Attachment A.3: Protocol for in-person visits for screening and recruitment activities (staff burden in HS grantees and community-based child care agencies)

Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
November 1, 2017

Attachment A.3

Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment
Activities and Related Materials
The VIQI project team will schedule in-person visits with Programs 1 and Centers that are
interested in participating in the VIQI project and that meet preliminary eligibility requirements
for study inclusion. During these meetings, the study team will explain what participation in the
study would mean, answer questions, and determine interest in participating. The study team
will also obtain clarification on information that was gathered during initial screening calls to
further explore program and center operations in detail and to discuss plans for potential
implementation of the selected interventions, including professional development, research
procedures, and roles and responsibilities of programs, centers, and of the study team over the
course of the VIQI project.
Documents included in this set of materials:
A. Email Template to Request Site Visit
B. Email Template to Schedule Follow-Up Site Visit
C. Protocol for In-person visits for Screening and Recruitment
a. Sample Agenda
b. Potential Discussion Topics for Site Visits
D. Site Visit Powerpoint
E. Email Templates to Communicate Random Assignment Results (PILOT)
F. Email Templates to Communicate Random Assignment Results (FULL-SCALE)
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.
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“Program” refers to an administrative entity that is affiliated with, operates or oversees one or more centers. A
program may be a Head Start grantee or delegate agency or a community-based organization or business that
operates one or more child care centers. “Center” is a Head Start or community-based facility that houses Head
Start or child care classrooms.
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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
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Email Template to Request Site Visit
Email subject line: Following Up Re Important National Early Childhood Project
Dear ______________:
I am writing to follow up on our conversation on [INSERT DATE] regarding VIQI (Variations in
Implementation of Quality Interventions: Examining the Quality-Child Outcomes Relationship in Child
Care and Early Education) – an important new project of the US Department of Health and Human
Services. Thank you again for taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak with our study team!
We are excited to inform you that the team has reviewed the information you provided and determined
that your organization meets the preliminary eligibility requirements. Based on what we know so far, we
think [INSERT NAME OF ORGANIZATION] could be a good fit for the VIQI project!
As a next step, we would like to visit your organization in person to share more information about this
important project, learn more about your early care and education program, and answer any questions
you might have. We would like an opportunity to meet with you, [insert names and titles or appropriate
leadership] and anyone else who should be involved in making a decision to participate in this project.
I will follow up with you by phone in the next week to discuss potential times for a visit. I am resending a
brief overview of our project. I am also attaching a brief summary of the information you gave us during
our initial phone call. Would you please review this information before our visit and confirm if it is
correct?
Please let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to talking with you again soon!
Thank you.
Best,

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.

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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
November 1, 2017

Email Template for Follow-Up Site Visit
Email subject line: Scheduling a Follow-Up Visit Re VIQI Project
Dear ______________:
I am writing to follow up our meeting on [INSERT DATE] regarding VIQI (Variations in Implementation of
Quality Interventions: Examining the Quality-Child Outcomes Relationship in Child Care and Early
Education) – a project of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
We are excited to inform you that we think [INSERT NAME OF ORGANIZATION] could be a good fit for
the VIQI project! As we discussed, we would like to schedule a follow-up meeting with you, [insert
names and/or titles of appropriate leadership, including key center leadership/staff] to continue
learning about your organization and the centers you operate, and to discuss potential plans for working
together.
I will follow up with you by phone/email to discuss potential times for a visit. In the meantime, please let
me know if you have any questions or additions. We look forward to moving forward and to talking with
you again soon.

Thanks very much.

Best,

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.

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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
November 1, 2017

Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment
Sample Agenda for Site Visits
Team members will begin by welcoming participants and presenting a PowerPoint describing key details
of the study, including goals, timeline and benefits/responsibilities of participation. Team members will
then facilitate a discussion to probe key eligibility criteria at the center and classroom levels (see
discussion topics listed below) and determine program interest and eligibility.

