2014 ANNUAL DIRECTOR’S CAUCUS IMPLEMENTING & MANAGING October 20th—23rd, 2014

2014
REGION VII HEAD START ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL DIRECTOR’S CAUCUS
IMP LE M ENTING & M A N AGIN G
October 20th—23rd, 2014
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel
19677 East Jackson Drive, Independence, MO 64057
YEARS
of OPPORTUNITY
HEAD START 1965-2015
Proudly representing more than 41,000
infants, toddlers, preschoolers and
families through a diverse service delivery
system across the four-state region
R7HSA, 233 SW Greenwich Dr., Ste. 105, Lee’s Summit, MO 64082
Phone: 816.718.2260 Fax: 816.524.3719 Email: R7HSA@comcast.net
www.R7HSA.com
THANK YOU KAPLAN FOR YOUR VALUED SUPPORT!
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“The trouble with the future is that it usually
arrives before we are ready for it”
Arnold H. Glasow
What are realistic strategies/steps program leadership can use
when implementing a change?
Ever wished there was a “how-to” guide — or real life strategies
— that can show you how and what to do to implement change?
This event will help you solve the Mystery of Change!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Event Information
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Caucus Presenter Information
5-6
Preliminary Agenda
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Pre-Track Information
Parent Leadership Track
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Presenter Bios
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Policy Summit/Networking Reception
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IMPLEMENTING & MANAGING
ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION
GENERAL TRAINING/EVENT INFORMATION:
The Caucus, which first began in the nineties as a Director’s Retreat has
grown over the years into a professional development opportunity for program
leadership. The event is a collaboration effort involving all Head Start entities
across Region VII. Training content is focused on current mandates and relevant
information designed to strengthen program quality in the delivery of services to
children & families.
The focus of the 2014 Caucus theme is:
I M PLE ME N TI N G & MA N AG IN G
Caucus/Track General Information
• On-site registration will begin at 8:00 am, Monday, October 20th
• Caucus NCH Stress Pre-Track: Monday, October 20th (9:30 am—4:00 pm)
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arent Leadership/Advocacy Pre-Track:
Monday, October 20th (9:30 am—4:00 pm)
• Policy Summit: Monday, October 20th (5:30 pm—7:30 pm)
• Caucus Date: Tuesday, October 21st -Wednesday, October 22nd
• General Caucus Session will begin Tuesday, October 21st at 9:00 am
• Caucus will conclude at Noon on Wednesday, October 22nd
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ost Track: Planned Language Approach (2014 Participating Programs only)
October 22nd – 23rd
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aucus registration is open to Head Start/Early Head Start/Migrant/Tribal
Directors and Assistant Directors, leaders from across Region VII including
Program Managers, Regional Office Staff, State Collaboration Office Directors
and Assistants, State Association Executive Directors & Presidents, Policy
council and Governing Body Boards, Region VII T/A & Partners
• Visit the R7HSA Resource Table to learn about R7HSA Initiatives
• Lunch Provided on Tuesday, October 21st
• Continental Breakfast Provided on Wednesday, October 22nd
• Boxed Lunch provided on 10/23 for Planned Language Approach Training
Regional Office US Dept. of HHS-ACF-OHS Update
Presenter(s): Clarence Small, M.Ed. Regional Program Manager,
Ann Johnson, Supervisory Program Specialist & Federal Staff
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GENERAL CAUCUS PRESENTER:
Clarence Small M.Ed.
Regional Program Manager, ACF-Region VII-Office of
Head Start & his team will bring an in-depth Region VII
Office of Head Start Update on Wednesday, October 22nd.
The Administration for Children and Families provides
national leadership and creates opportunities for lowincome, disadvantaged families and individuals to lead
economically and socially productive lives, for children
to develop into healthy adults and for communities
to become more prosperous and supportive of their
members. The Head Start Regional Program Office: (1) Guides the day-to-day
management of Head Start programs in its jurisdictions; (2) provides technical
assistance, resources, and information to the various entities responsible for
administering these programs and (3) represent Head Start to state, county, city,
and Tribal governments, grantees, and public and private organizations.
Clarence Small serves as the Region VII Office of Head Start Program Manager.
