The Vanessa Rich Leadership Experience is a two-and-a-half-day working retreat for Head Start and Early Head Start leadership across Illinois. If you hold a management or leadership role at an Illinois HS/EHS program, this event is built for you.
You will spend time with peers who are doing the same work, tackling the same challenges, and managing the same pressures. The format is designed around real problems and practical takeaways, not lectures.
Named in honor of Vanessa Rich, who dedicated 40 years to Head Start and served as Deputy Commissioner of Children Services for the City of Chicago
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Times: Monday: 12PM—5PM / Tuesday: 8:30AM—5:00PM / Wednesday: 8:30AM—12:00PMUNIQUE EMAIL ADDRESSES REQUIRED: When completing a registration please enter the unique email address of the person attending the training, not the email of the person completing the registration. A unique email address is required for each attendee in order to access the training event AND materials.
VRLE Registration Rate (does NOT include lodging - participants MUST book reservation separately)
Registration rates include the following:
Special Registration Discounts - Take advantage of team pricing!
Now it’s even easier to share the learning with your colleagues. Groups of three (3) or more attendees (from the same member agency) receive a $50.00 discount* on individual registration price.
*To receive team rates, you must submit a minimum of 3 registrations from the same member agency/program together. All attendees must be from the same member agency/program and register together in one transaction.
**We encourage everyone to register as a team to take advantage of the team member rate and register as a team. However, no adjustments and/or refunds will be given to any one who registers separately as an individual member rate if part of a team agency/program.
Substitutions - Registration substitutions are always welcome for in-person events. To request a substitution, you must email IHSA and include in your email the names and affiliations of both parties involved in the substitution.
Cancelations - Our conference and event registration include IHSA’s no refund, credit and/or cancellation policy -- "Once registrations have been submitted, there are NO refunds, credits, and/or cancellations. Name changes will be accepted up to 72 hours before the event." This is done as a notification for viewer acknowledgement - before he or she chooses to manually click the submit button.
**NOTE - Please remember that cancelling or changing your registration will not automatically cancel your hotel and travel arrangements, if applicable. Individuals are solely responsible for canceling their own hotel and travel reservations. IHSA takes no responsibility for any damages, costs, or losses should you cancel or change your registration.
