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District head start director details $3.3M federal grant, program priorities and family supports

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · January 13, 2026
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Erica Koval reported the district's Head Start program runs 32 classrooms serving about 800 three‑to‑five‑year‑olds; the current five‑year Head Start grant provides about $3.3 million annually with a required 20% nonfederal match.

Erica Koval, director of Head Start for the Sioux Falls School District, told the board the district's Head Start is part of a broader early‑childhood system that serves roughly 800 children ages three to five in 32 classrooms across nine buildings. Koval said 253 of those slots are funded through Head Start, about 200 through Title funding, 250 through special…

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