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Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education is vital to student success. The Department of Education’s priorities for early childhood education include, High-quality pre-school option, Voluntary full-day kindergarten,Reducing class size in the early grades, and Acquisition of early literacy and numeracy skills.
Early Intervention
The Early Intervention Program in Pennsylvania provides services and supports designed to help families with children with developmental delays.
Comprehensive Planning (Formally eStrategic Planning)
Comprehensive Planning is a single, streamlined, yet systemic, comprehensive planning process and plan management system for LEAs and schools within the Commonwealth to ensure that:
· LEAs and their schools are using the same proven planning practices.
· All planning is collaborative, coordinated and representative of the participation of all stakeholders.
· School-level data analysis informs district-level planning; and district resources and activities directly support school improvement.
· Single plan will meet legislative requirements including, but not limited to Chapter 4, 12, 14, 16 and 49.
Continuous Comprehensive Planning is used to ensure that all students are achieving at high levels. All districts can create better environments so that more students are successful. Continuous planning of public districts is essential to providing increased student performance and quality results. Innovative, exemplary, and research-based programs, coupled with staff development, focused and aligned resources and public participation in planning, are critical factors in districts that demonstrate continuous growth.
Federal Programs
The Division of Federal Programs administers federal programs and funding to over 570 local education agencies, non-public and charter schools. Federal (Ed-Flex) Waiver Program information may be found here.
Food & Nutrition Services
The Division of Food and Nutrition promotes access to healthy food choices among the Commonwealth's children to ensure readiness to learn, wellness, and sponsor compliance with federal Child Nutrition Program standards.
Gifted Education
Provides commitment/support to gifted students designated as “children with exceptionalities” and therefore in need of specially designed instruction.
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