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2018 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS CONFERENCE

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2018 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT andCULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS CONFERENCE

O C T O B E R 2 2 – 2 6 , 2 0 1 8

Grand Wailea Resort HotelM A U I , H A W A I I

www.region9hsa.org

Maui Economic Opportunity, Head Start Policy Council


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Y E A R - R O U N D O P P O R T U N I T I E S

Training WestFall 2018 and Winter 2019 | St. Ann’s Conference Center - Los Angeles, CA | Northern California | Phoenix, AZ

This two-day seminar with follow-up webinars presented by John Gunnarson, will provide participants with a strong framework that they can use on behavior management. Apply this framework program-wide or with individual classrooms.

2018 The Leadership Challenge for Head Start Managers and DirectorsDecember 4 – 5, 2018 | The Double Tree by Hilton Phoenix Tempe - Phoenix, AZ | December 11 – 12, 2018 | Kellogg West Conference Center & Lodge - Pomona, CA

This two-day intensive training is for a leader’s personal development. Anchored in the Five Practices of Exemplary Leader, this training offers a unique framework to assess your effectiveness.

2019 Western States Early Learning InstitutesFebruary 10 – 14, 2019 | The Double Tree by Hilton Phoenix Tempe - Phoenix, AZ

This event has been expanded to offer a variety of experiences for education staff, program leaders and program partners. Three tracks will be offered: Management Systems, Family Self-Sufficiency, and Behavior Management + CLASS = A Comprehensive Frame-work.

2019 The Early Childhood STEM InstituteMarch 25 - 27, 2019 | Hilton Pasadena - Pasadena CA

This institute focuses on STEM curriculum planning and implementation. Includes a model classroom, curriculum fair, and much more hands-on learning.

2019 Site Directors AcademyAugust 7 – 9, 2019 | Southern California

This academy targets individuals responsible for the oversight of one or more child development centers to help them align the operations of each site with the goals of the organization. Region 9 Head Start Association, in partnership with InnoVisions,

a social enterprise of Neighborhood House Association, has created this three-day, six-module, intensive training.

2019 Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness ConferenceOctober 28 – November 1, 2019 | Sheraton Waikiki – Honolulu, HI

This conference is designed to celebrate the different cultures, traditions and practices that are reflected in the modern family. In so doing, participants learn how to use the strengths and attributes of culture to aid a child’s own successful walk through the world.

Region 9 Head Start Association’s Professional Development events provide your staff with unique opportunities to go deep into topics that are essential to their professional development and the development of your agency. Check out our learning opportunities at www.region9hsa.org


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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Year-Round Opportunities .......................................................................................................... 2

Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... 3

Welcome Letter ..............................................................................................................................4

Letter from the Mayor of Maui .................................................................................................... 5

Thank You Sponsors & Exhibitors ..............................................................................................6

Dollar Per Child & R9HSA Social Media ................................................................................... 7

Schedule .....................................................................................................................................8-10

Conference Information ...............................................................................................................11

Conference Map ............................................................................................................................12

Pre-Conference .............................................................................................................................13

Local Tours & Special Events .................................................................................................... 14

Keynote Speakers .........................................................................................................................15

Wednesday October 24

Opening General Session ............................................................................................................16

Wednesday Education Sessions & Events ........................................................................ 16-21

Thursday October 25

General Session ............................................................................................................................22

Thursday Education Sessions & Events ............................................................................22-27

Curriculum Fair .............................................................................................................................25

Celebration Dinner ......................................................................................................................27

Friday October 26

Friday Education Sessions & Events .................................................................................28-29

R9HSA Member Initiatives .........................................................................................................28

Closing General Session & Luncheon .....................................................................................29

R9HSA Board of Directors ........................................................................................................ 30

Committee Thank You ............................................................................................................... 30

Next Year ...................................................................................................................................... 30

Certificate of Participation .........................................................................................................31

Attendance Tracker .....................................................................................................................32


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W E L C O M E L E T T E R

Aloha Conference Participants and Guests,

It is our privilege to welcome you on behalf of the Region 9 Head Start Association and Head Start Association of Hawaii. This beautiful location was chosen with you in mind. More importantly, the presenters and learning sessions of this Conference were selected with an eye for innovation and practical application. Family Engagement has been a pillar of Head Start since its inception.

Today, we are reminded from many sources how critical this approach is if we truly want our chil-dren to succeed in school and in life. Therefore, The Council for a Strong America established strengthening families and communities as a priority for 2018. Representing the interest of law en-forcement leaders, retired military, business executives, pastors, coaches and athletes, The Council sees the critical importance of building upon the unique strengths of each family. In Head Start, we strongly believe that the key to sustaining the trajectory is authentic parent engagement. Respect-ful of culture and responsive to the changing needs of communities and families.

In this conference, we encourage you take advantage of the national and international experts lead-ing your sessions. We hope that you will spend time touring the curriculum displays and hearing from your peers. Additionally, we hope you will join us for our annual Celebration Reception/Dinner on Thursday evening. We are excited to share the sounds of the Nevah Too Late Band.

Also, thank you to our wonderful sponsors and exhibitors. Please take time to visit the booths and learn about their products. Lastly, we want to extend our thanks to the 2018 Conference Planning Committee. Many tasks go into the planning an event of this size. The role of the committee is to ensure the content and activities are relevant to your career and agencies success.

Wassy Tesfa

Region 9 Head Start Association President

Debbi Amaral

Head Start Association of Hawaii President

Edward Condon

Region 9 Head Start Association Executive Director


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T H A N K Y O U T O O U R 2 0 1 8 F E C E S P O N S O R S & E X H I B I T O R S

EXHIBITORS

SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS


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The Dollar per Child Campaign supports Head Start advocacy across the nation. The National Head Start Association (NHSA) works hard to protect and improve Head Start programs by raising aware-ness about the millions of children living in poverty in the U.S. Elected officials have so many issues to focus on, that unless they hear from us, it is easy for them to overlook the impact that Head Start has on families. Not a single dollar of federal funds is spent on advocacy work. Therefore, voluntary contributions are a critical source of our advocacy support. Region 9 Head Start Association is the largest region of the nation and serves over 150,000 children. Help us meet our goal of $1 for every Head Start child in Region 9.

On-SiteMake sure to stop by the Dollar Per Child table located in the exhibit area (Haleakala 2) to get more information, and to make a donation to help us reach our $2,500.00 goal!

RaffleEach donation you make will get you a raffle ticket which could allow you to take home some cool vendor and other cool prices! If you enter into the raffles, you must be present to win.

