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Head Start Training and Technical Assistance
Oregon
Alison Laughlin
Regional Specialist, Oregon
541-482-4650
laughlin_a@charter.net
Alison's Bio
Gene Gousie
Fiscal Specialist
206-615-2600
eugene.gousie@acf.hhs.gov
Gene's Bio
Dawn Williams
Disabilities Specialist
206-615-3776
dawn.williams@acf.hhs.gov
Dawn's Bio
Welcome to the Oregon T/TA Network
Oregon Regional Technical Assistance Specialists work together to address training and technical assistance
issues of Head Start and Early Head Start grantees in the state. Because they have the opportunity to visit
regularly with programs around the state, they hear about common interests and concerns. They also have the
opportunity to witness many innovative, creative and effective strategies that Head Start and Early Head Start
staff members are using to meet the challenges of providing quality services for children and families.
- Some examples of the areas we have provided individualized technical
assistance are:
- Program planning
- Training and Technical Assistance plans
- Organizational structure
- Self assessment
- Policies and procedures
- Orienting new content managers
- Providing resources
- Suggesting trainers and consultants
- Content area training and technical assistance in the area of health, disabilities, family and community partnerships, fiscal and education
- Support for new content area managers and directors
- We also provided Cluster Meetings and monthly Conference Calls
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- We also establish relationships with community, state and federal agencies
region wide to support quality services for Head Start children and families.
Programs can request additional support or training from the Seattle based Content Specialists, and suggest
topics for cluster meetings and conference calls. Just ask your T/TA Specialist.
Recommended Links
http://www.ectc.pdx.edu/
Portland State University Early Childhood Training Center (ECTC). With its Center for Healthy
Inclusive Parenting, ECTC offers up-to-date information, technical assistance, and training for
individuals and organizations who work with children, families, and communities.
http://www.nwrel.org/index.php
Northwest Regional Education Laboratory provides research and development assistance to education,
government, community agencies, business, and labor.
http://www.cffo.org/
Children First of Oregon: The Status of Oregon's Children. Every year, these indispensable
reports show clearly where Oregon has improved and fallen behind in responding to
the needs of children and families.
http://www.ode.state.or.us
The Oregon State Department of Education website is a superb resource, especially in the EI/ECSE realm.
In the search section, type in EI/ECSE, then check the "EI/ECSE Express" newsletters listed in the
"Technical Assistance" section.
Research Links
http://www.hhs.oregonstate.edu/hdfs/ecld
Early Childhood Leadership Directions, Human Development and Family Sciences, Oregon State University. Early Childhood
Leadership Directions has developed a proven research-based model to nurture leadership.
http://eip.uoregon.edu/research/aces.html
The Access for Children to Early Services Project (ACES),University of Oregon Early Intervention Program. Research in
the areas of: Early Head Start - University Partnerships; The Social and Emotional Development Intervention Project.
http://www.tr.wou.edu/dec/index.htm
The Oregon Division for Early Childhood endeavors to promote the education and well being of
exceptional children. This mission is accomplished through stimulating communication and
cooperation among early childhood organizations and practitioners, disseminating information
about research, resources, and current trends and issues, and promoting involvement of
parents/caregivers in their children's development.
http://www.promisingpractices.net/
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) web site highlights programs and practices that
credible research indicates are effective in improving outcomes for children, youth,
and families. The information offered is organized around three major areas: Proven and
Promising Programs, Research in Brief, and Strengthening Service Delivery.
Articles and Publications
Crucial Conversations Tools: for talking when stakes are high by Kerry Patterson et al,
McGraw Hill, 2002.
Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time by Margaret J. Wheatley, Berrett-Koehler
Pulidhrtd, Inc., 2005.
Learning To Lead: effective leadership skills for teachers of young children by D. Ren-Etta
Sullivan, Redleaf Press, 2003.
Process Consultation: Lessons for Managers and Consultants
by Edgar H. Schein, Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1987.
The Secrets of Consulting: A Guidebook to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully
by Gerald M. Weinberg, Dorsett House, 1985.
The Art of Possibility by R.S. Zander and B. Zander, Penguin Books, 2002.
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