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District outlines Head Start, VPI and pre‑K enrollment rules; proposes moving future Head Start seats to VPI
Summary
Chesterfield County Public Schools staff reviewed Head Start eligibility, coordinated enrollment (IRSEA), program counts and a proposal to shift future Head Start enrollments to VPI to expand flexibility and maintain current students' services.
School system staff reviewed Head Start and coordinated pre‑K enrollment rules and said the division will ask the board to shift future Head Start enrollments into the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) beginning in the 2025–26 school year.
Miss Taylor, presenting pre‑K and Head Start information to the board on Feb. 4, said the division serves 736 pre‑K students countywide in 41 classrooms at 16 schools: 196 in Head Start, 432 in VPI and 108 in Title I pre‑K. The division also operates seven inclusion classrooms and opened five new inclusion sites for the current school year.
Taylor reviewed the division’s IRSEA process — eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment and attendance — and the program criteria. For…
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