TY Help Me Grow Michigan and Oakland Schools for organizing the 2-day HMG Summit in Mt. Pleasant! The WISD team was there and we are working now on ways to implement this system! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD #AASAEarlyEd

Such an amazing experience that AASA, The School Superintendents Association #AASAEarlyEd Early Learning Cohort offered Oct. 7-9 as we visited Omaha, NE! Having Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska and DC West! #EarlyChildhoodMatterMost ❤️ 🙏🏻

TY @headstart.bsky.social for organizing #FLI26 last week in DC! It was so great to be in community with so many who oppose the NPRM. Last night I submitted our agency’s comments and my personal comments. I will continue to #StandForHeadStart and to always make #EarlyChildhoodMatterMost

What a great way to kick off the 2026-2027 AASA #AASAEarlyEd Cohort with our virtual meeting from Sept. 9! TY @lbornfreund.bsky.social for being our guest! Come join us Oct. 7-9 as we visit Omaha and learn from DC West Schools and Buffett Early Childhood Institute! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost

So grateful to everyone who participated, presented, sponsored & had FUN at our 12th Annual EC Conference on Aug. 19 and 20! TY Steve Pemberton and Mimi Brown for keynoting! Your messages offered us inspiration and hope! Let’s continue to make #EarlyChildhoodMatterMost #TeamWISD #AASAEarlyEd

Proud to participate in @protectmicare.bsky.social & @michleague.bsky.social March for Medicaid event yesterday! TY Rep. Rheingans or being a Medicaid champion!! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD

TY EC WISD team members for helping to organize and work our BLOCKfest(c) & ice cream social event today, Fri., July 17! It was so nice to host West Valley School District as they will be launching BLOCKfest(c) this year in their district! Congrats! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD #AASAEarlyEd

We had such fun at #petparade #downtowntecumseh yesterday! Molly was the star 🤩 of the show! Thank you to all who helped to organize such a dog friendly event! She was Anxiety of Inside Out 2 with her friend Daisy who was Joy! What fun!!

Happy Juneteenth! Wanted to share some photos from last night’s Dad & Me Workshop that I attended that WISD Bahjee Chea coordinated at the @ypsilibrary.org Superior Branch! It was such a great event & what a nice way to celebrate Father’s Day! #TeamWISD #AASAEarlyEd #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost

On Thursday, April 30, Kim Warren and I attended @michleague.bsky.social 2026 Public Policy Forum! A day dedicated to being in community with so many others! TY @nataliefoster.bsky.social for your book! Let’s continue to make #EarlyChildhoodMatterMost #AASAEarlyEd #TeamWISD

A great 2026 Early Childhood Capitol Advocacy Day in Michigan! #budgetforbabies TY @michigan_aeyc @michheadstart @motheringjustice & ECIC Great to spend time with so many others making #EarlyChildhoodMatterMost #AASAEarlyEd #TeamWISD

TY Saline Area for hosting BLOCKfest last week with WISD! We had a great time celebrating #woyc26 with a hands-on Family Engagement STEM powered evening! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #AASAEarlyEd #TeamWISD

An absolutely magical visit to Miami Children’s Museum! TY to everyone who attended our visit! TY to Natalie & the team who offered us a tour of their NAEYC accredited Reggio Emilio preschool & museum! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #AASAEarlyEd This was a visit that filled my soul with brightness! 🌞🌴

What an amazing AASA Rooted in Relationships Summit with Miami Dade County Public Schools team! TY Dr. Mapp for keynoting! 🙏🏻 🙌🏻 A special thank you to Supt. Dotres for also being with us!! It was a great three-day visit! #AASAEarlyEd #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost

Congrats to @foundations.bsky.social for a very successful #BeyondSchoolHours 2026 conference! Proud to serve on the NAC! TY to the team from #TheAcademyAtPenn for their update and Erin Mote from @Innovateedunyc.bsky.social for her amazing AI info! Can’t wait until New Orleans in 2027! 😊 ❤️

