Head Start WEST

4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! Session 6
2022-03-17 15:30 - 16:30 UTC | Virtual & On-Demand
Using email marketing to send your message | How to grow your audience
Information to be covered:
Creating a database, choosing the right software, how often to send eblasts
Building a visually pleasing eblast
Using an ongoing look/brand for your email marketing
Please note, this session is part of HSW Training West’s 4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! offering and it requires a registration to attend.
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HR Network (Virtual)
2022-03-03 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Virtual
HSW is pleased to continue in 2022 our HR Network. As with past years, this network will focus on supporting agency leaders who are tasked with the challenges to lead recruitment, compensation, and retention of all staff working in Birth – 5 programs to children and their families. The backbone of a great agency are the HR systems essential to the delivery of high impact services. Access to fellow HR practitioners, understanding shared experience and gaining insights is the goal of this gathering. HSW will bring forward consultants, advisors, and practitioners on a quarterly basis.
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4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! Session 5
2022-03-01 15:30 - 16:30 UTC | Virtual & On-Demand
Using social media to send your audience where you want them to go
Information to be covered:
Drive your audience to your website, other social media platforms, and anywhere else you want to meet them
Using CTA (call to action) to get them to engage
Please note, this session is part of HSW Training West’s 4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! offering and it requires a registration to attend.
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Facilities Network (Virtual)
2022-02-24 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Virtual & On-Demand
HSW is pleased to bring our community a new resource for 2022 – Facilities Network – With this offering, we are focused on supporting agency leaders who are tasked with the challenges to manage, convert, construct and plan for early education sites to deliver Birth – 5 programs to children and their families. Excellent facilities are essential to high impact services. However, many challenges emerge in this space – from funding applications to local occupancy rules – the goal of the Facilities Network is to elevate consultants, advisors and practitioners to support each other and address challenges in real time settings.
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The Leadership Challenge Workshop Informational Webinar
2022-02-24 09:00 - 09:30 UTC | Online
The Leadership Challenge Workshop is an opportunity to review, reflect and elevate an individual’s natural strengths, values and plan actions that increase the frequency of impactful leadership behaviors. During the workshop we explore data collected from a selection of observers, discuss research, and practice effective strategies. Join us for this informational webinar to learn mor about the course and what you can expect as a participant.
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Solutions Seminar - Incorporating Developmentally Appropriate Technology into Preschool Classrooms
2022-02-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
For better or worse, technology is becoming more and more prevalent in both the home and classroom environments. In this interactive session, Dr. Tammy Kwan, co-founder & CEO of Cognitive ToyBox, will review the latest research on how to make the most of technology in the early childhood classroom. She’ll demonstrate how to use the research-based “four pillars of learning” framework as a means to evaluate the educational value of different “educational” apps for young children. Kwan will provide practical ways to implement developmentally appropriate practices using the Cognitive ToyBox observation and game-based assessment platform as an example. Attendees will come away with an understanding of how to best utilize the limited screen time allotted to their young students each week.
This session is scheduled on February 23rd from 2:00-3:00 PM PT.
About the Presenter

Dr. Tammy Kwan, CEO of Cognitive ToyBox
Dr. Kwan is the CEO of Cognitive ToyBox, a company she co-founded in 2015. Tammy is the driving force behind her organization’s partnerships with leading researchers, receiving support from funders including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, and the Gates Foundation. The company’s flagship product – a observation and game-based assessment platform – has been in the market for 3 years and is already supporting some of the largest school districts in the country, including Los Angeles Unified and Atlanta Public Schools. Tammy holds an EdD and MBA from New York University and a BA in Psychology from Stanford University.

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Directors Exchange (Virtual)
2022-02-17 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Virtual
The Directors Exchange meetings are designed to create a space for executive directors, directors, and deputy directors to regularly connect, learn new skills, and strategize over effective practices to advance their programs. Directors Exchange meetings will consist of three meetings per year.
The goal of the Directors Exchange meetings is to nurture relationships among new and experienced directors, create a safe and collaborative environment for professional growth, and gain strategies to build high-impact organizations. In addition, these meetings will allow participants the opportunity to tour other agencies, meet with selected trainers and nurture professional friendship in an atmosphere of confidentiality and trust.
Participation is limited to three attendees per agency, per session.
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4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! Session 4
2022-02-15 15:30 - 16:30 UTC | Virtual & On-Demand
Promoting yourself using social media | Implementing QR codes to drive web traffic
Information to be covered:
Thinking of your agency as a brand
Looking at social media platforms as an enhancement, not a chore
Showing your organization’s personality on social media
How to create a QR code, where to use them, when to use them
Please note, this session is part of HSW Training West’s 4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! offering and it requires a registration to attend.
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INNOVATIONS Seminar - Information Session about Building a Healthier Workplace Through a Coordinated and Strategic Approach
2022-02-15 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Join us for an information webinar to learn more about UCLA/Health Care Institute’s Building a Healthier Workplace Through a Coordinated and Strategic Approach.

A healthy staff begins with a healthy organization. Creating a work environment where employees have resources, tools and a support system that empowers and motivates them is key. Nationally recognized with over 20 years’ experience in Head Start and a proven, research-based methodology, the UCLA Health Care Institute (HCI) presents its newest training which will ensure that your workplace wellness program is implemented systemically and set up for success. In this training, Head Start recipient organizations will learn fundamental business principles that will strengthen their management capacity to promote a positive and sustainable workplace culture and create a healthier staff. Click here to learn more about this new training opportunity, or join us in February.
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Head Start California Annual Conference
2022-02-07 08:00 - 2022-02-11 17:00 UTC | Online
This event will be hosted by Head Start California.
To learn more, visit https://headstartca.org/

4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! Session 3
2022-02-01 15:30 - 16:30 UTC | Virtual & On-Demand
Instagram Basics & how to curate engaging content
Information to be covered:
Connecting Instagram to Facebook
Reels, stories, posts on the feed
What do people look for when they go to Instagram?
Where to find content- which partners to follow, what are similar organizations sharing?
Using the content calendar
Please note, this session is part of HSW Training West’s 4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! offering and it requires a registration to attend.
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4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! Session 2
2022-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Virtual & On-Demand
Facebook Advanced
Information to be covered:
Ads and boosted posts
Video/ photos/ graphics/ shared content from other sources
Tagging and sharing
Please note, this session is part of HSW Training West’s 4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! offering and it requires a registration to attend.
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2022 Head Start Gear Zone Art Contest
2022-01-15 - 2022-04-15 | Online
Why
Head Start Gear Zone has been proud to present various deigns and design campaigns to our Early Head Start a Head Start staff, but now we want to give them the opportunity to tell us what they want to see in our apparel and what Head Start really means to them through art. We all know someone who loves to draw/create art, we want to offer them an opportunity to share their art and vision of Head Start with all the agencies in region 9.
What
The Head Start Art Contest is a unique opportunity for people in our community to show off their talents and for us to offer support around the Region. This opportunity will help elevate those in our community with unique talents to step forward and show us how Head Start helps shape their lives through art. 3 winners will be elected and the design will be used to inaugurate Teacher Appreciation Week in May.
Click here to register to attend the Art Lesson with Jane in partnership with Crayon Collection.
How
Step 1
Think about what does your teacher mean to you, and if you are a teacher, what does teaching mean to you? Create a piece of art that represents your answer and write a short statement of what your art piece means.
Step 2
Fill out the form with all your details and upload a scan or digital image of your work. Art must be a good quality image and high resolution to be considered to win.
If you are a teacher entering your classroom – have a group of students create art work in your classroom, choose 3 pieces of art to enter to the contest. Next, fill out application and upload the 3 pieces of art.
When
Timeline:
Art contest will take place fully virtually, it will open on January 15, 2022, and close on April 15, 2022 at midnight.
Who
This contest is open to everyone in Head Start! To enter the group category you must be a Head Start Teacher.
There are 3 categories to enter the contest
Ages 0-5 Teacher classroom- enter up to 3 pieces of art per classroom. This entry needs to be submitted by a teacher or instructor.
– Price for this category includes up to $1,000 in prizes
Ages 5-17, create a piece of art that represents the question “What does your teacher mean to you?”
– Price for this category includes up to $250 in prizes
Ages 18 and up, open to teachers and alumni.
– Price includes up to $500 in prizes
Ready to submit your application? Click here
Questions?
For more information, contact Alejandra Lozano at alozano@region9hsa.org or call 916-259-0971 ext. 103.

