December, 2010
December 9 - 10: Family Support Network Directors' Conference will be held at the Hotel Monaco Baltimore from 9:00 - 4:00 each day. The Directors' Conference is an opportunity for Network directors to come together and participate in management and leadership building sessions, as well as to share ideas and practices which have been effective in their programs. For more information about this event, please contact Gail Guillard, (410) 659-7701, extension 125.
January, 2011
January 7: Service Coordinators' Continuous Quality Improvement session for all Network service coordinators will be held at Maryland Family Network from 9:30 - 1:00. For information about the content of this training, please contact Melanie Martin at (410) 659-7701, extension 113.
January 19: Child Development Specialists' Continuous Quality Improvement training and networking for all Network child development specialists will be held at Maryland Family Network from 9:30 - 3:00. For more information, please contact Carolyn Payne Tighe at (410) 659-7701, extension 115.
January 21: Home Visiting Best Practices for all Network home visitors will be held at Maryland Family Network from 9:30 - 3:30. Snow date is February 4; if weather is questionable, please call after 6:00 AM on January 21 to learn whether the session is being postponed to February 4. Please contact Nancy Gardner Corcoran for more information, at (410) 659-7701, extension 116.
March, 2011
March 14 – 18: Family Support Network Orientation will be held at Maryland Family Network. All full-time (those who work 30+ hours per week) network staff hired since July, 2002 who have not completed the Orientation are required to attend; part-time staff are encouraged to attend. The next Family Support Network Orientation will be held in the fall of 2011. For information about the Family Support Network Orientation, contact Gail Guillard at (410) 659-7701, extension 125.
March 31: Early Head Start Center MIS PROMIS training will be held at New Horizons Computer Learning Center. Center data entry staff and any other Network Early Head Start Center staff involved in data management should attend. For information about this training or questions about who should attend, please contact Steve Gollegly at (410) 659-7701, extension 127.
April, 2011
April 1: Family Support Center MIS PROMIS training will be held at New Horizons Computer Learning Center. Network Family Support Center data entry staff and any other network Family Support Center staff involved in data management should attend. For information about this training or questions about who should attend, please contact Steve Gollegly at (410) 659-7701, extension 127.
April 13 - 15: Early Childhood Best Practices will be held at Maryland Family Network from 9:30 - 4:00. Full-time (those who work 30+ hours per week) Family Support Network child development staff hired since July, 2002 who have not completed this training program should attend. In addition, all home visitors hired since July 2002 who have not completed an MFN/FOF-sponsored training on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and on Early Childhood Observations should attend the second day only, April 14. For information about this training, please contact Gail Guillard at (410) 659-7701, extension 125.
May, 2011
May 5 – 6: Family Support Network Spring Training and Staff Development Conference will be held at the Marriott Hunt Valley. The Conference is an exciting opportunity for Center staff to get together with their colleagues throughout Maryland for two days of learning and sharing together! General sessions, networking opportunities, and workshops on a variety of topics will be provided throughout the two days. All full-time Network staff are required to attend, and part-time staff are encouraged to attend this event. For information about this conference, please contact Gail Guillard at (410) 659-7701, extension 125.
June, 2011
June 1: Child Development Specialists' Continuous Quality Improvement training and networking for all Network child development specialists will be held at Maryland Family Network from 9:30 - 3:00. For more information, please contact Carolyn Payne Tighe at (410) 659-7701, extension 115.
