Pre–K students are expelled at a rate more than three times that of children in grades K–12, according to Yale University’s, Walter Gilliam, study, “Pre–kindergartners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems.” Keith Carson moderates a discussion about the ways Alameda County early education programs are addressing the issue of Pre-K expulsion.

Guests speakers:

Margie Gutierrez-Padilla, LCSW, Program Supervisor

Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services

Early Childhood Consultation & Treatment Program

http://www.acgov.org/childcare

Pamm Shaw, Executive Director

Berkeley-Albany YMCA Early Childhood Services

http://www.baymca.org/early.aspx

Sujata Bansal, Early Childhood Mental Health Manager

First Five Alameda County, Every Child Counts

http://www.ackids.org