Marnie Morneault, Early Childhood and School Age Coordinator at CCIDS, attended the CEEDAR National Cross-State Convening as a member of the Maine CEEDAR team. With over 20 states, national leaders, and organizations in attendance, the purpose of the convening was to learn about states as individuals, and cross-state collaborations, the work that is happening to meet the goals of each state, and CEEDAR in general.
CEEDAR stands for “Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform.” Our mission is to support students with disabilities in achieving college- and career-ready standards by building the capacity of state personnel preparation systems to prepare teachers and leaders to implement evidence-based practices within multi-tiered systems of support.
CEEDAR Goals:
- Increased EPP capacity, in collaboration with SEA and LEAs, to offer high-quality instruction for teacher and leader candidates.
- Improved SEA capacity, in collaboration with EPPs and SEAs, to track and evaluate the impact of policy on the ability to attract, prepare, and sustain teachers and leaders, and change policy when appropriate.
- Increased SEA, EPP, and LEA capacity to use multiple data sources to inform continuous improvement of personnel preparation systems to attract, prepare, and retain teachers and leaders
- Increased capacity of SEAs, EPPs, and LEAs, and other state organizations to collaborate and implement plans that sustain and scale up reform efforts.
Each state has an individual plan that works within these 4 overarching goals.
Learn more about the program here: https://ceedar.education.ufl.edu/maine-technical-assistance/
Alt Text for Photo: Group photo of CEEDAR Cross-State Convening 2026
