Joining the Policy Council
Explore this tip sheet to help you decide whether to join your program’s Policy Council.
Explore this tip sheet to help you decide whether to join your program’s Policy Council.
In this this tip sheet, learn more about being a Policy Council member. Find out about training and how to engage in making policy suggestions.
You have served on the Policy Council. Now it is time for other parents to have the opportunity to be a member. Explore this tip sheet to learn more about leaving the Policy Council.
As a parent or family member serving on the Policy Council, you are part of your program’s leadership. Use this tool to reflect on how your program is partnering with families using the framework.
In this resource, learn how to partner with parents. Explore how to support their growth as leaders and advocates on the Policy Council.
Enhance your knowledge around family homelessness and discover the importance of the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act's definition of homelessness as it refers to children and youth.
Discover resources and videos on the importance of engaging families and partnering with them in the transition to kindergarten.
Head Start staff are often in a position to talk with families experiencing homelessness. Explore strategies and resources to support staff professional development as they work with families.
Learn how Head Start staff can partner with families and introduce the importance of the transition to kindergarten from the start.
Use this guide to explore strategies for building community partnerships.