Over the subsequent months, NYSED worked in partnership with participating districts to support: a) alignment with a clear path to embrace PreK-3rd grade work; b) connections to the system; and c) collaboration to develop and PreK-3rd grade plans. District teams met to refine their PreK-3rd grade plans, begin to implement the plans, and to make refinements. Teams selected different approaches to PreK-3rd grade planning and implementation to reflect district contexts. Approaches and lessons learned from four districts are described briefly below. (author abstract)