Staff Certification, An Introduction



MCOA Staff Certification Requirements

Certification Timeline & Deadlines for MCOA Directors & Program Managers


Elder Affairs Regional Board Training

Elder Affairs conducts regional board trainings both Spring and Fall each year.
You are cordially invited to attend.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN LATEST UPDATE

FY13 Formula Grant Training Sessions

Dear Colleagues,
Please note upcoming Formula Grant trainings next month (see attached) and additional spring board trainings in late May and during June (*see below).
COA directors with less than two years in service as director should consider attendance at the FORMULA GRANT training mandatory.   All other directors are strongly encouraged to attend: these programs serve as a great opportunity to share initiatives, best practices, insight and support for all concerned.
The process/format of budget (Attachment B) and annual report (EOEA-SGA) submission will remain the same as last year.   Your Fiscal Year 2013 Formula budget will likely be due in early August.
We will announce anticipated Formula Grant amounts as soon as practicable.
I look forward to seeing you shortly.
    — Emmett H. Schmarsow, Program Manager, Councils on Aging and Senior Centers
Executive Office of Elder Affairs, 1 Ashburton Place, 5th Fl., Boston MA 02108 — 617-222-7471 — 1-800-698-9723

Did you become an MCOA Certified Director or Program Manager in 2008?
.... If so, it's time to become recertified.


Those Directors and Program Managers certified by MCOA in the fall of 2008 must apply for renewal of their certification by 15 May 2013.   In order to renew, Directors must have accumulated 75 CECs between 2008 and May 2013.   Program Managers must have accumulated 50 CECs during the same time period.   You may submit CECs as you go to Pat Roberts, Marblehead COA, or all at once with your request for renewal.   ALL CEU information must be received by May 15, 2013.   If you need more information about CEUs, go to www.mcoaonline.com, and click on Staff Certification on the left.   Click on FY12 MCOA Re-Certification Standards.

You must request renewal of your certification, in writing, to MCOA, 116 Pleasant St, Suite 306, Easthampton MA 01027-2781.   Your letter should indicate that you are currently employed as a COA Director (or Program manager) and where.   A check of $50 must accompany your request.

Those certified after the fall of 2007 will need renewal of their certification five years following their initial certification (example, certification in 2007, renewal is due in 2012).

FY12   MCOA Re-Certification Standards — (CEC form)

STAFF CERTIFICATION HONOR ROLLS


2012 MCOA Staff Certification Honor Roll

2011 MCOA Staff Certification Honor Roll

2010 MCOA Staff Certification Honor Roll

2009 MCOA Staff Certification Honor Roll





— Past Trainings and Events —


— 2012 —

Elder Affairs Regional Board Training
Elder Affairs will conduct regional board trainings this Spring.   You are cordially invited to attend.
  • 2012 Spring Board Trainings
    • Friday 27 April —   Russell / Hilltown Consortium
    • Thursday 3 May — North Attleborough
    • Monday 7 May — Barnstable
    • Friday 11 May — Granby
    • Wednesday 16 May — Hubbardston
    • Thursday 17 May — Lakeville
    • Tuesday 22 May — Belmont
    • Friday 1 June — Groton
    • Friday 15 June — Leicester

— 2011 —

MCOA's 2011 Staff Certification Class
From Co-Chairs Joanne Moore and Pat Roberts — Great News!
All six candidates who completed the certification process have passed—with flying colors!

NEWLY CERTIFIED DIRECTORS
Laura DeMattia, Bellingham COA
Laura Dillingham-Mailman, Merrimack COA
Colleen Ranshaw-Fiorello, Georgetown COA
Elizabeth Pettis, Salisbury COA
Mary Parcher, Framingham COA

NEWLY CERTIFIED PROGRAM MANAGER
Sheila Ronkin, Bellingham COA

This year's reviewers included:   Ted Lang (Middleborough Director, ret.), Woody Woodruff (Duxbury COA), Donna Pizura (Duxbury COA), Joan Wright (Scituate Director, ret.), and Lynda Chuckran.
We congratulate the successful candidates and thank the outside reviewers!
Elder Affairs Regional Board Training
Elder Affairs will conduct regional board trainings this Fall.   You are cordially invited to attend.
  • Thursday 20 October —   Townsend MA
  • Monday 24 October —   Leicester MA
  • Monday 31 October —   Easton MA
  • Friday 4 November —   Melrose MA
  • Monday 5 December —   Williamsburg MA   (Mon 12/12 rain-date)
  • Tuesday 13 December —   Sherborn MA   (Weds 12/14 rain-date)

Fiscal 2012 Certification Deadline
for MCOA Directors & Program Managers
The Certification Committee will be holding its second training for MCOA Director and Program Manager Certification for Fiscal 2012.   Sandra LaPollo, Pat Roberts and Joanne Moore will lead a WEBINAR on THURSDAY, JULY 28 at 10:00 AM.   If you are interested in completing the Director or Program Manager Certification this year, and haven't attended certification training in the last year, please plan on joining us.
Board Training at Marion COA
Come spend the morning in the beautiful seaside village of Marion, MA.   The Marion Council on Aging will be hosting board training on June 23rd by the incomparable Emmett Schmarsow from Elder Affairs.   Registration begins at 8:45 and the session will last approximately 2.5 hours.   Light refreshments will be served.   The workshop will be held at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front St., Marion 02738.
The program covers a variety of topics including the roles and responsibilities of board members, staff and volunteers, as well as an overview of the aging network along with COA services and Activities.   Board members, COA directors and Friends of the COA are welcome.   If you have not attended training recently please try and attend this informational session.
RSVP to:   sschwager@marionma.gov   Or   508 748-3570
Elder Affairs Regional Board Training — May/June 2011
Elder Affairs conducts regular regional board trainings each year which you are cordially invited to attend.
5/18 Oak Bluffs   ♦   6/10 Holden   ♦   6/14 So. Hamilton   ♦   6/23 Marion
Elder Affairs Regional Board Training
Elder Affairs will conduct regional board trainings this fall and you are cordially invited to attend.
Latest Schedule (2011) covers events from Wednesday 23 March to Thursday 28 April 2011
Elder Affairs Regional Board Training
February 10th to April 16th

— 2010 —

Elder Affairs Regional Board Training
November 16th & 18th


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