[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
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Fiscal Year 2001 Discretionary Announcement for Head Start Family 
Worker Training and Credentialing Initiative; Availability of Funds and 
Request for Applications; Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2001 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Program Announcement No. ACYF/HS-2001-07]


Fiscal Year 2001 Discretionary Announcement for Head Start Family 
Worker Training and Credentialing Initiative; Availability of Funds and 
Request for Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF, 
DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) announces the 
availability of $1,000,000; up to $100,000 per project for one year to 
support up to ten entities to design and/or adapt competency-based 
training programs and curricula suitable for the training and 
credentialing of Head Start Family Worker Staff. Academic institutions, 
other training providers, and public or private non-profit or for-
profit organizations are eligible to apply for projects, which will be 
funded on a competitive basis.
    Applicants must provide assurances that if they receive funds under 
the announcement, the model training program required as part of the 
final report described in the section of this announcement entitled: 
Expectations and Requirements for Family Worker Training and 
Credentialing Projects will be established as part of the grantee's 
regular curricular offerings no later than one year from the date of 
submission of the report.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is 5:00 P.M. EDT, 
July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Mail applications to: Head Start Family Worker Training and 
Credentialing Initiative, ACYF Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Myer 
Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22209.
    Hand delivered courier or overnight delivery applications are 
accepted during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, on or prior to the established closing date.
    All packages should be clearly labeled as follows:

Application for Head Start Family Worker Training and Credentialing 
Initiative

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Head Start Discretionary Grant 
Support Team (1-800-351-2293) is available to answer questions 
concerning application requirements and to refer you to the appropriate 
contact person in ACYF for programmatic questions. You may e-mail your 
questions to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#026a71426e61656c67762c616d6f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f09883b09c93979e9584de939f9d">[email protected]</span></a>.
    In order to determine the number of expert reviewers that will be 
necessary, if you plan to submit an application, you are requested to 
send a post card or call with the following information: the name, 
address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the project 
director and the name of the applicant at least four weeks prior to the 
submission deadline date to: Head Start Family Worker Training and 
Credentialing Initiative, ACYF Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Myer 
Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22209.
Fiscal Year 2001 Discretionary Announcement for Head Start Family 
Worker Training and Credentialing Initiative

Table of Contents

    This program announcement is divided into five sections:

    Part I contains general information and an introductory section 
that describes the background of various Head Start initiatives 
supporting professional development, the target audience of this 
initiative, and the Head Start Bureau's expectations regarding this 
initiative and next steps.
    Part II contains key program information such as a description 
of competitive categories, eligible applicants, project periods and 
applicable Head Start regulations.
    Part III contains the requirements for information that must be 
included in each application.
    Part IV contains the criteria upon which applications will be 
reviewed and evaluated.
    Part V contains a discussion of the application process.
    Appendix A includes the relevant application forms, 
certifications, disclosures and assurances necessary for completing 
and submitting the application.
    Appendix B contains a listing of Competency Goals and Indicators 
for Head Start Staff Working with Families.
    Appendix C includes a listing of the Head Start Quality 
Improvement Centers. The Head Start Quality Improvement Centers and 
Disability Services Quality Improvement Centers form a regionally-
based system, composed of institutions and organizations whose 
common purpose is to support the continuous improvement of all 
grantees and delegate agencies as they work to provide high quality 
and effective services to children and families and address the 
emerging priorities of child care partnerships, Head Start expansion 
and welfare reform. The Training and Technical Assistance reflects a 
national commitment to quality improvement, local capacity-building 
and ongoing evaluation.

Part I. Purpose and Background

A. Purpose

    The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for 
grants for the design and/or adaptation of competency-based training 
programs appropriate for utilization in a national Head Start Family 
Worker Training and Credentialing Initiative. Grants will be awarded to 
develop methodologies and approaches to enhance the skills, knowledge, 
and effectiveness of Family Services staff who are working with parents 
and young children in Head Start and Early Head Start, and other early 
childhood and child care family support programs.
    Organizations funded under this Announcement will work 
cooperatively with the Head Start Bureau, national experts, and 
national organizations in furthering this initiative.
    Successful applicants will be expected to work collaboratively with 
local Head Start programs as well as with other service agencies and 
organizations involved in endeavors, which grant credit, degrees, and 
credentialing of Family Workers.

B. Background

Head Start
    Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development 
programs which serve children from birth to age five, pregnant women, 
and their families. The Early Head Start program provides services to 
children zero to three and serves approximately 50,000 children. Head 
Start, which provides services to children age three to five, currently 
serves over 850,000 low-income families and their children through a 
nationwide network of approximately 2,100 grantee and delegate 
agencies. These agencies serve children and families through a variety 
of program options and service strategies including center-based, home-
based, and family child care partnerships.

    Note: In the balance of this document, the term ``Head Start'' 
refers to both Head Start and Early Head Start programs and staff, 
unless otherwise indicated.

    Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has had a strong commitment 
and impressive success in involving, educating and supporting parents 
and families as an integral part of every local program. For example, 
recent research in a nationally representative sample of programs 
documented high levels of parent involvement and satisfaction: 
approximately 80% of all parents

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participate in home visits, parent-teacher conferences, classroom 
observations and volunteering and over 85% of parents were very 
satisfied with the quality of services their child received. These 
findings corroborate the 1999 report of the American Customers 
Satisfaction Index, in which Head Start received the highest rating of 
any government program.
    Building on this strong record of success and commitment, the 
initiative described in this announcement is intended to continue to 
strengthen the quality of services to and depth of partnerships with 
families by enhancing the training and effectiveness of Family Workers 
in all Head Start programs. It complements a broad series of related 
efforts to improve Head Start program quality, staff credentials, and 
accountability, including more specific performance standards and 
measures in children's literacy and language development, a new focus 
on child outcomes in program monitoring and self-assessment, expanded 
funding to upgrade program quality and staff compensation, and higher 
qualification standards for Head Start teachers.
Family Workers in Head Start
    More than 25,000 Family Workers are employed in local Head Start 
programs. Family Workers play a critical role in developing and 
supporting the implementation of Head Start's family partnership 
process. Through this process the family of each enrolled child has 
opportunities to develop and implement an individualized plan of 
services based on their interests and needs. In many instances, the 
quality of support received by families correlates with the training 
and qualifications of the program's Family Workers.
    Collectively, Family Workers represent a group with varied levels 
of professional education/training and experience. Local agencies have 
established a range of qualifications for Family Workers varying from a 
Masters of Social Work (MSW) or other related degree to a High School 
diploma. Accordingly, some Head Start Social Services and Parent 
Involvement staff (known as Family and Community Partnerships staff 
since 1998) are college degreed as well as state licensed or 
credentialed. Others have received undergraduate training or on-the-job 
training. Some Family Workers are current or former parents of Head 
Start children. As might be expected, Family Workers also vary widely 
in characteristics such as salary levels, staffing patterns, fields of 
study, tenure, average salary, forms of supervision and ongoing 
professional development opportunities.
Family Worker Training and Credentialing Initiative
    The Family Worker Training and Credentialing Initiative is designed 
to implement a mandate from Congress in the Head Start Act Amendments 
of 1994 (P.L. 103-252). This Section of the Act required that ``the 
Secretary, in coordination with concerned public and private agencies 
and organizations examining the issues of standards and training for 
family service workers, shall * * * (1) review and, as necessary, 
revise or develop new qualification standards for Head Start staff 
providing such services; (2) promote the development of model curricula 
(on subjects including parenting training and family literacy) designed 
to ensure the attainment of appropriate competencies by individuals 
working or planning to work in the field of early childhood and family 
services; and (3) promote the establishment of a credential that 
indicates the attainment of the competencies that is accepted 
nationwide''.
    To assist in planning to carry out the Congressional mandates, the 
Head Start Bureau in 1999 and 2000 convened five focus groups of 
leaders from: national organizations, local Head Start Programs 
including parents of past and currently enrolled children; Head Start 
Quality Improvement Centers; accreditation organizations and higher 
education institutions to discuss the needs, issues, and existing 
models of Head Start Worker staff training.
    Among the issues and needs identified by focus group participants 
were the following:
    <bullet> Input to the development of ``Competency Goals and 
Indicators for Head Start Staff Working with Families'' attached in 
Appendix B, page 27. These competencies are being communicated to Head 
Start agencies to assist local efforts in selecting, training, and 
supervising Family Workers and will provide a common framework for 
competency-based training models solicited via this announcement;
    <bullet> Key characteristics of models for delivery of training in 
these competencies and approaches to link competency-based training to 
higher education coursework and degrees;
    <bullet> The importance and challenges of creating competency-based 
training that is responsive to highly diverse adult learners, such as 
Family Workers in Head Start and child care programs with little recent 
experience as students, who frequently continue to work while pursuing 
a degree, and who may require special academic and social supports to 
successfully meet standards in general education and early childhood 
courses, and
    <bullet> Recognition that with over twenty-nine percent of Head 
Start staff members being parents of former or current Head Start 
children that there is a necessity to ensure that any competency-based 
training program/curriculum for Family Workers is appropriate for, open 
to, and welcomes the parents of Head Start children so that they can 
attain the necessary competencies.
Expectations and Requirements for Family Worker Training and 
Credentialing Projects
    Section 649 the Head Start Act authorizes grants for research, 
demonstration and collaboration activities. These grants will involve 
extensive investigation into areas where knowledge is currently 
insufficient and will be awarded pursuant to Section 649.
    Based on the above legislative mandates, focus group input, and 
additional planning, the Head Start Bureau is issuing this grants 
announcement to support the development and/or adaptation of a variety 
of models of competency-based, credit-bearing training for Family 
Workers in Head Start and early childhood and family support programs. 
The central requirements for all projects are as follows:
    <bullet> Develop competency-based training programs and curricula 
relevant to the work of a Head Start Family Worker based on the Head 
Start Program Performance Standards; the Competency Goals and 
Indicators for Head Start Staff Working with Families, attached in 
Appendix B; and include a credible approach to assessing the attainment 
of these competencies by individual trainees;
    <bullet> Create or adapt competency-based training that is linked 
to academic credit and degree programs and to other forms of 
credentialing for Family Workers. Applicants are urged to present plans 
for training which provide for articulation to AA, BA, MS degree 
programs if the trainee decides to continue his/her education, and 
portability, should trainees desire to be Family Workers in other 
related programs;
    <bullet> Develop training and curricula that is accessible and 
affordable for adult learners and that accommodates the training needs 
of current Head Start Family Workers, including former Head Start 
Parents who are likely to continue to work full time as they continue 
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participate in training towards a Family Worker credential; and
    <bullet> Create state-of-the-art training and assessment strategies 
that will ultimately enhance the quality of program services and 
outcomes for the increasing diversity of low-income families served by 
Head Start and early childhood programs and agencies.
    The Bureau is soliciting applications to develop and/or adapt 
competency-based training curricula and programs appropriate to the 
fulfillment of educational and professional growth needs of Family 
Worker staff nationwide, including all geographic regions as well as 
for staff serving Migrant and Indian families and communities. For 
purposes of this announcement ``development'' means the creation and 
design of a totally new competency-based, credit-based, training 
program. ``Adaptation'' means the proposed utilization of ``as is'' or 
slightly modified appropriate credit-bearing competency-based training 
program coursework and materials, delivery modalities, scheduling and 
cost factors, etc.
    Innovative, realistic, forward-looking, and trainee accessible 
model training program designs are necessary in order to facilitate and 
advance the Head Start Family Worker Training Initiative. Applicants 
may propose developmental work such as re-shaping course materials, 
curriculum and teaching strategies; adapting mentoring, advisement, 
reflective practice, and practicum strategies, using distance learning 
and other forms of technology in new ways, alternate means to improve 
access, reduce costs, and increase the successful completion of the 
training sequence and demonstration of competencies by candidates; and 
new efforts and methods to link competency-based training and 
curriculum to academic credit, higher education degree programs and 
related credentialing systems for Family Workers. Applicants are 
strongly encouraged to involve Family Workers, managers, program 
directors from Head Start and other community-based programs and 
training and technical assistance providers in their grant application 
planning and implementation of their projects. Attachment C provides a 
Directory of Head Start Training and Technical Assistance providers.
    Each funded project will be expected to present a comprehensive 
competency-based credit-bearing training program and curriculum (plus 
alternate designs, if any) to the Head Start Bureau at the end of this 
grant project period. All elements of the training program, including 
but not limited to recruitment, entry requirements, course content, 
credit hours, primary and alternate delivery modalities, time 
requirements, implementation plans and schedule, staffing 
qualifications, program and student assessments (including a method or 
strategy for the assessment of the competencies to be acquired by 
trainees), program accreditation, credentialing mechanisms, 
articulation plans/processes/agreements, and cost factors are to be 
included in this presentation. At some point in the future, the Head 
Start Bureau intends to require a common set of competencies and skills 
for Family Workers. Model curricula developed under this Announcement 
will be used to help determine the requisite training and credential 
attainment for these workers. Therefore, successful applicants are also 
expected to declare their intent to implement their proposed program 
after the end of the grant period, independent of any additional 
Federal support, if the Head Start Bureau determines that their model 
is sufficient to meet the training needs of Head Start Family Workers.
    The Bureau in concert with national experts and practitioners will 
carry out a comprehensive review of all final submissions. The review 
will include examination of how proposed programs will enhance the 
capacities of trainees in all of the areas addressed in the Head Start 
Program Performance Standards and sub-areas of the eleven Family 
Workers ``Competency Goals and Indicators'' as defined in Appendix B. 
As a result of this review, the Bureau will examine the possible 
establishment and implementation of a Family Worker Training Program 
Resource Data Base incorporating all training programs conforming to 
Head Start's requirements. Those providers and programs included in the 
Data Base will be deemed to be responsive and appropriate for use by 
local program Family Worker staff in pursuing courses of studies and 
credentialing.
    Grantees will be expected to attend a three-day Orientation Meeting 
regarding this Initiative in Washington D.C. to be held no later than 
six weeks after grant award. The Head Start Bureau and a work group of 
national consultants on competency-based training and credentialing 
will convene to engage with grantees regarding programmatic issues and 
Bureau expectations for this initiative. Applicants need to budget for 
the three-day Orientation meeting.

