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OEC webinar panel: practical steps — Elevate, Pyramid Model, community partnerships and family voice
Summary
Office of Early Childhood speakers and a practitioner panel highlighted concrete strategies for welcoming, trauma‑informed early‑childhood classrooms, including OEC’s Elevate program, accreditation pathways, the Pyramid Model, ECCP consultation, Stowe Early Learning Center practices and Danbury community outreach.
State Department of Education and Office of Early Childhood staff and a panel of practitioners used the recorded webinar to lay out specific, implementable steps for creating inclusive early‑childhood climates.
Amanda Pickett, a consultant with the State Department of Education, foregrounded the importance of language and definitions: “Words matter,” she said, and urged programs to distinguish school culture from school climate when planning interventions. Michelle Levy of the Office of Early Childhood outlined OEC supports: Elevate (a continuous program‑quality improvement process), accreditation pathways (NAEYC and…
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