PRIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
HEAD START ANNUAL REPORT
PY 2011-12
PRIDE Community Services provides early child development services through the Head Start
program for two hundred and fifty one (251) children and families. The program serves the
entire geographical area of Logan County.
Vision Statement:
PRIDE Community Services will serve as a driving force in creating a community where people
are empowered with resources and opportunities to reach their greatest potential.
Mission Statement:
PRIDE Community Services makes a positive impact on the lives of those in need by bringing
together educational, financial and human resources that support self-sufficiency.
Promise of Community Action:
“Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities
and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are
dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.”
PRIDE Community Services Programs:
PRIDE Community is a non-profit community action agency providing the following services in
Logan County: Head Start, Weatherization, Seniors, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG),
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), In-Home Care Services, Case Management, Child and
Adult Care Food Program, Right from the Start Program, Residential Energy Assistance Program
(REAP) and Community Housing Development Organization-Single Family Housing Program.
Head Start
In order to accommodate the needs of the area’s families, the program implements center
based classes. Children were served in nine (9) Head Start collaborative classrooms and fifteen
(15) LEA collaborative classrooms in Logan County. Head Start operated in collaboration with
the LEA in Logan County. Locations of the classrooms are as follows:
Head Start Collaborative Classrooms
Chapmanville Center
Dehue Center
Logan Center
Lorado Center
South Man Elementary
LEA Collaborative Classrooms
1 classroom
3 classrooms
2 classrooms
1 classroom
2 classrooms
Buffalo Elementary
East Chapmanville Elementary
Holden Elementary
Hugh Dingess Elementary
Justice Elementary
Logan Elementary
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1 classrooms
2 classrooms
1 classrooms
1 classsroom
1 classroom
1 classrooms
Omar Elementary
South Man Elementary
Verdunville Elementary
West Chapmanville Elementary
Dehue Integrated BOE Class
1 classroom
2 classrooms
1 classroom
3 classrooms
1 classroom
The service areas in Head Start include:
 Education: The education component is designed to meet each child’s individual needs.
The plans are determined based upon the child’s developmental level and early
childhood best practices as set forth by Head Start Performance Standards, WV Early
Learning Standards Framework and Creative Curriculum.
 Health: Health Start provides all children with a comprehensive health care program,
including medical, dental, mental health and nutrition services.
 Family Services: Families are supported in assessing their own strengths and identifying
areas of interest regarding goals for their family. Parent training opportunities are
provided throughout the year.
 Parent Involvement: Parents are the child’s primary teacher. The Head Start program
strongly encourages parents to become involved in the program through center
volunteerism, parent center committees and Policy Council representation.
 Transportation: School buses are available to transport children to the centers and
Head Start activities.
 Family Literacy: Literacy is evident throughout all learning centers in the Head Start
classrooms. Parents are encouraged to read to their children and to participate in
literacy activities.
Staffing in the classrooms includes both Head Start employees and Board of Education
employees, depending on the classroom. Teaching staff is qualified and credentialed to teach
preschool aged children, either through an appropriate degree (MA; BA; AA) and state certified
or working toward state certification and degree. Training is ongoing for all staff in order to
ensure that the most current child development practices are incorporated into children’s daily
activities. Training opportunities are shared between the two agencies (Head Start and LEA).
Enrollment
Enrollment eligibility statistics for the 2011-12 school year is as follows:
250
Enrollment Statistics
200
150
100
50
0
Income below 100% of Poverty
Level
Income 135%-100% of Federal
Poverty Level
2
Over Income
Number of Children
Number enrolled with:
Income below 100% of Federal Poverty Level
Income 135% - 100% of Federal Poverty Level
Receipt of public assistance
Status as a Foster Child
Status as Homeless
Over Income
Total funded enrollment
Average monthly enrollment (as a percentage of funded enrollment)
Percentage of eligible children served
Percentage of enrolled children that received medical
and dental exams
211
35
187
13
0
5
251
100%
67%
100%
Federal Review of the Head Start Program
The Head Start Program participated in a comprehensive triennial federal on-site review
conducted by the Office of Head Start in October 2011. The Head Start Protocol review
instrument was used to thoroughly evaluate PRIDE Community Services Head Start Program’s
effectiveness in delivering services to children and families according to the Head Start
Performance Standards.
A team of five (5) individuals visited the program to meet and interview staff, parents and
community partners as well as inspecting classrooms and facilities. Team members reviewed
children’s files (which included information concerning educational, disabilities, health, mental
health and nutrition, parent, and contacts), financial records, personnel files, facilities and
playgrounds.
Based on information during the review, the Head Start Program was found to be out of
compliance in five (5) areas. The noncompliances were documented in the areas of Program
Design and Management, Health Services and Facilities:
 1304.20 Child Health Status
 1304.51 Management systems and Procedures
 1304.53 Facilities, Materials and Equipment
 Head Start Act; Section 644 (a)(2)
 Head Start Act; Section 648A Staff Qualifications and Development
In accordance with the requirements specified by the Office of Head Start, the noncompliances
cited in this report will be corrected within 120 days of the receipt of this report. More
information may be obtained by contacting PRIDE Community Services, Inc.
Independent Audit
An independent audit of the agency’s financial policies and procedures is conducted annually.
