Friday, November 3, 2017

The Compensation Technical Workgroup Needs You! (UPDATED)

UPDATE: The deadline for applications to the Compensation Technical Workgroup has been extended to November 27 at 12 p.m. Download the application here: https://del.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/ProfessionalDevelopment/Workgroup_Application.docx.

The Department of Early Learning is looking for members from Washington’s early learning community to serve on the Compensation Technical Workgroup. Workgroup members will inform strategies to increase childcare workforce wages and retention rates.


The Compensation Workgroup will be led by DEL and will include 13 representatives from state and federal agencies and the early learning community. Learn about the current progress on compensation efforts for early learning professionals and the scope and structure of the Compensation Technical Workgroup here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5p-azii59c.

Apply to become a member!

DEL is now accepting workgroup member applications from various community organizations that have seats on the Compensation Workgroup. If you are interested, submit your application and select the community group you represent:
  • A coalition of organizations representing nonprofits, professional associations, businesses, and industries in early learning
  • A representative from an Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP)
  • A representative from a nonprofit child care center
  • A representative from a private child care center
  • A representative from an organization that provides culturally responsive services for early learning programs in communities with high numbers of families whose primary language is not English
For information about member responsibilities and application instructions, download the member application at https://del.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/ProfessionalDevelopment/Workgroup_Application.docx. In order to be considered, applications must be completed and sent in by November 10, 2017.

For more information about the Compensation Technical Workgroup, visit www.del.wa.gov/compensationworkgroup

2 comments:

AHA Childcare said...

Question: Where would the committee be meeting and is there mileage compensation and if there is, at what rate and processed thru whom?

Washington State Department of Early Learning said...

Thanks for your interest! The first meeting will take place in Tukwila in December, but other meeting dates and locations are still to be determined. Reimbursement is available for travel and will be processed through DEL. The reimbursement rates are the Office of Financial Management per diem rates, which are listed here: https://www.ofm.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/legacy/resources/travel/colormap1017.pdf