DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Head Start Briefing and Approval Items
SUMMARY:
This item provides a briefing and requests approval of the following Head Start Grant items:
1. Approach to School Readiness Plan of Action
2. Corrective Action Plan
3. 2015 - 2016 Governing Body and Policy Council Roles and Responsibilities; Grant Refunding; Single Audit and Fiscal Requirements
At this meeting, a briefing will also be provided on Head Start Grant program and fiscal activities for the months of October and November 2015. Staff will also provide required training to the Economic and Human Development Committee (EHDC) on Grant Refunding, Single Audit and Fiscal Requirements.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires that recipients of Head Start Grants provide monthly briefings on program and fiscal activities and ongoing training throughout the program year.to their governing bodies The City's EHDC and the Head Start Policy Council provide governance oversight of City's Program.
BACKGROUND:
The City's Head Start and Early Head Start programs are federal funded programs administered by HHS. The programs provide early education, family support, and support services to eligible children between the ages of six weeks and five years, and their families.
The Head Start Program serves children at or below the Federal Poverty Line and prioritizes the most vulnerable, including those with disabilities, homeless, and children in the foster care system. The Program serves a total of 3,020 children; 777 children in the Edgewood Independent School District (EISD) and 2,243 children in the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD). As the program grantee, the City's Department of Human Services (DHS) provides direct program management, oversight, technical assistance, governance, family support and mental wellness services and contracts with ...
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