Join federal leaders in the Office of Special Education Programs as they discuss Department of Education priorities, guidance, investments, and upcoming plans to increase high-quality inclusive early childhood programs and services to support positive outcomes for all young children and their families.
Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Christy Kavulic is the Director of the Research to Practice Division in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this position, she oversees the development and management of discretionary grants funded under the Individuals with Disabilities... Read More →
This session gives participants a chance to meet with federal partners from the Office of Special Education Programs to highlight practices in their communities that support high-quality inclusive services for children with disabilities and their families and discuss resources and technical assistance that would support them in providing high-quality inclusive services.
The Department is especially interested in hearing from military families and practitioners supporting infants, toddlers, and young children and their families!
Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Christy Kavulic is the Director of the Research to Practice Division in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this position, she oversees the development and management of discretionary grants funded under the Individuals with Disabilities... Read More →
Access to early intervention services is important for all children, particularly for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families who are traditionally underserved. During this session, resources developed by a federal interagency work group to support child find will be shared. OSEP-funded projects focused on child find will also share lessons learned.
Jenine Schmidt is an Early Childhood Program Associate at WestEd. Schmidt holds expertise in early childhood development and culturally responsive pedagogy. Currently, Schmidt is developing early math resources to support professional learning providers throughout California. She... Read More →
Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Christy Kavulic is the Director of the Research to Practice Division in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this position, she oversees the development and management of discretionary grants funded under the Individuals with Disabilities... Read More →
UCEDD/ECPC Director, UNIV OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CTR
Infants & Young Children is an interdisciplinary journal focusing on children with disabilities or at risk for disability age birth to five years and their families. Of special interest are articles involving innovative interventions, summaries of important research developments and... Read More →
CT Learn the SIgns Act Early Ambassador, UCONN UCEDD
Bethanne Vergean provides technical assistance and training for Connecticut’s Early Childhood system. Her work over the past 20 years has been centered on improving developmental monitoring in Connecticut. Through her dedicated advocacy, she has developed strong networking systems... Read More →
OSEP has been clear in guidance to reduce and eliminate exclusionary discipline practices. NCPMI has created a resource to help leadership teams assess their existing child guidance policies as they move toward this practice. Presenters will share how ECE programs, higher education faculty, leadership, advocates and families can use guidance.
Camille Catlett is a scientist at the University of North Carolina's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She has helped over 30 states to organize collaborative professional development efforts that support the full participation of each young child and his or her family... Read More →
This session will highlight the federal Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children in Early Childhood Programs and provide examples of how states and local programs have implemented recommendations from the policy statement. Resources that state and local programs can use to implement the policy statement will also be shared.
Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Christy Kavulic is the Director of the Research to Practice Division in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this position, she oversees the development and management of discretionary grants funded under the Individuals with Disabilities... Read More →