Why Should You Join a Head Start Advisory Committee?
As a Head Start parent or community leader, joining your local HSAC allows your voice to be heard on the issues that are important to you regarding your child(ren) and the community in the health, education, and/or family service aspect. Your input and perspective are needed to help understand how to best serve the families of Northern Panhandle Head Start. We would love to have you on our committee!
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Our Advisory Groups:
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Linking children to ongoing sources of continuous, accessible health care; Ensuring that the learning environments in the home and at the Head Start center supports each child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development; Establishing and implementing policies and procedures for responding to medical and dental health emergencies; Helping programs establish ongoing collaborative partnerships with community organizations to make it easier for children and families to access health services that are responsive to their needs; etc.
Coaching/ mentoring opportunities and/or data; Training opportunities for staff and parents; Data related to classroom interactions and child assessment; Family engagement in the classroom or in training; Review of school readiness goals and/ or associated data; etc.
Importance of family involvement; family interest survey; Parent Meetings; Policy Council; Community Events; etc.
We meet three times a year from 12pm-1pm.
Fall
Winter
Spring
Lunch will be provided 🍴
Virtual option is available! 💻
NPHS is located across from the Wheeling Country Day School.
The Health Advisory meeting will take place on the second floor in the Board Room.
The Education Advisory & the Family & Community Advisory meeting will take place on the first floor in the Multi-Purpose Room.