Event Details

Dates:

  • Standard 1 (Relationships): Sept. 1, 2026
  • Standard 2 (Family and Community Connections): Sept. 15, 2026
  • Standard 3 (Curricula): Oct. 6, 2026
  • Standard 4 (Teaching Practices): Oct. 20, 2026
  • Standard 5 (Assessment): Nov. 3, 2026
  • Standard 6 (Learning Environments): Nov. 17, 2026
  • Standard 7 (Health and Safety): Dec. 1, 2026
  • Standard 8 (Professionalism): Jan. 5, 2027
  • Standard 9 (Leadership and Management): Jan. 19, 2027

Note: Participants may register for one or all sessions based on their implementation needs.

Description: The IQPPS Standards Deep Dive Learning Series is designed to support early childhood educators and administrators in building a shared understanding of the revised Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards (IQPPS). 

Each session will focus on a specific IQPPS standard and will provide opportunities to:

  • Build understanding of the revised standards and key updates
  • Explore connections between standards, instructional practices and learning environments
  • Identify strategies to support implementation 
  • Engage in discussion and explore solutions to implementation questions

Session Format: All sessions will be held live virtually from 3:30–4:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month September through January.  Time will be dedicated in each session for questions and answers. 

Audience: administrators, teaching staff, instructional coaches, and AEA staff supporting preschool programs