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42nd Annual Head Start Conference and Expo
Mar. 29 - Apr. 2, 2015
About this Conference
NHSA’s Annual Head Start Conference and Expo is the largest national event devoted to the Head Start and Early Head Start community.
This year more than 5,000 executive directors, directors, administrators, managers, teachers, policy council members, and parents from every state will gather in Washington, D.C. March 29 - April 2, 2015.
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Getting a 2Gen Program Off the Ground
March 18th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Getting a 2Gen Program Off the Ground
The first episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar provded an overview of what we mean when we talk about "two-generation work" and insights into how the Educational Alliance and Parents in Community Action Head Start programs have designed programs to support their families' needs for education, job training, and living wage employment.
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Securing 2Gen Funding Streams
April 8th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Securing 2Gen Funding Streams
The second episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar will explore public and private strategies Head Start grantees have pursued as they designed programs to support their families' needs for education, job training, and living wage employment. Hear from Southwest Human Development, a local foundation, and staff of the National Head Start Association and National Community Action Partnership with a broad perspective on funding opportunities.
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Partnering with Employers and Colleges
April 15th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Partnering with Employers and Colleges
The third episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar explored ways that Head Start grantees have pursued partnerships with employers and colleges as they designed programs to support their families' needs for education, job training, and living wage employment. Learn from the Elyse Rosenblum of the Employer Pathways Project and Head Start program leaders from AVANCE Houston and Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc!
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2Gen Data and Evaluation
April 29th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
2Gen Data and Evaluation
The fourth episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar will explore the data systems and evaluation studies that Head Start programs have undertaken as they work to support their families' success but also demonstrate impacts and inform program improvement. Learn from Head Start program leaders from AVANCE Houston and Southwest Human Development and gain strategies for approaching research partnerships of your own!
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Mental Health, Relationships, and Social Capital
May 6th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Health, Relationships, and Social Capital
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Asset Building for Families
May 27th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Asset Building for Families
The sixth episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar focused on strategies for helping families build assets and save toward goals that support family well-being in the short and long-term. Learn from Head Start program leaders from Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc. and Garrett County Community Action Committee and gain a national perspective on asset building work from the Corporation for Enterprise Development.
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2015 Fall Leadership Institute
September 28 - October 1, 2015
As Head Start’s 50th anniversary comes to a close, we will turn our collective creativity toward planning for Head Start’s “next generation.” How will we make innovation a critical part of Head Start’s next 50 years?
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2016 Early Childhood Innovation Summit
July 25 - 27, 2016
Accelerating Performance in Early Childhood Education
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2016 Parent, Staff, and Leadership Training Conference
December 5 - December 8, 2016
Program Book
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NHSA’s Parent, Staff, and Leadership Training Conference is the only national event that focuses on how communities, parents, families, and Head Start program staff can best partner to promote both parent and family engagement and children’s learning and development.