Link to application to implement CSW during the 2019-2020 school year
The application period will remain open until 9:00 AM on Monday, April 15th. Centers and programs chosen for the 2019 implementation will be notified by Friday, April 26th. We will maintain a waitlist in the event some classrooms are ultimately unable to implement CSW this year.
There will be a one-day CSW orientation for Program Directors/Early Childhood Coordinators who will have teachers in the 2019-2020 implementation. That event will be held in Columbia, MD in early August.
The eligibility and selection requirements are as follows:
- All licensed child care (family and center based) programs and publicly funded Pre-K programs in Maryland are eligible to apply.
- Priority will be given to centers/schools/programs:
- In a Title I catchment area
- Published in Maryland EXCELS
- Participating in (or willing to participate in) the Maryland Early Learning Assessment (ELA)
- Committed to implementing CSW as their sole Pre-K curriculum for at least two years
- Willing to participate in an evaluation of the CSW curriculum
- Committed to implementing CSW in all four-year-old classrooms in a building
If selected—
- Teachers will participate in 4 days of CSW training
- 2 days in the summer, 1 day in October, 1 day in November
- Programs/schools are responsible for transportation and substitute costs associated with training participation.
- Teachers will receive access to all CSW curriculum and professional development resources including:
- one iPad, Read Aloud books, Math materials
- Coaching
For those of you who were unable to join us for the live CSW webinar on Wednesday or who would like to watch it again, a link to the recorded version of the webinar is included below.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to send them to umdcsw@umd.edu.