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Brenda Sonora Completes CCEI's Online Child Development Associate Certificate Program

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

(Taken from the Child Care Education Institute Newsletter: http://www.cceionline.edu/newsletters/May_13_ext.html#LETTER.BLOCK18) Congratulations to Brenda Sonora for successfully completing CCEI’s Online Child Development Associate (CDA) Certificate Program of Study Brenda started her career in early childhood as a substitute teacher for Head Start, and currently works with infants and toddlers in a Migrant Head Start. She enjoys art

DeMers Honored with National Head Start Association Award

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start, Uncategorized

(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dennis P. DeMers was bestowed with the Head Start Pioneers Award at the 2013 Living Our Legacy Luncheon. The luncheon was part of the 40th Annual Head Start Conference held on Wednesday, May 1 in Washington, D.C. and hosted by the National Head Start Association (NHSA).

Minnesota Head Start Association Recognizes Local Participant as a Minnesota Head Start Hero

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start

The Minnesota Head Start Association (MHSA) recently honored Coral Essence-Amber Locke as a Minnesota Head Start Hero (Head Start Child who has made tremendous developmental progress). Coral was recognized at the Minnesota Head Start Heroes Ceremony held at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn. on March 13, 2013. She attends Head Start

Tri-Valley Hosts Successful Norman County Parent Workshop

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Mitch

Posted in Family Voice and Choice Network, Head Start

Tri-Valley Opportunity Council’s West Adventure Center (WAC) in Hendrum, Minn. hosted the Norman County Parent Workshop on Saturday, March 9 at the Norman County West Elementary School. The event had several sessions and speakers with topics that were geared to both parents and children. Workshop sessions focused on reducing stress, organization, budgeting, relaxation, fitness, and

Tammy Lee Joins Tri-Valley Board of Directors Following Her Work with Head Start

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start

(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. announced recently that Tammy Lee was elected to represent the Norman County Low-Income Sector on the Tri-Valley Board of Directors starting in February of 2013. Lee is no stranger to Tri-Valley Opportunity, Inc. She served three years on the Region V Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council. She was

Mary Johnson Begins Her 36th Year of Dedication to the Children of Head Start

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start

The children that attend the Tri-Valley Head Start, Early Head Start and Migrant Head Start programs have the opportunity to learn from exceptional early childhood educators. Mary Johnson, Program Area Manager with Tri-Valley Head Start is one of those educators who not only had the chance to teach, but also a chance to learn and

Tri-Valley Head Start Receives Highest Possible Rating from Parent Aware

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start

(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. announced today that the Tri-Valley Head Start program earned four out of a possible four stars on the Parent Aware ratings. The Parent Aware star rating system measures the best practices which are most predictive of school readiness. The ratings particularly focus on teaching and relationships, assessment of child

Migrant School Hosts Foreign Exchange Teacher

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start, Uncategorized

(Courtesy of the Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch) Sleepy Eye, Minn. — For the past three weeks Carlos Ernesto Palma, known as Ernesto, has been with the Sleepy Eye Head Start (SEHS) Migrant School helping students understand Mexican culture. Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, Ernesto teaches English to junior high students there. He came to Sleepy Eye as part

Migrant, Seasonal Head Start Opens in Winnebago

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Mitch

Posted in Migrant Head Start

Courtesy of the Mankato Free Press: By Amanda Dyslin Free Press Staff Writer WINNEBAGO — In the back room of the education building of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, a baby with curled black hair and dark eyes sits quietly on the carpet, intently studying the grown-ups’ faces. “She’s a very serious baby,” a teacher says.

Department of Education consulate from Mexico tours SE migrant school in Sleepy Eye, MN!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Nate

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

As staff at the Sleepy Eye Head Start (SEHS) Migrant School prepare to begin their school season, a special guest, Hector Monges Moran, the secretary of public education for the Department of Education in Mexico, toured the school building on Tuesday. Click Here to read the full article.