Community: Preschool LRE - Part B and 619
The Preschool LRE Community of Practice is no longer an active community and is not accepting new members. As of July 30, 2010, the community will not have an active presence. Thank you for your support and participation!
HISTORY & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The community was originally formed in 2003 by the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. The purpose was to serve as a mechanism for communication and networking among states to support the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) and promote early childhood inclusion practices.
Since its inception, the Preschool LRE Community sponsored or co-sponsored:
- Networking meetings and conference calls among Section 619 Coordinators and state staff
- Online practice groups around specific content areas
- A national meeting in May 2004
- State Expanding Opportunities Interagency Teams and strategic planning activities
- Webinar series on Section 619 Program Administration and Inclusive Practices
- Sessions during the Natinonal Inclusion Institutes
- Dissemination of LRE and Inclusion resources
We do encourage you to visit the following web sites and resources!
ANNOUNCEMENTS!
SAVE THE DATE - 11th National Inclusion Institute -May 17 - 19, 2011
- Where: The William and Ida Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC
- Sponsored by: The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, and the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD INCLUSION INSTITUTE
CONFERENCE CALLS & WEBINARS
- 2008 Webinar Series for Section 619 Administrators -
Co-sponsored by the Preschool LRE Community of Practice, NECTAC, Mountain Plains RRC, NPDCI, TACSEI and other national partners. http://www.nectac.org/webinars.asp
NATIONAL CENTERS & INCLUSION
- National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI) is working with states to create a system of high quality, cross-agency, accessible professional development for early childhood personnel. http://community.fpg.unc.edu/ Join their Early Childhood Community.
- National Early Childhood TA Center (NECTAC) maintains a topical web collection of resources on natural environments and early childhood inclusion: http://www.nectac.org/inclusion/default.asp
- SpecialQuest Birth-Five disseminates the SpecialQuest approach via state Leadership Teams, Ambassadors, Graduate Teams, and through the web-based SpecialQuest Multimedia Training Library. http://www.specialquest.org/ Sign up for their newsletter and join their community blog.
- Head Start Center for Inclusion is funded to increase the competence, confidence, and effectiveness of personnel in Head Start programs to include children with disabilities by providing training materials and tools for teachers and coordinators. http://depts.washington.edu/hscenter/
Partner Organizations
NECTAC, Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRRC), Peak Parent Center/RPTAC 5
Facilitators
