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District outlines Head Start continuation plan, cites rising early-childhood referrals and enrollment challenges
Summary
District Head Start staff told the board they are in the second year of a five-year continuation grant and described rising referrals, high dual-language and special education referral rates, and program requirements tied to staffing and monitoring.
Jennifer Walker, Head Start program manager for the Monroe County School District, briefed the board April 14 on the Head Start continuation application and on program operations for the 2025-26 cycle.
Walker said the district is in year two of a five-year Head Start continuation grant and that the program must be fully enrolled with 180 students, with attendance objectives set by federal Head Start (85% required; the district strives for 95%). She told the board the program aligns its goals to the district's strategic improvement plan and to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and that the program's end-of-year monitoring goal is for 70% of students to meet or exceed expectations in each goal area.
Walker flagged a rise in early-childhood referrals and said staff are identifying more students for evaluation: Head…
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