Mr. Small brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position in guiding
the work at the regional level. Clarence is supported by a team of highly skilled
grant and program specialists that work diligently day-to-day to strengthen Head
Start/Early Head Start programs across Region VII.
SAVE THE DATE!
February 18-19, 2015
Registration
Now Open
Holiday Inn Hotel - 9103 E. 39th St., Kansas City, MO 64133
THE
FIVE
YEAR
FUNDING
CYCLE
Training for Program and Fiscal Management Staff
Designed and Delivered by Region VII Office of Head Start and R7 T/TA System
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FEATURED CAUCUS PRESENTER:
Denise Mills, Chief Mindset Officer,
LeaderFuelNow, LLC, Facilitator, Strategist, Leadership
Coach and Confidant, Connector, Positive Instigator
Denise respectfully challenges individual perspectives
while facilitating Strategy Sessions, Board Meetings,
Leadership Development programs, and Executive
and Small Business Round Tables. Participants are
challenged to think about how and why they think
the way they do which affects their outcomes. Her
philosophy of “we contribute to what we complain about”
holds each of us accountable for the solution, setting it up for success by keeping
it simple and practical.
Denise will lead the group through a full day of developing a better understanding
of the process of implementing and managing change across the organization.
Participants will be challenged to practice change at a personal level before
implementing change at the organizational level. Participants will be given the
opportunity to dig deeper into the elements needed for change to take place
through effective communication, focus, teamwork, vision, energy, cooperation,
and new skill development?
Participants should come prepared to develop strategies that will:
• Identify methods and analysis tools needed for change management
• Identify key stakeholders- who should be engaged in initial planning
• Strategize, assess and possibly — Refocus your vision
• How to use program data to make informed decisions
• Identify which key staff should be engaged in conversations and early planning
on upcoming organizational changes
• Communicate to staff what is going to happen.
Change requires balance, exploration of resources, flexibility and adaptability,
adaptability and more adaptability!
LeaderFuelNow LLC / Pacific Accord Inc.
ENGAGE People | BOOST Performance | SHIFT Mindset
913.948.5900 office • 913.980.4545 cell
Email: denise.mills@leaderfuelnow.com
Web: http://www.leaderfuelnow.com
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PRELIMINARY AGENDA:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
PRE-TRACK SESSIONS, NETWORKING RECEPTION/POLICY SUMMIT
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration - Ballroom Foyer
9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Pre-Caucus Track: “Staff Wellness…….”
Presenter: Neal Horen, Georgetown University, NCH
California Room
9:30 am—4:00 pm
Parent Leadership Training
Tamika Sellars & Jonna Burns, R7HSA Parent Representatives
Thomas Sheridan, NHSA
Santa Fe B/C Rooms
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Networking Reception/Policy Summit
Thomas Sheridan, NHSA
Sante Fe A Room
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
GENERAL DIRECTORS CAUCUS
8:00 am
Registration Open - Ballroom Foyer
9:00 am
General Caucus Welcome & Introductions
Linda Bleything, R7HSA President
California Room
Opening Plenary Session: Implementing &
Managing Change - Denise Mills
California Room
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch Opportunities (lunch provided)
• Café Table Top Discussion/Facilitated Topics
Facilitators: State Office ECE Managers
Oregon Room
• Networking Lunch Group
Peer to Peer Exchange
Independence A Room
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Caucus Session Continues
3:45pm Taking it to the States! (Breakout Sessions)
Collaborative Facilitation
IA— Santa Fe A Room
KS— Santa Fe B Room
MO— Santa Fe C Room
NE— Independence B
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PRELIMINARY AGENDA:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
DIRECTOR’S CAUCUS/POST-TRACK SESSION
KHSA RETREAT
7:30 am—8:30 am
Networking & Continental Breakfast - Ballroom Foyer
State Networking Rooms Open
8:30 am—9:30 am
Plenary Session: Building Collective Energy
Presenter: Aaron Bowen
California Room
9:30 am—12:00 pm
(10:30 am Break)
Region VII HHS-ACF-OHS Update Presenter(s):
R7-US Dept. of HHS-ACF-OHS
1:30 pm –5:00 pm Planned Language Approach—Post Track: NCCLR
California Room
KS Head Start Assoc. Director’s Retreat: KHSA
Sante Fe B Room
