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Calloway County Early Childhood Regional Training Center

Preschool Coordinator's Manual

Section 1: Dates to Remember

2024-2025 Preschool Dates to Remember

Section 2: Preschool Program Contacts

Kentucky Department of Education Contact List

Preschool Coordinators - State List

Preschool Coordinators - Calloway RTC Region

Early Childhood Regional Training Centers

Preschool Consultation Request

Early Childhood Mental Health Program (ECMHP)

Early Childhood Services Access Guide

First Steps

Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN)

Division of Family Resources and Youth Services Centers (FRYSC)

Section 3: Regulations Related to Preschool

Locally-Designed Program Request Form

KDE Preschool Administrative Resources

GMAP New Coordinator Training (Video)

Preschool Program Annual Determination Process (Video)

Public Preschool Enrollment Requirements

2023-2025 State Funded Preschool Current Rates

Preschool Enrollment Count Disability Categories for Per Child Rate

2024-2025 Income Chart for 160% of Poverty

Age Eligibility Requirement

Household Income Verification Form

704 KAR 3:410. Preschool Education for Four-Year-Old Children

702 KAR 3:250. Preschool Grant Allocation

704 KAR 3:015. Kentucky All STARS for Preschool Programs

KRS 157.3175 Eligibility for free preschool education

KRS 157.318 - Network of Regional Training Centers

KRS 156.160 - Promulgation of administrative regulations by Kentucky Board of Education

Facility Requirements for Preschool Programs

Guidance for Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Worksheets, Test Sheets and Dittos

Clarification on Waiting Lists, Classroom Cap Size, Professional Development

Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Public Schools

CHFS Immunizations Branch

State Vaccine Requirements from the National Vaccine Information Center

School Health Forms

Bus Driver and Driver Assistants

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration: School Bus Safety

Guideline for the Safe Transportation of Pre-School Age Children in School Buses

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Head Start Participation in the NSLP or CACF

Lunch Income Eligibility Guideline

Substitute for Milk Policy

Kentucky Wage and Hour Laws

Lead Teacher Breaks

Public Playground Safety Handbook

Section 4: Special Education Regulations

Administrative Regulations and Federal IDEA Regulations for Special Education

Monitoring Documents

Guidance on 707 KAR 1:350 - Placement Decisions, Class Size, Case Load for Resource Teachers

707 KAR 1:320 - ARC Membership

Criteria for Identification of Developmental Delay

Special Education Forms: Eligibility Determination

Special Education Forms: Due Process

Developmental Delay Eligibility Determination Form

Speech or Language Impairment Determination Form

Kentucky Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)

Referral for Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation Form

IEP Guidance and Documents

Special Education Data Standards - IEP/PSP

Special Education Data Standards - Preschool

Decision Tree Tool (for reporting Least Restrictive Environment for children with IEPs)

OSEP Clarification on LRE Requirements

Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs

IDEA Compliance Record Review Document

Section 5: Collaboration with Other Agencies

Early Childhood Resources for Families and Educators

First Steps Transition: Part B Special Education Fact Sheet

First Steps Policy and Procedures: Transition

First Steps Notice of Transition

First Steps Notice of Referral to LEA and KDE

Referrals by IDEA Part C First Steps to IDEA Part B Preschool Programs

Disabilities Q&A

Approved Contractors List

Preschool Contract Guide and Application

Spring Preschool Questions: Transition to Primary, Summer Programming for Preschoolers with Disabilities

Child Care Aware of Kentucky (Resources and Referral Network)

Transition Resources to Support Transition to School from the Early Childhood Research and Development Initiative

Kentucky Deaf Blind Project

Section 6: Monitoring and Review

Special Education Data Standards

Indicator 7 Cheat Sheet

IDEA Compliance Record Review Document

Statewide Consolidated Monitoring

KDE Monitoring Documents

Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards (CFOC)

Consumer Product Safety Commission: Public Playground Safety Manual

Section 7: Assessments

Assessment Tool and Training Modalities for Kentucky

Brigance: Kentucky's Common Kindergarten Screener

Kindergarten Screen Frequently Asked Questions

Recommended Measures in Early Childhood Screening

Kentucky Center for Statistics

Early Childhood Profiles from the Kentucky Center for Statistics

RTI Preschool and Intervention Tab

Section 8: Professional Development and Certification

Education Professional Standards Board

Preschool Lead Teacher Compliance Guidance

16 KAR 2:040 - Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Birth to Primary

16 KAR 2:140 - Probationary Certificate for Teachers of Children, Birth to Primary

New Teacher Orientation Training Manual

704 KAR 3:420 - Preschool Associate Teachers

Kentucky Paraeducator Requirements

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) Certificate Brochure

IECE Probationary Teacher Orientation Training and Professional Development Documentation Form

Probationary IECE Certification and Option 6 University-Based Alternative Route to Certification

Educator Tuition Assistance Opportunities

Preschool Guidance: Professional Growth & Effectiveness System (PGES)

Section 9: Governor's Office of Early Childhood/Head Start

School Readiness in Kentucky

"Is Your Child Ready" School Readiness Brochure

Governor's Office of Early Childhood

Head Start State Collaboration

Head Start Full Utilization

Certificate of Head Start Full Utilization

Local Head Start Memorandum of Agreement

Strengthening Families

Kentucky Early Childhood Standards

Section 10: Family Services Resources

Family Guides

Special Education Parent and Family Toolbox

Special Education Parent and Family Rights

The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)

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