Illinois Early Learning Council

Illinois Early Learning Council

Executive Committee

February 1, 2021

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Agenda1. Welcome & Review of Racial Equity Definition & Priorities

2. Introduction: ELC Family Advisory Committee

3. Discussion: COVID-19 Vaccination for the ECEC Workforce

4. Vote: All Families Served & Home Visiting Task Force Sustainability Subcommittee Recommendations

5. 5-minute Break

6. Briefing/Discussion: Education Bill (House Bill 2170)

7. Discussion: CCDF Plan

8. Public Comments & Announcements

9. Adjourn

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Introduction: ELC Family Advisory Committee (FAC)

Iris Hildreth, Dena Chapman & FAC Members

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Discussion: COVID-19 Vaccination for the ECEC Workforce

Lori Weiselberg

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Vote: All Families Served & Home Visiting Task Force Sustainability Subcommittee Recommendations

Carie Bires & Marquinta ThomasIreta Gasner

MEDICAID COVERAGE OF HOME VISITING AND DOULA SERVICESRecommendations to the Early Learning Counci l Executive Committee from the Home Vis it ing Task Force, Sustainabi l ity Subcommittee

Ireta Gasner, Vice President, Illinois Policy, Start Early Mike Shaver, President and CEO, Children’s Home & Aid

February 1st, 2021

CORE RECOMMENDATIONSMedicaid coverage

◦ Paired reimbursement of doula and home visiting

◦ Extension of doula services beyond the early postpartum period (up to one year) based on social determinants of health and other risk factors

Administrative process & activities

◦ Establish rates through administrative rule & conduct regular review of adequacy

◦ Investigate billing supports/robust infrastructure to facilitate participation by providers

◦ Prioritize equity and access among providers to ensure services are available to BIPoCcommunities

ALIGNMENT WITH EXISTING STATE PRIORITIES

Aligns with the Governor’s pre-pandemic home visiting expansion goals◦ Post-COVID, the need to maximize untapped federal dollars is more is more urgent than ever for critical maternal

and child health initiatives

Major component of the home visiting strand, Prenatal to Three Initiative policy agenda

IDPH 2018 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Report and I PROMOTE IL initiative

Continued legislative attention to issues of equity, maternal and infant health ◦ New Black Caucus Health Pillar Bills: HB158 & HB159

Leveraging federal funding for home visiting elevated in state planning ◦ PDG B-5 strategic plan and 2020 MIECHV Needs Assessment

Cross-agency participation in NASHP Policy Institute on Public Insurance Financing of Home Visiting TA ◦ HFS, IDPH, and OECD (MIECHV)

REMAINING QUESTIONS & NEXT STEPSDetail the mechanics of reimbursement in MCO environment ◦ NASHP State Policy Institute TA series

◦ Engagement with program finance

Continue discussions with HFS on process for standalone doula providers

Vetting minimum reimbursement rates◦ Engagement with program finance experts

Continue discussion with DCFS on interactions with Title IV-E claiming (payer of last resort)

QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONSustainability Subcommittee Co-Chairs

Ireta Gasner

Vice President, Illinois Policy, Start Early

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Mike Shaver

President and CEO, Children’s Home & Aid

[email protected]

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5-Minute BreakPlease stay logged into the Webex on mute

with your cameras off.

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Briefing/Discussion: Education Bill (House Bill 2170)Jesse Ruiz & Theresa Hawley

HB2170

What is HB2170?Multifaceted legislation addressing many issues in Illinois’ P-20 education system with an overall emphasis on strengthening racial equity in the system

Passed the General Assembly in January 2021

Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD) 14

Equitable Early Childhood Education and Care Act


Expresses the General Assembly’s support for the work of the Commission on Equitable Funding for Early Childhood Education and Care, and for moving forward with implementation planning.

Early Childhood Workforce Act


Expresses the General Assembly’s recognition of the importance of a diverse and well-qualified early childhood workforce, and the very serious challenges currently facing that workforce, including low compensation and limited accessibility of pathways to completing degrees and credentials. Encourages departments to:• Invest in scholarships, targeted coaching, and financial supports

and other strategies to increase degree and credential attainment.• Prioritize moving towards compensation parity as funding becomes

available.

Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultations Act


Expresses the General Assembly’s recognition of the crucial importance of young children’s social-emotional development and the importance of I/ECMHC as a strategy to support that development. Encourages the departments to:• Increase availability of I/ECMHC and Pyramid Model supports as

funds are available.• Develop materials to educate parents about I/ECMH services.• Provide the data required by Public Act 100-0105, even if the data is

incomplete at the time due to data system challenges.

