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 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
(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
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
(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
(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
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.
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.
WINNEBAGO, Minn., Apr 9, 2012 — Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. is set to open the South Central Area Learning Center in the education building at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Between June and September the center will serve approximately 35 children, ages six weeks to kindergarten age, whose parents work in agriculture. Migrant and Seasonal Head
Tri-Valley MHS has been operating out of the Sleepy Eye Public School district building since 2001. At that time, the program was only able to be in operation for approximately eight weeks due to space limitations. Now, the new modular facility will allow the program to provide services from May through November.There are eight classrooms