Part II. Program Information and Requirements

A. Statutory Authority

    The Head Start Act, as amended 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Applicants must be public or private institutions of higher 
education or nonprofit or for profit organizations with experience and 
knowledge in working with early childhood programs for young children 
birth to age five. In accordance with 45 CFR 74.81, for profit 
organizations must waive their profit when applying for funding under 
this announcement.

C. Project Duration

    Awards will be made on a competitive basis and will be for a one-
year period. The total project period will be one year.

D. Federal Share of Project Costs

    A total of approximately $1,000,000 in ACF funds will be available.

E. Number of Projects To Be Funded

    ACF will fund up to ten applicants. An individual discretionary 
grant will be awarded to a successful applicant in order to foster 
achievement of the goals of this Head Start initiative.

F. Matching Requirement

    Although there are no matching requirements, applicants are 
encouraged to provide non-Federal contributions to the project.

Part III. Application Requirements

A. Purpose

    The project description provides a major means by which an 
application is evaluated and ranked to compete with other applications 
for available assistance. The project description should be concise and 
complete and should address the activity for which Federal funds are 
being requested. Supporting documents should be included where they can 
present information clearly and succinctly.
    In preparing your project description, all information requested 
through each specific evaluation criteria should be provided. Awarding 
offices use this and other information in making their funding 
recommendations. It is important, therefore, that this information be 
included in the application.

B. General Instructions

    ACF is particularly interested in specific factual information and 
statements of measurable goals in

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quantitative terms. Project descriptions are evaluated on the basis of 
substance, not length. Extensive exhibits are not required. Cross-
referencing should be used rather than repetition. Supporting 
information concerning activities that will not be directly funded by 
the grant or information that does not directly pertain to an integral 
part of the grant funded activity should be placed in an appendix.
    Pages should be numbered and a table of contents should be included 
for easy reference.
Introduction
    Applicants are required to submit a full project description and 
shall prepare the project description statement in accordance with the 
following instructions and the specified evaluation criteria. The 
instructions give a broad overview of what your project description 
should include while the evaluation criteria expands and clarifies more 
program-specific information that is needed.
Project Summary/Abstract
    Provide a summary of the Project description (a page or less) with 
reference to the funding request.

