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Preschool Inclusion in North Carolina: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Preschool Inclusion in North Carolina: Looking Back, Looking Ahead. Kathy Baars, recently retired NC 619 Coordinator Trish Mengel, NC Technical Assistance Project FPG Child Development Institute, UNC-CH Sandy Steele, Partnerships for Inclusion FPG Child Development Institute, UNC-CH.

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Preschool Inclusion in North Carolina: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

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  1. Preschool Inclusion in North Carolina:Looking Back, Looking Ahead Kathy Baars, recently retired NC 619 Coordinator Trish Mengel, NC Technical Assistance Project FPG Child Development Institute, UNC-CH Sandy Steele, Partnerships for Inclusion FPG Child Development Institute, UNC-CH

  2. Objectives • Review North Carolina’s efforts to build capacity to serve children in inclusive settings. • Understand the evolution of TA system to support inclusion. • Describe supports and incentives provided to LEAs to increase inclusive opportunities. • Discuss how early efforts to create inclusive programs influence current practices and provide the foundation for our future.

  3. Early Years

  4. Early Years • North Carolina’s Philosophy • Inclusion • Families • Collaboration and Partnerships • Procedures and Regulations • Inclusive Options Availability • Professional Development

  5. Middle Years

  6. Middle Years • Network Building Across the State • Regional network • Listserv • Annual statewide meeting • Profile • FPG Study

  7. Middle Years continued • Collaboration with Early Childhood • Smart Start • Project Success • Division of Child Development • Rated license • Subsidy funds • Professional Development

  8. Later Years

  9. Later Years • Inclusive Preschool Standards • Blended Programs • More at Four Program • Office of School Readiness • Preschool Demonstration Sites • NC-ICC Reorganization Alignment

  10. Looking to the Future

  11. Looking to the Future • New leadership • Current Issues • Funding • Staffing • Large School System Inclusion Options • Professional Development • Early childhood programs • Consultation training

  12. North Carolina Links • More at Four Pre-kindergarten Program http://www.governor.state.nc.us/Office/Education/ Home.asp • The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) http://www.nectac.org/ • Partnerships for Inclusion http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~pfi/ • FPG Child Development Institute http://www.fpg.unc.edu/

  13. North Carolina Links • Together We Grow http://www.ncei.org/ei/index.html • Foundations (NC Preschool Standards) http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/success/downloads/foundations.pdf • Smart Start/Partnership for Children http://www.ncsmartstart.org/ • North Carolina Division of Child Development http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/general/home.asp

  14. Contact Information • Kathy Baars, kathy_baars@yahoo.com • Trish Mengel, trish_mengel@unc.edu • Sandy Steele, sandy.steele@ncmail.net

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