Tta Staff Plan 2009-2010

Options Head Start Staff Training Budget 2009-2010

Computer Training

PA-22

$638

PA-20

$3,025

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Teacher Qualifications: College Reimbursement

PA-22

$0

PA-20

$23,366

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Travel: Staff Local Workshops: Staff

PA-22 PA-22

$4,600 $0

PA-20 PA-20

$13,838 $10,826

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High Scope Center-Based Training

PA-22

$50

PA-20

$3,373

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Training mandates: August Pre-Service

PA-22

$322

PA-20

$4,300

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Center-Based Teacher Training

PA-22

$0

PA-20

$2,071

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Home-Based Teacher Training

PA-22

$3,700

PA-20

$400

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Family Service Specialist Training

PA-22

$0

PA-20

$400

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Priorities Special Training Child Plus.Net TrainingImprovement training in response to

Target Audience

T/TA Provider

Data Entry Staff & Management

Child Plus Consultant

ongoing monitoring needs

Stress Management All Staff

Consultants

45 CFR 1304.52 (j)(3) in response to the staff interest survey.

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

*Data entry staff will improve their proficiency in using ChildPlus.Net, assisting management in efficiently monitoring services. *Management staff will be proficient in utilizing ChildPlus.net to input data, notes and observations into records.

Dec. 2009-Nov. PA-22 *Hold one training by a certified ChildPlus $ consultant during the program year, addressing 2010 topics identified by data entry staff and PA-20 management. $

*Teaching staff will learn fun, relaxing activities that help relieve stress and promote healthy lifestyles.

*Hold 2 trainings for staff using different exercise December 2009 methods to release stress. **The Child Development Supervisors, HomeBased Coordinator and Family Service Supervisor will observe and monitor staff activity throughout the school year.

Cost

** The Family Service Administrator will monitor reports produced using ChildPlus, and will document accuracy through reports produced with data entered by trained staff.

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

Teacher Qualifications: College Reimbursement

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Continuing Education

All teaching staff Accredited College or University

Head Start mandate for teachers with an AA or BA degree, in response to the national priorities initiatives, and reauthorization.

*To support staff in meeting requirements for AA Dec. 2009-Nov. PA-22 2010 $0 and BA degree, as established by national standards. PA-20

*All staff will meet AA requirement by September 1, 2010.

**Documentation of diplomas and/or college transcripts showing degree status, recorded on the PIR as monitored by the College Advisor.

Family Service Specialists

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$17,306

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Travel/Local Workshops: Staff All Staff Local Trainings meeting performance standards, program goals and objectives and in response to the analysis of the programs self-assessment, DRDP-R, child outcomes, enrollment level, staff training interest, evaluation of previous year’s training and national priorities.

Staff Travel

ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

All Managers

Consultants, Local related Community Agencies, Regional trainings and assigned T/TA specialist and California Preschool Instructional Networks

*Staff will acquire current and relevant information on

*In-service staff trainings will be held for all staff Dec. 2009-Nov. PA-22 2010 $0 members on a monthly basis. *Trainings will be led by assigned T/TA PA-20 specialist, outside consultants and management $ staff, and will target specific topics. *Staff will attend local workshops offered by CPIN and other agencies. **Implementation of acquired information through trainings conducted for peers and other staff as monitored by the Program Director.

Outside Conferences, including NHSA, CHSA and High/Scope

*Staff will improve their skills and resources through sharing, training and incorporating knowledge and practices from others in the field.

*Members of the management team will attend Dec. 2009-Nov. PA-22 2010 $ National Head Start Conference, Region IX conferences, California Head Start Conference PA-20 and the Head Start Issues Conference. $ **Director will observe and monitor professional growth of managers through performance evaluations and other staff evaluation mechanisms.

-Planning and Analysis of Goals and Objectives -Communication -Effective Monitoring/Supervision -Leadership/Team Building -Child and Program Outcomes -Effective delivery of all service areas

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience Training mandates: August I'm Moving I'm Learning

45 CFR 1304.23 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Pedestrian Safety

T/TA Provider

45 CFR 1304.21 (a)(3)(i) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

*Staff will improve their skills and expand their curricular elements of gross motor activities for children to promote physical wellness.

*Hold in-service training annually focused on ideas and strategies for gross motor activities.

August 2009

PA-22 $0

Pre-Service

All Teaching staff Child Development Supervisors, HomBased Coordinator

All Teaching staff Consultants

45 CFR 1310.21 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Social Emotional

Expected Outcomes or Results

All Teaching Staff Consultants

*Integrate physical activities into daily lesson plans. **Documentation of a variety of gross motor activities in Lesson Plans, Home Visit Activity Plan and Social Plan monitored by the Child Development Supervisors and Home-Based *Staff will provide *Staff will refresh and improve their knowledge August 2009 Coordinator. parents and children of pedestrian safety. with pedestrian safety *Staff will educate parents on required education as an integral transportation and pedestrian safety rules for part of their lesson children. plans. **Documentation of pedestrian education, documented in Lesson Plans and Home Visit/Parent Conference form by the Child Development Supervisors; Home Visit Activity Plan and Social Plan monitored Home-Based Coordinator. August 2009 *Staff will improve their *Hold in-service training annually focused on skills in supporting the techniques to encourage self control, clear and social and emotional consistent limits, daily routine, self awareness, development of a child. self-expression to enhance a child's strengths. **Documentation of strategies used daily, described in Lesson plans, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors; Home Visit Activity Plan and Social Plan monitored Home-Based Coordinator.

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PA-20 $

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

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Ages & Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional

45 CFR 1304.24 (a) in response to the analysis of our program self assessment data and as part of our 3-year goal for Mental Health training.

All Teaching Staff Consultants, Family Service Administrator

* Staff will improve their understanding and ability to assist with the implementation of the ASQ:SE screening tool.

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August 2009 *Provide one in-service training on ASQ:SE screening tool. *Staff will assist parents in completing the ASQ:SE screening tool. **Documentation of completion of the ASQ:SE screening tool, monitored by the Family Service Administrator on a monthly basis.

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience Training mandates:

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

August Pre-Service

*Once annually, provide in-service phonological August 2009 training on the relationships between sounds 45 CFR 1304.21 (a)(4)(iv) and how to alter and rearrange sounds to create ensuring compliance with the new words. performance standards training mandates. **Documentation of phonological strategies, as observed through Lesson Plans and Class Visit Reports, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors; Home Visit Activity Plan and Social Plan monitored Home-Based August 2009 Coordinator. Nutrition Activities All Teaching staff Consultants, *Staff will provide *Provide in-service training on nutrition and Community 45 CFR 1304.23(a)(7) activities that foster ideas for activities that foster good eating habits. Agencies ensuring compliance with the good eating habits for *Staff will encourage and include performance standards training mandates in the areas children. nutrition-related activities in the classroom and of: proper nutrition, at home visits. awareness of the severity of **Nutritious cooking experiences documented on childhood obesity and nutritional food values for Lesson Plans, monitored by the Child children. Development Supervisors; Home Visit Activity Plan and Social Plan monitored by HomeBased Coordinator. All teaching staff Child Development *To improve staff August 2009 Team Building *Hold an annual team-building event with Supervisors, Home- cohesiveness and 45 CFR 1306.23 (b) ensuring participation by all line staff. Based Coordinator, compliance with the support the ** Child Development Supervisors, Home-Based performance standards Family Service training mandates. development of positive Coordinator and Family Service Supervisor will Supervisor working relations with observe and document improvements in each other. teamwork among staff throughout the program Family Service year. Specialists Phonological Awareness

All Teaching Staff Consultants

*Staff will enhance their ability implement phonological activities such as rhyme, sound isolation, blending, and segmenting.

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PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

PA-22 $ PA-20 $0

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

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Child Abuse-Peace over Violence 45 CFR 1304.52 (k)(3)(i); 45CFR 1304.2 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Whole Staff

Consultant

August 2009 *Staff will be able to *Hold an in-service training on recognition of identify, document and possible child abuse and mandated reporting report child abuse and procedures. neglect per procedure. **Each staff member will demonstrate ability to apply child abuse reporting procedures in an accurate and timely manner. **Successful completion of this training will be documented in the employee's personnel file by the Child Development Supervisors, HomeBased Coordinator and Family Service Supervisor.

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PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience Training mandates: August Appreciation for Books

T/TA Provider

All Teaching Staff Consultants

Whole Staff

Consultants

45 CFR 1304.22(e)(4);

Emergency Preparedness

45 CFR 1310.17(b)(4) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates

Music and Movement

45 CFR 1304.21(a)(4)(ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

*Staff will understand and apply strategies that will motivate children to appreciate literature.

August 2009 *Hold a training on the topic of how to encourage children to express their own ideas and feelings, and promote a love for reading. **Implementation of material covered in training will be documented in Class Visit form and Options Literacy Checklist, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors; Literacy Observation Checklist, Home Visit Activity Plan and Home Visit Checklist, monitored by Home-Based Coordinator.

PA-22 $

*Staff will be able to *Provide training on universal precautions and August 2009 apply universal emergency preparedness. precaution procedures and will know what to do **Completion of this training will be documented during an emergency. in the training binder. **Use of the information covered in the training will be documented in Class Visit Report, Monthly Site Visit Report, and earthquake and fire drill log, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors and Home-Based Coordinator.

PA-22 $0

*Hold a training on how to incorporate music and August 2007 movement into large group activities. **Documentation of music movement activities in Lesson Plans, monitored by Child Development Supervisors; Social Plans, monitored by Home-Based Coordintator.

PA-22 $

Cost

Pre-Service

45 CFR 1304.21 (a)(4)(iv) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Universal Precautions

Expected Outcomes or Results

All Teaching Staff Consultant

*Staff will improve their skills in the provision of a variety of physical activities involving music for children.

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PA-20 $0

PA-20 $0

PA-20 $0

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience Training mandates: August

T/TA Provider In-house Content Area Specialists

45CF1304.52 (k)(1); 45CFR 1306.23(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

All Staff

In-house Procedures

All Staff

Consultants

45 CFR 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates. In response to the analysis of our program self assessment data and as part of our 3-year goal.

45CF1304.52 (k)(1); 45CFR 1306.23(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

Pre-Service Cont'd

Orientation of New All New Staff Staff and Review of Program Procedures

Working with Special Needs Children

Expected Outcomes or Results

In-house Content Area Specialists

*Staff will adhere to inhouse procedures throughout the program year.

*Staff will learn to embed IEP goals and objectives into daily routines and assure inclusion and individualization of all children.

*Staff will review inhouse procedures (Child abuse, Health, Meal Counts, In-kind, lesson plans)and will adhere to procedures throughout the program year.

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*Hold a new staff orientation covering program August 2009 procedures, and emphasizing the importance of adhering to internal procedures and program goals. **Participation of new staff members will be documented in their personnel files. **Compliance with procedures will be documented in Class Visit form, completed by the Child Development Supervisors; by the Home Visit and Social Checklist, monitored by Home-Based Coordinator;and by the Supervision Checklist, monitored by the August 2009 *Hold trainingSupervisor. on how to individualize for FamilyaService children with IEP; how to promote inclusion of children wtih IEP' and how to read and understand the IEP goals and objectives and embed them into their daily routines. **Documentation of use of IEP-related skills, including inclusion and individualization, will be recorded in Lesson Plans and Home Activity Plans (imonitored by the Child Development Supervisors) and in Home Visit Activity Plan and Social Plan, monitored by Home-Based Coordinator. *Provide an annual training on internal procedures and program goals. *Ensure that staff implements the procedures as required. **Adherence will be documented in monthly reports by the Child Development Supervisors, Home-Based Coordinator and Family Service Supervisor.

September 2009

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

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Multiculture: Serving Diverse Families

45 CFR 1304.40 (a)(4)(5); 640 (a)(3)(B)(ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

All Staff

Consultants

*Staff will learn to implement appropriate use of multicultural experiences with the students and parents.

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August 2009 *Hold a training on how to promote multiculturalism throughout the daily routine, including cultural sensitivity with parents and children. **Documentation of training in training binder. Observation of multicultural experiences in the Lesson Plans (monitored by Child Development Supervisors); Home Visit Activity Plan and Social Plan (monitored by Home-Based Coordinator); and Supervision Checklist (monitored by Family Service Supervisor).

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

*Teachers will incorporate activities that that support English Language learners, meeting the individual children's plans *Teachers will provide strategies to parents to effectively support the English Language learners.

*To implement strategies on how to individualize September 2009 activities for English Language learners. *To educate parent on how to support English language learners. *Provide training to Child Development Supervisors to effectively assist teaching staff in developing and implementing recommended action plans. **Demonstrated in the observation on Class Visit Report and Individual Daily Plans monitored by the Child Development Supervisors.

Cost

Center-Based Teacher Training Supporting Dual Center Base Language Learners Teachers In accordance with Quality Improvement Funds.

Child Development Supervisors

Consultant

12

PA-22 $ PA-20 $

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

*Staff will learn to keep *Hold a training that provides guidance on observation records of recording child observations. the children's progress. **Documentation of accurate recording of observations in DRDP booklet, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors.

September 2009

PA-22 $0

*Staff will learn to use techniques and strategies to respond to issues raised during support group meetings.

*Hold quarterly staff support groups to provide support and training on working with children with IEP. **Documentation of the implementation of IEP goals in Lesson Plans and Individual Developmental Goals, monitored by the Disabilities Coordinator.

October 2009 January 2010 April 2010

PA-22 $0

*Staff will learn to implement Literacy and High/Scope curriculum in their daily setting.

*Hold training on use of the Literacy and High/Scope curriculum in response to the analysis of the DRDP-R assessments. **Documentation of Literacy and High/Scope learning strategies in the Lesson Plans and Class Visit Reports, monitored by the Child Development Supervisor.

October 2009

PA-22 $0

Center-Based Teacher Training Observation Records

Center-Based Teachers

Child Development Supervisors

45CFR1306.23(b) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Disability Support Group

Center-Based Teachers

Disabilities Coordinator

45 CFR 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Literacy High/Scope Center-Based 45 CFR 1304.21 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Teachers

Child Development Supervisors

13

PA-20 $0

PA-20 $0

PA-20 $

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

Center-Based Teacher Training Understanding High/Scope

New CenterBased Staff

Child Development Supervisors

45 CFR 1304.21 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Center-Based Challenging Behaviors 45 CFR 1304. Teachers 21(a)(3)(i) in response to the analysis of our program data trainings regarding Mental Health (3-year goal), Disabilities (SelfAssessment).