C. Objectives and Need for Assistance

    Clearly identify the physical, economic, social, institutional and 
other problems(s) requiring a solution. The need for assistance must be 
demonstrated and the principal and subordinate objectives of the 
project must be clearly stated; supporting documentation, such as 
letters of support and testimonials from concerned interests other than 
the applicant, may be included. Any relevant data based on planning 
studies should be included or referred to in the endnotes/footnotes. 
Incorporate demographic data and participant/beneficiary information, 
as needed. In developing the project description, the applicant may 
volunteer or be requested to provide information on the total range of 
projects currently being conducted and supported or (to be initiated), 
some of which may be outside the scope of the program announcement.

D. Results or Benefits Expected

    Identify the results and benefits to be derived.

E. Approach

    Outline a plan of action that describes the scope and detail of how 
the proposed work will be accomplished. Account for all functions or 
activities identified in the application. Cite factors that might 
accelerate or decelerate the work and state your reason for taking the 
proposed approach rather than others. Describe any unusual features of 
the project such as design or technological innovations, reductions in 
cost or time, or extraordinary social and community involvement.
    Provide quantitative monthly or quarterly projections of the 
accomplishments to be achieved for each function or activity in such 
terms as the number of people to be served and the number of activities 
accomplished. When accomplishments cannot be quantified by activity or 
function, list them in chronological order to show the schedule of 
accomplishments and their target dates.
    If any data is to be collected, maintained, and/or disseminated, 
clearance may be required from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). This clearance pertains to any ``collection of information that 
is conducted or sponsored by ACF.''
    List organizations, cooperating entities, consultants, or other key 
individuals whom will work on the project along with a short 
description of the nature of their effort or contribution.

F. Additional Information

    Following are requests for additional information that need to be 
included in the application.
1. Staff and Position Data
    Provide a biographical sketch for each key person appointed and a 
job description for each vacant key position. A biographical sketch 
will also be required for new key staff as appointed.
2. Organizational Profiles
    Provide information on the applicant organization(s) and 
cooperating partners such as organizational charts, financial 
statements, audit reports or statements from CPAs/Licensed Public 
Accountants, Employer Identification Numbers, names of bond carriers, 
contact persons and telephone numbers, child care licenses and other 
documentation of professional accreditation, information on compliance 
with Federal/State/local government standards, documentation of 
experience in the program area, and other pertinent information.

G. Third-Party Agreements

    Include written agreements between the grantee and subgrantees or 
subcontractors or other cooperative entities. These agreements must 
detail scope of work to be performed, work schedules, remuneration, and 
other terms and conditions that structure or define the relationship.
Letters of Support
    Provide statements from community, public and commerical leaders 
that support the project proposed for funding. All submissions should 
be included in the application OR by application deadline.

H. Budget and Budget Justification

    Provide line item detail and detailed calculations for each budget 
object class identified on the Budget Information form. Detailed 
calculations must include estimation methods, quantities, unit costs, 
and other similar quantitative detail sufficient for the calculation to 
be duplicated. The detailed budget must also include a breakout by the 
funding sources identified in Block 15 of the SF-424.
    Provide a narrative budget justification that describes how the 
categorical costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, reasonableness, 
and allocability of the proposed costs.
General
    The following guidelines are for preparing the budget and budget 
justification. Both Federal and non-Federal resources shall be detailed 
and justified in the budget and narrative justification. For purposes 
of preparing the budget and budget justification, ``Federal resources'' 
refers only to the ACF grant for which you are applying. Non-Federal 
resources are all other Federal and non-Federal resources. It is 
suggested that budget amounts and computations be presented in a 
columnar format: first column, object class categories; second column, 
Federal budget; next column(s), non-Federal budget(s), and last column, 
total budget. The budget justification should be a narrative.
Personnel
    Description: Costs of employee salaries and wages.
    Justification: Identify the project director or principal 
investigator, if known. For each staff person, provide the title, time 
commitment to the project (in months), time commitment to the project 
(as a percentage or full-time equivalent), annual salary, grant salary, 
wage rates, etc. Do not include the costs of consultants or personnel 
costs of delegate agencies or of specific project(s) or businesses to 
be financed by the applicant.

