CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Head Start Policy Council  
Wednesday, October 15, 2025  
6:00 PM  
500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill |1203  
West 10th St. Building D Antioch, CA |  
300 S. 27th St. Richmond, CA | Zoom:  
https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/823792307  
89 | Meeting ID: 823 7923 0789  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Committee  
1.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Correspondence  
2.  
25-4264  
Addressing Vacant Slots Due to Chronic Absenteeism in Head Start  
Attachments:  
Programs  
Fiscal Year 2026 Monitoring Process for Head Start Recipients  
Office of Head Start Correspondence - Spanish  
3.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers may be limited to two minutes).  
ACTION: Approval of the Policy Council Bylaws  
Approval of Subcommittee Leads  
4.  
5.  
25-3937  
25-4265  
Policy Council Subcommittees 2025 - Bilingual  
Attachments:  
Approval of the application to carry over Year 1 unobligated funding to the Year  
2 budget period ending June 30, 2026  
6.  
25-4266  
Executive Summary - Head Start Year 1 Carryover to Year 2 - Bilingual  
Attachments:  
Approval of September 3, 2025, Policy Council Minutes  
7.  
8.  
25-4267  
25-4268  
Emergency Policy Council Minutes September 3, 2025 - Draft Bilingual  
Attachments:  
Approval of September 24, 2025, Policy Council Minutes  
Policy Council Minutes September 24, 2025 - Draft Bilingual  
Attachments:  
Administrative Reports  
(Program updates, Program Reports, and Fiscal Reports)  
9.  
25-4269  
25-3936  
Administrative Reports  
Fiscal Reports  
Attachments:  
Child Nutrition Reports  
An understanding of the 2nd. Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP)  
Child Outcomes report and progress report in School Readiness Goals 2024-2025,  
so that Policy Council members are aware of agency wide progress data of  
children’s assessments.  
10.  
2nd Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) Child Outcomes  
Report  
Attachments:  
11.  
Site Reports  
Announcements & Parking Lot report  
Policy Council Sparkle Space 9-24-2025  
12.  
25-4270  
Attachments:  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for November 19, 2025.  
Adjourn  
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the Committee meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any  
disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed  
by the County to a majority of members of the Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are  
available for public inspection at 3068 Grant St. Concord, during normal business hours. Staff reports  
related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at www.contracosta.ca.gov. If the Zoom  
connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be paused while a fix is attempted. If the  
connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the meeting in person without remote  
access. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day  
prior to the published meeting time.  
For Additional Information Contact: Ana Araujo aaraujo@ehsd.cccounty.us