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Head Start A to Z Communication

This session explores key elements of communication, the role of leaders in fostering effective communication, and strategies for assessing and planning communication in your program. It also highlights the impact of regulations, standards, and laws on your program's communication system.

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Head Start A to Z Communication

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  1. Head Start A to Z Communication This product was prepared under Grant #90HC0006 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, by the National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations. 1

  2. Nifty Notes

  3. Key Messages Relationship-building is at the heart of effective leadership

  4. Session Outcomes • Participants will: • Review the basic elements of communication and explore how they take shape in your program • Recognize the central role of leaders in fostering the core values of effective communication • Examine a process for assessing and planning for effective communication • Understand the impact of regulations, standards, and federal and state law on your program’s communication system 4

  5. Systems Are Linked

  6. Systems Are Linked

  7. Defining Communication noun : the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communication

  8. Types of Communication Internal, External Written, Verbal, Visual Formal, Informal

  9. Take a Walk in their Shoes • Which communication strategies are being used? Are they working? Are they not working? • How are you using previously acquired knowledge ? • What are you feeling? At the beginning, middle, and end of the activity?

  10. Effective Communicators Focus on sharing information clearly Provide information in a timely way Understand how their message may affect group cohesion and morale Honor responsibilities related to confidentiality and ethics Are responsive to cultural and language differences Demonstrate ability to prevent and/or resolve conflicts

  11. Tips for Promoting Effective Program-Wide Communication Model strong communication skills Involve stakeholders in assessing the program’s communication practices Invite stakeholders to help you develop and implement a communication system that includes a process for conflict resolution Include expectations in job descriptions Provide staff with training, as needed Hold people accountable for good communication

  12. Further Examples of “How” • Texts • E-Mails or E-Blasts • Newsletters (internal and external) • Social media, including Facebook, Twitter, etc. • Newspaper articles or letters to the editor • Flyers • Videos • Television

  13. Establish and Implement a Communication System • Parents • Governing bodies and Policy Councils • Program staff • Delegate agencies (if applicable) • Community partners 15

  14. Benefits of a Communication System • Clarifies expectations • Provides transparency • Prevents possible misunderstandings and conflict • Provides a coordinated approach to promoting the program’s key messages

  15. Establishing a Communication System

  16. Communication System Activity

  17. Establishing a Communication System

  18. Laws and Regulations Key Starting Points • Specific to Head Start - Performance Standard 45 CFR 1304.51 (b-f) Communications • Federal • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – anti-discrimination • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) – health and safety • State • Wage and Hour Division (WHD) – US Department of Labor – has list of state labor offices

  19. Extend Your Learning • Communication skills • active listening, conflict resolution • Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness • Marketing • Plain Language • Establishing a social media policy • Other resources

  20. Final Thoughts

  21. Thank You!! 1-855-PMFOOHS (1-855-763-6647) PMFOinfo@edc.org 23

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