The Department of Children, Youth, and Families Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) program is seeking parents/caregivers from a variety of backgrounds to participate in the State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) Parent Institute for Engagement (PIE): Leadership and Lifelong Learning.

PIE is a 12-month training program for parents/caregivers with children who have received early intervention services through the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) and primarily for those who are not currently working in the early intervention field. One spot is designated for a parent/caregiver working in the early intervention field. Our goal is to have a racially and geographically diverse group of participants.

Parents/Caregivers will learn about:
  • Robert’s Rules of Order (a framework commonly used in public meetings)
  • The State Interagency Coordinating Council and its role in advising and assisting ESIT
  • The early intervention system
  • Leadership and advocacy
  • Public speaking and presentation
Throughout this training institute, you may have opportunities to participate on SICC standing committees as parent representative openings become available. 

Participants will enhance their leadership skills and have the opportunity to practice those skills to be great candidates for school boards and government bodies.



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* 1. First name:

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* 2. Last name:

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* 3. Mailing address: 

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* 4. City:

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* 5. Zip Code:

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* 6. Phone number (including area code):

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* 7. Email address:

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* 8. How do you identify:

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* 9. What languages do you speak?

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* 10. Do you need an interpreter?

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* 11. Did your family receive early intervention services in the last five years?

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* 12. We are designating one spot for a parent/caregiver working in the early intervention field. Do you work in the early intervention or early learning field? If yes, what type of work?

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* 13. What interests you about being a member of PIE?

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* 14. What do you hope to gain by joining PIE?

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* 15. How did you hear about PIE? Who referred you?

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* 16. Are you available to participate in the following:

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* 17. Are you available to attend the following 2-day in-person meetings (travel and childcare costs covered)? ***Dates may change. Locations To Be Determined.***

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* 18. Are you available May 4-6, 2022 to attend the Infant and Early Childhood Conference in Tacoma? (travel and childcare costs covered)

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* 19. Would you be interested in spontaneous out of state travel for conferences?

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* 20. PIE members use webcams during our virtual zoom meetings. Do you need a webcam?

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* 21. Please check if the following are true:

ESIT offers child care and mileage reimbursements to help support participation. We do not provide on-site child care at any of our training's or events. It is your responsibility to recruit and/or secure a child care provider for each and every face to face training/meeting. The spaces that we meet in are not suitable and safe space for toddlers.   

Chosen members will immediately begin coming together by zoom to discuss the logistics of the first face-to-face meeting.

Thank you for your interest in PIE!  We will let you know if you are selected the week of August 23, 2021. 

If you have questions about your PIE application, please contact Vanessa Allen at Vanessa.allen@dcyf.wa.gov.

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