CDE Releases 3rd Draft of CAEL QIS

AVAILABILITY OF THE THIRD DRAFT 2009 INTERIM REPORT

The California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CAEL QIS) Advisory Committee is required to develop an interim report on its progress in developing a policy and implementation plan for the Early Learning Quality Improvement System. The CAEL QIS Interim Report will be provided to the Legislature and the Governor by January 2010, and a final report is due by December 31, 2010 (required in SB 1629 2008). A copy of the draft 2009 Interim Report can now be found on the CAEL QIS Advisory Committee Web page. The CAEL QIS Advisory Committee and the California Department of Education (CDE) are interested in your feedback on the draft Interim Report. To that end, CDE established an e-mail address to receive final comments and suggested edits regarding the CAEL QIS draft 2009 Interim Report. The e-mail address is caelqisdraftrpt@cde.ca.gov. In order to provide time to make changes to the draft interim report, please submit all corrections and suggestions by December 21, 2009.

The draft interim report gives a brief history of the legislation establishing the Advisory Committee and focuses on the work over 2009 of the Advisory Committee, as well as the five Subcommittees. The report also highlights the current state of California’s Early Learning and Care System. Through the Western Regional Federal Comprehensive Center, the American Institute of Research (AIR) has partnered with CDE to write the interim report.