WSTC Parent Leadership Conference

It’s time again for the Parent Leadership Conference—this time focused more on developing key leadership (and life!) skills for parents. This training will be very interactive, so parents will get a lot of practice with their developing skills!

This will be our fourth annual Parent Leadership Conference, and the first two were a great success.  We heard from several directors, both Head Start and ECEAP, that the training their parents and staff received was instrumental in improving the running of their Policy Councils and parent involvement.   It's a great opportunity to get really high quality training for your Executive committee, new or experienced parents, and staff that work directly with parents.

Agenda:
March 28, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch and snacks included)
March 29, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm (lunch and snacks included)

Curriculum includes:
• Communications and Collaboration Training – What is your communications style? How can you most effectively work in a group? How can you help meetings run smoothly? How do you work with others to develop goals and plans that are clear, achievable, and will be completed successfully?

• Negotiation and Conflict – Being able to master the skills of negotiation and conflict resolution is one key to success in all areas of human interaction – work, school, and home. Parents will get some hands-on practice with these skills, based on common scenarios.

• Advocacy – Effective advocacy, whether it is with an elected official, with your child’s teacher or with your boss, is about building relationships and understanding how to clearly convey your message in a way that is also clear to the listener. Parents will hone their communication skills, learning how to craft messages that resonate with their listeners.

• The Road to Self Sufficiency – Learning the skills required to be self-sufficient is a fundamental goal of Head Start and ECEAP. Parents will emerge with new plans and ideas to help their family meet their goals.