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This conference will help participants and ERSEA administrative staff, coordinate, plan, implement and monitor the ERSEA functions of a Head Start program.  Participants will learn strategies to ensure compliance with ERSEA regulations as well as learn best practices to help:

• Analyze, plan and implement enrollment systems
• Analyze community assessment information and facilitate planning efforts to determine selection criteria and recruitment strategies
• Analyze your program's recruitment efforts and enrollment guidelines
• Develop and revise the agency's ERSEA systems, policies and procedures
• Evaluate, design and monitor systems to help programs:process enrollment applications; determine eligibility and selection criteria; and document and verify new and participating families for accuracy of regulations requirements.

This conference will focus on Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and Attendance.  Participants will also explore how selection criteria and recruitment practices impact enrollment, and how to effectively serve the neediest children.

 Other areas addressed include:

• How to determine, prioritize, and develop policies and ensure correct procedures for enrolling homeless families 
• How to identify families as categorically eligible
• How to develop policies for families who in the absence of child care would potentially qualify for public assistance (NEW!)
• How to set policies for 10% over and 35% of families whose incomes are 101-130% of poverty guidelines
• How to develop procedures for when to report requirements mandated by 35% rule 
• How to ensure first day, full enrollment and how to create policies for enrollment opportunities ensuring those who are most needy are enrolled first
• How to set policies for income verification documents
• How to set policies and procedures for military family's income
• How to calculate military income, and procedures for military deductions
• How to establish and maintain income verification document folders
• How to implement fraud policies and procedures and understand the 2014 proposed rules

The conference will be delivered in both classroom and roundtable interactive settings, combining small and large group activities.  Participants will receive the newly updated ERSEA workbook that supports the 300 page ERSEA manual as well as relevant regulations and other useful resources.

Be ready for unannounced visits for eligibility.  Prepare and design proper tools that eliminate fraud or non-compliance.  This conference is rated as #1 in preparing programs for on-site Federal reviews.

Who should attend: All staff in Head Start, regardless of their roles or responsibilities, need to understand the information and demonstrate the skills presented in this conference. Managers will find this conference useful in planning and implementing ERSEA policies. Staff with the major responsibility for ERSEA can use the information learned to analyze the effectiveness of their current practices and make the necessary changes.  Family service workers can use the information from the conference during recruitment and application process. And Center management staff who informally implement ERSEA procedural and policy development as part of their daily work can discover new tools for management of their program.

Join us in Las Vegas, June 18-19, 2014!

Credentials that are recognized as exemplary models!

You’re committed to advancing your Head Start program through education, and we’re equally dedicated to helping you achieve your goals. We’ve created a series of academic programs that provides advanced compliance solutions, long-term technical support and reporting and management methodologies that can help you and your program maintain excellence for the long run.

The demand for specialized and skilled workers is strong and growing on a daily basis.  Head Start programs need to be assured their staff can demonstrate the use of ongoing professional development, implement innovative knowledge practices, create a wealth of learning opportunities, form exemplary partnerships and design quality management systems that support best practices.  A credential or license from HS University will play a key role in helping your program achieve and actively build upon exceptional quality. 

HS University's credential program focuses on helping your program meet full compliance of the Performance Standards.  Candidates enrolled in our programs learn how to implement comprehensive, innovative and targeted approaches to enhance their services.  Enrollment into our credential or license program can also offer your program a way of producing positive, measurable outcomes.  A license from HS University is the best way to ensure your program is recognized as exemplary role models.