Agency Roles and Responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of each of the agencies charged with the implementation of VPK are outlined below; consult the links provided for more information.
AWI—Day-to-day operation of the program, including the development
of policies and procedures. AWI is responsible for the payment
and attendance system, training and technical assistance to local
coalitions, and the Florida Early Learning Advisory Council.
http://www.floridajobs.org/earlylearning
DOE—development of
the VPK standards, professional development (such as the Emergent
Literacy module and the VPK Director Credential), and articulation,
assessment, and accountability.
http://www.fldoe.org/earlylearning
DCF—Licensing, maintaining provider profiles,
verifying staff credentials, and administration of the
statewide Gold Seal program.
http://www.myflorida.com/childcare
Now, complete the learning activity below. You will see a list of roles and responsibilities at the bottom of the activity. Above this list, you will find the logos of AWI, DOE and DCF. Match each role/responsibility to the correct agency's logo by dragging the role/responsibility and dropping it on the corresponding logo. Each correct match will disappear from the list and appear in the empty box below its agency.