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Strategies for Enrolling Traditionally Underserved Families in Early Childhood Education Programs
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Fowler, Susan A.; Thomas, Dawn V.; Tompkins, Jill; Hartle, Luminita; Corr, Catherine – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2013
Six agencies in Illinois received 18 months of funding from the governor's office to develop effective and innovative strategies to recruit young children from traditionally underserved families into early childhood education (ECE) programs. The five agencies that provided families with immediate follow-up and some services shortly after…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Outreach Programs, Family Programs, Student Recruitment
Interagency Agreements: A Proactive Tool for Improving the Transition from Early Intervention to Preschool Special Education Services.
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Hadden, D. Sarah; Fowler, Susan A. – Young Exceptional Children, 2000
This article offers guidelines to help agencies develop and write interagency agreements covering the transition of young children with disabilities from early intervention programs to public special education services. Guidelines cover the content and process of writing an agreement and finalizing, signing, and monitoring the agreement. Sample…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Supports and Barriers To Writing an Interagency Agreement on the Preschool Transition.
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Wischnowski, Michael W.; Fowler, Susan A.; McCollum, Jeanette A. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2000
Participants from four teams attempting to write an interagency agreement on the transition of children with disabilities from early intervention programs to early childhood special education were interviewed at three points in time, spanning 5 months. Results indicate that writing an interagency agreement was a complex, multidimensional, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation
The Transition between Early Intervention Services and Preschool Services: Administrative and Policy Issues.
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Fowler, Susan A.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
The transition of children between the two programs of Public Law 99-457, serving children aged birth through two and age three through five, can impact on state administration and local agency administration of the programs. Recommendations are provided for facilitating the family's and child's transition and ensuring continuity in services.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Transition Planning.
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Fowler, Susan A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Four exemplary programs that effectively plan and coordinate transitions between early intervention programs and preschool/elementary programs are described. They include Project BEST (Building Effective School Transitions), Projects STEPS (Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public School), Project TEEM (Transitioning into the Elementary…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
Evaluating Community Collaboration in Writing Interagency Agreements on the Age 3 Transition.
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Fowler, Susan A.; Donegan, Mary; Lueke, Brenda; Hadden, D. Sarah; Phillips, Barbara – Exceptional Children, 2000
Representatives from 34 local interagency coordinating councils were interviewed about interagency agreements for the legally required transition from the infant/toddler to preschool service delivery system at age 3. Results indicated that most communities included the majority of legal transition requirements in their agreements. Policy issues…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Planning
FACTS/LRE: Family and Child Transitions into Least Restrictive Environments. Final Report.
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Fowler, Susan A.; And Others – 1995
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of the FACTS/LRE (Family and Child Transitions into Least Restrictive Environments) project, a 2-year project to promote best practices in the transition process of 3-year-olds with disabilities from early intervention to preschool programs. The project delivered technical assistance to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Practices