Whole Child Task Force


The Whole Child Task Force is created for the purpose of establishing an equitable, inclusive, safe, and supportive environment in all schools for every student in this State.

Whole Child Task Force – Goals Summary● Create a common definition of a trauma-responsive school, a trauma-responsive district, and a

trauma-responsive community.

● Outline the training and resources required to create and sustain a system of support for trauma-responsive schools, districts, and communities and to identify this State's role in that work.

● Identify or develop a process to conduct an analysis of the organizations that provide training in restorative practices, implicit bias, anti-racism, and trauma-responsive systems, mental health services, and social/emotional services to schools.

● Provide recommendations concerning the key data to be collected and reported to ensure that this State has a full and accurate understanding of the progress.

● Recommend an implementation timeline, including the key roles, responsibilities, and resources to advance this State toward a system in which every school, district, and community is progressing toward becoming trauma-responsive.

● Seek input and feedback from stakeholders, including parents, students, and educators, who reflect the diversity of this State. Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD) 19

Kindergarten Assessment


Codifies that ISBE shall annually assess all public school students entering kindergarten using a common assessment tool. The common assessment tool must assess multiple developmental domains, including literacy, language, mathematics, and social and emotional development. The assessment must be valid, reliable, and developmentally appropriate to formatively assess a child's development and readiness for kindergarten.

Data from the assessment must be reported annually, overall and for each district, and data must be disaggregated by race and ethnicity, household income, students who are English learners, and students who have an IEP.

Early Education Act


Expresses the General Assembly’s recognition of the urgent value of Early Intervention services. Encourages the departments to:

• Re-examine the definition of "at-risk" and also the diagnosed medical conditions that typically result in delay to ensure that they effectively increase eligibility and access to Early intervention services.

• Design & disseminate affirmative outreach about EI eligibility.

• Plan for specialized teams that can address the complex needs that families face and launch by January 1, 2022.

• Establish demonstration projects with at least 2 hospital NICUs by January 1, 2022.

Early Intervention


Changes the Early Intervention Services System Act to require that:

Beginning July 1, 2022, children who receive early intervention services prior to their third birthday, and are found eligible for an IEP, and whose birthday falls between May 1 and August 31, may continue to receive early intervention services until the beginning of the school year following their third birthday

Behavioral Health Services


Changes the Illinois Public Aid Code to require that:

Beginning July 1, 2022, providers shall utilize a developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate diagnostic assessment system, such as DC:0-5 for diagnosis and treatment planning.

By January 1, 2022, the Department will make recommendations to the General Assembly on the resources needed to integrate developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate diagnostic codes into the State system.

Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice Act


Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice Act - Goals ● On or before July 1, 2022, and each July 1st thereafter, the Board and the Department shall report

statistical data on the racial and ethnic demographics of program participants for each major program administered by the Board or the Department.

● The Department of Innovation and Technology shall assist the Board and the Department by establishing common technological processes and procedures for the Board and the Department to:


• Catalog data.• Identify similar fields in datasets.• Manage data requests.• Share data.• Collect data.• Improve and clean data.• Match data across the Board and Departments.

• Develop research and analytic agendas.• Report on program participation disaggregated by

race and ethnicity.• Evaluate equitable outcomes for underserved

populations in Illinois.• Define common roles for data management.• Ensure that all major programs can report

disaggregated data by race and ethnicity.

• The Board and the Department shall use the common technological processes and procedures established by the Department of Innovation and Technology.

Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice Act - Goals (Cont.)● By no later than March 31, 2022, the Board and the Department shall provide a progress report to

the General Assembly to disclose:


• the programs and datasets that have been cataloged for which race and ethnicity has been standardized;

• to the extent possible, the datasets and programs that are outstanding for each agency and the datasets that are planned for the upcoming year. On or before March 31, 2023, and each year thereafter, the Board and Departments shall provide an updated report to the General Assembly

● By no later than October 31, 2021, the Governor's Office shall provide a plan to establish processes for input from the Board and the Department into processes outlined in subsection (b). The plan shall incorporate ongoing efforts at data interoperability within the Department and the governance established to support the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System enacted by Public Act 96-107.

Discussion


What implications do the various parts of the legislation have on the work of the Early Learning Council?

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Discussion: CCDF Plan

Bethany Patten

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Public Comments & Announcements

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Adjourn

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