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Head Start staff warn federal shutdown could force district to temporarily cover program costs
Summary
Head Start officials told the board they are monitoring a federal shutdown and may ask the board at its next meeting to decide whether the district will temporarily absorb costs, seek donations, or pause services; staff estimated monthly payroll/expenditures near $220,000 and said retroactive federal reimbursement is possible if funding resumes.
Head Start staff told the Gadsden School District board that a continuing federal shutdown could force the district to make a near‑term decision about whether to continue services when the program year begins Dec. 1.
The Head Start director said the program’s year begins Dec. 1 and the program team is participating in ongoing federal calls. Staffers said federal negotiators indicated an…
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