10-page document includes cover and 9 pages:

• Table of Contents and Key
• Program Design
• Child Education Services
• Family Engagement
• Community Involvement/Comprehensive Services
• Human Resources
• Quality Assurance

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Partnering at the State Level

• Aligning policy and practice across Child Care, Head Start and State Education—PreK

Partnering at the Local Level

• Braiding policy and practice among Child Care, Head Start, and PreK

Partnering at the Local Level

• Braiding funding and resources in Child Care, Head Start, and PreK

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Participants will be able to…

1. Understand the basics of evaluation: approaches, data collection, and analysis.
2. Conduct an assessment of current capacity for evaluating partnerships initiatives
3. Determine the purpose and scope of their evaluation.
4. Understand the role of partners in making meaning of and communicating evaluation results.

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Participants will be able to…

1. Recognize their own communication styles as well as those of others;
2. Describe the key concepts of a communication plan for effective partnerships; and
3. Implement problem-solving measures when conflicts arise within a partnership

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Participants will be able to…

1. Understand basic steps to planning financing strategies for partnerships
2. Identify and analyze present funding opportunities
3. Understand and apply successful financing strategies

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Participants will be able to…

• Identify and explore the fundamental concepts of collaboration, leadership, and collaborative leadership.
• Understand different leadership styles and how they relate to collaborative leadership.
• Identify and build skills that are necessary to become a collaborative leader.
• Explore and comprehend the six guiding principles of collaborative leadership.

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• System Principles: Elements of Working Together.
• Key Elements of a Successful Partnership.
• Partnering at the State Level.
• Partnering at the Local Level.
• And more.

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• Emphasizes Collaboration (ovals)
• Uses Head Start colors (blue, red)
• Stylish, sans serif logotype font (Nueva)

Features and Benefits

• Rotating Ad Banner
  Promote Partner events and select content

• Horizontal Content Slider (5-6 slides)
  30-second highlight of featured content

• Improved Navigational Menus
  Eliminated “drop-downs” + added vertical menus

• Consolidated Content in 5 Sections
  Easier to navigate 130+ pages of website

• Visible News and Updates
  Features posts of new, recently added and existing content

Coming in FY2013 Q3-Q4

• Email ListServ
  Private email list serving

• Webinar Registration Form
  Register form for upcoming webinars

• Private, Members Only Content
  Secure login to view exclusive content (videos, etc). Registration required, free.

• Updated Models
  Online form and updating from website

• Video Content Archive
  Videotaped trainings, events

• Additional Interactive Features
  Technology that fosters interaction and collaboration using the online website

• Website Evaluation Survey (Q4)
  Results will guide future website improvements and overall development