Early Childhood Coaching
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The Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is Michigan's state-funded preschool Program for four-year-old children with factors which may place them at risk of educational failure. The program is administered by the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Great Start. Funding is allocated to each intermediate school district to administer the program locally.
Program Links
Early Childhood Standards of Quality
Interactive Intermediate School District GSRP Map
Essential Practices in Early Literacy
Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics
Intro to Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematic
Key Elements of High Quality Early Childhood Learning
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MAISD Early Childhood Coaches Early Childhood Specialist (ECS) Role:
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Consultant (EC TC) Role:
For more information about Early Childhood Coaching supports at the MAISD please contact: Cari O'Connor coconnor@maisd.com or Cindy DeYoung cdeyoung@maisd.com |
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Early Childhood Coaching Supports
What is the ICP?The Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP) is a tool that indicates the extent to which classroom practices intentionally adapt the Environment, Activities, and Instructional Supports to meaningfully support children with IEPs. The ICP can be used in any classroom that has 1 or more children on Individualized Education Plan (IEP). It is a COACHING tool to provide feedback to classroom teachers to increase inclusive practices. We know that being inclusive is about intentionality. Teaching staff need to be supported in being consistent and intentional in their inclusive classroom practices. It doesn't just happen by accident. We believe good things are happening in classrooms all over MAISD. We need to continue to support high quality inclusive practices. The ICP is aligned with the focus and priorities of the PQAr. 12 focus areas:
**The tool looks at the 12 areas for children on an IEP only** Why is the MAISD supporting this tool in our Early Childhood Programming? The MAISD is committed to building inclusive opportunities for all students. When we talk about inclusion in high-quality preschool settings, what we really mean is for ALL preschool children to be involved in every aspect of learning in a classroom. Inclusion means that there is not a separate curriculum, classroom, or special area for children with disabilities. Inclusion means that no children are segregated or labeled; instead, an inclusive preschool education means that supports for all children with disabilities are provided in the preschool classroom every day. |
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| The Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS) Interactions matter. And, CLASS is the way to focus, measure, and improve your interactions to drive impact. CLASS not only defines teaching quality through the lens of interactions, it provides the ability to measure and improve the interactions that matter most for children’s outcomes. And, it’s a journey of continuous improvement that is data-driven. Implementing CLASS within our MAISD GSRP classrooms provides:
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