7 Delegates and Partners
SETA proudly partners with four school districts, one county office of education and two community-based organizations to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services to children and families.
SETA would like to warmly thank its delegate agencies and partners who make amazing things happen for children and families in Sacramento County. We thank you for your investment in the future of the children of our community.
2021 – 2022 Program Highlights
Elk Grove Unified School District
Expanded partnerships with District departments
- Partnership with Special Education Department to open 12 Inclusion Classes providing service for up to 6 students in each Head Start classroom starting in the 2022-2023 school year.
- Partnership to expand Head Start Programs to 3 new school sites in 2022-2023: Foulks Ranch Elementary, Miwok Village Elementary, and Pleasant Grove Elementary
- Collaborated with Tech Services Department to begin the development of an online registration process
Staff Qualification and Professional Development
- Completed Equity and Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP) trainings with the Special Education Department
- Supported staff wellness through the department Super Hero Staff Appreciation Professional Learning
- Aligned staff work calendars to allow for all team members to participate in collaborative professional learners/events.
- Staff participated in Teaching Pyramid modules in partnership with Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE).
- All Preschool teachers have multiple subject credentials and child development permits.
- All Teacher Assistants have child development permits, AA/BA, or are currently enrolled in a degree program.
Program Quality
- Continued participation in Quality Rating Improvement Systems (QRIS) with all sites earning scores of 4 and 5
- Successful Pilot of Child Plus Online Attendance which led to full implementation for the 2022-2023 school year
- Supported 120 students during Summer Learning Camp
- Conducted 109 parent education workshops through a partnership with First 5 Sacramento and the school readiness team
- Conducted monthly Policy Committee meetings at the district level and parent meetings for all classrooms (in-person and virtually)
- 99% of students had health insurance by the end of the school year
- 98.6% of students had dental insurance by the end of the school year
- Supported 11% (55 students) with Individual Education Plans (IEP) in preschool classrooms
- Completed 70% of screenings for newly enrolled students
- Supported 492 families in the 2021-2022 school year
- 54% of families engaged in training, school, or working during the school year
Elk Grove USD Head Start children on graduation and moving up day.
Sacramento City Unified School District
Program has launched the use of The Creative Curriculum 6th Edition and My Teaching Strategies Cloud in 2021-2022. Its use provided easy access to a myriad of curriculum resources and training by teachers for their curriculum and lesson planning.
Ready Rosie parenting curriculum was widely used, with about a 60% participation rate by family members.
As part of the school district, SCUSD Head Start was able to navigate its pandemic response efficiently. The district’s Health Services department assisted in contact tracing, regular and ongoing testing, and access to COVID-19 resources and support. The district provided preschool students and staff with PPE supplies including face masks, shields, gloves, and COVID- 19 home test kits.
San Juan Unified School District
Expanded partnerships with District departments
- Partnership with SJUSD Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Department in recruiting families who assisted in the district Human Resource Department’s hiring events.
- Collaborated with the district’s San Juan Central Enrollment to begin aligning ECE’s registration process with the district’s and to provide staff training for the ECE program staff with presentation slides and a SMORE newsletter.
- Collaborated with McKinney Vento Department to get more services for homeless families and more referrals from the McKinney Vento client-base
Staff Qualification and Professional Development
- Completed Equity and Inclusive Leadership trainings with the District
- Supported mandated trainings through the District’s Public Works and Kick off Events, focusing on SUPERvision and ChildPlus Professional Learning
- Increased Infant Toddler teachers’ contract by one hour for all team members in order to participate in collaborative professional events and staff meetings
- Staff participated in Teaching Pyramid modules in partnership with the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE)
- All Preschool teachers have a Bachelor’s Degree and a Child Development Permit.
- All Teacher Assistants have a Child Development Permit, AA/BA, or are currently enrolled in a degree program.
Program Quality
- Parent and staff surveys were utilized to assess program needs to guide program plans
- Established a department-wide communication system for staff and families through SMORE newsletters
- Piloted ChildPlus Online Attendance, which will lead to full implementation in the 2022-2023 school year
- Expanded infant/toddler and preschool outdoor learning environments with specialized furniture and equipment to support social-emotional learning and literacy
- Purchased customized ECE “Kids of San Juan” books and family activity guides to distribute to families and use at recruitment events
- Conducted monthly Policy Committee meetings at the district level and parent meetings for all classrooms (in-person and virtually)
- 83% of students had health insurance by the end of the school year
- Supported 11% (55 students) of children with IEP in preschool classrooms
- Completed 87% of screenings for newly enrolled students
- Supported 492 families with social services in the 2021-2022 school year
- 54% of families engaged in training, school, or work during the school year
- Added a fifth language (Russian) option on the website and registration forms
San Juan USD Early Head Start children engaging in math and literacy activity with their teacher.
