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We at ISBE are looking forward to a great year. We are excited to have many new Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) programs to offer this year as a result of our fiscal year 2020 Request for Proposals (RFP) process.  \nAs you are aware, the goal of ECBG is to serve Illinois’most at-risk children in order to enable all children to be successful students and responsible citizens. Programs must maintain their funded enrollment level and fill vacant slots as soon as possible in order to provide forchildren and maximize state dollars. Grantees must be fully enrolled by the Student Information System (SIS) fall enrollment date deadline of the project year. Vacancies must be filled as soon as possible and not exceed 30 days.  \n􀁸 Programs moving to an inclusive model, saving spots for students experiencing homelessness or saving spots for students transitioning from Early Intervention programming, should not gounder 80 percent enrollment.  \n􀁸 Enrollment will be monitored this year and the Early Childhood Department will reach out to under-enrolled programs, which may impact funding.  \n􀁸 Under-enrolled is defined as any program serving less than 80 percent of students for which they are funded as of the SIS reporting date (Nov. 15 full enrollment deadline) .  \nPlease feel free to reach out to your principal consultant or myself should you need assistance at anything throughout the year. We are here to serve you! Thank you for all you do for Illinois’ youngest learners!  \nCarisa  \nCONSULTANT CORNER  \nENROLLMENT REMINDER: Students cannot be enrolled in two ECBG programs. Districts and community-based programs are encouraged to work together to prioritize student and family needs to determine the most appropriate enrollment location and setting.  \nCONTINUING GRANT APPLICATIONS: All programs funded in FY 2019 must submit a continuing grant application through IWAS. Project start date was July 1, 2019. Programs that have not submitted must complete this process as soon as possible. The start date for programs that submit their continuing grant applications after July 1 is the date of submission. No expenditures for the project are allowed until the date the grant is submitted. Please reach out to your principal consultant with any questions.  \nREMINDERS FOR PREVENTION INITIATIVE LEADERS: The Prevention Initiative Administrator Checklist provides Prevention Initiative leaders with key information to better support their leadership roles. Your ISBE consultant and technical assistance provider (Ounce of Prevention Fund or Baby TALK) are also great resources for additional information and assistance. Please also review the FY 2020 Prevention Initiative RFP and current Prevention Initiative funding application in IWAS.  \nCHRONIC ABSENTEEISM: Early Childhood Block Grant funding gives priority to the most at-risk children; therefore, children receiving services provided with ECBG funding should not be dropped from the program for poor attendance. If attendance is a concern, utilize program staff, including administrators, teachers, social workers, family educator, and/or district attendance officers to call and/or visit the family. Staff should work with the family to identify possible causes of chronic absenteeism and provide guidance, help, and resources to promote regular attendance. The program should document all attempts made to work with the family. The child may be unenrolled IF the child has had six weeks of  \nconsecutive absences (no attendance for six weeks with no intermittent attendance days), but only after conducting outreach and working with the family to get the child to school. This does not include planned, extended absences. The child’s family should be notified of the disenrollment and reasons for the action taken. Disenrollment for non-attendance is NOT an expulsion for behavioral reasons.  \nThe open spot ","cbCaiv13UoshGs5J","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv13UoshGs5J","pdf",1066032,"English","# Director’s Chair\n# Consultant Corner\n## Enrollment Reminder\n## Continuing Grant Applications\n## Reminders for Prevention Initiative Leaders\n## Chronic Absenteeism\n# What’s New with KIDS?\n## Fall 2018 KIDS Highlights","[{\"question\":\"What are the key enrollment requirements for ECBG programs?\",\"answer\":\"ECBG programs must maintain funded enrollment levels and fill vacant slots as soon as possible. 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