Answering this question can provide insight into how professional development is being funded in QRIS participating programs and to potentially identify disparities between the types of financial support available by different program sites. To answer this question, link participant level information to site level information after identifying program sites participating in the QRIS.
What types of financial assistance is used to support professional development for the CCEE workforce in programs that participate in the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)?
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General Analysis Recommendation
Identify CCEE Program Sites Participating in QRIS
The data element QRIS Participation History can be used to isolate program sites (Site ID) participating in the state’s QRIS by selecting the option “Program site currently participates in the QRIS.” The quality level of a program is indicated in the QRIS Score data element.
If the state does not have a QRIS, but has another quality improvement system or initiative, use the data element Quality Improvement Participation to isolate program sites (Site ID) participating in the state’s other quality improvement initiative by selecting the option “Program site currently participates in another QI initiative”.
Identify CCEE Workforce Members Employed at CCEE Program Sites Participating in QRIS
Link site level information for sites identifies as participants in QRIS to workforce level data by using Site ID and Practitioner ID.
Identify the Financial Supports used for Professional Development at QRIS Participating Program Sites
Use the Financial Supports data element to identify what types of financial assistance support staff’s professional development. Fields in this data element include “Salary Bonus”, “Wage Enhancement”, and “Tuition Reimbursement”, among others. Assign the “Yes” responses for each field a value of 1 and assign a value of 0 to “No” responses for each field value. Sum each field to determine which financial supports are the most common among QRIS participating programs. Further analysis can also provide a comparison of the types of financial assistance available to support professional development for the CCEE workforce for programs not participating in the QRIS.
Related QPR-Specific Questions and Analysis Recommendations
2.2.1 What supports did the lead agency make available to teachers/providers to help them progress in their education, professional development, and career pathway during the last fiscal year? If available, how many people received each type of support? Total the number of practitioners (Practitioner ID) with a “Yes” response for each of the categories of the Financial Supports data element. The field names that describe each financial support category in the Financial Supports data element include Salary bonus, Wage enhancement, Tuition reimbursement, Training reimbursement, Travel, Child care, Release time, Scholarship, Loan, Career advisors, paid or unpaid leave for professional development, and other.