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National Transportation Center for School Children (NTCSC)

A Division of M. H. West & Co., Inc.
700 East Main Street, Suite 904, P. O. Box 548, Richmond Virginia 23218
Telephone: 804.782.1938 |  Fax: 804.782.9771 | Toll Free: 1.888.WEST904

NTCSC Conference Highlights and Handouts

The National Transportation Center for School Children (NTCSC) presented three sessions at the National Head Start Association's 32nd Annual Training Conference in Orlando, Florida. 
  1. Hitting a Home Run with a Diversity Initiative

  2. Winning the Managing Change Game to Move Your Organization from Good to Great

  3. Connecting to Opportunity Through Conflict

Click on the corresponding title to download and open the presentation
handout for each session.  The file will open as an Adobe pdf file.

Please note:
These handouts are provided as a courtesy from the NTCSC for Head Start organizations and staff. 
The documents should not be reproduced without written permission.

 

Click here for information and issues of the NTCSC's publication:
The Transporter.

 

Participant Evaluations for Winning the Management Game

 

Excellent

Satisfactory

Less Than Satisfactory

No
Response

Total

Quality of Discussion

41

9

   

50

Materials
Presented

34

16

   

50

Choice of Subject Matter

38

12

   

50

Presenters Were Helpful

38

12

   

50

Workshop Met Expectation

45 (yes)

(no)

 

5

50

COMMENTS

q        Thank you.

q        I was wanting more.

q        Awesome.

q        Upbeat and not boring at all.

q        Inspiring.

q        Enjoyable; kept my attention; Just what I needed to pep me up.

q        Very informative; good; presenter was very helpful.

q        Thank you for the open forum style; question answer was good; very professional attitude; thank you for your time.

q        More information to help get staff/teachers to jump on change.

q        Enjoyed; it was focused; time spent was good.

q        Thought that Marilyn is real.

q        I would love to have the name of the author referred throughout the workshop.

q        Thank you.

q        I learned a great deal about managing change; wonderful presentation; thank you

q        Very good.

q        Good information; would like for it to have lasted longer and maybe even for discussion to have taken place in small group discussion to practice or to begin a plan.

q        Enjoyed the entire presentation.

q        Enjoyed.

q        Very entertaining; it reaffirmed what I already knew;  it was clear; thank you

q        Goes along with my personal way of life; great workshop.

q        Excellent presentation.

Participant Evaluations for
Connecting to Opportunity Through Conflict

 

Excellent

Satisfactory

Less Than Satisfactory

No
Response

Total

Quality of Discussion

49 12   1 62

Materials
Presented

41 19   2 62

Choice of Subject Matter

55 7     62

Presenters Were Helpful

54 8     62

Workshop Met Expectation

61 (yes) 1 (no)     62

Comments

q        Very interesting and helpful.

q        You have a way of speaking that really helps people—Thank you.  We will access your website for more.

q        Yes-involve real-life situations; handouts short and easy to share with staff; presenter helpful; enjoyed the presentation and will be back at 2.

q        Solutions to conflict were on target and presenter captivated the audience throughout.

q        Has questions in Spanish.

q        Can the material be used for children.

q        Hard to hear some of the questions, but Marilyn repeated them; great interaction with audience.

q        Will use materials; very informative and knowledgeable.

q        Willing to provide more feedback and information for personal issues.

q        Very informative.

q        Should have been more in-depth-it just scratched the surface.

q        Marilyn is an excellent presenter—Great Job; Need more copies.

q        Better than I thought it would be; Very interesting, I did not get sleepy; Information given was helpful.

q        Thank you for the information.

q        Great help; excellent presenter; thank you.

q        Excellent.

q        Presenter was very dynamic.

q        Great, great, great, great.

q        I love the positive ideas; great job.

q        Wonderful discussion and participants/presenter shared experiences.

q        The presenter was excellent; very well done.

q        Very informative and provided active participation from the audience.

q        This was great.  I will be sharing this information with co-workers.

q        Thank you; The presenter knew her materials and presented very clearly

q        Great session.

q        Great.

q        Right to the point with audience issues; helpful handout for staff; kept my attention; gave audience options and attention needed; yes very much met expectations.

Participant Evaluations for
Hitting a Home Run through a Diversity Initiative

 

Excellent

Satisfactory

Less Than Satisfactory

No
Response

Total

Quality of Discussion

15 12 3   30

Materials
Presented

10 17 2 1 30

Choice of Subject Matter

18 10   2 30

Presenters Were Helpful

14 12   4 30

Workshop Met Expectation

22 (yes) 2 (no)   6 30

COMMENTS

q        Would like handouts at the beginning (notes on handouts verses notes in other places)

q        Too much time getting to know the audience would have preferred to have gotten into the materials ASAP.

q        Fair diverse presentation.

q        Facilitated with integrity and research.

q        Involved more large company issues than expected but informative.

q        Thank you.

q        Presenter was very nice.

q        I thought more ideas would have been given.

q        Interpreter needed (for Hispanics).

q        Wonderful presenter; kept discussion going; great voice, focused, great ideas.

q        Got a little off track, but brought it back.

q        Very relevant to HS programs.

q        Ended as expected, but it got back on track.

q        Gave me a little more insight for dealing with and handling diversity.

q        Need to have translator for Spanish.

q        More information needed.

q        I arrived late, had good handouts, presenter very open and sensitive.

q        I love feedback and discussion to understand, but having the opportunity to ask questions is most helpful.

 


 
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