Wednesday October 24 - 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM - Haleakala 2Thursday October 25 - 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM - Haleakala 2

R9HSA Social Media HubMake sure to join our Facebook event, check-in on-site, and take lots of pictures. Use the hashtags #R9HSA #2018FECE #FunAtMaui on all your social media postings.

Be sure to also stop by the registration desk located in Haleakala 2 to snap a cool photo with one of our two social media boards!

Wonder what to post?• List up your top three “take-aways”• What was a most surprising (The Aha Moment! fact/info?• What might be the actions you take or what you might do different/new as a result of what you learned?• Testimonial/Comments about the event seminar or entire conference

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S C H E D U L E

Monday October 22

Start Time End Time Activity Location

9:00 AM 12:00 PM Hawaii Head Start Association, Board of Directors Pikake 2-3

1:00 PM 4:00 PM Region 9 Head Start Association, Board of Directors Pikake 2-3

1:00 PM 5:00 PM Registration Opens Haleakala 2

Tuesday October 23


8:00 AM 5:00 PM Registration Haleakala 2

8:00 AM 9:00 AM Breakfast/Coffee Service Haleakala 2-3

9:00 AM 4:00 PM Pre-Conference Sessions(ticketed event)

Pikake 1-2

Maile 1-2

9:00 AM 12:00 PM Local Tours (ticketed event) Makena South

12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch (on your own) Haleakala 1-2

1:00 PM 4:00 PM Pre-Conference Seminar 1(ticketed event)

Ilima 2-3

Plumeria 1-2

1:00 PM 4:00 PM Director’s Exchange (included with registration)

Sponsored by

1:00 PM 4:00 PM Exhibitor Set-Up Haleakala 2

Wednesday October 24


7:00 AM 8:00 AM Health Walk – Walk for DPC!Sponsored by

LagoonOverlook


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8:00 AM 9:00 AM Breakfast Haleakala 1

8:00 AM 9:00 AM Parent Welcome Reception Haleakala 1

8:00 AM 3:00 PM Exhibits Haleakala 2

9:00 AM 10:30 AMOpening General Session -

Keynote - Daniel Goya Sponsored by

Haleakala 1

10:30 AM 11:00 AM Break Haleakala 1-2

11:00 AM 12:00 PM Education Sessions 1 See program listing

12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch Haleakala 1

1:00 PM 2:30 PM Education Sessions 2 See program listing

2:30 PM 3:00 PM Break/Dollar Per Child Raffle Haleakala 2


Thursday October 25



LagoonOverlook


8:00 AM 9:00 AM Breakfast Haleakala 1-2

8:00 AM 3:00 PM Exhibits Haleakala 2

9:00 AM 10:30 AMGeneral Session - Keynote -

Dr. Deborah Bergeron

Sponsored by Haleakala 1

10:30 AM 11:00 AM Break Haleakala 1-2

11:00 AM 12:00 PM Education Sessions 4 See program listing

12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch Haleakala 1


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Thursday October 25-Continued



1:00 PM 4:30 PM Curriculum Fair Haleakala 1

2:30 PM 3:00 PM Break/Dollar Per Child Raffle Haleakala 2


6:00 PM 9:00 PM Celebration Reception(ticketed event) Chapel Lawn

Friday October 26



LagoonOverlook


8:00 AM 9:00 AM Breakfast Haleakala 1

8:00 AM 1:00 PM Luggage Storage Haleakala 2

9:00 AM 10:30 AM Education Sessions 7 See program listing

11:00 AM 1:00 PMClosing General Session & Luncheon -

Keynote - Dr. Karen MappSponsored by

Haleakala 1

S C H E D U L E


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C O N F E R E N C E I N F O R M AT I O N

Registration

Your main conference registration (Wednesday through Friday) includes the opening, general, and closing sessions, pre-conference seminar 2 (Director’s Exchange), education sessions, Curriculum Fair, health walk, and Parent Welcome Reception. The pre-conference sessions 1 and 2, pre-conference seminar 1, local site tours, and Celebration Reception require an additional fee. If availability still permits, tickets for these events can be purchased in the registration area.

Badges

All attendees are required to wear their conference badge in order to attend conference sessions and events. Replacement badges due to any misspelling errors can be obtained at the registration area located in Haleakala 2. Attendees who have purchased access to any of the special events such as pre-conference sessions 1 or 2, pre-conference seminar 1, local site tours, and Celebration Recep-tion, will have a ticket inside their badge for each activity they have access to. For any questions, please visit the registration area.

Cell Phones

Please remember to silence your cell phones during sessions and other events.

Evaluations and Certificate of Participation

After each education session, and the conference, attendees are asked to fill out an evaluation. The information provided on the evaluations is instrumental in the planning of future conferences and professional development events. A workshop evaluation form will be handed out to you at each session you attend, and then be collected at the end of the session by the assigned room monitor. A conference evaluation form can be found inside this program. Conference evaluations may be re-turned to the registration desk by the end of the event. A conference certificate can be found at the back of this program book. For any post-event certificate of participation or evaluation questions, contact [email protected].

Exhibit Area

Be sure to visit the vendors at the conference who will be showcasing products, resources, and services available to Head Start, parents, staff, and other early childhood professionals. Exhibit days and times are Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

Changes

While we have taken precautions to avoid them, last-minute changes and cancellations are some-times unavoidable. To let conference attendees know about these changes, a daily attendee e-mail will be going out each morning, so keep a lookout! We apologize ahead of time for any incon-veniences.

Emergency and Lost and Found

The Grand Wailea is fully prepared to handle different types of situations to assist guests. In case of an emergency, please dial the hotel internal emergency number 55. It is the policy of Grand Wailea to make every effort to return any found property to its rightful owner. All found property in the hotel will be recorded, stored, and disposed of, whether it is found in a guestroom, public space, or any other area of the hotel. The hotel will make every attempt to determine the legitimate owner and return the found property. Please contact Housekeeping at extension 57. For valuables, please contact Security at extension 4001.


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C O N F E R E N C E M A P

Conference facilities are located at the ground level of the Haleakala Wing.


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P R E - C O N F E R E N C E T U E S D AY O C T O B E R 2 3 , 2 0 1 8

Pre-Conference Session 1 (Ticketed event)Working with Traumatized FamiliesAgency: Pacific Clinics Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Pikake 1-2Description: Over twenty years of research using the ACEs questionnaire (Adverse Childhood Experiences) suggests that over half of American families have experienced at least one kind of trauma, and that the percentage of trauma experience is even higher among Head Start families.

This workshop is designed to help Head Start staff work more effectively with Head Start family members, particularly caregivers, who have experienced trauma.

