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    • 10/18/2024
    • 01/24/2025
    • Virtual
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    In Case You Missed It

    Virtual Registration 

    Fall Education Conference

    Owners & Directors Track

    Friday, October 18, 2024

    5.5 hours

     

    Keynote Speaker -  Vernon Mason      

    LDOE Updates           

    • Moderator - Karen Powell, Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Early Childhood Care and Education
    • Mellyn Baker, Assistant Superintendent of Early Childhood Care and Education 
    • Shelia Campbell – Executive Director, Early Childhood Education Operations
    • Edlink Update - Robert Klein
    • CCAP Update – Melinda George
    • Licensing Updates – Andrea Burl
    • Child Care Criminal Background Checks – Kayla Batiste

    Leading for Success and Happiness! 

    Vernon Mason

    Being an early childhood leader or entrepreneur should be a gift, not punishment. Vernon will share practical steps to set you up for success and happiness even in the most challenging times. Stop being the fixer, empower your leader. 

    Embark on a transformative journey with this veteran director turned speaker and author.  He redefines early childhood leadership as a gift, not a punishment. In this empowering keynote, discover practical steps to ensure both success and joy in your leadership role, even amid challenges. This roadmap extends beyond problem-solving, emphasizing the art of empowerment and inspiring growth within your leadership team.

    Navigate the dynamic world of early childhood leadership with insights, shifting from a fixer to a nurturing leader. Gain valuable tools to cultivate a positive and resilient mindset, enabling graceful navigation through challenges. Uncover strategies for fostering a collaborative work environment where team success becomes a collective achievement.

    Join us in this enlightening experience as the presenter shares wisdom on achieving both success and happiness in early childhood leadership. It's time to embrace your leadership role as the extraordinary gift it should be, setting a course for a fulfilling and joyful professional journey.

    • 10/19/2024
    • 12/31/2024
    • VIRTUAL Registration -
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    VIRTUAL REGISTRATION

    Fall Education Conference 

    Teachers & Support Track  


    No Mine! I wanna Do it!  Help me Navigate My Big Emotions 

    Karen Stevens, TIKES Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants

    Our goal for the workshop is to help teachers utilize routine parts of their day to highlight and strengthen their classrooms social-emotional literacy. We plan to validate the concerns and frustrations commonly felt by teachers of students with big emotions. We also want to educate an equip teachers with tools such as their social stories, a curated book list, and additional knowledge about social-emotional health, that will give them the confidence necessary to teach children how to identify and regulate their big emotions.   

    Behavior Has Meaning  

    Rachelle Gramstad

    Analiezel Hall, Co-Presenter – Agenda for Children

    During this workshop, participants will gain information about the importance of understanding that all behavior has meaning. During this workshop, participants will be encouraged to think about how the infants, toddlers, or preschoolers in their classrooms communicate their wants and needs, intentions and emotions, and how they respond to their attempts at communication. 

    Creating a Literacy Rich Environment 

    Dr. DeShannon Burrell

    Join us for an empowering presentation on fostering a love for reading and writing within homes and communities. This session aims to equip childcare owners, educators, and parents with practical strategies to create enriching literacy experiences for children. We will cover strategies on how to involve parents in their child’s literacy journey along with building community partnerships. Attendees will leave with actionable steps to support children’s literacy development, engage families with setting the home environment for a learning adventure, and collaborating with local organizations to create a supportive literacy network and establish community connections. 

    No Mine! I wanna Do it!  Help Me Navigate my Big Emotions

    5.5 Clock hours - approved by LDOE & Louisiana Pathways

    Attendance Certificates will be mailed.

    • 11/13/2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Iowa Branch Library, 109 S Thompson Avenue, Iowa
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        CCAL Southwest Louisiana Road Show

            Wednesday, November 13, 20242

                            2:00 - 3:00 PM

         Agenda

    Welcome and Introductions – Jennifer Vest, Southwest Louisiana Board Representative

    Updates from Cindy Bishop, CCAL Executive Director and Lobbyist

    ·        CCAL's new food and supply savings program

    ·        Bulletin 137 proposed changes

    ·        Technical Support:  How to get Help with CCAP, Edlink, Fire Marshal and CC CBC Issues 

    Advocacy Alert for Southwest Louisiana

    Door Prize Giveaways!

    There is no cost to attend but reservations are required.

    Please RSVP as soon as possible to hold your spot!

    RSVP online at www.childcarelouisiana.org/events

     or text your name and email to 225 933 5435

    It is not too late to register for the recording of the Fall Education Conference held on  Friday October 18th and Saturday October 19th.  Register at childcarelouisiana.org/events.  Earn 5.5 clock hours for the Directors and Owners track (Friday October 18) and 6.0 hours for the Educators Track (Saturday October 19)    childcarelouisiana.org/events

    There is no cost to attend but reservations are required.  
    You may RSVP by email or text 225 933 5435. If you opt to text, please include your name, center and put SW Road Show.


     

     You are Cordially Invited to Attend

    Central Louisiana CCAL Road Show

    Thursday, October 19, 2023

    Rapides Parish School Board Media Center

    Alexandria, Louisiana

    1:00 PM

    RSVP as soon as possible to hold your spot!   

    childcarelouisiana.org/events 

    or text your name and center to 225 933 5435

    with a notCENLA Road Show

    This meeting is for the following Parishes:

     Rapides Parish 
     Allen Parish
    Avoyelles Parish
    Catahoula Parish
    Concordia Parish
    Grant Parish
    LaSalle Parish
    Natchitoches Parish

    Agenda

    Welcome and Introductions –  Jamie Martin, CENLA CCAL Board Representative

    CCAL Update - Cindy Bishop, Executive Director & Lobbyist  

    2023 Regular Legislative Session Update - Cindy Bishop

    2023 Central Louisiana elections for the House and Senate, BESE and Governor 

    How to get Help with CCAP, Edlink, KinderConnect & CBC Issues

    Employee Retention Payroll Tax Credit Refund Application

    apply at ccalerc.com  

     Door Prizes and Adjournment - Jamie Martin

     

    Please RSVP as soon as possible to hold your spot!   

     
    • 12/04/2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • NSU Child and Family Network, 1800 Warrington Place, Shreveport
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    CCAL Northwest Louisiana 

    Early Childhood Education Road Show

    Wednesday, December 4, 2024

    NSU Child and Family Network 

    1800 Warrington Place

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

    There is no cost to attend but we would like you to

     RSVP so that we may reserve a seat for you.

    This meeting is for CCAL members and "not-yet" members.

    Click the link below to RSVP  

    childcarelouisiana.org/events 

    Agenda 

    Co-Sponsored by NSU Child and Family Network 

     

    1.   Welcome and Introductions – Cindy Bishop, Executive Director & Lobbyist 

    2.   Greetings from Nancy Alexander, Director, NSU Child & Family Network 

    3.   CCAL Virtual Last Chance Education Conference Registration available online at childcarelouisiana.org/events

    4.   How to get Technical Assistance regarding CCAP, Edlink, Fire Marshal &  CBC Issues

    5.   The Political Landscape –  How and When to Advocate to your local State Representatives and State Senators,  Insurance Commissioner, Governor Landry and BESE

    6.   Door Prizes and Adjournment

Childcare Association of Louisiana is statewide,  non-profit, professional membership organization that advocates on behalf of the early childhood education profession. 


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