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The Preschool Options Project is a DPI funded project that provides training to assist local school districts in developing a range of options in Least Restrictive Environments (LRE) for young children with disabilities. Many districts have a variety of programs within local schools and communities where children with disabilities can receive special education services while learning with typically developing peers. The State of Wisconsin has a goal in the State Special Education Plan to increase services in these community settings. This website shares information related to the project, along with tools and resources to make it happen in your community.

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Download an updated color brochure about the Preschool Options Project.

Recent updates

WDEC Bylaws Draft here.

2008-2009 LINK Training begins November 13.

November 13-14, 2008 - CESA #10 area/ Chippewa Falls Brochure

Additional training opportunities will be held in December in the Milwaukee area. Planning for a session in Manitowoc and Marshfield are also in progress.

Past LINK Training Scheduled during the 2007-2008 School Year

April 15-16, 2008 - CESA #1 and #2 area/ Sussex Brochure

February 28-29, 2008 - CESA #12 / Ashland Brochure

December 6-7, 2007 - CESA #1 and #2 area / Oconomowoc Brochure
October 18 & 19, 2007 - CESA #4 / West Salem Brochure

Preschool Options Reference List

This list containing over 40 references was updated March 2008 and is available for download in pdf format Open link in new window

Consultation and Itinerant Resources

As more children receive services in inclusive settings, teachers are finding that they need new skills to be effective in working with adults. This is a list of resources on itinerant teaching and consultation that may be useful. Available for download in pdf format or Word format Open link in new window .

Bookstore

Visit the Preschool Options bookstore for titles related to Preschool Options.

News

Wisconsin will be working with the National Individualizing Preschool Inclusion Project (NIPIP)

Preschool Inclusion Project Open link in new window

The Individualizing Inclusion approach hinges on three critical components: functional intervention planning, integrated therapy, and embedded intervention. Functional intervention planning is carried out principally through a routines-based assessment, featuring an interview of the family and the teaching staff. Integrated therapy consists of specialists using models we have labeled individualized within routines and group activity to provide special education and related services. Embedded intervention involves the use of proven instructional principles, especially incidental teaching, in the context of developmentally appropriate activities.

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