4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! Session 1
2022-01-11 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Virtual & On-Demand
Facebook Basics
Information to be covered:

The anatomy of a post
When to schedule your posts
Facebook business vs. personal pages
How to use Facebook groups to enhance your reach

Please note, this session is part of HSW Training West’s 4 Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence! offering and it requires a registration to attend.
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Enrollment – Brown Bag Series
2021-11-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | HI
The Head Start WEST is partnering with Child360 and our State Association Affiliates, to host 4 “Brown Bag” networking sessions on the topic of outreach to boost program enrollment. We are planning to make the calls engaging, topical, with a combination of experts and peer to peer sharing.
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INNOVATIONS Seminar - Brown University-Annenberg Study on Head Start Children Made Significant Gains in 2020-21 Despite Pandemic
2021-11-17 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Online
This session is brought to you in partnership with –

Join us on November 17th at 11 am PT to hear from program leaders at Acelero Learning, Las Vegas on Brown University-Annenberg Study on Head Start Children Made Significant Gains in 2020-21 Despite Pandemic.
Dr. Maxwell and his senior leadership will unpack key elements of the curriculum strategies that made these gains achievable, parent engagement and success that will be scaled and incorporated into ongoing program delivery going forward.
“The Brown University-Annenberg study is one of the first to assess early skill development during the pandemic, which is critically important in shaping future instruction. According to Susanna Loeb, Director of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, “Given the unique circumstances of this past year, understanding students’ progress is unusually important for serving families and it will be supremely helpful in determining how to approach future instruction. Acelero’s results cannot be generalized across the field of early childhood education, but it is notable that across age groups and both learning settings [virtual and in-person], Acelero’s students made significant gains in domains of print knowledge and numeracy, and children in centers also made significant gains in executive function.”
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Solutions Seminar - Promote equity by supporting all children in language and literacy development with preLAS
2021-10-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
This session brought to you in partnership with:

This session will explore the value of focusing on language development as key to literacy development, strong partnerships with families, and preparation for kindergarten with preLAS. PreLAS is a research-based assessment tool for young learners, including dual language learners, in Head Start Programs. Specific examples of both the assessment process and how the data from the assessment can be used will be provided.
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Head Start California Virtual Health Institute
2021-10-25 08:00 - 2021-10-28 17:00 UTC | Online

Solutions Seminar - Learning Stories for Family Engagement
2021-10-13 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Online
This session is brought to you in partnership with:

Learning stories are beneficial to children as well as families and caretakers. Story-telling is a natural form of communication that engages families, and draws them into the conversation about their child.
By sharing stories with families that contain links to frameworks and interpretation of learning, learning stories allow teachers to include children and parents in the learning process. This is especially powerful when the sharing is in real-time via a digital platform. Parents can provide informed feedback on the learning analysis and/or the next steps in a collaborative way.
This 60 minute webinar, by Educa’s Rachel Silva, explores the concept of authentic collaboration, parents as partners using learning stories as the path to a stronger parent-teacher partnership.

Rachel Silva
Rachel joined Educa in 2018, with over 20 years of experience working with Educators in Pre k – 8 classrooms throughout the United States as a literacy consultant, special education advocate, and director of development. Rachel believes that “stories stick” and that through storytelling we find opportunities for growth and strengthening of relationships. She loves working with teachers on opportunities for authentic collaboration and inspiring professional development.
Allyson Montana
Allyson’s years as a teacher and director of curriculum help inform her work at Educa as a teacher advocate and director of professional development. She joined Educa to make an exponential impact in the field of ECE and to spread the word about learning story pedagogy. She loves that learning stories embrace the uniqueness of children and the powerful emotional bond children develop with their teachers.

