Leadership for Quality
2016 Administration & Management Conference 

Please join us on Wednesday November 16th at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center in Westford MA for the 2016 MADCA LEADERSHIP FOR QUALITY Administration and Management Conference.

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CHOOSE FROM 10 GREAT WORKSHOPS THAT WILL ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE YOU

• Together We Are Stronger: Exploring Opportunities for Shared Services among ECE Programs 
• The Science and Future of Comprehensive Services
• The Facilities Improvement Process: An Overview
• The Five Principles of Trauma-Informed Care
• Supporting Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Students
• Business Modeling: Break the Status Quo and Design Tomorrow’s Nonprofit
• Parent Engagement in the Age of Technology (Panel Discussion)
• Investing in Our Future Means Investing in Your Employees
  
• Using Social-Emotional Learning in Leadership: The Result – More Staff Cohesion, Less Stress
  
• What’s Important to Your Development Plan and Actions
  

MORNING SESSION

M-1 Together We Are Stronger: Exploring Opportunities for Shared Services among ECE Programs 

Sunindiya Bhalla Senior Director, Educational Success United Way of Massachusetts Bay

Cellissa Hoyt  Executive Director, Growing Places & Project Director, State Early Learning Alliance of NH

Participants will learn about the evolution of New Hampshire’s Early Learning Alliance and how it developed from the convening of 12 ECE programs to 35 members and growing, achieved significant cost savings, strengthened business practices, identified opportunities for collaboration, and improved program quality. 

M-2 The Science and Future of Comprehensive Services

Joan Wasser Gish Director of Strategic Initiatives, the Boston College Lynch School of Education’s Center for Optimized Student Support

Learn about the science of comprehensive services including principles of effective practice, their impact on child outcomes, and a new initiative in Massachusetts aimed at facilitating the integration of education with social services, youth development, health and mental health resources for children and families.

M-3 The Facilities Improvement Process: An Overview!

Theresa Jordan Director of Children’s Facilities Finance, Children’s Investment Fund

Bree Horwitz Senior Project Manager, Children’s Investment Fund

Hear about the training, technical assistance, and financing provided by the Children’s Investment Fund to non-profit center-based programs across Massachusetts. You will learn about the facilities development process as well as EEC’s Early Education and Out of School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund which provides grants to improve and expand facilities. 

 

M-4 The Five Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Katherine Manners Consultant, Trainer

What is “trauma-informed care” (TIC) and how are we to think about implementing it? In this workshop, we will be introduced to the five principles of TIC and understand how this approach can not only benefit the children and families with whom we work, but our staff as well. 

M-5 Supporting Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Students 

AFTERNOON SESSION 

A-1 What’s Important to Your Development Plan and Implementation

Philip B. Milburn Principal, Philip Milburn

There are certain ideas, plans and actions that are important, if not essential, to attracting and keeping financial supporters. What’s important is unique to your organization, the situation it faces today and where it aspires to be. The challenge is often deciphering what’s important, keeping plans simple, managing distractions and executing effectively and with agility. We’ll discuss this and help you think about improving your approach.

A-2 Parent Engagement in the Age of Technology (Panel Discussion) 

Wayne Ysaguirre  President and CEO, Nurtury (moderator) 

Eric Leslie  Lead Organizer, Union Capital Boston

Sue Covitz Executive Director, Families First Parenting Programs

Kin Lo  Associate, Kaymbu

Technology can enhance parent communication, engagement and development.  It can help us recognize and reward parent-child interactions, communicate children’s activities in real time, or deepen parents’ understanding of their child’s development. Come learn about three strategies that offer new ways to work, enhance successful strategies and extend parent engagement and development.

A-3 Using Social-Emotional Learning in Leadership: The Result -  More Staff Cohesion, Less Stress

Rachel Poliner Educational Consultant & Author

The importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) is increasingly recognized for children, but SEL is for adults too! All of us need a sense of community and skills for self-management, collaboration, resilience, and managing stress. This interactive workshop will offer leaders SEL skills and strategies for staff development and constructive climate.

A-4 Investing in Our Future Means Investing in Your Employees

Jenninfer E. Fournier General Council and Chief HR Officer

Laura Hurlbirt Senior HR Consultant, The Schuster Group

Making sure you take care of your staff is a critical part of honoring the work being done and the investment in tomorrow’s leaders. Join us for a discussion about how to improve retention and employee satisfaction; from simple yet impactful appreciation programs to strategic benefit offerings that will clear the pathway for your staff members to get engaged and stay engaged for the long run.

A-5 Business Modeling: Break the Status Quo and Design Tomorrow’s Nonprofit

 Eric Curtis President, Curtis Strategy 

Changing technology, rising costs, and outdated business models are quickly eroding non-profit organizations. To ensure viability, organizations must start to develop business models that are adaptive and take advantage of the changing environment. This workshop will explore some of the game changers that are, or will be, disrupting nonprofit organizations.