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Fringe Benefits
    Description: Costs of employee fringe benefits unless treated as 
part of an approved indirect cost rate.
    Justification: Provide a breakdown of the amounts and percentages 
that comprise fringe benefit costs such as health insurance, FICA, 
retirement insurance, taxes, etc.
Travel
    Description: Costs of project-related travel by employees of the 
applicant organization (does not include costs of consultant travel).
    Justification: For each trip, show the total number of traveler(s), 
travel destination, duration of trip, per diem, mileage allowances, if 
privately owned vehicles will be used, and other transportation costs 
and subsistence allowances. Travel costs for key staff to attend ACF-
sponsored workshops should be detailed in the budget.
Equipment
    ``Equipment'' means an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal 
property having a useful life or more than one year and an acquisition 
cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of (a) the capitalization level 
established by the organization for the financial statement purposes, 
or (b) $5,000. (Note: Acquisition cost means the net invoice unit price 
of an item of equipment, including the cost of any modifications, 
attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make it 
usable for the purpose for which it is acquired. Ancillary charges, 
such as taxes, duty, protective in-transit insurance, freight, and 
installation shall be included in or excluded from acquisition cost in 
accordance with the organization's regular written accounting 
practices.)
    Justification: For each type of equipment requested, provide a 
description of the equipment, the cost per unit, the number of units, 
the total cost, and a plan for use on the project, as well as use or 
disposal of the equipment after the project ends. An applicant 
organization that uses its own definition for equipment should provide 
a copy of its policy or section of its policy which includes the 
equipment definition.
Supplies
    Description: Costs of all tangible personal property other than 
that included under the Equipment category.
    Justification: Specify general categories of supplies and their 
costs. Show computations and provide other information, which supports 
the amount requested.
Other
    Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, where applicable 
and appropriate, may include but are not limited to insurance, food, 
medical and dental costs (noncontractual), professional services costs, 
space and equipment rentals, printing and publication, computer use, 
training costs, such as tuition and stipends, staff development costs, 
and administrative costs.
    Justification: Provide computations, a narrative description and a 
justification for each cost under this category.
Indirect Charges
    Description: Total amount of indirect costs. This category should 
be used only when the applicant currently has an indirect cost rate 
approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or 
another cognizant Federal agency.
    Justification: An applicant that will charge indirect costs to the 
grant must enclose a copy of the current rate agreement. If the 
applicant organization is in the process of initially developing or 
renegotiating a rate, it should immediately upon notification that an 
award will be made, develop a tentative indirect cost rate proposal 
based on its most recently completed fiscal year in accordance with the 
principles set forth in the cognizant agency's guidelines for 
establishing indirect cost rates, and submit it to the cognizant 
agency. Applicants awaiting approval of their indirect cost proposals 
may also request indirect costs. It should be noted that when an 
indirect cost rate is requested, those costs included in the indirect 
cost pool should not also be charged as direct costs to the grant. 
Also, if the applicant is requesting a rate which is less than what is 
allowed under the program, the authorized representative of the 
applicant organization must submit a signed acknowledgement that the 
applicant is accepting a lower rate than allowed.
Total Direct Charges, Total Indirect Charges, Total Project Costs.
    Self-explanatory.

Part IV Evaluation Criteria

A. Review Criteria

    In considering how applicants will carry out the responsibilities 
addressed under this announcement, competing applications for financial 
assistance will be reviewed and evaluated against the following 
criteria:
Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for Assistance: (15 points)
    The extent to which the application identifies relevant physical, 
economic, social, financial, institutional or other problems requiring 
a grant; demonstrates the need for assistance; states the principal and 
subordinate objectives of the project; provides supporting 
documentation or other testimonies from concerned interests other than 
the applicant.
    Information provided in response to Part III, Section C. of this 
announcement will be used to evaluate applicants on this criterion.
Criterion 2. Results or Benefits Expected: (25 points)
    The extent to which the application identifies the results and 
benefits to be derived; describes the anticipated contribution to 
policy, practice, theory and/or research; specific benefits should be 
described for Head Start and the whole early childhood community 
working with children birth through five.
    The Head Start Bureau is particularly interested in the following:
    1. Based on the stated program objectives, identify the results and 
benefits to be derived for Family Workers in Head Start, Early Head 
Start, and staff in other early childhood, child care and family 
support agencies.
    2. Describe potential longer term benefits of this initiative, 
including enhancing participation and provision of higher education 
opportunities for family service staff; enhancement of relationships 
between higher education institutions and local early care and 
education programs, including Head Start; program quality, and 
practices and outcomes in early care child/family programs.
    Information provided in response to Part III, Section D of this 
announcement will be used to evaluate applicants on this criterion.
Criterion 3. Approach: (50 points)
    The extent to which the application outlines an acceptable plan of 
action pertaining to the scope of the project which details how the 
proposed work will be accomplished, including a timeline; lists of each 
organization, consultants, including the evaluator, or other key 
individuals who will work on the project along with a short description 
of the nature of their effort or contribution; assures the adequacy of 
time devoted to the project by key staff, the key staff should be 
knowledgeable of Head Start and Early Head Start, the applicant must 
fully describe the

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approach and/or methodology and delineate the relationship of each task 
to the accomplishment of the proposed objectives. There should be 
evidence that the planned approach reflects sufficient input from 
collaborating partners.
    The Head Start Bureau is particularly interested in the following:
    1. Describe the applicants' experience and capabilities in 
providing training to family worker staff from Head Start and early 
childhood and family support programs.
    2. Provide a discussion of the major current and emerging 
challenges facing family workers, and the challenges of delivering 
competency-based training to current staff members.
    3. Describe the planning and development process the applicant will 
use to develop a final design/model program and describe how Head Start 
and other program family workers, managers and others will be involved.
    4. Discuss how other career development and higher education 
organizations, institutions, and providers/partners or contributors may 
be involved in the planning and design phase, as well as in ongoing 
refinement and improvement of the desired model for curricula.
    5. Propose and defend an initial overall professional development 
strategy for Head Start Family workers and other related early 
childhood higher education programs, including content, and sequence of 
development experience, and ways to encourage applications of new 
knowledge, standards and best practices to the instruction of 
participants and their sponsoring Head Start program. Include 
discussion of issues such as the admission/eligibility requirements, 
program scheduling, accessibility, and location of activities, 
including explicit approaches to supporting peer networking and 
mentoring of participants.
    6. Provide assurance that training/courses are offered at the 
lowest reasonable justifiable cost to trainees.
    7. Indicate initial plans for the recruitment and selection of 
faculty or trainers who would train Family Workers. Discuss how 
recruitment and selection process will attract faculty/trainers with 
demonstrated ability to respond to the growing diversity of the 
population of families and children served in Head Start, Early Head 
Start and other early care and education programs.
    Information provided in response to Part III, Sections E, F and G 
of this announcement will be used to evaluate applicants on this 
criterion.
Criterion 4. Budget and Budget Justification: (10 points)
    Provide line item detail and detailed calculations for each budget 
object class identified on the Budget Information form. Detailed 
calculations must include estimation methods, quantities, unit costs, 
and other similar quantitative detail sufficient for the calculation to 
be duplicated. The detailed budget must also include a breakout by the 
funding sources identified in Block 15 of the SF-424.
    Provide a narrative budget justification that describes how the 
categorical costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, reasonableness 
and allocability of the proposed costs.

