Acknowledgements Appreciation is extended to the Head Start Directors and their teaching staff who participated in the pilot test of the curriculum and to the Regional Office Staff, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, who assisted in the selection of pilot programs.
Head Start teachers who participated in the pilot study provided invaluable assistance in the refinement of the final product. The assistance of all those Head Start teachers listed below is gratefully acknowledged.
Region II
Jersey City Child Development Center
Jersey City, New JerseyMary Keane, Education Director
Teachers:
Fabiana Balducci
Kathy Donner
Cassandra Gaines
Bayoleth Gomez
Georgina Rodriguez
Shirley Silver
Castora Vega
Rose WilkinsNortheast New Jersey Community Action Program
Phillipsburg, New JerseyRita Newell, Director
Teachers:
Theresa Alperti
Patricia Francis
Lois KacmarcikSouthwest Citizens Community Action Program
Bridgeton, New JerseyCynthia Wilks, Nutritionist
Teachers:
Liliana Cipriani
Valerie Johnson
Gayle Parker
Catherine TynerRegion III
Mid Shore Head Start
Centreville, MarylandLaVerne Bagley, Director
Teachers:
Diane Brice
Doris Brooks
Gwendolyn Clark
Getheral Heath
Head Start Lacy Center
Annandale, Virginia
Joann Kammerdeiner, DirectorTeachers:
Janet Klenkel
Karen McCarthy
Sandra NewlinRegion IV
Area Committee to Improve Opportunities
Athens, GeorgiaMary Clyde Brown, Director
Teachers:
Cynthia Ray
Hazel Turner
Hilda Wilhite
Brenda SmithYazoo Community Action
Yazoo City, MississippiSister Mary Louise, Director
Teachers:
Frances Counts
JoAnn Jones
Eunice Moore
Barbara Wilburn
Eastern Band of Cherokees
Cherokee, North CarolinaBetty Crisp, Director
Teachers:
Virginia Johnson
Guy Owens
Denise Owle
Jack LambertRegion V
C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation
Effingham, IllinoisPhyllis Christy, Director
Teachers:
Wanda Abbott
Susan Basham
Jane Ginger
Anne HuberRamsey Action Programs
St. Paul, MinnesotaAnoela Mann, Director
Teachers:
Charlotte Bell
Victoria Christensen
Dorothy Cotton
Donna Johnson
Jackie Steiner
Austine Vaughn
Region VIEconomic Opportunity Agency
of Washington County
Fayettville, ArkansasIvory Conely, Director
Teachers:
Glenda Diffebaugh
Linda Gartlow
Lois Kouken
Bonnie West
Sheila WrightEl Paso Community Action Center
El Paso, TexasSilva Sotella, Nutritionist
Teachers:
Rosa Herrera
Carmen Ortega
Laura Ramirez
Sylvia RivasRegion VII
Human Development Corporation
of Metropolitan St. Louis
St. Louis, MissouriJuanita Thomas, Director
Teachers:
William Cochren
Louise Fairfax
Patricia McDonald
Billie TegethoffRegion VIII
Alamosa Head Start
Alamosa, ColoradoDoris Archer, Director
Teachers:
Ella Gonzales
Lucille Gutierrez
Agnes Sandoval
Evelyn SmithRegion IX
Coachella Valley Unified School District
Thermal, CaliforniaPatsy Baybado, Director
Teachers:
Eleda Avila
Emma Contieras
Lori Guerrero
Maria deJesus ZendejasGolden Hill Head Start
San Diego, CaliforniaShery Torak, Director
Teachers:
Leticia Angoco
Maria L. Aponte
Leslie Barry
Marcia Elkins
Niagna Escarano
Deborah Favila
Lucie Bong Lai Lee
Sidney Lewis
Gwen McGinnis
Irene J.R. Nelida
Appreciation is also extended to the members of the Panel of Experts (listed below) who provided valuable guidance in the development, implementation, evaluation and refinement of this curriculum
Dr. Margaret G. Phillips
Nutrition Specialist
Head Start Bureau
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
Office of Human Development Services
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013
Ms. Veronica Bennett
Head Start Teacher
123 Franklin Street
Washington, D.C. 20002
Dr. Ivy Celender
Vice President and Director of Nutrition
General Mills, Department 65
P.O. Box 1112
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
Ms. Faith Coddington
Director of CurriculumBoard of Education
Head Start Montgomery County Public Schools
595 Stone Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Dr. Gloria G. Kinney
Vice President
Nutrition Education
National Dairy Council6300 North River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Dr. Mary Lewis
Education Services Branch
Head Start Bureau
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
Office of Human Development Services
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013Ms. Pecita Lonewolf
American Indian Program Branch
Head Start Bureau
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
Office of Human Development Services
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013Dr. Martha A. Poolton
Nutrition Education Specialist
Nutrition Science and Technical Service Division
Food and Nutrition Service
United States Department of Agriculture
3101 Park Center Drive
Alexandria, Virginia 22302Ms. Juanita Robinson
Head Start Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools
850 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850Dr. Phyllis Stubbs
Director, Head Start Health Services Branch
Head Start Bureau
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
Office of Human Development Services
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013
The authors also wish to acknowledge Carlton Washington, Nancy Lake, Gary Lake, Jane Lewis, Kathleen Lewis, Carl Bredbenner and Jeffrey Marecic for their assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.
This curriculum was developed by Maryfrances Lewis, M.S., R.D., Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Ph.D., R.D., and Joan Bernstein, Ed.D., Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, New Jersey 07043.