January 2007
 
 
California Head Start Association On-line
Monthly Update

Greetings!
  • 2007 California Head Start Association Awards
  • CHSA 2007 Conference – Pre-conference Institutes on January 30, 2007
  • Public Policy Breakfast – February 2, 2007
  • Working Families Policy Summit – CHSA a Co- Sponsor
  • 2007 California Head Start Fact Sheet On-line
  • Head Start Program Survey – Coming Soon!
  • Migrant Oral Health Project – Trainers Needed
  • Campaign for College Opportunity

2007 Parent, Pre-Conference & General Conference Links
The following links will provide you registration materials for all the events at the CHSA events January 29 - February 2, 2007

Conference Special Events
Awards Luncheon, Public Policy Breakfest

CHSA is pleased to announce our awardees for 2007

• Administrator of the Year, Dr. Linda Perry, Long Beach Unified School District,

• Teacher of the Year, Iris Lopez, Kern Community Action Project

• Support Staff of the Year, Jean Hill-Miller, San Juan Unified School District, Head Start Program Coordinator

• Parent of the Year, Alicia Young, Orange County Head Start
• Head Start Friend of the Year, Warren Wilson, Riverside County Office of Education

The Awards Luncheon will take place at the 2007 Conference on February 1, 2007, 12:00 – 2:00, Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, Terrace Room. Included in this packet you will find a form to order tickets at $40 per person.

Public Policy Breakfest, Feb 2, 2007

Each year CHSA brings to California Head Start Conference national figures to provide program leaders with the latest information from Washington DC. For 2007 we have scheduled three policy makers: Mr. Michael Petit, the President of Every Child Matters Education Fund will be our Breakfast Keynote along with two very special guests, Congresswomen Loretta Sanchez and NHSA President Ron Herndon. To learn more about our speaker or purchase a ticket, go to our web site and check out the Conference web page – caheadstart.org The Public Policy Breakfast will take place at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach on the last day of the General Conference. Tickets for the Breakfast are available along with your conference registration or purchased alone. The cost is $55.00 An order form is included with this mailing.

Working Families Policy Summit
Please join us at the Working Families Policy Summit. The Summit 2007 will be held on Thursday, January 18, at the Sacramento Convention Center. Don't miss an opportunity to hear the state's leading advocates present their priority proposals at the start of the legislative session. Panels will focus on health access, welfare, nutrition, food stamps, child support, child care, after-school care, preschool, dental health, child welfare, and workplace issues. Registration information is posted at www.ccrwf.org. Please direct any questions to ccrwf@ccrwf.org.

2007 California Head Start Fact Sheet On-line
Each year CHSA reviews the public Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) to provide the Head Start community and our community partners a profile of Head Start and Early Head Start services in California. The information is annually distributed to the California Congressional Delegation and to attendees at the public policy meetings during the annual conferences. You may download a copy of the 2007 Fact Sheet by going to the CHSA web site

CHSA 2007 Program Survey
Coming Soon!
Mid-January all California Head Start, Early Head Start, Head Start Tribal and Migrant programs will be mailed a copy of the 2007 Program Survey. This survey is designed to collect a unique set of information not available from Federal or State data sources regarding Head Start in California. Funded by the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, this information is utilized for the purpose of building a system of early care and education services for California’s most at risk children. Your time and effort to respond to the survey is greatly appreciated. Results will be shared during the Spring Cluster Meetings.

Migrant Oral Health Project
Trainers Needed
Through an Aetna Foundation grant and in collaboration with the California Dental Association Foundation, CHSA has the opportunity to expand the delivery of our First Smiles Oral Health Education to Migrant Head Start staff. CHSA has been offering the First Smiles training for two years and now the curriculum has been translated into Spanish to help meet the needs of our Migrant funded programs.

We are looking for bilingual health education workers who would be interested in/agree to deliver at least one training to approximately 20 attendees. CHSA will provide the initial training and supply each with training materials that can be used later at their agency when training additional staff. The trainer will also receive $250 per training to cover their time and travel. For more information on this opportunity, please contact Paula at CHSA, 916-444-7760, paula@caheadstart.org

The Campaign for College Opportunity
Scholarship Opportunity
Rates of college enrollment directly after high school have declined over the last decade for every ethnic group, despite some recent improvements in preparation of K-12 students for college, according to a new study by researchers at Sacramento State University released on Oct. 19 with the Campaign for College Opportunity.

The report, "State of Decline? Gaps in College Access and Achievement Call for Renewed Commitment to Educating Californians," by researchers Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore of Sacramento State's Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy (IHELP), offers regional analysis and recommendations on closing the higher education gap. This new study, a follow-up to last year’s “Variations on a Theme” report, breaks down higher education performance by race, ethnicity, and geography using the methodology from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education’s September 2006 “Measuring Up” report.

The “Save Me a Spot in College” scholarship contest gives you the opportunity to express yourself through a poster, radio/TV ad or written word entry to highlight the importance of access to higher education. The contest is an opportunity for you to learn about college, promote the value of college participation, and make sure that California state leaders hear from you!

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