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P-3 Leadership Certificate Program, Fully Online, Starts in June!

We are excited to announce a 10-month, fully online P-3 Leadership Certificate Program intended to engage elementary principals, school district administrators, and early care and education (ECE) leaders. The pandemic has increased awareness about the inequitable learning opportunities provided to children in early learning and the early grades. This Certificate Program provides timely, intentional professional …

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A Principal’s Guide to Early Learning and the Early Grades (Pre-K–3rd Grade)

Center News, New Resource / By Kristie Kauerz

The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), in partnership with the National P–3 Center, is proud to announce the release of a new guidebook, Leading Learning Communities: A Principal’s Guide to Early Learning and the Early Grades (Pre-K–3rd Grade). The guide articulates a vision and practical strategies leaders in early childhood and elementary education can use …

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National P-3 Center Names Advisory Board

Center News / By Kristie Kauerz

The National P-3 Center is delighted to announce we have named an advisory board of esteemed experts from across the country. The past weeks have brought a whirlwind of change and uncertainty. We look forward to engaging with our board as we navigate how best to support young children and the schools and programs that …

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New Project: Updating NAESP’s Pre-K-3rd Grade Publication

Center News / By Margaret Soli

The National P-3 Center is honored to have been selected by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to update their 2014 publication, Leading Pre-K-3 Learning Communities: Competencies for Effective Principal Practice. We are refreshing this document to reflect up-to-date research, the ever-changing policy environment, and the evolving needs of the field. We are …

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New Project: Head Start to Kindergarten Transitions

Center News / By Margaret Soli

The National P-3 Center is pleased to be part of a major three-year (2019-2022) federal project, Understanding Children’s Transitions from Head Start to Kindergarten. Central to this project is a systems approach that recognizes that effective transitions require intentional engagement from both the sending programs (Head Start) and the receiving programs (elementary schools). This approach …

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Big Changes for the National P-3 Center

Center News / By Kristie Kauerz

Over the past year, the National P-3 Center has been settling into its new home at the University of Colorado Denver. During this time, we refreshed our organizational design and strategic goals, gave our website a whole new look (and added lots of content about P-3), grew our team, secured $1.3 million in new funding, …

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