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Tennessee's Early Intervention System (TEIS)

Tennessee's Early Intervention System is a voluntary educational program for families with children ages birth through two years of age with disabilities or developmental delays.

The principles of Early Intervention (EI) are:

  • The primary goal of EI is to support families in promoting their child’s optimal development and to facilitate the child’s participation in family and community activities.  The focus of EI is to encourage the active participation of families in the intervention by imbedding strategies into family routines.  It is the parents who provide the real early intervention by creatively adapting their child care methods to facilitate the development of their child, while balancing the needs of the rest of the family.
  • More of the Principles of Early Intervention

 

 

Request for Proposals (RFP):

Currently, there are no RFP's related to TEIS.

Other Information:

Eligibility for TEIS

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Division News

TEIS SPOE Contact Informationdownload pdf file

New NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENTNew

Part C Application for Federal Funds (Fiscal Year July 1, 2012 - June 3, 2013download pdf file

This application will be posted for sixty (60) days, beginning February 1, 2012 through April 2, 2012. This program will be accepting public comments for a period of thirty (30) days beginning February 2, 2012. Comments may be submitted to Tabatha Siddiqi via email, fax or posted mail at:

Tabatha Siddiqi

State of Tennessee

Department of Education

Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor

710 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, TN 37243

Email: Tabatha.Siddiqi@tn.gov

Fax: (615) 532-4989

 

New NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENTNew

TEIS IDEA Part C System of Payment Policy download pdf file

Policies will be posted for thirty (30) days beginning Friday, February 10, 2012 and ending Monday, March 12, 2012. This program will hold two (2) public comment opportunities:

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM CST in the first floor conference room of the Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243

and

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST via conference call. Local calls please dial 615-253-1431 and long distance 1-877-344-7876.

Written comments may be submitted on, or before, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 to:

Public Comment/TEIS

State of Tennessee

Department of Education

Andrew Johnson Tower, 7th Floor

710 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, TN 37243

Central Office

State of Tennessee
Department of Education
Division of School Readiness & Early Learning
Office of Early Childhood
7th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0380
1-800-852-7157

For information regarding a child birth through two (2) years of age contact the Part C Coordinator: Linda.Hartbarger@tn.gov 615-253-5032

For information regarding a child three (3) to five (5) years old, contact the IDEA Preschool Coordinator: Melanie.Hatcher@tn.gov 615-532-7815

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