Head Start Training from The Private Client Law Group
Training Solutions for Nonprofits and Grant-Funded Entities
Overview
For years, health, safety, transportation, and facilities-related issues have been among the most common reasons for deficiencies and serious findings for Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The Office of Head Start has given a special emphasis to these common, problem areas for grantees and delegate agencies. That focus has not changed under the revised Head Start Program Performance Standards or the new Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 (which has been introduced for the 2018 Fiscal Year). Head Start and Early Head Start agencies still need to make compliance with health, safety, transportation, and facilities requirements a priority. By attending this special, two-day institute in Dallas, you will learn how your Head Start or Early Head Start program can satisfy vital health and safety rules (including transportation and facilities requirements), implement best practices, and avoid common problems.
When
March 8, 2018 (Thursday)Where
DoubleTree Dallas Campbell Centre
8250 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75206
Driving Directions
A special conference rate of $149 per night (single or double) plus tax is available for March 7 and 8, 2018. The reservations cut-off date for the room block is February 14, 2018, or until the room block has been exhausted. Room reservations can be made by calling 1-214-691-8700. Please ask for the special group rate for "The Graham Private Client Law Group Head Start Training" when booking rooms to receive the discounted conference rate.
Pricing
To facilitate learning, the number of spaces available at this conference is strictly limited. The fee for this exclusive, two-day Head Start Health & Safety Institute is just $449 per person. Please register by February 14, 2018, to receive the Early Bird Discount Rate of just $399 per person.
Registration "at the door" will not be available for the conference. You must register in advance.
Contact
R. Brian Tipton, Esq.
The Private Client Law Group
75 Fourteenth Street, Suite 2200
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-974-3484
btipton@tpclg.com
Fourth Annual Head Start Health & Safety Institute
March 8 - 9, 2018
Exclusive Two-Day Event
Head Start and Early Head Start Training in Dallas
All Head Start and Early Head Start agencies must make compliance with health and safety requirements (including transportation and facilities rules) a priority. Health, safety, transportation, and facilities issues have been the leading causes for deficiencies and major noncompliance findings for years, and the Office of Head Start has increasingly focused on these significant problem areas. This emphasis on health and safety will not change under the revised Head Start Program Performance Standards, which have inspired a new Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 that changes the monitoring framework starting with the current Fiscal Year 2018. Help your Head Start or Early Head Start program comply with critical health, safety, transportation, and facilities-related requirements, by attending the Fourth Annual Head Start Health & Safety Institute in Dallas, Texas, on March 8 - 9, 2018. When you attend this unique training opportunity, you will learn not just about the rules that programs must follow under the revised Performance Standards and the Head Start Act but also how to implement best practices and respond to recent developments affecting health, safety, facilities, and transportation requirements, all while avoiding common deficiencies and other compliance problems.
The curriculum for this special Institute has been updated and revised for 2018 to incorporate recent changes ranging from the new Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 to updated facilities guidance. During the Fourth Annual Health & Safety Institute, you will explore important Head Start and Early Head Start health, safety, transportation, and facilities topics in detail. Over the course of two full days, you will learn about the following:
- Meeting health and safety requirements under the Head Start Program Performance Standards and Head Start Act;
- Preparing for the impact of the revised, Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 framework;
- Avoiding common but critical environmental health and safety issues;
- Implementing health services (including health status, nutrition, and mental health);
- Applying health and safety requirements to different program options (including center-based, home-based, and family child care);
- Responding to facilities-related issues and satisfying facilities rules under the revised Head Start Program Performance Standards;
- Integrating Caring for Our Children Basic and related best practices;
- Implementing active supervision;
- Complying with Life Safety Code requirements;
- Meeting requirements for child supervision and appropriate discipline;
- Understanding environmental health and safety issues for non-center-based program options;
- Implementing the revised transportation standards under the Performance Standards and best practices for safely transporting Head Start and Early Head Start children;
- Identifying and mitigating risks related to health, safety, and transportation;
- Implementing an effective ongoing monitoring system; and,
- Addressing consequences of noncompliance and successfully responding to health and safety issues.
The Fourth Annual Head Start Health & Safety Institute in Dallas will discuss these topics and other critical information about health and safety requirements and best practices to prepare you to operate a safe and healthy, high-quality Head Start or Early Head Start program. Throughout both days of the Institute, you will also have ample opportunities to ask and get answers to your individual questions about Head Start and Early Head Start health, safety, transportation, and facilities.