Pre-Conference Session 2 (Ticketed event)Mindfulness Matters: Lifelong Tools for Nurturing Emotional, Mental, Physical and Interpersonal Well-being in Children, Families and StaffAgency: Zoe Sameth, M.S. Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Maile 1-2Description: Mindfulness, the practice of developing moment-by-moment awareness, is being used with great success in the fields of education and health. Attendees will learn about its many benefits, including:• helping children and adults focus, self-regulate, and calm themselves• reducing effects of toxic stress and trauma• promoting balance, relaxation and well-being

This session focuses on experiencing a diversity of mindfulness and compassion practices that can also be shared with the children and families. Adaptations to make the activities culturally appropriate will be discussed. Participants leave this training inspired, with tools they can immediately use in their personal and work lives!

Pre-Conference Seminar 1 (Ticketed event)Lifelong Civic Engagement: Social and Civic Responsibility Across a LifespanAgency: OrgLearning2 | LLC Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Ilima 2-3Description: The term “lifespan development” refers to age-related changes that occur from birth, throughout a person’s life, into and during old age. The eight stages of lifespan development include: Conception, Infancy and Toddlerhood, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, and Older Age. This three-hour workshop will focus on cutting-

edge, emerging research on how to inspire the development of engaged community involvement in each of those stages of life.

Pre-Conference Seminar 2 (No ticket required)Director’s ExchangeAgency: Los Angeles County Office of Education Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Plumeria 1-2

Description: Join us for a facilitated discussion on the emerging challenges that face Head Start, Early Head Start, and our Family Child Care Partnerships. This session will be a mix of strategic planning, table top exercises, resource sharing, and networking. In addition, the facilitators will work to match new and experienced directors with the hope of ongoing mentoring or general support. This session is open to executive directors, directors and deputy directors. This pre-conference session will initiate new member resource – R9 Director’s Exchange. A tri-annual gathering of resources and support for agency and district leadership.

Sponsored by

Presenter: Dr. Christopher Leucht

Co-Presenter:Nina Paddock

Presenter:Zoe Sameth, M.S.

Presenter:Dr. Marilyn A. Hosea

Presenter:Keesha Woods

Presenter:Luis Bautista


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L O C A L T O U R S & S P E C I A L E V E N T S

Local Tours (Ticketed event)

Day: Tuesday October 23, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Meeting: Makena South

Tours will consist of the following sites:

Kihei Head Start (Kihei Elementary School)

The Kihei Head Start Center provides a comprehensive child development program. It has a capacity of 20 children with ages ranging from three to five years old. The center operates from Monday through Friday, providing chil-dren with age-appropriate and stimulating activities that enable them to gain new skills in preparation for kindergarten.

University of Hawaii Maui College Head StartUniversity of Hawaii Maui College and Head Start of the Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) are partners in the UHMC-MEO Head Start, a preschool for 3-5 year olds on the west end of campus. First priority for this free program for eligible families is to children of Maui College students. Hours are 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The college campus provides a variety of hands-on experiences for enrolled children, and the classroom is also used for practicum students working in Early Childhood Education and nursing. A hot breakfast and lunch, plus an afternoon snack, are provided.

Maui Family Support Services Early Head Start Center (Wili Pa Loop

MFSS conducts the only Early Head Start funded, Infant and Toddler Early Childhood Development Centers in Maui County. These centers are located in Wailuku and Lahaina.

In 2015, MFSS opened Hale Hiìpoi, the first licensed Infant and Toddler De-velopment Center in Hana. Hale Hiìpoi is made possible due to a collaboration between MFSS, the Department of Education, the County of Maui and Kamehameha Schools.

Special EventsCelebration Reception (Ticketed event)Date: Thursday October 25, 2018 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: Chapel Lawn

Join us to dine under the stars on the Chapel Lawn. The evening will feature a selection of Hawaiian Pupus and live entertainment by the one and only band Nevah Too Late. They perform Hawaiian, Local Contemporary, and tunes spanning all eras from the 20’s through the present! Come join us, relax and enjoy the warm trade winds, celebrating our work of strengthening families for a brighter future. If available, dinner tickets will be available for purchasing on-site at the registration table (Haleakala 2). Ticket price is $95.00 per person.

Health Walk – Walk for DPC!

Sponsored by Dates: October 24th, 25th, and 26th Time: 7:00 AMBallot Submission by 9:00 AM on October 26th Winner Announcement: October 26th at 11:00 AM

The Dollar per Child Campaign supports Head Start advocacy across the nation. Exclusively for this year, join our morning walk, collect steps and pledges to enter to win $100.00! Pay the $5.00 entry at the registration desk (Haleakala 2) to receive a pledge card and a pedometer which you can use to track the amount steps and miles you walk each morning as well as collect pledges that will ulti-mately turn into DPC donations! Visit the registration desk for more information.

Curriculum FairDate: Thursday October 25, 2018 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Location: Haleakala 1

The Curriculum Fair will provide participants an opportunity to showcase some of their program’s high impact practices. We are looking for Head Start staff who are interested in having their activ-ities displayed in the conference. An opportunity will be provided for staff to present their ideas to others during the conference.


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Wednesday October 24, 2018Opening General SessionThe Education ‘Auwai- A Call To Work And Repair Our Early Education Systems

Daniel “Ka‘eo” Goya has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hawaiian Ethnic Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where he also earned his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secondary Education (PBCSE). Danny has over 15 years of experience teaching K-12 in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education, Hawai‘i Association for Independent Schools (HAIS), and the school system in Japan. Danny and Terry are the only two active male NCFL (National Center for Family Literacy) Certified Trainers in the nation, and the only Certified Trainers focusing their efforts on homeless families.

Thursday October 25, 2018

General Session

Dr. Deborah Bergeron serves as the Director of the Office of Head Start. Known as “Dr. B” to former students and teachers, she has spent three decades in pre-K–12 public education as a classroom teacher and elementary and high school administrator. In the course of her career, Dr. B also started, grew, and ultimately sold her own educational services company. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University. She earned a master’s in education leadership and doctorate in education policy from George Mason University.During her tenure as a school administrator, she specialized in school im-provement. Her focus was on academic achievement and school climate. Dr. B will use her experience as an elementary principal and her strong background in pre-K–12 instructional leadership to provide unique insights

into how Head Start can support our most vulnerable children to become school ready. She hopes to spend a great deal of her time visiting Regional Offices and specific Head Start programs. Dr. B most looks forward to spending time with all of the children, teachers, and program directors who are her inspiration!

