It’s time to think beyond self-care: What are the opportunities at our sites to make the work itself sustainable? To lighten the invisible backpack of stress and burnout that teachers carry each day? As leaders, you are uniquely positioned to make decisions that significantly impact your people’s experience at work – and their capacity to […]

A well-trained Governing Body is an essential component to a strong Governance System that supports compliance, continuous improvement and innovation. This 4 hour interactive Train-the-Trainer workshop will prepare Head Start staff to deliver a high quality training to their Governing Body members. Participants will learn about essential skills and attributes of a trainer and about […]

Creating your own leadership style; engaging in mindful supervision and actions; bringing out the best in yourself and others; and building a cohesive team: These are just some of the skills you will learn at the Site Directors Academy. The program is designed to help leaders develop strategies to lead effectively and maintain high performing […]

The Region 9 Head Start Association (R9HSA) has secured Momentum Leadership Group to facilitate a two-day, four-module interactive executive level leadership experience where personal development, workforce engagement, organization improvement and strategic planning come together. This retreat is focused on the specific needs of executive directors, leadership teams and emerging leaders including: Recentering the Leader through […]

Why Head Start and Early Head Start staff are challenged with juggling the needs of children, parents, and co-workers as well as the myriad of tasks necessary to meet performance standards and organizational goals. Our work is both urgent and fast passed as well as very emotional.  Because of passion and determination, Head Start achieves […]

The Region 9 Head Start Association (R9HSA) is excited to invite you to participate in the Positive Solutions for Challenging Behaviors training series taking place online via Zoom. We invite teachers, assistant teachers, education staff, and coordinators to join us. The training series will consist of 12 live, 90-minute sessions. These sessions will be recorded […]

A strong Governance System is built on clear processes, adherence to requirements, and development of positive relationships between management and Governing Bodies, which are  essential to support compliance, continuous improvement and innovation. This 2 hour interactive workshop will educate participants about the roles and responsibilities of Governing bodies including requirements and regulations. Additionally, this workshop […]

This academy targets individuals responsible for the oversight of one or more child development centers to help them align the operations of each site with the goals of the organization. Site Directors play a critical role for their agencies. They serve as the organizational link to the broader mission and as the representative of your […]

This workshop will give you superpowers—how to achieve the extraordinary while overcoming the overwhelming. A deep-dive program that is based upon The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, developed by Jim Kouzes and Berry Posner. Their Leadership Challenge Model is the most recognized standard of leadership excellence. Click here to learn more

A two-day, executive level leadership experience where personal development, workforce engagement, organization improvement and strategic planning come together. Click here to learn more