DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: Head Start Briefing and Approval Items
SUMMARY:
This briefing presents the following Head Start grants items:
1. 2017-2018 Head Start and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Center Enrollment Plans for Approval
2. 2017 Head Start and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Community Assessment Update for Approval
3. 2017-2018 Head Start and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership School Readiness Goals for Approval
4. Briefing on 2016-2017 Head Start and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Program Information Report
5. Briefing on Head Start and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Program and Fiscal Report for August 2017
BACKGROUND:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires recipients of Head Start grants to provide monthly briefings on program and fiscal activities and ongoing training throughout the program year to their governing bodies. The City's Community Health and Equity Committee and the Head Start Policy Council provide shared governance oversight of the Department of Human Services (DHS) Head Start grants.
The Head Start and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) grant programs are federally funded programs administered by HHS. The programs provide early childhood education, family support, and comprehensive 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 children, including those with disabilities, experiencing homelessness, and children in the foster care system. The program mission is to prepare children and engage families for school readiness and lifelong success. The City of San Antonio program serves a total of 3,020 children: 777 children in the Edgewood Independent School District (EISD) and 2,243 children i...
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