B. The Review Process

    Applications received by the due date will be reviewed and scored 
competitively. Experts in the field, generally persons from outside the 
Federal government, will use the evaluation criteria listed in Part IV 
of this announcement to review and score the applications. The results 
of this review are a primary factor in making funding decisions. ACYF 
may also solicit comments from ACF Regional Office staff and other 
Federal agencies. The ACYF Commissioner may also consider a variety of 
all factors in funding decisions, including supporting a set of 
projects to serve Head Start programs and Family Workers in all 
geographic regions and representative of approaches to working with 
different types of Head Start programs, including Indian and Migrant 
grantees.

Part V. The Application Process

A. Required Forms

    Eligible applicants interested in applying for funds must submit a 
complete application including the required forms included at the end 
of this program announcement in Appendix A. In order to be considered 
for a grant under this announcement, an application must be submitted 
on the Standard Form 424 approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget under Control Number 0348-0043. A copy has been provided. Each 
application must be signed by an individual authorized to act for the 
applicant and to assume responsibility for the obligations imposed by 
the terms and conditions of the grant award. Applicants requesting 
financial assistance for non-construction projects must file the 
Standard Form 424B, Assurances: Non-Construction Programs (approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0348-0040). 
Applicants must sign and return the Standard Form 424B with their 
application. Applicants must provide a certification concerning 
lobbying. Prior to receiving an award in excess of $100,000, applicants 
shall furnish an executed copy of the lobbying certification (approved 
by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0348-0046). 
Applicants must sign and return the certification with their 
application.
    Applicants must make the appropriate certification of their 
compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. By signing and 
submitting the application, applicants are providing the certification 
and need not mail back the certification with the application.
    Applicants must make the appropriate certification that they are 
not presently debarred, suspended or otherwise ineligible for award. By 
signing and submitting the application, applicants are providing the 
certification and need not mail back the certification with the 
application.
    Applicants must also understand that they will be held accountable 
for the smoking prohibition included within P.L. 103-227, Part C 
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (also known as The Pro-Children's Act of 
1994). A copy of the Federal Register notice, which implements the 
smoking prohibition, is included with the forms. By signing and 
submitting the application, applicants are providing the certification 
and need not mail back the certification with the application.

B. Application Limits

    The application should be double-spaced and single-sided on 8\1/2\" 
 x  11" plain white paper, with 1" margins on all sides. Use only a 
standard size font no smaller than 12 pitch throughout the application. 
All pages of the application (including appendices, resumes, charts, 
references/footnotes, tables, maps and exhibits) must be sequentially 
numbered, beginning on the first page after the budget justification, 
the principal investigator contact information and the Table of 
Contents. Although there is no limitation regarding number of pages, 
applicants are urged to be concise and limit applications to no more 
than 50 pages. Applicants are requested not to send pamphlets, 
brochures, or other printed material along with their applications as 
these pose copying difficulties. These materials, if submitted, will 
not be included in the review process. In addition, applicants must not 
submit any additional letters of endorsement beyond any that may be 
required.
    Applicants are encouraged to submit curriculum vitae in a 
biographical format. Please note that applicants that

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Applicants'' will not be included in the review process.

C. Checklist for a Complete Application

    The checklist below is for your use to ensure that the application 
package has been properly prepared.

--One original, signed and dated application plus two copies.
--Attachments/Appendices, when included, should be used only to provide 
supporting documentation such as resumes, and letters of agreement/
support.

    (1) Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424, Rev. 7-97)
    (2) Budget information-non-construction programs (SF424A&B)
    (3) Budget Justification, including subcontract agency budgets
    (4) Application Narrative and Appendices
    (5) Proof that the organization is a non-profit organization
    (6) Assurances Non-Construction Program
    (7) Certification Regarding Lobbying
    (8) If appropriate, a completed SPOC certification with the date of 
SPOC contact entered in line 16, page 1 of the SF-424, Rev. 7-97
    (9) Certification of Protection of Human Subjects

