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Terrebonne committee recommends renewing Head Start interagency agreement after classrooms drop to eight
Summary
The Education Technology and Policy Committee on May 20 recommended renewing an interagency agreement with Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government to operate Head Start in 2025–26 despite a reduction from 10 to 8 classrooms and an enrollment cap of 136 children.
The Terrebonne Parish School District Education Technology and Policy Committee on May 20 recommended that the school board renew an interagency agreement with Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government to operate the local Head Start program for the 2025–26 school year, after the program reduced its classrooms from 10 to 8 and set enrollment at 136 children.
The renewal matters because it authorizes services and funding for early-childhood education in the parish and includes staffing and pay adjustments aimed at keeping classrooms fully enrolled. Diane Powell, Head Start representative, told the committee, "Things have changed a bit for Head Start and Terrebonne, dropping…
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