Friday October 26, 2018

Closing General Session & LuncheonPowerful Partnerships

Karen L. Mapp, Ed.D., is a senior lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and the faculty director of the Ed-ucation Policy and Management Master’s Program. Over the past twenty years, Mapp’s research and practice focus has been on the cultivation of partnerships among families, community members and educators that support student achievement and school improvement. She served as the co-coordinator with Professor Mark Warren of the Community Organizing and School Reform Research Project and as a core faculty member in the Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.L.D.) program at HGSE. She is a founding member of the District Leaders Network on Family and Com-munity Engagement, is a trustee of the Hyams Foundation in Boston, MA,

and is on the board of the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) in Washington, D.C. From 2011 to 2013, Mapp served as a consultant on family engagement to the United States Department of Education in the Office of Innovation and Improvement. She currently serves as a consultant to the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) division of Scholastic, Inc.

Daniel GoyaProgram Director -

Partners in Development

Dr. Deborah Bergeron, Director -

Office of Head Start

Dr. Karen MappFaculty Director, Education

Policy and Management, Senior Lecturer on Education


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Wednesday October 24, 2018

Session 1.1Strengthening Family Financial Literacy Part 1: Building foundations to increase family financial security

Lead Presenter: Jessica Freeman-Torres Co-Presenter: Brian Teò Co-Presenter: Arlene Cura

Agency: HHS/ACF/OHS Region IX TTA Network

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIlima 2-3

Description: In this session participants will understand how offering financial literacy and services to families promotes family well-being. Included will be case studies from the field of concrete strategies that demonstrated to be effective with programs.

Parent Welcome Reception

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Haleakala 1

This will be a unique opportunity for Parent Leaders to meet and ex-change information on how best to support their local programs.

Opening General Session

The Education ‘Auwai- a call to work and repair our early education systems

Presenter: Daniel GoyaPresenter: Partners in Development9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Haleakala 1

Description: The Taro plant is a significant to the Native Hawaiian culture. Taro is not only a staple to the diet of the Hawaiian, but can also heal and is a key component of the Hawaiian creation story. Native Hawaiians traditionally have seen the land not as a commodity to be bought and sold, but as a source of life and therefore, having a responsibility to be righteous stewards of the land. The Native Hawaiian system of agriculture and irrigation can be seen as genius. It balances nature and the need for human survival. A series of ‘auwai or water channels filtered water into taro patches. The water flowed in and out to provide key nutrients from the mountain to the sea. If storms or other events caused a ‘auwai to get clogged, a “call” would be put out to assist in clearing the ‘auwai to allow the waters to flow. Today, our community needs to “hear the call” and assist in clearing the “educational ‘auwai” so that our children will be allowed to thrive!”

Sponsored by


7:00 AM – 8:00 AMLagoon Overlook

Join us for a morning walk and start your day strong! Ex-clusively for this year, join our morning walk, collect steps and pledges to enter to win $100.00 ($5.00 entry fee is re-quired to participate). Visit the registration table (Haleakala 2) for more information.

Sponsored by:


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Session 1.2Cultivating a Welcoming and Inclusive Center Environment

Lead Presenter: Michael Tomas Mitchell Co-Presenter: Dianna Ferrari Agency: Acelero Learning

Clark County

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMPikake 1-2

Description: Families cannot be served if they do not first feel welcome among those who are trying to partner with them. This workshop will strengthen participants’ abilities to make each family in their Head Start center feel respected, included, and understood. Through frank discussion examining the implicit biases every member of society is conditioned to carry, participants will be equipped to recognize bias within themselves and their teams and, crucially, will learn how to overcome negative outcomes of that bias. Session 1.3Building Family Capacity to Support Literacy at Home

Lead Presenter: Jenni Brasington Co-Presenter: Ernesto Rodriguez Agency: Scholastic

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMMaile 1-2

Description: Empowering families to support literacy at home should be a key strategy in any program’s comprehensive literacy plan. Research consistently demonstrates family engagement has the greatest impact on literacy development and student success when families are able to take action at home that reinforces what their child is learning in the classroom. In spite of this research how to best help families support their children isn’t always easy or clear. This session is designed to assist participants understanding of how to develop and implement meaningful strategies that build the capacity of families to effectively support their child’s literacy development at home. Participants will engage in strategies that build family competence and confidence on the following skills: Read-aloud, Comprehension, Critical Inquiry, Vocabulary and Conversation Skills. Session attendees will leave with proven practices and actionable next steps to strengthen their family partnership work. Session 1.4Advocacy on Behalf of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Families and their Children

Lead Presenter: Elizabeth “Biz” Steinberg Co-Presenter: Bill Castellanos

Co-Presenter: Yvette Sanchez-Fuentes Agency: Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo

County, Inc.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMPlumeria 1-2

Description: This workshop will present an informative overview of the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Program administered by OHS/Region 12 in Washington, DC. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start provides services in 36 states serving 32,000 children. We will explore the growth of the program that began in 1969 as a birth to 5 program, share current demographics, family characteristics and program requirements which include both parents working 51% in agriculture. The program will celebrate 50 years of service in February 2019.


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Session 1.5Exploring the Link Between Family Outcomes and Child Outcomes

Presenter: April Morris Agency: CCR Analytics

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMHaleakala 3

Description: How do you connect child and family data? Does family engagement impact child development? Join CCR Analytics to explore real world examples linking Head Start child assessment data with family outcomes data. We will review a framework for doing integrated child and family data analysis, present the insights derived from the integrated analysis, and discuss how to use the data to guide program choices. This workshop will be lively and interactive. Come prepared to engage.

Session 1.6Parenting Curriculum: Exploring your Choice and Implementation Efforts

Presenter: Dr. Brandi Thacker-Black Co-Presenter: Shelley Weatherwax

Co-Presenter: Arica Marshall Agency: HHS/ACF/OHS Region IX TTA Network


Description: In this NCPFCE session, participants will engage in a conversation based on the Head Start Performance Standard (HSPPS) requirement regarding parenting curricula. The group will have the opportunity to discuss their experiences in choosing and implementing a parenting curriculum while sharing celebrations, lessons learned, and next steps. Focus will also be on exploring additional resources for programs consideration as they choose, confirm, and implement a parenting curriculum over time. Session 2.1Strengthening Family Financial Literacy Part 2: Building family financial capability through community partnerships: helping families build wealth

Lead Presenter: Jessica Freeman-Torres Co-Presenter: Brian Teò

Co-Presenter: Arlene Cura Agency: HHS/ACF/OHS Region IX TTA Network

1:00 PM – 2:30 PMIlima 2-3

Description: Participants will discover strategies for forming partnerships with banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. Learn how these partnerships can help families improve their money management skills, enhance credit knowledge, and increase savings.

Session 2.2Strengthening Family Engagement 3.0

Lead Presenter: John Thomas Co-Presenter: Amanda Loyola Co-Presenter: Yvonne Jacob Agency: Acelero Learning Clark County Head Start

1:00 PM – 2:30 PMPikake 1-2

Description: This interactive workshop is a continuation of Acelero Learning’s movement from individual coaching to reflective group coaching and will provide concrete strategies and hands-on activities for engaging staff and families intentionally and meaningfully. In laying the groundwork for positive child/family outcomes, the workshop will also highlight the core skills needed to enhance family engagement by building competencies in staff and parents.