D. Closing Date for Receipt of Applications

    The closing time and date for receipt of applications is 5:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Time Zone) on August 1, 2001. Mailed or handcarried 
applications received after 5:00 p.m. on the closing date will be 
classified as late.
    Deadline: Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline time 
and date at the ACF Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, 
Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22209. Applicants are responsible for 
mailing applications well in advance when using all mail services to 
ensure that the applications are received on or before the deadline 
time and date.
    Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or 
other representatives of the applicant or by overnight/express mail 
couriers shall be considered as meeting an announced deadline if they 
are received on or before the deadline date, between the hours of 8:00 
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the ACF Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Myer 
Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209, between Monday and Friday 
(excluding Federal Holidays). Applicants are cautioned that express/
overnight mail services may not always deliver as agreed.
    ACF cannot accommodate the transmission of applications by FAX or 
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to 
ACF electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time of 
submission and time of receipt.
    Late applications: Applications that do not meet the criteria 
stated above are considered late applications. ACF will notify each 
late applicant that its application will not be considered in the 
current competition.
    Extension of deadlines: ACF may extend an application deadline for 
applicants affected by Acts of God such as floods and hurricanes, when 
there is widespread disruptions of mail service, or for other 
disruptions of services, such as a prolonged blackout, that affect the 
public at large. A determination to waive or to extend deadline 
requirements rests with the Chief Grants Management Officer.

E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the 
Department is required to submit to OMB for review and approval any 
reporting and record keeping requirements in regulations including 
program announcements. All information collections within this program 
announcement are approved under the following current valid OMB control 
numbers 0348-0043, 0348-0044, 03480-0040, 0348-0046, 0925-0418 and 
0970-0139.
    Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 
10 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, 
gathering and maintaining the data needed and reviewing the collection 
of information.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

F. Required Notification of the State Single Point of Contact

    This program is covered under Executive Order 12372, 
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, and 45 CFR part 100, 
Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Program and Activities. Under the Order, States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs.
    *All States and Territories except Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, 
Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, 
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, 
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, 
Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, and Palau have elected to participate in 
the Executive Order process and have established Single Points of 
Contact (SPOCs). Applicants from these twenty-seven jurisdictions need 
take no action regarding E.O. 12372. Applicants for projects to be 
administered by Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are also exempt from 
the requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants should contact 
their SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of the prospective 
applications and receive any necessary instructions. Applicants must 
submit any required material to the SPOCs as soon as possible so that 
the program office can obtain and review SPOC comments as part of the 
award process. It is imperative that the applicant submit all required 
materials, if any, to the SPOC and indicate the date of this submittal 
(or the date of contact if no submittal is required) on the Standard 
Form 424, item 16a.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application 
deadline to comment on proposed new or competing continuation awards.
    SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine 
endorsements as official recommendations.
    Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly differentiate between 
mere advisory comments and those Official State process 
recommendations, which may trigger the accommodation or explain rule.
    When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be 
addressed to William Wilson, Head Start Bureau, 330 C Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: Head Start Family Worker Training and 
Credentialing Initiative. A list of Single Points of Contact for each 
State and Territory can be found on the web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Program Number 93.600, Project Head 
Start)

    Dated: April 26, 2001.
Gail E. Collins,
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families.

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BILLING CODE 4184-01-C
    It is estimated that in 2001 the Federal Government will outlay 
$305.6 billion in grants to State and local governments. Executive 
Order 12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs'' was 
issued with the desire to foster the intergovernmental partnership 
and strengthen federalism by relying on State and local processes 
for the coordination and review of proposed Federal financial 
assistance and direct Federal development. The Order allows each 
State to designate an entity to perform this function. Below is the 
official list of those entities. For those States that have a home 
page for their designated entity, a direct link has been provided 
below. States that are not listed on this page have chosen not to 
participate in the intergovernmental review process, and therefore 
do not have a SPOC. If you are located within one of these States, 
you may still send application materials directly to a Federal 
awarding agency.

Arkansas

Tracy L. Copeland
Manager, State Clearinghouse
Office of Intergovernmental Services
Department of Finance and Administration
1515 W. 7th St., Room 412
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Telephone: (501) 682-1074
Fax: (501) 682-5206
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California

Grants Coordination
State Clearinghouse
Office of Planning and Research
P.O. Box 3044, Room 222
Sacramento, California 95812-3044
Telephone: (916) 445-0613
Fax: (916) 323-3018
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Delaware

Charles H. Hopkins
Executive Department
Office of the Budget
540 S. Dupont Highway, 3rd Floor
Dover, Delaware 19901
Telephone: (302) 739-3323
Fax: (302) 739-5661
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District of Columbia

Ron Seldon
Office of Grants Management and Development
717 14th Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 727-1705
Fax: (202) 727-1617
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Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Telephone: (850) 922-5438
(850) 414-5495 (direct)
Fax: (850) 414-0479

Georgia

Georgia State Clearinghouse
270 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Telephone: (404) 656-3855
Fax: (404) 656-7901
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Illinois

Virginia Bova
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph, Suite 3-400
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Telephone: (312) 814-6028
Fax (312) 814-8485
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Iowa

Steven R. McCann
Division of Community and Rural Development
Iowa Department of Economic Development
200 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Telephone: (515) 242-4719
Fax: (515) 242-4809
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Kentucky

Ron Cook
Department for Local Government
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 340
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Telephone: (502) 573-2382
Fax: (502) 573-2512
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Maine

Joyce Benson
State Planning Office
184 State Street
38 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Telephone: (207) 287-3261
(207) 287-1461 (direct)
Fax: (207) 287-6489
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Maryland

Linda Janey
Manager, Clearinghouse and Plan Review Unit
Maryland Office of Planning
301 West Preston Street--Room 1104
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2305
Telephone: (410) 767-4490
Fax: (410) 767-4480
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Michigan

Richard Pfaff
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
535 Griswold, Suite 300
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Telephone: (313) 961-4266
Fax: (313) 961-4869
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Mississippi

