• Payors and decision makers must share a goal of ensuring that students receive the appropriate services that meet the child's needs and are delivered in a cost effective manner.

• All available resources and funding must be employed to benefit the child.

• There should be as much consistency as possible in decision making across the State.

• The State must be able to measure outcomes for the children who participate in preschool special education services, including their success in school.

Principles (con't)