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Mission Statement

The mission of the Region X Head Start Association is to advocate for children, families, and staff to improve their quality of life by:

• Providing training
• Providing opportunities for sharing common interests between the states in the region
• Advocating for services and programs to meet family needs
• Coordinating the efforts of the State Associations of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to influence national policy

The Functions of the Region X Head Start Association are to:

1. Advise the Head Start Region X Office on common issues and concerns of the states in Region X
2. Take an active role in coordinating National legislative advocacy that impacts Head Start programs
3. Strengthen State Association roles in National legislative advocacy
4. Encourage communication among states
5. Actively represent the Region X states at the National Head Start Association
6. Sponsor the annual Region X Head Start Training Conference
7. Encourage states to increase the number of people who apply for scholarships/awards

Functions

1. Advise the Head Start Region X Office on common issues and concerns of the states in Region X.

   Activities:

   • Generate resolutions and letters as issues emerge.
   • Invite Regional staff to RXHSA meetings.
2. Take an active role in coordinating National legislative advocacy that impacts Head Start programs.

   Activities:

   • Identify Regional Office issues for discussion and action.
   • Provide electronic responds to proposed legislation.
   • Encourage states to provide voter registration materials at State Association meetings to improve voter participation in the Head Start community.

3. Strengthen State Association roles in National legislative advocacy.

   Activities:

   • Annually review legislative issues at summer meeting with States President and develop strategies for referral to NHSA.
   • Take an active role in soliciting State Associations input on NHSA policy agenda.

4. Encourage communication among states.

   Activities:

   • Develop communication system for RXHSA.
   • Promote communication system for RXHSA.
   • Maintain communication system for RXHSA.

5. Actively represent the Region X states at the National Head Start Association

   Activities:

   • Maintain communication with the states of Region X to bring common concerns to NSHA Board meetings.
   • Regional Board will decide on concerns/agenda items for RXHSA representatives to address at NHSA committees and board meetings.
   • After each Regional Board meeting the Region X representatives will forward a letter to NHSA with concerns/agenda items to be considered at the next NHSA meeting.
   • RXHSA National representatives will submit a written report to the Regional Board, which will be posted on the Web site
   • Sponsor annual Regional Training Conference.

     Activities:

     • Board will oversee and approve Regional Training Conference planning.
   • Encourage states to increase the number of people who apply for scholarships/awards.

     Activities:

     • Communicate with State Associations to inform when deadlines occur, when scholarships due.
     • Ask State associations to appoint a person to coordinate the scholarship activities in each state.
     • Review and determine Regional winners and forward to NHSA.
     • Notify all applicants of the results.
     • Acknowledge Regional winners at annual conference.