Barbara J. Smith 1. Form a team. State wide implementation requires a team of people to make better decisions, share resources and facilitate understanding and buy-in of the initiative and practices. The team should be no more than 15 people to build relationships and make efficient decisions. Select key stakeholder and/or their representative. The team ...
The purpose of this policy statement is to support families, early childhood programs, and States by providing recommendations from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education (ED) for preventing and severely limiting expulsion and suspension practices in early childhood settings.