HSGD Training Schedule for the 2008/2009 School Year

The training topics (in blue) listed next to the month are required of all agency staff during that month.  Each Center and Department is to conduct a training session for staff during this month and the Sign-In Sheet is to be forwarded to Training with 3 working days after the training session.  The Training Department will make available a training outline, session handouts and a PowerPoint presentation for these topics. 

Also, each employee is to complete the online training module for that topic during that month.  The list of staff who have completed the online training modules will be posted online.

September 2008 – Child Abuse Policy

• Family Advocates – Parent Involvement/Non Federal Documentation
• Special Services – Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem, G-Tubes and Feeding Therapy

October 2008 – Diversity

            Additional trainings for specific groups:

• EHS – Brain Development
• HS Education staff – Behavior Problems in the Classroom & Referral Process
• Family Advocates – Community Resources & Referral Process
• Management – Problem Solving
• Support Staff – Customer Service Skills for Receptionists
• Special Services – How Do I Serve My Child with Autism in an Educational Environment, Using Special Stories to Reduce Classroom Behavioral Challenges

November 2008 – Ethics

            Additional trainings for specific groups:

• EHS – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• HS Education staff – Language Acquisition and Development
• Family Advocates – Counseling Skills
• Management – Employee Development           
• Special Services – Learning Disabilities among Preschoolers and Meeting their Needs in Classroom Settings, Developing Effective Individualized Education Plans for Children with Multiple Disabilities

December 2008 -  (no agency wide training theme) 

            Additional trainings for specific groups:

• All Center staff - CACFP/Nutrition Procedures
• Special Services – Stress Management for Care Givers

January  2009 – Training Needs Assessment    

            Additional trainings for specific groups:

• EHS – Shaken Baby Syndrome
• HS Education staff – Emotional Development/Principles of Child Development
• Family Advocates – Documentation and Folder Review
• Management – Performance Evaluation
• Special Services – Traumatic Brain Injury: Characteristics and Teaching Methods, Down Syndrome

February 2009 – Civil Rights

            Additional trainings for specific groups:

• EHS – Homeless families
• HS Education staff – Homeless families
• Family Advocates – Homeless families (Social Workers from local shelters as trainers)
• Management – Homeless families
• Special Services – Brain Development, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Identification and How to Meet their Needs

March 2009 – Sexual Harassment

            Spring Break Training Conference, March 16, 17 & 18, 2009    

            Additional trainings for specific groups:

• EHS – Communicating with Parents
• HS Education staff – Physical Health and Development
• Family Advocates – Interviewing Skills
• Management – The Leader’s Role in Career Development
• Special Services – Developmental Milestones and Addressing Individual Concerns, Identification of Children with Mental Retardation and Teaching Methods

April 2009 – Professionalism

            Additional trainings for specific groups:

• EHS – Transitioning
• HS Education staff – Transitioning
• Family Advocates – Parent Involvement
• Management – Grooming: Building From Within
• Special Services – Anxiety Disorder: Identification and Remedies, Promoting Effective Communication with Head Start Parents

May 2009 – Team Building

·        Special Services - How Do I Get the School District to Serve My Child With Special Needs?, Cognition Development in Young Children

This list is not inclusive of all agency training, but is designed to provide a framework of basic training functions that are required by the Head Start Act, Licensing Standards, and agency policy.  This framework will be modified throughout the school year in order to better meet the needs of our agency.

Last updated: 9/22/2008