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Jill Zavala

Specialties:
-Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
-Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) 
-Early Childhood Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
-Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
-Special Education Support for EcoLand
-Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
-ECI Transition
-State Performance Plan Indicators 6 and 7
-Classroom Climate, Structure, and Arrangement
-Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (PLRE)
-Access to the General Curriculum
-Assistive Technology for ECSE
-ECSE Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCG)
-Small & Rural Schools
-School Community and Family Engagement

Jill brings 25-plus years of experience in early childhood and special education. Throughout her career, she has served as a grade-level mentor and led professional development sessions for colleagues across multiple campuses, focusing on self-contained special education classrooms. She also shares her expertise as a guest lecturer on early childhood and early childhood special education at local universities. Jill provides training, technical support, and coaching to Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) staff, teachers, district administrators, and special education directors. She is passionate about helping educators foster classroom environments that promote independence and a lifelong love of learning. Outside of her professional work, Jill enjoys singing and spending quality time with her family.