Consultants, In-house Management/ Content Area Specialists

Continual *New staff will learn how *Hold a training on how to implement the training as to implement the High/Scope curriculum more effectively. needed High/Scope curriculum **Documentation of High/Scope learning in their daily setting. strategies in the Lesson Plans and Class Visit Reports, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors

PA-22 $0

*Hold a training on how to support children with November 2009 challenging behaviors that may be linked to disabilities and/or mental health issues.

PA-22 $0

*Staff will demonstrate use of appropriate techniques to support children identified with behavioral challenges linked to disabilities and mental health issues.

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**Documentation of use of behavior-specific techniques in the Individual Daily Plan, monitored monthly by Child Development Supervisors.

PA-20 $

PA-20 $1000

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Consultants, Child Development Supervisors

*Staff will be able to implement a variety of hands-on math experiences.

*Hold training on how to develop and implement January 2008 hands-on math activities. **Documentation of math activities in lesson plans, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors.

Consultants

*Staff will use intended tools to implement problem-solving plans to support young children who are exhibiting challenging behaviors.

*Hold training on how to apply techniques on how to promote positive behavior of children who exhibit challenging behavior. **Documentation of techniques used in Individual Daily Plan, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors.

T/TA Provider

Time Frame

Cost

Center-Based Teacher Training Math Training

45 CFR 1304.21 (a)(4)(iv) 45 CFR 1306.23 (a) in response to the DRDP-R analysis

Center-Based Teachers

Center-Based Mental Health -Positive Discipline Teachers 45 CFR 1304.24 (a)(3)(i) In response to the analysis of our program data training regarding Mental Health (3year goal), Disabilities (SelfAssessment)

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March 2010

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

Center-Based Teacher Training Center-Based Kindergarten Transition Training Teachers

Child Development Supervisors

45 CFR 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv); 45 CFR 1304.52 (k)(3)(ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates and Reauthorization mandates.

DRDP-R Outcomes Center-Based Teachers 45CFR 304.52 (k)(1); 45 CFR 1306.23(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates and DRDPR analysis.

Closing Program Procedures

45CF1304.52 (k)(1); 45CFR 1306.23(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Center-Based Teachers

Child Development Supervisors

*Hold training on how to effectively develop and October 2009 provide Kindergarten transition activities with the May 2010 school districts. *To gather resources and information for parents. **Kindergarten transition activities are recorded on Kindergarten Transition Log, monitored by * Staff will the Child Development Supervisors. provide parents with information about Kindergarten transition. * Staff will improve their ability to collaborate with school districts in assisting Head Start families through the transition processes.

* Conduct group analysis of DRDP-R outcomes December 2009 and implement suggested changes to the March 2010 effective development of individual and class June 2010 goals. **Changes to staff goals based on DRDP-R results will be recorded on the DRDP-R Outcome Planning Sheet, and will be observed and monitored by the Child Development Supervisors. Child Development *Staff will understand June 2010 *Provide training on internal procedures and Supervisors and adhere to in-house program goals. procedures throughout **Adherence of staff to in-house procedures, will the program year. be observed and documented by the Child Development Supervisors. *Staff will analyze the DRDP-R results in strategic planning efforts for the following school year.

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PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

*Teachers will learn skills and strategies for the incorporation of activities that support English Language learners. *Teachers will learn successful strategies and be able to teach them to parents, who will use them to support the English Language learners.

*Hold a training on how to implement strategies September on individualizing activities for English Language 2009 learners. *Practice through role play the education of parents on how to support English language learners. *Train Home-Based Coordinator on how to effectively assist teaching staff in developing and implementing recommended action plans. **Use of skills will be demonstrated in the Home Activity Plan, Social Observation Checklist and Home Visit Observation Checklist, monitored by the Home-Based Coordinator.

PA-22 $

*Parent Educators will understand the purpose of the FPA and how to develop a meaningful FPA with the parents.

*Hold a training on how to develop a quality September Family Partnership Agreement that identifies 2009 and meets the needs of the family. **Family Partnership Agreements are reviewed and monitored by the Family Service Supervisor.

PA-22 $0

Cost

Home-Based Teacher Training Supporting Dual Parent Language Learners Educators

Consultant

In accordance with Quality Improvement Funds.

Developing Family Partnerships

45CFR 1304.40(a)(1) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Parent Educators

Home-Based Coordinator

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PA-20 $

PA-20 $

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Portage Parent Focus 45 CFR 1304.21 (a)(2)(i) 45 CFR 1304.21 (a)(2)(iii); ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Parent Educators Home-Based Coordinator

* Parent Educators will be able to share with parents basic child development concepts as they relate to the Portage Activity as described in the Parent Focus section.

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September *Train staff to assist parents in developing an 2009 understanding of child development. * Training will help staff develop a clear understanding of how to write the Parent Focus section. **Implementation of new skills will be documented in the Home Visit Observation Checklist, observed by the Home Base Coordinator.

PA-22 $ PA-20 $0

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

*Parent Educators will learn to use techniques and strategies to respond to issues raised during support group meetings.

*Hold quarterly staff parent educator support groups to provide support and training on working with children with IEP. **Documentation of the implementation of IEP goals in Home-Based Activity Plans, monitored by Home-Based Coordinator.

October 2009 January 2010 April 2010

PA-22 $0

*Parent Educators will be able to provide a variety of health topics for parents and will be able to correlate them with the Portage Curriculum.

*Hold training on how to provide parents with health related activities to implement at home. *To incorporate health information into the Portage curriculum. ** Parent/child activities are documented in Home-Based Activity Plan and Home-Based Social form, monitored by the Home Base Coordinator.

October 2009

PA-22 $0

*Parent Educators will learn basic skills to promote self-esteem in parents and children.

*Hold training on how to model postive interaction for parent and child. **Positive interactions will be documented in Home-Based Activity Plan and Home-Based Social Form, monitored by the Home Base Coordinator.

November 2009

Home-Based Teacher Training Disability Support Group

Parent Educators Disabilities Coordinator

45 CFR 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Child Health topics Parent Educators Home-Based 45 CFR 1304.21(c)(2)(iii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Promoting Self Esteem in Adults and Children

45 CFR 1304.21(c)(1)(iv) 45 CFR 1304.21(c)(1)(v) 45 CFR 1304.21(c)(1)(vi) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates and staff interest survey.

Coordinator

Parent Educators Home-Based Coordinator

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PA-20 $0

PA-20 $0

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $

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Home Visit Activity Parent Educators Home-Based Coordinator Plans that make sense 45 CFR 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv) in response to the staff interest survey.

*Parent Educators will learn how to write clear and concise Home Visit Activity Plans.

December *Train staff on how to document Home Visit 2009 Activity in a manner that clear and concise. ** Home visit activities will be documented in the Home Visit Activity Plan in a well-written, understandable manner, which will be monitored by the Home-Based Coordinator.

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

*Parent Educators will improve in planning, organizing and implementing home visits.

*Train staff on how to prepare and implement a January 2010 well-organized home visit. **Implementation will be documented on the Home Visit Observation Checklist, monitored by the Home-Based Coordinator.

PA-22 $0

*Parent Educators will be able to implement appropriate behavioral management techniques for parents in supporting children.

February 2010 *Train staff on how to address challenging or inappropriate behaviors and integrate problemsolving techniques into the home activity. **Use of techniques will be documented in Home-Based Visit Activity Plan and HomeBased Social form, observed by the HomeBased Coordinator.

