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2/9/2023 - 2/10/2023
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST

February 9-10, 2023
Marriott Northwest Columbus 5605 Blazer Parkway, Columbus, OH  43017

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REGISTRATION FEES:     Subscription Member: $200        Member: $240       Non-Member: $275
HOTEL RATE: $116 per night; includes breakfast and Wi-Fi
 

Wednesday, February 8

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.         OHSAI Board Meeting

Thursday, February 9

8:00 a.m.                                 Registration 

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.        

Communities of Learners
The Community of Learners model is intended to facilitate meaningful and intentional networking, sharing and learning among and between peers working in a common field.
 
Data                                                                                                 
Ryan Hardesty, Miami Valley Child Development Centers; Barb Scharff, Hamilton County ESC

• Program Updates

Directors                                                                           
Kristen Kerr, Community Action of Wayne/Medina; Dr. Shauna Matelski, Lorain County CAA; Amy Esser, Mercer County Head Start

• Show and Tell – Updated reporting to OHS policies and procedures
• Discussion about how programs determine when & how they refer to CSB for internal concerns
  • What do internal investigations look like?
• Reporting
• Enrollment
• Conversions/Reductions

               
Early Head Start                                                                               
Jeanine Bensman, Council on Rural Services; Angie Bridges-Kisor, Ironton-Lawrence County CAO; Teri Brannum, Coshocton County Head Start

• Trauma-informed practices – Heather Mansell, STG via Zoom
• Program Updates
• Open Discussion and Sharing

 
Education                                                                 
Yu-Ling Yeh, Akron Summit CAA; Therese Hunt, Butler County ESC; Cassandra Hoeflich, Knox County Head Start, Diane Johnson, MVCDC

• CLASS strategies
• Trauma-informed leadership – Heather Mansell,  STG via Zoom
• Gathering appropriate data for documentation on goals – Scott Elliot, STG
• Next steps with STEM

 
Family & Community Partnerships                                                  
Kathleen Olderham, Ross County CAC; Shelly Wallpe, Butler County ESC; Nicole Shetterly, Toledo Public Schools

• What agencies do you formally partner with and why?
  • Do you have season or situation partners?
• Do you have an MOU – please share
• Do you share data with the partner?-- Scott Elliott, STG
  • Do you measure specific outcomes?
• Partnering with school districts specifically around transitions – info shared, data shared (KRA), files, kindergarten tours

Health/ Mental Health/ Nutrition                                                   
Alice Marie Ohlin, Akron Summit CAA; Brenda Bissett, Coshocton County Head Start; Linda Fox, Akron Summit Community Action; Angie Stephenson, Mercer County Head Start

• Menu Sharing – Bring your menus
• Staff Wellness – Bring your most fun activities to share
• Dental Health Month
• Healthy Heart Eating
• Monitoring – FA 1 and 2
• Program Updates –
  • Challenges and Successes

Human Resources                                                                           
Carla Rodriguez, Lorain County CAA; Julie Mickley, Knox County Head Start

• Developing a total rewards strategy
• Improving employee communication
• Using data to guide HR decisions

Parents                                                                       
Becky Glasure, HARCATUS Head Start; Jeanette Taylor; Jeannette Jarrett; Theresa Wynn, West Ohio CAP

• Parent Café
  • Creating Your Own Style of Effective Discipline
     

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.          Luncheon in the Atrium

1:00pm to 1:15pm                 Affiliate Elections
                                                Director                      Parent            
                                                Staff                            Friend            
 
1:15pm to 1:30pm                 District Elections
                                                Northwest                  Southwest    
                                                Southeast                  Northeast

1:30pm to 4:30pm                   Breakout Sessions

The Choice to Lead: Developing Emotionally Intelligent Leadership *
Peg Tazewell, Executive Director Knox County
In a follow up to November’s The Choice to Lead training, join Head Start leaders in a consideration of how strengthening emotional intelligence will help to build leadership skills. Founded in Daniel Goleman’s four areas of competency in emotional intelligence: Self-awareness, Self-management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management, this session seeks to consider how strengthening emotional intelligence competencies as individuals will enable one to continue to develop as strong and resilient leaders, and to support the development of leaders on your team.
Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify the four components of Daniel Goleman’s emotional intelligence framework
2. Consider strategies to improve individual emotional intelligence competencies
3. Identify strategies for developing leaders by strengthening emotional intelligence within teams

 
Reset and Recharge – Practice Based Coaching Overview and Best Practices
Scott Elliott, Early Childhood Specialist, STG International     
Coaching in Head Start settings is more important now than ever with staff turnover, children struggling to adjust to classroom environments, and all the disruption we’ve experienced over the pandemic. This session will introduce/review Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) and its components: collaborative partnerships, shared goals and action planning, focused observation, and reflection and feedback. Participants will consider the role of PBC in our current realities and program environments, and what strategies best support a reset and recharge of PBC practices.
Learning Outcomes:

1. Review the four components of  Practice Based Coaching
2. Identify the benefits and impact of Practice Based Coaching
3. Identify timely strategies to most effectively implement Practice Based Coaching

 
Building Cross-Cultural Competence: C.A.R.E. Method Training
Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence
The Building Cross-Cultural Competence: C.A.R.E. Method training is ideal for participants seeking an understanding of Cross-Cultural Competence and the importance of providing Cross-Culturally competent services. During the CARE training, participants will understand MACC’s approach to cultural competence, unpack culture and its influence on perceptions, and identify strategies to increase cross-cultural competence within personal lives and organizations.
 Learning Outcomes:

