August 2026

Members of the PESE staff welcome you to the start of the 2026-27 school year.  Many staff members supported early childhood students in summer programs; many engaged in professional learning opportunities; and many planned their classroom arrangements, activities and lessons.  

 

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Rock Your Classroom: Guide to Evidence-Based Practices

Rock Your Classroom (RYC) is a collection of suggestions for implementing evidence-based practices for early childhood programs.  It is comprised of seven topic areas, each sub-divided into focus components.  RYC provides descriptions of quality indicators for early childhood classrooms along with resources for addressing universal, individualized and intensive levels.  

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The August Topic of the Month features the Classroom Spaces section of Rock Your Classroom.  
Links to a few important documents from Classroom Spaces are listed below: