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The Minnesota Division for Early Childhood
(MN DEC) is a statewide membership organization for those who work with or on behalf of young children with disabilities and other special needs.MN DEC promotes policies and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities.
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MN DEC Spotlight
ATTENTION MEMBERS: Check for Job Postings on our MNDEC website: Job Postings New Job Postings added May, 2017.
Prospective Employers: Please go to our Job Postings page for a link to submit your postings for consideration for posting on our website. It is MN DEC's mission to promote policies and advancement of evidence-based practices. We continue to work in partnership with the Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities so those in Minnesota who work with or on behalf of children with disabilities will have current information and connections at their fingertips. MN DEC is excited to provide information on our statewide activities and policies and practices in the field of early intervention and early childhood special education through this website! Join us on Facebook and Twitter too! We welcome your feedback, questions, and ideas for improvement of this website and MN DEC activities. Watch the MN DEC Spotlight! You may see someone you know in the future!
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Attention: Job Postings added May, 2017.
Thank you to all who participated in MN DEC's 2017 Spring Practitioners' Conference! Check out the tweets and pictures on Facebook and Twitter
Mark your calendars:
June 20-21, 2017 MN Early Intervention Summer Institute
October 4-6, 2017 DEC National Conference in Portland Oregon
October 11-13, 2017 MN ECSE Leadership Conference at Rutgers
October 19-20 MEA
October 25-27, 2017 MASE Fall Leadership Conference
March 8, 2018 MN ECSE Spring Leadership Forum
March 8-9, 2018 DEC ECSE Practitioners Conference
(evening of March 8 and all day March 9)
Regional Inclusion Institutes
Intended Audience:
District level teams of preschool education and general education leaders (e.g. Head Start School Readiness, childcare, etc) with at least 1 practitioner representative from each program. Teams should be no larger than 6.
Intended Outcomes:
Identify the current system of inclusion within the district.
Identify a common vision of high quality inclusion within the district.
Identify possible challenges to preschool inclusion as well as possible solutions.
Develop an action plan for preschool inclusion.
Identify needed supports and strategies to implement the action plan.
Locations (all sessions will run from 9 AM-3 PM with lunch provided):
| Friday April 7th Sauk Rapids Government Center250 Summit Avenue North Sauk Rapids 56379 |
Monday April 10th South Central Service Cooperative2075 Lookout Drive North Mankato 56003 |
| Monday May 1st Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 W Roseville 55113 |
Monday May 8th Hibbing Community College 1515 E 25th St Hibbing 55746 |
| Friday May 12th Lakes Country Service Cooperative 1001 E. Mt. Faith Fergus Falls 56537 |
Registration (registration closes 1 week prior to the event):
Registration should be sent via email to jennifer.moses@state.mn.us. The email must include the district and general education program names, names and titles of each participant and the location desired. Registration is accepted on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited. A confirmation will be sent upon receipt of registration.
Membership
Do you know someone that has let his or her membership lapse? Do you know someone that should be a member, but for whatever reason they are not? Please share this link with your colleagues and friends -
http://www.cec.sped.org/Membership/Membership-Applications
CEC is aware of the cost issues for some members and has made a tiered system for joining: Premier ($205) Full ($115) Basic ($65). There is an additional cost of joining the DEC subdivision for Full and Basic ($50) and for Premier ($15). The costs for students to join are even cheaper.
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