Head Start program reports strategic-improvement updates, full enrollment and site activities
Summary
Head Start staff presented modifications to the 2025–26 strategic improvement plan, reported full Head Start enrollment, 87 families at a recent family night and added safety and classroom supports including helmets and attendance scanning.
Head Start program leadership told the Monroe County School Board they had updated the 2025–26 strategic improvement plan and provided program highlights.
What the program reported: The Head Start report covered four goals aligned with district priorities—student progress and attendance, health and well-being, family engagement and fiscal transparency. Presenters said Head Start is fully enrolled and had 20 spots remaining in VPK. The program reported 87 families attended a recent family fun night and noted enhancements such as take-home books, new equipment at classroom sites and child-plus attendance scanning to speed sign-in and reduce congestion.
Health and safety: The program’s health-and-safety manager coordinated with the county health department on bike-helmet safety training for staff and family advocates; the program said all students scheduled to receive helmets.
Why it matters: The Head Start presentation shows early-childhood programming activity and readiness metrics and highlights district coordination with public-health partners and technology to manage attendance and arrivals.
Next steps: Staff said the redlined improvement-plan revisions are in the packet and remain under the governing bodies’ review; no board vote was required at the meeting.