PA-22 $0

Cost

Home-Based Teacher Training Improving Home Visit Structure

Parent Educators Home-Based Coordinator

45 CFR 1304.51 (k)(1)-(3) ensure compliance with the performance standards training mandates, in response to the staff interest survey.

Challenging Behaviors

45 CFR1304.21 (a) CFR1304.21 (2) (ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Parent Educators Home-Based Coordinator

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PA-20 $

PA-20 $0

08/19/2009

Conflict Resolution Parent Educators Consultant for Adults 45CFR 1304.52 (k)(1); 45CFR 1306.23(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates and DRDPR analysis.

*Staff will demonstrate use of learned techniques when working with parents and staff.

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March 2010 *Teach staff to understand individual temperaments, and to explore ways to create an environment of respect and flexibility. ** The Home-Based Coordinator will observe and document staff use of strategies taught in workshop.

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

*Parent Educators will learn strategies to manage time more efficiently to assist in productivity and stress reduction.

*Interact with staff in order to identify strengths and weakness in time management. *Develop and implement strategies for planning daily, weekly, monthly and yearly schedules. **Improvements in time management will be demonstrated in the Monthly Home Visit Schedule and by timely submission of paper work, monitored by the Home-Based Coordinator.

April 2010

PA-22 $0

**Parent Educators will be able to do simple stretching exercises during break time making a difference in their productivity and sense of well being.

*Introduce staff to a variety of simple stretching May 2010 exercises that can be done during breaks and in between home visits. **Use of these exercises will be documented in Staff Survey, and observed by the HomeBased Coordinator.

PA-22 $0

***Parents Educators will be able to work with parents in writing clear exit transition plans for children with IEPs.

May 2010 * Staff will be taught to write clear and meaningful exit transition plans with parent input. ** Results of this training will be visible in Exit Transition Plans, as monitored by Disabilities Coordinator.

PA-22 $0

Home-Based Teacher Training Time Management

45 CFR 1304.22(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Simple Exercises During Break Time

Parent Educators Home-Based Coordinator

Parent Educators Home-Based Coordinator

45 CFR 1304.22(a) in response to the staff interest survey.

Exit Transition Plan Parent Educators Disabilities 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv), 1304.52 (k)(3)(ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Coordinator

22

PA-20 $

PA-20 $

PA-20 $

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Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

Family Service Specialist Training Developing Family Partnerships

Family Service Family Service Supervisor Specialists

45CFR 1304.40(a)(1)

Parent Involvement 45 CFR

1304.52 (k)(1) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates and in response to Self Assessment

Health and Dental Documentations

45CFR1304.22;Title 22 (101220 & 101220.1) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Recruitment

45 CFR1305.(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Family Service Specialists

Family Service Specialists

*Family Service Specialists will understand the purpose of the FPA and learn to develop a meaningful FPA with the parents. *Staff willl create new opportunities for parent Health Coordinator, *Family involvement. Service Family Service Specialists will be able Supervisor to maintain and update mandated health and dental information.

PA-22 $0

Family Service Supervisor

PA-22 $0

*Hold staff workshop on characteristics of September effective Family Partnership Agreements. 2009 *Develop strategies for increasing parent involvement at the sites and at socials. **Outcomes will be reflected in Family Partnership Agreements and FSS monthly reports, which are reviewed and evaluated by the Family Service Supervisor. *Hold training on how to maintain accurate September health and dental records, and how to 2009 encourage parents to cooperate in the process. *Staff will develop systems to keep parents informed of Head Start mandates on medical records. ** Family Service Supervisor and Health Coordinator will monitor compliance with medical requirements, as documented in FSS reports. February *Family Service *Hold staff workshop to review current Specialists will recruitment plans and to design improvements 2010 that will increase plan effectiveness. understand agency *Review and guidelines for actively recruit eligible children update guidelines for recruiting within our within our service areas. service area. **Distribution of intake packets will be documented in the FSS monthly report, monitored by Family Service Supervisor.

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PA-20 $

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PA-20 $0

08/19/2009

Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Family Service Supervisor

*Family Service Specialists will improve their effectiveness in establishing two-way communication with families.

*Workshop will be held on how to achieve August 2009 PA-22 $0 effective communication with families. **Communication will be documented in PA-20 communication notes, sign-in sheets and $ Family Partnership Agreements and FSS monthly report, monitored by the Family Service Supervisor.

Child Abuse: Effects Family on the Child / Service Positive Discipline Specialists

Community Agencies, Consultants

*Family Service *Staff will participate in a workshop describing September Specialists will be the effects of child abuse on children, and 2009 familiar with the sectors positive approaches to discipline, which they can of the brain affected by then share with parents. child abuse. **Staff use of knowledge will be reflected in *Family Service communication notes, sign-in sheets and FSS Specialists will be able monthly report, monitored by the Family Service to help parents develop Supervisor. positive ways of disciplining their child.

PA-22 $0

Services for Children with Disabilities

Disabilities Coordinator

*Family Service Specialists will be familiar with the services available to families through the Regional Center and LEAs.

PA-22 $0

T/TA Provider

Time Frame

Cost

Family Service Specialist Training Communicating with Families

45CFR1304.40(a)(1) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Family Service Specialists

45CFR1304.22(a)(5) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates. 45CFR1304.24(a)(1) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

45CFR1308.4 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Family Service Specialists

* Conduct a training on how to introduce October available services to parents and how to access 2009 them. *Family Service Specialists will assist families in accessing services. ***Implementation of knowledge will be reflected in communication notes, sign-in sheets, mental health referrals, IEPs and FSS monthly report, monitored by the Disabilities Coordinator.

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PA-20 $

PA-20 $

08/19/2009

Department of Family Public and Social Service Services Eligibility/ Specialists Child Support Services 45CFR1304.41(a)(1) 45CFR1304.41(a)(2)(v) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Community Agencies, Consultants

*Family Service Specialists will be able to address questions regarding services and eligibility for both the Department of Public and Social Service and Child Support services.

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*Staff will be trained to provide information on Department of Public and Social Services and Child Support program requirements and accessibility. **Use of knowledge acquired in training will be reflected in communication notes, sign-in sheets, FSS monthly report and Family Partnership Agreements, monitored by the Family Service Supervisor.

November 2009

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

08/19/2009

Options Head Start Staff Training Planning Chart 2009-2010 Topics and Training Target Priorities Audience

T/TA Provider

Expected Outcomes or Results

*Strategy (Activity) **Evaluation/Monitoring

Time Frame

Cost

Family Service Specialist Training Citizenship Law & Rights

45CFR1304.40(b)(1) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Kindergarten Transition

45CFR1304.52(k)(3) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Positive Discipline

45CFR1304.24(a)(1) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Child Abuse Awareness

45CFR1304.22(a)(5) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Family Service Specialists

Community Agencies, Consultants

*Family Service *To assist parents with resources regarding laws December Specialists will be able and rights regarding citizenship. 2009 to address parent’s **Documentation of sign-in sheets and FSS concerns by providing monthly report, monitored by the Family Service accurate information Supervisor. and up-to-date laws and rights.

PA-22 $0

Family Service Specialists

Family Service Supervisor

*Family Service Specialists will improve their skills in support of families' transition from Head Start to Kindergarten.

*Workshop will teach staff how to identify the January family's neighborhood school, and how to assist 2010 the parents in obtaining the documentation necessary for Kindergarten transition. ** Use of this knowledge will be reflected in communication notes, Pre-K learning Skills, monitored by the Family Service Supervisor.

