First 1,000 Days Early Head Start Conference
June 9-12
Region 9 Head Start Association provides assistance to Head Start programs in Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Region to ensure their ongoing viability and vitality. Operating a high impact, community-driven Head Start program has become more complicated, more challenging — and more necessary than ever.
Region 9 Head Start currently serves more than 130,000 children and their families and encompasses the largest geographical area of any regional association.
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Rory Sipp, PhD
Senior Vice President Acelero Learning
Shine Early Learning Mission and Approach Shine Early Learning partners with Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the country to accelerate child and family outcomes. Drawing on first-hand knowledge and experience from our sister organization Acelero Learning, a Head Start and Early Head Start grantee with centers in Region 9, we make accessible to partners the most innovative data-driven tools, systems, and insights for early education and we build ...
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Courtney Jones
Executive Integrator
The Discovery Source and Region 9 Head Start Association unite as partners for Quarter 3 of this year, providing members and those affected with solutions for challenging behaviors, trauma informed care, family engagement and more. "We want to solve the issues within the Early Childhood Education community and continue to be a valuable resource for our customers. Our goal with this partnership is to be able to share our knowledge and resources ...
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Alex Elliott
Professional Development
Alex Elliott, Ed.D., administers the Tulare County Office of Education Early Childhood Education department that encompasses a staff of 450 people, including the $19.2 million Head Start program. Elliott has been with the Tulare COE for six years and assumed the ECE directorship two years ago. With a doctorate in organizational leadership, it’s obvious when she says, “I am very passionate about leadership.” And that’s leadership for everyone — not ...
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Rory Sipp, PhD
Senior Vice President Acelero Learning
Courtney Jones
Executive Integrator
Alex Elliott
Professional Development
I have been to management workshops, not leadership training. This has totally changed my perspective and encouraged me to propel forward in developing my skills.
I am honored and humbled to be a recipient of the Region 9 Head Start Association’s Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship helped me get one step closer to achieving my goal of becoming a Head Start Director.
I took part in The disproportionate impact of COVID 19, and how to provide “real” support for black/brown children and families and I just want to say this was an amazing webinar. I hope we can look forward to further conversation on this topic.
Thank you so much for making events like this! I really enjoyed and learned so much teaching strategies to implement STEM in the classroom.
The HR Network was an excellent opportunity to network and learn the best practices from other HR professionals within Head Start programs. You will be amazed by the level of talent and experience of the participants.
The Summer Camp training was powerful and inspiring! Each presenter was very engaging, it’s hard to even pick a favorite session!
The Leadership Challenge training was very relevant to my work as a Head Start leader! Great facilitation; stayed with the program yet allowed time for individual and small group reflections.
Regular price $12.00
Regular price $39.00
This post is the first of a six-part series in which we will explore how Head Start serves communities in the states of Region 9 (Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific). Each post will highlight one of six “Exemplary Practices” of the Head Start philosophy, present a first-person impact story ...
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