FY27 480-10-3702 Early Childhood Block Grant - Early Childhood - Prevention Initiative Training and Technical Assistance: Birth to 3 Years

The Illinois Early Childhood agency is seeking applications for the Prevention Initiative Training and Technical Assistance grant. The grant aims to provide training, technical assistance, and high-quality supports to recipients of funding under the Early Childhood Block Grant. The successful applicant will be required to conduct ongoing evaluation to ensure that the training and professional development being developed and implemented meet the needs of the local Prevention Initiative programs and staff. The applicant must be familiar with the Administrative Rules Part 235, ISBE Professional Educator Licensure, Professional Learning Standards, Illinois Early Learning Guidelines, and Gateways to Opportunity Registry Levels of Learning. Key aspects of the job include: • Providing training, technical assistance, and high-quality supports to recipients of funding under the Early Childhood Block Grant • Aligning training and technical assistance opportunities to the Standards for Professional Learning • Ensuring that each provider of professional development meets the requirements set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart J • Supporting programs, leaders, and teachers to continuously improve practice and student outcomes • Conducting ongoing evaluation to ensure that the training and professional development meet the needs of the local Prevention Initiative programs and staff