Aims Community College, Greeley, CO
http://www.aims.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
Head Start and Migrant Head Start teaching staff participate in professional development. Skill enhancement activities include instruction on creating an environment and implementing curricula that reinforces and respects a child’s culture. Instruction emphasizes language, literacy, and numeration plus improving observation techniques and documenting child outcomes. Courses provide maximum access to non-traditional students and are offered at sites and times convenient for participants via technology. Aims Community College partners with the Family Education Network of Weld County Head Start Program.
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
http://www.asu.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
Recruiting forty Head Start teachers in two cohorts of twenty creates a peer learning community for students who wish to earn an associate degree in early childhood education or a baccalaureate degree. Together with project advisors, participants receive academic and social support and a mentoring program ensures success in accessing the university and completing the course work. The curriculum fulfills the early childhood education certificate guidelines and the State requirement of Structured English Immersion endorsement. It emphasizes best practices for working with the unique language, culture, early literacy, and learning needs of Hispanic/Spanish-speaking children and their families. Arizona State University partners with five Head Start agencies, including Early Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start.
California State University-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA
http://www.csubak.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
The California State University-Bakersfield (CSUB) offers a minimum of 46 Head Start staff members the opportunity to obtain a baccalaureate degree in child, adolescent, and family studies. Support services include: specialized advising by faculty and peer advisors; tutoring in small-group and individual settings; special sections of selected and required classes; a class schedule offered at accessible times and locations; and mentoring by the Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies (CAFS) faculty. CSUB partners with the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK), the umbrella organization for the Head Start providers of Kern County.
California State University-Northridge, Los Angeles, CA
http://www.csun.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
California State University-Northridge (CSUN) is the only four-year university in the San Fernando Valley section of the city of Los Angeles. Child Development Resources Inc. administers Head Start centers in Ventura County and the Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo County administers three Migrant and Seasonal Head Start centers in Ventura County. Both Head Start organizations provide Family Child Care Programs for infants one to two years of age. This project supports Head Start, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, and Early Head Start teachers who want to receive an associate, baccalaureate, or master’s degree. CSUN partners with Head Start delegate agencies in the San Fernando Valley, Child Development Resources Inc. of Ventura County, and the Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo County.
Central Community College, Grand Island, NE
http://www.cccneb.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/03 – 09/29/08
Abstract:
The Central Community College (CCC) program strives to increase the number of Head Start staff with higher education degrees. The project provides in-service training for teachers and professionals in participating Head Start/Early Head Start programs and also designs and implements child care conferences and diversity workshops. A distance learning program adds online and independent studies at the Head Start offices and CCC satellites within a 24-county area. CCC also has developed alternative classes that offer Spanish text and English-speaking instructors. The Central Community College partners with state and local advocates of early childhood education, local Head Start programs, the University of Nebraska, Kearney and other Nebraska four-year institutions, as well as community colleges.
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
http://www.colostate.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
Colorado Head Start and Early Head Start classroom teachers may pursue a baccalaureate degree in human development and family studies with an emphasis on early childhood education. Through this program, participants have access to online curricula, academic counseling, and course instruction in English and Spanish. The project goal is to give teaching staff the opportunity to enhance their skills, thus increasing developmental positive outcomes, meeting educational and linguistic needs, and enhancing school readiness for Latino children enrolled in Head Start/Early Head Start programs. Colorado State University partners with Head Start and Early Head Start grantees.
Community College of Denver, Denver, CO
http://www.ccd.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
The primary goal of the Early Childhood Educators Learning Communities Project is improved quality and long-term effectiveness of Head Start programs. Participants receive onsite academic training to receive degrees in early childhood education. This project involves 150 early childhood educators currently working in six Head Start-funded learning centers. Objectives include: creating a curriculum specifically designed for teachers of limited English proficient students; developing Learning Communities to sustain organizational commitment to innovation, training, and collaboration; and delivering programs leading to associate degrees in early childhood education to six employee cohorts from partnering Head Start centers. This project is a partnership of two multi-site Head Start and Early Head Start organizations, Clayton Family Futures and Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers, and the Community College of Denver.
Dallas County Community College District, Mesquite, TX
http://www.dcccd.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/03 – 09/29/08
Abstract:
The project goal is to increase the number of Head Start teachers who hold an Associate degree in Child Development and the number of teachers who have earned at least seventy-five credit hours toward a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Bilingual Education. The project support systems include easy access to classes for Head Start and Early Head Start teachers who work at their three partner sites: Head Start of Greater Dallas and its two delegate agencies, Mi Escuelita Preschools and Childcare Group. By increasing the knowledge and skills of Head Start teachers, the project creates culturally sensitive learning environments for Hispanic children and systemic change in the early childhood program culture.
