A Tribal Guide to the Good Start, Grow Smart Early Learning Initiative
Contents: Early Childhood Education Reform Timeline, Good Start, Grow Smart Summary and Background, Frequently Asked Questions, State Contact Information (PDF Version 2,178 KB, Word Version 113 KB)
State Contact Information
| Alaska |
Mary Lorence Child Care Program Manager Child Care Programs Office Department of Public Assistance/Department of Health and Social Services 619 E. Ship Creek Ave, Suite 230 Anchorage, AK 99501-1677 Phone: 907-269-4500 E-mail: Mary_Lorence@health.state.ak.us Paul Sugar State Head Start Collaboration Office 801 W 10th Suite 200 Juneau, Alaska 99801-1894 Phone: 907-465-4862 E-mail: Paul_Sugar@eed.state.ak.us |
| Alabama |
Debbie Thomas Director of Child Day Care Partnerships Alabama Department of Human Resources Family Assistance Division 50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, AL 36130 Phone: 334-242-1425 E-mail: dthomas@dhr.state.al.us |
| Arizona |
Sue Yale Arizona Dept of Education Division of Adult and Family Literacy 1535 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-542-2729 E-mail: syale@ade.az.gov Early learning guidelines available on the Web at http://www.ade.az.gov/earlychildhood/downloads/ECE-Standards.pdf |
| California |
Tom Cole |
| Colorado |
Sharon Triolo-Moloney State Department of Education 210 East Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80203-1799 Phone: 303-866-6781 E-mail: triolo-moloney_s@cde.state.co.us Building Blocks to Colorado's Content Standards are available on the Web at http://www.cde.state.co.us/earlychildhoodconnections/pdf/building_blocks4-26.pdf and http://www.cde.state.co.us/earlychildhoodconnections/pdf/MathBB.pdf |
| Florida |
Gladys Wilson Florida Partnership for School Readiness Holland Building, Room 251 600 S. Calhoun Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: 850-488-0337 E-mail: Gladys.Wilson@myflorida.com Performance Standards are available on the Web at http://schoolreadiness.org/lc/lc_performance.asp. |
| Hawaii |
Phyllis Ida State Department of Education Windward District, Special Education Section P.O. Box 2360 Honolulu, HI 96804 Phone: 808-233-5717 E-mail: Phyllis_ida@notes.k12.hi.us Hawaii Preschool Content Standards for Center Based Programs is available on the Web at http://www.goodbeginnings.org |
| Idaho |
Mary Bostick Idaho Department of Education 650 West State Street PO Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0027 Phone: 208-332-6800 E-mail: Mbostick@sde.state.id.us Idaho's Early Learning Standards is available on the Web at http://www.sde.state.id.us/SpecialEd/content/early.asp |
| Iowa |
Penny Milburn Marla Sheffler, Executive Director |
| Kansas |
Gayle Stuber Kansas Department of Education 120 S. E. 10th St. Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: 785-296-5352 E-mail: gstuber@ksde.org Jean Morgan Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Economic and Employment Support Child Care and Early Childhood Development Unit Phone: 785-368-6355 E-mail: jem@srskansas.org |
| Louisiana |
Mary Louise Jones Louisiana Department of Education Division of Student Standards and Assessments P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 Phone: 225-342-3366 E-mail: MaryLouise.Jones@la.gov For the Louisiana Standards for Infants and Toddlers: Shirley Williams Head Start Collaboration Director P.O. Box 94065 Baton Rouge, LA 90802 Phone: 225-219-4245 E-mail: swillia@dss.state.la.us Louisiana Standards for Programs Serving Four-Year-Old Children is available on the Web at http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/assessment/standards/PDFs/PrekStandards6-02-02.pdf |
| Maine |
Carolyn Drugge Director, Office of Child Care and Head Start Maine Department of Human Services 11 State House Station 221 State Street Augusta, ME 04333-0011 Phone: 207-287-5060 E-mail: carolyn.drugge@maine.gov Maine's Learning Results:High Standards for All Students is available on the Web at http://www.state.me.us/education/lres/lres.htm |
| Massachusetts |
Sandra Putnam Franklin Massachusetts Department of Education Early Learning Services/Office of School Readiness 350 Main St. Malden, MA 02148 Phone: 781-338-6374 E-mail: sputnam-franklin@doe.mass.edu Early Childhood Program Standards for Three and Four Year Olds is available on the Web at http://www.doe.mass.edu/els/standards/ecp_standards.pdf. Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences is available on the Web at http://www.doe.mass.edu/els/standards/ple_guidelines.pdf. |
| Michigan |
Lindy Buch Michigan Department of Education Office of School Excellence Early Childhood and Parenting Program 608 W. Allegan Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: 517-373-9962 E-mail: buchl@michigan.gov Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergartenthrough Second Grade is available on the Web at http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6525_6530_6568-19459--,00.html |
| Minnesota |
Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266 Betty Cooke Phone: 651-582-8329 E-mail: betty.cooke@state.mn.us Debbykay Peterson Phone: 651-582-8426 E-mail: debbykay.peterson@state.mn.us Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: A Resource Guide (ECIP) is available on the Web at http://www.education.state.mn.us/content/010859.pdf. |
| Mississippi |
Laura Beth Hebbler Mississippi Department of Education Office of Reading, Early Childhood & Language Arts P.O. Box 771 359 North West Street Jackson, MS 39205 Phone: 601-395-5798 E-mail: lbhebbler@mde.k12.ms.us Mississippi Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum (2001) is available on the Web at http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/ID/curriculum/LAER/index.html |
| Missouri |
Lana Brooks, Interim Director Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Early Childhood Section P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Phone: 573-751-2095 E-mail: Lana.Brooks@dese.mo.gov Deborah E. Scott, Director Department of Social Services Office of Early Childhood 221 W. High Street Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: 573-751-6793 E-mail: Deborah.E.Scott@dss.mo.gov Missouri PreK Standards are available on the Web at http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/earlychild/PreK_Standards.html. |
