To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: 2024-2025 Head Start and Early Head Start Admission Priorities and Selection Criteria Procedures
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to oversee the activities of the Head Start and Early Head Start 2024-2025 Admission Priorities and Selection criteria control as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Head Start Performance standard requires Board approval of selection criteria each year. The Policy Council approved the selection on February 21, 2024. The Board of Supervisors were updated on these procedures on April 9, 2024 (D.1). However, the prior Staff Report only provided updates and did not request approval.
This Staff Report is to request the approval of the 2024-2025 Admission Priorities and Selection Criteria procedures for Head Start and Early Head Start.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This request supports all of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card.
(1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School”.
(2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood”.
(3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient”.
(4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and
(5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.”
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will be out of compliance of Head Start Performance standards.