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College Station ISD Head Start/Pre-Kindergarten Programs - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
College Station ISD Head Start/Pre-Kindergarten Programs - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
College Station ISD Head Start/Pre-Kindergarten Programs Presentation to CSISD Board of Trustees October 20, 2009 Early Childhood Services Head Start Pre-Kindergarten Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities Bilingual Education
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Mission Statement
The CSISD Early Childhood programs exist to work effectively with each child and family to create positive experiences that are success based and appropriate so that each may be productive, responsible and independent.
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Major Activities
- Identification:
– Application process – Federal poverty or National F/R Lunch guidelines – Over-income category or language qualification
- Services:
– Screenings for medical, dental, development and language with appropriate follow up – Family partnerships and links with community – Provision of quality early childhood services – Coordination to provide for disabilities or special needs
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Head Start Program Budget
- 2009-2010:
Federal Funds Local In-kind Contribution
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Additional Funding: 2009-2010
- Head Start/Body Start
- One time Funds
- Quality funds
- Expansion grant
- Texas School Ready! (TSR!) project
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Head Start
- 12 Classrooms/6 Parent Areas
- College Hills -2 English
- South Knoll -1 English, 1 Bilingual
- Southwood Valley-3 English, 1 Bilingual
- Rock Prairie-1 co-teach English
- Forest Ridge-1 English
- Pebble Creek-1 English
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Head Start Program Components
Health Nutrition Education Social Services Mental Health Family Partnerships Community Collaborations
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Pre-Kindergarten
- 6 sessions/3 classrooms
- Forest Ridge: English
- Creek View: English
- Pebble Creek: Bilingual am/English pm
- Funding
- State of Texas
- Bilingual
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Performance Data
- Educational Attainment
- Special Services
- Family Partnerships
- Health Initiatives
- Federal Review
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Self Assessment Results
- Transportation of students within two mile
zone
- Additional administrative staff for disabilities
- Consideration of “overflow” children
- Family Partnership goals with shorter term
and life skills focus
- Process for assisting families with Medicaid
lapses
- Translation for languages other than
Spanish
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Program Challenges
- Serve needs of increasing waiting list
- Balance increasing program needs with
decreasing federal funding
- Challenge of blending all early education
possibilities for most effective services
- Create attractive family involvement
- pportunities to increase advocacy and
empowerment roles for parents
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