Early Transitions

Parent Involvement

Preschool LRE (Least Restrictive Environment)

Preschool Outcome Measurement System (POMS)

Preschool Special Education Initiatives funded by the NH DOE Bureau of Special Education

NHASEA presentation by PTAN Project Director, Joan Izen on 7/31/12.  This PowerPoint provides information about the FY’13 preschool special education initiatives that are funded by the Bureau (including contact information for project staff): SSECT, POMS TA Consultant, Early Childhood Mentorship Project and PTAN.

Preschool Special Education Initiatives PPT

Paraprofessionals in Preschool Special Education: Conversations that Lead to Good Decision-Making for Children, Families and Schools

On 3/13/12 and 10/3/12 PTAN convened clinical support group meetings to discuss paraprofessionals in preschool special education.  These meetings were in direct response to the priority identified in Regions 2 (Lakes Region) and 7 (Upper Valley) to discuss this topic.  SAU contributions to PTAN funded this activity.

Colleen Bovi, M.Ed., Education Consultant at SERESC joined us to facilitate a conversation about role descriptions, professional development needs and supervision of paraprofessionals in preschool special education.  Below are some of the handouts from this training.

NHSAA Guidelines For Consideration of Paraprofessional Support Services
Fading Paraprofessional Support
Para-Educator Job Description
Teacher’s Aide Job Description