TXHSA Head Start Leadership Summit – “Leading Through Change” (Austin, TX)


  • TXHSA Leadership Summit - Day One
     May 1, 2025
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • TXHSA Leadership Summit - Day Two
     May 2, 2025
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm

The 2025 Texas Head Start Leadership Summit is a key event for administrators, policymakers, leaders, and community advocates focused on enhancing early childhood education and social services in Texas. This year’s theme, “Leading Through Change: The New Era of Thriving Through Uncertainty,” emphasizes improving outcomes for children and families through innovative practices and strategic partnerships.

The summit will underscore the essential role of innovation in generating impactful outcomes. It will feature workshops conducted by esteemed leaders in leadership, systemic operational management, early childhood, human, and social services development. These workshops will present evidence-based strategies designed to enhance outcomes, promote inclusion, and strengthen all levels of collaboration. Participants will have the opportunity to present case studies and engage in discussions that empower them to enact meaningful initiatives within their Head Start programs. We invite you to join us in exploring new directions in early childhood education and enhancing our collective influence on the lives of Texas children and families.

TXHSA & HGJA Partnership ERSEA Level Two Course: Implementing the Requirements – (Virtual Only)


  • Day 1
     May 7, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     May 8, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This training builds on the basics established in Level One. It develops a further understanding of the regulations, provides ideas for implementation, and places an emphasis on systems management. Level Two focuses on best practices in implementation and management that make ERSEA processes successful.

ERSEA Review and Exam: Successful Completion of Core Competencies – (Hybrid) (In-Person, Chicago, IL and Virtual)


  • Day 1
     June 17, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     June 18, 2025
     9:30 am - 12:00 pm

The ERSEA Certification Review and Exam is a day-and-a-half session to prepare each participant for the comprehensive ERSEA Certification Exam. The Exam includes 100 questions designed to test each participant’s skills, knowledge, and understanding of the ERSEA process. Upon satisfactory completion of the Certification process, the ERSEA Certification will be good for one (1) year. After one year, it must be renewed by the completion of a ERSEA Re-Certification training and successful completion of the Re-Certification exam.

TXHSA Head Start Summer Conference (South Padre Island, TX)


  • Summer Head Start Conference - Day One
     June 23, 2025
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Summer Head Start Conference - Day Two
     June 24, 2025
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Summer Head Start Conference - Day Three
     June 25, 2025
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Texas Head Start Association will host its 2025 Summer Conference on June 23-25 in South Padre Island, Texas. This year’s theme, “One Voice, One Dream,” focuses on fostering resilience in children and families through innovative practices and collaboration.

Participants will engage in workshops and expert-led sessions covering vital topics such as ERSEA (Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance), trauma-informed care, social-emotional learning, and effective family engagement strategies. Attendees will learn evidence-based methods to support children facing adversity and emphasize the importance of community partnerships in creating a holistic support system.

Family Engagement: Managing the Partnership Development Process (Hybrid) (In-Person – Chicago, IL and Virtual)


  • Day 1
     July 16, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     July 17, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

HGJA’s Family Engagement Training Session will demonstrate the critical elements of Family Engagement and Development with specific activities to understand the mandates, organize families, and increase outcomes. The session provides CDC Planning Guides and Resources related to COVID-19. In addition to the OHS PFCE framework and tools on how to encourage, involve, and measure families’ involvement at different levels, it provides early childhood and human/social services practitioners and professionals with the core fundamentals of enhancing and building sustainable partnerships with families intentionally and reciprocally.

ERSEA Re-Certification Masterclass – (In-Person Only, Chicago, IL)


  • Day 1
     July 23, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     July 24, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 3
     July 25, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This session will strengthen participants’ knowledge and skills for meeting the requirements outlined in Part 1302 of the federal regulations regarding Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA). Participants will explore new ideas, strategies, solutions, and best practices for successfully leading, managing, and implementing ERSEA processes. Ultimately, the session will assist programs to understand better that ERSEA means access to services, not service delivery.

TXHSA & HGJA Partnership ERSEA Review and Exam: Successful Completion of Core Competencies – (Virtual and In-Person, Austin, TX)


  • Day 1
     September 11, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     September 12, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

The ERSEA Certification Review and Exam is a day-and-a-half session to prepare each participant for the comprehensive ERSEA Certification Exam. The Exam includes 100 questions designed to test each participant’s skills, knowledge, and understanding of the ERSEA process. Upon satisfactory completion of the Certification process, the ERSEA Certification will be good for one (1) year. After one year, it must be renewed by the completion of a ERSEA Re-Certification training and successful completion of the Re-Certification exam.