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Edcouch‑Elsa ISD presents Early Head Start MOU with UTRGV; district told program will be cost‑neutral
Summary
District staff outlined a new Early Head Start partnership with UTRGV that would place an on‑site 0–3 program in five rooms, enroll up to 24 children under a signed MOU, and be largely funded and staffed by UTRGV; board discussion took questions but no formal board vote on the MOU was recorded in the transcript.
Dr. Sandy Ochoa, presenting on behalf of EDCOUCH‑ELSA ISD, described a new Early Head Start partnership with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) that would place infant and toddler classrooms on a district campus under a memorandum of understanding signed the prior month.
The district presentation said the MOU covers five converted classrooms, a bilingual curriculum (Frog Street infant/toddler/preschool series) paid for by UTRGV, and in‑kind district support such as facilities and custodial services. “This is not going to cost the district anything,” Ochoa told trustees, adding that UTRGV would cover teacher salaries and most operating costs under the agreement.
The district reported enrollment and capacity figures during the presentation: 12 infants were already…
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