WANTED: Early Childhood Policy Leaders Ready to change the world! Alissa Rausch, Elizabeth Steed, Namita Arora, Elmer Harris, Barbara Smith

The ECSELS Grant isA federally funded grant for 10 doctoral students at CU Denver All students are enrolled in the Educational doctorate in Leadership for Educational Equity with a concentration in Early Childhood Special Education/Early Childhood Education (ECSE/ECE)

CU Denver ECSELS Cohorts

Purpose of the ECSELS Grant:Bridging the gap between research/scholarship AND practitioners, advocacy, policy, and educational leaders

OSEP Grant InformationFederally funded grant through the Office of Special Education ProgrammingDesigned to improve outcomes for young children with special needs at policy, leadership, and advocacy levelsStudent support for tuition and stipendService obligation agreement: 1 academic year = 2 service years after completion

CU Denver ECSELS Faculty

Program Competencies

The EdD isPractice-based, doctoral-level program for professional leadershipPrepares leaders to address complex educational challenges for combining decision-focused, analytic, and research skills with a broad-based understanding of systems anchored in principles of equity and access to education

Program OrganizationCohort modelOnline and on-campus courses combined with EdD mixed concentration areas Coursework focus on leadership, policy, action research, program evaluation, and equity 3 year program with full time work

Legitimizing the EdDPh.D.s study the world, but Ed.D.s change the world.Jon Wergin, 2011Harvard Educational Review

Equity FocusEquity Focus

Courageous Conversations About Race

Power and Privilege Course

Policy Focus

Policy Website

Policy Brief

Day on the Hill

Leadership Focus

Professional Learning and Technology

Internship with the DEC Recommended Practices Commission

Action Research Focus

Logic Model for Research Project

Dissertation in Practice

Inclusion

Disproportionality

Questions and CommentsQuestions and Comments

**Namita (5 min)*Courageous ConversationsPower and Privilege*