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Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development (CSPD)
A CSPD is a framework to improve the quantity, quality and effectiveness of the early childhood intervention workforce who provide services and interventions to facilitate the development and learning of infants and young children with disabilities and their families.
Leadership, Coordination, & Sustainability
Structures for ongoing support of all personnel development activities
In-Service Training
Ongoing learning activities to maintain and build the competence of the ECI workforce
Evaluation
Plans for evaluating each subcomponent of the CSPD
Recruitment & Retention
Strategies to identify, hire, and maintain a qualified workforce across sectors and disciplines
A CSPD integrates multiple personnel activities that collaboratively address the recruitment, preparation, credentialing, ongoing training and evaluation of interdisciplinary service delivery practitioners and administrators for early intervention and early childhood special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
State Information
Personnel Standards by
Discipline and State
Looking for information about personnel standards for professional
disciplines serving children with disabilities from birth to five years
and their families in your state?
Institutes of Higher Education
Early Childhood Programs
Looking for information about certificate and degree programs in
early childhood, early childhood special education, and blended
programs in your state?
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A lack of properly trained staff leads to steeper punishments for students with disabilities.
'Handcuffed and Pushed Out': How Schools Fail Some Students With Disabilities
What can happen to students and schools when disabilities are over- and under-identified in children.
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The Department of Education and Health and Human Services released a joint letter addressing the critical gaps in service for deaf or hard of hearing infants and toddlers. You can read their full letter here: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/joint-dear-colleague-letter-on-early-hearing-detection-and-intervention-and-part-c-programs/
ECPC Technical
Assistance States
To date the ECPC Center has provided technical assistance to thirty
three states across the U.S. To view which states we have assisted
click on the map above.
State early childhood intervention systems: on building comprehensive systems of personnel development
Families: on leadership competencies for participating in statewide personnel development activities
Higher education faculty: on aligning personnel preparation programs, coursework, and practica to national disciplinary and cross disciplinary standards.
State Part B/619 and Part C coordinators: on leadership competencies, team building, action planning, and evaluation
Early Childhood CSPD
Competent High Quality Workforce
Optimal Child and Family Outcomes