UNIFIED SYSTEM OF LEARNING (USL) FOR CHILDREN 0-3 & THEIR FAMILIES |
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VISION: To create a state-wide, unified system of learning for those persons providing services and supports to children, aged 0-3, and their families in order to strengthen families and optimize the developmental outcomes of the child.
MISSION : • To facilitate the provision of learning opportunities for those pwersons serving children, 0-3, and their families. • To partner with existing systems of learning to build a unified system of learning.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES: • Learning opportunities based on evaluated models of service and research based information. • Learning opportunities are provided through different modalities to insure accessibility for the broadest possible audience of service providers • Learning opportunities are provided using best practice standards for adult learning. • Learning opportunities reflect and respect the culture of the families receiving services and the learners. • Statewide, unified system is designed to optimize the use of the existing training, technical assistance, consultation assets available. • Statewide system is designed to join training, TA., consultation and formal academic learning opportunities to maximize opportunity for the individual service provider to receive formal recognition of their professional development. • Learning opportunities promote: • the recognition of parents as partners in the decisions regarding the provision of services • the recognition of parents as decision-makers and respecting their family's values • family strength-based services, planning • the recognition of parents as “experts” about their child(ren) • the use of formal and informal services and supports • relationship-based approaches to child development • relationship-based approaches to service delivery • Statewide system is designed to use agreed upon definitions of common conrent units (time) for the learning opportunity. • Statewide system is supported by multiple funding sources (federal, state, local, public and private funders (also inkind contributions) • Statewide system facilitates learning opportunities provided by: • individual/consultant - public service systems • higher education systems - private, for profit , organizations • private, non-profit organization
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