2.  Services and Support to young children with special needs  creating partnerships  Family  School  Community

3. ◦ Works with children with disabilities from ages 0-5

4.  HOME is the primary place of learning  Parent involvement is encouraged  0-3 parent involvement is mandatory  Every child and family has value & strengths  Family is the principle decision maker for their child and their education  Respecting family and cultural diversity  When you providing support to parents  helps reduce family stress  promotes the family's ability to cope

5.  Staff share their expertise ◦ Provide a "total" program to the child and family  Coordinate among professionals ◦ To meet EACH child's educational needs

6.  Children should not be defined by their special needs  Every child's needs are met on an individual basis  Children have the right to learn  Play (natural way of learning)  Create  Problem solve  Make choices  Children with special needs benefit from participating in activities with typically developing peers

7.  Administration  Assessment Team ◦ Bilingual Para Ed ◦ Resource Specialist ◦ School Nurse ◦ Psychologist ◦ Speech/Language Pathologist  Readiness and Resource ◦ RS Para Ed ◦ Resource Specialist ◦ Readiness Teacher  M.O.V.E. (Mobility Opportunities Via Education) ◦ Instructional Assistant ◦ Adapted PE/MOVE Teacher  Infant/Toddler (Early Start) ◦ Special Education Teachers ◦ Para Ed ◦ School Nurse (RN) ◦ Speech (SLP) ◦ Deaf & Hard of Hearing (DHH) ◦ Physical Health Teacher (PH) ◦ Vision Teacher (VI)  Preschool ◦ Special Education Teachers ◦ Para Ed ◦ School Nurse ◦ Speech ◦ Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) ◦ Physical Health Teacher (PH) ◦ Vision Teacher (VI)

8.  Physical Therapist (PT)  Occupational Therapist (OT)  Oral Motor Therapist (SLP/OM)  Sensory Motor (OT)  Braille Transcriber  Sign Language Interpreter

9.  Professionals from different agencies and specialties  Infant Development Specialist (IDS)  School Nurse (RN)  Speech (SLP)  Physical Therapist (PT)  Occupational Therapist (OT)  Service Coordinators (SC) & Intake SC  Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)  Physical Health Teacher (PH)  Vision Teacher (VI) http://www.earlystartstation.org/index.html

10.  Information on current employment opportunities at ◦ Ed Join www.edjoin.org