District Of Columbia § 38-271.02 - Administration of pre-k.
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§ 38-271.02. Administration of pre-k.
38-271.02The OSSE shall oversee CBO pre-k education services, including:
All programs, including curricula;
All related state and federal early childhood programs;
Any licensure requirements;
Fiscal matters;
Funding to:
Maximize the use of federal funds and other resources;
Minimize inefficiencies and programmatic barriers;
Ensure that children are placed on the appropriate funding streams; and
Ensure that funds authorized by this chapter are used to supplement, not supplant, other funding sources that finance education programs for children of pre-k age;
The alignment and monitoring of standards and teaching practices between pre-k and grades kindergarten through 3rd grade; and
The implementation of an external evaluation of all pre-k programs, including the measurement of progress toward school-readiness benchmarks.
The OSSE shall:
Coordinate with the Interagency Collaboration and Services Integration Commission, established by , to ensure that eligible families can access coordinated support services for their children of pre-k age;
In regard to pre-k programs in public schools and public charter schools, consult with local education agencies and the Public Charter School Board, established by , to ensure that the goals of this chapter are met;
Establish facilities requirements for classroom expansion and quality improvement, to be utilized by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, established by [repealed], to complete the capital improvements and renovation of facilities;
Develop high-quality content standards for all pre-k programs, which have been approved by the State Board of Education;
Develop and oversee a monitoring, assessment, and accountability process for all programs within the pre-k-education system;
Promulgate a process for pre-k programs that fail to attain the required high-quality standards by September 1, 2014, which may include:
A reduction or elimination of local funding;
Denial of licensure; or
Revocation of licensure;
Promulgate a quality-improvement process for pre-k programs that, after 2014, fail to maintain for a period of time, as determined by OSSE, the required high-quality standards, which may include:
Adherence to a quality-improvement plan;
A reduction or an elimination of local funding;
Denial of licensure; or
Revocation of licensure;
Develop and administer the technical assistance program across all pre-k education services.
Collect and disseminate to the public on an ongoing basis child and program data; and
Consider developing a sliding-fee scale for enrollment in pre-k of children whose family income is above 250% of the federal poverty guideline.
The OSSE shall not issue a license for a child-occupied facility located within 200 feet of a dry cleaning facility that uses perchloroethylene or n-propyl bromide as a cleaning agent for clothes or other fabrics. The 200-foot restriction shall not apply at a location where a child- occupied facility is applying for renewal of an existing license.
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