1. Examine personal understanding of cross-cultural competence
2. Identify strategies to engage in cross-cultural competence
3. Deepen understanding of culture’s influence in the workplace

 
Disabilities Session – Special Education Updates          
Dr. Therese Hunt, Butler County ESC, Alice Marie Ohlin, Community Action Akron-Summit, Special Guest – Elaine Hamilton & Najma Mohamoud, Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
Continuation of the morning's Community of Learners.  Elaine and Najma will present on supporting parents during the IEP process.
Other topics include:    

• Struggles/challenges and successes
• Meeting the 10% - Waivers
• Interagency agreements
• Focus Area 1 & 2 monitoring
• Program Updates

Friday, February 10
8:00 a.m.         Registration
 
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.          Breakout Sessions

Updates and Director Dialogue – Regional and Start Partners
Karen McNamara and Edward George, Region V Office of Head Start
Kara Wente, Director of Children’s Initiatives, Governor DeWine’s Office
Our invited state and regional leaders will bring the latest updates and engage in discussion on pressing issues such as Grants Management, the Enrollment Initiative, Changes in Scope, Child Incident Reporting, and the upcoming state budget and the Governor’s vision for his second term.                        
 
Moving Beyond Letter of the Week: Phonological Awareness in Preschool *OA
Dr. Jeni Jacobs
How do you promote letter recognition and phonological awareness skills for preschool children in meaningful ways? Why is a letter of the week approach not the best way to teach these skills? If I don't do letter of the week or worksheets, how do I promote letter recognition? In this workshop we'll
learn why letter of the week is not the best approach for teaching phonemic awareness skills to preschoolers. Explore fun strategies for teaching children to recognize letters, sounds, and words in ways that are developmentally appropriate and prepare children for success in kindergarten.
Participants will receive 3 hours of Ohio Approved credit
Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the process of learning to read and discuss the disadvantages of using a Letter of the Week approach
2. Identify the components of phonological awareness and develop a comprehensive and detailed lesson plan for engaging children in phonological awareness activities in preschool classrooms
3. Develop a lesson using the explicit teaching model
4. Identify the skills and stages of phonemic awareness and develop a comprehensive and detailed lesson plan for engaging children in phonemic awareness activities in preschool classrooms.

Overview of the QCIT Tool (Quality of Care for Infants and Toddlers) *OA 
Lynne Storar, Miami Valley Child Development Centers
During this training, participants will gain knowledge about the newest observation tool available for mixed age Infant and Toddler Classrooms. The QCIT , is an evidence-based observational measure of the quality of caregiver–child interactions in early care and education settings that serve infants and toddlers.  The tool measures support for social emotional development, support for cognitive development, support for language and literacy development and areas of concern in a classroom.  In this session we will explore how QCIT data can be used to understand how caregivers in particular classrooms and family child care homes:

• Engage in positive and nurturing interactions
• Build children’s cognitive skills and problem-solving abilities
• Enhance language and literacy development​

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify the purpose and use of the QCIT tool
2. Identify the areas measured by the QCIT tool
3. Describe how QCIT will be supportive of all infant and toddler educators

                                                               
Boundaries: A Tool for Sustainability and Engagement *                                   
Brandi Lust, Learning Lab Consulting
Boundaries are necessary; when we don’t honor them, our resources are quickly worn away by the words, actions, and circumstances of others. We are left less engaged. We are prone to burnout. However, honoring the space we need for ourselves enhances rejuvenation; we are engaged for the work that matters to us. Learn healthy boundary-setting tools that you can implement in professional and personal life.
Learning Outcomes:

1. Reflect on strategies to improve sustainability and engagement through the implementation of boundaries
2. Engage tools for setting healthy boundaries on time, resources, and emotions 
3. Create a boundary map to protect what matters

12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.          Lunch and General Session

Regional Office Updates                                                                       
Karen McNamara and Edward Young, Region V Office of Head Star                
 
 Keynote Speaker
 Brandi Lust, Learning Lab Consulting

From Self-Care to Community Care: Creating Cultures that Support Well-being *
Brandi Lust is the founder of Learning Lab Consulting and the author of Myths of Being Human: Four Paths to Connect with What Matters. Through her work nationally as a speaker and consultant, she helps organizations lower stress, build resilience, and create more connection for employees through tools like mindfulness and social emotional learning.
Brandi believes that our common humanity enhances the workplace and our lives; when we bring our whole selves to everything we do, both the easy and the hard stuff, we are more fulfilled and more effective.

Adults in education are stressed out, burned out, and opting out. Research shows that communities that thrive will do so because of a cultural shift around mental health and well-being— one that goes beyond personal responsibility, taking the burden from an individual to change and instead transforming the circumstances that influence health. Join Brandi to learn a framework for improving social and emotional well-being through a more holistic and community-based approach. 
Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify components of a research-based framework for well-being that goes beyond self-care to include other important aspects of well-being
2. Identify how we can create cultures of social-emotional wellbeing in our communities through tools that encourage psychological safety

                
* These sessions are approved for IACET CEUs. IACET CEUs may count toward Ohio Approved credit. For more information about CEUs and OHSAI’s Professional Development policies and practices, visit www.ohsai.org/professional-development-information/
 
OA – Session Ohio Approved – your OPIN # will be requested and your participation will be recorded in the Ohio Professional Registry.