Interested in seeing what inclusionary practices look like in Early Childhood Education Settings? If so, the Preschool and Early Learning Center IPTN Demo Sites are offering transformational professional development in the form of in person site visits in the 2023-2024 school year. Submit a visit request form found on the Schedule a Visit page on the Demo Sites website and an inclusion specialist will reach out to talk more about what this could look like for your team. Our early learning Demo Sites highlight the following inclusive practices: inclusive mission and vision, MTSS, the Pyramid Model, differentiated instruction, culturally responsive pedagogy, braided funding, family and community partnerships, flexible service delivery, coordination and collaboration, and how to support CTE students in a preschool setting. Visit the Demo Sites preschool web page to learn more about Edwin Pratt Early Learning Center in Shoreline, Kodiak Cubs Preschool in Leavenworth, and Robert Lince Early Learning Center in Selah. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Month: October 2023
Introducing the Inclusionary Practices Technical Assistance Network (IPTN)
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and partners at WestEd are excited to announce the kickoff of the statewide Inclusionary Practices Technical Assistance Network (IPTN). As Washington state educators and professional organizations continue to work together and consider new ways to measure impact, leverage data, and effectively use that information for implementation, the IPTN aims to develop inclusive leadership across all levels of the system within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework.
Over the past four years, the Inclusionary Practices Professional Development Project (IPP) has provided valuable information to support the development of a technical assistance network that accounts for the interdependence required to create a robust educational system that is equitable and inclusive. The IPP showed that building a network that utilizes diverse perspectives is crucial for creating sustainable and systemic inclusive change in education.
The IPTN will model the framework of providing tiered supports, including a process where IPTN providers experience tiered TA. This experience is intended to further the work of inclusion and help equip teams to provide tiered supports and/or organize supports and services for a full scale MTSS technical development system across local education agencies (LEAs) in Washington.
Family Engagement Case Study
The IPP Demonstration Sites continue to partner with others and showcase their inclusionary practices. Take a look at the IPP Family Engagement Collaborative Inclusive Education and Family Engagement report. This report describes how two demo sites, Chase Middle School and Kodiak Cubs Preschool, have implemented inclusive education and family engagement. The case studies highlighted in the report are intended to document the knowledge and lived experiences of parents, educators, students, and technical assistance providers related to partnering with families to provide meaningful, inclusive education for students. Both demo sites are committed to establishing a culture of inclusive education in their settings and are exemplary in their work but use different strategies to ensure implementation is reflective of their local context, strengths, and needs.