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Session 2.3The Power of Play Through Music

Lead Presenter: Nick Young Co-Presenter: Jen Stillion Agency: PlayMotion Music

1:00 PM – 2:30 PMMaile 1-2

Description: This engaging and interactive early childhood music workshop introduces preschool teachers to the power of play centered music and movement for children. This music and movement workshop includes songs and music from African and Native American cultures. The teachers get hands-on training with methods and materials and learn how to implement enriching, interactive music and movement activities with their students. It also introduces them to Nick Young’s approach to early childhood music education and gives them guidance on classroom management techniques that are effective for preschool music time. No musical ability is required. Just the excitement and enthusiasm that you bring to your classroom environment every day.

Session 2.4What’s with the Kid – Working with Difficult Young Children

Presenter: Ronald Mah Agency: Consultant

1:00 PM – 2:30 PMPlumeria 1-2

Description: As participants begin to understand temperament, many of the negative judgements and fears about working with difficult young children can be set aside. Participants will learn nine temperamental traits and how to make temperamental evaluations of children and of themselves. How to use the temperamental evaluation to create constructive experiences with the child; to minimize difficulties; and to empower the adult with logical and effective strategies for interactions. How to diagnose learning styles of children; and how to diagnose adult’s teaching/parenting styles. Session 2.5Transition from Family Involvement to Family Engagement

Presenter: Judy G. Poggi Agency: Poggi Designs, Inc.

1:00 PM – 2:30 PMHaleakala 3

Description: This session will examine the difference between family involvement and family engagement. Family engagement includes an intentional partnership of all individuals working together to support reciprocal growth. Participants will review common family involvement strategies that can easily be modified to develop a comprehensive family engagement plan. To support programs, step-by-step examples will be introduced as a transition to designing collaborative learning experiences for families, children and staff. Programs will brainstorm and identify key principles and practices that focus on providing culturally welcoming environments; responsive and respectful communication; building strong relationships; and establishing various opportunities for social learning networks and communities.

Dollar Per Child Raffle


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Session 2.6Making Connections from Family Engagement to School Readiness and Program Planning: A Story of OutcomesPresenter: Dr. Brandi Thacker-Black Co-Presenter: Shelley WeatherwaxCo-Presenter: Arica Marshall Agency: HHS/ACF/OHS Region IX TTA Network1:00 PM – 2:30 PMHaleakala 4

Description: In this NCPFCE session, participants will broaden their understanding of how connections from the classroom to the family and the program are made, and how together, they lead to programmatic practice change and growth for children and families. The group will have the opportunity to interact with each other and explore the use of a NCPFCE resource to break down program silos and tell their story while measuring progress toward outcomes. The NEW Head Start PFCE Framework and Foundations for Excellence documents will be used as a core

Session 3.1Beyond PoliteLead Presenter: Larry Campbell Co-Presenter: Noorulhuda Hassoon Co-Presenter: Natasha NealAgency: Catholic Charities Community Services3:00 PM – 4:30 PMIlima 2-3

Description: Does your organization have a defined vision and blueprint for building principles for cultural competence? Many times cultural competence is thought of as a person’s good intention to not offend someone from another ethnicity, race or culture. However, it goes way beyond that. Cultural competence is the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures, being aware of one’s own worldview, developing positive attitudes towards cultural differences and gaining knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews. It’s a journey rather than an endpoint. Session 3.2Educational Equity and YouLead Presenter: Karelia Harding Co-Presenter: Beatriz Marron-Molina Agency: Oregon Child Development Coalition3:00 PM – 4:30 PMPikake 1-2

Description: This training will focus on defining educational equity and providing staff with reflective strategies and tools to better understand and address the needs of families that are furthest from opportunity due to systemic oppression, racism and more. By focusing on the myriad facets of identity and an intersectional approach to understanding equity, trainers will focus on how representation, language, cultural artifacts and storytelling influence our conscious and unconscious perceptions of ourselves and one another. This training will deliver new insights and offer family advocates and teachers opportunities to explore and reconsider their beliefs about power and privilege, and how we can reshape environments and reconsider individual behaviors to help achieve educational equity for our families. Session 3.3Dealing With Difficult ParentsPresenter: Ronald Mah Agency: Consultant3:00 PM – 4:30 PMMaile 1-2

Description: Focus is on understanding and addressing the underlying emotional and psychological issues of parents or clients with issues with your program--that is, how and why they may become difficult; and how staff can best meet their needs through this awareness combined with appropriate technique, without compromising their integrity and needs. Included is how to have the difficult conversation with parents about their children.

Session 3.4Coaching: Unleashing a Family’s PotentialLead Presenter: Jessica Gallardo Agency: Foothill Family Early Head Start Co-Presenter: Amanda Inchaustegui Agency: Novus Global3:00 PM – 4:30 PMPlumeria 1-2

Description: For years, we have been inviting families to participate in the Family Partnership Agreement. What if those agreements were clear, powerful, and owned by each family? What if those agreements actually came to fruition? Together we will explore how to use a coaching model to help families craft their own vision and how to coach them into making it their reality.


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Session 3.5Helping programs connect and coordinate with Community Health and Wellness partnersLead Presenter: Jessica Freeman-Torres Co-Presenter: Brian TeòCo-Presenter: Shelley Weatherwax Agency: HHS/ACF/OHS Region IX TTA Network3:00 PM – 4:30 PMHaleakala 3

Description: In this session participants will understand key challenges around engaging community partners, gain information and access to resources to assist in developing and enhancing partnerships with key stakeholders.

Session 3.6Engaging Families: Establishing Partnerships to Create a More Inclusive and Welcoming Program Presenter: Dr. Deidre D. Jones Agency: Youth Policy Institute3:00 PM – 4:30 PMHaleakala 4

Description: It is important for educators to make conscious decisions about engaging parents/families in ways that reveal a profound understanding, using the anti-bias curriculum approach to early childhood education that sets forth values-based principles and methodology in support of respecting and embracing differences and acting against bias and unfairness. These efforts to establish positive relationships that ensure parent/family engagement is a continuing cycle of support creates a strong foundation of connection, particularly in the developmental years.

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Thursday October 25, 2018

Session 4.1Mobile Homeless Preschool - A homeless NAEYC preschool

Presenter: Danny Goya Agency: Partners in Development Foundation

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIlima 2-3

Description: What started off as an attempt to provide essential needs to homeless families in Hawaii has blossomed into a comprehensive family education program that includes a NAEYC accredited preschool, fathers program, parent and adult education, and structured and intentional parent child engagement time. This workshop will show how the program was developed and the lessons learned over the years.