Cathy Mallette

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Clearinghouse Officer
Department of Finance and Administration
1301 Woolfolk Building, Suite E
501 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Telephone: (601) 359-6762
Fax: (601) 359-6758

Missouri

Lois Pohl
Federal Assistance Clearinghouse
Office of Administration
P.O. Box 809
Jefferson Building, Room 915
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Telephone: (573) 751-4834
Fax: (573) 522-4395
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Nevada

Heather Elliott
Department of Administration
State Clearinghouse
209 E. Musser Street, Room 200
Carson City, Nevada 89701
Telephone: (775) 684-0209
Fax: (775) 684-0260
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New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor
Director
New Hampshire Office of State Planning
Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process
Mike Blake
2\1/2\ Beacon Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Telephone: (603) 271-1728
Fax: (603) 271-1728
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New Mexico

Ken Hughes
Local Government Division
Room 201 Bataan Memorial Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Telephone: (505) 827-4370
Fax: (505) 827-4948
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North Carolina

Jeanette Furney
Department of Administration
1302 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1302
Telephone: (919) 807-2323
Fax: (919) 733-9571
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North Dakota

Jim Boyd
Division of Community Services
600 East Boulevard Ave, Dept 105
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0170
Telephone: (701) 328-2094
Fax: (701) 328-2308
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Rhode Island

Kevin Nelson
Department of Administration
Statewide Planning Program
One Capitol Hill
Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5870
Telephone: (401) 222-2093
Fax: (401) 222-2083
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South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess
Budget and Control Board
Office of State Budget
1122 Ladies Street, 12th Floor
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: (803) 734-0494
Fax: (803) 734-0645
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Texas

Denise S. Francis
Director, State Grants Team
Governor's Office of Budget and Planning
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711
Telephone: (512) 305-9415
Fax: (512) 936-2681
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Utah

Carolyn Wright
Utah State Clearinghouse
Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
State Capitol, Room 114
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
Telephone: (801) 538-1535
Fax: (801) 538-1547
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West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director
Community Development Division
West Virginia Development Office
Building #6, Room 553
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Telephone: (304) 558-4010
Fax: (304) 558-3248
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Wisconsin

Jeff Smith
Section Chief, Federal/State Relations
Wisconsin Department of Administration
101 East Wilson Street--6th Floor
P.O. Box 7868
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
Telephone: (608) 266-0267
Fax: (608) 267-6931
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American Samoa

Pat M. Galea`i
Federal Grants/Programs Coordinator
Office of Federal Programs
Office of the Governor/Department of Commerce
American Samoa Government
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Telephone: (684) 633-5155
Fax: (684) 633-4195
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Guam

Director
Bureau of Budget and Management
Research
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 2950
Agana, Guam 96910
Telephone: 011-671-472-2285
Fax: 011-472-2825
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Puerto Rico

Jose Caballero/Mayra Silva
Puerto Rico Planning Board
Federal Proposals Review Office
Minillas Government Center
P.O. Box 41119
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119
Telephone: (787) 723-6190
Fax: (787) 722-6783

North Mariana Islands

Ms. Jacoba T. Seman
Federal Programs Coordinator
Office of Management and Budget
Office of the Governor
Saipan, MP 96950
Telephone: (670) 664-2289
Fax: (670) 664-2272
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Virgin Islands

Ira Mills
Director, Office of Management and Budget
#41 Norre Gade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor
Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
Telephone: (340) 774-0750
Fax: (340) 776-0069
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    Changes to this list can be made only after OMB is notified by a 
State's officially designated representative. E-mail messages can be 
sent to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89eefbe8e7fdfac9e6e4eba7ece6f9a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f180d1e110b0c3f10121d511a100f51181009">[email protected]</span></a>. If you prefer, you may send 
correspondence to the following postal address: Attn: Grants 
Management, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Suite 6025, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Appendix B--Competency Goals and Indicators for Head Start Staff 
Working With Families

    The ``Competency Goals and Indicators for Head Start Staff 
Working with Families'' described on the following pages are 
intended to define competencies and skills for entry-level staff who 
are working directly with families under ongoing supervision in 
furtherance of their professional development. Family Workers should 
be able to demonstrate their ability to provide services consistent 
with the requirements of the Head Start Program Performance 
Standards.
    Today's workers are expected to exhibit a new level of 
professionalism to effectively support today's families. 
Increasingly, new organizational structures and innovative service 
models within Head Start require workers to:
    <bullet> Develop respectful relationships with families which 
evolve into an individualized family partnering process which 
addresses the parent's role in supporting child development goals, 
health and disabilities goals, as well as traditional social 
services, family development, and parent involvement goals.
    <bullet> Work in partnership with families and other community 
providers to develop family partnership agreements and to integrate 
this process into family plans when appropriate.
    <bullet> Support families in their efforts to obtain employment 
and move towards self-sufficiency.
    <bullet> Provide a new level of service in the area of family 
literacy, reflective of the intent of the current Head Start Program 
Performance Standards.

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    Appendix B as follows:
    <bullet> Reflects the Head Start Program Performance Standards
    <bullet> Reflects the latest thinking in the family support 
field including strength-based, family centered principles, and
    <bullet> Includes new areas of competency in response to the 
changing role of family support staff
    Indicators are listed for each area of competency. These 
Indicators provide a mechanism to measure individuals seeking 
demonstrable competency in each of the competency goal areas.

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[FR Doc. 01-10901 Filed 5-2-01; 8:45 am]
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