PA-22 $0

Family Service Specialists

Family Service Supervisor, Community Agencies, Consultants

*Family Service *Hold workshop in which staff will learn positive february Specialists will improve discipline techniques and how to share these 2010 their ability to help techniques with parents. parents develop positive ** Use of knowledge will be reflected in ways of disciplining a communication notes, sign-in sheets and FSS child. monthly report, monitored by the Family Service Supervisor.

PA-22 $0

Family Service Specialists

Family Service Supervisor, Community Agencies, Consultants

*Family Service Specialists will improve their ability to identify child abuse and make effective referrals for services available to families who are exposed to abuse.

PA-22 $0

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PA-20 $100

*Hold workshop in which staff learn how to help March 2010 parents understand the effects of child abuse on families, and how to make referrals to supportive services. **Use of knowledge will be reflected in communication notes, sign-in sheets and mental health referrals, monitored by the Family Service Supervisor.

PA-20 $100

PA-20 $0

08/19/2009

Overview of Year End Services

Family Service Specialists

Family Service Supervisor

*Family Service Specialists will improve their skills in the evaluation of the quality of services delivered to families.

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*Hold workshop on service referral follow-up April 2010 techniques, and how to implement and document referrals and follow-ups with families and providers. *Workshop will also review the components of quality evaluation and how to get feedback from families about quality of services. **Implementation of quality evaluation will be reflected in communication notes, Parent Interest Survey and FSS monthly report, monitored by the Family Service Supervisor.

PA-22 $0 PA-20 $0

08/19/2009

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008

Computer Training

PA-22

PA-20

page 2

Training mandates: Pre-Service

PA-22

PA-20

page 2 thru 7

Teacher Qualifications: College Reimbursement

PA-22

PA-20

page 8

Classroom Management: Special Education Children with Mental Health Issues

PA-22

PA-20

page 8

Travel/Local Worships: Staff

PA-22

PA-20

page 9

Team Meetings and Non Class Days

PA-22

PA-20

page 10

Center Base Teacher Training

PA-22

PA-20

page 10 thru 13

Home-Base Teacher Training

PA-22

PA-20

page 14 thru 17

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008

Computer Training Training Priorities Child Plus TrainingImprovement trainings in response to the analysis of our program data

Intended Audience Management and Data Entry Staff

Source of T & TA Child Plus Consultant

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes *To improve staff’s ability to access and generate supporting reports through the Child Plus system. **Increased productivity by data entry staff by having a 2-day turn around on projects. **Increased productivity by management in compiling relevant supporting documentation for monthly management reports.

*Methodology **Monitoring/Evaluation *We will provide computer training to facilitate the various monitoring processes including Program Information Report; DRDP-Child Outcomes; Dental and Medical Tracking; and Enrollment Reports. **Increased efficiency in the usage of the Data Engine program, as observed by the Family Service Administrator; and **Increased production of relevant supporting documents in the management reports, monitored by the Director, monthly.

Time Lines Dec. 2007Nov. 2008

Consultants from Pathways, Education Works; Disabilities Coordinator

*To increase teachers’ ability to *Provide in-house training on the August 2007 support the individual child by disabilities service process implementing the IEP goals and including brigance, sensory incorporation of sensory integration. integration and the implementation **Increased ability to support of IEP goals in the classroom. children with IEP and making *Hire outside consultant to train on lesson plans more individualized to how to read the IEP goals and to their needs. increase sensory integration. **Demonstrated realization of individual IEP goals in daily activities and lesson plans as observed by the Disabilities Coordinator and Child Development Supervisor on a monthly basis.

Training mandates: Pre-Service Implementation of IEP Goals/Sensory Integration 45 CFR 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv) ensure compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Management; Teaching Staff; Family Service Specialists

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Training mandates: Pre-Service Intended Training Priorities Audience Ages & Stages Management; Questionnaire: Social Teaching Staff; Emotional; 45 CFR 1304.24 Family Service (a) Challenging Behaviors Specialists in response to the analysis of our program self assessment data and as part of our 3year goal for Mental Health training.

Source of T & TA Mental Health Consultants from Azusa Pacific Clinic, In-house Management

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes *To increase accurate completion of the ASQ:SE survey and the referral request. *To increase teachers’ knowledge on how to identify children who social emotional development requires further evaluation. **Accurate completion of ASQ:SE survey and referral request. ** Appropriate referral and identification of children's needs

*Methodology Time **Monitoring/Evaluation Lines *Provide training on Ages and August 2007 Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional and brain development during the Pre-service training . **Decreased errors in the filling out the ASQ:SE survey **Appropriate referral for identified children as determined every referral session, on a monthly basis.

Kindergarten Transition Training 45 CFR 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv); 45 CFR 1304.52 (k)(3)(ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Management; In-house Teaching Staff; Management Family Service Specialists

Pre-Math Training Teaching Staff 45 CFR 1306.23 (a) in response to the DRDR-R analysis Measure 23-number sense, Measure 24-shapes, Measure 25-time and Measure 28-patterning.

Trainers from Lakeshore, In-house Management

*To increase staff’s ability to provide appropriate transition activities for children. *To facilitate staff in providing information and empower parents during the child's transition from Head Start to Kindergarten **Increased interaction with School Districts in assisting HS families through the transition. **Increased number of resources at hand in providing parents with information about Kindergarten transition.

*Provide training on how to August 2007 effectively develop transition activities. * Provide ways on how to gather resources and information for parents **Surveys from parents and staff from the school districts and HS, monitored by the Administrators, on a quarterly basis. ***Documented transition activities monitored by Child Development Supervisors, Home-Base Coordinator and Family Service Supervisor using the Kindergarten transition log, on a monthly basis.

*To increase staff’s ability to provide a variety of premathematical experiences for the children ** Demonstrated display of integration and intentional use of a variety of techniques of pre-mathematical concepts in their daily lesson plans.

*Hire outside consultant to train August 2007 staff on pre-mathematical skills for classroom and home-based education. **Demonstrated skill in teaching pre-math concepts within the classroom and home-base settings through documented lesson plans monitored by Child Development Supervisors and Home-Base Coordinator on monthly basis.

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Training mandates: Pre-Service Training Priorities

Intended Audience

Source of T & TA

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes

Methodology Monitoring/Evaluation

Time Lines

Parent Involvement Teaching Staff; Child Activities 45 CFR 1304.40 Family Service Development (e)(3) ensuring compliance Specialists Supervisors with the performance standards training mandates.

*To improve staff's ability to reach out to more parents to become classroom volunteers. *To increase staff’s resources and innovation to create an inviting atmosphere for parents. ** Increased number of different parents volunteering in the classrooms

*Provide training on alternative August 2007 ways to approach reluctant parents. **Increased number of parent classroom volunteers documented through volunteer sheets, volunteer calendar, lesson plans and individual development goals, monitored by Child Development Supervisors, on a monthly basis.

Separation Anxiety45 CFR Teaching Staff 1304.41 (c)(1)(iv); 45 CFR 1304.52 (k)(3)(ii) in response to program data analysis.

Child *To provide strategies in assisting Development staff to ease child separation Supervisors anxiety. ** Less anxiety shown by children and demonstrated ability by teaching staff in comforting parents and children during the first few days of school.

*Training on how to assist parents August 2007 and children going through separation anxiety to ease the transition process during the first few days of school. **Demonstrated use of strategies to help ease separation anxiety as monitored by Child Development Supervisors, during children's first few days of school.