Session 4.2Attuning to Parents’ Core Needs to Increase Family Engagement After Birth

Lead Presenter: Krista Olson Co-Presenter: Claudia Bennetts Co-Presenter: Cedrick Ondra Agency: Family Support Hawaii

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMPikake 1-2

Description: When families welcome a newborn, Home Visitors and Family Advocates may struggle to balance support for undisturbed bonding time with the need to provide timely guidance when it is needed most. We will explore the evolving physical, emotional and social needs of parents and newborns in order to plan well-timed, supportive messaging to effectively connect with families in the immediate postpartum.

Many programs experience challenges connecting with families in the busy first weeks after birth, yet it is a critical time for building home visiting relationships and providing critical anticipatory guidance to keep newborns safe and healthy. We will explore evolving physical, emotional and social needs of parents in order to plan well-timed, supportive messaging that forges a strong connection postpartum.

Participants will have an opportunity for role play and for hands-on exploration of the many commu-nication strategies adapted to new families to increase engagement within Early Head Start and other home visiting programs.



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General SessionPresenter:Dr. Deborah BergeronAgency: Office of Head Start9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

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Description: Dr. Deborah Bergeron is the director of the Office of Head Start. Known as “Dr. B” to former students and teachers, she has spent three decades in pre-K–12 public education as a classroom teacher and elementary and high school administrator.

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Session 4.3A Second Look at Family Engagement: Motivating for Change

Presenter: Oscar Gomez Agency: MAAC Project

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMMaile 1-2

Description: This workshop will provide participants with a series of evidenced based practices that are effective in making deeper connections with families from the moment they walk into our doors. Items that will be covered are Theory of Change, Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, and self-regulatory framework, all with a strength based lens. Families come to our centers with a lifetime of experiences, how we choose to interact and engage them in the early stages of their Head Start journey will pay dividends in the future for their children and their family. Simple things like affirmations, reflective listening, and rolling with resistance make for a more cohesive relationship. Change happens when parents feel a connection with their center and with Head Start staff. Participants will get to practice some key skills in building long lasting connections with the families we serve. Session 4.4Move Into Wellness

Lead Presenter: Jen Stillion Co-Presenter: Nick Young Agency: Move Into Wellness

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMPlumeria 1-2

Description: Move Into Wellness is a wellness and stress management program for educators and parents that includes a variety of tools using creative movement and mindfulness exercises to bring balance, health and joy into our lives. This program improves physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing, with easy group dance activities and other wellness practices including:

Creative Movement/Dance, Affirmations, Journaling, Visualization, Meditation and Mindfulness, Emo-tional Freedom Technique and Stretching/Yoga.

Move Into Wellness is designed for all ages and levels of experience. Participants will learn easy to follow dance routines to popular hits, fun dance games, and interactive team building exercises. They will also discover freedom in managing stress and anxiety and learn to feel better about themselves.

Move Into Wellness is a motivational program that gives tools to manage stress and inspires us to feel better physically, emotionally and mentally!

Session 4.5Engaging and Supporting Korean Families in Cultural Context: Understanding the Influence of Korean Culture and Values on Education and Child Development

Presenter: Pyeongeun Kim Agency: Home-SAFE/Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services


Description: Culture is a strong part of education and a part of building a rapport. This workshop will discuss how to better engage and support Korean families in cultural context. With the increase of Korean population in the United States, an important job of educators is to acquire knowledge and cultural differences about Korean culture to support Korean children and families more intentionally. This workshop will begin with laying out the major components and values of Korean culture. Then, this workshop will connect those values to the perspectives of Korean parents on education and child development. Participants will examine how each value impacts on Korean families to create perception on education and child development. Lastly, this workshop will provide practical strategies for how to better support and engage with Korean families, understanding cultural aspects.


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Session 5.1RIX OHS Update

Presenter: Jan Len Agency: Office of Head Start

1:00 PM – 2:30 PMIlima 2-3

Description: Join with Region IX Office of Head Start, program manager, Jan Len and her staff to her the latest information from there office in San Francisco. In addition to her updates, Ms. Len will answer questions, discuss trends and gather feedback from program leadership, parents and partners. This will be a unique opportunity to explore ideas or concerns from your local community.

Session 5.2Parent Community and Civic Leadership

Presenter: Marty Oliphant Agency: Hawaii Children’s Action Network1:00 PM – 2:30 PMPikake 1-2

Description: The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) is an award-winning program that has been in existence for over 20 years across the nation and has been adapted for Hawaii. Participants develop leadership and civic engagement skills including: public speaking and an understanding of government, media, and civic relations. PLTI helps families get informed, engaged, and involved in their neighborhoods, schools, and communities to improve the health, safety, and learning outcomes of children.

The goal of PLTI is to develop and support a culture of civic engagement across Hawaii, where parents and community members work side by side with policymakers to improve child outcomes.

No one knows what children need better than parents. Parents are the citizens with the greatest moti-vation to change their children’s lives, but ironically, their voices are often unheard in government and formal community systems.

Session 5.3Partnering with Families to Create a Culturally Responsive Environment

Presenter: Patty Hinojosa Agency: ReadyRosie1:00 PM – 2:30 PMMaile 1-2

Description: Viewing families as equal partners and engaging them will dramatically improve connections with families, resulting in academic success and powerful family learners and leaders. Discussions and hands-on activities facilitate a deep understanding of the distinct roles of the staff and the caregiver, the importance of working together and the critical role a strong, family/school partnership plays in improving student and family outcomes. Participants will reflect on barriers and biases that keep caregivers and educators from fully engaging. Hands-on activities and self-reflections encourage educators to collaborate with families in meaningful ways to get to know families: their stories, the hopes and dreams they have for their children, and the strengths and assets they bring to your center. Participants will learn the stages of cultural competencies and how to use the strengths of the different cultures represented in the center to create a culturally responsive environment. Session 5.4Milk Matters: Supporting Families to Meet their Breastfeeding Goals

Lead Presenter: Krista Olson Co-Presenter: Claudia Bennetts Co-Presenter: Charlene Ishikuro Agency: Family Support Hawaii1:00 PM – 2:30 PMPlumeria 1-2

Description: Home Visitors and Family Advocates are in an ideal position to support and encourage families to breastfeed. After exploring the tremendous safety net breastfeeding provides families, participants will master brief interventions to help mothers and babies breastfeed comfortably, and will be able to identify and assist with common challenges. With simple tools and techniques, programs can improve child health and developmental outcomes by promoting evidence-based best practices in infant feeding in a manner that builds upon cultural strengths and acknowledges traditional practices.


