EDE0F58CFB818F718725888B0052BA7C Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For WORKFORCE-RELATED LEGISLATIVE UPDATES FROM THE CO DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

INTERIM COMMITTEE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL READINESS
Date Jul 26, 2022
Location HCR 0112

Workforce-related Legislative Updates from the CO Department of Early Childhood - Committee Discussion Only

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Attachment A.pdf

09:03:38 AM

Stephenie Hickman, Early Childhood Education
(ECE) Recruitment and Retention Manager, gave an overview of the Colorado
Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) Workforce Data Modernization Project.
Whitney LeBouef, Director of Data Integration and Analytics, Colorado Evaluation
and Action Lab, spoke about changes in the size of the ECE workforce over
time. The Department's presentation can be found as Attachment A. Members
of the panel answered questions from the commission. Director LeBouef spoke
about unfilled positions in the workforce.

09:19:45 AM

Angela Ben-Zekry,
ECE Recruitment and Retention Manager for the CDEC, reviewed the goals
and lead measures for the department for 2022 and 2023. Ms. Ben-Zekry gave
an overview of recruitment and retention actions taken by the CDEC, as
well as workforce data and system improvement efforts. She answered
questions from the commission members.

09:32:05 AM

Ms. Hickman spoke
about the Early Childhood Workforce plan. Sondra Ranum, Director
of ECE Workforce Policy for the Colorado Department of Higher Education,
went over the Universal Pre-K Workforce Strategic plan.

Workforce-related Legislative Updates from the CO Department of Early Childhood - Committee Discussion Only

Colorado General Assembly