Early Head Start Home-based families at Socialization events at the community park and the public library.
River Oak Center for Children
In 2021-2022, in-person field trip opportunities resumed at many Sacramento community locations. Some of the locations included Sacramento Zoo, Keema’s Pumpkin Farm, The Art Box, Sea Quest, Funderland, and many other places recommended by families. This was a wonderful highlight to return to after the pandemic.
Increased attendance at group socialization events. With higher attendance, there were opportunities for families to build community with each other and continue their relationships beyond the EHS program. Families held each other accountable by saying things like “I hope to see you at the next one” or “You’ll be there, right?”.
Program continued to provide newly enrolled families with a bag of developmentally-appropriate items to use during the home visits. These items remained at the home for the family’s exclusive use in order to maintain sanitary and socially distanced practices.
The program continued to offer support services by connecting the families to River Oak Center for Children’s on-site resource specialist. The resource specialist connected families with community resources such as financial support, mental health referrals, food, housing, and to other community members who can support them.
The Early Head Start team at River Oak was able to provide the families with a well-rounded approach by dually serving families alongside the River Oak Birth and Beyond home visitation program. Each team referred families to each other in order to provide the best services possible and cohesively worked together to provide support.
Socialization Events and Field Trips
Thankful for Families
Sutter Treasure Your Health
Funderland
Sacramento Office of Education
Successfully adapted to a new home-based curriculum called Parents As Teachers (PAT). Home Visitors received support from ECE Specialist through individual meetings for feedback and guidance, mini-training sessions, and team meetings.
SC/OE EHS returned to in-person home-based services in September 2021, ahead of other home-based programs.
3% of families participated in in-person socializations and field trips-virtual socializations averaged 3-5 families.
Staff hosted an EHS Art Socialization via Zoom called “Art All Around”. Staff created the presentation to share with families during the year-end socialization to show off all the spectacular projects the children created. This presentation was also shared with families during the home visits to encourage participation in future events.
Built and maintained working relationships with families and community agencies. SCOE EHS regularly received referrals from internal programs such as Infant Development Program, Project TEACH (Homeless Services), Help Me Grow, and Foster Youth Services. SCOE also worked with the Sacramento Community Based Coalition Adult Re-Entry Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, WEAVE, and Sacramento County homeless shelters and transitional housing.
Provided Circle of Security Parenting classes for enrolled families. SCOE Early Head Start and Infant Development programs teamed up to provide Circle of Security Parenting for enrolled families. The classes ran for eight weeks and there was an average of 4 to 8 families enrolled per session. The Circle of Security Parenting program is an attachment-based parenting education program that helps parents better understand and build on their relationships with their children. This program supports parents to:
- Understand their child’s emotional world by learning to read emotional needs
- Support their child’s ability to successfully manage emotions
- Enhance the development of their child’s self-esteem
- Honor the innate wisdom and desire for their child to be secure
Quote from one of the families that participated:
“I enjoyed learning about the Circle. It was a great experience with all the great moms.”
Twin Rivers Unified School District
100% of children needing health care received treatment. In Head Start, twenty-six (26) children who needed medical care and thirty-two (32) children who needed dental care received their treatment. Ten (10) EHS children who needed medical care received treatment.
TRUSD EHS distributed COVID-19-tests, masks, and dental kits to all enrolled families.
Program participated in TRUSD Kinder Round-Up, an event that focused on assisting families with young children from EHS-Kindergarten. This provided an opportunity for parents to meet preschool and kindergarten teachers, ask questions and see the classrooms.
Leadership Team began a training series on Trauma Informed Care.
Implementation of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that helped teachers collaborate with each other and supported peer-to-peer coaching.
TRUSD Head Start linkage with the district’s Career Technical Education (CTE) that provides career, college, and workforce preparation. A Site Supervisor has a split work day as a Career Technical Education (CTE) teacher and Head Start supervisor. The supervisor teaches high school students in the morning on Early Childhood Education and works with Head Start in the afternoon. The ECE students will visit Morey Avenue during family engagement events to host information booths.
Children were excited to celebrate Read Across America in March 2022. This literacy event engaged program staff, parents, and community partners by reading their favorite books to Head Start children.
Women’s Civic Improvement Club of Sacramento
