Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Collaborative (OECIC)

The goals of the Collaborative are to develop policies and state wide operations to increase inclusive opportunities and to create a system of high quality, cross-sector professional development for early childhood personnel to support inclusion.

Overall Vision for the Collaborative: Increase the percentage of young children (0-5 years) with disabilities receiving services and supports in inclusive community based placements in Oregon.

The Collaborative is led by a steering committee which has created two workgroups, a state level systems policy workgroup and a professional development workgroup.

Systems Policy Vision: Policies and operational procedures that support and facilitate inclusion are in place.

Professional Development Vision: Early Childhood Educators have access to coordinated cross-sector professional development that supports inclusion.

• Examine policy and operational procedures and revise policies as needed to support inclusion.
• Create a statewide system for professional development that supports inclusion.
• Coordinate and evaluate state collaborative efforts.

• Competencies for Inclusive Programs.
• Cost-Benefit Models of Inclusion.
• Provide training and technical assistance to Early Childhood Special Education Providers.
• Provide training and technical assistance to Early Childhood Care and Education Providers.
• Provide technical assistance to regions to implement action plans.
• Collaborate with the PICCE project to provide Training of Trainers for the TRAC curriculum.

• Policies and operational procedures that support inclusion are in place.
• A statewide system for professional development that supports inclusion is implemented.
• Teams of service providers are trained and are providing quality services for children in inclusive early childhood settings.