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Summer Managers & Directors Institute
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Preliminary Schedule
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 |
| 6:30AM |
Health Walk - Join us for a brisk 3 mile walk along the San Francisco Bay Trail. All are welcome!
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| 7:30 |
Registration & Continental Breakfast (included) |
| 9:30 - 10:030 |
Opening Session - Welcome—Ms. Lucia Palacios, CHSA President
Special Guest, Ms. Ann Linehan, Office of Head Start, Washington D.C.
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| 10:30 - 12:00PM |
Facilitated National/Regional Panel with Jan Len and Pat Colonnese, Region IX Office of Head Start, San Francisco, CA & Ann Linehan, Central Office of Head Start, Washington D.C. |
| 11:30 - 1:00PM |
1:00 Lunch (included)
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| 1:00 - 4:00 |
Training Sessions
Fiscal Management Workshop, presented by Frank Lorah, Kathy Pacheco and Pat Smith
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly—What Head Start Reauthorization Means for Your Program, presented by Ted Waters, Managing Partner of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell
Employment Law in California: Preventive Strategies to Keep Your Agency on Track, presented by Jaffe Dickerson, Alecia Winfield & Shannon Boyce, Littler Mendelson, P.C.
New Manager & Director—Head Start 101, presented by Carol Robson, Region IX TA Network,
Strengthening Systems in Head Start to Support Family Literacy, presented by Judy Kimmel, MA , National Head Start Family Literacy Center
California’s Learning & Development Systems—Infant/Toddler, Preschool & Special Education, presented by Desi Soto & Mary Smithberger, California Department of Education, Child Development Division, Michael Zito, California Head Start State Collaboration Office, Meredith Cathcart, Special Education Division and Anne Kuschner, Desired Results Access Project.
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| 4:30 - 6:00 |
Networking Reception & Resources
A great way to wrap-up the day, renew connections and meet new colleagues working in Head Start and Early Head Start programs from all over California.
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| Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
| 6:30AM |
Health Walk - Join us for a brisk 3 mile walk along the San Francisco Bay Trail. All are welcome! |
| 7:30 |
Continental Breakfast (included) |
| 7:30 - 1:00 |
CHSA Corporate Partners Exhibits |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
General Session
Keynote, Ms. Robin Denise Johnson, Ph.D. EQUEST Inc.— Dance of Leadership |
| 10:30 - 12:00PM |
Training Sessions (see above for descriptions) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch & CHSA General Membership Meeting
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| 1:00 - 4:00 |
Training Sessions (see above for descriptions) |
| 4:00 |
Institute Closes |
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Summer Managers & Directors Institute Opening Keynote
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July 30, 2008
Ann Linehan
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Ann Linehan serves as Director of the Quality Assurance Division of the Office of Head Start. For over 25 years she has worked in various capacities within Head Start, beginning as Executive Director at a Head Start and child care agency located outside of Boston, Massachusetts. In 1992, Ms. Linehan joined the Federal government to work in Region I as the Program Manager for Head Start, focusing on the monitoring process to address key quality issues. Ms. Linehan earned her baccalaureate degree in sociology and psychology and her master's degree in education from Boston State College.
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Summer Managers & Directors Institute Closing Keynote
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July 31, 2008
Robin Denise Johnson, Ph.D.
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Robin Denise Johnson is a mentor, author, and educator for leaders in multicultural organizations. Her company, EQUEST Inc. provides keynotes, workshops, education, and leadership coaching in (Dance of) leadership styles, diversity, and multicultural awareness to corporate executives, managers, and educators. She is a graduate of Harvard (Ph.D. and Masters) and Brown University (B.A. International Relations), served on the faculties at the Darden School at UVA, UCLA and Cal Poly University in Pomona, California.
Dr. Johnson translates academic research into actionable advice for practicing managers. Her multimedia products include Dance of Leadership, (providing 5 leadership styles for leading multicultural organizations), Career by Design (a performance management workbook), Ask! (Negotiations strategies for women and people of color), Leading Your Multicultural Team to High Performance, Organizational Behavior: A Multicultural Approach (a textbook) and numerous academic articles.
Dr. Johnson teaches in the UCLA Leadership Institutes for Women, African Americans, Head Start Directors and Multi-cultural Communications executives, and is the founding faculty director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Leadership Institute. Her first career was as an international finance executive with Chase, McDonald’s Corp and Lloyds Merchant Bank living/working in NY, London, Milan, Brussels, and Penang. For more information go to www.DrRobinJohnson.com.
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