About the conference

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TXHSA is encouraging Head Start leadership teams to attend this important event Special emphasis will be placed on the unique roles of governing bodies, executive agency-level staff, and program-level directors and managers that play a key role in designing operational systems, plans, policies, procedures, and workflows to meet the complex needs of low-income children and families in communities throughout the State of Texas.

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Each participant will:

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9:00 am – 10:30 am

• Welcome and Overview

• Opening Remarks, Weldon T. Beard, President, Texas Head Start Association

• Acknowledgements, Announcements, & Intro of Speaker, Texas Head Start Association Board Member

• Office of Head Start (OHS) National and Regional Priorities, Speaker: Kenneth R. Gilbert, Region VI OHS Program Manager

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10:30 am – 10:40 am BREAK

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10:40 am – 12:00 pm

• Introduction of Speaker, Dr. Alferma Giles, Director of Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office

• Part One - Fathers: “More Than the Contributory Effect”, Speaker: Dr. Jerry Roberson - Cognitive High-Performance Coach

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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm LUNCH

 

12:30pm – 1:45 pm

• Part Two - Fathers: “More Than the Contributory Effect”, Speaker: Dr. Jerry Roberson - Cognitive High-Performance Coach

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1:45 pm – 1:55 pm BREAK

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1:55 pm – 2:40 pm

• National Head Start Association (NHSA) Legislative Updates, Speaker: Tommy Sheridan, Deputy Director of NHSA

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2:45 pm – 3:30 pm

• Texas Legislative Updates, Speaker: David Feigen, Texans Care for Children

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3:35pm – 4:20 pm

• Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System, Speaker: Dr. Tracy Jones, Assistant Director Children’s Learning Institute at UT Health

 

4:20pm – 4:30 pm

• Closing Remarks