Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

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Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

6:00pm CDT

Oregon’s Adoption of the DEC Standards to Support Personnel Development - Poster 30 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLois Pribble • Holly Reed-Schindler

11:00am CDT

Family Voices Matter: Innovation in Collection of Family Outcomes Data B10 - 1st flKeena Sims • Susan Connor • Chelsea Guillen Preparing Teachers for the Literacy Trifecta: Research, Policy, & Practice Starboard/Port - Riverside BldgGretchen Robinson • Kellee Watkins • Nichole Smith The Bridge to Civility 2.0: Continuing the Conversation Marlboro A - 2nd flSuzanne Martin • Hannah Ehrli

1:30pm CDT

Exploring Preschool Data for Insights on Significant Disproportionality Prince of Wales - 2nd flChristina MacDonald • Julia Hartwig The Five Ws To Promote Equitable and Inclusive Policy and Systems Changes in Your States *Spotlight Session* D22 - 1st flMina Hong • Leanne Barrett • Karen Berman • Caitlin Conley • Kayla Goldfarb • Zareen Kamal

2:45pm CDT

A Deeper Dive into State Policy Change Opportunities *Spotlight Session* D22 - 1st flMina Hong

4:00pm CDT

Creating a Paradigm Shift in Alberta’s Inclusive Child Care B9 - 1st flJanice Comrie • Julia Moore Leveraging Policy to Support Diverse Professionals in Early Childhood D22 - 1st flPaula Grubbs • Samantha Riggleman • Karen Berman • Jennifer Amilivia • Matt Klein

8:00am CDT

EI/ECSE Personnel Recruitment & Retention Synthesis of Innovative Practices - Poster 11 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTed Burke • Paula Grubbs

10:30am CDT

Ableism in Early Childhood: Policy Implications for Our Field B9 - 1st flJani Kozlowski • Jennifer Fung • Allyson Dean

1:00pm CDT

Connecting the Dots! Collaborating as a Cross-Sector State Leadership Team D24 - 1st flBeth Vorhaus • Ashley MacNish • Kerri Wikel

2:15pm CDT

Building Sustainable Solutions to EI Workforce Challenges in Illinois B12 - 1st flAbby McCartney • Zareen Kamal • Ted Burke • Benny Delgado Rural vs Urban Barriers to Accessing Inclusive Preschool Opportunities Eglinton Winton - 2nd flCori More • Jennifer Buchter • Paula Kerchenski

3:30pm CDT

Connecting Awareness to Action: Nationwide Findings and Policy Solutions A3 - 1st flCarrie Gillispie • Nicole Hsu Effective Cost Modeling and Rate Setting in Early Intervention (Part C) Burgundy - 1st flAndy Gomm • Zane Wyrick • Leah Davidson Using a Mental Health Framework to Support Retention in a State EI System D21 - 1st flLaurie Thomas • Molly Stryker • Iris Dunaway

9:00am CDT

Digging into Child Outcomes: Data Use at the Local Level C15 - 1st flElizabeth Schroeder • Kellen Reid • Nicholas Ortiz Playing Nice in the Sandbox: ND Part C to Part B Workgroup A4 - 1st flJordan Anderson • Angela McSweyn Systems Level Change in Early Intervention: Access to Quality Coaching C13 - 1st flLauren Little • Scott Tomchek • Serena Wheeler • Anne Hoffmann • Kristen Vincent Where Do We Begin? Talking with Families about Developmental Screening A6 - 1st flJenine Schmidt • Beth Cole • Leslie Fox • Jamie Michaud

10:15am CDT

A Leadership Framework to Begin/Restart and Sustain Inclusive Education B9 - 1st flMary Sheppard • Kaitlin Moran • Andrea Golloher An Equity Analysis of a State’s Early Intervention Program B12 - 1st flEvandra Catherine • Shantel Meek • Eric Bucher • Brittany Alexander • Adai Tefera • Diana Abarca Using Part C Exit Data to Understand the Experiences of Families of Color Marlboro A - 2nd flDiana Abarca • Evandra Catherine

12:00pm CDT

Grow Your Own: Training Educators from the Community, for the Community Cambridge - 2nd flJeanne Alter • Carolyn Cleveland

1:15pm CDT

A Statewide, Multi-Faceted Approach to Inclusion in All Communities D24 - 1st flLaura Maddox • Wendy Grove Banning Culturally Relevant Books: Denying Equitable Access to the Future Chequers - 2nd flSuzanne Martin • La Sonya Moore Strategic Alchemy: Forging a Powerful Stakeholder Engagement Blueprint B10 - 1st flGreta Stanfield • Christina MacDonald The Odd Couple: Partnering With States to Build Capacity & Increase Equity D19 - 1st flAllison Kimble-Cusano