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Council hears Head Start pay report; federal guidance, job classifications and retro pay prompt follow-up
Summary
Head Start officials and parish human-resources staff briefed the Metropolitan Council on implementing federally funded wage increases for Head Start staff, with follow-up work ordered after questions about retroactive pay and job classifications.
At the Metropolitan Council’s administrative-report portion of the meeting the Office of Human Development and Services (DHDS) and the city-parish human-resources office briefed the council on implementation of a Head Start wage-adjustment plan that the council previously approved.
Head Start and DHDS leaders told the council the agency received federal approval and that, under Office of Head Start guidance, “all Head Start staff are to receive those increases” as part of an approved funding proposal submitted earlier in the fiscal year. Dr. (first name) Roberts, DHDS leadership and program staff said the increases were intended to improve recruitment and retention and to be applied to education and program staff as well as other Head Start personnel; DHDS said the program is at full enrollment (reported as 657 children) and that maintaining staff is…
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