• Enhancing communication and coordination among state and local administrators of Head Start, Child Care, State Pre-K and other early childhood programs to support inclusive practices.
• Developing a coordinated system of professional development to ensure that community-based programs are prepared to serve young children with disabilities
• Ensuring that local preschool special education administrators receive adequate information and training to support coordinated inclusive early childhood services that meet the federal LRE requirements

Call #	Title	Date	Presenter(s)
1	Developing and Sustaining Partnerships to Enhance Inclusive Practices	2/17/2009	Susan Rohrbough and Abby Cohen (National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center) State Presenters: Kim Carlson (OH), Kim Galant (FL) and Marilyn Hibbard (FL)
2	Developing Intersecting Interests: Building the Capacity for Cross-Sector Professional Development (no longer available)	3/3/2009	Camille Catlett and Shelley deFosset (National Professional Development Center on Inclusion) State Presenters: Lisa Backer (MN) and Beth Faircloth (PA)
3	Effective Strategies for Supporting Local/Regional Partnerships to Promote Inclusive Practices	3/17/2009	Susan Rohrbough (National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center) and State Presenters: Mary Peters, Marcia Flaherty (WI) and Ruth Littlefield, Joan Izen (NH)
4	Strategies for Sustaining Inclusive Practices: Lessons Learned from State and Community SpecialQuest Teams	4/21/2009	Linda Brekken, Susan Stewart (SpecialQuest Birth-Five) and State Presenters: Holly Wilcher and Rosie Moreno (CA), Pat Cameron and Pam Wildnauer (MA)

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