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Preschool Grants Program
(Section 619 of Part B of IDEA)

Section 619 topic editors: Joan Danaher and Sue Goode Most recent additions to this page: Part B Grant Award Letters and Funding Tables, Fiscal Year 2010 (posted July 30, 2010) Decision Tree for Coding Educational Environments Table 3 - Child Count (June 2010) (PDF: 59kb) (posted July 12, 2010) 2010 Part B State Determination Letters - The Office of Special Education Programs' responses to the States' Part B SPPs and APRs - Grant Year 2008-2009 (posted June 9, 2010) 2010 State Determinations on the Implementation of the IDEA for Part B and Part C for FY 2008 (June 1, 2010) (PDF: 35kb)

Application and SPP/APR Resources for Part B-Section 619 Coordinators

• 2010 Part B State Determination Letters - The Office of Special Education Programs' responses to the States' Part B SPPs and APRs - Grant Year 2008-2009 (posted June 9, 2010)
• 2010 State Determinations on the Implementation of the IDEA for Part B and Part C for FY 2008 (June 1, 2010) (PDF: 35kb)
• Part B SPP/APR 2009 Indicator Analyses: FFY 2007-2008 (2009) (PDF: 2196kb) (posted March 18, 2010)
• INDICATOR 7: Preschool Outcomes
• INDICATOR 11: Timely Initial Evaluations
• INDICATOR 12: Part C to Part B Transition
• 2010 Part B Formula Grant Award Application Package - Information Collection 1820-0030 - Part B Application - Expiration Date: 06/30/2012 (posted November 11, 2009)
• Part B Grant Award Letters and Funding Tables, Fiscal Year 2010 (posted July 30, 2010)
• Part B Verification Visit Letters - Letters from OSEP to states and entities on the results of visits made to verify the effectiveness and accuracy of their general supervision, assessment and data collection systems (Systems Verification). (updated January 28, 2010)
• Part B State Performance Report (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) Information Collection 1820-0624 for February 2009 submission - Expiration Date: 08/31/2009 (posted August 28, 2008)
• Technical Assistance Resources on the Part B SPP/APR Indicators and Determinations to assist States in their improvement efforts (posted August 28, 2008)

Section 619 Program Contact Information

• State Coordinators List -- Contact information for the Preschool Grants Program coordinator in each state and participating jurisdiction
• State Section 619 Program Web Sites -- If your state is not in this list, please send nectac@unc.edu the URL for your preschool special education program's Web Site.

Federal Statute and Regulations

• The Federal Statute and Regulations governing the IDEA 2004 Part B, Section 619 Preschool Grants Program are available on our IDEA Web page.
• CEC Briefs Comparing the 2004 IDEA Regulations to the 1997 IDEA Regulations - These side-by-sides are free to CEC members and are available for purchase by non-members.

States' Part B Regulations

NECTAC has collected a list of links to State Part B Regulations and other policy documents (statutes, procedures, guidance materials) on the states' Web sites for implementing Part B of IDEA. If your state has similar resources available online, please contact Sue Goode (sue.goode@unc.edu) to add them to our list.

Data Tables and State Profiles for Section 619

• Data Tables for Section 619. For state rankings on selected Section 619 data elements, see State Rank-Ordered Tables.
• Section 619 Profile, 16th edition (2009) , download complete document in PDF format (PDF: 3621kb) , or use these links to:
  
  • States' responses to all Section 619 Profile items 1-44 (PDF: 953kb) or select a section below:
    
    • Administration
    • Funding
    • Interagency Coordinationn
    • Personnel
    • Transition
    • Accreditation and Monitoring
    • Family-Centered Services
    • Standards and Outcomes Measures
    • Pre-Kindergarten Initiatives
    • Initiatives for Special Populations
    • Preschool LRE
  • Comparison of Growth in 619 Preschool Program with Federal 619 Appropriations through FY 2010 (PDF: 128kb)

Reports from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS)

The Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is examining the characteristics of children receiving preschool special education, the services they receive, their transitions across educational levels, and their performance over time on assessments of academic and adaptive skills. PEELS is following a nationally representative sample of 3,104 children with disabilities who were 3 through 5 years of age in 2003-04. The children will be followed through 2009.

• The Early School Transitions and the Social Behavior of Children with Disabilities: Selected Findings from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (2009). - This is the third major report from PEELS. It describes changes in services and eligibility at times of transition, transitions into kindergarten, and social skills and problem behavior of young children with disabilities from 2003-04 to 2005-06.
• Changes in the Characteristics, Services, and Performance of Preschoolers with Disabilities from 2003-04 to 2004-05 (May 2008) - This is the second major report from PEELS. Topics covered include declassification (children leaving special education), reclassification (movement from one primary disability group to another), changes over time in the special education and related services provided to preschoolers with disabilities, and changes in children's performance on a series of direct and indirect assessments in the areas of emerging literacy, early math skills, social behavior, and motor skills from 2003-04 to 2004-05.
• Preschoolers with Disabilities: Characteristics, Services, and Results (2006) - This is the first major report from PEELS. It describes characteristics of the participating children and their families, children's school-related readiness and behavior, and characteristics of educational services and providers.

2009 Conference Call Series on Early Childhood Inclusion for State Coordinators

The 2009 Conference call series on early childhood inclusion for state coordinators was a hosted by NECTAC, in collaboration with the OSEP Preschool LRE Community of Practice, the Mountain Plains RRC, the National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI), and the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI).

• February 17, 2009: Developing and Sustaining Partnerships to Enhance Inclusive Practices
• March 3, 2009: Developing Intersecting Interests: Building the Capacity for Cross-Sector Professional Development
• March 17, 2009: Effective Strategies for Supporting Local/Regional Partnerships to Promote Inclusive Practices
• April 21, 2009: Lessons Learned from Community Teams and Implications for Future Practice: The SpecialQuest Experience

Additional Publications Related to the Preschool Grants Program

• Preschool Services Under IDEA (2007) - This parent advocacy brief from the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) explains the services preschoolers may be entitled to under the Part B, Section 619 Preschool Program of IDEA 2004.
• Eligibility Policies and Practices for Young Children Under Part B of IDEA NECTAC Notes, #24 (2007, May) (PDF: 190kb) - This document analyzes states' definition of developmental delay and summarizes the state eligibility classifications and criteria under Part B of IDEA.

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