Seamless Preschool to Elementary Transitions: The Role of Elementary Principals in Creating Prek through Grade 3 Alignment

Now more than ever, elementary principals are aware of the role that they can play in supporting a continuum of learning from early childhood settings and actively engaged in communities and schools to help set the stage for academic success. Join Gail Connelly and Barbara Chester from The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to begin a dialog about how principals and early childhood professionals can work together to smooth the seams between preschool and elementary school. The fact that children who begin formal schooling behind their peers are likely to stay behind and are more at-risk of dropping out of school is a tragedy of epic proportions. An unsettling reality of our education system is that sectors are often separated by seams that can unravel, leaving unsupported children teetering between preschool and elementary grades; between elementary and middle school; between middle school and high school; or between high school and college or career. Elementary principals understand the importance of supporting the gains that children make in their earliest years, especially those who are nurtured in early childhood learning communities.Principals  know that high-quality early childhood development and learning has a profound, lasting influence on student achievement and life outcomes. The vision of prekindergarten through grade three alignment must begin with the recognition that early learning does not begin or end at the kindergarten school door.  Join this webinar to hear how NAESP's Early Childhood Task Force is making strides to knit together a seamless experience for children and families from preschool to third grade. All sessions are 1.5 hours long, and include a brief announcement from our sponsor. 2:oo PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Time.

See the schedule of upcoming webinars.

https://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/