Staff Training and Technical Assistance Staff and Parent related travel (local and Medical and Dental Services Child Liability Substitutes Field Trips COLLABORATIONS / PARTNERSHIPS Extension Drug Free GISD Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) Local Elementary Schools Child Find Infants & Children Local Nursing Homes Local Daycares Dr. Maureen Weber, DDS. Clinic Senior Citizen Resource and Public Transit (’s Closet) Knights of GISD Literacy Initiative Grant (TLI) Fire Department Literacy Grant- ESL CLASSES City Library EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH SERVICES 161 children received Head Start services during the 2013-2014 school year. These children participated in developmentally appropriate activities in a preschool classroom setting. 16 children with a diagnosed disability were served. Each child identified with a disability was given an individualized education program (IEP), developed by specialists and parents. Each child’s IEP was customized to meet the child’s special needs. Progress reports were sent home at the end of each reporting period. 141 children were up-to-date on a schedule of age appropriate preventive and primary healthcare, including all immunizations and physical exams. 88% of children enrolled in the program received medical and dental exams. PROGRAM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT $1,081,392 was the dollar amount of the Head Start budget approved by the Administration for Children and Families. These funds provided Head Start services to 161 children and their families in (this number exceeds funded enrollment slots). Greenville ISD Head Start also met the in-kind requirement of $270,348. 16 is the number of years that Hunt County Head Start has been providing a comprehensive and high quality program to low-income children and their families. 8 parents and community members served on the Policy Council for the 2012-2013 school year. The Policy Council provides parents and to participate in shared decision-making that covers program design and implementation of services. Brigance, Galileo, Portfolios, and Frog Street Press Curriculum are the agency’s curriculum and assessment tools. These tools are used to collect and store information, allowing staff, and management to assess student and program performance. The Galileo system is correlated with the Head Start Outcomes. Its data helps determine the readiness level of each student and drives student instruction.
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS 90 volunteers enhanced the quality of our Head Start Program in 2013-2014. They participated in various aspects, including assisting in the classroom, monitoring and evaluating the program, policy and procedure updates and over-all day to day operations. Our Golden K volunteers, Greenville ISD Pals, Greenville Christian School Students and The Redeemer Lutheran Church are dedicated, frequent volunteers. 4 is the number of current and/or former Head Start parents employed by the program. 162 is the number of families in our Hunt County Head 66 are two parent families and 96 are single parent families. Our fathers play essential roles. Many participate throughout our year and also participate in our FRED program where they read daily to the children. RACE OF ALL CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM FOR 2013-2014 African American: 34 Caucasian: 47 American Indian or Alaska Native 71 Biracial/Multi-Racial/Other 9 ATTENDANCE 91% is the average attendance rate for 2013-2014 $50,745 is the dollar amount reimbursed for Head Start Students through (CACPF) funds. LEARNING EXPERIENCES & FIELD TRIPS Dairy Museum Nursing Home Pumpkin Patch Heard Museum Christmas Tree Farm Chuck-E-Cheese Aunt Char’s Playground Amazing (Pizza) Pump It Up Fire Department Drug-Free Greenville-Trike-a-Thon Planetarium (Commerce, TX) Talent Show Time for Santa Safari Easter Egg Hunt Christmas Sing-A-Long and book give-away Elementary School SCHOOL READINESS REPORT Beginning Intermediate Advanced Level Approaches to Learning 3% 29% 66% Creative Arts 21% 44% 35% English Language Acquisition 5% 38% 57% Physical Development and Health .05% 29% 56% Social and Emotional 20% 35% 45% Logic and Reasoning 13% 38% 56% Science 24% 63% 13%