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Vinh, Megan; Strain, Phil; Davidon, Sarah; Smith, Barbara J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2016
This article describes the efforts funded by the state of Colorado to address unacceptably high rates of expulsion from child care. Based on the results of a 2006 survey, the state of Colorado launched two complementary policy initiatives in 2009 to impact expulsion rates and to improve the use of evidence-based practices related to challenging…
Descriptors: Expulsion, Child Care, Educational Policy, State Policy
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Chopra, Ritu; Banerjee, Rashida; DiPalma, Geraldine; Merrill, Laura; Ferguson, Ardith – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
Under the supervision of a licensed early intervention provider, paraprofessionals play an indispensable role in implementation of home and community-based services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families in Colorado. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 requires that…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Models, Training Methods, Early Intervention
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Desrochers, Cynthia G.; Klein, Sheryll R. – Journal of Staff Development, 1990
A successful, large-scale staff development program at a Colorado elementary school is described. The article focuses on initial district administrative support, transition to a teacher-directed program, and the voluntary peer coaching program which kept the excitement alive and ensured that training was firmly incorporated into teachers' daily…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Faculty Development, Models, Peer Teaching
Hildebrand, Edwin P. – 1971
The goal of Project SPREAD (State Programs Revitalizing Education and Diffusion) was to assist educators and decision makers in rural settings to develop the best possible educational experiences for preparing students to meet the demands of our changing society by linking small rural schools with their state agency's resources. Project SPREAD…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Diffusion, Educational Development, Information Dissemination