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Board approves Onslow County Head Start grant application, approves change in scope to add mental-health support and reduce slots
Summary
The Onslow County Board of Education approved the 2025–26 Head Start grant application and a related change in scope that shifts slots and adds a full‑time mental‑health consultant.
The Onslow County Board of Education voted to approve the 2025–26 Head Start grant application and a related change in scope for the Head Start program.
Ms. Davis, who presented elements of the Head Start application, told the board the Office of Head Start requires a five-year planning cycle and regular federal monitoring reviews. She said the district’s proposal maintains a site-based service model for preschool-aged children and requests a total grant award of $2,369,969 for the 2025–26 school year. The application detailed program goals, a cost-allocation plan, training and technical assistance funds and a selection-criteria matrix for enrollment.
Ms. Davis said the program proposed serving 230 Head…
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