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Federal Fiscal
Year 09 Appropriations
In February 2008, the Administration marked $148m increase
in FY09 for Head Start. The Senate and
House Budget Committees marked $300m increase in FY09 for Head Start. It is estimated to meet inflation, Head Start
needs $242m. Given the tenor of the
national election, it is anticipated that Congress will not pass a spending
plan for the Federal Fiscal Year 2009 (10/01/08). Instead it is rumored that federal programs
will continue to operate at FY09 level (reminder for Head Start - this is $10.6m
less than FY07). The new Head Start Act allows
for programs to negotiate with the regional offices to reduce the number of
children served with certain budget conditions.
It is estimated by the Bush Administration that over 14,000 fewer children
will be served in FFY09. Office of Head Start, Region IX has reported that a
number of programs have submitted for a reduction in April & May 2008.
Senate Appropriations Committee expects to mark-up the FFY09
budget mid-late June 2008. House
appropriators will follow shortly.
National Head Start Association has established an
appropriations goal of $842m for FY09.
CHSA has been reaching out to members of the House and Senate
Appropriations Committee to articulate the impact of ongoing cuts to our
children and families. Combined with the
turn down in the economy, reduced access to health and social services
resulting from State budget cuts, and inflation pressure of every-day expenses,
these can be very difficult times for low income families.
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Summer Manager
& Director Institute
July 30 &
31, 2008 - San Francisco
Airport, Westin Hotel
This institute is targeted to serve the
needs of directors, program managers and specialists involved in all content
areas with a specific focus this year on Fiscal Services, Governance &
Program Management, Human Resources & California Employment Law, General
Management for New Managers, Family Literacy and Education Systems. Time will be afforded within the Institute for
networking, keynotes and updates from our regulatory partners. This is a
wonderful opportunity to meet and visit with senior managers and directors from
all over California.
Again this year, we
have the honor of hosting. Ms. Ann
Linehan, Office of Head Start, Washington
D.C. In addition to her National Update on July 30th,
Ms. Linehan will be joined by Ms. Jan Len and Ms. Pat Colonnese,
Region IX Office of Head Start, San
Francisco, CA to
reflect on lessons learned from 2007/08 Federal Monitoring.
We are pleased to announce our keynote on
July 31st- Ms. Robin Denise
Johnson - Dr. Robin Johnson, founder of EQUEST, Inc. is a Harvard Business
School trained Ph.D., and
wrote an award-winning dissertation on diversity, work-life balance and
empowerment. Dr. Johnson has been an executive educator, mentor, and
author in leadership development for women, LBGT and African-American managers
for over 20 years. She works with individuals, corporations, non-profits
and entrepreneurs to help them enhance their effectiveness and empowerment in
our multicultural world. Her presentation will be Dance of Leadership.
View the Institute Brochure
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California Preschool Study - RAND
In
the first comprehensive statewide look at early care and education in California, researchers
from the RAND Corporation surveyed a representative group of 2000 parents with
preschool age children from more than 700 providers, and observed and evaluated
about 250 child care and preschool centers including Head Start. The findings of this report will be released
on June 18, 2008. Copies of the report
can be obtained at preschoolcalifornia.org.
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Partners for a Healthy Baby:
Workshop for Home Visitors
August 4-7, 2008 in Santa Barbara, CA
Learn from
experts with the Florida
State University
Center for Prevention and
Early Intervention Policy how to support your families and achieve program
goals. You only have a few more days to
register! The deadline is July 1. Hosted by Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County. Visit cacsb.com and click on "Healthy Babies
Curriculum Training" for complete information.
Or you may call Raquel Ruvalcaba at 800-655-0617.
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Featured Jobs: Consultant in the Spotlight:
Frank Lorah
Frank Lorah is a certified training consultant in most
areas of Program Design & Management (PDM) and Fiscal Management
and has provided trainings and technical assistance to grantees and
delegate agencies throughout the country. He provides consultation
services on agency written policies and procedures to ensure compliance
with Federal regulations and, where needed, will develop proposed
policies and procedures as requested by the agency.
Visit the Consultant's Page to Read more >>
CHSA's jobsatheadstart.org web site
acts as a venue for employers to post job opportunities and candidates to post
resumes and does not screen or censor the listings offered. CHSA provides a referral service
and makes no particular recommendation regarding consultants and no
representation or guarantee about performance.
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Bay Area
Disabilities/Mental Health Cluster Event
July 17 & 18,
2008 - Oakland, CA
This Bay
Area Disabilities/Mental Health Cluster Event will be held at 150 Frank H. Ogawa
Plaza Suite 5352,
Oakland, CA
94612. Registration fee
is $35.00 per participant. There will be coffee, fruit and pastries
offered both mornings. Registration is
limited to 60 individuals from Head Start/Early Head Start agencies in Clusters
5, 7, 8, & 9.
Keynote Line-Up - Barbara
Kalmanson, Ph.D. Emily Vincent, M.S. CCC-SLP, Marilyn
Leonard, M.A. MFT and Rebecca Votaw, BS M.A.
Time will be afforded for keynotes, break-out discussions and program
updates.
Go to caheadstart.org/events.html and look under "Head Start Related Events" for registration form, schedule and speaker's
biographies.
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CHSA 2008 Garden Grant Applications
Application Deadline July 31, 2008
The Head
Start Garden Project sponsored by Western Growers Charitable Foundation, and
with additional financial support from Lakeshore Learning is now accepting
applications. We are excited to promote this opportunity to help children learn
more about nutrition and agriculture and to make their vision of a fully
operational fruit and vegetable garden a reality.
Each Growing
with Children Grant recipient will receive:
- $200
check for supplies needed to install a fruit and vegetable garden (Wood, nails,
soil, fertilizer, irrigation, garden tools, etc.) and additional resources that
have been donated by our partners.
- Resource
guide from CHSA Garden Project Committee: Growing, Eating Living
- An
irrigation kit from T-Systems International with instructions
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