I love words. I love language, that system of words that we use to communicate with each other. In this case, I love how these two words “professional” and “promising” are so uniquely intertwined and related. I love how this relationship is ripe for a metaphor of quali...
Thank you Maryland Family Network for another opportunity to present at your professional development conference and to work with some of the staff within your network and assist them in their continuous improvement.
This year I presented: We See You, We Hear You,...
Program Governance training in Maryland today at the Chesapeake Center. Looking forward to a great day of learning how #HeadStartWorks with the Maryland Family Network parent and staff leaders.
Thank you to Faith Miller and her great team of staff and parent leaders at the Maryland Family Network and their delegate agencies for another wonderful Program Governance training event.
I always enjoy this group. We have fun while we learn together the roles an...
This is something I have told my teen-aged son. Usually when he jumps to an exaggerated conclusion based on something I’ve told him. We adults often make this lapse in effective communication too. We “hear” what we think the other person...
It's that time of the year! Many think summer is a slow time in an educational institution, but it's actually a time busy with planning and quality improvement.
Head Start Programs across the country are planning for another school year. This includes training for staff...
This is a story from my time as a Head Start Director
We were having our monthly Policy Council meeting. The group is a shared governing body made up of mostly Head Start parents. There was a typical agenda, except tonight the agency’s fiscal director was a guest; makin...
