Event Category: ERSEA Training

This training builds on Levels One and Two and is designed to assist programs to better track, monitor, and evaluate the overall ERSEA process and the systems that support it.

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…)

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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.

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.

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.

This training builds on Levels One and Two and is designed to assist programs to better track, monitor, and evaluate the overall ERSEA process and the systems that support it.