FPA Components
What does FPA stand for?
Family Partnership Agreement
True or False? The Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework is a visual tool that program staff, parents, and families can use to build effective partnership.
TRUE!
True or False: All parent/guardian will be encouraged to download Learning Genie and will be able to receive notifications, community resources, agency news, center specific information, etc.
True!
What is In-Kind?
Donation
What is the Children's Services referral form named?
FSAR - Family Service Action Referral
True or False? If a family already has an existing goal with another agency...can this goal be used on the FPA?
TRUE!
Describes how programs, parents, families and communities work together to promote children's healthy development and learning, and well-being for families.
The Parent, Family. and Community Engagement Framework
What is our agency's family engagement app called?
Learning Genie
True or False? A parent donates a jacket to the center...and says to give to a child in need to take home. Can this be counted as in-kind?
False
Child takes jacket home
True
if used dramatic play area or study (stays in the classroom)
Name a survey that CS uses to gather data based on the families, needs, interests, strengths, etc. ?
SNIP = Strengths, Needs, Interests, Parent Survey
How often does family engagement happen at the centers?
Everyday!
Parent's and families are safe, healthy, and have increased financial security.
Family Well Being
What is Learning Genie?
Learning Genie is the agency’s Family Engagement Communication App.
True or False? Head Start programs must match 50% of the non federal share
False...
Must match 20%
What is the "reference guide" that is provided every year to the families?
Parent Handbook
Name 3 of the Family Partnership Agreement steps for setting goals with families.
Set a family goal
Identify skills
Assess strengths
Examine stressors
Determine support
Explore strategies
Document progress
Parents and families form connections with peers and mentors in formal or informal social networks that are supportive and/or educational.
Family Connections to Peers and Community
Who can contribute to family engagement?
Everyone! (Teachers, co-teachers, cooks, custodians, Site Supervisors, specialist, coordinators, etc)
What if happens if the Head Start Program does not reached the required in-kind match?
Disallowance of federal expenditures. We are not allowed to spend funds that we do not match. This means we would need to return money to the federal government.
What specialist/coordinators can I reach out to for specific family resources?
Family Engagement Coordinator
Special Needs Coordinator
Health Specialist
Family Services Division Manager
Name 3 of the Family Outcomes (Domains) Categories
Family Well-Being
Positive Parent-Child Relationships
Families as Lifelong Educators
Families as Learners
Family Engagement in Transition
Family Connections to Peer and Community Families as Advocates and Learners
Parents/Families participate in leadership development, decision making, program policy development.
Families as Advocates and Leaders
Tell us how you have contributed to Family Engagement?
-Helping a family in need
-Asking about their day
-Talking about family goals
-Giving family resources they need
-Checking in on their goal
-Following up with resources they need
-Inviting to parent meetings, center happenings, family activities. etc.
To be allowable, all costs, including those covered by non-federal match resources, must be....
Reasonable
Allocable
Adequately Documented
Where can a family get a safety seat checked/replaced in Colusa County?
Family Action Centers - Colusa, Williams, & Arbuckle
Williams Highway Patrol Office