AGENDA
The Fourth Annual Head Start Health & Safety Institute will be held on March 8 and 9, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. The planned agenda for each day is as follows:
Day One (Thursday, March 8, 2018)
8:00 A.M. - On-site Conference Check-in
8:30 A.M. - Session I: Introduction to Head Start Health, Safety, Facilities, and Transportation
10:00 A.M. - Morning Break
10:15 A.M. - Session II: Preparing for the New Aligned Monitoring System 2.0
11:45 A.M. - Lunch (On Your Own)
1:15 P.M. - Session III-A: Health and Safety Requirements and Issues
2:45 P.M. - Afternoon Break
3:00 P.M. - Session III-B: Health and Safety Requirements and Issues (Continued)
4:30 P.M. - Adjourn (Day One)
Day Two (Friday, March 9, 2018)
8:00 A.M. - On-Site Conference Check-in
8:30 A.M. - Session IV-A: Facilities Requirements and Issues
10:00 A.M. - Morning Break
10:15 A.M. - Session IV-B: Facilities Requirements and Issues (Continued)
11:45 A.M. - Lunch (On Your Own)
1:15 P.M. - Session V: Risk Management Concerns
2:45 P.M. - Afternoon Break
3:00 P.M. - Session VI: Transportation Requirements and Issues
4:00 P.M. - Session VII: Conclusion and Question and Answer Session
4:30 P.M. - Adjourn (Institute)
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
By attending the two-day Institute in Dallas, you will gain the knowledge necessary to comply with the health, safety, facilities, and transportation requirements for Head Start and Early Head Start programs. After attending this special training, you will be able to:
- Identify the most common problems that Head Start and Early Head Start programs encounter related to health, safety, transportation, and facilities, and describe steps that your program can take to avoid these issues;
- Describe the key changes to the health, safety, facilities, and transportation rules under the revised Head Start Program Performance Standards;
- Compare the new Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 approach to health and safety monitoring to prior approaches and distinguish significant differences;
- List major factors that can affect compliance with health, safety, and facilities rules;
- Describe the components of an effective on-going monitoring process for health and safety and how to implement effective health and safety monitoring systems;
- List important frameworks, resources, and best practices outside of the Head Start Program Performance Standards and how your agency can implement them to enhance compliance with Head Start and Early Head Start requirements; and,
- Describe how a successful Head Start or Early Head Start program addresses vital health, safety, and facilities issues.
AUDIENCE
You will benefit from this exclusive Head Start Environmental Health & Safety Institute as an Executive Director, Head Start or Early Head Start Director, Governing Board or Policy Council member, Facilities Manager, Transportation Manager, Center Administrator, or front-line program staff.
REGISTRATION AND PRICING
The number of registration opportunities available for this Institute is extremely limited. Early Bird registration for the Fourth Annual Head Start Health & Safety Institute is just $399 per person through February 14, 2018. Regular registration, starting February 15, 2017, is just $449 per person. Cancellations received before January 26, 2018, will be subject to a $25 administrative fee, and all cancellations on or after January 26, 2018 (but before February 14, 2018) will subject to a $125 administrative fee. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations on or after February 14, 2018. In lieu of cancellation, registrants may substitute another participant from his or her organization at no charge. Please note that the Institute registration fee does not include lodging or transportation; Institute participants are responsible for making their own hotel and transportation reservations. However, a special room rate has been negotiated for the conference hotel.
Given the limited number of spaces available, at the door registration will not be available for this Institute. You must register in advance.
HOTEL
The Institute will take place in Dallas at the DoubleTree by Hilton Dallas-Campbell Centre, which is conveniently located near University Park and many area shopping, dining, and entertainment options. Rooms are available for special conference rates less than the government per diem, starting at $149 per night (plus tax) for single or double occupancy. These special conference rates are available for March 7 and 8, 2018, and may be offered for additional nights subject to hotel availability. Hotel reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at 1-214-691-8700. Please ask for the special group rate for "The Graham Private Client Law Group Head Start Training" or use code "TGP" to receive the discounted rate. Reservations can also be made on-line by clicking here for the reservations page. The room reservation cut-off date is February 14, 2018 (or until the block is exhausted). Because of the small number of rooms available, we advise making your reservations as soon as possible.
R. Brian Tipton is a practicing attorney with more than a decade's experience working with nonprofits and grant-funded organizations across the United States. Currently, Brian is Managing Director with The Private Client Law Group, P.C., in Atlanta, where he heads the firm's charitable solutions and grant-funded organizations practice. He is a summa cum laude graduate of the Louisiana State University and the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. Brian regularly represents Head Start and Early Head Start programs (as well as other grant-funded entities) in the areas of regulatory compliance, audits, funding source disputes, administrative appeals, and litigation. Brian also consults with organizations on governance, human resources, programmatic, and corporate matters, and develops and presents training programs for nonprofits and grant-funded entities.