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Infant Welfare Society warns returning Head Start slots could displace families; asks districts to preserve slots
Summary
At the joint meeting, Robert Jones of the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston said District 65 is not contractually obligated to fund Early Head Start if federal funding is cut, warned that returning slots to the Office of Head Start could remove services from local families, and asked the boards to consider local impacts.
Robert Jones, board chair of the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston (IWS), told the joint District 202/District 65 meeting that local Head Start slots are critical and asked the boards to record a fact sheet for the public record.
Jones said the Infant Welfare Society’s April 2024 Office of Head Start review returned a 95.5% rating and that the program’s enrollment is growing — currently projected at about 87% and aligned with teacher recruitment. In prepared remarks he asked the…
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