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Head Start self‑assessment flags absenteeism and family engagement challenges; selection criteria to add housing‑cost and food‑insecurity adjustments
Summary
Head Start staff reported strengths and challenges identified in the 2024–25 self‑assessment and proposed two selection‑criteria changes: counting excessive housing costs against gross income for eligibility and adding points for families experiencing food insecurity using a UW Extension survey tool.
Rachel (Head Start lead, appearing online) presented the Head Start program's 2024–25 self‑assessment and improvement priorities. She said staff and stakeholders examined attendance, family engagement, student health, staff wellness, and school‑readiness goals and identified strengths (strong community partnerships, positive family feedback, effective teaching strategies) and challenges (chronic absenteeism, decreased parent engagement after the pandemic, rising mental‑health needs…
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