This presentation explores what supports and systems are needed to drive teaching quality that will result in improved outcomes for children and the “powerful and few” core policies are needed to improve teaching quality and result in significant outcomes for children. CEELO’s Jana Martella and Kate Tarrant (BUILD Initiative) presented on June 7th, 2016 at the 2016 NAEYC PDI Conference in Baltimore, MD.

This presentation was a session at the Every Student, Every Day National Conference on June 10, 2016. CEELO’s Melissa Dahlin discussed root causes for absenteeism in pre-K and strategies to address them from a cross-sector state and local perspective. Danielle Ewen (EducationCounsel) and Michael Katz (Urban Institute) shared findings and insights from a study that examined pre-K absenteeism in DC.

This presentation offers an overview of how young children are doing in early learning and development and provides five action steps for states to prevent achievement gaps in the early learning years. CEELO staff Tom Schultz presented as part of a virtual meeting to the National Conference of State Legislators Early Learning Fellows.

This presentation shares initiatives, resources, and lessons learned to support state and local efforts in developing quality systems of inclusive services. Participants will have an opportunity to review the recommendations from the federal Position Statement on Inclusion and discuss how these recommendations can work for them. Jim Squires (CEELO) presented with Beth Caron (RTT-ELC TA) and Shelley deFosset (ELC TA and PDG TA) at the National Inclusion Institute on May 11, 2016 at Chapel Hill, NC.

Alternatives to Early Childhood Suspensions is a series of three presentations Diane Schilder staff gave to leaders from New Hampshire Title I schools. Part 3 discusses practices that support young children’s socio-emotional development, provides strategies to address issues that arise, and offers resources and supports for leaders, teachers, and teaching teams.

This presentation guides QRIS administrators to identify good research, understand what research says about selected issues, and turn research into practice. It also provides important resources. Jim Squires presented this information to the QRIS National Learning Network.

Alternatives to Early Childhood Suspensions is a series of three presentations Diane Schilder staff gave to leaders from New Hampshire Title I schools. Part 2 provides a video for reflection on how challenging behaviors are address and discusses policies, procedures, practices, and supports to have in place to prevent challenging behavior form occurring.

Alternatives to Early Childhood Suspensions is a series of three presentations Diane Schilder staff gave to leaders from New Hampshire Title I schools. Part 1 shares current trends, policy issues, and research around early childhood expulsions and the role of high-quality settings.

This summary provides a high level overview of the 2015 Roundtable (Leading for Excellence), a list of resources shared by presenters and attendees, and summaries of the sessions in the meeting.

This presentation addresses key questions and shared innovations and key resources from states in a learning table focused on teacher quality. What are the consistent supports needed to focus QRIS and public school accountability approaches on great teaching? How can we bring coherence to early childhood quality improvement policies? This presentation was given at the 2015 National QRIS meeting last week by CEELO’s Lori Connors-Tadros and Jana Martella with Build partners Debi Mathias and Kate Tarrant.

This presentation unpacks what research tells us around selected issues in early childhood education such as what makes an effective early learning program, essential elements of high quality pre-K, retention, teacher qualifications, and administrator qualifications. It also provides suggestions on how to turn research in action and includes resources for administrators. Jim Squires presented this material on July 21, 2015 at the Mississippi Early Childhood Conference in Natchez, MS.

This presentation provided an opportunity for NAEYC-PDI participants to review draft recommendations for policy to promote effective teaching and learning for children birth through kindergarten in family and community settings, and the early years of elementary school. Participants provided input on theworking paper, reviewed a guide on a policy problem around streamlining accountability structures , and heard from Vincent Costanza on the goals of New Jersey in participating in a Learning Table co-hosted by BUILD and CEELO. Lori Connors-Tadros and Jana Martella from CEELO, with Debi Mathias, BUILD Initiative and Vincent Costanza, NJ Department of Education presented.