A.I. for Head Start — Free Info Session for the Smarter Tools Training & Coaching Series
04/27/2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 AM CST
Location: Virtual
Registration ends on 04/27/2026
Need Help with Registration?
If you have any questions or need assistance with event registration, please contact Cathy Welsh at cwelsh@ilheadstart.org or call 217-241-3511.
Event Description
Smarter Tools for Head Start: A.I.
Training & Coaching A New Series offered by IHSA and Early Intel
Is your team looking to….
streamline workloads?
draw insights from program data?
strengthen compliance and outcomes?
A.I. keeps getting better. It can be a game changer, and you don’t have to start from scratch. This new series is designed for Head Start programs and offers practical ways to leverage the benefits of this new technology. Join us for an informational session on Monday, April 27, at 12:00 noon. We'll review what to expect in the series and how programs can benefit. The series is scheduled to start in June and runs into the Fall, so this is a chance to decide if it fits your team.
The series will include personalized coaching to support implementation, covering the following topics:
Privacy and safety policies
Strategic planning and program design
ERSEA: recruitment, enrollment, and attendance patterns and intervention
Education: Assessment trends, patterns, and individualization
Families: Digest case notes, sorting survey data, and communications
Health: Analyze deadline patterns, gaps in follow-up, and planning needs
Design & Marketing: Create graphics for recruitment and parent engagement
Our trainers and coaches will be from Early Intel, which supports Head Start programs nationally to help make data use easy and helpful. Presenters will be Rick Mockler and Dr. Desiree Del-Zio.
