Ginny Howard

Breakout Speaker

Ginny Howard

Nebraska Department of Education
Early Childhood Special Education Specialist

Bio

For over 20 years, Ginny Howard’s passion has been in early childhood education. She worked in Omaha Public Schools as a Pre-K teacher for 12 years and four years as an ECSE teacher and program coordinator in a smaller Nebraska school district. In 2016, she left the classroom and began coaching and training on the Pyramid Model for the Nebraska Department of Education. She also coached and trained on the Pyramid Model in several community child care programs for Rooted in Relationships. During this time, she also was a consultant for Verbal Behavior for the ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Network of Nebraska. Ginny began working at the Nebraska Department of Education as an Early Childhood Special Education Specialist in 2020. Ginny works to support teachers and administrators in improving child outcomes for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities in Nebraska, as well as supporting districts in making decisions, based on regulations, for preschoolers with disabilities.