2026 DFSS PreService

2026 DFSS PreService

Welcome to the 2026 3-Day DFSS PreService

📍Palmer House Chicago
17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603

Breakfast and Registration open at 8:00am
Conference programming from 9:00am -4:10pm

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

SabrinaRobertson

City Colleges of Chicago

Family Services Coordinator

Olive Harvey College

9:20am CDT

For Federal Funding Agencies. ERSEA (Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and Attendance) Salon 2Fredy Carranza

11:10am CDT

Family Fun: Enhancing Play with Your Involvement Salon 3Alisha Bourque • Bibi Rahim • Melissa Wilhelm

12:15pm CDT

1:20pm CDT

DFSS CSD FY 26-27 Data Training Salon 12JOCELYN Buchanan

9:20am CDT

Lets Talk about the 1st 45 Days and Health Services Salon 6Beatrice Nichols

11:00am CDT

Using Data to Inform Professional Development Salon 7Alisha Bourque • Bibi Rahim • Monica Barrera

12:10pm CDT

Keynote Speaker Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

2:10pm CDT

Educator Power: Empowering ECE staff to Lead and Advocate for Change Salon 5Shruthi Kannan

9:20am CDT

Reconnecting with your WHY Salon 12Dr. Carla Stewart

11:10am CDT

Strategies for Supporting Educators Well Being Salon 2Alisha Bourque • Bibi Rahim • Monica Barrera

12:15pm CDT

1:20pm CDT

Peer to Peer Networking Session: Family Community Engagement Salon 9Beatrice Nichols

3:10pm CDT

Family Engagement and Connection Salon 2Alisha Bourque • Bibi Rahim • Liana Ondra