More than two years ago, with philanthropic support, the California Department of Education (CDE) engaged the National P-3 Center both to build the understanding of P-3 approaches among leaders and staff within the CDE and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), and to identify specific strategies that will inform and guide inter-agency collaborations to develop …
Q: What are the dates and location for the 2022 National P-3 Institute? A: The Institute will be held October 17-20 in San Diego, California. Q: What makes the National P-3 Institute unique? A: These Institutes provide intentional, in-depth time for teams to examine ways to strengthen their approaches to supporting the continuum of learning …
We are excited to open enrollment for our fully online P-3 Leadership Certificate Program that will run from June 2022 until April 2023. The Program is designed to engage elementary school principals, school district administrators, and early care and education (ECE) leaders. It intentional professional learning to build and support P-3 leaders with the skills …
P-3 Leadership Certificate Program: Starts June 2022 Read More »
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 …
P-3 Leadership Certificate Program, Fully Online, Starts in June! Read More »
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 …
A Principal’s Guide to Early Learning and the Early Grades (Pre-K–3rd Grade) Read More »
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 …
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 …
New Project: Updating NAESP’s Pre-K-3rd Grade Publication Read More »
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 …
New Project: Head Start to Kindergarten Transitions Read More »
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, …
As an anchor for the future of our work, we recently welcomed a new member of the National P-3 Center team! Margaret (Meg) Soli joined us…
