WSA Winter Association Meeting

Join us for the WSA Annual Winter Meeting, February 7-9, 2017. We will be at the Red Lion in Olympia. We have a great conference planned along wtih Advocacy Day! More to come.

Agenda coming soon!

Schedule:

February 7th - 9:30am - 5pm (lunch included)

Includes: 

• Melissa Benaroya, Fostering Empathy in our Children
• Lauren Mims, Former Assistant Director of the White House initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
• Shereese Rhodes & Christianna Clinton, Family Engagement and support from a parent perspective
• State and Federal Legislative Update
• Melissa Benaroya, Childproof Parenting:  Building your Parenting Toolbox
• One America:  Immigrants Rights Workshop
• Tesifying and Effective Hill Visits
• Focus Group for Parents and Staff: How can Head Start/ECEAP support parents’ educational achievements?
• Legislative Panel discussion

February 8 - Advocacy Day!  8:30-4 (breakfast & box lunch included)

Includes: 

• Governor Inslee, breakfast keynote
• Head Start longitudinal data workshop
• Grand Canyon University informational session
• Advocacy Day Training 10-11:30am
• Rally on Capitol Steps with legislators and parents 2:15-2:45

 

February 9 - 8:30am - 12:00 noon (breakfast included)

A New Day for Head Start and ECEAP

What's next for our programs and families with the new administration and new leadership in our state legislature and departments?

Includes:

• Julie Watts, Budget & Policy Center
• Mona Johnson, Director of Student Support,, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Kelli Bohanon, Department of Early Learning
• Senator Hans Zeiger, Chair of Early Learning and K-12 Committee
• Parent Ambassador Graduation

 

Call 1-800-RedLion and tell them you're with WSA Head Start & ECEAP to get your hotel rooms!

Advocacy Day Flyer

  

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