Sample language for opening/welcome
Thank you for taking the time to meet with our team. Based on what we know so far, we think [INSERT
NAME OF PROGRAM/CENTER] could be a good fit for the VIQI Project. We will be using today’s meeting
to provide more information about the VIQI Project, answer your questions and learn more about your
organization. We expect this meeting to take [X] hours. Participation is voluntary, and responses will be
kept private to the extent permitted by law.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX

Sample agenda items (Facilitators will customize for each meeting)
1. Introductions
2. Review presentation slides and respond to initial questions
•

Project overview and timeline

•

Study goals and design

•

Benefits of participation

•

Roles and responsibilities

3. Follow up with outstanding program and center-level questions that were not covered during
Screening Calls (See Screening Protocol for Phone Calls, Attachment A.2).
4. Discuss key program, center and classroom information and discuss plans for implementation
(See Potential Discussion Topics for Site Visits)
5. Wrap-up: Questions, timetable and next steps

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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
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Potential Discussion Topics for Site Visits
The VIQI team will use this list of potential discussion topics during site visits to gather information about
key eligibility criteria at the program, center, and classroom levels. Facilitators may edit topics discussed
and questions asked as needed to continue gathering information that was not already covered in initial
phone meetings and to delve more deeply into details at the center/classroom level. Additional questions
and prompts (not included in this document) may be asked as non-standardized follow-up and to clarify
responses provided by informants.
Participants in first-round visits may include board members, policy council members (for Head Start
programs), center administrators, and other appropriate administrative staff.
In most cases, the team will also need to make a second-round visit to continue to gather information
about individual centers and to develop plans for implementation of the intervention components,
including coaching and training of teachers. This second visit will also provide an opportunity to meet
with as many center-level staff as possible to explain the study, answer questions about participation and
build buy-in. To the extent possible, we will try to leverage geographical clustering of programs and to
meet with key program and center staff in centralized locations for cost efficiencies.

Program–Level Topics (For grantee/delegate agencies or organizations that operate multiple child
care centers, and independent child care centers 2)
•

Discuss outstanding Program-level questions that were not covered during Screening Calls
(See Screening Protocol for Phone Calls, Attachment A.2).

•

Discuss management information systems (MIS) and data sources that could be used to
understand initial levels of quality across centers operated by the Program:
o What child-level information is tracked (individual characteristics, family characteristics,
attendance, assessment information, etc.)? Quality of the data sources? Would it be
accessible by project staff?
o Do programs feed into a central data system or is there an individual system at the
program level?

2

In this document, we refer to Head Start grantees, delegate agencies, organizations that operate
multiple child care centers, and independent centers as “Programs.”
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•

Discuss plans related to the implementation of curricular enhancements including coaching
and training:
o Plans for implementation of VIQI coaching model
o Plans for implementation of VIQI training for teachers
o Qualifications of coaches
o Recruitment, hiring, and training of coaches
o Technology required for implementation of intervention
o Potential barriers to implementing these plans

•

Discuss benefits and responsibilities of participation, and gauge leadership’s willingness to
work with the VIQI team in participating centers randomly-selected to one of three
conditions:
o Implement the selected intervention
o Send teachers to free training sessions
o Hire and supervise coaches (at Program level) and work with coaches to schedule
ongoing coaching sessions with teachers
o Ensure that teachers set aside time to meet with their coach and attend trainings as
determined by intervention
o Facilitate data collection

Center-Level Topics
•

Discuss outstanding center-level questions that were not covered during Screening Calls (see
Screening Protocol for Phone Calls, Attachment A.2).

•

Discuss additional questions regarding staffing practices:
o Supervision of teachers (format, focus and frequency)
o Teacher pairings/assignments in 3 and 4-year-old classrooms (generally kept the same
each year, rotated every year? How stable are pairings within a year?)
o Hiring practices (including documents regarding hiring policies and processes, typical
timeline, position requirements)

•

Discuss center-level management information systems:
o Data systems at the center level
o Data sources and the ways in which those data are used by the center
o What child-level information is tracked (individual characteristics, family characteristics,
attendance, assessment information, etc.)?
o Do centers feed into a central data system?

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Sample language for closing:
Thank you again for taking the time to talk with us. Over the next few months, we will determine which
programs and centers are a good fit for inclusion in the study. If your program is chosen (and if you are
interested in participating), we will contact you about scheduling a time to come back and talk through
next steps. In the meantime, if you have any questions please call me.
Facilitators will discuss timeline for next steps, including a process for follow-up if needed.

