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Tacoma parents, Head Start policy council praise program; board approves $7.39 million Head Start continuation grant
Summary
Parents on the Head Start policy council described how the program supports children and families; the board unanimously approved the district’s 2025–26 Head Start continuation grant totaling $7,391,072.
Parents and program representatives described the Head Start program’s community impact Thursday as the board heard a parent’s account of how Head Start supported her family, then voted to approve the district’s Head Start continuation grant for 2025–26.
Michelle, a Head Start staff member, introduced Kat Michaels as the policy council chair and said the council represents classroom parents and reviews policies, budgets and continuous improvement work. Kat Michaels told the board she became involved after seeing a flyer and later was elected policy council chair;…
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