DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Head Start Approval Items
SUMMARY:
This item provides a briefing on the Head Start and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership programs including:
1. 2017-2018 DHS Head Start Program Annual Report for Approval
2. 2018-2023 DHS Head Start Program 5-Year Strategic Plan for Approval
3. 2018-2019 DHS Head Start Program Approach to School Readiness and Plan of Action for Approval
4. Briefing on the 2017-2018 DHS Head Start Program Information Report (PIR)
5. Briefing on the Program and Fiscal items for the months of September 2018 to October 2018
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requires recipients of Head Start grants to provide regular briefings on program and fiscal activities and ongoing training throughout the program year to their governing body. 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 grant programs are federally-funded programs that 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 Grant 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 in the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD). As the program grantee, DHS Head Start provides direct program management, ov...
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