Child Abuse & Neglect Mandated Reporting 45 CFR 1304.52 (k)(3)(i); 45CFR 1304.2 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Child Protective Services Trainer

*Train staff on child abuse and reporting procedures. **Increased familiarity with child abuse forms and procedures as observed by program supervisors during the time of report.

All Staff

*To increase teacher’s knowledge of child abuse and neglect procedures. *To increase teacher’s awareness of the responsibility of a mandated reporter. **Demonstrated confidence in being aware what to do in cases of having to make a child abuse report.

August 2007

Universal Precautions 45 All Staff CFR 1304.22(e)(4); Emergency Preparedness 45 CFR 1310.17(b)(4) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates

Consultants, Community Agencies

*To increase teacher’s knowledge of universal precautions and emergency preparedness. ** Changed in everyday habits in observing the universal precaution and knowing what to do during an emergency. ** Less staff/children injury reports in the new school year compared to last year by 50%.

*Train staff on universal August 2007 precautions and emergency preparedness. **Documented awareness of how to handle an emergency in the fire and earthquake drill log, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors on a monthly basis. **Decreased number of staff / children accident reports as tracked in the injury reports by the Health Coordinator.

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Training mandates: Pre-Service Training Priorities

Intended Audience

Source of T & TA

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes

Methodology Monitoring/Evaluation

Time Lines

Obesity and Nutrition 45 CFR 1304.23 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates in the areas of nutrition.

All Staff

Tuning Into Music 45 CFR Teaching Staff 1304.21(a)(4)(ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Consultant, *To increase teacher's knowledge In-house and ability to educate children and Management their parents through proper nutrition, awareness of the impact of childhood obesity, nutritional food values for children, and providing a variety of large body movements through play. ** Decreased number of children in the over weight and under weight referral list by 20%. **Increased parental participation in nutritional workshops conducted through out the year by 20%.

*Training on how to integrate August 2007 physical activities into daily lesson plans. *Incorporation of ideas from “I’m moving, I’m learning” will be added to the training. **Demonstrated use of a variety of large body movement through play documented in lesson plans, monitored by Child Development Supervisors and Home-Base Coordinator on monthly basis. **Improved number of participants in th nutrition workshops as observed by the Parent/staff trainer during the nutrition workshops series.

Consultant

*Training on using music for large August 2007 group activities. **Demonstrated variety of large group activities through music and movement documented through lesson plans, monitored by Child Development Supervisors and Home-Base Coordinator on monthly basis.

*To increase staff’s ability to encourage children's selfexpression by incorporating music and physical movement into large group activities. **Increased staff creativity in using music with physical activities among children.

Orientation of New Staff All Staff and Review of Program Procedures 45CF1304.52 (k)(1); 45CFR 1306.23(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

In-house *To inspire the team with goals and Content Area vision of the year, providing a Specialists sense of unity as the staff gather for training while increasing staff’s knowledge of in-house procedures, **Increased independence in staff while performing their duties at work.

*Training on in-house procedures August 2007 and program goals. **Improved job performance related to procedures as observed by program supervisors through monthly paper work, on a monthly basis and through staff evaluations on a yearly basis.

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Teacher Qualifications: College Reimbursement + CDS Training Priorities Team Building 45CF1306.23 (b) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Intended Audience All Staff

Source of T & TA In-house Management

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes *To inspire the team with goals and vision of the year, providing a sense of unity as the staff gather for training, and fostering positive working relationships among site staff and office personal. **Increased willingness to work together for the improvement of the program.

Methodology Time Monitoring/Evaluation Lines *Trainings on the underlying August 2007 program goals and objectives. *Training/coaching on alternative techniques that staff can use for problem solving. **Child Development Supervisors and Home Coordinator will monitor activities during work-site team meetings, main team meetings and non-class days.

Continuing Employee All Staff Education Head Start mandate for teachers with an AA or BA degree, in response to the national priorities and initiatives.

Accredited College or University

*To have at least 50% of the teaching staff complete an AA or BA in Child Development. **Increased number of teachers completing a degree up to 75%.

*Encourage teaching staff to Dec. 2007pursue their educational goals, Nov. 2008 providing the needed support for staff by reimbursing staff for preapproved costs associated with taking college classes toward their degree. *Supervisors will meet with their teachers to update their education plan for the year. ***Monitored teachers’ progress in obtaining their degree during the year; and **Staff submits diplomas and /or college transcripts showing degree status which is documented on the program information report, monitored by Child Development Supervisors and Home-Base Coordinator on monthly basis.

Classroom Management: Special Education Children with Mental Health Issues Training and Support of Behavior Management directly linked to Mental Health Issues, in response to the analysis of our program self-assessment and the program goals and objectives.

All Staff

Consultants, Mental Health ProfessionalsAzusa Pacific University, In-house Management

*To develop effective individualized plans for children through proper identification of children’s needs. **Demonstrating increased skill in redirecting inappropriate behavior to create a supportive classroom environment as written on the Individual Daily Plan.

*Training on behavior management Dec. 2007directly linked to mental health Nov. 2008 issues. **Improved tracking system of individualization in classroom/ HB through the Individual Daily Plan form, and class visit report, monitored by the Disabilities Coordinator, Child Development Supervisors and Home Base Coordinator.

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Travel/Local Workshops: Staff Intended Training Priorities Audience Local Trainings meeting Management performance standards, program goals and objectives and in response to the analysis of the programs self-assessment, DRDP-R, child outcomes, enrollment level, staff training interest, evaluation of previous year’s training and national priorities.

Source of T & TA HR Director, Consultants, Local related Community Agencies, Regional trainings and assigned T/TA specialist

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes *To continue to improve quality services in the following areas: Program Procedures/New Staff Orientation Equipment and Safety Checks Planning and Analysis of Goals and Objectives Communication Effective Monitoring/Supervision Leadership/Team Building ** Improved performance in staff of all levels.

*Methodology **Monitoring/Evaluation *Develop in house training opportunities, in collaboration with Options Human Resources Director, on leadership strategies and basic supervisory responsibilities i.e. employee evaluation, communication, coaching etc. *Utilize assigned T/TA specialist, outside consultants and local training seminars to target specific management topics such as effective methods of supervision, comprehensive program evaluation instruments, building team morale, etc. **Success achievements documented through monthly management reports and staff supervision, monitored by the Director, on a monthly basis

Time Lines Dec. 2007Nov. 2008

Staff Travel ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Management

Outside *To provide outside trainings to Conferences keep management staff up-to-date on new Head Start initiatives and improve management skills. *To share information with all staff about the latest Head Start initiatives.

*Send members of the Dec. 2007management team to National Nov. 2008 Head Start Conference/National Hispanic Institute, Region IX conferences, California Head Start Conference and the Head Start Issues Conference. **Continued adaptation and improvement of program as observed by Program Director.

In-house High *To provide teaching staff High Scope Scope curriculum training and Trainers applicable strategic hands-on classroom training as needed to reinforce and or support child outcomes and DRDP-R data. **Demonstrate increased application of High/Scope teaching strategies in the daily lesson plans.

*Training to enhance teacher’s Dec. 2007ability to use the High Scope Nov. 2008 curriculum. **Continued improvement and implementation of High Scope learning strategies as observed though lesson plans and class visit reports, monitored by Child Development Supervisors, on a monthly basis.