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Session 5.5Positive Family Engagement Time

Lead Presenter: MoanaLisa Lupe Co-Presenter: Charlie

Cervantes Agency: Institute for Human and Social

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Description: What is quality engagement? Are staff feeling stressed in trying to get parents to connect? Let’s get together and talk about it in a cafe style setting. We’ll be sharing some of our strategies as we share our story of how we have quality family engagement in our program.

Curriculum Fair

1:00 PM - 4:30 PMHaleakala 1

The Curriculum Fair will provide participants an opportunity to showcase some of their program’s high impact practices. We are looking for Head Start staff who are interested in having their activities displayed in the conference. An opportunity will be provided for staff to present their ideas to others during the conference.

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Session 6.1Reaching the Hardest to Reach Families

Lead Presenter: Deborah Kanegsberg Co-Presenter: Robin Sheiner Agency: Vista Del Mar/Home-

SAFE

3:00 PM – 4:30 PMIlima 2-3

Description: There are always some families that are especially hard to engage in program services. Often these are families that have experienced trauma and have reasons not to trust agencies (like those who have been involved with the child welfare system, have mental health issues, have experiences with racism, are gender non-conforming, and/or have immigration documentation issues). Teachers, home visitors, drivers, supervisors, administrative assistants, and anyone else working in a Head Start or Early Head Start program can be a positive force for engaging families. This interactive workshop will take a holistic program and trauma-informed perspective and emphasize the importance of systems of support. Participants will discuss concrete strategies to help ALL program staff build trust and meaningfully engage the most challenging families in program activities. And because working with challenging families is…well...challenging, methods of developing specific and meaningful self-care plans will be discussed.

Session 6.2Empowering a Hui (Neighborhood) with Family Engagement

Lead Presenter: Cherilyn Shiinoki Agency: Family Hui Hawaii Co-Presenter: Deseree Tano

Co-Presenter: Tekawitha Iese Agencies: Family Hui Hawaii and HCAP Head Start

3:00 PM – 4:30 PMPikake 1-2

Description: An ancient Pacific Island adage states that it takes a village to raise a child, which points to the understanding that the successes of our children and families are not entirely reliant upon self-sufficiency but also on the sufficiency of the neighborhoods/communities in which we live. In this workshop you will be offered an at a glance view of the collaborative initiatives between HCAP Head Start and Family Hui Hawaii, a local early childhood education partner, actively working together to support our Head Start families in offering peer-to-peer discussions which engage families in building positive and goal oriented relationships. Family Hui Hawaii initiated a pilot program with HCAP Head Start to cultivate Hui’s among our families to engage, nurture, and empower the continued growth of the Hui after a child’s enrollment in Head Start has concluded with the goals of enhancing positive growth and success in our neighborhoods, schools and work environments for the future. Session 6.3Fatherhood Engagement & Panel Discussion

Presenter: David “Kawika” Mattos Agency: Maui Family Support Services, Inc. - KĀNE Connections

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3:00 PM – 4:30 PMMaile 1-2

Description: With fatherless children on the rise, it is essential that we intentionally engage fathers in the lives of their children. Ohana includes everyone! Come learn about the awesome impacts a father’s presence makes verses the impacts of his absence as children grow. Do you truly understand how men think or where their actions come from? Hear the answers to these questions and more from a father’s perspective. Take a moment to examine how your own perspectives and core values affect not only how you engage with boys and girls, but also how you welcome their fathers involvement into the work you do. Explore tips, tools, resources and opportunities to make a difference in engaging fathers in the lives of their children.


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Session 6.4Fostering the Language of Affect and Play in Cross-Cultural Parenting: A Professional Development Workshop

Presenter: Jennifer Breslin Agency: Home Safe - Vista Del Mar

3:00 PM – 4:30 PMPlumeria 1-2

Description: Regardless of a child’s home language and culture, the affective and social context of language is a large part of how communication develops. Non-verbal communication makes up between 70-80% of all communication. While there is a growing focus on Dual Language Learners and the importance of supporting home languages along with English acquisition for children, the value of non-verbal language, including social and affective cues, and child led play, is often overlooked. Session 6.5Road Map to Family Engagement: You Choose the Path

Presenter: Gisela Martinez Co-Presenter: Cathy Garcia Co-Presenter: Connie Lomas Agency: Kidango, Inc


Description: This workshop will provide Head Start participants with the opportunity to reflect, brainstorm, and identify their own robust and/or tenuous Family Engagement programmatic systems. The presenters will utilize the PFCE Markers of Progress, family engagement tools, and program design template to help participants start a rich discussion on their programs’ current Family Engagement systems. Family Engagement should not be treated in isolation but through collaboration. Participants will learn about strategies on creating inclusive opportunities for all individuals, teachers, family service workers, supervisors, and families to play an active role in Family Engagement. Participants will conceptualize and learn how to create their own Road Map to Family Engagement.

Celebration Reception (Ticketed event)

6:00 PM – 9:00 PMChapel Lawn

Description: Join us to dine under the stars on the Chapel Lawn. The evening will feature a selection of Hawaiian Pupus and live entertainment by the one and only band Nevah Too Late. They perform Hawaiian, Local Contemporary, and tunes spanning all eras from the 20’s through the present! Come join us, relax and enjoy the warm trade winds, celebrating our work of strengthening families for a brighter future. For ticket information, visit the registration table in Haleakala 2.


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Friday October 26, 2018

Session 7.1Dealing with challenging behaviorsLead Presenter: Joshua Alvarez Co-Presenter: Yolanda Gonzales Agency: Kaplan Early Learning9:00 AM – 10:30 AMIlima 2-3

Description: Attendees will explore and learn innovative strategies and techniques in supporting children in building resiliency and teaching essential social skills and will learn how to self regulate and support children in self-regulation. Attendees will becoming conscious of culture and social patterns that are aiding and impeding learning and social interactions sometimes due to stress and trauma across all ethnic and economic lines and how it affects the health, learning, social-emotional development and brain development. They will understand the importance of developing positive relationships/ reinforcement in dealing with challenging behavior which leads to positive school readiness skills and a positive family life.

Session 7.2Authentic Approaches to Cultural InclusionPresenter: Julia Childs Agency: Neighborhood House Association9:00 AM – 10:30 AMPikake 1-2

Description: There are many approaches to embracing child and family culture in programs around the world. This workshop will offer insights from New Zealand’s national early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, and ways to include family culture in curriculum in authentic, meaningful ways.

Member Initiatives

As part of our commitment to offer membership services and professional development opportunities to our community, here are some initiatives currently in place that you and your peers can participate in to enhance your skillset. To learn more, visit www.region9hsa.org

The Region 9 Director’s Exchange (R9DeX) is 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. R9DeX will consist of three meetings per year.

