49-6-108 - Office of early learning. - Tennessee Statutes

49-6-108. Office of early learning.

There is established within the department of education an office of early learning. The office shall:

     (1)  Administer the pre-kindergarten classroom application process;

     (2)  Provide oversight, monitoring, technical assistance, coordination and training for pre-kindergarten classroom providers;

     (3)  Serve as a clearinghouse for information and best practices related to pre-kindergarten programs;

     (4)  Coordinate activities and promote collaboration with other departments of state government in developing and supporting pre-kindergarten programs;

     (5)  Review existing regulations and standards, and recommend needed changes, to promote a consistent approval, assessment and monitoring process for providers of pre-kindergarten programs established under §§  49-6-103 49-6-107, this section and §§ 49-6-109 and 49-6-110; and

     (6)  Provide an annual report to the governor and the general assembly on the status of pre-kindergarten programs, which shall include, at a minimum, the number, location and types of providers of pre-kindergarten classrooms and the number of at risk students served.

[Acts 2005, ch. 312, § 1.]