By Wendy Morrison
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Federal: Right IDEA Act - H.R. 65321/S.3544 - Congress has introduced a bill designed to address the significant gap in federal funding for IDEA Part C and the 619 Preschool Grant Program by creating a 5-year glide path of increases in the authorization levels of these two programs. The bill would support millions of children and their families on the path to independence. Urge your Member of Congress to co-sponsor HERE
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Posted: September 6, 2022
As of August 26, the Department of Developmental Services released extensions on the following Directives.
DDS Directive 01-082922 - Extension of Waivers, Modifications and Directives due to COVID-19
One pertaining to the continuation of Early Start services past age 3, DDS Directive 01-082922 - Extension of Waivers, Modifications and Directives due to COVID-19 is extended to October 3, 2022.
ALERT! Friday, September 2, 2022, is the last day that the federal government will provide free COVID-19 at-home tests. Until then, every household can order eight (8) free test kits. These tests are delivered without cost.
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has been contracted by the Early Childhood Personnel Center at the University of Connecticut to conduct a national survey of the early childhood special education workforce. Your responses will provide data to researchers, educators, and policy makers to better support special educators and early interventionists in the future.
Learn more about the goals of this work by opening the survey. Take Survey
We estimate the survey will take less than 10 minutes of your time. We encourage you to take the survey all in one sitting but you can use the link to come back to your survey at a later date.
If you chose, you can be entered into a lottery for a chance to win one of 100 $50 gift cards.
If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Jost at [email protected]. The researchers can also be reached at 848-932-4350.
Have you, Early Intervention Providers submitted your data information to your local Regional Center to be part of this process? Instructions for Completing Service Detail Collection Forms (ca.gov)
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