Head Start Division
Annual Update
Board Training
Shared Governance
Roles & Responsibilities
June 24, 2014
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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Overview
Governance
Funding
Operations
Child Development & Education
School Readiness
Parent Family & Community Engagement
Accomplishments
Summary
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OVERVIEW
• Head Start is a federally funded
comprehensive program for
economically disadvantaged preschool
children and their families. Services
include;
– Education, Nutrition, Health, Dental, Mental
Health & Disabilities
– Parent involvement to include shared
governance
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OVERVIEW
Tri-party “Shared Governance” Oversight
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Grantee
BCC
Policy
Council
Orange
County
Head Start
Shared
Governance
SHARED GOVERNANCE
• 1304.50(a)(1) -
Grantee and delegate agencies
must establish and maintain a formal structure of
shared governance through which parents can
participate in policy making or in other decisions
about the program. This structure must consist of
the following groups;
– Board of County Commissioners
– Policy Council
– Head Start Team
HEAD START ACT
• Board of County Commissioners Roles
& Responsibilities
– All Head Start SOPs & Policy Council by-laws
– Criteria for the recruitment, selection & enrollment
of children
– Legal & fiscal responsibility
– Informed governance
HEAD START ACT
• Board of County Commissioners
Responsibilities
– Review all applications for funding
– Review and approve all major policies &
procedures
– Develop procedures on how Policy Council
members are selected
HEAD START ACT
• The major focus of the Head Start Act is
– More program accountability
– More involvement by the governing body
(the BCC)
– The governing responsibilities cannot be
delegated
FEDERAL MONITORING REVIEW
• Triennial Review
• February 2014
• 7 Areas of Compliance Measures
• 89 Performance Standards
FEDERAL MONITORING REVIEW
• 1 Non-Compliance
– Head Start Act 642 Powers & Functions of
Head Start Agencies
“The grantee did not ensure regular information
about Head Start operations including financial
statements with credit card expenditures was
shared with Board of County Commissioners”
FEDERAL MONITORING REVIEW
Corrective Action
• Continue to share monthly reports with the Board
of County Commissioners
• Executive Director report to Orange County
Board of Commissioners on a monthly basis
during the Board meeting
• Board Training - Strengthen relationships
between Grantee and Head Start
FY 2013-2014 FUNDING
• $12.3 million in Head Start funds
• $1.3 million in USDA funds
• $792 thousand in VPK funds
• 20% match of federal funds ($3 million)
FY 2013-2014 FUNDING
•Increase in FY 14 funding
•$644,493 Sequestration
•Added 6 positions, 2 Seniors CSW’s & 4
Teacher Assistants
•Increased contracts for therapy session
•Programs, supplies and materials
•$158,983 COLA
OPERATIONS
Orange County Head Start Centers
•9 within County-owned facilities
•7 at OCPS school sites
•2 within local municipalities
•1 within a faith-based community
•2014-2015 Changes
•Lake Weston Closed due to OCPS re-build
•Addition of Richmond Heights Early Learning
Center (Pre School Inclusion program)
OPERATIONS
• Center Based : Full Day / Full Year
• Credentialed Teachers & Teacher Assistants
• 19 Asthma Friendly Childcare Centers
(Platinum Level Recognition, FL DOH)
• 12 Department of Children and Families (DCF)
licensed sites
OPERATIONS
• Voluntary Pre Kindergarten Program
• Health Screenings (Vision, Hearing, Blood
Pressure & Weight/Body Mass)
• Therapy Services (Speech, Occupational
Therapy & Behavior)
• Nutrition Services (USDA)
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND
EDUCATION
• Alignment of Early Learning Curriculum
& Standards
– Head Start Child Development and Early
Learning Framework
– Florida Early Learning Standards &
Developmental Standards for Four year
olds
– Modified High Scope Curriculum
– Galileo Assessment School Readiness
Scale
– Bright Start Nemours Curriculum
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SCHOOL READINESS
4 years old (Orange vs. Nation)
CLASS SCORES
Orange County Head Start vs. Nation
PARENT, FAMILY, &
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
• ERSEA(Enrollment, Recruitment, Selection,
Eligibility & Attendance)
• Family Partnership Agreements (Goal Setting)
• Monthly Parent Meetings (Trainings & Workshops)
• Abriendo Puerta’s “Opening Doors” Parent
Workshop
• Advocacy (Policy Council & Parent Boards)
• Pro Dad’s & I Mom’s Parent Support Groups
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FAMILY GOALS
• Parents Participated & Graduated from the Jobs
Partnership Program
• 1028 Parents received Educational Training
• 999 Parents participated in Health Education Training
• 2608 Applications were completed for 2013-2014
• 1536 School Readiness Agreements entered with
families
• 90% Daily Average Attendance for school year
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Surpassed Head Start Act Teacher Mandate
50% of Head Start Teachers Nationwide must
have a 4 year Early Childhood Education
degree
– 89% of our teachers have met mandate
– 9 teachers are currently enrolled in
programs
– 10 Master level degree teachers
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Curriculum Specialist authored Curriculum
Guide that was shared with UCF Early
Learning program and Paramore Kid Zone
• Integrated the use of ipads in 34 classrooms
• Served 100% of parents with children
needing nutritional services. Decreased the
number of children at risk for being
overweight
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Embraced the Mayor’s Sustainability
Project & Started Vegetable Gardens
at 5 Head Start Centers
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100% Compliance of Childcare Food
Program Audits & Monitoring visits
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CLASS scores are ranked in the top 10% of the
2013 Nation scores
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Expanded Partnerships
• Partnership with the Florida State Oral Health
Initiative
• Cooking Matters program, teaching Parents to
Shop Smarter & Save Money with Cooperative
Extension
• Participated in the Nemours Healthy Kids
Initiative
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Expanded Partnerships
• Healthy Homes Initiative program with
Environmental Protection, Nemours & DOH
• Partnered with Orange Community Action for
VCC certificate programs
• Partnered with the Orlando Science Center to
offer a STEM program at Washington Shores
Head Start
MOVING FORWARD
• Enhancing Shared Governance between BCC, Policy
Council, and Head Start Team
• Expand the use of Technology for Recruitment,
Teaching & Learning
• Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Head Start April 2015
• Expand the Partnership with Orange County Public
School to support the transition process
• Continue to pursue expanded Community Partnerships