News and Updates

With the release of the Request for Applications (RFA) for a new round of Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP) funding, comes new opportunities for professional development to support the inclusion of children with disabilities in preschool inclusive classrooms.

Embedded Instruction for Early Learning – California (EIEL-CA) is proud to be part of the professional development offered through IEEEP. Grantees may use the funding to receive job-embedded professional development with practice-based coaching to assist LEA teaching teams with implementing evidence-based instructional practices in preschool inclusive classrooms.

To learn more, contact Therese Snyder at tsnyder@napacoe.org.

Thank you for joining our online professional development webinars in the fall of 2023. To better plan our support for you, please complete this brief survey about the tools and resources we presented, and to what degree they were useful to you.

Online Fall 2023 Professional Development Survey

The Desired Results Access Project would like to learn how early childhood special educators and service providers complete the DRDP for children with more intensive support needs. If you have strategies or tips, we would like to talk with you. We hope to share the approaches we learn with the field.

If you are interested, please contact one of us at:
Patty Salcedo: psalcedo@napacoe.org
Kelly Cunningham Bua: kcbua@napacoe.org

Across the country we are seeing impacts on the social-emotional development of young children due to COVID. National experts explain that these impacts are the result of exacerbated adverse childhood experiences, limited opportunities for social interaction, and reduced enrollment in Pre-K and early intervention services.

Visit DRAccessOutcomes.org to find your local preschool outcomes data in social-emotional development!

How is your SELPA or district doing on improving its child outcomes for preschool children with IEPs?
States are required to report annually on preschool child outcomes for all 3, 4, and 5-year-old children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) as part of their State Performance Plans.

The DR Access Outcomes website illustrates California’s child outcomes results at the state, SELPA and district level.

Check out this short video for more information: