Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) and
Head Start/Early Head Start Disabilities
LeAnn Kite Hampton Director of Preschool Services |
972-348-1600
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Sandy Axelrod PPCD and Head Start Coordinator |
972-348- 1354
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Gay Lee Schumann PPCD Consultant |
972-348-1664
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Kelley Estes-Jones PPCD Consultant |
972-348-1780 | Kelley.Estes-jones@region10.org |
Janis Matthys Head Start Disabilities Consultant |
972-348-1608
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Dawn Lisenby Head Start Disabilities Consultant |
972-348-1776
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The Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities Team provides the following opportunities for local education agency (district and charter school) staff who provide educational services for 3, 4, and 5 year old students with disabilities:
Professional Development and Technical Assistance
- Early Childhood Outcomes
- Transition of students from ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) to LEA (Local Education Agency)
- Least Restrictive Environment
- Instructional Strategies
- Accommodations and Modifications
- Early Childhood Summer Institute
- Pre-K Response to Intervention (P-RTI)
- Workshops provided at various locations, including cluster sites, campuses, regional locations, and on-line
- Multiple training opportunities on a variety of topics
Networking Sessions
- ECI/LEA Collaboration
- PPCD Supervisors
- Early Childhood Consortium of North Texas
Links
Differentiating Instruction in PPCD
Toilet Learning (online resource)
Upcoming Staff Development Opportunities
Frank Porter Graham University of North Carolina Natural Resource Archives (Camille Catlett)
Early Literacy Learning Cellcasts
Head Start/Early Head Start Disabilities
State Performance Plan Indicators
State Performance Plan Indicator 6
Quality Indicators for Inclusion
Dual Certification for Pre-K Teachers
Preschool LRE Settings Document
State Performance Plan Indicator 7
Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center
Early Childhood Outcomes and Pre-K Guidelines Alignment Document