Team Meetings and Non Class Days High Scope 45 CFR 1304.21 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Center Base Teachers

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Center Base Teacher Training

Training Priorities

Intended Audience

Source of T & TA

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes

*Methodology **Monitoring/Evaluation

Time Lines

Observation Records 45CFR1306.23(b) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Center Base Teachers

Challenging Behaviors 45 Center Base CRF 1304. 21(a)(3)(i) in Teachers response to the analysis of our program data trainings regarding Mental Health (3year goal), Disabilities (SelfAssessment).

Child *To increase staff’s awareness of Development how to effectively record child's Supervisors observations. **Increased skill in recording observations effectively in their DRDP booklet, case studies and referral logs.

*Training on observation records. September **Improved job performance related 2007 to procedures in observation and filling out the DRDP-R booklets as observed through monthly paper work and staff evaluations, monitored by Child Development Supervisors, on a monthly basis.

Consultants, In-house Management/ Content Area Specialists

*Training on challenging behaviors. October 2007 **Appropriate classroom techniques demonstrated on a consistent basis documented through lesson plans, monitored by Child Development Supervisors, on a monthly basis.

*Follow-up training to ensure we provide the needed information to assist the teaching staff in addressing the children's challenging behavioral need. **Demonstrated confidence in handling behavioral issues among children.

Kindergarten Transition Center Base Training 45 CFR 1304.41 Teachers (c)(1)(iv); 45 CFR 1304.52 (k)(3)(ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Child *Follow-up training to continue to Development increase staff’s ability to provide Supervisors appropriate transition activities for children. *To facilitate staff’s ability to provide information and empower parents during the child's transition from Head Start to Kindergarten ** Increased interaction with School Districts in assisting HS families through the transition. ** Increased number of resources at hand in providing parents with information about Kindergarten transition.

*Provide training on how to October 2007 effectively develop transition May 2008 activities. * Provide ways on how to gather resources and information for parents **Documented transition activities monitored by Child Development Supervisors, home-base Coordinator and Family Service Supervisor using the Kindergarten transition log, on a monthly basis. **Surveys conducted from parents and staff from HS and the School Districts will be evaluated by the Administrators, on a quarterly basis.

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Center Base Teacher Training Intended Training Priorities Audience Science Training 45 CFR Center Base 1304.21 (a)(4)(iv) Teachers in response to the DRDP-R analysis

Source of T & TA Child Development Supervisors

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes *To enhance the teaching skills of staff in the area of science. **Increased in the child outcomes in the science measure in the DRDP-R.

Methodology Time Monitoring/Evaluation Lines *Provide curriculum planning and October 2007 assessment training on effective techniques for teaching science. **Increased application in integrating science experiences in the day-to-day routine / plan as observed by the Child Devleopment Supervisors on a monthly basis.

Mental Health 45 CFR Center Base 1304.24 (a)(3)(i) in response Teachers to the analysis of our program data trainings regarding Mental Health (3year goal), Disabilities (SelfAssessment)

Consultants, In-house Management/ Content Area Specialist

*Follow-up training to ensure we provide the needed information on how to effectively use the appropriate techniques in assisting the children with mental health issues. **Displayed effective teaching methods in dealing with children with mental health issues.

*Training on mental health issues November among children. 2007 **Appropriate classroom techniques March 2008 demonstrated on a consistent basis documented through lesson plans, monitored by Child Development Supervisors, on a monthly basis.

Disabilities Training45 CFR1308.4(l)(2) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates

In-house Management/ Content Area Specialist

*Follow-up training to enhance teachers’ ability to support the individual child through IEP goal implementation. *To improve teachers’ use of strategies for children with IEP’s and sensory impairments. **Enhance teacher's ability to support children's needs stated in the IEP in their daily lesson plans. **Increased integration of ideas in strategizing the activities to enhance learning among children with IEP.

*In-house training on the process of November disabilities services including 2007 brigance, sensory integration and April 2008 the implementation of IEP goals in the classroom. *Hire outside consultant to train in how to read IEP goals and cooperation of sensory integration. **Demonstrated realization of individual IEP goals in daily activities and lesson planning; and **Demonstrated use of strategies in daily activities and in lesson plans as observed by the Disabilities Coordinator and Child Development Supervisor on a monthly basis.

Center Base Teachers

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Center Base Teacher Training Training Priorities

Intended Audience

Source of T & TA

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes

Methodology Monitoring/Evaluation

Time Lines

Stress Management 45 Center Base CFR 1304.52 (j)(3) in Teachers response to the staff interest survey.

Consultants

*Training to provide staff with an *Hire outside consultant to illustrate December array of stress relief practices like practical stress relief techniques / 2007 conflict resolution methods. conflict resolution methods and **Increased in stress relief practices examples that can be used by staff / conflict resolution methods to help alleviate both internal and resulting in decreased stress level, external stressors. promoting more team work and **More cooperation and team work cooperation. as observed by Child Development Supervisors during staff work groups and team meetings.

Pre-Math Training Center Base 45 CFR 1306.23 (a) in Teachers response to the DRDR-R analysis Measure 23-number sense, Measure 24-shapes, Measure 25-time and Measure 28-patterning.

In-house Management/ Content Area Specialist

*A follow-up training to increase staff’s ability to provide a variety of pre-mathematical experiences for the children ** Demonstrated display of integration and intentional use of a variety of techniques of Premathematical concepts in their daily lesson plans.

High Scope CFR 1304.21 ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

In-house High *Provide follow-up training to Scope teaching staff on High Scope Trainers curriculum and applicable hands-on classroom training as needed to reinforce and or support child outcomes and DRDP-R data. **Demonstrated skill in implementing High/Scope Curriculum in their daily setting.

*Training to enhance teacher’s January 2008 ability to use the High Scope curriculum. **Continued improvement and implementation of High Scope curriculum observed though lesson plans and class visit report, monitored by the Child Development Supervisors, on a monthly basis.

In-house Management/ Content Area Specialists

*Train recruitment and enrollment staff to work in teams to target specific areas. **Maintain full enrollment and current wait lists for all areas, as monitored by the Program Supervisors.

Center Base Teachers

Recruitment/ Center Base Enrollment Meet Head Start Teachers priority of full enrollment and the 3-year goal.

*Train recruitment and enrollment staff in strategies in getting more children into the program. **Strong waitlist and enrollment packets to go when vacancies open up.

*Reinforce training for staff on diversity and culture. **Increased use of multicultural activities and experiences within the classroom through documented lesson plans and literacy observation forms monitored by Child Development Supervisors, on a monthly basis.

January 2008

February 2008

Safety Precautions Training 45 CFR 1310.17(b)(4) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Center Base Teachers

In-house Management/ Content Area Specialists

*Provide follow-up training to increase teacher’s knowledge of safety precautions. **Decreased number of staff /children accident in the injury reports.

*Train staff on safety precautions. **Increased awareness in guiding the children through safety and precautions during an emergency.and monitored by the Health Coordinator, regularly.

April 2008

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Center Base Teacher Training Intended Training Priorities Audience DRDP-R Outcomes Center Base 45CF1304.52 (k)(1); 45CFR Teachers

Source of T & TA Child Development Supervisors

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes *To increase staff's awareness of DRDP-R outcomes. **Improved usage of analyzed data from the child outcomes in the daily planning.

Methodology Time Monitoring/Evaluation Lines *Training on how to analyze the June 2008 DRDP-R data and child outcomes. **Increased awareness by being able to relate to the needs of the children and plan according to their needs as observed by Child Development Supervisors through daily lesson plans, on a monthly basis.

