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• ​Early Childhood Block Grant Attendance Guidance
• Income Verification FAQ
• Early Childhood Licensure
  
• Lesson Planning FAQ
• Portfolio FAQ
• ISBE Preschool Program Plan for Serving McKinney-Vento Eligible Children and Families
• ISBE Preschool Program Plan for Serving McKinney-Vento Eligible Children and Families
• ​Word Version
• Meal Pattern For Children, 1-12 and 13-18
• 37-50B: Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) Behavior Support Plan​​​
  

• ECERS Weather Permitting Information
  
• Grant Periodic Reporting​
  
• FY 23​ Preschool for All/Preschool Expansion Compliance Checklist(8/24/2022)
  
• ​Preschool for All/Preschool Expansion Compliance Checklist ​​Word Version(8/24/2022​)
  
• Preschool for All/Preschool for All Expansion​ Tips for Compliance Monitoring 
• Continuous Quality Improvement Plan (CQIP)
  
• Continuous Quality Improvement Plan (CQIP) Instructional Webinar
• PowerPoint Presentation
• CQIP Compliance Checklist Template
• CQIP ECERS-3 Template
  
• ​CQIP ECERS-3 Step-by-Step​
  
• ECERS - 3 Language Samples for Teachers​
  
• Continuous Quality Improvement Plan (CQIP) Training and Technical Assistance Resources​​
  
• Resources
  
• Early CHOICES events​
  
• Early Childhood Professional Learning (ECPL) Opportunities
  
• IL Early Learning Project (IELP)
  
• Illinois STAR NET Training Calendars​​​​
  

• FRIS Inquiry Quick Help
• ​ISBE Fiscal Policy and Procedures Manual​​

​The Implementation Manual is designed to serve as a guide for administrators, teachers and other staff of Illinois Preschool for All programs.

• Complete Implementation Manual(Updated 7/5/2023)​
• Introduction 
• Recruitment, Enrollment & Records  
• Children with Disabilities 
• English Learners  
• The Early Learning Environment  
• Schedule  
  
• Early Learning Curriculum & Assessment  
• Social Emotional Learning  
• Transition Plans  
• Parent & Family Engagement  
• Community Collaboration  
• Personnel ​ 
• Professional Development  
• Budget and Reporting  
• Program Accountability  
• Preschool Expansion  
• Acronym Glossary  
  
• Sample PFA Documents/Templates
• Sample Parent/Family Participation Log  
• Sample Partnership Agreement in Word 
• Sample Partnership Agreement in PDF  
• Sample Student/Family Information Sheet  
• Sample Individual Professional Development Plan Template  
• Sample Screening Forms From Manual:
• Sample Parent Interview​ ​​​
  

• Ed Leaders Network
  
• Documentary: It Takes A Village: How Community Organizations, Schools, & Families Can Support Early Literacy. This 19-minute program highlights how community organizations can incorporate literacy development into their work with children and how they can effectively partner with school districts to promote early childhood literacy.
• Quick reference guide: On Course for Reading Success: Best Practices for Teaching Beginning Readers. The guide identifies research-based instructional practices for teaching beginning readers, along with the level of evidence behind the practices and core literacy skills to target for early screening and progress monitoring.​
• 2016 ISBE Biennial Statewide Preschool for All/Block Grant Administrators' Forum Handouts and Presentations​
  
• ACEI Speaks - Worksheets in Preschool: Too Much, Too Soon
  
• ​Child Find Screening, Data Collection Form
• Directions for Completing the Child Find Screening Data Collection Form
• Child Portfolio Teacher Reflection Tool
• Handwashing Fact Sheet
  
• Homeless Education​
  
• Preschool for All Plan for Serving McKinney-Vento Eligible Children and Families  
• School District Homeless Liaison Locator
• Identify the Signs Developmental Resource
• Prekindergarten to Kindergarten Transition Resources
  
• Preschool Curriculum Decision Making Tool 
  
• Preschool for All/Prekindergarten Curriculum Criteria 
  
• Preschool for All/Prekindergarten Reports
  
• ​Sample Documents
  
• Lesson Plan
  
• Creative Curriculum Sample Lesson Plan
  
• High Scope Sample Lesson Plan
  
• McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Sample Plan​
  
• Portfolio Collection
• ​Addison 
• ​​​Naperville ​​​​​​
• Program-wide Implementation of the Pyramid Model
• NAEYC Technology Position Statement
• Preventing Suspensions and Expulsions in Early Childhood Settings