Idaho Early Learning Guidelines
Richard Henderson
Shannon Dunston
Evelyn S. Johnson
Division of Special Education
Division of Student Achievement and School Improvement
Idaho State Department of Education
Webinar #3
May 2011
OBJECTIVES
 How to use in the development of preschool IEP
goals
 Alignment to the Early Childhood Outcomes
 Family Activities
Overview
• Adopted October
2010 as best
practice/standards for
LEA preschool
• eGuidelines were
developed by…
• Why electronic?
• Revisions
How to get to the eGuidelines
healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Portals/0/Children/IELeGuide
lines/Idaho_Early_Learning_eGuidelines.htm
• Idaho Training
Clearinghouse
http://itcnew.idahotc.com
• Idaho State Department of
Education
http://www.sde.idaho.gov
• Idaho Department of Health
and Welfare
http://healthandwelfare.ida
ho.gov
Present Level of Performance/IEP
Goals
Assessments
Present Level of Performance
IEP Goals
Early Childhood Outcomes
eGuideline Domain Areas
• Social and Emotional
• Acquiring and Using
Knowledge (preacademic skills)
• Taking Appropriate
Action to Meet Needs
(Behavioral)
• Crosswalk
• Approaches to learning
and cognitive
development
• Physical well-being,
health, and motor
development
• Social and emotional
development
• General Knowledge
• Communication,
language, and literacy
Family
• Discussion about child
• Providing family with information
What comes next?
• Statewide Early Childhood Technical
Assistance Summer Institute
• 7-two day trainings (Earn College Credit)
July 12-13 Pocatello
July 14-15 Idaho Falls
July 19-20 Couer d’Alene
July 21-22 Lewiston
Aug. 11-12 Twin Falls
Aug. 15-16 Nampa
Aug. 17-18 Boise
QUESTIONS
www.idahotc.com
Training and Technology for Today’s Tomorrow
• Website to link school
professionals and
parents with special
education training
opportunities and
resources across the
state.
Supported By:
– Idaho State
Department of
Education (ISDE),
Special Education
• Project Team:
– Cari Murphy
– Shawn Wright
Statewide Special Education
Technical Assistance (SESTA)
Center for School Improvement & Policy Studies, BSU
Gina Hopper,
Associate Director
ginahopper@boisestate.edu
208.426.4363
Carol Carnahan,
Statewide Consultant
carolcarnahan@boisestate.edu
208.426.3257
www.sde.idaho.gov/site/isee
Contact Information:
Shannon Dunstan
Early Childhood & Interagency Coordinator
Idaho State Department of Education
Division of Student Achievement and School Improvement
Division of Special Education
(208) 332-6908
sdunston@sde.idaho.gov