Bio: Aaron Bowen, MA, is Deputy Director of Community Action Partnership of
Lancaster and Saunders Counties in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nearing a decade with Community
Action, his primary responsibilities are monitoring, fixing, and innovating agency
programming, ensuring the consistent implementation of the agency’s case management
model, and engaging and developing staff at all levels. Since May 2012, he has been
the agency’s Director of Early Head Start and Head Start—alongside a stellar team of
managers—and is currently also Director of Educare Lincoln. Aaron takes great pride in
being a part of the Community Action and Head Start movements and in doing all he can
to fulfill his agency’s mission: To empower people struggling in poverty to reaching their full
potential and achieve self-reliance.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD
POST-TRACK SESSION
KHSA RETREAT
8:30 am—4:00 pm
Planned Language Approach—Post Track
The Trails Room (Lunch Provided)
KS Head Start Assoc. Director’s Retreat
Lewis & Clark Room
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PRE-CAUCUS TRACK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH 9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch on your own)
Staff Wellness: What Does It Mean for Me
and What Does It Mean for the Program?
Pre-Track content is designed to lead into the focus topic of the Caucus
This session will highlight staff stress as it relates to working in a challenging
environment. Dr. Horen will assist participants in recognizing the physical and
emotional effects of stress and how to de-stress for a healthier you!
Theoretical information will be used moving the content to a programmatic
approach. Program leadership will coordinate and connect information that will
serve to assess the impact of stress on the local program.
Participants will work collectively on strategies to recognize, address and reduce
stress across the organization.
PRESENTER:
Neal Horen, PhD, Georgetown University
National Center, National Center on Health
Dr. Neal Horen is a clinical psychologist who has focused
on community-based work for the last fifteen years. He is
Director of the Early Childhood Division and Co-director
of Training and Technical Assistance for the Georgetown
University Center for Child and Human Development.
Dr. Horen has worked closely with numerous states,
tribes, territories and communities in supporting their
development of systems of care for young children and their families. In addition,
Dr. Horen continues to spend time working in direct clinical care including
development of social skills interventions for young children and is director of the
HOYA clinic which offers therapeutic and assessment services for young children
and families. Dr. Horen’s primary interest is in early childhood mental health and
he has lectured extensively on infant mental health, as well as the impact of
trauma on child development. He is the proud father of three children, 15, 14
and 14.
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PRE-CAUCUS PARENT LEADERSHIP TRACK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch provided)
Parent Leadership: How does It Look? Taking It to the States.
Parents: School Ready? Working in Partnership
R7HSA is excited to launch this one day Parent Leadership Track in conjunction
with the 2014 Head Start/Early Head Start Director’s Caucus. This session is
offered in two parts with the morning session devoted to laying the groundwork
for parent engagement and leadership across local programs, the community,
state and national level. In honor of the Fifty Year Birthday of the Head Start
Program, participants will revisit the history of the program beginning in the
White House Rose Garden on May 18th, 1965 and gain an understanding of the
emphasis placed on parent involvement beginning in the early years of the
program and evolving throughout the fifty year history. Co-facilitators, Tamika
Sellars, KS and Jonna Burns, MO both past Head Start parents and R7HSA
Board members will serve as presenters for this session. A variety of topics will
be reviewed as they relate to family engagement. Heather Schrotberger, Director,
Project Eagle will provide a special pre-lunch mini session focusing on the
Project Eagle Talk, Read Play Campaign and the research behind that initiative.
A networking/working lunch is also planned for the group followed by the
afternoon session on Parent Leadership in the role of Advocacy. The afternoon
session will be led by Thomas Sheridan, Senior Director of Government Affairs
for the National Head Start Association.
