New Preschool Coordinators Institute
2014
November 5, 2014
Greensboro, NC
Goals are to understand:
 The impact of child motivation and engagement on child outcomes & graduation
 What your program data means and tips for managing it
 Key factors in making LRE decisions
 Updates from DPI and DHHS that impact preschool
Wednesday November 5, 2014
9:00
Welcome, introductions, updates and objective of today’s session
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Online Pre-K IEP modules – http://modules.nceln.fpg.unc.edu/iep/module-intro
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Guiding Practices in Early Childhood Vision Screening
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Guiding Practices in Early Childhood Hearing Screening
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Guiding Practices in Early Childhood Transition
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Q&A Early Childhood Educational Settings (March, 2014)
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Q&A Regarding Procedural Rights under IDEA for Parents of Students with
Disabilities (Jan2014)
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Q&A Indicator 12 Spreadsheet
9:30
Understanding your child find data
10:15
Break
10:30
Keynote – Adam Holland
12:00
Lunch
12:45
High School Graduation: the ultimate early childhood outcome
1:00
Review of Child Outcome Data
1:30
Making LRE Decisions for preschool children and what does your LRE data mean?
 Making LRE Decisions for Preschool Children
 Guiding Questions for IEP Teams
2:00
Break
2:15
Preschool Inclusion – research, challenges and strategies for improvement
 Fact Sheet of Research on Preschool Inclusion
 Brief Fact Sheet of Research on Preschool Inclusion
 Inclusion for Preschool Children with Disabilities: What We Know and Should Be Doing
 IDEA Provisions Supporting Preschool Inclusion
3:00
Developmental Day Program Update
3:30
Update on the New Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)
4:00
Adjourn
NC EARLY LEARNING NETWORK IS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING
AND UNC FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE