Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities: Early Childhood Personnel Center

This program's purposes "are to (1) help address state-identified needs for highly qualified personnel in special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education to work with infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research and experience, to be successful in serving those children." The estimated total program funding is $1.2 million, with one award expected.