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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
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Site Visit Powerpoint

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Presentation Overview
•
•
•
•
•

Project Description and Goals
Research Questions
Study Design
Benefits to Participation
Next Steps

Note: these prototype/template slides are designed to provide examples of
the kinds of language that will be used during site recruitment calls and
visits. Study team members will select slides and/or adapt language as
needed, depending on the interests/expertise of the audiences with whom
they are speaking. For example, information about full-scale phase would
not be covered in meetings with potential pilot centers.
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What is VIQI?
• Important national study of different approaches to
improving quality in early care and education (ECE)
centers
• Builds on the premise that high-quality ECE matters
in children’s lives
• Promising approaches to improving quality via
curriculum and PD exist, but we need more
evidence about which approaches are most
effective for supporting children’s learning
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VIQI goals
• Build knowledge to guide ECE programming and
practitioner decision making:
• How can we ensure ECE makes a
difference in children’s lives?
• Which aspects of classroom quality are
key to children’s growth and development?
• What levels of quality are needed to support
children’s learning?
• In what contexts and situations are
approaches to strengthening quality most
effective? How/why are they effective?
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A Unique Opportunity for Centers
• Innovate to improve children’s skills. Provide
teachers with ongoing support in implementing
curricular approaches that evidence suggests
should improve children’s skills more effectively
than current practices
• Receive free materials, resources and training and
coaching for teachers (led by nationally-recognized
curriculum developers)
• Partner with national and local leaders in an
historic effort to build evidence about which
approaches are most effective
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VIQI study team
• Sponsored by the Administration for Children and
Families’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
• Conducted by
•
•
•
•

MDRC, in partnership with
MEF Associates
Abt Associates
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

• Office of Head Start and Office of Child Care are helping
to set priorities for VIQI
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VIQI project: 2 phases
• Pilot study
• Up to 24 centers will participate (in one locality)

• Full-scale study
• About 165 centers will participate (in seven localities)

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Pilot study
• Study of 3 different approaches: promising
curricula with training (provided by curriculum
developers) and in-classroom coaching
Connect4Learning

Creative Curriculum

Focus

• All aim to support teacher-child interactions and to
promote children’s development in multiple
domains. See handouts for details.
• Focus on feasibility, refine study design, address
implementation challenges
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Pilot study
• Random assignment of centers to 1 of 4 groups:
Connect4Learning Group
Receives Connect4Learning
materials, training and inclass coaching support

Focus Group
Receives Focus materials,
training, and in-class
coaching support

Creative Curriculum Group
Receives latest version of
Creative Curriculum
materials, training, and inclass coaching support

Comparison Group
Operates as usual

• ALL receive funds and technical assistance to support
study participation
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Full-scale study
• Study of 2 different approaches: promising
curricula with training and in-classroom coaching
TBD Curriculum

(Chosen based on lessons from Pilot)

Creative Curriculum

• Build evidence about how different aspects of
quality support children’s learning, and in what
contexts and situations different approaches to
strengthening quality are most effective

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Full-scale study
• Random assignment of centers to 1 of 3 groups:
Curriculum Group 1
Receives TBD curricular
materials, training, and inclass coaching support

Creative Curriculum Group
Receives latest version of
Creative Curriculum
materials, training, and inclass coaching support

Comparison Group
Operates as usual

• ALL receive funds and technical assistance to support
study participation
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Professional Development
through VIQI
To support teachers in implementing the curricular
approaches, centers in the curriculum groups
receive:
• Training designed and delivered by curriculum
developers
• Resources to hire coaches
• Bi-weekly coaching to support teachers in
implementing the curricular approaches

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Why random assignment?
• Most fair and equitable way to “roll out” the different
approaches among interested centers
• Most rigorous and reliable way to study the effects of
the approaches

• Centers in different groups will have similar characteristics, on
average, before the approaches are installed
• If find differences across groups, can be confident differences
are due to the approaches and not something else

• Will help identify which aspects of quality and learning
opportunities in the classroom promote children’s skills
and growth the most
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Desired program and center
characteristics
• Multi-center programs, each center operating at
least 2 full-day classrooms with a mix of 3- and 4year-olds
• Willing to implement VIQI’s curricular approaches
for improving quality
• Support involvement of center directors, teachers,
and assistant teachers in training and in-classroom
coaching activities
• Demonstrated experience running ECE centers for
at least 2 years
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VIQI researcher-practitioner
partnership
• VIQI team provides ongoing
support, technical assistance, and
communication with partnering
programs and centers
• Programs and centers enable and allow directors,
coaches, teachers and assistant teachers to:
• Engage in training and in-class coaching activities, in line
with study procedures
• Participate in data collection and research procedures

