Transcript South Plains Community Action Association Head Start & Early

South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
Parent Responsibilities
For
Head Start
Sebrina Carroll, MS
AD PD/QA
March 24, 2010
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
Parent Responsibilities
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Complete Physical
Complete Follow-Up
Parent Conferences
Review Assessments
Provide Education Ideas
Maintain Insurance
- Complete Dental
- Complete Consents
- Home Visits
- Volunteer
- Attend Parent Meeting
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
How Can You Help?
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
Support Your FSW and Team Leader
• Remind Parents of Head Start requirements
• Send notes to parents reminding them of deadlines
• Make phone calls to parents who have not
completed requirements
• Emphasize the importance of completing
requirements at Transition Activities, Enrollment, and
Parent Meetings
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
Work with Teachers
• Remind Teachers of Head Start requirements
• Encourage Teachers to remind parents of upcoming
deadlines
• Encourage Teachers to attend Head Start monthly inservice and pre-service
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
Head Start Transition
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
45 CFR 1304.40(h)(1)(2)(3)
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(1) Grantee and delegate agencies must assist parents in becoming their children's advocate
as they transition both into Early Head Start or Head Start from the home or other child care
setting, and from Head Start to elementary school, a Title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act preschool program, or a child care setting.
(2) Staff must work to prepare parents to become their children's advocate through
transition periods by providing that, at a minimum, a staff-parent meeting is held toward the
end of the child's participation in the program to enable parents to understand the child's
progress while enrolled in Early Head Start or Head Start.
(3) To promote the continued involvement of Head Start parents in the education and
development of their children upon transition to school, grantee and delegate agencies must:
(i) Provide education and training to parents to prepare them to exercise their rights and
responsibilities concerning the education of their children in the school setting; and
(ii) Assist parents to communicate with teachers and other school personnel so that parents
can participate in decisions related to their children's education. (4) See 45 CFR 1304.41(c)
for additional standards related to children's transition to and from Early Head Start or Head
Start.
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
Transition Activity Ideas
• Attend Parent Meetings to discuss Kindergarten
enrollment dates and other information.
• Develop a Kindergarten Enrollment Packet
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Enrollment Forms
Phone Numbers and Email Addresses
Map of School
Check list of Documents for Kindergarten
Kindergarten School Supply List
Tips for Parents
Develop materials in English and Spanish
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
Transition Activity Ideas
• Field Trips to Kindergarten Classrooms
– Allow children and parents to participate in classroom activities
– Allow children and parents to attend specialty classes: PE, Art, Music
– Allow children and parents to eat lunch in cafeteria
• Include Head Start children in End of School
Activities
– Talent Shows
– Assemblies
– Fun Day Activities
South Plains Community Action Association
Head Start & Early Head Start Division
Transition Activity Ideas
• Children with Disabilities
– Discuss Referral Process
– Discuss continuation of services with parents
– Provide Parents with phone numbers and Email Addresses
of appropriate school personnel
– Allow children and parents more time to assimilate to
classroom