News You Can Use Week of August 10 2012
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Migrant Seasonal Head Start Graduates Take DC! This summer, the National Migrant Seasonal Head Start Association hosted three college students and Migrant Seasonal Head Start alumni for internships in Washington, DC. Learn about their amazing stories and their experiences this summer in their own words on their blog. Innovation Survey Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the country are so effective because they each work hard to meet the unique needs of their communities. Yet the innovative practices that arise from these efforts are not well understood nationally. NHSA wants to feature programs that have found special ways to serve their communities! Let us know what your program does that’s extraordinary by taking our Innovation Survey today! Celebrate the new year with First Day! Early Learning at a Crossroads: Registration now open! NHSA’s Fall 2012 Leadership Institute is designed to provide the policy insights, tools, and advocacy that will strengthen the effectiveness of Head Start program leaders as they participate in important discussions about the future of early learning and Head Start. The effect of the upcoming presidential election, funding challenges, developments in monitoring reform, the anticipated September release of the third grade results of the Head Start Impact Study, and states’ experiments with early learning systems will be explored and participants will get powerful advocacy training before meeting with their Members of Congress. The institute will take place in Washington DC, September 19-21. Learn more and register today! NHSA Parent Conference 2012: Call for Presenters HSA is now accepting proposals for presentations during our Parent Conference this December in Dallas, Texas. Proposals are due by 9/14/12. Learn more here. Family Service and Health Service Practitioners--Bring the Professional Development Opportunity to You! NHSA offers two self-study credentials that can be completed without any travel at all! Designed for family service workers and health service workers, participants work from a portfolio to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in 12 competency areas that are based on the Performance Standards. In addition, Continuing Education Units are offered to candidates who successfully complete these credentials! Learn more here. TRAINING: Wipfli Webinar Wipfli and NHSA are offering one more 90-minute webinar this summer! Keeping Employees Engaged in Challenging Times is scheduled for 10:00 - 11:30 am EST on August 21st. Trainer: Julia Johnson, Senior Manager, Nonprofit and Government Practice, Wipfli LLP Fees: $125 (NHSA Member), $145 (Non-Member); to receive member rate, use the code NHSA125. Register. Coming Up on August 15th: Understanding Head Start and Early Head Start Eligibility. A Head Start Legal Advisory Service Webinar
On Wednesday, August 15th from 3-5 pm EST, Ted Waters will help your program comply with the often confusing eligibility rules. ACF's Program Instruction, HS-10-02, Income Eligibility for Enrollment, addresses how Head Start employees must determine and verify income eligibility. The PI states that programs "should provide annual training to employees responsible for determining and verifying income eligibility and to ensure that those employees are fully aware of the consequences established by the grantee for employees who knowingly sign a verification form that contains false information." So be sure to sign up your whole team for this webinar! We'll cover not only the basics of the Head Start eligibility process, but also discuss the consequences of knowing violations of the eligibility rules. At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:
Tips for best practices will be included and your questions will be addressed. Who Should Attend: Eligibility Workers, Eligibility Managers, ERSEA staff, Executive Directors, Head Start program Directors, and other senior staff, but all are welcome. Price: The Head Start Legal Advisory Service is pleased to announce that we’ve dropped the price of our webinars. We know that in this economy, every dollar counts. Our live webinars now cost $225 for NHSA members and $250 for non-members. For this price, you get a 2-hour webinar led by legal experts, the chance to ask questions, a copy of the slides, and extensive handouts that we have developed to help you on every topic. View our full schedule of webinars here. Sale on On-Demand Webinars: Training at Your Fingertips Right now, you can get $100 off all of the on-demand training webinars in our library. Each webinar is 2 hours long and can be watched an unlimited number of times for 30 days. Our sale price is only $150 for NHSA members and $175 for non-members! Check out headstart.peachnewmedia.com for a listing of currently available topics. Look Before You Lock With unseasonably warm temperatures already striking many areas around the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is coordinating its first-ever national campaign to prevent child heatstroke deaths in cars, urging parents and caregivers to think "Where's baby? Look before you lock." Check out the information they’ve prepared and materials you can distribute to parents. DHS Outlines Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process Next week, US Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting applications for deferred action for immigrants brought to the US by their parents who are older than 15 and younger than 30 and have been in the United State for more than five years. Find details to help educate Head Start families here. Save the Dates! Upcoming NHSA Events to Keep in Mind: Fall 2012 Leadership Institute Early Learning at a Crossroads: Charting the Future for Head Start September 19-21, 2012 October is Head Start Awareness Month 29th Annual Head Start Parent Conference and Family Engagement Institutes Solutions for Children's Success, Solutions for Family Well Being, Solutions for Strong Communities December 1 – 5, 2012 Winter Leadership Institute 40th Annual Head Start Conference NHSA Membership! Take a few moments to read about the many benefits of NHSA membership. If you are not already a member, join today! If you are a member, renew now! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Start your year off right. Attend the Head Start Legal Advisory Service upcoming webinar on Head Start Eligibility, led by Ted Waters, of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, to ensure your program determines eligibility correctly. The Head Start Legal Advisory Service is a collaboration between the law firm of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP and the National Head Start Association. Click