WSA Monthly Conference Call Notes

About once a month we hold conference calls with Head Start and ECEAP Directors, staff and parents, on a variety of subjects.  If you would like to be reminded of the monthly call, please e-mail Katy.

Notes from WSA Conference Call 8-19-08

Topic:  Helen Blank, National Women's Law Center, discussed federal funding issues and upcoming Pre-K legislation in Congress.

Notes from WSA Conference Call 8-11-08

Topic:  Danielle Ewen (CLASP) and Elizabeth DiLauro (Zero to Three) discussed efforts in other states on Early Head Start/Early ECEAP and on childcare subsidy stabilization.

Notes from WSA Conference Call 4-29-08

Topic:  Including Early Learning in definition of Basic Education

Notes from WSA Conference Call 3-12-08

Topic:  New Head Start homeless regulations, McKinney-Vento

Notes from WSA Conference Call 2-13-08

Topic:  Washington Head Start Bill

Notes from WSA Conference Call 1-18-08

Topic:  Head Start budget prospects in early 2008, brief update on Washington Head Start and other issues before the state legislature.

Notes from Oregon Model conference call 12-3-07

Topic:  Proposed legislation to link Head Start and ECEAP similar to Oregon's Pre-K system, with all programs meeting Head Start performance standards and ECEAP funding being raised to match Head Start.

Notes from WSA Conference Call 10-29-07

Topics:  Federal legislative update with Joel Ryan; proposed new ECEAP quality requirements; Legislative session preview with Lonnie Johns-Brown; discussion of Oregon model of consolidated Federal/State Pre-K with Dell Ford, Oregon State HS Collaboration Office director.

Notes from WSA Conference Call 09-19-07

Topics:  Federal Appropriations with Debbie Weinstein, Coalition for Human Needs; New way to get cheaper food/supplies for programs, Kelly Fargo, Food Source Plus; Head Start Reauthorization/Funding with Joel Ryan