Last night I had the honor of being the closing speaker for Washtenaw Promise Thriving Educator Awards Banquet! Congrats to award winners Jodi, Emily, and Amy for your service, courage and leadership as teachers! 🙌🏻 ⭐️ #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD #AASAEarlyEd

On Monday, Feb. 23 WISD Great Start Collaborative Success by Six and WISD EC Dept. hosted a Community Meeting. TY @jasonmorganmi.bsky.social and @michleague.bsky.social for attending! We discussed Washtenaw specific early childhood related issues! 🙏🏻❤️#EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD

TY Lincoln Consolidated Schools and Principal Shelton and team for hosting BLOCKfest last night at Model Early Learning Center! We had such a great time! So proud of all of our volunteers including Bahjee and Rana! Great learning for all!! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD #AASAEarlyEd

Memories from last week’s @aasahq #NCE2026 TY to Dave and the team at AASA for providing a way to bring the nation together and uplift #publiceducationpromise TY to my friends @azacheryross & @highscopeus Dr. Barazza for presenting our roundtable! #AASAEarlyEd #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD

Thank you Michigan Head Start for a fabulous Winter Assembly in Detroit, Michigan last week! Congrats to Ex. Director Robin Bozek on her retirement! It was so great to speak time and share space with so many great friends! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #AASAEarlyEd #TeamWISD

TY to our presenters today who helped our AASA Early Learning Cohort at our virtual meeting discussing Transitions for families and children. They offered research and practical ideas! 🙌🏻 🙏🏻 #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #AASAEarlyEd #TeamWISD

Last week, I had the privilege of reading Last Stop on Market Street to the GSRP classroom at Pittsfield Acres! A @geeacademies program! My ❤️ was full!! Thank you to the staff & students for welcoming me in. We also did some singing and dancing! 😊🎵🕺 #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #AASAEarlyEd #TeamWISD

So proud to have attended @wisdearlychildhood 4th Annual Celebration of Culture community celebration on Thursday, Dec. 18! TY @bahjee.empress.afia for your leadership in organizing this event! 🎤⬇️ Happy Holidays everyone! #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD #AASAEarlyEd

TY @gewhitmer and @michdepted for the Michigan Literacy Summit today! Honored to be a panelist as we uplifted @washtenawisd & @wisdearlychildhood work to accelerate economic growth and advance to make #earlychildhoodmattersmost #AASAEarlyEd #TeamWISD

So proud to be one of the candidates for NAEYC Governing Board. Voting opened yesterday and today we had a candidate forum. Voting closes Jan. 12, 2026. I am running for Board Secretary. Please consider voting!! 😊 ✅🙏🏻

Honored to be selected as a candidate for the @naeyc 2026 Governing Board! If you are an NAEYC member, I would love to earn your vote as Secretary. Voting opens Nov.19, 2025 and ends Jan. 12, 2026. Here is my link. #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #TeamWISD #AASAEarlyEd www.naeyc.org/about-us/peo...

Out helping to spread the word today, Sunday about the upcoming Nov. 4th CTE election! I ran into Nancy as she was out too! Don’t forget to vote yes on Nov. 4th ✅

Despite all of the difficult news in Early Childhood lately, we tried to brighten High Point, Gretchen’s House, Bottles & Backpacks and EMU Children’s Institute days’ on Friday!! We dressed up as our favorite @pbs.org kids characters! #TeamWISD #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #AASAEarlyEd 🎃🙌🏻 We ❤️ PBS!

We had a great day yesterday at Wiard’s Orchards with our Early Head Start families! A great way to celebrate #headstartawarenessmonth Thank you to all of our families, children and staff for making it be such a wonderful event! #TeamWISD #EarlyChildhoodMattersMost #AASAEarlyEd

Congrats to Kaitlyn for successfully finishing the Detroit Half Marathon today! We are so proud of you! She ate up all those miles today!! 💪🏻🙌🏻👏🏻