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VIQI study team responsibilities
• Provide funding and resources to train and support
coaches, teachers and assistant teachers on the
curricular approaches
• Understand center’s priorities and provide
technical assistance to help centers meet project
goals, align with priorities/requirements, and limit
burden on center staff
• Conduct field research with center directors,
teachers and assistant teachers, and coaches via
surveys, interviews, and independent observations
• Analyze data, share lessons, and publish reports
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Program/center responsibilities
• Maintain close communication with study team
• Work with study team to develop a plan for hiring
and supervision of coaches
• Enable directors, coaches, teachers and assistant
teachers to engage in training and in-class
coaching activities
• Allow directors, coaches, teachers and assistant
teachers to participate in field research, including
interviews, surveys, logs and observations of
classroom activities
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Coach responsibilities
• Maintain close communication with study team
• Work with study team to develop plan for and
implement training and support of teachers and
assistant teachers on the curricular approaches
• Engage in training and conduct in-class coaching
sessions with teachers and assistant teachers, in
line with study procedures
• Participate in field research, including interviews,
surveys, and logs
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Teacher/assistant teacher
responsibilities
• Attend training and in-class coaching sessions, in
line with study procedures
• Deliver one of the curricular approaches in their
classroom, in line with study procedures
• Participate in field research, including interviews,
surveys, logs, and classroom observations

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Overview of data collection
activities
Pilot Study
Administrator, coach, teacher
surveys

Full-Scale Study
Same as Pilot plus:

Classroom observations

Parent consent & information
form

Teacher & coach logs

Child assessments

Interviews & focus groups
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VIQI Pilot Study Timeline
2018
Mar

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

2019
Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Recruitment
Sign MOU
Administrator, Coach, Teacher
Surveys

Admin, Coach,
Teacher Survey

Classroom Obs
(1x)

Classroom Obs
(2x)

Random Assignment
Training
Curriculum Implementation, Ongoing Teacher Training & Coaching
Weekly Teacher Logs
Biweekly Coach Logs
Fidelity
Visit,
Focus
Groups
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VIQI Full-Scale Study Timeline
2019
Sum
mer

Fall

Winter

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2019
July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Recruitment
Sign MOU
Admin,
Coach,
Teacher
Survey

Administrator, Coach,
Teacher Surveys
Classroom
Obs (1x)

Classroom
Obs (2x)

Random
Assignment
Training
Curriculum Implementation, Ongoing Teacher Training & Coaching
Weekly Teacher Logs
Biweekly Coach Logs
Fidelity
Visit,
Focus
Groups
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Benefits of participation
• ALL centers receive:

• Funds and technical assistance to support study
participation
• Opportunity to build evidence base guiding early
childhood education policy and practitioner decisions
• Increased visibility as part of a national project

• Centers in each of the curriculum groups receive:
• Access to most recent edition of leading curricular
materials
• Access to ongoing teacher training and in-classroom
coaching

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For more information, please contact:

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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
November 1, 2017

Email Templates to Communicate Random Assignment Results
(PILOT)
Email to Communicate Random Assignment Results to Program-Level Staff
Email subject line: Next Steps on VIQI Project
Dear _____________:
We have news about your centers’ status in the VIQI project! As previously discussed, being part of the
VIQI project means that your centers will be randomly assigned to one of three curricular approaches, or
to a “comparison group” that will continue business-as-usual.
Your centers’ results are listed below. As a reminder, assignments are done randomly (like a flip of a
coin) and have nothing to do with any characteristics of the individual centers.
Center
Center Name
Center Name
Center Name
Center Name

Classroom
#1
#2
#1
#2
#1
#2
#1
#2

VIQI Assignment

We are in the process of completing an addendum to your Memorandum of Agreement, which will
include these center assignments. You should receive that document shortly. We will also send letters
informing individual centers of their assignment and will send you a copy of that letter as well.
Thank you so much for your assistance during the process! We are looking forward to working with you
this next year and trust that you will find the VIQI project a worthwhile and rewarding experience to
help the early childhood field build knowledge about how to best support young children’s learning.
Please feel free to contact me or [name of liaison] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
NAME
[Insert ops team lead name and contact information here]
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.
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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
November 1, 2017

Email to Communicate Random Assignment Results to Center-Level Administrators
Email subject line: Next Steps on VIQI Project
Dear _____________:
We have news about your center’s status in the VIQI project! As a reminder, being part of the VIQI
project means that your center will be randomly assigned to one of three curricular approaches or to a
“comparison group” that will continue business-as-usual.
Your center’s results are listed below. As a reminder, assignments are done randomly (like a flip of a
coin) and have nothing to do with any characteristics of the individual centers.
Assignment for VIQI: [insert here]
Participating classrooms: [insert here]
We will send letters informing your teachers and assistant teachers of their assignments and send you a
copy of the teacher letter.
Thank you so much for your assistance during the process! We are looking forward to working with you
this next year and trust that you will find the VIQI project a worthwhile and rewarding experience to
help the early childhood field build knowledge about how to best support young children’s learning.
Please feel free to contact me or [name of liaison] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,

NAME
[Insert ops team lead name and contact information here]

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.

