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CCSD presents FY26 Head Start/Early Head Start budget; committee asks for consolidated benefits breakdown
Summary
District staff presented a $12.1 million Head Start/Early Head Start FY26 continuation budget serving 728 children; committee members pressed for a consolidated personnel/benefits schedule to resolve apparent fringe-benefit percentage discrepancies.
Charleston County School District staff presented the FY2026 Head Start and Early Head Start continuation budget and sought Audit & Finance Committee review before board approval and the March 1 federal submission deadline.
Ms. Foxworth outlined the proposed FY26 budget for Head Start/Early Head Start: a combined federal allocation of $12.1 million serving 728 children (480 three-year-old Head Start slots and 240 Early Head Start slots for 6 weeks to 36 months). Key budget elements include keeping instructional staff and family advocates on the CCSD salary schedule, funding substitutes, and…
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