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Former Tri-Valley Migrant Head Start Participant Speaks at the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA) Parent Conference

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

The National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA) Parent Conference was held March 19-22, 2015 in McAllen, TX. The Opening Session Speaker was Sammy Benavides. In 2012 Sammy was selected for the NMSHSA Summer Internship Program which means he lived and work in DC for an intensive eight-week internship and professional mentoring program. The goal is to

Program aims migrant children toward graduation

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Migrant Head Start, Uncategorized

By Marie Wood The Land Associate Editor | Every May, migrant farm workers come to Minnesota to work the fields. The jobs vary — picking rocks, hoeing weeds, seeding and sorting potatoes, picking apples, dairy farming or working in the vegetable packing plants. Packing plants in Minnesota pack peas in June until mid-July when they

Tri-Valley head start in Owatonna hosts monthly Literacy Event for year-round and migratory families

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

By KIM HYATT khyatt@owatonna.com | Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 6:00 pm OWATONNA — Aracely Delgado read to her 2-year-old daughter Camila for more than 3,000 minutes in the month of October. They were just one of the many families at the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council in Owatonna to help meet this month’s reading challenge of

Children of Migrant Ag Workers Get Seasonal Assist

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

By MARIE WOOD | Posted: Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:10 pm (The Land Online) Education Season: Part 1 of a 2-part series on support for the children of migrant farmworkers The banner reads “Para Los Ninos” (for the children) and hangs outside the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and Early Head Start center housed in

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council Recognizes Two for Years of Service

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

At the June 7, 2014, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council meeting plaques were handed out to two Policy Council members whose terms were up. Diana Escamilla served on the Policy Council program years 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014 Representing the Rochester center. Her last year on the Policy Council she held the Secretary position.

Tri-Valley Migrant Head Start runs into two past Migrant Head Start parents in San Antonio, TX

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

The Tri-Valley group that went to the National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX ran into two past Migrant Head Start parents. On the left is Gladys Martinez. She was on the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Policy Council program year 2011/2012 and 2007/2008 representing the Grafton center. Gladys

Tri-Valley Group Goes to the National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education Annual Conference

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

Tri-Valley sent a group to the National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education (NASDME) annual conference in San Antonio, TX. NASDME annually sponsors a National Migrant Education Conference to provide training, leadership, and networking opportunities for all persons concerned with the education of migrant children. The Tri-Valley group ran into former Migrant & Seasonal

Minnesota Head Start Association Recognizes Tara Morrison as a Head Start Hero That Makes a Difference

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

The Minnesota Head Start Association (MHSA) recently honored Tri-Valley Program Area Manager Tara Morrison as a Minnesota Head Start Hero (Head Start alumni who became involved in their local community and made a difference). Morrison was recognized at the Minnesota Head Start Heroes Ceremony held at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn.

DeMers Honored with Plate of Bounty Award from the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

Dennis P. DeMers, President of Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. was honored with the 2014 Plate of Bounty Award on Monday, February 24. The award was bestowed on him by the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association at the 2014 Annual Conference Luncheon held in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The Plate of Bounty Award acknowledges an individual

Tri-Valley Migrant and Seasonal Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council President Elected to National Board

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Mitch

Posted in Head Start, Migrant Head Start

The National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association Parent Affiliate Training and Elections were held on February 21, 2014 in Tysons Corner, Va. Maria Gonzalez, Tri-Valley Migrant and Seasonal Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council President was elected as the Vice President of the National and Migrant Seasonal Head Start Association Parent Affiliate. On Saturday,