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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
November 1, 2017

Letter to Communicate Random Assignment Results to Center-Level Teaching Staff
Email subject line: Next Steps on VIQI Project
Dear _____________:
We have news about your center’s status in the VIQI project! As you know, being part of the VIQI project
means that your center will be randomly assigned to one of several curricular approaches or to a
“comparison group” that will continue business-as-usual. Your center’s results are listed below. As a
reminder, assignments are done randomly (like a flip of a coin) and have nothing to do with any
characteristics of the individual centers.
Assignment for VIQI: [insert here]
Participating classrooms: [insert here]
Thank you so much for your assistance during the process! We are looking forward to working with you
this next year and trust that you will find the VIQI project a worthwhile and rewarding experience to
help the early childhood field build knowledge about how to best support young children’s learning.
Please feel free to contact me or [name of liaison] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,

NAME
[Insert ops team lead name and contact information here]

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.

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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
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F. Email Templates to Communicate Random Assignment Results
(FULL-SCALE)
Email to Communicate Random Assignment Results to Program-Level Staff
Email subject line: Next Steps on VIQI Project
Dear _____________:
We have news about your centers’ status in the VIQI project! As previously discussed, being part of the
VIQI project means that each participating center will be randomly assigned to one of two curricular
approaches or to a “comparison group” that will continue business-as-usual. Your results are listed
below. As a reminder, assignments are done randomly (like a flip of a coin) and have nothing to do with
any characteristics of individual centers.
Center
Center Name

Center Name

Center Name

Center Name

Classroom
#1
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3

VIQI Assignment

We are in the process of completing an addendum to your Memorandum of Agreement, which will
include these center assignments. You should receive that document shortly. We will also send letters
informing individual centers of their assignment and will send you a copy of that letter as well.
Thank you so much for your assistance during the process! We are looking forward to working with you
this next year and trust that you will find the VIQI project a worthwhile and rewarding experience to
help the early childhood field build knowledge about how to best support young children’s learning.
Please feel free to contact me or [name of liaison] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
NAME
[Insert ops team lead name and contact information here]
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.
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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
November 1, 2017

Letter to Communicate Random Assignment Results to Center-Level Administrators
Email subject line: Next Steps on VIQI Project
Dear _____________:
We have news about your center’s status in the VIQI project! As previously discussed, being part of the
VIQI project means that each participating center will be randomly assigned to one of two curricular
approaches or to a “comparison group” that will continue business-as-usual. Your results are listed
below. As a reminder, assignments are done randomly (like a flip of a coin) and have nothing to do with
any characteristics of individual centers.
Assignment for VIQI: [insert here]
Participating classrooms: [insert here]
We will send letters informing your teachers and assistant teachers of their assignments and send you a
copy of the teacher letter.
Thank you so much for your assistance during the process! We are looking forward to working with you
this next year and trust that you will find the VIQI project a worthwhile and rewarding experience to
help the early childhood field build knowledge about how to best support young children’s learning.
Please feel free to contact me or [name of liaison] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,

NAME
[Insert ops team lead name and contact information here]

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.
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Attachment A.3: VIQI Protocol for In-person Visits for Screening and Recruitment Activities
November 1, 2017

Letter to Communicate Random Assignment Results to Center-Level Teaching Staff
Email subject line: Next Steps on VIQI Project
Dear _____________:
We have news about your center’s status in the VIQI project! As previously discussed, being part of the
VIQI project means that each participating center will be randomly assigned to one of two curricular
approaches or to a “comparison group” that will continue business-as-usual. Your results are listed
below. As a reminder, assignments are done randomly (like a flip of a coin) and have nothing to do with
any characteristics of individual centers.
Random Assignment Status: [insert here]
Participating classrooms: [insert here]
Thank you so much for your assistance during the process! We are looking forward to working with you
this next year and trust that you will find the VIQI project a worthwhile and rewarding experience to
help the early childhood field build knowledge about how to best support young children’s learning.
Please feel free to contact me or [name of liaison] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,

NAME
[Insert ops team lead name and contact information here]

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB number for this
information collection is 0970-XXXX and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.
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