In-house Home-Base Coordinator

*To enhance the teaching skills of staff in the area of Science in response to the DRDP-R analysis. **Increased number of children mastering this skill listed in the DRDP-R .

*Provide curriculum planning and assessment training on how to effectively teach Science. **Increased in creativity in promoting science activities in the learning environment to improve scientific comprehensionand monitored by the HB coordinator.

1306.23(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates and DRDP-R analysis.

Science Activities Home-Base CFR 1304.21 Teachers ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates and staff interest survey.

September 2007

Home-Base Portage CFR1304.21 (a) Teachers CFR1304.21 (2) (ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

In-house Home-Base Coordinator

*To provide teaching staff Portage curriculum training and applicable hands-on training as needed to reinforce and support child outcomes and DRDP-R data. **Better child outcomes in the DRDP-R data as a result of this training.

*Training to enhance teachers' ability to use the Portage curriculum. **Continued improvement in the implementation of Portage curriculum as observed though lesson plans by the Home Base Coordinator, on a monthly basis.

Language/Pre-Reading Home-Base CFR 1306.23(b) in response Teachers to the analysis of the staff interest survey.

In-house Home-Base Coordinator

*To provide teaching staff additional training in promoting extensive language and prereading skills among the home base children. **Better child outcomes in the DRDP-R data as a result of this training.

*Training to enhance teacher's October 2007 ability to use various activities in the area of language and pre-reading. **Increased ease in using different ways in promoting lessons on language reinforcement and encouraging pre-reading skills documented through lesson plans, monitored by the Home Base Coordinator on a monthly basis.

September 2007 thru June 2008

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Center Base Teacher Training

Training Priorities

Intended Audience

Source of T & TA

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes

Methodology Monitoring/Evaluation

Time Lines

Gross Motor Activities Home-Base CFR 1304.21(a) (6) Teachers ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

In-house Home-Base Coordinator

*To increase teachers' knowledge and ability to provide a variety of gross motor activities through play. **An intentional effort in incorporating gross motor activity in play.

* Training on how to intentionally November increase gross motor activities in 2007 lesson plans. **Demonstrated use of a variety of gross motor activities through play documented in lesson plans, monitored by the Home Base Coordinator, on a monthly basis.

Adult Child Interactions Home-Base CFR 1306.33(2) Teachers ensuring compliance with the performance standards.

In-house Home-Base Coordinator

*To enhance staff's ability to plan parent and child activities. **Increased skill in managing and balancing the parent and child activities at home visits.

*Training on how to plan activities that include both parent and child. **Documented parent/child activities in lesson plans as observed by the Home Base Coordinator, on a monthly basis; and /or as observed by the Home Base Coordinator during the supervision visits.

December 2007

Home-Base Coordinator

*Follow-up training to increase staff’s ability to provide a variety of multicultural experiences for the children. **Intentional effort in planning around the different cultures for children with various appropriate activities.

*Train staff on how to incorporate diversity and culture into their planned home activities. **Increased use of multicultural activities and experiences within the home-base setting through documented lesson plans and literacy observation forms monitored by the Home-Base Coordinator, on a monthly basis.

January 2008

Home-Base Teacher Training Dramatic Play/Cultural Diversity CFR 1304.21(a) (1) (iii); 1304.21 (a) (4) (iii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Home-Base Teachers

Dental Health Education CFR 1304.23(b) (3) in response to our 3-year goals.

Home-Base Teachers

Home-Base Coordinator

*To enhance staff's ability to promote effective dental hygiene. *Increase the number of dental screenings and treatment.. **Increased dental hygiene activities in the lesson plans. **Increased numbers in dental screening and treatment up to 100%.

*Train staff to train parents on the importance of dental hygiene. **Increased dental hygiene activities on the lesson plans, monitored by the Home-Base Coordinator, on a monthly basis. **100% of completed dental screenings and treatment, monitored by the Health Coordinator regularly.

January 2008

Block Activities CFR 1304.21(a) (4) (iv) in response to the analysis of the staff interest survey.

Home-Base Teachers

Home-Base Coordinator

*Training to increase staff’s ability to provide a variety of block activities. **Increased used of blocks in the home activity with parents and children.

*Train staff on how to incorporate February 2008 block activities into their planned home activities. **Increased use of block experiences in the home-base setting through documented lesson plans and literacy observation forms monitored by the Home-Base Coordinator, on a monthly basis.

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Nutrition Activities Home-Base CFR 1304.23 (a) (7) Teachers ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates in the areas of: proper nutrition, awareness of the severity of childhood obesity and nutritional food values for children.

Home-Base Coordinator

*Provide follow-up training to *Training on how to intentionally March 2008 increase teacher's knowledge and include nutrition related activities in ability to educate children and their lesson plans. parents on having good nutrition in **Obvious change in the eating the home. **A habits of the family, documented in visual change in the eating habits of their evaluation sheet in their the parents and children. lesson plan, monitored by the **Reduced concerns in children Home-Base Coordinator, on a having health issues by 50%. monthly basis. **Reduction in children having health issues as monitored by the Health Coordinator, every quarter.

Sand & Water Activities Home-Base CFR1304.21 (b) (1) (iii) Teachers in response to the analysis of the staff interest survey.

Home-Base Coordinator

*Training to increase staff’s ability to provide a variety of sand and water activities at home. **Increase efforts to encourage parents in cooperating sand and water play everyday home activity.

*Train staff on how to incorporate April 2008 sand and water activities into their planned home activities. **Increased use of sand and water activities and experiences within the home-base setting through documented lesson plans monitored by the Home-Base Coordinator, on a monthly basis.

Kindergarten Transition Home-Base CFR1304.41 (1) (c) (iv); Teachers CFR1304.52 (k) (3) (ii) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates.

Home-Base Coordinator

*Follow-up training to continue to increase staff’s ability to provide appropriate transition activities for children and to provide information to families. **Increased staff confidence in encouraging parents with the information received regarding Kindergarten transition.

*Training on kindergarten transition May 2008 activities. **Documented transition activities done and the survey back from parents on how they felt about the transition will be monitored by the Home-Base Coordinator every quarter.

Options Head Start Staff Training Plan & Budget 2007-2008 Home-Base Teacher Training Intended Training Priorities Audience Child Outcomes Home-Base 45CF1304.52 (k)(1); 45CFR Teachers 1306.23(a) ensuring compliance with the performance standards training mandates and DRDP-R analysis.

Source of T & TA Home-Base Coordinator

* Expected Goals & **Outcomes *To increase staff’s skill in analyzing the DRDP-R data and child outcomes. **Increased efficiency in analyzing data and the ability to apply what they know to their lesson planning.

Methodology Time Monitoring/Evaluation Lines *Training on analyzing DRDP-R June 2008 data and child outcomes. **Improved lesson plans by using the analyzed data to increase child outcome, through DRDP-R data and outcome measures, monitored by Home Base Coordinator on a quarterly basis.

Stress Management 45 CFR 1304.52 (j)(3) in response to the staff interest survey.

Home-Base Teachers

Home-Base Coordinator

*Training to provide staff with an array of stress relief practices. **Increased ability to cooperate and work in teams.

*Provide training to illustrate December practical stress relief techniques 2007 and examples that can be used by staff to help alleviate both internal and external stressors. **Demonstrated use of stress relief techniques in team work as observed by the Home-Base Coordinator, regularly.

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