Resources for the training include materials from the ECLKC website:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/family/for-families/PDRGuide
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PRESENTER BIOS
Thomas Sheridan, NHSA, is the Senior Manager of Government Affairs for
the National Head Start Association (NHSA) in Alexandria, VA. He came to NHSA in June
2009 and has been in his current role since 2012. In this role, Tommy works with the Head
Start community to lobby, advocate, educate, and inform Congress, the White House,
and the Federal Administration about Head Start and early learning. Tommy is NHSA’s
representative to Congress, the Administration, and national coalitions and organizations.
He also plays a significant role in developing, strategizing, coordinating and implementing
the Head Start community’s vision for the future of early learning. Prior to his career at
NHSA, Tommy worked in the Minnesota State Senate, on several political campaigns,
and as a sales manager. Tommy received an Honors Bachelor of Arts from Saint Louis
University and will complete his Masters of Public Administration degree in the summer of
2014 from George Washington University.
Jonna Burns describes herself as a Wife & Mother of 3 children, Jaeden 17, Kasidy
9 & Maya 7. The youngest children have both been through Head Start programs (Home
Base & Center Base options.) Jonna previously served as Chair Person on the Parent
Committee at the center level, Chair Person at Policy Committee for the YMCA Head Start,
a delegate of Mid America Head Start, as well as Chair Person on the Policy Council for
Mid America Head Start. Jonna currently serves on the Missouri Head Start Association
Board of Directors, Region 7 Head Start Association Board of Directors and R7HSA
Parent Representative to the National Head Start Association Board of Directors. Jonna’s
Head Start experience has led her to the following remarkable accomplishments; Trained
Facilitator for Strong Fathers Strong Families; Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician
and is also trained in Head Start Trauma Smart, recently serving as a parent spokesperson
in Washington, DC at the “Connect Early Childhood Briefing” on behalf of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation. Ms. Burns has been employed for the past two years with Senior
Solutions of Missouri as the Administrative Assistant. She also serves that organization as
a Medicare Part D Specialist and is a selfproclaimed “Jackie of all trades” Jonna’s personal
Tagline is: MyKids#1Fan
Tamika Sellers and her five year old son, Malachi, reside in Topeka, Kansas.
Tamika has been actively involved in Early Childhood programs in the last four years.
She volunteered in Head Start classrooms, policy councils, and parent committees.
Her dedication and advocacy efforts provided her the opportunity to be the parent
representative at the state and regional level. She enjoys being actively involved in her
son’s life; and understands she is her son’s greatest teacher and strives to educate and
equip him to be successful in this ever changing world. She’s a strong supporter of
early learning programs and counts it an honor and privilege to speak up on behalf of the
children in Kansas. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management
and currently works for Kansas Children’s Service League as the Parent Leadership/
Parents Helping Parents Coordinator.
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PRE-CAUCUS POLICY SUMMIT/
NETWORKING RECEPTION (Registration Required)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
Networking Reception: 5:30pm to 6:00pm
Policy Summit: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Federal Update: Head Start/Early Care and Education
• Appropriation/Authorizing Update
• Reauthorization
• EHS-CC Partnership
• 50th Anniversary
• DRS-Where are we in the process?
• Current Federal Issues
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Thomas Sheridan , NHSA
Senior Manager of Government
Affairs for the National Head Start
Association (NHSA) Alexandria, VA
Bio located on page 11
SUPPORT THE NHSA DOLLAR PER CHILD CAMPAIGN
YOUR VOICE ON THE HILL!
For just one dollar for every
child currently enrolled, NHSA
can ensure that the voices
of Head Start children and
families are heard by Members
of Congress & the President.
www.nhsa.org/advocacy/advocacy/dollar_per_child
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REGION VII
CELEBRATES
THE
FIFTY YEAR
ANNIVERSARY
OF HEAD START
YEARS
of OPPORTUNITY
HEAD START 1965-2015
LaPorte Twins picture provided by
Douglass Community Services
THANK YOU CONSTRUCTIVE PLAYTHINGS
General Support and Policy Summit Cordial Table
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HAVE YOU PLAYED IN THE SAND BOX?
Don't miss out! Tell your story and get published!
Now accepting submissions for 2014 Autumn Edition.
Visit the R7HSA Resource Table to learn more!
READ THE SUMMER EDITION AT:
http://issuu.com/r7hsa/docs/head_start_sandbox_r7_summer_2014/0
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