The NIHSDA Board of Directors would like to thank everyone who attended the 26th Management Training Conference June 6-9, 2016, in Arlington, VA. This year’s theme, “Together Standing Strong for Children,” was in evidence by the over 350 people that attended the conference from 78 AIAN Head Start programs as well as federal staff and friends. On Monday NIHSDA conducted a joint education policy forum with the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association so that both groups could come together to discuss what makes them unique and what they have in common. On Tuesday conference participants mobilized for visits to the Hill and spoke about the importance of AIAN Head Start and how it can be improved with 8 House Representatives and 15 Senators.
The NIHSDA Board would also like to thank the various sponsors that made this year’s conference possible: Chickasaw Nation, ChildPlus, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Discount School Supply, Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker, Lakeshore, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, National Indian Gaming Association, NES, Samish Indian Nation, and the Tribal Early Childhood Research Center.
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