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Join us in celebrating Black History Month by featuring women in STEM!
This week we celebrate Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Who CODE. Before founding Black Girls CODE, Kimberly enjoyed a successful career in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Kimberly Bryant likes to say, “Before BGC, I was just a nerdy mom raising a geeky daughter.” Kimberly wanted to encourage her daughter Kai to pursue her interests in STEM, but they were both frustrated that most, if not all, youth coding programs were dominated by young, white men. When she looked beyond Kai, she learned that the number of women and girls receiving degrees in computer engineering had plummeted from a high of 30% thirty years ago to a low of 12% today for women overall and less than 3% for women of color.
She was determined to shake things up and, “create a better, more ideal, and perhaps easier pathway for my daughter and girls like her.” She used the skills she had gained as an engineer to spot an issue in the world that she wanted to solve and then harnessed an ever growing community and movement to solve it.
Click here to learn more about Black Girls Who CODE
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Educators as Seekers
March 21-23, 2022
Virtual & OnDemand
Registration Now Open!
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Members
$332.00 per person
PD Bundle with 12 months of continued.com $421.00 per person
Non-Members
$362.00 per person
PD Bundle with 12 months of continued.com $461.00 per person
FREE ITEM WITH REGISTRATION
Participants upon registration will receive a follow up e-mail containing a promo code to redeem a FREE commemorative reusable tote bag from our Head Start Gear Zone shop**
Instructions on how to redeem and terms and conditions will be located on the follow up e-mail. If you have questions about this promotion or questions regarding pricing, please contact us at [email protected].
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Engaging Alumni in Your Community
February 23, 2022 - 11:00am PT
We know Head Start alumni are an untapped power source but alumni engagement often must take a back seat in the face of limited resources and time. Join this session to learn practical tips to engage your program alum with minimum resources and maximum impact in the areas of program reputation, parent engagement, and community partnerships.
Presenter Malkia Payton Jackson serves as the Director of Alumni Engagement at the National Head Start Association. She brings almost 25 years of diverse experience in employee communications and leadership development supporting strategy and engagement initiatives.
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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
Learn from expert Scott Samborski.
Access to all four sessions – Member: $265.00/Non-Member: $395.00
2/24/2022 @ 2:00-3:00 PM PT – Zoom
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HR Network - Open to all Region 9 Head Start HR staff, Directors and Managers.
Presenter Jeff Kortes, author of Give Your Employees C.R.A.P and 7 Other Secrets to Employee Retention.
3/3/2022 @ 2:00-3:00 PM PT – Zoom
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Directors Exchange Network - Directors and Managers.
Discussion about teacher shortages and wage and compensation strategies.
2/17/2022 @ 2:00-3:00 PM PT – Zoom
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Through a fun and engaging set of six customized 60-minute training sessions, we will help you level up your social media marketing. In addition, let our content calendar subscription provide content you can use all year long, plug-and-play social media toolkits with graphics and text, as well as personalized consultation for a deeper dive into any of your marketing needs.
Introductory Bundle Registration Fee: $1,797 Member/$1,977 Non-member
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March 10 & 11, 17 and 18 - Virtual
Register to virtual here
March 29 & 30, 2022 - Kellogg West Conference and Hotel, Pomona, CA
Register to in person here
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Visualization, Benchmarking and CQI
Intro Webinar: Q.I. Network
Under the old Performance Standards, "quality assurance" was sufficient. Now programs are expected to deliver "continuous quality improvement" (CQI). It's a major, new expectation and the bar keeps rising as programs across the country step up their game.
Resources for Leveraging Your Data
Wednesday, Feb. 2
2pm ET / 11am PT
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Member Experience --Hear from Our
Coaches and Trainers
Friday, Feb 11
2pm ET / 11am PT
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With the series , Wisdom Walks Among Us, we wanted to hit that head on that will tap and reach the emotions of the last two years.. For me and my time, to serve and support others and you in payroll , Karen Allen is the perfect person ..Talk about dealing with Change , none more so than Karen has had to deal with . her story is touching , memorable and she will serve and support each and every team member. That’s my belief. Meet her through this message. Promo Video of Karen Allen.
Our Next guest on Wisdom Walks Among Us – Karen Allen
Feb 22nd , @ 10 am pst .
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Theme and title - 100% Human, a look into adapting , changing and embracing the moment .
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HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2022
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has prepared new poverty guidelines. Many programs across the federal government, as well as state governments and nonprofit organizations, rely on these guidelines to determine family eligibility for systems and services. The 2022 poverty guidelines are calculated by taking the 2020 Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds and adjusting them for price changes between 2020 and 2021 using the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).
Select the link for the guidelines and additional information: https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines
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National Call to Action
Equity in Action: Prioritizing and Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022
2 p.m. ET
Register Online Now!
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All Head Start and Early Head Start Agencies and Delegate Agencies
Head Start Transportation Services and Vehicles During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Head Start Transportation Services and Vehicles During the COVID-19 Pandemic -
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NHSA is accepting proposals to present at the National Head Start Conference until Friday, February 11, 2022. As the largest national conference devoted to all things Head Start, the 49th annual National Head Start Conference will bring the Head Start community together from May 2 - 5, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. | | |
From the American Academy of Pediatrics - Vaccination is the best way to protect your child from COVID-19. Learn how mRNA vaccines work like invisible coaches to teach your child's immune system to recognize the virus. | | |
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Evidence Brief – Ideal Learning Environments for Young Children
Ideal Learning Environments for Young Children highlights recent developmental, neuroscience, and implementation research aligned with nine principles of high-quality early childhood learning environments.
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Kids Wearing Masks Reduces Child Care Center Closures, Year-Long Yale Study Finds
Child care centers in which children wear masks are less likely than others to shut down because of COVID-19 outbreaks, according to what’s believed to be the first large-scale, year-long study of child masking in the U.S. Conducted by researchers at Yale University, the study — involving more than 6,600 center- and home-based child care ..
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EPA is Seeking Public Comment on the draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities; EPA Region 9 Listening Session Tuesday, February 22nd @ 6pm PST
On October 28, 2021, EPA released the draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy) for public comment. The draft Lead Strategy lays out approaches to strengthen public health protections, address legacy lead contamination for communities with the greatest exposures and promote environmental justice.
The listening session for EPA Region 9 will take place on Tuesday, February 22nd at 6pm PST. Region 9 implements and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations.
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Policy Council Welcome Kits
Each Head Start Policy Council Welcome Kit includes:
- Messenger Bag
- Blank Planner
- Cotton Branded Mask
- QR Code with a copy of Head Start Program Performance Standards, and the Head Start Act in English and Spanish
- Calendar Book Mark
- Pen and Sticky Notes
Contact Head Start Gear Zone at [email protected] for orders of more than 20 bags or for further details.
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$35.00
Everyone needs a cozy go-to hoodie to curl up in, so go for one that's soft, smooth, and stylish. It's the perfect choice for cooler evenings!
• 50% pre-shrunk cotton, 50% polyester
• Fabric weight: 8.0 oz/yd² (271.25 g/m²)
• Air-jet spun yarn with a soft feel and reduced pilling
• Double-lined hood with matching drawcord
• Quarter-turned body to avoid crease down the middle
• 1 × 1 athletic rib-knit cuffs and waistband with spandex
• Front pouch pocket
• Double-needle stitched collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
• Blank product sourced from Honduras, Mexico, or Nicaragua
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Open Now!
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.
Art contest will take place fully virtually, it will open on January 15, 2022, and close on April 15, 2022 at midnight
Ready to submit your application? Click here
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