Sentences with phrase «program staff and parents»

We conducted a quasi-experimental mixed - methods evaluation to understand the effects of the training on program staff and parents in the program.

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MISSION STATEMENT The staff of JES believes the Guiding Principles should be reflected in the instructional program, communication with parents, and expectations for students.

Director Brackett attributes her success to starting small, building on existing school garden programming, and strong communications with staff and parents.

Master Gardeners, Extension Agents, Keep Carroll Beautiful staff, parents, and other community members helped the farm to school program with building raised beds, planting, and assisting with taste tests.

Established in 1996 with the goal of preventing or reducing emotional and behavioral problems in young children, TVC's Early Childhood Programs have provided training and technical assistance to parents and staff associated with childcare, Head Start, pre-k programs throughout TePrograms have provided training and technical assistance to parents and staff associated with childcare, Head Start, pre-k programs throughout Teprograms throughout Tennessee.

In Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, or ECMHC, a mental health professional who is trained in the mental health needs of infants, toddlers and preschoolers collaborates together with early childhood programs, teaching staff, and parents to improve their ability to prevent and manage mental health related problems that may occur for the children in their care.

And most importantly, administrators, teachers, staff, parents, and students support the progrAnd most importantly, administrators, teachers, staff, parents, and students support the progrand students support the program.

On - staff cancer survivors and parents through the program who are happy to share their story and experience

The PRIDE program was designed in partnership with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, national and international experts, foster and adoptive parents, and staff members from both public and private agencies.

Start Smart programs are opportunities for staff, parents and children to work together to prepare children for sports by teaching them basic motor skills and also sport - specific skills, with the intent of starting children on a lifelong path of health and fitness.

«Providing a safe and fun environment for our players, proper training for coaches and parents, and open lines of communication between staff and league participants has created a successful youth sports program in Henderson for over two decades,» DiNicola says.

Liz is a full - time staff member at Kate's Club, an organization that provides therapeutic programming for children and teens after the death of a parent or sibling.

Meta - analyses of this expanded research base confirm the model's impacts on a range of risk and protective factors associated with child maltreatment.7, 8,9 In addition, all of the major home visitation models in the U.S. are currently engaged in a variety of research activities, many of which are resulting in better defined models and more rigorous attention to the key issue of participant enrolment and retention, staff training and quality assurance standards.10 For example, recent findings emerging from the initial two - year follow - up of the Early Head Start National Demonstration Project confirm the efficacy of home visitation programs with new parents.

Dr. Haiman has trained Head Start program administrators, staff, and parents throughout the United States and served as director of training for early childhood and parent education programs in Federal Region IX (AZ, NV, CA, HI, and the Trust Territories).

Thirty - two focus groups and 20 key informant interviews were conducted with staff from Head Start, home visiting, and child care programs; pediatricians; behavioral health providers; parents of young children; tribal leaders; and other stakeholders in seven diverse American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Campaigne concluded by noting that successful implementation of a school meal program requires establishment of leadership and a vision, a professional and motivated food service staff, and buy - in from stakeholders (students, parents, school staff, school boards, and taxpayers).

West Virginia surveyed parents of children under 3 years old and home visiting staff on how families are being supported and shared the results with home visiting programs, trained home visitors and other early childhood professionals on Strengthening Families, promoted parent support groups and play groups as entry points to home visiting, and revised Part C intake and family assessment processes to integrate family strengthening approaches.

The primary goal of parent support programs is to provide support and information in ways that help parents become more capable and competent.2, 3 Research now indicates that to reach this goal, it is necessary that staff use practices that are family - centered as opposed to professionally - centered, and capacity - building as opposed to dependency forming.4, 5,6,7 The key characteristics of family - centered practices include: treating families with dignity and respect; providing individual, flexible and responsive support; sharing information so families can make informed decisions; ensuring family choice regarding intervention options; and providing the necessary resources and supports for parents to care for their children in ways that produce optimal parent and child outcomes.8, 9,10,11

Participatory help - giving practices that actively involve parents in deciding what knowledge is important to them, and how they want to acquire the information they need, have the greatest positive effect on parents» sense of competence and confidence.22, 5 Available research evidence also indicated that the social and emotional development of young children is influenced by the ways in which program staff provided parenting support.24, 32

The relationship between what program staff do and how parents enhance the social and emotional development of their young children is often implicitly rather than explicitly stated by parent support program builders.

The success achieved by the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom project between 2011 and today has taught us that when all stakeholders work together — administrators, school boards, parents, and school building staff — breakfast - in - the - classroom becomes a sustainable and successful endeavor for school nutrition programs.

Meet our staff and sample our programs during an interactive parent / child activity from 5:00 - 5:30 p.

At 5:45, parents will leave their children with our teaching staff to meet the program supervisors in the multi-purpose room for a thirty - minute informational question and answer period.

This video - based program is perfect for new parents and early childhood staff training.

