Early Childhood Education Leaders Communities of Learning for Inclusive Programs (Applications due by 4:00pm on January 9, 2019.) (Virginia Department of Education, Superintendent's Memo #320-18)

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will offer the Early Childhood Education Leaders Communities of Learning for Inclusive Programs. The purpose of the Communities of Learning (CoL) is to deliver targeted technical assistance and professional development to leaders in early childhood and will focus on building and maintaining high-quality early childhood inclusive programs. The online CoL will lead participants through The Preschool Inclusion Toolbox: How to Build and Lead a High-Quality Program. This comprehensive resource provides a structured process for addressing systems-level change and improving inclusive practices.

Showcase PreK in VA pilot program open for registration (Superintendent’s Memo 242-18)

Six of Virginia's VPI+ divisions have graciously agreed to open their doors to visitors this school year.  

Showcase PreK in VA, is a unique opportunity for selected VPI+ programs to share promising practices in a particular learning focus area and to foster collaborative learning networks across the Commonwealth.  One of the programs, Giles County, will be showcasing "Building Systems for Collaboration and Inclusion of Children with Disabilities."

Showcase PreK in VA is not about “perfection,” it’s about reflection–creating the opportunity for educators and leaders to engage meaningfully around a promising practice in the same time and space.  It’s about acknowledging that often, in getting educators together, “the answer is in the room.”