I am posting this invitation as a member of the Guiding Principles workgroup. If you are a Vermonter and have any connection to early care and education please consider giving your input into this last draft of this document.
In March and April
of this year, Vermont is asking individuals who work with, advocate for,
and care about young children and their families to review and provide
input to a new document. It’s called the Vermont
Guiding Principles for the Full Participation of Each and Every Young
Child and their Family, or the Guiding Principles for short.
The Guiding
Principles are a set of explicit and intentional values and practices
that can be used to support the successful, inclusive learning and
development of children, birth through grade 3. This includes
children with diverse cultures, languages, abilities, races,
ethnicities, faiths, geographic settings, resources, and circumstances,
and their families.
The Guiding
Principles are reflective of, and responsive to, Vermont legislation,
policies, and guidance. For example, they incorporate key concepts from
Vermont’s Early Childhood Framework and Early Childhood
Action plan related to promoting high-quality opportunities for all
children. They were developed to provide clear, explicit, and
intentional language to capture Vermont’s commitment to achieving each
child’s promise and potential.
Everyone’s
participation in the statewide validation of Vermont’s Guiding
Principles will contribute tremendously to the authenticity and
usefulness of the final product.
Unlike other states in which
guidance comes from above and is pushed down and out, this resource will
be shaped by real people who work with, or on behalf of young children,
as well as the families of those children.
To learn more about the Guiding Principles and provide input, go to
https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/
Tell us about the words or phrases that you like and feel great about
and tell us how to make the Guiding Principles stronger and clearer.