The Certified Public Accountant office of Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC is the audit firm contracted to
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ensure that procedures are compliant with federal standards. A complete copy of the audit and
its components is available by contacting PRIDE Community Services, Inc.
Funding, In Kind & Budgetary Expenditures
The Head Start program is funded by the U.S. Department of Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families, Office of Head Start. The program also receives generated funding
from the West Virginia Department of Education through collaboration with the Logan County
Board of Education. In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides
reimbursement for expenditures related to food costs through the Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP). Specific amounts and sources are as follows:
Funding
Regular Head Start
Training & Technical Assistance
Generated Funding
Total
Generated Funding
11%
Federal/State
$1,622,951
26,440
203,576
$1,852,967
Total Federal Funding
Training & Technical
Assistance
1%
Regular
Head
Start
88%
As a condition of the Head Start grant, the program is required to provide a local in-kind match
of 20% for any federal funds received. This non-federal share of the grant award is provided
through a variety of means that include, but are not limited to: parent participation in the
program, space donations and partnerships with the local board of education. The minimum
amount of non-federal share that is generated is:
Funding
Regular Head Start
Training & Technical Assistance
Total
Non-Federal/State
$405,738
6,610
$412,348
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Training &
Technical
Assistance
2%
Total Non-Federal Share
Regular Head
Start
98%
Budget Categories
Personnel
Fringe Benefits
Travel
Equipment
Supplies
Contractual
Construction
Other
Indirect Costs
Total
Regular Head Start
$ 859,889
258,845
6,000
0
45,000
4,500
0
245,582
203,135
$ 1,622,951
T&TA
0
0
1,500
0
940
0
0
24,000
0
26,440
Generated
0
0
0
0
23,576
0
0
180,000
0
203,576
Total Budget
$ 859,889
258,845
7,500
0
69,516
4,500
0
449,582
203,135
$ 1,852,967
Parent Involvement
Parent Meetings and Policy Council Meeting are held monthly. Each center makes decisions at
the local level and elects representatives to the program’s Policy Council. Throughout the
school year, the Policy Council carries out shared program governance with the Board of
Directors. Male Involvement activities included Pumpkin Carving and Painting in October.
Parent Banquet is held in April in observance of Volunteer Month. A banquet is provided for
the parents/volunteers and also a silent auction at which time parents use their “parent bucks”
earned during the year. Family Fun Day in the Park is held during the month of May. Parents
are also invited for Read to Me Week, Mother and Father’s Day activities and all holiday
activities.
Trainings, specific to parents’ needs, are provided throughout the year. Parents are welcomed
at all times and encouraged to participate in all activities.
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School Readiness Goals
PRIDE Community Services Head Start provides a developmentally appropriate preschool
program for children 3-5 years of age. Our program engages the child through differentiated
learning in the following areas:
 Social emotional skills will be developed necessary to foster secure attachment, regulate
behavior, emotions and concepts of personal identify.
1. Children will demonstrate age-appropriate decision making regarding
activities, materials, routine and task.
2. Communicate and cooperate with familiar adults and peers.
3. Respond appropriately to the feelings of others.
4. Following simple rules, routine and directions.
 Physical Development/Health/Nutrition
Staff will become an advocate for educating children as well as families in the fight
against childhood obesity.
1. Provide families with valuable information through pamphlets, workshops,
recipes and classroom activities.
2. Provide balanced meals and nutritional snacks that meet the USDA
guidelines.
3. Children will participate in a minimum of 1 hours of gross motor activities per
day.
 Cognitive Development will include logical thinking reasoning and problem solving.
1. Children will learn to organize their thoughts by classifying, comparing,
measuring, counting and graphing objects.
2. Children will use past knowledge to build on new knowledge to solve
problems and make connections.
 Approaches to Learning: Children will develop motivation to learning.
1. Ask questions, and seek new information.
2. Demonstrate eagerness to learn.
3. Join in cooperative play.
4. Plan, initiates and completes learning activities with peers.
5. Increase ability to maintain concentration over a reasonable amount of time
despite distractions and interruptions.
 Language & Literacy: Teachers will engage children in activities that will increase
abilities in receptive and expressive language skill.
1. Increase complex and varied vocabulary.
2. Increase understanding of sounds with written words.
3. Engage in storytelling.
4. Ask and answer questions and makes comments.
5. Increase ability to recognize a word as a unit of print.
6. Uses letter/sound recognition.
7. Identifies rhyming, patterns and syllables in words.
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In order to ensure children and families have a smooth transition into the public school system,
additional preparation for School Readiness will include:
1. Parents will receive a copy of the School Readiness Goals within the first 45
days of school.
2. Weekly communication flyer will be sent home concentrating on classroom
activities.
3. An end of the year workshop for transitioning.
4. Review of activities covered in Head Start.
5. What to expect in Kindergarten-packet.
6. All children will have the opportunity to visit their home school with parents.
7. Transferring of records.
8. Transferring of assessment data: The WV Pre-K Child Assessment System
Kindergarten Transition Report.
Program Information Report
PRIDE Community Services, Inc. Head Start Program is mandated to annually report program
services. Results of this report are complied and submitted to the Office of Head Start annually.
The information gained from this report helps local program identify strengths asd well as areas
that continue to be challenging. This information is used in a variety of ways that include but
are not limited to, local program goals and strategies, training and technical assistance plans,
annual RISK Assessment process and etc.
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