Hear about Universal Preschool (UPK) from a range of perspectives, including charter school leaders, board members, preschool directors, and some who are both. Facilitated by Willyn Webb, Early Learning and School Support Coordinator from Charter School Institute, this panel representing both rural and metro preschools will address the first year of UPK. From developing a new preschool to converting others, the panel will share what they learned about licensing, enrollment, the UPK online platform, grants, family experiences, funding, special education and mixed delivery choices through matching. Attendees will gain insight into the new Colorado Department of Early Childhood and their Local Coordinating Organization with unbiased and real perspective along with helpful information, resources, and tips for success.
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Willyn Webb
Early Learning & School Support Coordinator, Colorado Charter School Institute
With over 25 years serving children and adolescents first as a teacher, then school counselor, private therapist, principal, executive director of a charter school, author, consultant, and now as the School Support Specialist for Colorado Charter School Institute I am excited about the future of education. By embracing challenges with a Solutioning approach we learn, grow, and continue to improve!
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Willyn Webb, LPC , NCC
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Brianna Myers
Preschool Leader, Salida Montessori Charter School
Brianna Myers
grew up in Salida and has always had a love for young children and helping others. She has been teaching in early childhood since 2008. She has been an assistant in a Montessori classroom since coming home to Salida in 2013. Prior to that, she spent five years at a private preschool in Grand Junction. Two of those years were spent as a lead teacher in their toddler program and the last three years as Director. Brianna attended Mesa State College where she earned her Large Child Care Center Director's Certificate. Brinna has three daughters, Sydney, born in 2005, Jayden, born in 2007 and Stella, born in 2016. Brianna is very excited to be continuing her work in a toddler classroom at SMCS and also continuing on in the role of Preschool Director.
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Mrs Christina Hank
Preschool Director, Highpoint Academy
As a school leader I have opened a new school and exceeded all enrollment goals in less than a year, while becoming a 1.5 million dollar a year school. I have also worked at schools with extremely low enrollment and high staff turn over and in less than a year turned the school around with over 80% utilization and zero turn over in the last 6 months. I pride my self on making every school I work at a family environment. I want everyone from kids, parents, teachers, support staff to upper management feel like they are walking into a place that they can call it a home!
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-hank-a6a4a61
