Florida-specific and national Head Start information delivered fast�
� Current updates on legislative developments in Tallahassee
� Coverage of national Head Start legislative and regulatory issues
� Participation in policy development and state decision making
 
High quality professional development opportunities:
� Conferences, seminars, focus groups, and content specific cluster trainings designed specifically to meet Head Start needs
� Networking opportunities with Florida Head Start professionals
� Leadership laboratories
� Mentoring programs
� Hot topic forums
 
Special member discounts:
� Discounted registration fees for conferences and seminars
� One complimentary registration for every five participants attending a conference or training...the fifth one is free
� Three complimentary copies of �The Florida Portrait of our Children�s Outcome�� hot off the press each year
� Free access to the new FHSA web site
� Free access to Association Listserves as they are developed
� Free access to Association Speaker/Trainer's Bureau
� Discount coupons for classroom supplies
 
Glow and grow within the Association:
� Join and/or lead Membership Team, Special Interest Group, or Association Committee
� Be elected to serve on the FHSA Board of Directors
� Serve as a Regional or National representative to the National Head Start Association
� Participate in Florida Head Start�s statewide fatherhood projects
� High quality new Association sponsored website
� Grow with fellow association members through mentoring programs
� Receive and master the maze of child and family outcomes by working with the nationally recognized  FHSA Research Committee