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Enrollment - Brown Bag Series
2021-09-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-08-30 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | HI

Solutions Seminar - The PITC Curriculum: A Responsive, Relationship-based Approach to Support Learning in Infants and Toddlers
2021-08-25 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Online
Discover the new PITC Curriculum, an approach to learning that sparks joy, wonder and excitement in children, families, infant care teachers and family child care providers. Participants who attend this session will learn how the PITC Curriculum enriches responsive, relationship-based learning for infants and toddlers. An overview of the PITC curriculum, approach, tools and implementation training will also be discussed.
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Solutions Webinar - Head Start Quality Grants
2021-08-05 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | HI
During this webinar you will learn about the Trust for Learning, Head Start Quality Grants. This is an open grant application for current Head Start providers who wish to adopt an ideal learning-aligned approach. This initiative will leverage federal dollars by providing planning grants to Head Start-funded entities to improve quality through the implementation of an individualized, experiential, child-centered early learning program.
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How to Best Utilize Branding and Marketing to Enhance Your Enrollment
2021-07-29 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | Online
This session is brought to you in partnership with

We all know that marketing is necessary to increase enrollment but how do we go about it to produce the best results? Some of these answers will be clearly defined in this short webinar.
The webinar will cover the following:
Know the difference between branding and marketing and why this matters
Learn why visual and messaging integration in all marketing propels your efforts
Be aware of the effective components of a marketing communication plan
Target groups – direct and indirect
Objectives – for each direct and indirect target group
Strategies – for each direct and indirect target group
Social media
Newsletters
Flyer distribution
Other
Capitalize on social media strategies that produce results
How, when and why use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
Learn which social media campaigns have the best ROI for you
How to post multiple times a week on all social media platforms in only 1 hour
The event includes a 30-minute discussion with time for a few members to share their struggles around marketing/branding and enrollment and get support and solutions (as time allows).
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Pricing –
$59 Member, $79 Non-member
The webinar will be hosted my Manon Desrosiers, owner of Manon Marketing. Her broad marketing and branding experience spans 35 years and includes projects for Fortune 100 companies such as General Motors, Polo Ralph Lauren, and L’Oréal. She has also taught communications and advertising at the University of Montreal and College Andre Grasset.
After having two autistic children, Manon started her own marketing firm, which serves nonprofits and small and medium size businesses. Manon has led successful rebranding initiatives for many organizations, most recently the Head Start WEST and the KidZCommunity Head Start.

Advancing Advocacy: Training 4 Trainer
2021-07-09 10:00 - 2021-07-19 12:00, 2021-06-25 10:00 - 2021-07-06 12:00, 2021-06-11 10:00 - 2021-06-21 12:00 UTC | HI
Why advocacy?

The development of skills to advocate for children, families, and communities is at the heart of the Head Start Movement. Since its inception in 1965, Head Start had been focused on the empowerment of individuals to create a better more hopeful, and just life for all.
Head Start’s multi-generational, locally designed, and responsive operations have been well served by four pillars – Child Development – Family Engagement – Health and Social Services – Community Action. For 55 plus years, Project Head Start has advanced by the determined advocacy of our constituents and allies. In addition, lessons and skills gained during our constituent’s time in the program has continued to be a profound resource as those individuals navigated the K-12 Education system, community development projects, and local governmental structures.
We find Head Start alumni in all sectors – business to government, sports to entertainment, and all around us in local agencies are Head Start heroes.
What will this T4T cover?

A nine-week cohort will cover essential skills for all who support community engagement and advocacy. The course will equip teams to replicate similar training at the local level within parent leadership circles, policy council, and site committees.
Utilizing online learning platforms, Cafe format for discussion, and a rich exchange of materials, this T4T will provide participants an excellent framework to support parent leadership, civic participation, and advocacy at the local level.
HSW’s Training West is in partnership with Child360 – is launching a new and innovative approach to support program staff advancing advocacy skill in parent leaders in their local community.
This 9-week cohort will start March 29, 2021, and conclude July 19, 2021.
Registration includes two staff and one parent leader per team. The fee for HSW Members is $2250 per team of 3, non-member agencies $2500 per team of 3.
Registration is limited to 10 teams.
When are the trainings and cafes planned?
All meetings are scheduled online, 10-12 noon PST
Week 1 – March 29, 2021
Week 2 – April 2, 2021, Café – April 12, 2021
Week 3 – April 16, 2021, Café – April 26, 2021
Week 4 – April 30, 2021, Café – May 10, 2021
Week 5 – May 14, 2021, Café – May 24, 2021
Week 6 – May 28, 2021, Café – June 7, 2021
Week 7 – June 11, 2021, Café – June 21, 2021
Week 8 – June 25, 2021, Café – July 6, 2021
Week 9 – July 9, 2021, Café July 19, 2021
Who will facilitate the sessions?
In partnership with Child360, HSW’s Advancing Advocacy will be led by two exceptional facilitators. Click here to learn more about them.

Questions?
Please contact us at headstartr9@region9hsa.org or call 916-259-0971.

Solutions Webinar - Using Culturally Responsive Children's Books to Support Family Engagement Part II
2021-06-24 13:00 - 13:30 UTC | Online
This session is brought to you in partnership with Raising A Reader.
Join Rebecca Armstrong for the follow-up of June 3rd’s session – watch the recording here.
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INNOVATIONS Webinar - Mobile Services Program Development and Sustainability
2021-06-23 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Online
This session is brought to you in partnership with Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE).

A “seamless prenatal to college/career education continuum” and “innovative program delivery responsive to community needs” are two of the visionary anchors guiding LACOE’s Strategic Plan for the next five years. To this end, LACOE has designed a new type of service—mobile units to serve children and families in the communities in which they live and thrive. LACOE purchased two recreational vehicles (RVs). HOPE the Bus will be used to serve the community at large and is funded by Head Start, while her counterpart in success, HOPE on Wheels, is funded by the California Department of Education and will serve children with disabilities and their families.
Hope Buses Video – Click here to watch

Through this webinar participants will:
(1) learn about the rationale for developing this innovative type of mobile services for families;
(2) gain an understanding of the procurement process for selecting and securing the mobile unit; and
(3) understand the commitment to sustaining mobile services for families with children birth to five years
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Presenters

Luis Bautista, Assistant Director, LACOE
Luis Bautista is Assistant Director at the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Head Start and Early Learning (HSEL) Division. Currently he is responsible for the HSEL Program Design and Effectiveness (PDE) unit, which monitors Head Start Management Systems and Head Start services, including Education and Child Development, Family and Community Engagement, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, and Disabilities services. He’s been a certified trainer in the California Department of Education’s Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP), the University of Connecticut’s Family Development Credential (FDC), and the nationally recognized parenting curriculum: Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors. He completed the UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Head Start Management Fellows Program and has over 20+ years of experience as a trainer, facilitator, and presenter to diverse, adult populations.

Terri Lyttaker, Controller, Business Services, LACOE
With more than 20 years in the fiscal world, Terri Lyttaker knows a thing or two about fiscal management, accounting, and accountability. Currently, she serves as the controller for the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). In that position she oversees and directs the organization’s administrative services, including purchasing, contracts, surplus, warehouse, grants development, risk management, mail services, transportation, and reprographics. Before that, Terri was the Head Start and Early Learning Division’s assistant director for fiscal controls and accountability, where she planned and directed the activities and staff for the unit. Terri has also worked in fiscal and business management for school districts, nonprofit agencies, and the private sector.

Lilibeth C. Morelos, Procurement Services Assistant, LACOE
Lilibeth C. Morelos is a procurement services assistant at LACOE with years of experience in the fiscal field. She has worked for LACOE for 19 years in accounting and procurement. For the past 12 years, she has worked in procurement services, where she plans, coordinates, and actively participates in obtaining services, supplies, equipment, and operating systems. In addition, she composes and prepares contracts, reports and other procurement recommendations.
