ERSEA Summit I: Smooth Entry Masterclass


  • ERSEA Summit I - Day One
    January 23, 2025
    9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • ERSEA Summit I - Day Two
    January 24, 2025
    9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Smooth Entry Masterclass Texas Head Start Association (TXHSA), H.G. Jones & Associates (HGJA), ESC Region 19 Head Start, state, local, and corporate partners are working together to promote and deliver one of a series of Head Start “Smooth Entry Texas” Masterclasses. These professional development and training sessions aim to assist programs in identifying and analyzing (more…)

Eligibility & Admissions Compliance Bootcamp: Building Skills of Practitioners (In Person, Chicago and Virtual)


  • Day 1
    February 27, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
    February 28, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This training Bootcamp is designed to assist staff in local Head Start and Early Head Start programs to strengthen their skills and knowledge related to Eligibility and Admissions Compliance. This two-day live session will provide ideas, strategies, and solutions to ensure ongoing compliance with Federal, State, and local mandates. This important and beneficial training will include the most recent GAO Report findings related to Eligibility and Admissions Compliance. The regulations have identified findings related to significant fraud and improper payment risks directly effecting the success of Programs. HGJA will teach you how to avoid and overcome these obstacles by providing participants with the skills and proper insight to help effectively navigate these issues.

TXHSA & HGJA Partnership ERSEA Level One Course: Understanding the Fundamentals – (Hybrid) (In-Person, San Antonio, TX)


  • Day 1
    March 12, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
    March 13, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm

The TXHSA has collaborated with H.G. Jones & Associates to 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) in Head Start. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the ERSEA regulations and the impact of the Head Start Act on eligibility and accessibility issues, such as in the cases of Homeless and Over-income families.

ERSEA Level One Course: Understanding the Fundamentals – (Hybrid) (In-Person, Chicago, IL and Virtual)


  • Day 1
    March 20, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
    March 21, 2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This training is designed to 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) in Head Start. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the ERSEA regulations and the impact of the Head Start Act on eligibility and accessibility issues, such as in the cases of Homeless and Over-income families.

Community Assessment Training: Setting a Foundation for Program Planning (Hybrid) (In Person, Savannah, GA and Virtual)


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

In this session, the HGJA team will outline the steps which will assist your program to produce a community assessment of value to your program and community. We will examine these steps from a management and team perspective. The institute will explore how to gather, organize, and prepare the assessment. We will also provide tools and techniques that will assist your team in its efforts to adequately plan and develop a data driven document which will be useful, informational and in line with regulations. In addition, we will examine the various management and service delivery systems to gain insight into how they are impacted by the community assessment.

ERSEA Summit II: Masterclass on Outreach, Recruitment & Marketing


  • ERSEA Summit II - Day One
    April 10, 2025
    9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • ERSEA Summit II - Day Two
    April 11, 2025
    9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Details forthcoming The Smooth Entry Masterclasses are a four-part series of professional development and training events focusing on Head Start agency leaders (board, policy council, executives, finance, human resources, and information technology) and program management (directors, coordinators, and intake staff) to strengthen ERSEA oversight, management, and accountability. Below are the series of events: ERSEA Summit (more…)

TXHSA & HGJA Partnership ERSEA Level Two Course: Implementing the Requirements – (Hybrid) (In-Person, Houston, TX)


  • 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.