In June 2026, during Head Start WEST’s First 1,000 Days! Early Head Start Conference, we asked attendees to share a sixty second Head Start story.
This is Sharon Bua from Palm Springs USD
“Okay, my Head Start message. My name is Sharon Bua. I’m leaving a message about this family that was in my classroom. This young man was morbidly obese. He was about 86 pounds.
And through the Head Start program, we know they support the whole family. This family received nutrition services. The parents really embraced those services. And the difference it made, not necessarily just that one year, but over their lifetime, over the next few years.
I saw him about two years later. Happy, healthy, successful. In first grade, he was… average weight and just so much happier and the family was just so much healthier and she had come back to thank us and that made such a difference for me as an educator to see how the Head Start program really supported the whole family in so many different ways.”
I have been to management workshops, not leadership training. This has totally changed my perspective and encouraged me to propel forward in developing my skills.
I am honored and humbled to be a recipient of the Head Start WEST’s Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship helped me get one step closer to achieving my goal of becoming a Head Start Director.
I took part in The disproportionate impact of COVID 19, and how to provide “real” support for black/brown children and families and I just want to say this was an amazing webinar. I hope we can look forward to further conversation on this topic.
Thank you so much for making events like this! I really enjoyed and learned so much teaching strategies to implement STEM in the classroom.
The HR Network was an excellent opportunity to network and learn the best practices from other HR professionals within Head Start programs. You will be amazed by the level of talent and experience of the participants.
The Summer Camp training was powerful and inspiring! Each presenter was very engaging, it’s hard to even pick a favorite session!
The Leadership Challenge training was very relevant to my work as a Head Start leader! Great facilitation; stayed with the program yet allowed time for individual and small group reflections.
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