| Montana |
Kerry Williams Montana Early Childhood Project MSU-PO Box 173540 Bozeman, MT 59717-3540 Phone: 406-994-4746 E-mail: kbwilliams@montana.edu Linda Fillinger Early Childhood Services Bureau Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services P.O. Box 202952 Helena, MT 59620 Phone: 406-444-9120 E-mail: Lfillinger@state.mt.us Montana's Early Learning Guidelines (draft) is available on the Web at http://www.montana.edu/wwwecp/pdfs/MTEarlyLearningGuidelines.pdf |
| Nebraska |
Marcia Corr Nebraska Department of Education P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 Phone: 402-471-0951 E-mail: mcorr@nde.state.ne.us |
| Nevada |
Janie Lowe |
| New Mexico |
Dan Haggard |
| New York |
Suzanne Zafonte Sennett Director of the Bureau of Early Childhood Services New York State Office of Children and Family Services 52 Washington St., Room 139N Rensselaer, NY 12144 Phone: 518-474-9454 E-Mail: AW1160@dfa.state.ny.us |
| North Carolina |
Cindy Bagwell North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 301 N. Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: 919-807-3300 E-mail: cbagwell@dpi.state.nc.us North Carolina Early Learning Standards Draft Document is available on the Web at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/success/standards/index.htm. |
| North Dakota |
Linda Rorman Head Start Collaboration Director North Dakota Department of Human Services 600 East Boulevard Ave. Bismark, ND 58505 Phone: 701-328-1711 E-mail: mailto:sorori@state.nd.us Jean Newborg Assistant Director, Education Improvement Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Ave. Bismark, ND 58505 Phone: 701-328-2755 E-mail: jnewborg@state.nd.us Corinne Bennett State Child Care Administrator Office of Economic Assistance 600 East Boulevard Ave. Bismark, ND 58505 Phone: 701-328-4809 E-mail: sobenc@state.nd.us |
| Oklahoma |
Nancy von Bargen Department of Human Services Division of Child Care P.O. Box 25352 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 Phone: 405-522-6324 E-mail: mailto:nancy.vonbargen@okdhs.org Oklahoma Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum Guidelines is available on the Web at http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/early/Pre-kcurriculumguidelines.pdf. |
| Oregon |
Dell Ford Oregon Head Start-State Collaboration Office Oregon Department of Education Public Service Building 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310-0203 Phone: 503-378-3600 x2601 E-mail: dell.ford@state.or.us |
| Rhode Island |
Barbara Burgess R.I. Department of Education 255 Westminster St. Providence, RI 02903 Phone: 401-222-4600 x2363 E-mail: bburgess@ride.ri.net Reeva Sullivan Murphy Child Care Administrator RI Department of Human Services 600 New London Ave. Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: 401-462-3415 E-mail: rmurphy@gw.dhs.state.ri.us Rhode Island Early Learning Standards is available on the Web at http://www.ridoe.net/child_family/earlychild/ELS_Booklet.pdf |
| South Carolina |
Cindy Saylor South Carolina Department of Education Office of Curriculum and Standards 1429 Senate St., Room 505 Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-734-8394 Csaylor@sde.state.sc.us South Carolina Curriculum Standards is available on the Web at http://www.myscschools.com/offices/cso/english_la/standards.cfm. |
| South Dakota |
Gera Jacobs School of Education University of South Dakota 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, SD 57069 Phone: 605-677-5822 E-mail: gjacobs@usd.edu Betsy Pollack Department of Education, Head Start State Collaboration Director 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291 Phone: 605-773-4640 E-mail: betsy.pollock@state.sd.us 605-7734640 |
| Texas |
Gary Fredrick Manager of Policy Support Policy and Development Division Texas Workforce Commission 101 E. 15th Street Austin, Texas,78778 Phone: 512- 305-9672 E-mail: gary.frederick@twc.state.tx.us Susan H. Landry, Ph.D. Michael Matthew Knight Professor of Pediatrics Chief-Division of Developmental Pediatrics 7000 Fannin, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77030 Phone: 713-500-3709 E-mail: Susan.Landry@uth.tmc.edu Texas Prekindergarten Curriculum Guidelines is available on the Web at www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/early/prekguide.html. |
| Utah |
Theresa Whiting Department of Workforce Services 140 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: 801-526-4363 twhitin@ws.state.ut.us Lynette Rasmussen Director State of Utah Workforce Services Office of Child Care 140 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: 801-526-4341 E-mail: lrasmussen@utah.gov |
| Washington |
Robin Zukoski Washington State Governor's Office PO Box 40011 Olympia, WA 98504-9911 Phone: 360-902-0660 E-mail: robin.zukoski@gov.wa.gov A Framework for Achieving the Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Reading Writing Communication (Birth to 5 years) (OSPI) is available on the Web at http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/pubdocs/birth-to-5.pdf. |
| Wisconsin |
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| Wyoming |
Joan Gaston Wyoming Department of Education 2300 Capitol Ave. Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050 Phone: 307-777-2559 E-mail: jgasto1@educ.state.wy.us Wyoming's Early Childhood Readiness Standards is available on the Web at http://www.k12.wy.us/eqa/nca/pubs/standards/earlychild.pdf. |
NOTE: Only those States with Tribal CCDF grantees are included. For a list of Tribal CCDF grantees, see http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/tribal/grantees.html.
This Guide was developed under PSC Contract Number 233-03-0021, Task Order Number 2 for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services/Administration for Children and Families Child Care Bureau.
March 2004