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Colorad o. Colorad o. …is infusing the SpecialQuest approach and materials into state required early care and education coursework. Colorad o. …influenced policy for early care and education providers. Colorad o. …held a webinar for early childhood providers on inclusion. Colorad o.

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  1. Colorado

  2. Colorado …is infusing the SpecialQuest approach and materials into state required early care and education coursework.

  3. Colorado …influenced policy for early care and education providers.

  4. Colorado …held a webinar for early childhood providers on inclusion.

  5. Colorado Members of the SpecialQuest Leadership Team commit to an expanded consortia focused on our vision of inclusion and equity without boundaries.

  6. Georgia …has collaborated with colleges and universities to use the SpecialQuest approach and materials.

  7. Georgia …has hired and trained a cadre of regional Inclusion Coordinators  in the Resource and Referral regions.  

  8. Georgia …developed a benefits pamphlet on inclusion to share with child care programs.

  9. Georgia …is committed to:1. revisit work around original goals and2. build on and expand our work through regional team network

  10. Louisiana …has collaborated so that cross-agency trainings and activities are now taking place across the state.

  11. Louisiana …is working to embed the SpecialQuest approach and materials in child care training throughout the state.

  12. Louisiana …ensured that the Head Start Training and Technical Assistance system is using SpecialQuest.

  13. Louisiana …commits to:- continue to meet quarterly as a group (Team) - infuse SWITCH concepts and information into our practices and action plans- take personal responsibility for the work of the team, and - small task groups will meet as needed around the Team’s practices and plans.

  14. Massachusetts …co-sponsored a 3-day conference with a SpecialQuest track for over 600 participants.

  15. Massachusetts …has three very active communities that are promoting inclusion using the SpecialQuest approach and materials.

  16. Massachusetts …sponsored a day-long Early Childhood Inclusion Symposium.

  17. Massachusetts We commit to building communities where “Sneetches are Sneetches and no kind of Sneetch is the best on the beaches.”

  18. Missouri …has supported Child Care Resource and Referral Regional Inclusion Specialists to use the SpecialQuest approach and materials.

  19. Missouri …invited all SpecialQuest Graduate Programs in the state to attend State Leadership Team meetings.

  20. Missouri …frequently presents workshops at statewide early care and education conferences and meetings.

  21. Missouri …commits to ensure the creation of: policies, services, and supports to fully implement inclusive practices in Missouri.

  22. New Mexico ...is providing follow-up and support to participants of intensive training on inclusion.

  23. New Mexico …has influenced development of a document regarding specialized services to preschoolers with disabilities on Indian reservations.

  24. New Mexico …is sharing the SpecialQuest approach and materials at local, state, and national levels.

  25. New Mexico We, the New Mexico SpecialQuest State Leadership Team commit to re-emphasizing and persevering to create a synergistic model for inclusion that embraces change and is constantly evolving to meet the needs of all children and their families.

  26. Ohio …is working to embed the SpecialQuest approach and materials in colleges and universities.

  27. Ohio …has embedded the SpecialQuest materials in curricula for professional development through the Department of Education.

  28. Ohio …has implemented trainings on the SpecialQuest approach and materials across the state.

  29. Ohio …commits to modeling the Switch approach to continue cross-agency support for SpecialQuest and inclusionary practices and ensure inclusion of children with disabilities in the work of the new Center for Early Childhood Development (CECD) with the end result that children are children first.The SpecialQuest Leadership Team will continue to be a pillar of light and a beacon for serving children with disabilities and their families.

  30. Pennsylvania …conducted three training sessions for early care and education providers throughout the state.

  31. Pennsylvania …is developing a system to track the use of the SpecialQuest approach and materials.

  32. Pennsylvania …conducted training sessions for higher education early care and education faculty.

  33. Pennsylvania …will embed the SpecialQuest approach and materials into a state committee which is established through statute.

  34. Virginia …planned and implemented an awareness session on SpecialQuest at a state-level conference for early childhood professionals.

  35. Virginia ...is supporting early care and education professionals to use the SpecialQuest approach and materials in their work.

  36. Virginia …provided a training session for early childhood special education faculty on the SpecialQuest approach and materials.

  37. Virginia …commits to Sustain the Quest for children and families with our hearts united for change.

  38. WYOMING …developed a SpecialQuest brochure to disseminate throughout the state.

  39. WYOMING …is learning from and replicating the SpecialQuest Graduate Communities’ successes with providing inclusive services.

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