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Policy committee hears Head Start update: enrollment, grant amounts and reimbursement status

Acadia Parish School Board / Policy Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Policy committee received a Head Start update Jan. 27 reporting 314 federally funded enrollees, potential annual funding of $3,450,681 for operations and $37,607 for training/technical assistance, and confirmation that reimbursements for shutdown-related expenditures have been received.

The Acadia Parish policy committee heard a Head Start program update on Jan. 27 detailing funding guidance, enrollment and the program's reimbursement status following a recent federal funding interruption.

Speaker 5 summarized actions taken with the Office of Head Start and Southwest program specialist Andrea Villafana, saying a funding guidance letter was received on Jan. 12, 2026. Speaker 5 told the…

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