You’re Invited!
Early Childhood Inclusion: Implementation of the State Recommendations
Thursday, April 14, 2016 1:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time!
The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invites you to join the next in our series of webinars on Early Childhood Inclusion. The Office of Early Learning will host the webinar topic - Early Childhood Inclusion: Implementation of the State Recommendations. The State Recommendations for high quality inclusion programs are provided in the Inclusion Policy Statement and address how States can begin to partner to build a culture of inclusion. Representatives from the States of Maryland, Vermont and Massachusetts will discuss the implementation of high quality inclusion programs in their States and how they are supporting their local programs.
Join here on Thursday, April 14 at 1:30 p.m. Easter Time. The Early Childhood Inclusion Policy Statement can be found here:
https://edinfoevents.webex.com/mw3000/mywe... Facilitator: Libby Doggett
Presenters:
Maryland
Nancy Vorobey, Section Chief, Early Childhood Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services, Maryland State Department of Education
Marcella Franczkowski, Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
Jennifer Parker, Special Education Early Childhood Specialist
Massachusetts
Chris Pond, Educator Provider Support Specialist, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Lauren Viviani, 619 State Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Vermont
Kate B. Rogers, Early Childhood Special Education/619 Coordinator, Early MTSS Coordinator, Vermont Agency of Education
Katie McCarthy, PreK Inclusion Coordinator, Vermont Agency of Education
Camille Catlett, Scientist, UNC Frank Porter Graham, Consultant to Vermont
Event Name:
Early Childhood Inclusion Webinar – Implementation of State Recommendations
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2016 1:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Event address for attendees:
https://edinfoevents.webex.com/edinfoevent... Audio conference:
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
1-877-668-4493
Access code: 660 321 162
Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
1-650-479-3208
INVITATION TO APPLY TO PRESENT AT THE
Every Student, Every Day National Conference:
Eliminating Chronic Absenteeism by Implementing and Strengthening Cross-Sector Systems of Support for All Students
June 8-10, 2016, Washington, DC
The U.S. Department of Education (ED), in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Justice (DOJ), invites interested federal, state, and local agencies, school districts, schools, nonprofit, labor, philanthropic, community-based, and research organizations, and other parties to submit applications to present at the Every Student, Every Day National Conference: Eliminating Chronic Absenteeism by Implementing and Strengthening Cross-Sector Systems of Support for All Students, an important national meeting on effective chronic absenteeism policy and practice. ED has invited teams of states, school districts, early learning programs, and cross-sector (education, health, housing, and justice) system leaders to the national conference on June 8-10, 2016, in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the Every Student, Every Day National Conference is to support states, local school districts, schools, and communities in their work to develop effective chronic absenteeism policy and practice. In particular, the conference will showcase how schools—with the support of their states, local school districts, and communities—can address the root causes of chronic absenteeism through sustainable, multi-tiered, cross-sector early warning and response systems that link students to important and necessary, cross-sector interventions, programs, and preventative services.
The conference will also focus participating state teams—which will include state education officials, cross-sector system leaders, local school district leaders, early learning providers, and other partners—on chronic absenteeism guidance (see textbox) issued by ED, HHS, HUD, and DOJ that can help inform effective chronic absenteeism policy and practice that support all our students to attend school daily and succeed in school and in life.
For more information about the Every Student, Every Day initiative, please visit
http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/chronica... Purpose of Conference Workshops
Conference workshops will address one or more of the Federal Chronic Absenteeism Guidance Action Steps (outlined above), and connect participants with research and evidence-based policies and practices that support the design, implementation, evaluation, and capacity-building of multi-tiered, cross-sector systems of support to link chronically absent students and their families with education (from early learning through grade 12), health, housing, and/or justice-related interventions, programs, and preventative services. These interactive workshops should also allow for the sharing of best practices, reflection, networking, and other methods that support adult learning among participants. Workshops are 75 minutes in length.
Workshop Selection Criteria
The conference planning committee will select workshop proposals that address one or more of the Federal Chronic Absenteeism Guidance Action Steps (see textbox on page one), promote effective approaches to addressing chronic absenteeism (particularly those that have data demonstrating impact on attendance), and are likely to support effective cross-sector state, local, and/or school-based chronic absenteeism policy and practice. Moreover, workshops should promote sharing among participants, reflection, interaction, and other methods that support effective adult learning.
We will select workshop proposals that will allow the conference to:
•Showcase a variety of approaches to addressing chronic absenteeism in school- and community-based settings with a particular focus on cross-sector efforts that address students and families’ education, health, housing, and justice-related needs.
•Share strategies to address geographical diversity.
•Share strategies that apply to different age groups and demographics.
•Share policies and practices that are research and evidence-based.
•Incorporate principles of youth development.
•Incorporate approaches that enhance protective factors to promote the well-being of children.
•Stress the importance of creating and sustaining welcoming and healthy schools and early learning program environments that engage and support all students and families to be partners in addressing and eliminating chronic absenteeism.
Applying to Present at the National Conference
For more information about the workshop application process or to submit your completed conference workshop application (see attached), please email Lesley Robinson at lesley.robinson@ed.gov no later than Friday, April 15, 2016.
Thank you for your interest in supporting the Every Student, Every Day National Conference: Eliminating Chronic Absenteeism by Implementing and Strengthening Cross-Sector Systems of Support for All Students.
Remember, all workshop applications are due no later than
Friday, April 15, 2016.
APPLICATION TO PRESENT AT THE
Every Student, Every Day National Conference:
Eliminating Chronic Absenteeism by Implementing and Strengthening Cross-Sector Systems of Support for All Students
June 8-10, 2016, Washington, DC
Thank you for your interest in presenting a workshop at the Every Student, Every Day National Conference. Please send completed applications to Lesley Robinson at lesley.robinson@ed.gov no later than Friday, April 15, 2016. Please also reach out with any questions about this application and/or the conference workshop application process.
1.Agency/organization:
2.Contact information (address, phone and e-mail):
3.Title of the proposed workshop:
4.Brief workshop summary of no more than 100 words:
5.Learning objectives and key topics covered:
6.Target audience for the workshop (e.g. state education officials, cross-sector leaders, local superintendents or local senior leaders, nonprofit partners, etc.):
7.Workshop presenters and/or panelists (please include presenter/panelist biographies):
8.Additionally, please provide the following information:
◦Detailed workshop agenda (please note: Include no more than 30 minutes of direct presentation and provide opportunities for questions, interaction, reflection, and state and local plan development).
◦Which Federal Chronic Absenteeism Guidance Action Steps the workshop addresses.
◦How the presentation promotes elements of effective, cross-sector early warning and response systems, policies, and practices.
◦Any available data about the impact of the practices or policies showcased on reducing chronic absence.
◦Draft presentation slides or materials, if available. Final drafts of all presentation materials will be due by Friday, May 6, 2016.
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