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Thompson School District presents Head Start self‑assessment, outlines improvements for screening, family engagement and staff supports
Summary
District early‑childhood leaders summarized a yearlong Head Start self‑assessment, highlighted strengths in health supports and staff qualifications, and outlined recommended improvements in vision follow‑up, family‑style meals training, transportation waivers and measures of family engagement.
Thompson School District Director of Early Childhood Lam Carroll presented the district’s annual Head Start self‑assessment to the Board of Education, saying the review covered a November–February data collection period and produced strengths and a set of recommendations for the coming grant cycle.
Carroll said the program’s strengths include connecting families to medical and dental support, strong health and food‑handling practices, a focus on student safety, and “highly qualified” staff who support targeted school readiness in math, literacy and social development. “Student safety is a priority for our program as…
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