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Course
Name: ERSEA Specialist Course
Course
Length: 34 hours
(4 1/2 days)
Course
Cost: $990.00* members (Price does not
include exam fees)
$1095.00* non-members (Price does not include exam fees)
Course
Number: PM1057
Course Prerequisite:
Eligibility Assessment Form must be
completed. A candidate must work 20 hours or more
for Head Start program. Program fee must be
paid through Head Start professional development
funds.
Course
Description: The ERSEA Specialist course
is
designed to address challenges programs face in
meeting and maintaining enrollment levels. The
course is structured to delivers proven ERSEA
implementation strategies and related support
activities to participants. Each participant will
improve their methods in implementing ERSEA
compliance, particularly on how to achieve and
maintain full funded enrollment.
Participants
will learn procedures and processes, including forms
and tracking tools (ERSEA Toolkit: a CD with all the
forms and software needed to manage enrollment as
well as information and forms for recruitment) to
implement ERSEA at their program. Each area of
requirement will be examined in detail to help
students determine strategies for implementation.
It will help staff understand the eligibility
requirement as well as enrollment of children and
families in the program.
Learning
Outcomes
Upon successful
completion of all program requirements,
graduates will be able to:
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1. |
Conduct
outreach, recruitment and enrollment
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2.
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Provide
orientation on philosophy of program and
services provided and how ERSEA affects
management systems |
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3.
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Communicate effectively using
appropriate verbal and non-verbal
messages and reflective listening
skills. |
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4.
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Determine eligibility ensuring that
children with greatest need for services
enter the program first. |
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5. |
Develop
and design recruitment activities that
offer every parent with eligible
children in the community opportunities
to participate in Head Start. |
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6.
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Develop
a formal process for establishing
selection criteria and for selecting
children and families with the greatest
need for Head Start services |
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7.
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Ensure
that 10% of total actual enrollment are
children with disabilities. |
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8. |
Design
strategies to meet funded enrollment and
maintain it throughout the year. |
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9.
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Develop
ongoing monitoring system to ensure
average daily attendance requirements
are met |
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10.
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Create a
system that monitors and ensures no more
than 10% of over-income families enter
the program. |
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11. |
Manage
and design policies that ensures no more
than 35% of 101-130% of poverty
guideline families enter the program and
maintain annual reporting systems for
these families. |
Target Audience: This
course is designed for family workers, intake
management and those staff responsible for
maintaining eligibility requirements.
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Course
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