The county may pass on the official leadership of the program, but officials shouldn't plan on cutting that contribution any time soon. Handing governance of Head Start over to the Child Care Resource Network seems to be the most likely outcome of the County Council's decision. But some are worried about the agency's capacity to take on the entire program. Many of the Head Start faculty are not certified teachers, and they'd have to be if the School Board becomes the lead agency. In that scenario, it wouldn't make much difference whose name is on the federal contract.
Federal rules allow for some flexibility in shifting control from one entity to another.