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Clover Park board votes to temporarily fund Head Start amid federal shutdown uncertainty
Summary
The Clover Park School District board approved a motion to use local funds to bridge Head Start funding for December and January, affecting 95 students, while seeking federal reimbursement and monitoring the shutdown’s duration.
The Clover Park School District Board of Directors voted to temporarily fund the district’s Head Start program for December and January after Superintendent Banner warned that a federal government shutdown threatened Head Start grant payments.
Superintendent Michael Banner told the board the program serves 95 children in the district and said losing federal payments would mean immediate losses of breakfasts and lunches, health screenings and early-intervention services tied to Head Start. Banner recommended three options: temporarily use district funds to bridge the gap, close the program and pay unemployment, or close and…
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