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Head Start: Leading into the Future
The 8th Annual WHSA Training
Conference
The
Wisconsin Head Start Association (WHSA) will hold its 8th Annual Training
Conference, Head Start: Leading into the Future, for Head Start
and Early Head Start program directors, parents, staff, managers, and
community partners on February 15, 16, and 17, 2010 at the
Kalahari Waterpark Resort Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells.
WHSA's Head Start: Leading into the Future will offer training sessions on innovative practical initiatives, programs, and applied research in the following content areas:
· Community
Partnerships
· Early Childhood Education & Development
· Early Head Start
· Health, Wellness, and Safety
· Leadership, Professional, and Organizational Development
· Program Design & Management
· Regional Priorities and ACF Federal Initiatives
· Supporting Families
· Tribal/Migrant Program Focus
· Other as Appropriate
A list of
current training session offerings
by date and time designations is now available
(updated January 21, 2010)! Plus, take a look at the
daily at-a-glance schedule if you'd like to see an overview of what
content will be offered when.
Registration for Head Start: Leading into the Future is now underway! Programs and individuals may fill out and return the Registration Form to the WHSA office.
Are you part of an organization wishing to share information with the Head Start community or a business looking to promote your products with a large Head Start audience? Then consider being an exhibitor at the Conference! Interested individuals and organization may complete the Exhibitor Contract to join us at the Conference and secure exhibit space.
Any questions about Head Start: Leading into the Future, including registration or training session information, may be directed to the WHSA office at 608-442-6879 or by emailing Molly at kovarik@whsaonline.org.
We hope to see you in February!
I am Moving, I am Learning
The first "I am Moving, I am Learning" newsletter (vol. 1, issue 1) is now available! The newsletter is a product of the Region V IMIL Workgroup, which is comprised of grantee staff, consultants, Head Start association staff, and IMIL facilitators. In the newsletter you will find updates on what's working around the region, upcoming events, resources, and more. Issue two will be available in the near future.
Head Start State Collaboration Office (HSSCO) Needs Assessment
The Head Start Act of 2007 mandated that HSSCOs conduct an annual needs assessment that "addresses the needs of Head Start agencies in the State with respect to collaboration, coordination and alignment of services, and alignment of curricula and assessments used in Head Start programs with the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework and, as appropriate, State early learning standards."
The first needs assessment survey of all Wisconsin Head Start/Early Head Start programs was carried out in 2009 and covered the 2008-09 program year. The results were used to developed the "Wisconsin Head Start Collaboration Office Needs Assessment Report: 2008-2009 Survey Results" and its Executive Summary. Both documents are available to the public and are posted below.
WI HSSCO Needs Assessment Report: 2008-09 Survey Results
Executive Summary--WI HSSCO Needs Assessment Report: 2008-09 Survey Results
Please contact the Linda Leonhart, WI HSSCO Director, at linda.leonhart@wisconsin.gov or 608-261-2137 for questions about the needs assessment survey, Report, or Executive Summary.
...on Wisconsin Early Learning Coalition
Working Together to Ensure that All
Wisconsin’s Young Children Get a Great Start
…by providing all Wisconsin children access to high quality early learning
experiences and nurturing
care so they are happy, healthy, eager to learn and prepared to succeed.
Disability Rights Wisconsin · Madison Area Accredited Early Childhood Association · Milwaukee Child Care Alliance · Parents Plus · School Administrators Alliance · Supporting Families Together Association · Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health · Wisconsin Association of School Boards · Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association · Wisconsin Council on Children and Families · Wisconsin Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Early Childhood · Wisconsin Early Childhood Association · Wisconsin Education Association Council · Wisconsin Family Child Care Association · Wisconsin Head Start Association
The members of the Early Learning Coalition (a broad-based and diverse alliance representing child care, Head Start, programs serving children with disabilities and special needs, and public schools) believe that high quality learning experiences are important for Wisconsin kids, parents, communities, and economies.
Our Great Start: Early Learning Matters statewide campaign seeks to promote public policies and public investments that make high quality early care and education a top priority in Wisconsin. Together, we collaborate on a legislative agenda and encourage our constituents to get involved in order to move this agenda through state government to affect positive change for children, families, and our profession. To learn more about the campaign and to get involved, please visit our website at http://www.greatstartwi.org/.
Contact Us:
Wisconsin Head Start Association
122 E. Olin Avenue, Suite 110 · Madison, WI 53713
Phone: 608-442-6879 · Fax: 608-442-442-7672