For this reason, many hospitals have specific staff and programs available to help parents cope with both the practical problems and the emotional issues brought on by the intensity and complexity of the situation.

Directly after the Mayor unveiled his executive budget this past Thurs., May 3rd, which revealed major cuts for Out of School (OST) and after - school programs, the steps of City Hall were flooded with northern Manhattan after - school providers, staff, advocates and parents, and elected officials protesting what some have termed «draconian» and «unimaginable.»

At 1 p.m. New York City Council members Mathieu Eugene and Margaret Chin, advocates, summer program staff, impacted children and parents hold rally to save summer programs for 31,000 NYC children, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Every year, Klein sends out letters to parents and school staff across the 34th Senate District, inviting students to participate in the program.

The spot asks parents, teachers and community members to contact their legislators and City Hall to urge them to protect schools from devastating budget cuts that will mean «overcrowded classrooms, an end to tutoring and after - school programs, and the loss of thousands of great teachers and school staff.»

In «Parent Training Can Improve Kids» Behavior» staff editor Ingrid Wickelgren drops in on a parent - training program that helps moms and dads build healthier relationships with their recalcitrant offsParent Training Can Improve Kids» Behavior» staff editor Ingrid Wickelgren drops in on a parent - training program that helps moms and dads build healthier relationships with their recalcitrant offsparent - training program that helps moms and dads build healthier relationships with their recalcitrant offspring.

It's different from conventional intervention programs in that teachers and staff along with parents and community members are the key players in promoting healthy eating and a physically active environment for kids.

Frequently Asked Questions; Information for Undergraduate Students; Information for Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students; Information for Parents and Family Critical thinking, hands - on experience & ethical context carry through in our master's - level programs.

Students, many people have helped you to get to this special moment in your lives: your faculty mentors; the staff, from the librarians, to the program coordinators, to the staff in operations and student enrollment services; and, of course, your parents, grandparents, partners, children, and friends.

Former headmaster Peter Greer arrived in 1992 and soon after convened a group of teachers, staff, parents, and alumni to write a guiding statement for the school's character education program.

Over the course of two months, I visited each of the selected schools to learn about the program in place — why it was initiated and by whom; what roles faculty, staff, and parents play; what the key program elements are; what the results are and how they are measured; and what obstacles the program faces.

Cybersafety and digital citizenship programs are no different — they require a whole - school approach that needs to be regularly re-assessed and updated, as well as have the ongoing support from staff, students and parents.

Forging community partnerships is one way that schools can access external resources and expertise to further support student programs, staff professional learning and parents.

Fewer than 40 of the district's 194 schools volunteered to participate in the program, in which teachers and other staff members, parents, and community members form school - community councils to provide oversight for school policy in consultation with the school principal, according to Rodney Davis, director of information services.

[content block] As a staff member of the family involvement program at Phalen Lake Hmong Studies and Core Knowledge Magnet, Sellers helps to orchestrate the annual event for parents and students of the St. Paul (Minnesota) school.

Through channels and programs of their own creation, some districts are reaching out not only to students and parents, but to staff and community members as well.

Parental involvement in homework: A review of current research and its implications for teachers, after school program staff, and parent leaders.

And as more adults — such as parents, teachers, and staff in community - based programs — work together to address children's media literacy, a more comprehensive approach can evolve to address students» media literacy at home, in school, and in after - school or summer prograAnd as more adults — such as parents, teachers, and staff in community - based programs — work together to address children's media literacy, a more comprehensive approach can evolve to address students» media literacy at home, in school, and in after - school or summer prograand staff in community - based programs — work together to address children's media literacy, a more comprehensive approach can evolve to address students» media literacy at home, in school, and in after - school or summer prograand in after - school or summer programs.

The National Head Start Association responded by bringing suit against the administration in federal court for threatening local programs and trying to create a «chilling effect» on actions that parents and Head Start staff might take to save Head Start.

The association's board believes, Herndon wrote, that «local parents, staff and governing boards, and not the federal government, are in the best position to determine how to improve the operation of their program.»

The two parties then worked together to plan and deliver Life Education programs to students, staff professional learning and parent forums.

Backed with the support of the Principal, staff and community, the program was so successful that she was asked to deliver a TAFE certificate course, back at Wilkins Green to teach other community members, parents and teachers how to best implement it.

It is essential to involve parents, staff, and students in planning the details of any program like Guess Who's Coming to Lunch, she added.

A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site.

There is nothing now available to parents called childcare or daycare that is even grossly similar to Abecedarian in the program that is delivered, the characteristics and social circumstances of the children and families that are served, the teachers and staff who are employed, the age at which children are initially enrolled (6 weeks), the continuity of enrollment from infancy to 5 years, the delivery of on - site primary health care, program leadership and management, or costs.

O'Neal is a coordinator assigned to the Cincinnati (Ohio) school by the Hamilton County Family and Children First Council, and she works with a committee of staff members, parent volunteers, and representatives from community organizations to make the Guess Who's Coming to Lunch program a success.