Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service

Purpose

The CT Leadership Academy prepares current and emerging leaders in early intervention (Part C) and preschool special education (Part B/619) to drive innovation, strengthen practice, and provide sustained leadership across Connecticut’s early childhood intervention systems under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

• Foundational Leadership
  Self-knowledge, reflective practice, ethics, and professionalism
  Competency:  After the completion of this module, you will be able to develop and implement a professional development plan to guide the acquisition of leadership goals.
• Operational Leadership
  Early learning systems, policy, regulation, and implementation
  Competency:  After the completion of this module, you will be able to analyze, interpret, monitor, and propose revisions to federal and state laws, regulations, and policies to improve programs, services, and outcomes for infants and young children and their families eligible to receive services in the IDEA Part C and the Part B (619) system.
• Strategic Leadership
  Communication, collaboration, planning, and systems change
  Competency:  After the completion of this module, you will be able to build state and local collaborations with programs, agencies, and organizations to meet the  needs of all infants and young children with risk conditions, delays, and/or disabilities and their families who represent *diverse backgrounds.

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Capstone Experience

The program culminates in a capstone project designed to produce a
real-world systems change outcome—advancing early childhood intervention practice, policy,
or cross-system collaboration within Connecticut.