
In 2018 the Florida Legislature passed a law requiring most School Readiness (SR) programs to take part in an annual program assessment.
In 2022, this was expanded to ALL Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) programs.
All assessments use the CLASS (CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT SCORING SYSTEM) tool.
THE CLASS tool observes teacher-child interactions as a key indicator of quality in teaching and children's learning.
CLASS & School Readiness (SR)
School Readiness contracted Providers are classified as NON-EXEMPT OR EXEMPT.
Non Exempt Providers:
-Have more than 20% SR children (based on license capacity) or
-Received a Class 1 Violation and/or
-Received 3 or more Class 2 Violations
Once you become non-exempt for SRPA, you will always remain non-exempt and participate in program assessments annually. *Even if your SR enrollment diminishes or you resolve the Violations.
50% of the classrooms at each care level (infant, toddler & pre-k) will be observed.
The Contract Threshold for the 25-26 School Readiness contract year is a Program Assessment Composite Score of 4.00.
Providers scoring below a 4.00, can pay for a second assessment (ONLY IF THEY SCORE BELOW).
Providers scoring between 5.00 and 5.99, receive an additional 7% SR reimbursement rate.
Providers scoring between 6.00 and 6.99, receive an additional 10% SR reimbursement rate.
SR Providers Responsible to:
- Update classroom list and staff rosters in QPS MONTHLY.
- Due by the 3rd business day of the month (same as attendance).
CLASS & Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK)
All VPK classrooms must be observed.
VPK classrooms will be observed during their Instructional Hours and within their VPK Calendar.
No Registration Required - VPK staff who are listed on the VPK-APP will be observed.
What happens during a CLASS observation?
Infant Classroom - 4 cycles of 15 minutes
Toddler Classroom - 4 cycle of 15 to 20 minutes
Pre-K Classroom - 4 cycles of 15 to 20 minutes
10 minute break between cycles
Attend a zoom live training
Attend a self-paced training - https://www.elcbroward.org/asynchronous-trainings
Request on site training & technical assistance support
- class@elcbroward.org
- For Grethel Arroyo, please email garroyo@elcbroward.org or call (954) 702 - 9327
- For Melinda Perry, please email mperry@elcbroward.org or call (954) 774 – 3115
- For Debra Cruz-Betances , please email dcruz@elcbroward.org or call (954) 654- 3296
- For Ayme Hamoui, please email ahamoui@elcbroward.org or call (954) 702 - 9361
Effective Teacher Child Interactions