Florida International University, Miami, FL
http://www.fiu.edu
Grant award dates 09/30-05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
Florida International University (FIU) partners with the Miami-Dade County Head Start programs to offer Project HEAT (Head Start Educators Advanced Training). Project HEAT developed a new baccalaureate program that allows Head Start teachers to continue working full-time while attending classes at night, and to help Head Start educators prepare for certification as a Florida teacher. Participants become role models and mentors in the Miami-Dade County early childhood community that employs them. This program replaces the required semester of student teaching because students already will have worked in the field for at least two years. The course curriculum is designed to help these students develop skills to enhance Miami-Dade County’s predominantly Hispanic children’s language, physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
http://www.fhsu.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/03 – 09/29/08
Abstract:
The Fort Hays State University-Head Start Higher Education Hispanic/Latino Service Partnership Project develops and delivers professional development materials and course work to Head Start educators via online, face-to-face classes and interactive television. Created to increase the competency of Head Start teachers, the project expects to enhance children’s social and emotional development, as well as language development and early literacy in the home language and English. Teachers learn the skills necessary to assess children. The project works to increase the number of Head Start teachers with two- and four-year degrees in early childhood education. Fort Hays State University partners with the Hays Area Head Start and the Garden City Area Head Start programs.
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
http://www.fortlewis.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/03 -09/29/08
Abstract:
The goal of this project is to increase the number of classroom teachers who have completed a four-year early childhood degree or teacher licensure program. The course delivery model is blended and includes campus and distance learning for a cohort of 25 students who have a two-year degree. Students may complete a four- year degree in early childhood education or teacher licensure in an additional 2½ years. Fort Lewis College partners with Tri-County HS, Southern Ute HS, Farmington HS, Jicarilla Apache HS and Rocky Mountain SER/HS to deliver a culturally authentic and sensitive early childhood degree or licensure program.
Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
http://www.hcc.mass.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
The Holyoke Community College and Holyoke-Chicopee-Springfield Head Start Program have developed a partnership to increase the number of Head Start classroom teaching staff with an associate degree and to prepare participants to work effectively with Latino children and their families. The project works to expand the previously existing partnership in which Holyoke Community College provided a reduced cost course to Holyoke-Chicopee-Springfield staff at the Head Start centers. The curricula are enhanced to include topics on cultural awareness and early literacy.
Houston Community College System, Houston, TX
http://www.hccs.cc.tx.us
Grant award dates 09/30/03 – 09/29/08
Abstract:
The Houston Community College System assists Head Start teachers to obtain a two- year associate degree in early childhood education. To supplement their current slate of academic courses, two new classes were developed: a class in assessing young children and one in developing conversational Spanish skills. To encourage student participation and success, a feedback loop process is used. “Touch Twice” and a “First Alert” process monitor and assess Head Start teachers and facilitate regular contact among the teachers and the project staff. The Houston Community College System partners with Neighborhood Centers Inc. Head Start and the Gulf Coast Community Services Association Head Start.
Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX
http://www.laredo.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
The project offers participants a variety of courses to enhance their skill sets and ability to provide quality services to Head Start children and their families. Course work topics include curriculum resources for early childhood programs; nutrition, health, and safety; creative arts, literacy, and child growth and development; as well as math and sciences for early childhood education. Via technology, participants engage in field observation directly related to instruction. The project was designed to raise the level of instructional competence among early childhood educators along the U.S./Mexico border. The Laredo Community College partners with the Webb County Head Start Texas Migrant Council.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
http://www.msu.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
Michigan State University (MSU) has helped over one hundred Migrant Head Start (MHS) teachers in Michigan attend college and forty-three to earn an Associate of Arts degree. Telamon Corporation is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the economic and educational upgrading of agricultural workers throughout the United States. In partnership, MSU and MHS established Proyecto Escalón to help forty-five MHS teachers take the next step toward earning baccalaureate degrees. Specific objectives include: identifying and recruiting 25 MHS teachers with associate degrees who are willing to pursue a baccalaureate degree. The next step is recruiting another 20 MHS teachers nearing completion of an associate degree who are interested in pursuing a baccalaureate degree. All participants receive career, financial, and educational information, as well as support services to succeed. Reciprocal arrangements with MSU and community colleges allow participants to earn a baccalaureate degree over a five-year period.
