1. Free PD Opportunity!  Directors Tips, Tools, and Strategies on September 14 @ 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET Choose which time works best for you. Explore tips, tools, and strategies on how directors can support and build capacity in teachers and engage families in their program. In this session, the facilitator will discuss ways to get creative with supplies, materials, and events. Brought to you by our Friends at Learning Beyond Paper
   
   

2. Want to incorporate more local foods into your program? Check out this fact sheet Integrating Local Foods into Child Nutrition Programs. Compliments of the USDA.

3. State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting, October 20 @ 9:00 a.m. in Orlando, FL. The below rules are on the agenda for approval. Click the link to view draft rules and associated documentation. 

• Rule 6M-8.201 Child Enrollment Procedure for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program
• Rule 6M-8.610 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Director Credential for Private Providers
• Rules 6M-4.200 School Readiness Eligibility Provisions and 6M-4.208 Documenting Eligibility for the School Readiness Program
• Rule 6M-9.300 Child Care Resource and Referral and Consumer Education

Please visit our COVID-19 Resource page, which is updated regularly, and the FHSA events list for more information. If there is something else you need guidance on, let us know - we will continue to work with state agencies and partners to answer your questions. 

Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA