Early Childhood Special Education - Cohort 1

Early Childhood Special Education Foundations

• Provision of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
• Legislation for Provision of Early Childhood Special Education in School Administrative Units (SAUs), P.L. 2023, c. 643, part W
• Quality Early Childhood Education Programs
• Office of Special Services and Inclusive Education
• Family Engagement and Trusting Partnerships

Free Appropriate Public Education in Early Childhood (FAPE)

• Implementing the FAPE Mandate
• Early Childhood Special Education Disability Categories
• Least Restrictive Environment
• Child Find and the Special Education Process

• Information on FAPE

Cohort Meetings

Cohort 1 Recordings

• May 2024
  5/15/2024 | 5/22/2024 | 5/29/2024
• June 2024
  6/12/2024
• July 2024
  7/31/2024
• August 2024
  8/7/2024 | 8/14/2024 | 8/28/2024
  School Renovation Meeting (8/15/2024)
• September 2024
  9/4/2024 | 9/11/2024 | 9/18/2024 | 9/25/2024
• October 2024                                10/2/2024 | 10/9/2024 | 10/23/2024
• November 2024                           11/6/2024 | 11/20/2024 | 11/21/2024
• Topic Specific Recordings     
  - Cohort 2 Informational Meeting
  - Introduction to the Child Outcomes Summary Process
  - Introduction to Transition from Early Intervention
  - Head Start 101
  - Eligibility Criteria for Developmental Delay
  - Data Collection and Child Outcomes Summary Tracking