usage in FY23
11:30-11:40 CIS Updates (Sara)
11:40-12:00 Member Updates
Resources and videos are on the PD Summit Page
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
April 2022 Meeting Resources
March 2022 Meeting Resources
January and February 2022 Meeting Resources
- State of Vermont’s Children (page 9 “Evolve Vermont’s Early Childhood Data System and Infrastructure”)
- Evaluation of Vermont’s Early Childhood Professional Development System Final Report (pages 11-12 “Data and Quality Assurance” and pages 61-63 “System Monitoring and Evaluation”)
- Online trainings in VT 9.10.21
- https://northernlightsccv.org/training/training-types-and-criteria/
- 1.18.22 meeting notes
December 2021 Meeting Notes: PPD Committee 12.21.21 meeting notes
November 2021 Meeting Resources
- BBF PPD Assessment of Online Trainings 11.1.21
- PPD Workplan Priorities 2021
- PPD Survey re: ECPDS Evaluation
Please complete the survey and choose from all of the items, not by group
October 2021 Meeting Resources
September 2021 Meeting Resources
- 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
- NL Professional Development 2021-2022
July 2021 Meeting Resources
June 2021 Meeting Resources
- BBF PPD committee notes 6.15.21
- PD Recommendations 2021-2023
- PD Recommendations 2021-2023 one pager color
- PD Recommendations 2021-2023 one pager bw
May 2021 Meeting Resources
- Feedback from the Field re PD recommendations 5.17.21
- See also the Draft PD recommendations document listed under April Meeting Resources
- PLA for PPD – ECE focus – May 2021
- BBF PPD meeting notes 5.18.21
April 2021 Meeting Resources
- PPD Committee Meeting Notes – 4.20.21
- Application of Learning Checklist
- DRAFT PD recommendations 2021-2023
- Training Evaluation Survey First Draft
March 2021 Meeting Resources
February 2021 Meeting Resources
January 2021 Meeting Resources
- Examination of Attrition Rates for Free Trainings 2020
- NL PD Survey of the Field 2020
- PD Data Summary 8.5.20
- PPD Workplan Priorities 2020
- BBF PPD Handbook
- PPD Committee Meeting Notes from 1.19.21
Quick Links to PPD Resources
- VT Core Competencies for Afterschool Professionals
- NAA Competencies
- PPD Workplan Priorities 2020-2021
- Final 2020 VECAP
- Waldorf and Montessori Criteria 6.8.20
- Waldorf and Montessori pathways (current)
- Jargon Busters
- CDA Competency Standards at a Glance
- 2019-2020 BBF PPD Workgroups
- 2019-2021 Workplan (draft 2)
- CDD Workforce Report
- Power to the Profession Decision Cycles 7+8
- Professional Development survey summary 8.19
- Northern Lights Training Guide 2019-2020
- July 2019 Early Childhood Career Ladder workgroup final report
- July 2019 Program Director Credential workgroup final report
- 2019-2020 Memo to CDD with recommendations for NL trainings
- Final 2019-2020 Training Recommendations
- BBF Think Tank Report
Additional PPD resources and materials from prior meetings are available by searching HERE