The HR Network is a unique opportunity for individuals supporting all functions of HR – Recruitment – Safety – Employee Relations – Compensation and Benefits – Compliance – Talent Development – to come together to listen, learn, network and build a professional community to advance our agencies performance.

The Region 9 Head Start Association has a rich history of awarding scholarships to emerging members of our community. Our memorial scholarships have provided thousands of dollars to students working to achieve their dreams.

Throughout 2018, R9HSA will dedicate a monthly webinar session to lift up and share what works in our community.

Region 9 Head Start regularly publishes articles communicating unique aspects of Head Start and our urgent call for resources to accomplish our local agency missions.



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Session 7.3Building Authentic Relationships with Vulnerable FamiliesLead Presenter: Kehau Golis Co-Presenter: Shane Suehiro Co-Presenter: Silvia Sharrar Agency: Parents and Children Together9:00 AM – 10:30 AMMaile 1-2

Description: This session will help Family Services Leadership teams support staff in building authentic relationships with families and overcoming barriers that get in the way by helping their team examine their own biases, attitudes, and beliefs about families who may be vulnerable due to their current circumstances. This session will also support the team to work towards developing more strength-based, meaningful partnerships with families in their program while developing a clearer understanding of Unconditional Positive Regard and its role in deepening relationships though perspective taking activities that can be facilitated in their programs.

Session 7.4Implementing Trauma Informed Care as Head Start ProvidersLead Presenter: R.E. (“Ari”) Szego Co-Presenter: Julio Galindo Muñoz Agency: Oregon Child Development Coalition9:00 AM – 10:30 AMPlumeria 1-2

Description: In this highly interactive session, the presenters will facilitate a discussion on how participants are working to create safer and more welcoming environments and supporting strengthened resilience for Head Start families and staff. They will provide an introduction with basic information on Trauma Informed Care and share ideas and resources from their agency’s ongoing process of implementing Trauma Informed Care within a large (serving over 4000 children across 16 counties) Head Start provider. Participants will identify where they are already using trauma informed practices and discuss where and how they might increase these – by both degree and volume – within their own workplace and practices. Participants will leave with practical ideas about implementing trauma informed practices and resources for supporting organizational change. This session is designed for participants with at least some basic prior knowledge about Trauma Informed Care. Session 7.5Lots of Littles! Supporting Families with Twins, Triplets and Siblings Close in AgePresenter: Nataly Ruiz Agency: Home-SAFE9:00 AM – 10:30 AMHaleakala 3

Description: Having multiple children in a home visit can be both fun and challenging! When the children are triplets, twins, or young siblings close in age, it can be extremely overwhelming for parents and home visitors. Participants will learn to understand parent’s challenges in engaging with their children, how to help parents engage in positive interactions, the benefits of sibling interactions to child development, and how parents can support positive child to child interactions. The importance of considering families’ cultural influence will be discussed. Participants will learn how to plan for and implement home visit strategies and activities to effectively engage families. These will allow parents and home visitors to observe each child’s uniqueness and help manage common challenges. Special considerations will be included for working with twins and triplets. Strategies to incorporate multiple children in activities and help them adjust to new routines with siblings will be discussed.

Closing General Session & LuncheonPowerful PartnershipsPresenter: Dr. Karen Mapp Agency: Harvard Graduate School of Education11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Haleakala 1-2

Description: Over fifty years of research on the impact of family engagement and home-school partnerships reveals a strong link between these partnerships and improved student learning and development as well as overall school

improvement. Despite this research, many states, districts and schools still lack an intentional focus on the development of effective partnerships between families and schools.

The purpose of this presentation is to share what we know, given the extensive research on family engagement, about the powerful impact of effective family–school partnerships on stu-dents, parents, teachers, and schools. Dr. Mapp will summarize the research and promising practice strategies featured in the 2013 USDOE Dual Capacity Framework for Family-School Partnerships, and from her latest publication, Powerful Partnerships: A Teacher’s Guide for Engaging Families for Student Success.

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Executive Officers (2017-2019)Wassy Tesfa, PresidentPacific Clinics Head Start/Early Head StartJay Lerman, TreasurerConsultantBill Donaldson, SecretaryMindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.Tameka Henry, ParliamentarianAcelero Head Start, North Las VegasDenyse Cardoza, Past PresidentPlacer Community Action Council/KidZK-ount

State Representatives

ARIZONALarry CampbellCatholic Charities Community ServicesAmy CorriveauCity of Phoenix Head StartKim PollinsBooker T. Washington Child Development Center, Inc.

CALIFORNIARosalba BarraganNeighborhood House AssociationDenyse CardozaPlacer Community Action Council/KidZK-ountDamon CarsonNeighborhood House AssociationBill CastellanosCommunity Action Partnership ofSan Luis Obispo County, Inc.Wassy TesfaPacific Clinics Head Start/Early Head StartColleen VersteegOrange County Head Start

HAWAII and OUTER PACIFICDebbi AmaralMaui Economic OpportunityStacy BrownFamily Support Services of West HawaiiCarla JuarezParents and Children Together Head Start/Early Head Start Oahu

The Region 9 Head Start Association Board of Directors is comprised of representatives of four states - Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada - and individuals seated on the board as friends. The board meets regularly, often attached to conference, and institutes. For a specific schedule of board meetings, contact the R9HSA office at (916) 259-0971 ext. 101 or e-mail [email protected].

NEVADATiffany AlstonSunrise Children’s FoundationTameka HenryAcelero Clark County Head StartRory SippAcelero Clark County Head Start

FRIENDSBill DonaldsonMindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.Jay LermanConsultantDave ScahillThe Discovery Source

STAFF

Fernando Alvarenga, Program AssociateEdward Condon, Executive Director

OFFICE ADDRESS1225 8th Street, Suite 342Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 259-0971

Committee Thank YouWe appreciate all the extra effort to make this event special – Debbi Amaral, Rosalba Barragan, Stacy Brown, De-nyse Cardoza, Bill Castellanos, David Curtius, Addis Daniel, Alexandria Domingo, Bill Donaldson, Carol Gilman, Tameka Henry, Chris Jackson, Carla Juarez, Reina Kurisu, Grant Kogami, Donna Manibog, Cathe-rine Schroeder, Marci Sperlo, Wassy Tesfa, Veronica Treadway, Natalie Vanderbilt, and Estela Vargas.

Next YearJoin us in Honolulu, HI for our 2019 Family Engage-ment and Cultural Effectiveness Conference. Save the date October 28 – November 1, 2019 at the Sheraton Waikiki. See you there!

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