Wisconsin Head Start Association Training Conference Kay Willmoth, Regional Program Manager Karen McNamara, Supervisory Program Specialist Office of Head Start - Region V February 24, 2015
Agenda • Region V Overview • FY 2016 Budget • Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships • Designation Renewal System (DRS) • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) • Office of Head Start Monitoring Review Update Region V Office of Head Start 2
Region V Overview • FY 2015 Head Start Appropriation • $8.6 billion, same as FY 2014 • Region V 2015 Funding Levels • HS: $984 million • EHS: $213 million • Total: $1.2 billion State Total Funding Total No. of Grantees Total Enrollment IL $319,902,828 51 40,888 IN $114,733,340 44 15,189 MI $273,809,268 47 32,799 MN $86,321,482 30 11,298 OH $295,065,134 56 37,297 WI $107,707,517 34 14,197 Total $1,197,539,569 265 151,668 Region V Office of Head Start 3
FY 2016 Budget • FY 2016 Proposed Head Start Appropriation • $10.6 billion • Increase of $1.5 billion over FY 2015 • Areas of additional investment: • $1.1 billion to provide full day, full school year programming • $150 million to expand Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership grants • $284 million to maintain quality in Head Start programs • ACF FY 2016 Budget • Includes focus on research and evaluation • $3 million proposed for evaluation of early childhood programs • Identify key components of early child care and education that support early childhood development Region V Office of Head Start 4
Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships • President Obama’s Early Learning Initiative • Grants to create partnerships between Early Head Start programs, child care centers and family child care providers • Expansion opportunity • Funding and Award Schedule • $500 million appropriation • Awards on rolling basis January 1, 2015 through March 1, 2015 • Grants awarded for 54 month project periods • Funding Allotment by State • Illinois - $15.9 million • Indiana - $9.7 million • Michigan - $13.9 million • Minnesota - $5.0 million • Ohio - $16.6 million • Wisconsin - $6.3 million Region V Office of Head Start 5
Designation Renewal System (DRS) Cohort 3 • Determinations based on the criteria in 45 C.F.R. § 1307.3 • 12 service areas in Region V subject to competition • Represents 11.7 percent of service areas subject to competition nationally • Funding Opportunity Announcements issued September 2014 • Applications • Due November 2014 • Panel reviews underway • Awards effective July 1, 2015 • Non-competitive five year grants • 45 grantees eligible for a non-competitive five year grant in Region V • All 45 grantees are funded Region V Office of Head Start 6
Designation Renewal System (DRS) Cohort 4 • Competitive ‒ Notices for Cohort 4 under DRS issued December 2014 87 grantees subject to competition nationally 14 grantees in Region V subject to competition 5 non-profit agencies, 4 school districts, 4 community action agencies and 1 local government agency 3 grantees in Wisconsin subject to competition ‒ Grantees meeting any criteria in 45 C.F.R. § 1307.3 subject to competition Deficiencies – 5 grantees CLASS scores – 9 grantees • Non-Competitive ‒ Notices of grantees providing high quality services preliminarily eligible for a non- competitive five-year grant Issued January 2015 51 grantees eligible for a non-competitive five year grant in Region V Seven of 51 funded Subject to competition if condition in 45 C.F.R. § 1307.3 met prior to award Region V Office of Head Start 7
CLASS Monitoring Results FY 2012 - FY 2014 CLASS Monitoring Results FY 2012-FY 2014: Wisconsin and Region V FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 CLASS Domain WI Region V WI Region V WI Region V 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 Emotional Support Classroom 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.8 Organization Instructional 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.9 Support Number of 6 56 5 47 10 62 Reviews Region V Office of Head Start 8 Source: Review CLASS Data Extract – FY12, FY13 and FY14 (HSES), accessed 1-23-15.
