Ho-Chunk Gra Center (Mission) 
                                                                                                   W8802 Mission Road 
                                                                                                   Black River Falls, WI 54615 
                                                                                                   715-284-2311 
             Ho-Chunk Head Start                                                                   Carolyn Anderson-Lead Teacher 
             Program:                                                                              Sherrie Brett- Family and Community          Part-
             Head Start Central Office                                                             nership Coordinator  
                                                                                                    
             W8806 Mission Road                                                                    Neenk Chunk Gra (Wis. Dells Area) 
             Black River Falls, WI 54615                                                           E10701 Fern Dell Road 
             800-362-4476                                                                          Lake Delton, WI  53913 
             715-284-4915                                                                          608-254-4227 
             Program Director:                                                                     Iwona Pakos– Lead Teacher 
             Laurel Sackett-Meek                                                                   Kathleen Witkus-Family & Community  
                                                                                                   Partnership Coordinator 
             Health/Nutrition/ Safety/                                                              
             Transportation Coordinator:                                                           Puzaki Pei Cinak (Sandpillow)  
             Paula Ward                                                                            N7293 Low Cloud Road 
                                                                                                   Black River Falls, WI 54615                                                                        Ho Chunk 
             Head Start Accountant:                                                                715-284-3331 
             Shelena Brown                                                                         Gina WhiteEagle- Lead Teacher 
                                                                                                   Trisha Carriaga- Family and Community   
             Ahuco Center                                                                          Partnership Coordinator                                                                            Head Start 
             (Tomah  Area)                                                                          
             321 Epoch                                                                             Wipaman Ker’da Heat Start                                                                          Program 
             Tomah, WI 54660                                                                       (Wittenberg Area) 
             608-372-6669                                                                          W18005 Witt-Burn Tn/Ln Road 
             Tori Moake-Lead Teacher                                                               Wittenberg, WI 54499 
             Danielle Calhoun-Family and                                                           715-253-3826 
                                                                                                   Connie Yonker– Lead Teacher 
             Community Partnership Coordinator                                                     Anne Koester– Family and Community        
             Chahk Ha Chee Center                                                                  Partnership Coordinator 
             (Nekoosa Area)                                                                                                                                                                               Providing a quality 
             4910 Winneshiek Lane                                                                                                                                                                         program for 
             Nekoosa, WI 5457                                                                                                                                                                             children since 1970 
             715-886-4750 
             Christine Goodness- Lead Teacher 
             Heidi Elsen-Family and Community                                                                                 Head Start Central Office 
             Partnership Coordinator                                                                                          W8806 Mission Road 
                                                                                                                              Black River Falls, WI  54615                                      Tel: 800-362-4476  or  715-284-4915 
                                                                                                                              Phone: 800-362-4476 
                                                                                                                                          715-284-4915  
       Head Start is a Federal program for pre-                             Education                                                             centers.   
       schoolers from low-income families. The                              Head Start believes that you, as a parent, are                        Nutrition  
       Head Start program is operated by local non                          your child's first and lifelong teacher.  Therefore, 
       -profit organizations in almost every  county                        we encourage parent involvement in all aspects                        The Head Start Program participates in the 
                                                                            of the program. The Head Start education con-                         Child and Adult Care Food Program.  The 
       in the country. Children who attend Head                             tent areas address improving language skills,                         children receive break-
       Start participate in a variety of educational                        number and reading readiness skills, self-help                        fast and lunch as part 
       activities, and also receive free medical and                        skills, and fine and                                                  of the program.  These 
       dental screenings, have healthy meals and                            gross motor coordi-                                                   meals provide 2/3 of 
       enjoy playing indoors and outdoors in a safe                         nation.  Your child                                                   the US daily recom-
       setting. Head Start helps all children suc-                          will participate in                                                   mended dietary allow-
       ceed.                                                                many creative activi-                                                 ance for children in this 
                                                                            ties through use of                                                   age group. 
       Mission Statement                                                    interest centers filled                                                
       The Ho-Chunk Head Start Program em-                                  with art, music, logic,                                               Family and Community         
       braces each family's individuality and nur-                          and science experiences.  Social skill develop-                       Partnerships 
       tures each child to grow intellectually, phys-                       ment is encouraged through this positive learn-                       The Head Start Program assists families in 
       ically, socially, emotionally, culturally, and                       ing environment and the use of child guidance.                        obtaining resources or training to help meet 
       spiritually.                                                         The Head Start program also works closely with                        the self-identified needs of the family.  Re-
                                                                            the Ho-Chunk Language & Culture teachers to                           sources can include budgeting, job training, 
       The Ho-Chunk Nation Head Start Program                               provide learning of the  Ho-Chunk language in a                       parenting skills, counseling, and abuse pre-
       operates six centers; located in Wittenberg,                         natural setting on a daily basis.                                     vention, to name a few.  
       Nekoosa, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, and two                             Disabilities                                                          As stated before, Head Start believes that 
       in Black River Falls.  The program has the                           Each child is assessed three times per year for                       you, as a parent, are your child's first and 
       capacity to serve 120 children, age 3 to 5                           growth in several areas of child develop-                             lifelong teacher.  Therefore, we encourage 
                                years old, and targets                      ment:  social emotional, physical, language, cog-                     parent involvement in all aspects of the pro-
                                children from low                           nition, literacy, and math.  If needed, children                      gram. Parents are requested to serve on the 
                                income families,                            are referred to sources, which may assist them                        Health Advisory Board, the Policy Council 
                                children with disabili-                     in attaining Kindergarten skills.  Children with                      and to participate in monthly Parent Com-
                                ties, and other at risk                     special needs are served in the program, which                        mittee meetings held at the center. Parents 
                                populations.                                collaborates with resources to better serve all                       are also encouraged to visit, observe, and vol-
                                                                            children.                                                             unteer at each center. Parents are also en-
       The Centers serve  children from September                           Health                                                                couraged to share their community and cul-
       through May, for minimally 128 days. Clas-                                                                                                 tural resource ideas a s contributions to the 
       ses are held from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Mon-                           Children enrolled in the program receive routine                      curriculum.  
       day through Thursday.  Children are trans-                           health screenings.  Immunizations are required 
       ported to and from the centers within a pre-                         as part of the enrollment process.  Children par-
       determined mile radius of each Center.                               ticipate in dental hygiene practices, hand wash-
                                                                            ing skills and illness prevention practices at the