National University, La Jolla, CA
http://www.nusystem.org
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
Participants attend courses specifically scheduled to accommodate work schedules. They also have access to academic advisors and tutoring, to help them complete a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education. Courses are intended to develop knowledge and competence in the key areas of child development, curriculum, family and community, assessment, special needs, health, and professionalism. The project intends to improve the quality of education delivered by Head Start teachers as they prepare Latino children for kindergarten. The National University partners with the Santa Clara County Office of Education Head Start Program.
Portland Community College, Portland, OR
http://www.pcc.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
This early childhood education English-language pathway offers bilingual courses, early childhood education courses, intensive English-language institutes, and other services to enable Spanish-speaking Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start teachers to complete an associate degree. Participants in rural Oregon have access to the project via interactive distance learning. This project intends to increase the number of Head Start Migrant and Seasonal Head Start classroom teachers with associate degrees in early childhood education and to develop and disseminate a replicable model nationwide. Portland Community College partners with the Oregon Child Development Coalition and Community Action of Washington County Head Start programs.
Rancho Santiago Community College District - Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
http://www.sccollege.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
This project offers Head Start classroom teaching staff an accessible education and a seamless support system for attaining associate and baccalaureate degrees in child/human development. The College partners with a local university to develop a system for transition between the institutions. To improve retention and to facilitate degree completion, the program offers participants individualized academic advice and learning communities as well as traditional supports. Rancho Santiago Community College District – Santa Ana College partners with the Orange County Head Start program.
Regents of New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
http://www.nmsu.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
The project offers academic course work and other training models to support Head Start classroom teaching staff in attaining degrees in early childhood education. The project creates and includes curricula to help participants enhance a child’s literacy and numeration skills and disseminates lessons learned about methods and experiences to promote replication in other communities. Participants complete a learning assessment prior to beginning the program, obtain individualized career coaching, and benefit from access to technology in early childhood courses. The Regents of New Mexico State University partner with the Las Cruces, Los Niños, and Home Education Livelihood Head Start programs.
Regional Community Technical College, Hartford, CT
http://www.ctcharts-a-course.org
Grant award dates 09/30/03 – 09/29/08
Abstract:
The Regional Community Technical College partners with LULAC Head Start, New Haven Board of Education, Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), New Opportunities, Thames Valley Council for Community Action (TVCCA), Child Care Center of Stamford, and Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.
Saint Augustine College, Chicago, IL
http://www.staugustinecollege.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/03 – 09/29/08
Abstract:
In conjunction with the Chicago Department of Human Services, Saint Augustine College ensures educational opportunities for Head Start staff. Several degree programs are available including the Child Development Associate, Applied Science in Early Childhood Education, and the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education. The project targets teaching assistants and staff in home-based programs. The intent is to recruit 80 percent of project participants from the Hispanic community. Project emphasis is on training to support non-English speaking children, helping children to progress in both home and school environments, and promoting language development and early literacy. Social and emotional development and the assessment of child outcomes are two additional significant topic areas. Saint Augustine College partners with the Chicago Department of Human Services, Head Start Centers, and the Erickson Institute.
Saint Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
https://www.stlcc.cc.mo.us
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
The Saint Louis Community College and Grace Hill Settlement House Head Start offer a professional development program targeted to Head Start classroom teachers. The project provides specialized Spanish language and cultural awareness classes to prepare classroom teaching staff to deliver more effective care to Latino children. Saint Louis Community College staff and faculty, together with other supporting agencies, implement a full continuum of courses leading to the completion of an associate's degree. The project intends to improve the long-term effectiveness of Head Start services by increasing the number of teachers with degrees in early childhood education, the number of bilingual employees at Head Start centers in targeted areas, and the number of faculty, staff, and parents who are aware of issues of importance to Latino children and their families. The Saint Louis Community College partners with the Grace Hill Settlement House and the YMCA Head Start/Early Head Start programs.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
http://www.sfsu.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
This is a partnership among the San Francisco State University Head Start/Early Head Start program, the City College of San Francisco, the City of San Francisco’s "First Five Project," the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), and the San Francisco State University’s Marian Wright Edelman Institute. The San Francisco State University Head Start/Early Head Start program delivers services to a total of 1,404 children. The City College of San Francisco offers early childhood education professional development opportunities for the San Francisco region. The “First Five Project” awards grants to individuals who want to earn an associate or baccalaureate degree in early childhood education. Faculty at Marian Wright Edelman Institute has the skills to implement an academic program responsive to the language and cultural needs of a diverse population who speak a language other than English.
Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, WA
http://www.skagit.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
Skagit Valley College has implemented an innovative early childhood education program designed to increase the number of Head Start classroom teaching staff with college degrees. To meet the needs of the non-traditional student, the program provides online access to bilingual and other courses, as well as summer institutes. Skagit Valley College and Head Start grantees have developed a lab school to serve as a practicum site. Skagit Valley College partners with Skagit Island and Samish Longhouse Head Start programs and the Washington State Migrant Council.
Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
http://www.tamiu.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) and Webb County Head Start partner on the Excellence in Early Childhood Education (E3) project. The project recruits and enrolls current Head Start teachers and staff in an Associate of Arts degree program and then assists them to complete a baccalaureate degree in early childhood and/or bilingual early childhood education. Objectives include identifying and recruiting at least 30 qualified candidates from the Webb County Head Start Centers and developing a comparability chart of lower and upper division course work leading to baccalaureate degrees in the targeted areas.
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of
Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
http://www.unr.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
The University of Nevada at Reno is a land-grant university that offers a four-year baccalaureate degree in early childhood education, focusing on the education of children from birth through age eight. The Community Services Agency, a local nonprofit organization, operates Head Start programs at 13 sites in six northern Nevada counties. This project supports a high quality, culturally sensitive program that will enable eight to ten Hispanic Head Start and Early Head Start teachers to earn baccalaureate degrees. Grant funding pays for tuition, books, substitute teachers, and support personnel. Priority is given to Hispanic teachers who have earned an associate degree. The University of Nevada, Reno partners with the Community Services Agency.
University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
http://www.utsa.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has implemented a Higher Education Partnership Grant enabling 15 Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant Head Start teachers to obtain Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees via summer institutes. The intent of this program is to increase the number of Head Start classroom teaching staff with a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education. The University of Texas at San Antonio partners with San Antonio Community College (a Hispanic Serving Institution), St. Philips College (a Historically Black College and a Hispanic Serving Institution), and the South and Central Texas Head Start/Early Head Start programs, particularly AVANCE, Parent Child Inc., Texas Migrant Council, and Community Action Inc.
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
http://www.panam.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/05 – 09/29/10
Abstract:
University of Texas Pan American’s (UTPA) College of Education offers a field-based education program that is taught entirely on selected campuses of the South Texas Center for Professional Development of Teachers (STCPDT). This is an existing collaboration of South Texas Community College, Region One Education Service Center, and seven independent school districts. The goals of the South Texas Advantage Project (STAP), are 1) to improve program quality for early childhood education professionals and 2) to increase the number of teaching staff with early childhood education qualifications and certifications 3) to facilitate professional development to include developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and effective teaching approaches that enhance each child’s learning and development and 4) to create a model of professional development that works effectively with diverse families. This project is a partnership between the UTPA, Hidalgo County Head Start, and Texas Migrant Council Head Start.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
http://www.washington.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/03 – 09/29/08
Abstract:
A Total Quality Education approach is used in this project designed to increase the professional skills of staff working in 34 Head Start, Migrant Head Start, and Early Head Start centers in rural Washington State. The project establishes five or more higher education linked in-service development demonstration sites and offers rotational internships featuring peer coaching, mentor support, and reflective strategies. Topic area experts enhance the process, providing additional support via Web and teleconference-based training. The telecommunications and in-service Solutions Package supports the capacity of demonstration sites to sustain and extend training in evidence-based practices. Participants also are eligible for a block of course credits linked to Child Development Associate credentialing, as well as associate and baccalaureate degrees via partnerships with local institutes of higher education. The University of Washington partners with the Washington State Migrant Council, the Yakima Valley Community College, and the Heritage College of Toppenish.
Urban College of Boston: A Two-Year College Inc., Boston, MA
http://www.urbancollege.edu
Grant award dates 09/30/04 – 09/29/09
Abstract:
The project increases the number of Head Start teachers with baccalaureate degrees in early childhood education, as well as strives to improve the responsiveness of Head Start to a growing Latino population in the Boston metropolitan area. Head Start classroom teachers working in Boston and serving primarily Latino children and their families may enroll in the program, which offers a series of courses leading to an associate degree in early childhood education. Participants gain the option of continuing their studies to complete baccalaureate degree requirements. . The Urban College degree model fosters the knowledge, skills, and career status of entry-level Latinos working in Head Start centers. It increases the cultural and linguistic responsiveness of Head Start programs and supports and integrates the strengths of the Latino community. The Urban College of Boston partners with Action for Boston Community Development Head Start.
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