Goal Setting with Families
The goals of the Head Start training are to develop skills and practices for developing strong relationships with families in order to help families identify and set goals.
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Goal Setting
Family goal setting is essential to the work of Head Start programs. It relies on the information that program staff gather through assessments and ongoing communication, such as the families’ strengths, passions, and challenges. As relationships are built and strong partnerships formed, Head Start staff help families set goals and work together to make progress toward those goals.
Successful goal setting is done in seven steps in the context of the Family Partnership Process. Explore these resources to learn more about goal setting with families.
Starting with Strengths in Challenging Times
Learn about these five strategies to partner with families going through a challenging situation.
Preschool Teachers
Teachers know and understand the broad range of content areas and the developmental expectations (i.e., social and emotional, cognitive, expressive and receptive language, motor, adaptive, and English language development) appropriate for young children as outlined by the Head Start Early Learning Framework. Teachers consider what they want children to know, understand, and be able to do using the five essential domains.
Topic 1: Nuts and Bolts of Strategic Planning
Topic 1: Nuts and Bolts of Strategic Planning
Topic 2: Five-Year Planning in Head Start
Topic 2: Five-Year Planning in Head Start
Topic 3: Achieving Program Goals that Support Child and Family Outcomes
Topic 3 explores the importance of program goals and how they ensure high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive comprehensive services.
Topic 4: Pulling It All Together—Program Examples
Topic 4: Pulling It All Together—Program Examples
Appendices
This Appendices is a toolbox of resources that will immediately support your program's strategic planning.
Appendix A: Head Start and Data-Informed Decision-Making
Appendix A: Head Start and Data-Informed Decision-Making
Appendix B: Tips for Using Foundations for Excellence, 2nd Edition
Foundations for Excellence, 2nd Edition highlights how sound planning practices support effective Head Start programs and shows programs what Head Start expects from strategic planning. Study each topic with an eye to how it can support your program throughout the planning process. Here are some ideas for making the most of this guide. Use them to spark discussion, establish a shared understanding of key concepts, and identify ideas that need further exploration.
