News You Can Use Week of January 11 2013
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Let’s Keep Things in Perspective: Release of the Head Start Impact Study Third Grade Follow-up Following the release of the latest follow-up of the 5,000 children selected for the National Head Start Impact Study in 2002, there has been much debate about the effectiveness of Head Start. Much of the debate is fueled by basic misunderstandings of the intent of the study. Yasmina Vinci just wrote an article for Reuter’s which puts the findings in clear perspective, laying out more than 45 years of evidence that Head Start works!Next week, NHSA will host a call-in about the Impact Study to present our perspective on the findings and answer your questions. We’ll suggest ways to answer questions about the study, how to address press inquiries, and how to respond to many misinterpretations about the study. Join the call Thursday, January 24 at 3pm ET. Use this number and code: 712-432-0900 and access code 484503#. NHSA Urges Congressional Leadership to Avert Sequestration During the holidays, NHSA Executive Director Yasmina Vinci sent a letter on behalf of the Head Start community urging them to avert sequestration, which threatens to eliminate 100,000 Head Start slots. Read the letter here. Opening the Doors: A Community Volunteer Tool Kit Now open to programs in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina! NHSA, in collaboration with PNC Grow Up Great is pleased to offer Opening the Doors: A Community Volunteer Tool Kit to Head Start and Early Head Start directors and community outreach staff who want to enhance their program’s services by engaging community volunteers!
Opening the Doors is easy to use and provides everything you need for a first-rate volunteer program. The Tool Kit was field tested in Head Start programs in several states for three months and reflects the best practices of exemplary community outreach programs. Learn more today!! Contact Siria Rioja (srioja@nhsa.org) to receive a tool kit request form.
Save the Date: OHS Institute and NHSA’s 40th Annual Conference Share a Venue!
Registration opens in late January. Visit www.nhsa.org, for more information.
NHSA’s Winter Leadership Institute: There’s Still Time!
1. While across the country we’ve been focusing on the budget and fiscal problems, in Washington, a foundation has been laid for a new vision for the future of Head Start and early learning for the next ten years. Significant changes are in store for us all. Be one of the first to learn what the buzz is all about at the Winter Leadership Institute. 2. The Affordable Care Act is bringing its own set of changes. A full-day Health Institute, offered in conjunction with the Winter Leadership Institute will explore them in detail. Click here to see session descriptions and the outstanding roster of presenters and panelists. Coming Up on January 23rd: So You Have Monitoring Findings, Now What Do You Do? from 3-5 pm EST. A Head Start Legal Advisory Service Webinar. Yikes! Do you have monitoring findings or expect to have them? Attend the Head Start Legal Advisory Service’s upcoming webinar on monitoring findings, led by Zoë Beckerman of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, to learn tips and strategies to successfully navigate the quality improvement process on Wednesday, January 23rd from 3-5 pm EST. The monitoring review findings are now linked to recompetition, be sure to sign up for this webinar! At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:
Who Should Attend: Executive Directors, Head Start Directors, senior management and staff, but all are welcome to attend.
Coming Up on Wednesday, February 6th: Fiscal Hot Spots in Head Start/EHS from 3-5 pm EST. A Head Start Legal Advisory Service Webinar Tackle your fiscal issues. Attend the Head Start Legal Advisory Service’s upcoming webinar on fiscal issues, led by Ted Waters of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, to learn about the most problematic fiscal areas for Head Start programs and how to address them on Wednesday, February 6th from 3-5 pm EST. A program’s fiscal records can trigger recompetition, be sure to sign up for this webinar! At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:
Who Should Attend: CFOs, Fiscal Staff, Human Resources Staff, Executive Directors, Head Start Directors, but all are welcome to attend.
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 here for the full schedule of Head Start Legal Advisory Service webinars, to learn about our new reduced pricing, and to register for either or both webinars.
Teachstone has released new training dates Sign up today! Effective teacher-student interactions increase student achievement. The CLASS system helps educators learn about, measure, and improve these interactions. Attend a CLASS training and elevate your improvement efforts. Teachstone has released new nationwide training dates in Miami, San Diego, and Charlottesville. Join us to become a certified CLASS Observer or an Affiliate Trainer, certified to train within your organization. Learn more about CLASS trainings and find additional dates and locations near you: http://www.teachstone.org/training-programs/. Teachstone’s FREE webinar series Teachstone’s webinar series entitled “What Works and What Matters: Teacher-Child Interactions” has ended, but all of the recordings are now available online. Tune in to learn more about the CLASS™ framework through eight webinar recordings examining topics such as the CLASS in Dual-Language Classrooms; CLASS implementation; reliability, trainings, and certification; the CLASS for teachers; CLASS-based professional development; and the research behind the CLASS tool. For more information go to: http://www.teachstone.org/about-the-class/webinar-series/previous-webinars/ Don't Leave Money on the Table! That’s good advice from the Department of Education. Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step toward getting federal aid for college, career school, or graduate school. Federal Student Aid provides more than $150 billion in grants, loans, and work-study funds each year, but in order to receive that money, college-bound students must start by filling out the FAFSA. The Department of Education Website ED.gov has lots of information about financial aid. It also has information about the new student loan repayment options that can lower monthly payments for borrowers.
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