Description
The Agency of Education is seeking to establish contracts with one or more entities that can establish and maintain a multi-channel Early Childhood Special Education Technical Assistance Line and serve as the dedicated lead for statewide coordination, implementation, and use of the Pyramid Implementation Data System. The selected contractor will provide accurate, timely, and consistent guidance regarding special education and related services for children ages three through five, and will work with the Agency to ensure message consistency across all ECSE professional development initiatives. Key responsibilities include developing and updating high-quality Vermont ECSE resources, providing early technical assistance to families and LEAs, and maintaining centralized guidance on inclusion, FAPE, LRE, and Part C to Part B transition.
• Establish and maintain a multi-channel ECSE Technical Assistance Line
• Serve as the dedicated lead for statewide coordination, implementation, and use of the Pyramid Implementation Data System
• Develop and update high-quality Vermont ECSE resources
• Provide early technical assistance to families and LEAs
• Maintain centralized guidance on inclusion, FAPE, LRE, and Part C to Part B transition