THE RISE SCHOOL OF AUSTIN PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND TO CHILDREN WITHOUT DISABILITIES BY -PROVIDING EXEMPLARY SERVICES BASED ON RECOMMENDED PRACTICES TO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DIVERSE ABILITIES AND FAMILIES - OFFERING INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, - ENGAGING IN RESEARCH THAT POSITIVELY INFLUENCES PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, -INTERFACING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH AND PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES, -DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER COMMUNITY BASED AGENCIES, - AND AFFECTING POLICY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS.