CLASS Monitoring Results FY 2012 - FY 2014 Emotional Support Domain Results 6.4 6.3 WI 6.2 Region V Domain Score 6.1 6.1 National 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 Lowest 10 percent 5.8 5.72 5.6 5.54 5.49 5.4 5.2 FY12 FY13 FY14 Fiscal Year Region V Office of Head Start 9 Source: Review CLASS Data Extract – FY12, FY13 and FY14 (HSES), accessed 2-19-15.
CLASS Monitoring Results FY 2012 - FY 2014 Classroom Organization Domain Results 6.4 6.2 Domain Score WI 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 Region V 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 National 5.6 5.5 Lowest 10 5.4 percent 5.36 5.2 5.0 5.05 4.85 4.8 4.6 FY12 FY13 FY14 Fiscal Year Region V Office of Head Start 10 Source: Review CLASS Data Extract – FY12, FY13 and FY14 (HSES), accessed 2-19-15.
CLASS Monitoring Results FY 2012 - FY 2014 Instructional Support Domain Results 3.4 3.2 3.2 WI 3.1 Domain Score 3.0 Region V 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 National 2.8 Lowest 10 2.7 2.7 percent 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.19 2.20 2.10 2.0 FY12 FY13 FY14 Fiscal Year Region V Office of Head Start 11 Source: Review CLASS Data Extract – FY12, FY13 and FY14 (HSES), accessed 2-19-15.
Cohorts 3 and 4 CLASS Monitoring Results Cohorts 3 and 4 CLASS Monitoring Results FY 2013 – FY 2014 FY 2013 Cohort 3 FY 2014 Cohort 4 CLASS 2013 DRS 2014 DRS Domain Region V Cohort 4 Region V National National Cohort 3 Emotional 5.4 6.1 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.1 Support Classroom 5.1 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.9 5.8 Organization Instructional 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.4 3.0 2.9 Support Region V Office of Head Start 12 Source: Review CLASS Data Extract – FY12, FY13 and FY14 (HSES), accessed 1-23-15.
Impact of CLASS • FY 2012, FY 2013 and FY 2014 Trends – Improvement in Classroom Organization domain scores – Instructional Support domain scores stagnant in Region V – Improvement in national Instructional Support domain scores • Cohorts 3 and 4 CLASS Results and DRS – Increase in percentage of grantees subject to competition based on CLASS from Cohort 3 to Cohort 4 in Region V – Emotional Support domain scores main trigger for competition in Cohort 4 • Wisconsin CLASS Results – Wisconsin CLASS scores decreased across all domains Region V Office of Head Start 13
Aligned Monitoring System • Beginning FY 2015, triennial monitoring reviews re-envisioned • New Aligned Monitoring System responsive to shift from indefinite to five year project periods • Differential Monitoring Process – Grantees with a history of compliance • Grantees meeting certain eligibility criteria receive enhanced Head Start Key Indicator (HSKI-C) review If pass, only receive the Environmental Health and Safety and CLASS reviews If do not pass, subject to Comprehensive Monitoring Process • Grantees not eligible for the Differential Monitoring Process complete the Comprehensive Monitoring Process Region V Office of Head Start 14
Comprehensive Monitoring Process • Comprehensive Monitoring Process • Monitoring events focus on five core performance areas: Environmental Health and Safety (EnvHS) Management Systems and Program Governance (SYS/GOV) Fiscal Integrity/ERSEA (Fiscal/ERSEA) Comprehensive Services and School Readiness Teacher-Child Interactions (CLASS) Region V Office of Head Start 15
Monitoring: FY 2015 Aligned Monitoring Events Scheduled in FY 2015 by State 50 47 3 45 38 40 13 2 34 34 35 HSKI-C 3 11 28 30 11 9 3 Fiscal 25 19 7 20 22 EnvHS 1 15 4 15 14 16 CLASS 12 10 Review 11 5 10 9 8 7 6 3 0 IL IN MI MN OH WI Region V Office of Head Start 16 * Source: OHSMS reviews held in FY 2015 as of 2/19/2015
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