Jose Rivera Jr. AKA Joe The DJ
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 Joe, our DJ at the 2026 First 1,000 Days! Conference
“Hey, this is Joe, the DJ today. Joe Future, also known as Jose Rivera Jr. Yep, I went to Head Start in the city of Compton. And my Head Start story is I loved my teachers. One of my teachers brought her, actually she enrolled her son into school. And we met on the playground in the sandbox playing G.I. Joe. when we were four or five years old, and we are friends today in our mid-50s.
So Head Start has some great memories. I used to go and visit my mom, too. My mom was a head teacher for Charles R. Drew, that section quite a few years ago. But that’s my Head Start story. Thank you for being around and continue to contribute to our amazing world.
Thank you.”
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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