When

Monday, November 9, 2017 from 8:45 AM to 4:30 PM EST
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Where

Great Wolf Lodge - Williamsburg
549 E Rochambeau Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23188

 
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Contact

For questions regarding online registration, please contact Dionne Paul-Wiggins, Administrative Support, or Kim Sopko, LEADS Coordinator, at the TTAC at George Mason, by phone at (703) 993-4496 or by email at dpaulwig@gmu.edu or ksopko@gmu.edu.

For questions related to Early Childhood Special Education participation contact Dawn Hendricks, Early Childhood Special Education Specialist at Dawn.Hendricks@doe.virginia.gov; (804) 225-2675.

For questions related to VPI or VPI+ participation contact Mark Allan, Early Childhood Education Project Manager, at Mark.Allan@doe.virginia.gov; (804) 225-3665.

For questions related to Head Start participation contact Aleta Lawson, Director - Head Start Collaboration Office, at Aleta.Lawson@dss.virginia.gov, (804) 726-7468.

 

Early Childhood Education Leaders

Collaborative Institute - Williamsburg

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) in collaboration with the Head Start Collaboration Office will offer the Early Childhood Education Leaders Collaborative Institute.The purpose is to deliver targeted technical assistance and professional development to leaders in early childhood programs in the educational arena.   This includes:

  • school division leaders who act as the program administrator for Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) programs,
  • school division leaders or local agency leaders who act as the program coordinator for the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) or the Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus (VPI+) programs, and
  • program leaders who act as the Disabilities Specialist for Head Start programs.

The Institutes will focus on building and leading high-quality early childhood inclusive programs. Specifically, participants will: 

  • learn about Regulations and state initiatives related to increasing and improving inclusive practices for children with disabilities, 
  • discuss key challenges to inclusive programs and plan for solutions,
  • learn about successful division and program strategies, and engage in peer-to-peer discussions about quality inclusive programs, and
  • increase knowledge of tools and resources to support the development of program-level policies and procedures that promote preschool inclusion.

Registration and continental breakfast at 8:45 am.  Institute begins at 9:30am and ends at 4:30 pm.

The VDOE will assume the cost of registration, breakfast and lunch. No lodging will be provided.  

Registration will remain open until October 6, 2017.