RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE the 2021-2022 Head Start Recruitment and Enrollment Plan and the Admissions Priority Criteria for early care and education programs of the Community Services Bureau, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Head Start Performance Standard 1302.14(a)(1) mandates that the Head Start grantee set criteria, based on a community assessment that defines the types of children and families who will be given Head Start priority for recruitment and selection. This board order accepts the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Community Services Bureau (CSB) Selection Criteria and Recruitment Plan for the 2021-2022 program year. Due to the community need for full-day, full-year services, and the mandate that Head Start and Early Head Start programs collaborate for full-day services, EHSD CSB has adopted selection criteria, organized by priorities, which meet the State Department of Education regulations. The plan is set forth in the 2021-2022 CSB Admissions Priorities/Section Criteria.
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